Wow! Great feature on one of our members, Heather MacKenzie in The American Scholar. "Weaving became more of a language that I could speak than a skill that I possessed. I don’t primarily consider myself an image-maker. I get a lot [...]
Minneapolis Artist Teaches NBC Celebrity About Nature on Naturally, Danny Seo On January 19th, artist and WGM board member Sarah Nassif put Minneapolis in the spotlight as a guest on the Emmy-award winning NBC show Naturally, Danny Seo. In a [...]
This February 1st, there will be an online silent auction benefiting the International Wolf Center of Ely, MN www.wolf.org. Weavers Guild member Chillon Leach has initiated this fiber related portion with full support of the IWC staff (who also obtained [...]
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 [...]
"Everyone is so friendly and eager to hear weaving stories and even look at pictures of my baskets. Thank you for helping make my visit to Minnesota a great one." -Viv, a recent visitor from Texas! (Thank you, Viv, for [...]
Volunteer! Summertime farmers market opportunity. Volunteers needed to demonstrate at a neighborhood outreach event at the Northeast Farmers Market on Saturday, September 8. Spend some time with your WGM friends sharing what we do, and also take an opportunity to [...]
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 [...]
When: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM CDT Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library 222 21st Avenue South, Suite 213, Minneapolis, MN 55455 *we will meet at the site. Parking and transportation information: https://www.lib.umn.edu/andersen/visitor-information UPDATE from our host: Here is a link [...]
The Weavers Guild of Minnesota is looking for members who live in (or members who "identify" with - i.e. feel significantly connected to) non-metro Minnesota to help us further our weaving, spinning and dyeing programming goals in greater Minnesota. Would [...]
WHEN: May 11-13, 2018 WHERE: Washington County Fairgrounds, 12300 N. 40th St., Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Join WGM at the 2018 Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival held at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, [...]
