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Where: Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, (919) 968-2070
When: 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm, monthly between August and May, usually on the 4th Thursday evening with a couple of exceptions. Meeting schedule as follows:
Come early to socialize.. A brief business meeting and a Show & Tell precedes the evening program. Each program is designed to educate, inspire and create interest in weaving and fiber related topics. The public is welcome to attend. Meetings will be cancelled if the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools are closed due to bad weather.. Listen to WUNC Radio (91.5 FM) or call a board member if in doubt. |
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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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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! |
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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, 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, 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:
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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. |
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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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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. |
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