Meet the WGM Rag Rug Study Group
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? [...]
Open Book Update & Timeline
Open Book Update & Timeline At the August 18 Board meeting, the Weavers Guild Board of Directors approved the move to the third floor space at Open Book. This will be a huge--and exciting--transition. As we move to our new [...]
2022 MN State Fair Volunteers: Thank you in the Biggest Way!
MN State Fair Volunteers: Thank you in the Biggest Way! A hearty "thank you!" to our amazing State Fair volunteers, who demonstrated tirelessly all 12 days of the fair! We are so grateful to those who joined us in sharing [...]
Welcome from the FY23 Board President, Lisa Black
Welcome from the Board President, Lisa Black Greetings WGM Members. September launches us into Fiscal Year 2023 and Year 2 of our five year Strategic Plan. What an exciting year it is shaping up to be! I joined WGM and [...]
Join Us on August 26 to Celebrate and Honor Karen Searle
Artist Celebration: Karen SearleFriday, August 26: 1pm-3pm Karen Searle, Here I Come To Save The Day, 2022, wire lace sculpture, 27” x 27”Photo by Peter Lee We’re delighted to share that Here I Come to Save the Day, a work by longtime Guild member Karen Searle, is being acquired by a major [...]
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The Very Peri Project – Part 2
The Very Peri Project – Is It a Frequency Illusion? by member Karen Mallin Have you ever had the experience of noticing something for the first time, and then for some unexplained reason you see it everywhere? For example, [...]
Donation Days! May 5-7
Donation Days! May 5-7, 11a-3p at WGM Spring cleaning? Us too! (You should see how great our two biggest classrooms look.) Drop off your extra yarn, processed fiber, gently-used equipment, and books at WGM. Your items will be evaluated for [...]
Recapof Madeline’s Stash Sale
Thank you volunteers, shoppers & supporters! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who showed up and shopped at last week's sale of yarn from the estate of Madeline Shinbach. WGM raised more than $7,000 in a few short hours, in [...]
Fancy: A Spinning Wheel Makeover
"Just what do you do with a nonfunctional spinning wheel? Where do you find quality help for repairs?" I asked myself these questions when I bought a beautiful lateral treadle spinning wheel at a garage sale several years ago. Obviously [...]