MN State Fair Volunteer Signup is LIVE
Want to volunteer on behalf of WGM at the MN State Fair? Sign up here. Volunteer shifts are 4 hours and grant you 1 free ticket into the Fair for your shift. Volunteering at the Fair is one of WGM's [...]
Roc Day January 1: Kick Off the New Year at WGM!
All WGM members are invited to St. Distaff or Roc Day at the Guild on New Year’s Day, from 11am–4pm. It’s a chance to work on the project of your choosing among your fiber friends, while sharing some fellowship and [...]
Weaving & Leaving a Legacy: Chuck Benson
These rugs were woven by members of the Rag Rug Study Group. (We meet the third Tuesday of every month, 6:30 at WGM.) We wove these rugs in memory of Chuck Benson, a Rag Rug Study Group member who died [...]
WGM at Hjemkomst!
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 [...]
WGM at Northeast Farmers Market @nefarmersmarket
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 [...]
Volunteer Opportunity: WGM @ Kingfield Farmers Market 7/1/18
Summertime farmers market opportunity. Volunteers needed on Sunday, July 1st, to demonstrate at a neighborhood outreach event at the Kingfield Farmers Market on Sunday, July 1st. Spend some time with your WGM friends sharing what we do, and also take [...]
WGM Internship Project: StoryCorps Interviews @StoryCorps
Are you or someone you know a journalism, marketing, liberal arts student looking for a professional experience that is project-based? The Weavers Guild of Minnesota, located in the Textile Center (on the Prospect Park LRT stop, close to campus) is [...]
The Weavers Guild of Minnesota at Northern Spark 2018 #tiesthatbindmn @NL_mn #NorthernSpark
In the Ties that Bind, we challenge you to hold the tension with or without a partner as you weave yarn into a story. The Weavers Guild of Minnesota invites you to step into a weaving-strap and try out weaving [...]
WGM Road Trip! Will you join us as a Minnesota Ambassador?
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 [...]
2018 Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival
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, [...]