December 3, 2023, Sunday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, at TFAC: November/December Holiday Meeting. Pot luck, show and tell, a 'beast in a bag' distribution.
October 22, 2023, at TFAC: Welcome new members -- come one and all to greet our new members! Show and tell with learning story, yard sale.
September 28, 2023: Deborah Silver presents: Split Shed Weaving. You-tube video.
August 24, 2023, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at TFAC: Welcome back from summer! Show and Tell what you did over summer.
October 22, 2023, at TFAC: Welcome new members -- come one and all to greet our new members! Show and tell with learning story, yard sale.
September 28, 2023: Deborah Silver presents: Split Shed Weaving. You-tube video.
August 24, 2023, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at TFAC: Welcome back from summer! Show and Tell what you did over summer.
May 25, 2023, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at TFAC: In-person end of the year gathering.
April 27, 2023, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, on Zoom: "Working with Wire as a Fiber: An Artist's Tale". Christine Miller
View Miller's website here.
View Miller's website here.
March 23, 2023, 7:00 pm, on Zoom: "The Basics of 4-Shaft Overshot" Susan Conover.
January 21, 2023, Saturday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, on Zoom: January/February meeting. "Waste Not, Want Not. Repurposing items into fiber art"
December 4, 2022, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, at TFAC: November/December meeting. Our celebration to end the TWG year.
October 27, 2022, 6:45 pm: Gina B. Wicker, owner of Native Spun, Handwoven Textiles for Mindful Living.
September 22, 2022, 6:30 pm: John Mullarkey (tablet weaver) program. View Mullarkey's website here
Meeting video available on TWG-only YouTube page.
Meeting video available on TWG-only YouTube page.
August 25, 2022: Beginning of the year celebration. Brief business meeting, show and tell, discussion groups.
May 26, 2022
Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC)
50th Anniversary Member Celebration
The May 2022 membership meeting will be both a celebration of fiber art and a time to honor our history including the members whose vision led the group over a most successful fifty years.
April 28, 2022, 7 pm
Where: on Zoom! (see note above for instructions on sign in)
From Idea to Woven Form: The Tapestries of Elizabeth Buckley
Presented by Elizabeth Buckley
Elizabeth Buckley will screen share an overview of her design process for creating tapestries through a selected retrospective of the past four plus decades of her work. She will show stages of her design process, of how one idea leads to another. She also will briefly describe a few of the basic design principles she works with, including images of the weaver’s view of tapestry in-process on her loom.
Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC)
50th Anniversary Member Celebration
The May 2022 membership meeting will be both a celebration of fiber art and a time to honor our history including the members whose vision led the group over a most successful fifty years.
April 28, 2022, 7 pm
Where: on Zoom! (see note above for instructions on sign in)
From Idea to Woven Form: The Tapestries of Elizabeth Buckley
Presented by Elizabeth Buckley
Elizabeth Buckley will screen share an overview of her design process for creating tapestries through a selected retrospective of the past four plus decades of her work. She will show stages of her design process, of how one idea leads to another. She also will briefly describe a few of the basic design principles she works with, including images of the weaver’s view of tapestry in-process on her loom.
March 24, 2022, 7 pm
Where: on Zoom! (see note above for instructions on sign in)
Mathemagical Design: Geometry in Textiles
Presented by Jennifer Moore
Since ancient times, human beings have observed the world around them and found recurring patterns in nature. The Golden Proportion, the Fibonacci Series, symmetry movements, tessellations and fractals are some of the mathematical ideas that have found their way into art and architecture for thousands of years. In this slide show we will see examples of how these ideas have been used throughout history, and particularly in
contemporary fiber art.
Presented by Jennifer Moore.
Where: on Zoom! (see note above for instructions on sign in)
Mathemagical Design: Geometry in Textiles
Presented by Jennifer Moore
Since ancient times, human beings have observed the world around them and found recurring patterns in nature. The Golden Proportion, the Fibonacci Series, symmetry movements, tessellations and fractals are some of the mathematical ideas that have found their way into art and architecture for thousands of years. In this slide show we will see examples of how these ideas have been used throughout history, and particularly in
contemporary fiber art.
Presented by Jennifer Moore.
February 24, 2022, 7 pm
Where: on Zoom! (see note above for instructions on sign in)
Breakout sessions
We will have a business meeting and then breakout into different sessions presented by our guild members:
Converting a Treadling Sequence to Walking Treadling (and other hints to make your weaving experience more efficient and ergonomic). Make your weaving experience more comfortable and less stressful: Walk your treadles! Presented by Pattie Lamb.
Unlock the Magic of Spacing Increases or Decreases in Knitting
If you are trying to lengthen or shorten sleeves, or you simply don't match the row gauge in a knit pattern (especially a raglan), or if you want to knit sleeves onto a woven panel, there's a foolproof formula for how to space increases or decreases evenly in your desired length. The presentation will point out variables that need to be considered and explain the formula. Presented by Joan Beebe
Rigid Heddle Versatility
Explore the versatility and possibilities that can be accomplished using rigid heddle looms. There will be examples of overshot weaving, saori style weaving, plain weave that looks far more complex, and rug weaving. Presented by the Rigid Heddle Study Group
January 27, 2022, 7 pm
Zoom Meeting
Piedmont Fibershed presented by Caitlin Vatikiotis-Bateson
Caitlin will be presenting on what a Fibershed is, and in particular, who the Piedmont Fibershed is what they do.
Saturday, December 4, 2021, 10 am - 12 noon
Where: In person!
Triangle Fiber Arts Center
3717 Murphy School Road, Durham, NC 27705
Holiday Gathering
We will be meeting IN PERSON (woo hoo!) at TFAC on Saturday, December 4th from 10-12. Be sure to bring your completed challenges from last year, and bring your towel if you are participating in the towel exchange. This will be your opportunity to accept a new challenge for 2022! Masks and proof of vaccination are required and we will not be sharing holiday refreshments.
- At the meeting, we will gather and offer announcements and share Guild business in the auditorium.
- Participants in the Towel Exchange and the Challenge for 2021 will be invited to share their work, and a new Challenge for 2022 will be offered.
- We will also have Show-and-Tell. Members will be able to display their work on tables in the auditorium.
- Members are encouraged to bring your samples for our 50th Anniversary Celebration Banners
- Also please bring items to donate for Preemie Hats, Linus Blankets, and Knitted Knockers. Please put donations in the designated boxes in Room 1.
- We will record the meeting and post a video of the event afterward. Please use discretion as you decide whether to join us in person. If you have symptoms, have been in recent close contact with someone who has COVID, or if you wish to protect someone who is immune-suppressed or immune-compromised or children who have not yet been vaccinated, please choose to protect others by passing on this in-person meeting, this time.
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October 28, 2021, 7 pm
Where: On Zoom! October - Finnish Style Cotton Rugs Wynne Mattila has been weaving her Finnish-Style Cotton Rugs for more than 30 years. Her specialty is color blending using the alternating three-shuttle technique. “The off-white warp is a blank canvas on which I paint with colored fabrics—the design of the rug is created solely by the arrangement of the weft strips. I love this visual process in which each shot of fabric plays a part in the overall design.” In her presentation, Wynne shares her passion for rugs and introduces you to her artistic and weaving processes. |
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September 23, 2021, 6:30 pm
Where: On Zoom!
The History of Weaving in Eastern NC
Fellow TWG member Jennifer Johnson will present a program featuring the high points of her curated exhibit, The History of Weaving in Eastern North Carolina, that was displayed at Imagination Station Science and History Museum in Wilson prior to the pandemic. Jennifer will share old, hand-drawn drafts, diary notations of weavers helping weavers, spinning, and much more.
This meeting was presented on Zoom.
August 26, 2021, 7 pm
Where: on Zoom!
Due to the rise in COVID infections locally, the board has made the decision to make the August meeting a virtual meeting via Zoom as we did last year.
Send us your photos!!
August is typically a social meeting with Show and Tell of what we have done over the summer break. This year, the Show and Tell format is changing. Rather than have individuals discuss their projects as they are shown on the screen, we are asking that you fill out the Show & Tell Form. The slide show will be moderated by one person. This way, you don't have to be present to speak about your project. There will still be opportunities for comments and questions, either within the meeting or with followup emails. We are especially looking for examples of projects completed featuring skills learned in past workshops.
The Show & Tell form is now closed. Thanks in advance for your participation!
NOTE: If you have more than one project to share, please complete separate forms for each project.
This meeting was presented on Zoom.
Where: On Zoom!
The History of Weaving in Eastern NC
Fellow TWG member Jennifer Johnson will present a program featuring the high points of her curated exhibit, The History of Weaving in Eastern North Carolina, that was displayed at Imagination Station Science and History Museum in Wilson prior to the pandemic. Jennifer will share old, hand-drawn drafts, diary notations of weavers helping weavers, spinning, and much more.
This meeting was presented on Zoom.
August 26, 2021, 7 pm
Where: on Zoom!
Due to the rise in COVID infections locally, the board has made the decision to make the August meeting a virtual meeting via Zoom as we did last year.
Send us your photos!!
August is typically a social meeting with Show and Tell of what we have done over the summer break. This year, the Show and Tell format is changing. Rather than have individuals discuss their projects as they are shown on the screen, we are asking that you fill out the Show & Tell Form. The slide show will be moderated by one person. This way, you don't have to be present to speak about your project. There will still be opportunities for comments and questions, either within the meeting or with followup emails. We are especially looking for examples of projects completed featuring skills learned in past workshops.
The Show & Tell form is now closed. Thanks in advance for your participation!
NOTE: If you have more than one project to share, please complete separate forms for each project.
This meeting was presented on Zoom.
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April Meeting
Thursday, April 22, 2021 7-8:30 pm on Zoom Andean Textile Arts presents “Textile Traditions of the Peruvian Highlands” During this program, you will meet weavers, dyers, knitters, and spinners of the Peruvian Highlands who are cooperative members of the Center for the Traditional Textiles of Cusco (CTTC). You’ll hear the story about the vision of Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez, the founder and director of CTTC, whose mission has been to preserve and perpetuate the traditional textile arts of the Highland communities. And we’ll even virtually travel with Andean Textile Arts to some of CTTC special events and communities. More specifically, the program highlights the Andean way of spinning, dyeing, and knitting along with the tools used to create belts, bands, textiles, woven edges, and skirt borders. Through video clips and images, you’ll see the weaving of doubleweave, ikat, tapestry, and discontinuous and supplementary warps. Plus, there will be time for Q&A at the end. The program is narrated and presented by Andean Textile Arts board member and well-known author and teacher of doubleweave, Jennifer Moore. |
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Uzbek Ikat: The Personal Saga of an Exceptional Cloth
Presented by Marilyn Romatka Thursday, March 25, 2021 7-8:30 pm on Zoom Experience the exotic in your own home town; travel to Central Asia in this multi-media presentation. We have all seen Uzbek Ikat on the runway in New York and London, now travel back to Uzbekistan with Marilyn to watch the process of its production. Each thread manipulated, dyed, and woven into exquisite cloth – truly hand-crafted. Meet Marilyn Romatka My focus is living folk art crafts. I teach a wide variety, from painting techniques to weaving, the common thread being the techniques are all deep-rooted in a culture from around the world. You might say the techniques I teach have all survived the ‘test of time’. I have the best job in the world; I travel to various countries gathering folk art techniques, then return to the US to teach enthusiastic students |
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Endless Possibilities
Presented by Lizzie Konstanzer and Garnette Coleman Thursday, February 25, 2021 7-8:30 pm on Zoom The Outer Banks of North Carolina are unique, and so is Endless Possibilities, which was originally connected to a shelter and designed as a therapeutic program for victims of domestic violence. Currently placed inside one of the Hotline Thrift Stores, in Nags Head, the program has a dozen looms and a vast supply of colorful fabric strips prepared from donated items. Staff members, along with volunteers and some disabled persons, weave original table runners, rugs, scarves, tote bags, and pillow cases using fabric, socks, plastic bags, ties, and ribbons. All sales benefit women, children and men served by the Outer Banks Hotline. New or experienced weavers can walk in, finish a woven project in a day, and either keep it for a small fee, or donate it for sale to support the Hotline programs. In their presentation, Lizzie Konstanzer and Garnette Coleman will describe the history of Endless Possibilities, and the many ways in which the program continues to be strongly connected to the Outer Banks community, today. |
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Nico Tejidos Weaving Cooperative
presented by Carol Blackmore Thursday, January 28, 2021 7-8:30 pm on Zoom Local weaver and artist Carol Blackmore will be joining us to provide an overview and update of the Nico Tejidos Weaving Cooperative in El Ocotal, Nicaraugua, founded in 2009 by her daughter and Peace Corp volunteer, Ivy. Participation in the weaving cooperative has enabled the coop members to meet their basic needs, provide medical-care and a clean living environment for their families, and keep their children in school. They have been able to reduce their dependence on traditional and limited agricultural production, promote gender equality, and gain new means of social interaction with each other, their families, and their community. Weaving has empowered the women to build a sustainable business and save for their futures. |
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Zoom Party: "Old Challenges, New Challenges"
Thursday, December 3, 2020
7-8:30 pm on Zoom
Oh, that we could meet in person to celebrate the holidays, the end of this year and the blessing that TWG is! We'll do our best with a Zoom party! Join us for the Nov/Dec annual holiday gathering on Zoom!
Show and Tell will showcase projects from last year's challenge.
Weavers Challenge 2021: f you're up for the weaving challenge for 2021, you will receive your new parameters at the meeting.
Hands on Origami Project: Fellow member Jan French has some creative and festive origami ideas to share with us - a great way to dress up packages that may or may not contain a woven gift. ;-) Have some regular letter size paper and some scissors on hand when you join the Zoom meeting!
Thursday, December 3, 2020
7-8:30 pm on Zoom
Oh, that we could meet in person to celebrate the holidays, the end of this year and the blessing that TWG is! We'll do our best with a Zoom party! Join us for the Nov/Dec annual holiday gathering on Zoom!
Show and Tell will showcase projects from last year's challenge.
Weavers Challenge 2021: f you're up for the weaving challenge for 2021, you will receive your new parameters at the meeting.
Hands on Origami Project: Fellow member Jan French has some creative and festive origami ideas to share with us - a great way to dress up packages that may or may not contain a woven gift. ;-) Have some regular letter size paper and some scissors on hand when you join the Zoom meeting!
Breakout Sessions on Zoom
October 22, 2020
7-8:30 pm on Zoom
October 22, 2020
7-8:30 pm on Zoom
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Potato Paste Resist Dyeing – Deb Bartz Session will include a demonstration of both process and end product, beginning with sources for necessary supplies. Deb will share her "secret" recipe, and explain why it varies from other published methods of potato resist dyeing. Demonstration will show how to prep cloth, pin it down, and spread and mark the paste. Pointers on what to look for as the paste dries will be included. Finished projects will be shown and other uses for potato paste dyeing will be discussed. |
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Adding Strip Lighting to Your Loom – Daniel Galligan Session will discuss gathering the necessary tools and lighting to add LED lights to a beater bar. Dan will demonstrate the process of installing strip lighting directly to the front of a beater bar, adding light where you need it to sley your reed and weave. |
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Upcycling Sweaters – Pam James
Session will include tips on what to look for when browsing thrift shops (or your closet!) for sweaters to upcycle in your weaving. Methods of deconstruction will be discussed, with instruction focused on how to remove seams safely. Unravelling is the final step before giving the reclaimed fiber new life in your weaving. Pam will showcase completed projects that were created from recycled sweaters. |
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Ondule
Presenter: Amy Putansu Thursday, September 24 7-8:30 pm on Zoom Amy Putansu has been weaving in the ondulé technique for many years. In this program, she will explain the use of the "fan reed", and how it incorporates into her handwoven artwork. She is the fiber instructor at Haywood Community College's Professional Crafts program. |
"Distance" synthetic fiber, metallic, cotton 19.5" x 19.5"
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A Virtual Meeting with Show & Tell
August 27, 2020
7-8:30 pm on Zoom
The Triangle Weavers Guild will hold its August membership meeting online using Zoom on August 27, between 7 and 8:30 pm on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Please see the notes below about how to participate in Show & Tell and how to join and participate in this Zoom meeting. Please be patient with us, and with yourself, and with Zoom. This is the first time we have done this, and we are excited to see how it goes!
Proposed Agenda
Notes on participation in Show & Tell at the August Membership Meeting
To make the best use of our flow of presentations in the new online format, we ask that members wishing to participate in Show & Tell during the August meeting take the following steps, in advance:
August 27, 2020
7-8:30 pm on Zoom
The Triangle Weavers Guild will hold its August membership meeting online using Zoom on August 27, between 7 and 8:30 pm on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Please see the notes below about how to participate in Show & Tell and how to join and participate in this Zoom meeting. Please be patient with us, and with yourself, and with Zoom. This is the first time we have done this, and we are excited to see how it goes!
Proposed Agenda
- 7:00 to 7:10 pm Gathering & Greeting
- 7:10 to 7:40 pm Business Meeting – Committee Reports & Announcements
- Welcome Visitors and New Members
- Fall Show & Sale and Events
- Education – Upcoming Workshops, Classes, & Illoominations
- TFAC News – Library, Equipment Rental
- Other business
- 7:40 to 7:50 pm Break – Discussion, Q&A
- 7:50 to 8:30 pm Show & Tell (See notes below about Show & Tell)
- 8:30 pm Adjourn
Notes on participation in Show & Tell at the August Membership Meeting
To make the best use of our flow of presentations in the new online format, we ask that members wishing to participate in Show & Tell during the August meeting take the following steps, in advance:
- Select up to 3 items and take good pictures of them (in focus, well lit, close up enough to see details, etc.)
- Give each picture a filename such as “LASTNAME.S&T#1.jpeg” to help with identification
- Email these pictures as attachments to [email protected] before 5 pm Sunday, August 23, 2020 with subject: “August Show and Tell”
- Include in your email text a brief description of each item, such as colors, fiber, weave structure, and sett, keyed to the filenames you have assigned each picture
- Pictures with their descriptions will be placed into a PowerPoint presentation before the membership meeting and shown in the order in which they are received
Thursday, May 28, 2020, 6:00 pm CANCELLED!
Auditorium at Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC), Durham, NC
Our Community of Fiber Artists
Our May guild meeting will be held in the auditorium at the Murphey School where TFAC is located.
We’ll be in the big room at the Center in order to showcase the handwork of all our members. Study groups, class and workshop participants, and individuals will each have table space to show us what they have been working on. Think of this as an extended show and tell of our whole community of fiber artists.
We will have light hors d’oeuvres and wine and time to socialize.
Thursday, April 23, 2020, 6:45 pm CANCELLED!
Lizzie Konstanzer and Garnette Coleman: Endless Possibilities
Seymour Center, Chapel Hill
The Outer Banks of North Carolina are unique, and so is Endless Possibilities, which was originally connected to a shelter and designed as a therapeutic program for victims of domestic violence. Currently placed inside one of the Hotline Thrift Stores, in Nags Head, the program has a dozen looms and a vast supply of colorful fabric strips prepared from donated items. Staff members, along with volunteers and some disabled persons, weave original table runners, rugs, scarves, tote bags, and pillow cases using fabric, socks, plastic bags, ties, and ribbons. All sales benefit women, children and men served by the Outer Banks Hotline. New or experienced weavers can walk in, finish a woven project in a day, and either keep it for a small fee, or donate it for sale to support the Hotline programs. In their presentation, Lizzie Konstanzer and Garnette Coleman will describe the history of Endless Possibilities, and the many ways in which the program continues to be strongly connected to the Outer Banks community, today.
Auditorium at Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC), Durham, NC
Our Community of Fiber Artists
Our May guild meeting will be held in the auditorium at the Murphey School where TFAC is located.
We’ll be in the big room at the Center in order to showcase the handwork of all our members. Study groups, class and workshop participants, and individuals will each have table space to show us what they have been working on. Think of this as an extended show and tell of our whole community of fiber artists.
We will have light hors d’oeuvres and wine and time to socialize.
Thursday, April 23, 2020, 6:45 pm CANCELLED!
Lizzie Konstanzer and Garnette Coleman: Endless Possibilities
Seymour Center, Chapel Hill
The Outer Banks of North Carolina are unique, and so is Endless Possibilities, which was originally connected to a shelter and designed as a therapeutic program for victims of domestic violence. Currently placed inside one of the Hotline Thrift Stores, in Nags Head, the program has a dozen looms and a vast supply of colorful fabric strips prepared from donated items. Staff members, along with volunteers and some disabled persons, weave original table runners, rugs, scarves, tote bags, and pillow cases using fabric, socks, plastic bags, ties, and ribbons. All sales benefit women, children and men served by the Outer Banks Hotline. New or experienced weavers can walk in, finish a woven project in a day, and either keep it for a small fee, or donate it for sale to support the Hotline programs. In their presentation, Lizzie Konstanzer and Garnette Coleman will describe the history of Endless Possibilities, and the many ways in which the program continues to be strongly connected to the Outer Banks community, today.
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Thursday, March 26, 2020, 6:45 pm
Finnish-Style Cotton Rugs with Wynne Mattila Seymour Center, Chapel Hill In her presentation for the Triangle Weavers Guild, Wynne Mattila will share her passion for rugs and cotton fabric. Wynne’s specialty is color blending using the alternating three-shuttle technique in plain weave. Color transitions can be smooth and flowing or abrupt and dramatic—the possibilities and combinations are endless. Wynne will walk you through the inspiration and design process she uses to weaver her colorful Finnish-Style cotton rugs. She will also share good rug weaving techniques. |
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Thursday, February 27, 2020, 6:45 pm
What do Kudzu, Mushrooms, and Cards Have to Do with Weaving?
Seymour Center, Chapel Hill
What do Kudzu, Mushrooms, and Cards Have to Do with Weaving?
Seymour Center, Chapel Hill
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Kudzu Basketry with Nancy Basket
With almost forty years experience making baskets, and having started several basket guilds, Nancy Basket has explored interlacing and forming a variety of natural fiber materials. She got her start using traditional long-leaf pine needles, and has expanded to working with kudzu, a local material in great abundance near her home in South Carolina. She shares her basketry and storytelling skills at primitive skills gatherings, powwows, and through the National Indian Education Association. Read more about Nancy Basket at her website: http://nancybasket.com/about.htm. |
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Dyeing with Mushrooms with Jill Soha Presenting an overview of how to use mushrooms for fiber dye, Jill Soha will describe general methods, identification of a few local dye fungi, the range of colors attainable, ethical harvest, and the history of this uncommon approach. She will bring dyed samples to show, as well as handouts with basic info and additional resources. |
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High-Tech Weaving from The Ancients: Weaving with Cards with Patrice Walker In introduction to card weaving, Patrice Walker will explain how to "warp" the cards, read a pattern, and how to weave a project. All you will need are some cards, yarn, a shuttle, a belt and a doorknob. |
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Thursday, January 23, 2020, 6:45 pm
Personal Inspirations and Interpretations in Contemporary Textiles presented by the Contemporary Textile Discussion Group (ContempT) Seymour Center, Chapel Hill ContempT is a vibrant Study Group, one of many within the Triangle Weavers Guild. The members challenge, inspire and support creative effort - valuing process and learning over product. Members of the group do their own reading and research on a chosen topic or artist and gather once a month to share their findings. Examples of past topics are: collage, African textiles, using recycled materials, mark making, beads, repurposing coffee filters, deconstructing and reinventing found materials, embroidery, pillows, textile boxes and vessels, textile journaling, contemporary quilts and incorporating nature in textiles. A few of the artists the group has studied are Dorothy Caldwell, Martha Clippinger, Anni Albers, Michelle Mischkulnig, Sheila Hicks, Sylvia Heyden and Peg Gignoux. Members of the Study Group will share some of their findings and exploratory pieces and describe how they interpret topics with the like-minded creatives in their group. |
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Thursday, December 5, 2019, 6:30 pm
Winter Holiday Gathering
Enjoy a potluck supper while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting while you draw your cards for your 2019-2020 Weavers Challenge, exchange gifts in the traditional holiday gift exchange.
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community:
So your To Do List for the meeting is:
Winter Holiday Gathering
Enjoy a potluck supper while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting while you draw your cards for your 2019-2020 Weavers Challenge, exchange gifts in the traditional holiday gift exchange.
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community:
- Preemie hats and bassinet blankets for the hospital
- Woven or knitted Linus Blankets for children with cancer
- Hats, scarves and mittens for children and adults at the Women's Shelter. Items for children should be made with machine-washable yarns and bright colors.
So your To Do List for the meeting is:
- Bring yourselves and get ready to have fun!
- Bring an appetizer, salad or dessert to share
- Bring your donations if you have any
- Bring a small gift to exchange (completely optional)., preferable handmade or fiber related and with a value of $10 or less
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Thursday, October 24, 2019, 6:45 pm
Come a little early at 6:30 pm to collect your printed Yearbook if you requested one. Nadia Bevegni: Felt Seymour Center, Chapel Hill Born in Genoa Italy, Nadia Bevegni relocated to Cary, North Carolina in 2013. Her passion for building and improving new skills and her love for natural materials steered Nadia to explore the ancient process of felt making in 2010. She attributes the beginning of her craftsmanship to summer workshops on the Alps mainly with the traditional Italian felt-maker Romina Dogliani in Tuscany, and also with the Swiss felt-maker Ruth Bucci Baumer. Since working with her Master teachers in Europe, Nadia has mainly focused on using the techniques of wet felting and Nuno felting, making garments that are wearable art. During her Summers in Italy, she not only chooses her precious materials but keeps herself updated about fiber and textile innovations, fabric design, and style trends. Nadia finds continuous inspiration in the colors of the Italian landscapes, and in the beauty of luxury fibers and fabrics, always keeping a focus on a natural and sustainable environment. Her hand-felted work is shown a few times each year in local trunk-shows and events at Fearrington Village in Pittsboro, in Chapel Hill and in Apex. Custom-made work and teaching classes bring Nadia joy and pride in passing the ancient felting knowledge and craftsmanship to other people. Her presentation in the Auditorium will conclude with a demonstration by Nadia of wet felting practice. Visit her website at: https://itfelt.wordpress.com/about/ Results of your 2-Card Draw Weaving Challenge will be shared! |
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Thursday, September 26, 2019, 6:45 pm
Jan Friedman: Fiber Collage Seymour Center, Chapel Hill With over 25 years experience doing fiber collage, Jan Friedman will give an overview of how and why she got started and where she has gone from there. She uses a wide assortment of textile techniques; such as tapestry, dyed and woven bands, shibori, sun prints, and her most recent addition, embroidery. The textile elements are combined with natural treasures found on walks; which include such items as leaves, twigs, stones, shells, and feathers. These objects are stored until they are needed in a specific collage. In contrast to her highly planned tapestries, she work intuitively, bringing together and arranging those elements in order to make a piece whose soul and energy is greater than the sum of its parts. Collage work is playtime for Jan, with few rules and lots of creative possibilities. Jan Friedman’s web address is: http://janfriedmanfiber.com/index.html. |
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Thursday, August 22, 2019, 6:45 pm
Welcome Back! Show and Tell
Seymour Center, Chapel Hill
Welcome Back to our Triangle Weaver's Monthly Meetings! Please show off your summer weaving/fiber projects, elaborate on your fiber excursions, and any other fiber centric information you would like to share with TWG members.
Welcome Back! Show and Tell
Seymour Center, Chapel Hill
Welcome Back to our Triangle Weaver's Monthly Meetings! Please show off your summer weaving/fiber projects, elaborate on your fiber excursions, and any other fiber centric information you would like to share with TWG members.
May 23, 2019, 6:00 pm - NOTE: Time change!
TFAC Maker Celebration
Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center in Durham
Our May guild meeting will be a celebration of our community of makers. It will be held at TFAC in the school’s auditorium.
Study Groups on Display. With the bigger room we have space for all the study groups to show what they have been working on. This is a great chance to see up close the kinds of things our members are making these days. Some study groups have openings for more members which means you might find a kindred group. Or you may be inspired to start a study group of your own. It is really useful to spend time with other weavers or spinners or felters or other fiber artists to share tips and study structure or techniques.
Weaver to Weaver Sale. We will also have an area for members who have handmade items for sale. We don’t get many opportunities to buy from our own members. And who better to appreciate their work than other fiber enthusiasts? If you would like to participate in the Weaver to Weaver Sale, please sign up online for table space:
Time to Socialize. The evening will also have socializing time accompanied by nibbles and drink. The later sunset gives us time to enjoy each other’s company and then head home before dark. Join us in a toast to Triangle Weavers and all that they make!
TFAC Maker Celebration
Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center in Durham
Our May guild meeting will be a celebration of our community of makers. It will be held at TFAC in the school’s auditorium.
Study Groups on Display. With the bigger room we have space for all the study groups to show what they have been working on. This is a great chance to see up close the kinds of things our members are making these days. Some study groups have openings for more members which means you might find a kindred group. Or you may be inspired to start a study group of your own. It is really useful to spend time with other weavers or spinners or felters or other fiber artists to share tips and study structure or techniques.
Weaver to Weaver Sale. We will also have an area for members who have handmade items for sale. We don’t get many opportunities to buy from our own members. And who better to appreciate their work than other fiber enthusiasts? If you would like to participate in the Weaver to Weaver Sale, please sign up online for table space:
- You will be responsible for dealing with your own sales whether they be cash, check or credit
- You can either reserve a whole table (as space allows) or share a table if you will have just a few items
- All sales items must be handmade items that were created by you
- To reserve a sales table online, click here
Time to Socialize. The evening will also have socializing time accompanied by nibbles and drink. The later sunset gives us time to enjoy each other’s company and then head home before dark. Join us in a toast to Triangle Weavers and all that they make!
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April 25, 2019, 6:45 pm
Melissa Dunning – Acadian Weaving Where: Seymour Center in Chapel Hill Beginning and advanced weavers alike will be amazed at the variations of pattern possible with just 2 harnesses and a few simple techniques. Melissa is a ballad singer and a traditional handweaver. She has been singing for as long as she can remember and making things with her hands for almost that long. Melissa is an avid tartan and linen weaver, a compulsive knitter, and a contented spinner. She loves to teach people how to unleash their creativity and make cool things. |
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March 28, 2019, 6:45 pm
Introduction to Saori Weaving presented by Dawn Hummer
Where: Seymour Center in Chapel Hill
Self expression in any medium isn’t new but the SAORI® hand weaving approach offers fresh perspectives, opening up a world of possibilities for crafters, handweavers and designers.
SAORI is used to describe the free-style hand weaving movement that started in Osaka, Japan about 35 years ago. This contemporary hand weaving program, developed by Misao Jo invites everyone to weave freely in their own way using their full creative capacity.
Dawn is the owner of Saori Song Studio in Chapel Hill and a fellow TWG guild member.
Introduction to Saori Weaving presented by Dawn Hummer
Where: Seymour Center in Chapel Hill
Self expression in any medium isn’t new but the SAORI® hand weaving approach offers fresh perspectives, opening up a world of possibilities for crafters, handweavers and designers.
SAORI is used to describe the free-style hand weaving movement that started in Osaka, Japan about 35 years ago. This contemporary hand weaving program, developed by Misao Jo invites everyone to weave freely in their own way using their full creative capacity.
Dawn is the owner of Saori Song Studio in Chapel Hill and a fellow TWG guild member.
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February 28, 2019, 6:45 pm
Connie Lippert – Fundamentals of Wedge Weave Where: Seymour Center in Chapel Hill Connie’s tapestries are woven in wedge weave using yarns hand-dyed with natural materials. Wedge weave is a tapestry weave originated by the Navajo around 1870 and practiced by them for two or three decades. In contrast to most weaving which is woven horizontally on the loom, wedge weave is woven on the diagonal which give it its characteristic scalloped edge. See Connie’s website at http://connielippertart.com/gallery.html or more information and inspiration |
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January 24, 2019, 6:45 pm
Weaving Techniques & Resources
Where: Seymour Center in Chapel Hill
Three great presentations to choose from (more details to follow):
Please help us to plan for setting up and handouts by indicating your choice on our sign up form by January 21.
Weaving Techniques & Resources
Where: Seymour Center in Chapel Hill
Three great presentations to choose from (more details to follow):
- The Inkle loom: Presenter Barbara Koch
- Online Weaving Resources: TWG website, Handweaving.net, Facebook, Ravelry, Weavolution, University of Arizona (Ralph Griswold archive). Presenter Petra Weishaupt-Smith.
- Ondule weaving introduction. Presenter: Kelly Walsh
Please help us to plan for setting up and handouts by indicating your choice on our sign up form by January 21.
Thursday, December 6, 2018, 6:30 pm
Winter Holiday Gathering
Enjoy a potluck supper while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting while you draw your cards for your 2018-2019 Weavers Challenge, exchange gifts in the traditional holiday gift exchange, and enjoy an informal Show and Tell.
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community:
So your To Do List for the meeting is:
Winter Holiday Gathering
Enjoy a potluck supper while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting while you draw your cards for your 2018-2019 Weavers Challenge, exchange gifts in the traditional holiday gift exchange, and enjoy an informal Show and Tell.
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community:
- Preemie hats and bassinet blankets for the hospital
- Woven or knitted Linus Blankets for children with cancer
- Hats, scarves and mittens for children and adults at the Women's Shelter. Items for children should be made with machine-washable yarns and bright colors.
So your To Do List for the meeting is:
- Bring yourselves and get ready to have fun!
- Bring an appetizer, salad or dessert to share
- Bring your donations if you have any
- Bring a small gift to exchange (completely optional)., preferable handmade or fiber related and with a value of $10 or less
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Thursday, October 25, 2018, 6:45 pm
Karen Donde Spice Up Your Recipe Weaving: Project Design Tips Learn to venture beyond the weaving “recipe” to create your own weaving designs. Starting with a brief historical perspective on modern weaving design, the program will help listeners identify their preferred weaving styles, explain design elements as they relate to weaving and present tools to help guide weaving design decisions about materials, color, proportion, pattern and scale. We’ll end with suggestions for finding inspiration and transforming it into a finished piece. Results from the 2017 Beauty in a Bag Challenge will be revealed! |
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Thursday, September 27, 2018, 6:45 pm
Textile Preservation – Presented by Paige Myers, Textile Conservator at the NC Museum of History Ms. Myers has been a conservator for over 23 years. Ms. Myers has done contract work for the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, worked with a private conservator in the Washington, DC area and completed internships at the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA; Smithsonian Institution, and Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. She has a post-graduate degree in Textile Conservation from the University of Alberta, Canada and BS degree in Clothing and Textiles from East Carolina University. Ms. Myers is a current board member of the North Carolina Preservation Consortium, board member of Historic Interpretations- a living history organization that uses demonstrations and teaching to bring history to life, and volunteer for Joel Lane house in Raleigh, and Historic Hope Plantation in Windsor, NC. Ms. Myers is also a weaver, having studied under Turid Uthaug in Denmark in the summer of 1991. Results from the 2017 4-Card-Draw Weavers Challenge will be revealed! |
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Thursday, August 23, 2018, 6:45 pm
Welcome Back! Show and Tell
Welcome Back to our Triangle Weaver's Monthly Meetings! Please show off your summer weaving/fiber projects, elaborate on your fiber excursions, and any other fiber centric information you would like to share with TWG members.
Welcome Back! Show and Tell
Welcome Back to our Triangle Weaver's Monthly Meetings! Please show off your summer weaving/fiber projects, elaborate on your fiber excursions, and any other fiber centric information you would like to share with TWG members.
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Thursday, May 24, 2018, 6:00 pm (Note time change)
Share Fair: A Show for Ourselves Note: This meeting will be held at TFAC: Triangle Fiber Arts Center 3717 Murphy School Rd Durham, NC 27705-8009 Our May guild meeting will be held at the Triangle Fiber Arts Center rather than the Seymour Center. Like last year we will have a buffet dinner without holding a formal business meeting. This year we are putting up a "Show for Ourselves". Think of this as an expanded show and tell. We will put members' work up along the hallway in the Murphey School so we can all see in one place what other members create. It doesn't have to be your best work or your favorite work or your newest work, but it could be any of those or something else. What we are asking is that you share one piece that you have made. We want to put up a piece from everyone to build a rich display showing the varied and diverse work of all our members. Anyone who submits an item will be eligible for one of our door prizes. We will collect items at the April 26th guild meeting at the Seymour Center and at drop-ins through Saturday, May 19th at TFAC. Please download and fill out the item description form (click here) and bring it with your item. Remember this is not a sale. The items will be displayed only on the day of our May 24th meeting at TFAC. Silent auction! We are auctioning off the two rugs pictured to the right woven by our member Anita Wolfenden and donated to us. This will be a silent auction with the highest bidders at cut off time getting the rugs. Remember: This meeting will be held at TFAC and start at 6:00! Note the change of time and venue! This is our chance to gather at our place for food and fun. |
Anita Wolfenden Silent Auction:
Red Diamonds minimum bid $75 Lavender minimum bid $100 |
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Thursday, April 26, 2018, 6:45 pm
Tom Knisley, Loom Maintenance Tom Knisely of Red Stone Glen Weaving School in York Haven, PA will be here! Loom maintenance is so often neglected. Tom will present a program with lots of tips and tricks for keeping your loom in tip-top shape. Check out the website for Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Center: http://redstoneglen.com/ |
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Thursday, March 22, 2018, 6:45 pm
Patrice Walker Tartan Weaving Triangle Weaver's Guild Member Patrice Walker will present a program on Scottish Tartans. She will share a history of the tartan, bring samples, and give tips on weaving the luxurious fabric of Scotland. Copyright law will also be discussed. |
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Thursday, February 22, 2018, 6:45 pm
Blazing Shuttles, Kathrin Weber Blazing Shuttles Kathrin Weber will present a program explaining her magnificent hand-painted and dyed warps. Kathrin Weber has been weaving and dyeing since 1975. She lives in the mountains of NC in a community of artists and other self-employed people. Color and the flow of color are the focus of her hand-dyed and handwoven work. Her clothesline is regularly draped with long and colorful yarns drying in the sun. Check out her website at http://blazingshuttles.com/ |
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Thursday, January 25, 2018, 6:45 pm
Techniques to Dye For Get inspired by some new dye methods that you can try on your own. Bring some paper to take notes.
To sign up online to attend one of these presentations, click here |
Shibori Dyeing with Kelli Crispin and Mary Kircher
Shibori Dyeing with Mary Kircher
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Warp Painting with Janet Borel
Rusted Art Tissue Dyeing with Paula Baumann
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Thursday, November 30, 2017, 6:30 pm
Winter Holiday Gathering
Enjoy a potluck supper while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting while you draw your cards for your 2017-2018 Weavers Challenge, exchange gifts in the traditional holiday gift exchange, and enjoy an informal Show and Tell.
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community:
Results from the 2016 4-Card-Draw Weavers Challenge will be revealed!
So your To Do List for the meeting is:
Winter Holiday Gathering
Enjoy a potluck supper while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting while you draw your cards for your 2017-2018 Weavers Challenge, exchange gifts in the traditional holiday gift exchange, and enjoy an informal Show and Tell.
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community:
- Preemie hats and bassinet blankets for the hospital
- Woven or knitted Linus Blankets for children with cancer
- Hats, scarves and mittens for children and adults at the Women's Shelter. Items for children should be made with machine-washable yarns and bright colors.
Results from the 2016 4-Card-Draw Weavers Challenge will be revealed!
So your To Do List for the meeting is:
- Bring yourselves and get ready to have fun!
- Bring an appetizer, salad or dessert to share
- Bring your donations if you have any
- Bring your Weaver's Challenge results from the 2016 4-Card Draw
- Bring a small gift to exchange (completely optional)., preferable handmade or fiber related and with a value of $10 or less
Thursday, October 26, 2017, 6:45 pm
Georgia Yarn Company
Michael and Cheryl White of the Georgia Yarn Company will present a program on Cotton--From Field to Fiber. They will cover the history of cotton, types of twists, and figuring yardage. Four short videos will also be shown on the subject.
Bring your checkbooks! Members will be able to order a variety of yarns from the Georgia Yarn Company.
Check out their website: www.handweaver.us/georgia_yarn_company.htm
The Beauty in a Bag Challenge yarns will be exchanged with other participants at the end of our Guild Business Meeting.
Georgia Yarn Company
Michael and Cheryl White of the Georgia Yarn Company will present a program on Cotton--From Field to Fiber. They will cover the history of cotton, types of twists, and figuring yardage. Four short videos will also be shown on the subject.
Bring your checkbooks! Members will be able to order a variety of yarns from the Georgia Yarn Company.
Check out their website: www.handweaver.us/georgia_yarn_company.htm
The Beauty in a Bag Challenge yarns will be exchanged with other participants at the end of our Guild Business Meeting.
- Put some yarns into a brown paper bag that are suitable for weaving 2 towels and bring them to the October meeting
- We will exchange paper bags at the meeting
- Your goal over the next year: to create 2 towels (dishtowel or tea towel, for example), one for you and one for the person whose yarn you chose
- You may add additional yarn to the "bag" and the structure is up to the you, the weaver.
- Have fun and be creative!
- The completed towels will be exchanged at the October meeting in 2018.
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Thursday, September 28, 2017, 6:45 pm
Tommy Scanlin Tapestry Artist Tommye Scanlin will present a program on her tapestry journey--using nature and her surroundings for inspiration, her process and samples will be shown. Check out her blog at http://tapestry13.blogspot.com/ |
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Thursday, August 24, 2017, 6:45 pm
Welcome Back! Show and Tell
Welcome Back to our Triangle Weaver's Monthly Meetings! Bring items for Show and Tell resulting from summer weaving projects, summer fiber excursions, or anything that inspired creativity for you.
Start thinking about our new Guild Weaving Challenge - "Beauty in a Bag". In October, members will exchange brown paper bags of yarns suitable for weaving 2 towels. Over the next year the you will weave 2 towels: one for yourself, and one for the member whose bag you choose. The structure and size of the towel is up to the weaver! Bring your bags of yarn to exchange to the October meeting.
Welcome Back! Show and Tell
Welcome Back to our Triangle Weaver's Monthly Meetings! Bring items for Show and Tell resulting from summer weaving projects, summer fiber excursions, or anything that inspired creativity for you.
Start thinking about our new Guild Weaving Challenge - "Beauty in a Bag". In October, members will exchange brown paper bags of yarns suitable for weaving 2 towels. Over the next year the you will weave 2 towels: one for yourself, and one for the member whose bag you choose. The structure and size of the towel is up to the weaver! Bring your bags of yarn to exchange to the October meeting.
Thursday, May 25, 2017, 6:00 pm (Note time change)
Share Fair and Fare
Sharing opportunities for volunteering followed by food and fellowship
Note: This meeting will be held at TFAC:
Triangle Fiber Arts Center
3717 Murphy School Rd
Durham, NC 27705-8009
Note: Our traditional Beast in the Bag Challenge will not be done at this meeting but will be postponed until sometime early in the summer or fall of 2017. Details will follow.
Share Fair and Fare
Sharing opportunities for volunteering followed by food and fellowship
Note: This meeting will be held at TFAC:
Triangle Fiber Arts Center
3717 Murphy School Rd
Durham, NC 27705-8009
- The May 25, 2017 Triangle Weavers guild meeting will be a progressive walk-around held at the Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC). The later sunsets in May mean we can hold our May guild meeting at our space and still see the street signs on the way home! As our guild membership grows it is a little harder for us to know each other and to know each member’s interests and talents. By gathering at TFAC we can talk the night away and get to know each other better.
- We are meeting at the Triangle Fiber Arts Center to show all of you who have never been there what a great place we have and for everyone to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of TW. We want everyone to feel at home here. Various stations will be set up in our classrooms and the hallway for you to ask every burning question you have about the Triangle Weavers guild. Come learn things you never knew about the guild.
- Triangle Weavers started 45 years ago this spring. And we’ve come a long way. We will not have a business meeting, but instead spend some time learning about the guild’s structure and activities at the information stations. Then the guild and Board members are providing a buffet dinner and there will be cake! Come celebrate the Triangle Weavers Guild. We will have a free raffle for those who attend and time to share summer plans before the guild takes a summer break from monthly guild meetings.
- TFAC drop-ins, classes and workshops will continue throughout the summer.
Note: Our traditional Beast in the Bag Challenge will not be done at this meeting but will be postponed until sometime early in the summer or fall of 2017. Details will follow.
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Thursday, April 27, 2017, 6:45 pm
Presenter: Janice Knausenberger -International traveler and weaver. Janice creates unique woven art pieces using a variety of processes including a self-taught variation of the Theo Moorman Inlay technique. Visit her website www.jgkdesigns.com for a peek. |
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A weaver for over 40 years, Janice has established her own style of art by weaving painted and dyed threads with highly complex weaving techniques.
Janice loves sharing what she knows and is energized when she sees inspiration take hold in those who are learning. She has taught in the Caribbean, the US, and Kenya, has organized fiber arts projects at the elementary and middle school level as well as taught intermediate and advanced weaving techniques, both nationally and internationally. Janice continues to consult with groups in Kenya, designing pieces for production, increasing production efficiency and helping improve weaving, spinning and dyeing knowledge. Janice personally grows as she shares with others through community involvement, a constant thread in her life. She just completed a two year term as president of the Weaver’s Guild of Greater Baltimore. Janice enjoys experimenting with new approaches to weaving and embraces new challenges.
Janice loves sharing what she knows and is energized when she sees inspiration take hold in those who are learning. She has taught in the Caribbean, the US, and Kenya, has organized fiber arts projects at the elementary and middle school level as well as taught intermediate and advanced weaving techniques, both nationally and internationally. Janice continues to consult with groups in Kenya, designing pieces for production, increasing production efficiency and helping improve weaving, spinning and dyeing knowledge. Janice personally grows as she shares with others through community involvement, a constant thread in her life. She just completed a two year term as president of the Weaver’s Guild of Greater Baltimore. Janice enjoys experimenting with new approaches to weaving and embraces new challenges.
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Thursday, March 23, 2017, 6:45 pm
Sara Lamb, Retrospective Sara will give a talk focusing on a retrospective of her forty years of weaving and teaching. Sara Lamb lectures and gives workshops in the US, Canada, Australia and England. She maintains a working studio in Northern California, where she lives with her husband, looms, spinning wheels, dyepots and beads. She will be teaching our Spring Workshop called Spin to Weave Friday and Saturday, March 24 & 25, 2017. |
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Thursday, February 23, 2017, 6:45 pm
Dawn Hummer presents “Beauty With Lack Of Intentions”: An Introduction To Saori Weaving Saori weaving is a contemporary free-style weaving movement. Developed in Japan by Misao Jo in 1968, it is enjoyed today in over 40 countries by persons of all physical abilities and intellectual aptitudes. While free style creativity is nothing new in fiber art, Saori weaving focuses on spontaneity, self discovery, and inventive process: no mistakes, no rules & no restrictions! Saori song weaving studio was the 11th certified studio to be established within the United States. Just back from Japan, Dawn will share Saori history, principals, practicalities, techniques, photos and finished garments & banners.
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Thursday, January 26, 2017, 6:45 pm
Make and Take - the 2nd time around. Choose one of three activities to do (sign up online begins in December):
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Thursday, December 1, 2016, 6:30 pm
Holiday Party
Enjoy a potluck supper and participate as seller and/or shopper in our annual Weaver to Weaver Sale, while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting where we will draw cards for our Weaver's Challenge for 2017 (finished product to be presented at the September 2017 meeting). We will also have our traditional Gift Exchange (optional, fiber related, $10 maximum value recommended).
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy your the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community:
So you To Do List for the meeting is:
Holiday Party
Enjoy a potluck supper and participate as seller and/or shopper in our annual Weaver to Weaver Sale, while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting where we will draw cards for our Weaver's Challenge for 2017 (finished product to be presented at the September 2017 meeting). We will also have our traditional Gift Exchange (optional, fiber related, $10 maximum value recommended).
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy your the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community:
- Preemie hats and bassinet blankets for the hospital
- Woven or knitted Linus Blankets for children with cancer
- Hats, scarves and mittens for children and adults at the Women's Shelter. Items for children should be made with machine-washable yarns and bright colors.
So you To Do List for the meeting is:
- Bring yourselves and get ready to have fun!
- Bring a dish to share
- Bring your donations
- Bring a gift for the gift exchange if desired
- Bring cash so you can buy goodies at the Weaver to Weaver sale
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Thursday, October 27, 2016, 6:45 pm
Pam Rumney presents "Linen is My Thing" Pam will share her experiences growing, spinning weaving, and sewing linen. She has been an historic re-enactor at the Londowntowne Historic Site near Annapolis, MD. The accompanying photo is of her in her linen garb. Pam recently moved to South Carolina, near Charlotte. She has been a member of Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore and Annapolis Fiber Artists Guild. She now is exploring fiber opportunities in the historically fiber rich communities of Western NC. |
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Thursday, September 22, 2016, 6:45 pm
The Ultimate Recycling Projects Turning thrums, scraps, workshop sample projects, and not-so-greats, into useable items and other small gifts. We will Challenge Guild Members to create small items that will be inserted into MAFA Goody Bags for the 2017 Conference. Also the Weaver's Challenge items will be revealed! |
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Thursday, August 25, 2016, 6:45 pm
Welcome Back! Show and Tell in Four Parts
Please bring the items you gathered, the techniques you learned, the experiences shared through volunteering, the items you made for self or sale. If you have a favorite photo or two of the events forward to Kathy Wulff ([email protected]) to be included in the program slide show.
Welcome Back! Show and Tell in Four Parts
- Trips with Fiber Explorations
- Summer Classes Taken
- Summer Outreach Projects
- Home Productions
Please bring the items you gathered, the techniques you learned, the experiences shared through volunteering, the items you made for self or sale. If you have a favorite photo or two of the events forward to Kathy Wulff ([email protected]) to be included in the program slide show.
Thursday, May 26, 2016, 6:45 pm
Spring Fling! End of Year Celebration
Come early (5 pm) for Yarn trunk Show hosted by Randy Felts
Sharon Schulze will speak to us about how the weaving venture she created for the residents at the L’Arch Farm has progressed since its inception last summer.
Beast in a Bag Show and Tell. Everyone who traded Beast in a Bags at the Spring Fling last May will return this May with their completed Beauties. They will share their projects at a big Show and Tell and return them to the person who gave them their Beasts in the first place.
Recognition of our many Outreach Events. Presentation of planned Summer 2016 Outreach activities and volunteer sign-up.
Lots of time for socializing before the summer begins!
Spring Fling! End of Year Celebration
Come early (5 pm) for Yarn trunk Show hosted by Randy Felts
Sharon Schulze will speak to us about how the weaving venture she created for the residents at the L’Arch Farm has progressed since its inception last summer.
Beast in a Bag Show and Tell. Everyone who traded Beast in a Bags at the Spring Fling last May will return this May with their completed Beauties. They will share their projects at a big Show and Tell and return them to the person who gave them their Beasts in the first place.
Recognition of our many Outreach Events. Presentation of planned Summer 2016 Outreach activities and volunteer sign-up.
Lots of time for socializing before the summer begins!
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Thursday, April 28, 2016, 6:45 pm
Mounting and Hanging your Woven items in Your Home Lynn Pownell, Presenter A presentation and hands-on, small group discussions for assistance in planning and placing your items to their best advantage. Members may bring items they want to use as displays. Lynn Pownell is a weaver born in Weesaw Township, Michigan and educated in Bridgman, Michigan and St. Paul, Minnesota. Much of Pownell’s weaving education took place at the Weaver’s Guild of Minnesota, one of the largest educational organizations of its kind in the country. Lynn uses recycled textiles, textile mill ends, and loom waste to create colorful and playful rugs, wall pieces, and fiber sculpture. Her design inspiration comes from her surroundings, everyday objects, and the stacks of fabric on her studio shelves. Lynn relocated to Glencoe Mill Village in Alamance County in 2005 and weaves from her studio located at Glencoe Studios in the village. Elections for officers will be held. |
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Thursday, March 24, 2016, 6:45 pm
Victoria Rovine, Presenter Victoria Rovine, UNC Associate Professor of Art History, will present a program about how weaving and dyeing traditions are being maintained in many parts of Africa, and how they are being transformed by creative artists there. She will use examples from Mali, where she has conducted research since 1991, as well as other countries. Professor Rovine specializes in African art with a focus on African textiles and dress practices, and on Africa’s presence in Western visual culture, particularly in early twentieth century Europe. She received her MA and PhD from Indiana University. Prof. Rovine has conducted research in Mali since the early 1990s, and has also worked in Senegal, South Africa, Ghana, and elsewhere in Africa. Her first book Bogolan: Shaping Culture Through Cloth in Contemporary Mali traces the many manifestations of a distinctively Malian textile in Bamako’s fine art, tourist art, and fashion markets. Her second book, African Fashion, Global Style: Histories, Innovations, and Ideas You Can Wear explores the innovations of African designers, the changing roles and meanings of historical dress styles in Africa, and the influences of African style on European fashion design, past and present. Slate of nominees for office will be presented during the business meeting. |
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Thursday, March 3, 2016, 6:45 pm
Weaving TnT: Dynamite Tips 'n Techniques for Every Weaver
Robyn Spady, Presenter
Would you like to learn a great method for repairing a broken warp end, tracking your treadling while you weave, making your own repair heddles, or just make weaving easier and more pleasurable? This “prop-riddled” seminar looks and feels like an interactive show-and-tell and will introduce over 36 offbeat tools, techniques, or tricks to assist weavers in all phases of weaving.
Robyn Spady is a nationally know speaker and teacher who will also be presenting a 2 day workshop called Block Party on March 4 and 5.
Weaving TnT: Dynamite Tips 'n Techniques for Every Weaver
Robyn Spady, Presenter
Would you like to learn a great method for repairing a broken warp end, tracking your treadling while you weave, making your own repair heddles, or just make weaving easier and more pleasurable? This “prop-riddled” seminar looks and feels like an interactive show-and-tell and will introduce over 36 offbeat tools, techniques, or tricks to assist weavers in all phases of weaving.
Robyn Spady is a nationally know speaker and teacher who will also be presenting a 2 day workshop called Block Party on March 4 and 5.
Thursday, January 28, 2016, 6:45 pm
Make and Take: Finishing With Flair
Pick one of the three activities to make a hands-on sample to take home. The 3 topics we will present are:
Make and Take: Finishing With Flair
Pick one of the three activities to make a hands-on sample to take home. The 3 topics we will present are:
- Buttons (Fimo clay buttons, covered cloth buttons using your handwoven fabric and stitched buttons)
- Braids and Fringing with Pizazz (Spanish Lace Fringing, supplemental fringing and bead embellished fringe) and
- Hem Stitching (Basic Hemstitching and bundled Accent Hem Stitching).
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Thursday, October 22, 2015, 6:45 pm
Preparing for Showing and Selling your Work
Have you been hiding your weaving skills under a basket? Have you been seeking a way to sell your items but are unsure whether they are marketplace quality? Have you hoped to be included in a juried show or competition? This hands-on meeting offers you the chance to learn a bit more about the criteria often used for acceptance in juried shows, gallery sales venues, or competitions.
First a panel of our members will present examples of criteria used for evaluating items for inclusion. They will show items which have been accepted in such events, as well as discuss some of the factors, other than quality, which might determine inclusion or not. Then we will break into small groups for gentle, guided discussions of items brought in for evaluation.
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Thursday, September 24, 2015, 6:45 pm
Jacques Dufour: The French Connection Jacques DuFour—owner of French Connections in Pittsboro, NC will share his experiences in weaving. He has managed a spinning and weaving operation in West Africa. He will share samples of the cloth and baskets from his personal collection as well a present a treasure trove of information about weaving and fabric dying in the small villages he visited. Finely structured, brightly patterned Kinte cloth, dramatic cloth made by mud-stain dying, amazing tufted mats woven from very fine strands of bark, and stunning colorful useful baskets are just a few of the varied weaving and fiber techniques created by these weavers . Their skills, creativity, and adaptations should evoke new insights and inspire our own work as we gain in our understanding of and connection to this ancient process we share with weavers throughout the world. Weaver's Challenge Due: This September meeting is also the month to share your completed CHALLENGE items the criteria for which were drawn from the four bags --COLOR, FIBER, WEAVE STRUCTURE, and FINISHING --at last December's meeting. If you are new to the Triangle Weavers, you will marvel at how the weavers adapt and create the most amazing items from those randomly selected directions and you can look forward to participating in the 2016 CHALLENGE. if you are long term member maybe you will be inspired to reach into those bags this coming year. It is a fun, purposeful way to stretch self-imposed boundaries , explore new processes, and maybe even find a new path in your craft by expanding what your Challenge challenged you to learn. |
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Thursday, August 27, 2015, 7 pm
Welcome Back, Big Show and Tell! Are you busy weaving, felting, or spinning making handcrafted holiday gifts? Are you making beautiful new items for your home decor ? Have you made something beautiful to wear? Do you have some wonderful new pieces ready for the next Guild Sale or Gallery Show? Have you traveled to other lands and collected handwoven items,or other types of fiber arts, made by the local artists? Did you attend conference or take a class dedicated to weaving or acquiring new fiber arts skills? Bring finished items you have made. Pack up some of your travel treasures Choose some photos /brochures about or share items completed in the classes or conferences. WE WANT TO SEE IT ALL ! We will have tables set up for each category of sharing and time for questions and answers after the big Show & Tell. |
Marion Flint's loom getting prepped for an outing to the MAFA (Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association) Conference in July. Come to the August Meeting to see what this beauty becomes...
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The Program: Scarf Tying... With a Twist
Presenter: Debbie Suchoff
The scarf is our most versatile accessory. Aside from adding color, texture and personality, a scarf can be turned into a head covering, sarong, belt, halter top, necklace, purse, bib and more. Join Debbie Suchoff for a fun evening filled with twists and turns. Learn some fresh/outside of the box ways to transform your favorite scarves.May 28, 2015
Spring Fling : A Program and a Challenge
This is an audience participation program! Bring some scarves from home: handwoven scarves and shawls, lightweight silk scarves 8"x64", 36/38" square, maybe a pashmina shawl.
Debbie Suchoff has done creative work most of her life. She has designed jewelry for over 25 years and is passionate about clothing and accessories. Fashion Savvy is Deb’s consulting business. She takes great pleasure in helping women connect with their unique style.
The Challenge: The Beast in a Bag
The BEAST: Select some yarns from your stash that you
The BAG: Put the yarns in a plain brown bag & put your name in the bag
Exchange Beasts at the May meeting
You must weave something with the Beast you receive by May 2016
to return to the Giver (with the option to weave two things and keep one).
Presenter: Debbie Suchoff
The scarf is our most versatile accessory. Aside from adding color, texture and personality, a scarf can be turned into a head covering, sarong, belt, halter top, necklace, purse, bib and more. Join Debbie Suchoff for a fun evening filled with twists and turns. Learn some fresh/outside of the box ways to transform your favorite scarves.May 28, 2015
Spring Fling : A Program and a Challenge
This is an audience participation program! Bring some scarves from home: handwoven scarves and shawls, lightweight silk scarves 8"x64", 36/38" square, maybe a pashmina shawl.
Debbie Suchoff has done creative work most of her life. She has designed jewelry for over 25 years and is passionate about clothing and accessories. Fashion Savvy is Deb’s consulting business. She takes great pleasure in helping women connect with their unique style.
The Challenge: The Beast in a Bag
The BEAST: Select some yarns from your stash that you
- don’t like
- don’t think go together
- don’t want to use, and/or
- don’t know what to do with
The BAG: Put the yarns in a plain brown bag & put your name in the bag
Exchange Beasts at the May meeting
You must weave something with the Beast you receive by May 2016
to return to the Giver (with the option to weave two things and keep one).
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April 23, 2015
Linda E. Hardison – A Passion for Coverlets Linda Hardison will present an overview of North American coverlets with particular emphasis on her research and documentation of old geometric coverlets. A weaving class the summer after high school graduation began her lifelong fiber art interest. It was only later that she found out that her great-grandmother had also been a weaver and spinner. During her youth, she had put aside her loom and wheel (which Linda has) to knit socks and small pieces of lace. Over the years she added spinning, knitting and dyeing to her weaving skills. Collectively they enable her to realize her creative ideas and pursue many fascinating fiber projects. Her particular interest is historical/traditional weaving with an emphasis on hand woven bed covering, often referred to as coverlets. From spring to fall, she weaves regularly at the Bryant House Historical Museum in Moore County. Linda has been a member of Triangle Weavers for six years. She is also a member of Handweavers Guild of America, Complex Weavers, and the Sandhillls Handweavers Guild. |
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Friday, March 27, 2015
Daryl Lancaster -- Parallel Threads That Parallel Life Daryl Lancaster, artist, teacher, hand-weaver, writer, and professional dressmaker/designer with over 40 years experience will be discussing her views and her perspective on hand-woven clothing, recycled experiences and the creative process. Daryl will talk about her adventurous journey over the years with hand-woven clothing showing images and samples of her fabrics and garments. *Please Note – This meeting is on the Friday prior to the weekend workshop given by Daryl Lancaster. |
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January 22, 2015
Round Robin: Learning from Each Other
The TWG January meeting has come to be known as the "round robin" where members share their expertise on various topics. This year we will have four topics and members can pick two 30 minute sessions. You don't want to miss this opportunity to learn and share with fellow members!
The 4 sessions will be:
Round Robin: Learning from Each Other
The TWG January meeting has come to be known as the "round robin" where members share their expertise on various topics. This year we will have four topics and members can pick two 30 minute sessions. You don't want to miss this opportunity to learn and share with fellow members!
The 4 sessions will be:
- Wet Finishing with Jackie Heller
- Warping Front to Back vs Back to Front with Leslie Killeen & Pattie Lamb
- A Taste of Tapestry with Mary Kircher
- Finishing Techniques with Sally Kahler and Jean Johnson
December 4, 2014, 6:30 pm
Holiday Party
Enjoy a potluck meal, bring a fiber gift to exchange if desired, and participate as seller and/or shopper in our annual Weaver to Weaver Sale, while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting where we will draw cards for our Weaving Challenge for 2015.
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy your the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community: preemie hats and bassinet blankets for the hospital, Linus Blankets for children with cancer, and hats, scarves and mittens for children (and parents) at the Women's Shelter. The items for children should be made with machine-washable yarns and bright colors. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Holiday Party
Enjoy a potluck meal, bring a fiber gift to exchange if desired, and participate as seller and/or shopper in our annual Weaver to Weaver Sale, while visiting with fellow weavers in a casual setting where we will draw cards for our Weaving Challenge for 2015.
This is the most relaxed and casual meeting of the year - truly a social event. Participate in all of the activities or just come to eat and talk and enjoy your the company of your fellow weavers.
Contributions for various charities will also be accepted at this meeting to share with members of our community: preemie hats and bassinet blankets for the hospital, Linus Blankets for children with cancer, and hats, scarves and mittens for children (and parents) at the Women's Shelter. The items for children should be made with machine-washable yarns and bright colors. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
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October 23, 2014
Textile Trails through Southeast Asia: How I Learned About Weaving Through the Eyes of a Traveler Presenter: Mary Ann Kluger Triangle Guild member Mary Anne is a relatively new weaver who has traveled to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Bali as well as China and Japan collecting textiles and stories all along the way. As she traveled she trekked and visited weaving villages and met weavers, documenting her visits with photos and textiles. She learned about how weavers in Myanmar are weaving with lotus stems and are still using the complex 100 shuttle weave or how Lao, Thai and Vietnamese women form formal and informal coops for economic sustainability for themselves and their families. Mary Anne will share photos, videos and textiles in a colorful and informative program. Mary Anne Kluger is a member of the Triangle Weavers Guild. Her focus is on experimenting with and using as much color in handwoven scarves as she possibility can! She began her career as a reporter for a small newspaper. After discovering that journalists work long, hard hours for no pay she moved into advertising in the media department for McKinney & Silver and then as media director for Howard & Taylor. She also served as the in-house ad manager for two other Triangle area companies. She now works with her husband (as little as possible), gardens, weaves and travels as much as possible. |
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September 25, 2014
Website and Social Media Review & Making a Repair Heddle
Presenters: Pattie Lamb, Leslie Fesperman & Janice Kohl
Over the summer, a new Triangle Weavers Guild website was born! Take a tour of the beautiful new website with Pattie. Check out the revised content that you are already familiar with. And take a gander at lots of new functionality including a beautiful Artist Gallery, new improved Resource pages, a feature rich Members Only section with online Yearbook, Newsletters, guild program handouts, instructions on how to access all of our Social Media, and much, much more!
Leslie will show us how wonderful the guild Yahoo Group can be for communicating with fellow guild members. If you have been avoiding using this powerful tool, you will want to learn more!
Janice Kohl will demonstrate how to make repair heddles ahead of time, before you actually need one. That way, when that threading mistake happens, you will be ready with what you need to fix it. You will just have to remember where you put it.
Website and Social Media Review & Making a Repair Heddle
Presenters: Pattie Lamb, Leslie Fesperman & Janice Kohl
Over the summer, a new Triangle Weavers Guild website was born! Take a tour of the beautiful new website with Pattie. Check out the revised content that you are already familiar with. And take a gander at lots of new functionality including a beautiful Artist Gallery, new improved Resource pages, a feature rich Members Only section with online Yearbook, Newsletters, guild program handouts, instructions on how to access all of our Social Media, and much, much more!
Leslie will show us how wonderful the guild Yahoo Group can be for communicating with fellow guild members. If you have been avoiding using this powerful tool, you will want to learn more!
Janice Kohl will demonstrate how to make repair heddles ahead of time, before you actually need one. That way, when that threading mistake happens, you will be ready with what you need to fix it. You will just have to remember where you put it.
August 28, 2014
Welcome Back, It's Time to Share!
This will be the kick off meeting for the start of our 2014/2015 year. As in the past, it is our Welcome Back meeting and will include the following:
Show and Tell - Bring the items you have woven over the summer to inspire your fellow weavers. Also, if you attended any classes or had other weaving/textile adventures over the summer we would love to hear about them.
Yard Sale - Bring any yarn or equipment that you would like to sell to your fellow weavers.
Book Sale - Some books from our library will be available for purchase.
It is always fun to see everyone after the summer break and there should be plenty of time for socializing.
Welcome Back, It's Time to Share!
This will be the kick off meeting for the start of our 2014/2015 year. As in the past, it is our Welcome Back meeting and will include the following:
Show and Tell - Bring the items you have woven over the summer to inspire your fellow weavers. Also, if you attended any classes or had other weaving/textile adventures over the summer we would love to hear about them.
Yard Sale - Bring any yarn or equipment that you would like to sell to your fellow weavers.
Book Sale - Some books from our library will be available for purchase.
It is always fun to see everyone after the summer break and there should be plenty of time for socializing.