Upcoming events*Not all events listed are hosted or sponsored by WWG.
Aug 12-17 Wool and Natural Fiber Show
Sept 21 WWG Meeting with Daryl Lancester (held at Jansen Art Center) Oct 23-25 *Eco Dyeing Workshop Oct 26 WWG Meeting with Christine Mauersberger Nov 16 Field trip to Anita Mayer’s studio Dec 21 Felting Fun with Donna Hunter ...see below for details... |
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Recurring eventsThe Moorman Study Group members are now in the phase of weaving their individual pieces. The next meeting will be scheduled in a few months time.
Small loom group meets the first Saturday of each month, at the Bellingham Library, noon-3pm. Spindrifters meet the 2nd Saturday of the month and share with Skagit County. |
August 12-17, 2019 - The Wool Show, at the NW Washington Fair, in Lynden.
Enter your work, demonstrate your craft, volunteer to talk with the public about the traditions and satisfaction of working with fiber. This is an awesome annual outreach event!
September 21, 2019 - Leftovers Again? What To Do With Leftover Handwoven Fabric with Daryl Lancaster
Explore and experience creative ways to use every precious bit of hand-woven scrap. Some techniques require sewing, some a hot glue gun. Some ideas become great garments, some can be sent through the mail!
***PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE OF LOCATION AND TIME! We’ll be meeting at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden, rather than St. James Presbyterian Church. The meeting will start at 11, rather than our usual 10 am.***
Oct 23-25 - Eco Dyeing Workshop
Christine Mauersberger will lead a workshop on Eco Printing at the Jansen Art Center Oct. 23-25. Saturday, Oct. 26 she will give a presentation on Eco Printing, which will be the guild’s October program.
Eco-prints are created by layering wool scarves or paper with local leaves. Then bundled together, tightly bound and boiled in water. This process creates a permanent transfer of pigment from the leaves to the material. Days one and two will be spent eco printing on wool scarves and paper. Day three will be spent hand-stitching on our eco printed scarves and paper.
Christine is known for her hand-stitched work that evokes singular moments in time. She uses the form of the humble stitch as a tool for inward as well as an outward expression of her inner life and as a message to the external world.
Full information about the workshop is posted here.
October 26, 2019 – Eco Printing with Christine Mauersberger
She is internationally known for her hand-stitched work that evokes singular moments in time. Her work ranges in size and media from stitching on found leaves to creating room-sized installations. Christine will share stories of her career in contemporary textile art through the use of the ubiquitous stitch. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME AND PLACE FROM OUR USUAL. The program will be at the Jansen Art Center, starting at noon.
November 16, 2019 – Field trip to Anita Mayer’s studio
Join us for this special outing to Anacortes! It will include visits to Anita Mayer’s studio, the Anacortes Library with its excellent collection of Northwest Art, and wonderful fiber shops in Anacortes. We’ll stop for lunch at the Calico Cupboard. At the end of the day, back to Lynden via bus or Bellingham via car-pool.
December 21, 2019 – Felting Fun with Donna Hunter
Come play, make some felt items – possibly holiday themed – and enjoy time with your fiber friends.
January 18, 2020 – Textile Touring in India with Marilyn Olsen and Sheri Ward
February 15, 2020 – Displaying Textiles, and our Local Cyanotype Tapestry with Renee Sherrer
Renee Sherrer of Bellingham-based Social Fabric will share her insight on displaying and marketing textile art, and also give an update on the Bellingham Tapestry Project. As she envisions it, the tapestry will be a pictorial history of Bellingham produced with cyanotype on linen, and will be displayed locally.
Enter your work, demonstrate your craft, volunteer to talk with the public about the traditions and satisfaction of working with fiber. This is an awesome annual outreach event!
September 21, 2019 - Leftovers Again? What To Do With Leftover Handwoven Fabric with Daryl Lancaster
Explore and experience creative ways to use every precious bit of hand-woven scrap. Some techniques require sewing, some a hot glue gun. Some ideas become great garments, some can be sent through the mail!
***PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE OF LOCATION AND TIME! We’ll be meeting at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden, rather than St. James Presbyterian Church. The meeting will start at 11, rather than our usual 10 am.***
Oct 23-25 - Eco Dyeing Workshop
Christine Mauersberger will lead a workshop on Eco Printing at the Jansen Art Center Oct. 23-25. Saturday, Oct. 26 she will give a presentation on Eco Printing, which will be the guild’s October program.
Eco-prints are created by layering wool scarves or paper with local leaves. Then bundled together, tightly bound and boiled in water. This process creates a permanent transfer of pigment from the leaves to the material. Days one and two will be spent eco printing on wool scarves and paper. Day three will be spent hand-stitching on our eco printed scarves and paper.
Christine is known for her hand-stitched work that evokes singular moments in time. She uses the form of the humble stitch as a tool for inward as well as an outward expression of her inner life and as a message to the external world.
Full information about the workshop is posted here.
October 26, 2019 – Eco Printing with Christine Mauersberger
She is internationally known for her hand-stitched work that evokes singular moments in time. Her work ranges in size and media from stitching on found leaves to creating room-sized installations. Christine will share stories of her career in contemporary textile art through the use of the ubiquitous stitch. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME AND PLACE FROM OUR USUAL. The program will be at the Jansen Art Center, starting at noon.
November 16, 2019 – Field trip to Anita Mayer’s studio
Join us for this special outing to Anacortes! It will include visits to Anita Mayer’s studio, the Anacortes Library with its excellent collection of Northwest Art, and wonderful fiber shops in Anacortes. We’ll stop for lunch at the Calico Cupboard. At the end of the day, back to Lynden via bus or Bellingham via car-pool.
December 21, 2019 – Felting Fun with Donna Hunter
Come play, make some felt items – possibly holiday themed – and enjoy time with your fiber friends.
January 18, 2020 – Textile Touring in India with Marilyn Olsen and Sheri Ward
February 15, 2020 – Displaying Textiles, and our Local Cyanotype Tapestry with Renee Sherrer
Renee Sherrer of Bellingham-based Social Fabric will share her insight on displaying and marketing textile art, and also give an update on the Bellingham Tapestry Project. As she envisions it, the tapestry will be a pictorial history of Bellingham produced with cyanotype on linen, and will be displayed locally.