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Covid Notice

PHG has resumed in-Person Meetings. We will follow the MAC guidelines. Vaccinations and masking are encouraged but not required. Please take common sense health precautions to protect yourself & avoid exposing others if you feel unwell. Thanks & stay safe!

PHG Meeting Info

NOTICE: Meetings will be held both in-person and on Zoom until further notice. Zoom links are provided in the PHG Calendar where Zoom participation is available.

PHG meets on the second Thursday of every month during September - June at the Multnomah Art Center.

Morning Meetings 10am - noon, 9:30am social
Evening Meetings 7pm - 9pm, 6:30 social

Meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings generally follow the same agenda:
* Welcome new members and guests
* Show and Share
* Brief Announcements
* Short Social Time
* Program Presentation

Multnomah Arts Center
7688 Southwest Capitol Highway,
Portland, OR 97219-2489
Phone: (503) 823-2787

June 2024 Meeting Reminder & Silent Auction

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Annual Meeting & Silent Auction

Thursday, June 13, 2024 7:00 pm – June Annual Meeting + Strawberry Social

Gym at Multnomah Arts Center + Zoom, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. (503) 823-2787

The June meeting is always our annual meeting. There’s lots going on, including:

  • Silent auction! (See below)
  • Show and Tell, as always.
  • Presentation and vote on next year’s budget.
  • Presentation by each of the study groups – what have they done this year, what are they planning for next year
  • Presentation from Rebecca Norwood, this year’s grant recipient, about her experience getting the grant, where she went and what she learned.
  • Presentation and vote on next year’s board. 
  • Final viewing of the PHG mannequins. After nearly 10 years being displayed at various events, including last year’s award winning guild booth at the ANWG Conference in Bend, the mannequins are going on display one last time. Given their age and fragility the board has decided to turn them over to the artists who have made outfits for them. Here’s your last chance to see them before they are turned over for private display.
  • Strawberries!!! Billy and Dan are baking cakes and biscuits, and Sarah and Lynne are prepping the strawberries. There will be all the options – gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, or all the bad stuff combined, including home made whipped cream or the stuff from a can. Yum!!

A fun evening with fellow fiber artists, and a yummy treat, too! 

Silent Auction!!

We are adding a silent auction to the agenda for the June Strawberry Social. PHG recently received a donation of a number of looms including a floor loom. Rather than trying to find room in the guild closet (unfortunately, we don’t have an extra-dimensional space), we are going to have a silent auction to find them new homes. Let OLAD strike! (Obsessive Loom Acquisition Disorder)

Low Starting Bids!

40” four-shaft Allen Folding Loom
(not actual loom which has been disassembled for transport)
Starting Bid $50

24” four-shaft Table Looms
Starting Bid $25

Tapestry Looms
Starting Bids as low as $10

Bonus June Presentation – Giovanna Imperia: Weaving with Metallic Yarns

Thursday, June 13, 2024 – June Bonus Presentation with Giovanna Imperia
10:00am Only on Zoom

Giovanna Imperia’s program, “Weaving with Metallic Yarns” has been rescheduled to Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 10 am. It will only be the presentation via Zoom, no in-person gathering. Oftentimes, when we think of metallic yarns, we assume we are dealing with metal. In fact, the terms “metal” and “metallic” are sometimes used interchangeably. However, in this presentation, we will focus on those yarns that are manmade and are intended to have the appearance of metal. Some of these yarns do actually contain some metal, but the vast majority just look like they do. Depending on how they are constructed, metallic yarns can have interesting properties: some may be energized, others may shrink, and so on. This presentation will touch on some of the basic differences between metallics and review how they can be effectively used in weaving.