Upcoming events*Not all events listed are hosted or sponsored by WWG.
July 17 - Fairhaven Park - Show and Tell August 21 - Fairhaven Park - Speed Dating for Your (first or next) Study Group September 18 - Kris Bruland - Handweaving.net 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
July 17, 2021 - Summer Fun
Come and join us in the Park! Fairhaven Park for a Show and Tell. Bring your own lunch, chair, beverage, and what you have been working on this pandemic season!
August 21, 2021 - More Summer Fun
Fairhaven Park for Study Groups Go Round Find out what study groups are available for the fall using a “speed dating”method!! Get ready for Fall Fun Bring your own lunch, chair, beverage, and be ready to sign up!
Come and join us in the Park! Fairhaven Park for a Show and Tell. Bring your own lunch, chair, beverage, and what you have been working on this pandemic season!
August 21, 2021 - More Summer Fun
Fairhaven Park for Study Groups Go Round Find out what study groups are available for the fall using a “speed dating”method!! Get ready for Fall Fun Bring your own lunch, chair, beverage, and be ready to sign up!
September 18, 2021 - Kris Bruland,Handweaving.net
Handweaving.net is a weaving archive containing thousands of historic and modern weaving drafts as well as digitized versions of old textiles documents produced by Ralph Griswold. As of this writing in early 2019, Handweaving.net is nearly 15 years old and remains ever popular among weavers!
I am Kris Bruland, a software architect living on Whidbey Island, near Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. and the author of this site. My wife helps with Handweaving.net and our kids tolerate it. Weaving is just one of my many interests and it represents a particularly rich subject area when combined with math and computer science, two other things I also enjoy.
Fabric drawdowns naturally incorporate beautiful geometric patterns, and there are quite a few books and papers on textile mathematics related to the expression of threads interleaving to form cloth. Patterns and symmetry are particularly appealing to me and I notice them in nearly everything.
Handweaving.net is a weaving archive containing thousands of historic and modern weaving drafts as well as digitized versions of old textiles documents produced by Ralph Griswold. As of this writing in early 2019, Handweaving.net is nearly 15 years old and remains ever popular among weavers!
I am Kris Bruland, a software architect living on Whidbey Island, near Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. and the author of this site. My wife helps with Handweaving.net and our kids tolerate it. Weaving is just one of my many interests and it represents a particularly rich subject area when combined with math and computer science, two other things I also enjoy.
Fabric drawdowns naturally incorporate beautiful geometric patterns, and there are quite a few books and papers on textile mathematics related to the expression of threads interleaving to form cloth. Patterns and symmetry are particularly appealing to me and I notice them in nearly everything.
October 16, 2021 - Rowen Schussheim - Tapestry
Rowen Schussheim-Anderson has been pushing the boundaries of traditional tapestry weaving for over two decades. Her studies in New York and Arizona put her in touch with both time-honored fine arts and indigenous craft traditions. Cloth in our culture does not bear historical or religious significance, as with many indigenous peoples; nor do we often recognize the power of textiles as clothing for the body and soul. Schussheim-Anderson’s tapestries explore the power of textiles as bearers of meaning—thick, embellished warps tangled and rich enough to hold the meaning and power of messages.
Rowen Schussheim-Anderson has been pushing the boundaries of traditional tapestry weaving for over two decades. Her studies in New York and Arizona put her in touch with both time-honored fine arts and indigenous craft traditions. Cloth in our culture does not bear historical or religious significance, as with many indigenous peoples; nor do we often recognize the power of textiles as clothing for the body and soul. Schussheim-Anderson’s tapestries explore the power of textiles as bearers of meaning—thick, embellished warps tangled and rich enough to hold the meaning and power of messages.
November 20, 2021 - Liz Moncrief - Handweaving Design using a Computer Program
Liz Moncrief Liz and her husband & dog moved to WA from CO in the spring of 2014 after retiring from the US Forest as a Forester and Land Manager. Liz is a frequent Handwoven author for Yarn Labs, project articles and blogs - many of which cover loom mechanics and repairs. She also rehabs 3-4 looms a year and then adopts them out to students. She instructs beginning weaving for Skagit College and tutors individuals, but also offers several more advanced weaving workshops and guild programs. She maintains a studio for teaching and can be found online at Www.aweaversway.com.
Intro to the Marvelous World of Computerized Drafting. This program uses the two major drafting programs available for download onto your own system - Fiberworks and Tempoweave. Both programs offer essentially the same tools, just in a different format. This is designed to be an INTRO to computerized drafting to dazzle the newbies and bring them onboard. Current users will pick up a few tricks, too.ring them onboard. Current users will pick up a few tricks, too.
Liz Moncrief Liz and her husband & dog moved to WA from CO in the spring of 2014 after retiring from the US Forest as a Forester and Land Manager. Liz is a frequent Handwoven author for Yarn Labs, project articles and blogs - many of which cover loom mechanics and repairs. She also rehabs 3-4 looms a year and then adopts them out to students. She instructs beginning weaving for Skagit College and tutors individuals, but also offers several more advanced weaving workshops and guild programs. She maintains a studio for teaching and can be found online at Www.aweaversway.com.
Intro to the Marvelous World of Computerized Drafting. This program uses the two major drafting programs available for download onto your own system - Fiberworks and Tempoweave. Both programs offer essentially the same tools, just in a different format. This is designed to be an INTRO to computerized drafting to dazzle the newbies and bring them onboard. Current users will pick up a few tricks, too.ring them onboard. Current users will pick up a few tricks, too.