Spinning Wheel Maestro David Potter is Retiring He's hanging up his tools: After years of service, repairman and fix-it specialist David Potter of Saint Paul has ended his spinning equipment repair service. For many years, WGM has referred a constant [...]
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 [...]
RESOURCES: Black-led arts organizations in the Twin Cities to support: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/03/twin-cities-black-artists-need-broad-community-support-more-than-ever Anti-Racism Resources for White People: A compilation of books, videos, podcasts, critical essays, and more. Books: A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota Edited by [...]
Hello, Members, We're writing this in a moment of uncertainty. As a guild focused on using our hands to do skilled work, we know that weaving and spinning allow us to slow down. Working on a project right now may [...]
There is more going on than we can ever feature in the Draft. The community of fiber arts enthusiasts in the Midwest continues to grow. Here are some resources, locally and beyond, we think are just great. Midwest Fiber Arts [...]
Member Book Review: 51 Yarns to Spin Before You Cast Off, Jacey Boggs Faulkner, author (2018) By Marcella Edmund This compact book is a fine condensation of a great deal of spinning knowledge and advice, presented in logical order with [...]
The Weavers Guild of Minnesota has a large collection of woven swatches, culled from a number of resources and collected over the course of the Guild's nearly 80-year existence. Located in the spinning and main floor loom classrooms, these swatches [...]
Member Appreciation days: Members save May 13-17 As a thank you to our members, WGM members save 10% on purchases in Fiber Source May 13-17. Please mention you are a member at checkout. Discount applies to purchases of in-stock new [...]
Have you accidentally brought home some WGM bobbins, shuttles, books or other equipment? Maybe you filled a bobbin in class and thought you'd borrow it for a bit until you could weave the rest off. Or accidentally tucked a WGM [...]
What We're Listening To: Pockets, Articles of Interest #3 Podcast: 99% Invisible From their website: "Womenswear is littered with fake pockets that don’t open, or shallow pockets that can hardly hold more than a paperclip. If women’s clothes have pockets [...]
