Position Title: Retail and Administrative Specialist City: Minneapolis, MN Type: 30-40 hours/week, hourly (benefits-eligible) Category: Administration Reports to: Operations Manager Website: www.weaversguildmn.org Posted: September 6, 2023 Deadline: Open until filled ORGANIZATION SUMMARY At the Weavers Guild of Minnesota (WGM), [...]
Inspired by Color: The Very Peri Project by Karen Mallin The use of color should inspire, intrigue, and excite the eye. I often say that certain colors tickle my eyes. When that happens, I immediately take note to replicate this [...]
New and Occasional Weavers (NOW) Group Meeting Sunday, February 13: 1:00 to 2:30 pm, via Zoom Meeting link: The link will be posted on the WGM NOW group.io page several days before the meeting. If you are not on Groups.io, please email Arlene (mtkamonk@comcast.net) [...]
WGM2025 Plan Member Involvement Opportunities Are you invested in seeing the Guild thrive for years to come? Curious about how programming comes together or in researching program topics? Are you interested in seeing the Guild serve a broader array of [...]
Save the Date: WGM Community Read: Thursday March 18, 6:30pm via Zoom "Indigo: In search of the color that seduced the world" by Catherine McKinley Join us March 18 for the second meeting of our members' book club. Led by [...]
Calling all weavers, spinners, and dyers! Our chosen crafts contain a minefield of misses, snags, and mix-ups. Expletives are part of weaving, spinning, and dyeing jargon. With challenges, though, come practical innovations and ingenious hacks. We've received many requests from members and [...]
Shop and Support WGM Order from Schacht Spindle In need of a new loom, warping supplies or spinning wheel? As a dealer for Schacht Spindle, WGM can special order equipment we might not have room for in the shop--like floor looms [...]
The votes are in! Introducing the first Community Read, as nominated and voted on by you. The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St. Clair "All textiles begin with a twist. From colourful 30,000-year old threads found on the [...]
Have you always wanted to read Women’s Work: The First 20,000 years? Or remember being engrossed in A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire and wanting someone else to read it so you could [...]
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 [...]
