New and Occasional Weavers (NOW) Group Meeting: Crackle Weave—with Lucy Brusic Sunday, November 10 in the WGM Spinning room, 1 to 2:30pm The structure Crackle (thought to resemble the crackling on some pottery glazes) was the name given by Mary [...]
NOW, New and Occasional Weavers Sunday, October 6, at 1pm; Topic: Use/Add Tabby Many pattern books, like A Weaver’s Pattern Book by Davison have the notation, “Use/Add Tabby”, but the books don’t include instructions on why or how to do this. Maryann [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ARTICLES ON CONSIDERATIONS WHEN BUYING A WEAVING LOOM http://www.weavezine.com/content/how-buy-used-loom http://www.weavespindye.org/special-considerations-when-buying-a-used-loom http://www.ebay.com/gds/Buying-a-weaving-loom-/10000000004161039/g.html “Choosing the Perfect Loom”, Handwoven, September/October 2017, Pages 16-17. NEW FLOOR LOOM DEALERS Ashford www.foxglovefiber.com AVL Looms www.avlusa.com Gilmore Looms www.gilmorelooms.com Glimakra USA www.gilmakrausa.com Harrisville Designs www.harrisville.com Kessenich Loom [...]
Chenille – Oct. 8 The NOW (New and Occasional Weavers) and Fine Threads interest groups are meeting together at 1pm on October 8 to talk about weaving with chenille yarns. Chenille looks like a heavier yarn, even though it has [...]
"Small Looms" - NOW Interest Group - Sunday, September 10 at 1 pm, WGM Bonnie Buzza will talk about small looms at the next New and Occasional Weavers (NOW) interest group, Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 1:00 pm. She’ll have [...]
These member groups meet to discuss topics of specific interest or work on theme projects. They are open to all current WGM members. Participating in these groups is a great way for beginners–or experienced makers–to learn more about equipment and [...]
