Join us for Under Foot: Rugs from the Weavers Guild of Minnesota at the Hopkins Center for the Arts! View a beautiful selection of rugs handwoven by members of the Weavers Guild. Opening Reception: Thursday, December 6, from 6-8pm [...]
We were thrilled to open the November/December issue of Handwoven and see a letter about the WGM NOW (New and Occasional Weavers) Interest Group. Member Jere Thompson, NOW's leader, writes about how the group started and how they structure their [...]
These rugs were woven by members of the Rag Rug Study Group. (We meet the third Tuesday of every month, 6:30 at WGM.) We wove these rugs in memory of Chuck Benson, a Rag Rug Study Group member who died [...]
Did you know members of WGM’s member interest groups the Banditos helped design, weave, braid and assemble the ribbons awarded by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota at the MN State Fair? WOW! The ribbons in 2018 drew upon the design [...]
Federation is a fun weekend retreat for all fiber artists. All weavers, spinners, knitters, dyers and more are welcome to join us. October 12-14 on Lake Carlos outside of Alexandria, MN. This year Maddy Bartsch, Director of the Three Rivers [...]
The WGM Education Search Committee is thrilled to announce that after a careful search, Betsy Konop of Portland, Oregon has accepted the position of Education Manager with the Weavers Guild of Minnesota and begins her new role at WGM on August [...]
Exhibition Opportunity: The Weavers Guild of Minnesota seeks participants for an upcoming group exhibition celebrating the work of WGM members. Artists may each submit up to 3 pieces. Exhibition Location: Hopkins Center for the Arts (HCA) second floor Lobby Gallery [...]
Convergence and Complex Weavers Attendees The Education Committee wants to hear from you. Be on the lookout for potential workshop instructors to visit WGM and teach. Send your suggestions to Connie LaTendresse and we’ll add it to our workshop ideas [...]
This past weekend Melba Granlund traveled to Moorhead with one of the guild's warp-weighted looms to participate in the Scandinavian Hjemkomst & Midwest Viking Festival in Moorhead, Minnesota. The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County and Nordic Culture Clubs [...]
What’s Spinning? Spinsters’ 5-card Draw Judy Preckshot In case you didn’t already know, the Whorling Spinsters are a group of spinners who love to get together on the first Tuesday evening of the month to spin, learn new skills, and [...]
