Scandinavian Showcase by Judy Larson The opportunity to have an in-person showing of Scandinavian weavings, along with the American Swedish Institute (ASI)/WGM partnership “Weaving With History- Scandinavian Weaves” class looms still in use presented the perfect opportunity for an open house, [...]
Weaving the North: Q & A by Lisa-Anne Bauch and Robbie LaFleur What is “Weaving the North”? A weaving exhibit that is a collaboration between the North Suburban Center for the Arts (NSCA) and the Scandinavian Weavers Interest Group, currently [...]
Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser Join the Community Read Book Club for our next meeting: April 24, 7pm over Zoom. About Worn, from the publisher: A sweeping and captivatingly told history of clothing and the stuff [...]
The Banditos group is studying double-faced card weaving. It’s a technique that produces warp-faced two-color bands with patterns that show up on the reverse side in complementary colors. Several members have made great progress. One participant even started designing patterns for [...]
Meet the New and Occasional Weavers Interest Group Ask! Learn! Share! All welcome! We’re a group of -yes- new weavers and occasional weavers but wait! There’s more! Join us if you would like to get an introduction to a variety [...]
Meet the WGM Rag Rug Study Group Do you like to weave rugs? Do you have a stash of fabrics waiting to be woven? Do you like to learn new techniques? Like to share and problem solve with other weavers? [...]
Plan for Fall: Portable Weavers' Ornament Challenge The Portable Weavers invite you to start thinking now about what you will submit to the winter ornament challenge. In its third year, the Challenge is an opportunity to showcase your skills. All [...]
Dig in to the Community Read: Join us March 22 for Part 2 Catch up now (or skip ahead) to join us for the second half of "Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years." Meticulously researched and full of detail--sure to [...]
Portable Weavers’ Ornament Challenge Winner The votes are in! Bonnie Buzza's Matryoshka doll family received the most votes in a close race with the Woven Picot Flowers by Shirley McKee of Ohio. Voters were charmed by Bonnie's stitched family, including [...]
New and Occasional Weavers (NOW) Group Meeting Sunday, February 13: 1:00 to 2:30 pm, via Zoom Meeting link: The link will be posted on the WGM NOW group.io page several days before the meeting. If you are not on Groups.io, please email Arlene (mtkamonk@comcast.net) [...]
