Challenges & Exchanges
During the year guild members participate in a variety of Challenges & Exchanges which are optional fun learning experiences for members.

Examples of challenges and exchanges that the guild members have participated in recently include:
  1. The Four Card Draw Challenge in which a member randomly draws 4 cards that represent a weave structure, a color way, a fiber content, and a finishing technique which they then must apply to a finished project.  This challenge encourages members to work outside their normal weaving choices.
  2. The Beast in a Bag Challenge in which members place unwanted yarn in a brown paper bag.  The bags are then exchanged and the the recipient of the bag must weave something with the contents of the bag to return to the owner of the yarn by the end of the challenge time period.  This challenge promotes some very interesting  and creative weaving!
  3. A Napkin Exchange in which every participant weaves 4 napkins and to exchange for 4 napkins woven by 4 different weavers.  Each year the item chosen to exchange is different.  For example, it could be towels, mug mats, placemats.
Upcoming Challenges & Exchanges in 2019-2020
Four Card Draw Challenge 2019-2020 begins December 2019
 
Get ready!  For this year's Weaver's Challenge we will draw cards once again at the December Holiday Party for the annual Weavers Challenge.  You will draw 4 cards that define the parameters for a project that you need to create and present by the September 2018 guild meeting.  This year we have added a long-awaited twist: You can swap one of your cards for a new card if you just can't fathom how to use the combination you got! So no longer will you be forced to felt elastic yarn or sew sequins onto a waffle weave towel! The 4 bags you will draw from are:
  • weave structure
  • color
  • fiber content
  • finishing technique
​The Weaver's Challenge is due at the September 2020 meeting.