The Gathering of the Guilds will be at the Oregon Convention Center May 4 – 6, 2012
PHG's sale is Handwovens Plus, and will showcase weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, basketry, braiding (kumihimo), and wearables made from these fiber arts.
May 4 - 6 Friday 10am - 9pm, Saturday 10am - 7pm, Sunday 10 am - 5pm
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, OR Check the sale page for more info or go to http://www.facebook.com/#!/gatheringoftheguilds
Exhibition: Celebrating 75 Years of the Seattle Weavers’ Guild
Join us in commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Seattle Weavers' Guild with an exhibition that highlights a rich variety of Nordic weaving techniques and continuing traditions. The exhibition features work by over 30 members of the Seattle Weavers' Guild, including pieces created by members during studies in the Nordic countries, as well as recent pieces that showcase distinctive Nordic techniques such as the long-pile rya, ribbed Swedish ripsmatta, and Norwegian krokbragd, among others. A hands-on area allows visitors to try simple weaving techniques.
March 9 - May 6, 201
Nordic Heritage Museum
3014 NW 67th St., Seattle WA
Sheep to Shawl - Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill
Enjoy free demonstrations of sheep shearing, spinning, weaving, spinning, native basket making. While there, visit the exhibit "Grande Ronde Women-Our Story" open until May 28. Shop at the vendor area.
Saturday, May 12, 2012 10am to 4pm
Mission Mill Museum
1313 Mill St SE
Salem, OR
For more information call 503-585-7012 or check www.willametteheritage.org
Weaving on OPB-Thursday, May 17, 11 PM
Don't miss this great television event from an award winning series. Craft in America: Threads explores work by Faith Ringgold, Randall Darwall, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, and Terese Agnew – nationally acclaimed fiber artists who through story-quilts, fiber collages and woven textiles go beyond pure technique. Throughout history, man has sought ways to craft a domestic environment that is warm, comforting, and redolent of meaning and memories. Using interviews with nationally acclaimed artists working at the forefront of their media, artists devoting their lives and pushing boundaries of technique in the pursuit of their art, Threads looks at ways in which the needle arts have evolved from the functional to the meaningful. For a sneak peek check their website http://www.craftinamerica.org/
Fiber in the Forest Returns
Here’s your chance to meet Madelyn van der Hoogt! She is one of the most knowledgeable experts around, long time former editor of Handwoven Magazine, Prairie Wool Companion and more. Plus she is fun with a great sense of humor. The other three instructors are equally competent in their fields; Barbara Pickett, Mariana Mace and Janice Thompson.
Fiber in the Forest is held at Camp Myrtlewood, a scenic rustic retreat located in the Coast Range off Highway 42, 40 miles west of I-5. Three-day workshops are taught by enthusiastic fiber teachers—with plenty of free time for hiking, talking, and enjoying the spring! Spaces are still available, so come have a great relaxing weekend with your favorite craft.
May 18 – 20, 2012
Check Eugene Textile Center's website for details.
www.eugenetextilecenter.com
Northwest Regional Spinners Association Conference
May 31-June 3rd 2012
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA www.nwregionalspinners.org
Black Sheep Gathering
The Black Sheep Gathering strives to provide an environment dedicated to education, cooperation and participation, an atmosphere of fellowship and fun, and celebrating natural colored animals and their fiber.
June 22 –24, 2012
Lane County Fairgrounds
Eugene, OR www.blacksheepgathering.org
HGA's Convergence® 2012 Long Beach
The biennial, international conference sponsored and organized by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA), with the help of many dedicated fiber enthusiasts. Convergence features special lectures, workshops, one-day studio classes, super seminars, seminars, exhibits, tours, special events, and a commercial vendor hall full of fibers, fiber-related equipment, and an artist market. The classes include novice to advanced instruction in a variety of fiber techniques, including weaving, spinning, dyeing, basketry, feltmaking, knitting, garment construction and sewing with handwovens, and more!
July 15 - 21, 2012
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, CA www.weavespindye.org
STRANDS Annual Juried Fiber Arts Show
(See call for entries in "News" above) A show of original works made from manipulation of fiber.
August 2-31, 2012
North Bank Artists Gallery
Vancouver, WA www.northbankartistsgallery.com
Celebrate the Gifts Festival
The third annual Celebrate the Gifts art festival fine arts exhibit and sale featuring original paintings, drawings, and prints, sculpture, ceramics, fiber art, jewelry, wearable art, glass art, metal or wood art, garden art, and photography. The show has been a part of Calvin Stewardship program since November, 2008. It creates an environment which recognizes the talents of artists in the church and community, and also raises funds to help local missions.
The sale will be Saturday & Sunday, October 6th & 7th, 2012.
Saturday, October 6th - 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Sunday, October 7th - 10:00 A.M. – 3:00
Calvin Presbyterian Church Tigard, Oregon
For Info contact: Charline Gebhardt, 503-648-3591 gebhardtcpa@comcast.net or
Dee Rommel, 503-639-1053 foxrommel.bdr@comcast.net.
ANWG Conference 2013: Crossing Borders, Crossing Threads
The 2013 ANWG Conference will be held on the campus of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, June 17 - 23, 2013. There will be three-day workshops, three-hour seminars, exhibitions, shopping and a fashion show.
ANWG plans to offer a diverse and interesting schedule of classes in fiber-related areas; weaving, spinning, design, dyeing and surface design, embellishment, basketry, braiding, clothing construction, color theory, computer applications, felting, knitting, ethnic investigation and other fiber techniques. The conference will be hosted by Seattle Weavers Guild.
Check out the website below for all the info and to receive updates as they arise, as well as to volunteer.
June 17- 23, 2013
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA. www.anwg-conference-2013.com
