Upcoming events*Not all events listed are hosted or sponsored by WWG.
May 21 – Jane Stafford about her trips to India June 18 – Show and Tell for the Guild’s Weaving Challenge project! 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...
May 21, 2022 – Jane Stafford about her trips to India
Jane started weaving at 21, purchasing a new Fanny loom with the help of a chattel mortgage on her 1976 Chevette. Before two years had passed, Jane was accepted as an ambitious – though possibly under-qualified – student at the Banff School of
Fine Arts. In another two years, Jane was a teaching assistant at the Banff Centre; after a few more, she was an instructor there. In the years that have followed, Jane has had the great fortune of earning a livelihood based on what she loves most —weaving and sharing her passion for excellence in cloth. Jane has visited India multiple times and will be talking about these visits during her May 21 presentation.
June 18, 2022 – Show and Tell for the Guild’s Weaving Challenge project!
Here is a copy of the information in the October 2021 newsletter on the Challenge Project.
Challenge Guidelines
Jane started weaving at 21, purchasing a new Fanny loom with the help of a chattel mortgage on her 1976 Chevette. Before two years had passed, Jane was accepted as an ambitious – though possibly under-qualified – student at the Banff School of
Fine Arts. In another two years, Jane was a teaching assistant at the Banff Centre; after a few more, she was an instructor there. In the years that have followed, Jane has had the great fortune of earning a livelihood based on what she loves most —weaving and sharing her passion for excellence in cloth. Jane has visited India multiple times and will be talking about these visits during her May 21 presentation.
June 18, 2022 – Show and Tell for the Guild’s Weaving Challenge project!
Here is a copy of the information in the October 2021 newsletter on the Challenge Project.
Challenge Guidelines
- Challenge begins October 2021 and completes with a presentation of finished pieces at the June 2022 Guild meeting.
- Using the Photo above as inspiration, make something in the fiber technique(s) of your choice! It’s that simple.
- Inspiration can be the colors, the textures, the lines. What strikes you about this picture?
- Helpful guidelines for your fiber pieces
- Size – big or little, the sky’s the limit!
- Fiber Technique – there are so many to choose from – felting, knitting weave structures galore - choose whatever you want to play with!
- Project type – anything you want! Towels, tapestries, scarves, garments, socks, bands – we want to see all the ways this picture can be interpreted!
- Have Fun!