Past Programs

Need help or advice on something you’re working on, or just want to help others with their projects? Come join us Thursday morning to get answers to your questions and talk about how to approach weaving challenges.

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https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

Need help or advice on something you’re working on, or just want to help others with their projects? Come join us Thursday evening to get answers to your questions and talk about how to approach weaving challenges.

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

Elise will talk about the different types of fabrics we often mend, the types of damage we encounter, and which fixes work best for each scenario. She’ll share a little about her business and where to find some of the tools and materials she uses for mending. If anyone is interested in learning how to do any of the techniques I describe, sign up for a workshop! https://villagemending.com/classes/

Elise Webb has spent most of her life in the fiber arts. As a girl, she raised goats for 4H, she learned to knit, crochet, weave, and spin, with a focus on the historical. In her adult life, she took those skills to work at both a local yarn shop and the Nike fabric library. In 2021, she answered the call of “Can anyone fix this sweater?” from yarn store customers and started Village Mending. In a few years, it grew from a part-time gig to a full-time mending service specializing in knitwear but accepting all clothing. 

Elise takes a restoration mindset to mending. She likes to focus on the hard work of the original craftsperson, whether that was a dear family member or a stranger far away. She enjoys teaching people to mend and to appreciate the value of their clothes.

See her work at Villagemending.com

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

Elise will talk about the different types of fabrics we often mend, the types of damage we encounter, and which fixes work best for each scenario. She’ll share a little about her business and where to find some of the tools and materials she uses for mending. If anyone is interested in learning how to do any of the techniques I describe, sign up for a workshop! https://villagemending.com/classes/

Elise Webb has spent most of her life in the fiber arts. As a girl, she raised goats for 4H, she learned to knit, crochet, weave, and spin, with a focus on the historical. In her adult life, she took those skills to work at both a local yarn shop and the Nike fabric library. In 2021, she answered the call of “Can anyone fix this sweater?” from yarn store customers and started Village Mending. In a few years, it grew from a part-time gig to a full-time mending service specializing in knitwear but accepting all clothing. 

Elise takes a restoration mindset to mending. She likes to focus on the hard work of the original craftsperson, whether that was a dear family member or a stranger far away. She enjoys teaching people to mend and to appreciate the value of their clothes.

See her work at Villagemending.com

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

Central Asia is the cradle of feltmaking. Learn how different nomad nations developed their significant styles in feltmaking

About Flóra Carlile-Kovács

I find endless inspiration in nature and in the natural state of my materials. Felt, as an expressive medium, is conducive to an instinctive and spontaneous creative process.

Felting is an underestimated and underrepresented craft in the art world. My mission is to show the possibilities of applying handmade felt in interior designs, to find the audience for this craft, and to break the boundary between craft and fine art.

I’ve been teaching felt making on all levels since 2005 and leading Felt Tours to Hungary annually since 2016. I am a full-time studio artist in Seattle, WA.

The Nordia House in Portland invited her to teach 2 one-day workshops during the week of her presentations to our guild. For more information and registration, go to the following links:
Felted Pendants March 11
Felted Ruffle Scarf March 12

You can learn more about Flóra at https://www.florafelts.com/about

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

Flóra Carlile Kovács started her career creating wearable art, 20 years ago in Hungary. Changing countries, continents and culture has influenced her art, and she transitioned to creating mainly art for the wall.

About Flóra Carlile-Kovács

I find endless inspiration in nature and in the natural state of my materials. Felt, as an expressive medium, is conducive to an instinctive and spontaneous creative process.

Felting is an underestimated and underrepresented craft in the art world. My mission is to show the possibilities of applying handmade felt in interior designs, to find the audience for this craft, and to break the boundary between craft and fine art.

I’ve been teaching felt making on all levels since 2005 and leading Felt Tours to Hungary annually since 2016. I am a full-time studio artist in Seattle, WA.

The Nordia House in Portland invited her to teach 2 one-day workshops during the week of her presentations to our guild. For more information and registration, go to the following links:
Felted Pendants March 11
Felted Ruffle Scarf March 12

You can learn more about Flóra at https://www.florafelts.com/about

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

This program will be in two parts, Part 1 (Morning) and Part 2 (Evening). To allow time for the program and Q&A, Show and Tell will be postponed until the March meeting.

This program offers a discussion with examples of some of the best information available regarding your weaving equipment: Looms in general, shafts, treadles, reeds, shuttles, benches and tips/tricks to help you achieve a better handwoven product…and it’ll make you feel more comfortable at your loom.

Weavers of all levels will benefit from this discussion of the tools that are so important to our work. Liz has repaired and rehabilitated looms for twenty five years, and has worked on nearly every make and model available, even if the makers are no longer in business. She’s written blogs on all of the above for Handwoven Magazine, and the staff at Handwoven Magazine often forward questions to her regarding loom issues and malfunctions. As a result she’s become a regular referral if an owner needs to identify looms or loom parts.

While this program will be a huge benefit to new and intermediate weavers and Liz give a lot of information on purchasing your first or second loom, her best comments have come from seasoned weavers who never considered cleaning, maintenance or other aspects of their weaving.

Liz Moncreif is a weaver, dyer, and instructor. She weaves custom wearables, goods, and rugs. Liz offers guild programs and workshops in weaving, weave drafting and loom maintenance along with beginning weave classes for Skagit Valley College, while tutoring individual students in her small studio. She is also a frequent contributor to Handwoven Magazine and their online weavers’ blog.

Website: https://aweaversway.com
Instagram: moncriefliz

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

This program will be in two parts, Part 1 (Morning) and Part 2 (Evening). To allow time for the program and Q&A, Show and Tell will be postponed until the March meeting.

This program offers a discussion with examples of some of the best information available regarding your weaving equipment: Looms in general, shafts, treadles, reeds, shuttles, benches and tips/tricks to help you achieve a better handwoven product…and it’ll make you feel more comfortable at your loom.

Weavers of all levels will benefit from this discussion of the tools that are so important to our work. Liz has repaired and rehabilitated looms for twenty five years, and has worked on nearly every make and model available, even if the makers are no longer in business. She’s written blogs on all of the above for Handwoven Magazine, and the staff at Handwoven Magazine often forward questions to her regarding loom issues and malfunctions. As a result she’s become a regular referral if an owner needs to identify looms or loom parts.

While this program will be a huge benefit to new and intermediate weavers and Liz give a lot of information on purchasing your first or second loom, her best comments have come from seasoned weavers who never considered cleaning, maintenance or other aspects of their weaving.

Liz Moncreif is a weaver, dyer, and instructor. She weaves custom wearables, goods, and rugs. Liz offers guild programs and workshops in weaving, weave drafting and loom maintenance along with beginning weave classes for Skagit Valley College, while tutoring individual students in her small studio. She is also a frequent contributor to Handwoven Magazine and their online weavers’ blog.

Website: https://aweaversway.com
Instagram: moncriefliz

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

My talk ‘Designing Woven Fabrics’ illustrates the way that I design an original woven fabric.

I will be discussing and illustrating:

• Constructing weaves
• Using multiple-sectioned sample blankets (gamps) to explore weaves
• Designing stripes
• Choosing colour
• Applying Colour and Weave techniques into a cloth
• The effect of sett, fibre and yarn on a cloth.

My talk is based around the information included in my two books, Designing Woven Fabrics and Exploring Woven Fabrics.

ABOUT JANET PHILLIPS

I have been designing and weaving for over 40 years after studying industrial Textile Design at the Scottish College of Textiles, graduating with a First Class Honours Degree. Colour and texture are still the passions that keep me weaving. I dye most of the yarns I use and I am continually experimenting and sampling to find new weaves and textures. I also have a deep commitment to teaching others to be creative with weaving.

Website: https://www.janetphillips-weaving.co.uk

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

(Due to the time difference with the U.K., a recording of the morning program will be played for the evening meeting.)

My talk ‘Designing Woven Fabrics’ illustrates the way that I design an original woven fabric.

I will be discussing and illustrating:

• Constructing weaves
• Using multiple-sectioned sample blankets (gamps) to explore weaves
• Designing stripes
• Choosing colour
• Applying Colour and Weave techniques into a cloth
• The effect of sett, fibre and yarn on a cloth.

My talk is based around the information included in my two books, Designing Woven Fabrics and Exploring Woven Fabrics.

ABOUT JANET PHILLIPS

I have been designing and weaving for over 40 years after studying industrial Textile Design at the Scottish College of Textiles, graduating with a First Class Honours Degree. Colour and texture are still the passions that keep me weaving. I dye most of the yarns I use and I am continually experimenting and sampling to find new weaves and textures. I also have a deep commitment to teaching others to be creative with weaving.

Website: https://www.janetphillips-weaving.co.uk

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

It’s our annual December meeting tradition – the mini workshops. Come join us and make something fun for the holidays.

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09

Two 1-hour presentations, guild members are encouraged to
watch both as each hour’s topics are discussed in more detail.

We photograph our handwovens for many reasons: to catalog our personal work,
for submission to juried shows, to post on our websites or websites such as Etsy,
and for printed publications. This talk discusses design and technical
considerations when photographing and styling handwovens for different media.
The talk includes discussion of studio lighting, outline vs. simple environment, and
styling techniques Elaine used when photographing handwovens for the Weavers’
Guild of Boston’s 90th Anniversary book, Interlaced. There is also a discussion of
how to shoot for Etsy and layout considerations when designing direct mail
collateral and on-figure photo shoots. There will be a short demo of the lighting
technique and styling at the end of the evening presentation.
(no supplies are needed)

Elaine Palmer has a BFA in Graphic Design from Kent State University. She was an
on-figure and product Photo Art Director/Product Stylist/Producer during her
professional career art directing on-location and in-studio advertisements and
catalogues for 30 years for companies such as Eddie Bauer, Hang Ten, and
Nordstrom. As Sr. Producer managing all flat photography for the in-house photo
studio for Nordstrom.com, she produced the first Nordstrom Style Guide for
freelance stylists to ensure proper and consistent Nordstrom branding.
Elaine moved to Amherst, MA, in July 2008 after living and raising a family in Seattle
for 27 years. In 2013 she completed a four-year weaving course at Hill Institute.
She enjoys weaving tea towels on her computerized 16S Toika and graphic images
on her Ideal Glimakra converted to a single-unit drawloom. She and her husband
relocated back to Seattle in the View Ridge neighborhood in 2021.
Her professional experience as a Photo Art Director working in the fashion industry
was an asset in photographing and styling handwovens for the Weavers’ Guild of
Boston’s 90th Anniversary book, Interlaced.

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://zoom.us/j/2290207971?pwd=elJvd2w0L2NsMlJPZXhNM3JlTFphZz09