Upcoming events*Not all events listed are hosted or sponsored by WWG.
January 16 - Handweavers Guild of America, Elizabeth Williamson February 20 – Judy Newland, Navajo Weaving and Culture See below for more details...
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Recurring events
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Due to Covid -19 precautions, all hands-on public events have been cancelled until further notice.
Small interest groups have been meeting outdoors during the summer. As colder weather and Covid has curtailed our small meetings, we have devised a plan. Several small study groups will be meeting at the Jansen Art Center and will follow all Covid protocols. |
There will be a maximum of 5 people per group, and a small fee per person, to cover costs. To meet at the Jansen Center, an annual membership in the Jansen Center is required. Social distancing and masks will be observed at all times. Each meeting is limited to five people. If more than five are interested, a waiting list for a second group will be formed. To register, please contact the coordinator through the Guild email, info@whatcomweaversguild.org.
As of October 2020, the following study groups are scheduled to meet at the Jansen Center:
Eco Dye
Rigid Heddle Weaving
Tapestry Weaving
Mentoring and assistance in warping looms for the Guild 2020 Challenge, VAV Hand towels project, or personal projects is available on a one-on one basis, remotely, or in Bellingham, at a member’s private studio. Contact info@whatcomweaversguild.org with your questions. A phone, email, zoom or in-person appointment will be set up to help you out!
Mary Oates, Education Chair
As of October 2020, the following study groups are scheduled to meet at the Jansen Center:
Eco Dye
Rigid Heddle Weaving
Tapestry Weaving
Mentoring and assistance in warping looms for the Guild 2020 Challenge, VAV Hand towels project, or personal projects is available on a one-on one basis, remotely, or in Bellingham, at a member’s private studio. Contact info@whatcomweaversguild.org with your questions. A phone, email, zoom or in-person appointment will be set up to help you out!
Mary Oates, Education Chair
About Our Upcoming Events
January 16, 2021, Handweavers Guild of America - Executive Director, Elizabeth Williamson
Have you ever attended National Handweavers Convention? Wondered how the Convergence Conferences come to be? Learn about Convergence, the Certificate of Excellence Programs, HGA Publications, the scope of weaver’s guilds throughout North America and beyond, from a representative of the Handweavers Guild of America, in the January 2021 Whatcom Weavers Guild Program.
Since 2015 Elizabeth Williamson has served as Executive Director of the Handweavers Guild of America in Suwanee, Georgia. As Executive Director, Elizabeth has been responsible for leading the board through the development of a strategic plan, consolidating technology platforms for a better customer experience, and nearly doubling the organization’s Convergence® conference attendance.
Meeting starts at 10 am - break 11-11:15,
Program starts 11:15am - 12:30pm.
Zoom link will be sent the week before.
February 20, 2021 – Judy Newland, Navajo Weaving and Culture
Navajo weaving is a mirror of the Social, economic and political history of the Navajo People of the Southwest. Judy Newland, retired faculty in Museum Anthropology at Arizona State University, and director for the ASU Museum of Anthropology, will take take us through an illustrated look at the history, designs, motifs and iconography of Navajo textiles. A weaver, spinner and dyer for over 40 years, Judy has relocated to Whatcom county and is now a member of the Whatcom Weavers Guild.
Meeting starts at 10 am - break 11-11:15,
Program starts 11:15am - 12:30pm.
Zoom link will be sent the week before.
Have you ever attended National Handweavers Convention? Wondered how the Convergence Conferences come to be? Learn about Convergence, the Certificate of Excellence Programs, HGA Publications, the scope of weaver’s guilds throughout North America and beyond, from a representative of the Handweavers Guild of America, in the January 2021 Whatcom Weavers Guild Program.
Since 2015 Elizabeth Williamson has served as Executive Director of the Handweavers Guild of America in Suwanee, Georgia. As Executive Director, Elizabeth has been responsible for leading the board through the development of a strategic plan, consolidating technology platforms for a better customer experience, and nearly doubling the organization’s Convergence® conference attendance.
Meeting starts at 10 am - break 11-11:15,
Program starts 11:15am - 12:30pm.
Zoom link will be sent the week before.
February 20, 2021 – Judy Newland, Navajo Weaving and Culture
Navajo weaving is a mirror of the Social, economic and political history of the Navajo People of the Southwest. Judy Newland, retired faculty in Museum Anthropology at Arizona State University, and director for the ASU Museum of Anthropology, will take take us through an illustrated look at the history, designs, motifs and iconography of Navajo textiles. A weaver, spinner and dyer for over 40 years, Judy has relocated to Whatcom county and is now a member of the Whatcom Weavers Guild.
Meeting starts at 10 am - break 11-11:15,
Program starts 11:15am - 12:30pm.
Zoom link will be sent the week before.