Triangle Weavers Guild
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Our Guild
    • Directions to Seymour Center
    • About TFAC
    • Directions to TFAC
  • Membership
    • Join our Guild
    • Renew your Membership
    • Update Your Contact Info
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Meetings
    • TFAC Events/Drop Ins
    • Guild Events & Outreach
    • Of Interest
  • Learning
    • Classes & Workshops >
      • Class Policies
    • Illoominations
    • Study Groups
    • Teachers
    • Challenges & Exchanges
    • Mobile Website
  • Resources
    • Classifieds
    • Classifieds - For Members
    • Classifieds - In Search Of
    • Library
    • Links - Commercial
    • Links - Cultural
    • Links - Guild Members
    • Links - Online Classes
    • Links - Podcasts
    • Links - Resources
    • Site Map
    • What's New?
  • Showcase
    • Guild Gallery
    • Artist Gallery
    • HOT! Off the Loom
    • Member Highlights!
    • Online Studio Tour
    • Home Screen Slideshow
  • Support Us
    • Make a Donation
    • Volunteer
  • TWG Only
    • Blog
    • Equipment Rentals
    • Forms & Documents
    • Membership - TWG
    • Newsletters
    • Past Program Handouts
    • Project Ideas
    • Reference
    • Social Media
    • Tips & Techniques
    • Yearbook
    • YouTube

​Welcome to the Triangle Weavers Guild!
The best way to experience fiber arts in the Triangle area of North Carolina is through the Triangle Weavers Guild.
Membership is open to anyone interested in weaving, dyeing, spinning, felting, knitting, basketry and surface design.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
To see details about the slideshow photos click here
Picture
Join Our Guild
Visitors are welcome at our meetings!
Picture
Triangle Fiber Arts Center
TFAC Events
Picture
Classes & Workshops
Learn to Weave!

​Guild Reminders / To Do List:
 
Dear Triangle Weavers members, we will make decisions about further classes and events as things change with the State of North Carolina recommendations. ​​​​ In the meantime, check out these many options for getting inspiration and staying in touch:​​
  • 2021 Towel Exchange: We will exchange finished towels when we can again gather in person.  Check out the details on the Learning-Challenges & Exchanges page
  • Fiber Challenge 2021: get ready for next years Fiber Challenge.  To find out your inspiration and constraints for creating your new challenge, click here
  • Virtual Drop-ins:  Check out the schedule on the TFAC Events page
  • TW Help Line:  Do you have weaving and spinning questions that you normally would have brought to a TFAC Drop-In or a guild meeting? If you can't make a Virtual Drop-In, you can send your questions to Lori Rhodes by email (purplerhodes@hotmail.com) and she will connect you to someone who can help.
  • Online Studio Tour:  Explore the Online Studio Tour or send pictures if you want to join in!
  • Hot Off the Loom:  Explore our  informal show & tell on the Hot off the Loom  page.  Send pictures of your creations to Pattie Lamb at lambweaves@yahoo.com.  All fiber art is welcome, not just weaving.
  • Facebook Group: Members can check out the private guild Facebook group.   You can post pictures of whatever you are working on
  • Cultural Enrichment:  Explore some wonderful articles on the Links-Cultural page
  • Online Classes:  There are many classes available online. Check out the new Resource page - Links-Online Classes
  • Past Guild Programs:  Missing your guild programs?  Don't forget that there are handouts and powerpoint presentations from previous guild programs on the TWG Only/Past Program Handouts page!
  • YouTube videos of Guild Events: Check out the YouTube page for links to the available videos.  Please note that in order to access these videos you MUST use the link on the YouTube page.  They are no longer available for the public to view.
Picture
What is new on the website?
What's New?
Take a Tour of the website
Tour Now!
Our website is smartphone and tablet friendly!
See How!


 
Picture
Cultural Enrichment Links to enjoy during isolation
​

4700 Looms!
The history of Woodside Mill, a 119-year-old textile mill-turned-modern living community in Greenville, SC | GVLtoday (6amcity.com)

Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether.  The ancient fabric that no one knows how to make - BBC Future

Check out some of the oldest textiles in the world
  • Ancient Handwoven Textiles in Florida
  • The Oldest Dress and Woven Garment
  • ​The Oldest Well-Preserved Trousers
  • The Oldest Carpet in the World​ ​

​Check out more links on the new Links-Cultural page

      Thank you, Lori Rhodes for finding these great links!

Picture
Volunteer for upcoming Guild Events
Check out the Volunteer page to see what kind of help we need!  We need volunteers for upcoming events and board positions.

Picture
Learn to Weave / Take a Class​
Note: In person classes through October have been cancelled due to the pandemic, but we hope to reschedule them later.​​​
  • ONLINE CLASS: ​Color in Weaving with Deb Essen, April 10-11 on Zoom --> click here
  • ONLINE CLASS: Weave a Scarf: A Next Step Class with P.Lamb, April and May on Zoom --> click here
  • ONLINE CLASS: ​Color & Design in Huck Towels with Rosalie Neilson, June 4,5, & 12 on Zoom --> click here​
  • Natural Dyes-Color in the Kitchen with Jane Bynum is now open!  See details on the  Classes page
  • Natural Dyes Around the World with Jane Bynum is now open!  See details on the  Classes page

Picture
​
​
​Illoominations - Special Classes for Members Only
​​​​
  • Intro to Fiberworks with Pattie Lamb, posted m the Illoominations page
  • Take a Tour of the TWG Website with Pattie Lamb, posted m the Illoominations page

Picture
TWG has a Blog!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
  • First All-Guild Online Meeting - a big Show & Tell
  • More Pandemic Productions - more Show & Tell
  • Shibori in the Shade by Kelli Crispin
  • ​Thursday Tapestry Study Group by Carol Lerner
  • Rya Knotting by Jean Johnson
  • ​Echo & JIN - Results from the Denise Kovnat Workshop by Pattie Lamb​
  • From Turned Taquete to Rep Weave by Peggy Meyers

Picture

Picture
HOT! Off the Loom      
This is an informal Show & Tell.  Guild members are invited to share a photo of a recent project.  Send a good quality .jpg along with a caption describing your creation to Pattie Lamb at lambweaves@yahoo.com

To check it out --> click here
Picture

Picture
Check out the Resources/Library page. Click here. 
You can now: 
  • New LIbrary Catalog!
  • New Curbside procedures for pickup & return!
  • ​New Request Form!
  • View Handwoven Magazine Indexes online

Picture
Check out the Reference Page on the TWG Only Menu!
​    Weaving references at your fingertips to view or print:
  • 2014 Master Yarn Chart
  • Reed Substitution Chart
  • Click here to view the Reference page 

Picture

The former Bulletin Board is now the In Search Of page under Resources.  For Members Only, it is a great way to network.
  • To see the In Search of page --> click here
  • To request a posting,  contact Jane Patterson at 46jcpat@gmail.com
Picture


The Triangle Weavers Guild and our Triangle Fiber Arts Center have been funded, in part, by grants from the following generous sponsors:
Picture

​This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

http://artsorange.org/

Picture
Picture
In November 2015 TWG received the Woolery Humanitarian & Community Outreach Grant.
https://www.woolery.com
In 2015, TWG received a grant from MAFA (MidAtlantic Fiber Association).
http://www.mafafiber.org
Home       About      Membership      Events       Learning       Resources       Showcase       Support       TWG Only       Site Map       What's New?
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Our Guild
    • Directions to Seymour Center
    • About TFAC
    • Directions to TFAC
  • Membership
    • Join our Guild
    • Renew your Membership
    • Update Your Contact Info
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Meetings
    • TFAC Events/Drop Ins
    • Guild Events & Outreach
    • Of Interest
  • Learning
    • Classes & Workshops >
      • Class Policies
    • Illoominations
    • Study Groups
    • Teachers
    • Challenges & Exchanges
    • Mobile Website
  • Resources
    • Classifieds
    • Classifieds - For Members
    • Classifieds - In Search Of
    • Library
    • Links - Commercial
    • Links - Cultural
    • Links - Guild Members
    • Links - Online Classes
    • Links - Podcasts
    • Links - Resources
    • Site Map
    • What's New?
  • Showcase
    • Guild Gallery
    • Artist Gallery
    • HOT! Off the Loom
    • Member Highlights!
    • Online Studio Tour
    • Home Screen Slideshow
  • Support Us
    • Make a Donation
    • Volunteer
  • TWG Only
    • Blog
    • Equipment Rentals
    • Forms & Documents
    • Membership - TWG
    • Newsletters
    • Past Program Handouts
    • Project Ideas
    • Reference
    • Social Media
    • Tips & Techniques
    • Yearbook
    • YouTube