Rag Rug Study Group We build on a long legacy of encouraging, challenging, and supporting Rag Rug Weavers at all expertise levels. Our meetings are held at 6 P.M. on the third Tuesday of each month. At our meetings, there [...]
Rigid Heddle Interest Group The urge to weave often comes from seeing someone else carefully slide the shuttle through the shed over and over again. It becomes a meditative practice that we want to be part of. That is when [...]
Banditos Open to members interested in any form of band weaving or braiding. Currently 20 members from several locations: Twin Cities, Rochester, New York Mills, Bolivia Meets 2nd Thursday 10 AM - Noon via Zoom Typical attendance: 5-10 members, larger [...]
New and Occasional Weavers (NOW) Interest Group Don’t let the name of this group pull the wool over your eyes! New and Occasional Weavers is a generalist group—open to any level weaver who has an interest in the topic being [...]
Members of the Whorling Spinsters interest group are participating in a 3rd year of volunteering on behalf of the International Wolf Center, (Ely, MN). Using the hand groomed undercoat fur from the IWC’s Ambassador wolves, these spinners create yarn for [...]
Join the Whorling Spinsters on February 1 to benefit the International Wolf Center International Wolf Center (Ely, MN) www.wolf.org Saturday February 1, 12-4pm at WGM Spend an afternoon volunteering with your fiber community, knitting mitten cuffs using fluffy hand spun wolf [...]
“Wild and Woolie” StevenBe’s Community Volunteer Knitting Event benefiting the International Wolf Center (Ely, MN) www.wolf.org Sunday, December 8, 2019, 12-4pm StevenBe’s, 3448 Chicago Ave. So., Minneapolis 55407 Spend an enjoyable afternoon volunteering with your fiber community at StevenBe’s, knitting [...]
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 [...]
By Judith Preckshot In early May Hazel Lutz, Kianna Fowler, Celeste Grant and I—all members of the Whorling Spinsters—finally made it out to visit Hot Disch Yak Farm after an aborted attempt in mid-April thanks to our big spring snowstorm: [...]
