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Meetings
Whatcom Weavers Guild meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of the month, at St. James Presbyterian Church, 910 - 14th Street, Bellingham, Washington. Enter through the west side at the lower level. Parking is available in the church parking lot and on the street. Meetings are open to all members and visitors are welcome.
Monthly meeting schedule may be changed to accomodate special events or Field Trip programs. Unless noted, meetings will start at 10:00am and continue until 2:00pm, with a short break for brown-bag lunch. Hot water for coffee and tea is provided. Interest groups are welcome to stay after the 2:00pm meeting. These will be groups that are structured by the participants. Ideas for groups might be basket weaving, felting, band or inkle weaving, dyeing, beginning weaving, weaving for garments or ??? If you're interested, stay after 2:00pm and find your Muse! Special programs may be scheduled differently. Please refer to the schedule below for times and program topics.
The meeting will include a program, a business meeting and a "show and tell" of items newly created by guild members. Programs are developed to interest weavers and all fiber artists alike. Programs such as lectures, slide presentations and hands-on-learning activities bring members together to discover (or re-discover) interesting techniques and approaches, all to inspire creativity.
Monthly meeting schedule may be changed to accomodate special events or Field Trip programs. Unless noted, meetings will start at 10:00am and continue until 2:00pm, with a short break for brown-bag lunch. Hot water for coffee and tea is provided. Interest groups are welcome to stay after the 2:00pm meeting. These will be groups that are structured by the participants. Ideas for groups might be basket weaving, felting, band or inkle weaving, dyeing, beginning weaving, weaving for garments or ??? If you're interested, stay after 2:00pm and find your Muse! Special programs may be scheduled differently. Please refer to the schedule below for times and program topics.
The meeting will include a program, a business meeting and a "show and tell" of items newly created by guild members. Programs are developed to interest weavers and all fiber artists alike. Programs such as lectures, slide presentations and hands-on-learning activities bring members together to discover (or re-discover) interesting techniques and approaches, all to inspire creativity.
2020 Meeting Schedule and Program Calendar
(See Events Page for more Textile related events in Bellingham and Beyond!)
January 18, 2020 – Textile Touring in India with Marilyn Olsen and Sheri Ward
February 15, 2020 – The Bellingham Tapestry Project with Renee Sherrer of Social Fabric
Renee will discuss the Bellingham Tapestry Project, which features historical photographs transferred onto linen twill via a cyanotype process. She plans to display these tapestries locally, perhaps at City Hall, the Whatcom Museum and other venues which value Bellingham’s history.
March 21, 2020 – Wrapped in History with Linda Gettmann
A review of historical weaving from one of the participants in ANWG’s project “Wrapped in History.”
April 18, 2020 – Double Weave on Warp-Weighted Looms with Kay Larsen
This will be a slide presentation on the use of traditional Viking warp-weighted looms to produce double woven coverlets. The presentation will be accompanied by woven samples and a warp-weighted loom for demonstration.
February 15, 2020 – The Bellingham Tapestry Project with Renee Sherrer of Social Fabric
Renee will discuss the Bellingham Tapestry Project, which features historical photographs transferred onto linen twill via a cyanotype process. She plans to display these tapestries locally, perhaps at City Hall, the Whatcom Museum and other venues which value Bellingham’s history.
March 21, 2020 – Wrapped in History with Linda Gettmann
A review of historical weaving from one of the participants in ANWG’s project “Wrapped in History.”
April 18, 2020 – Double Weave on Warp-Weighted Looms with Kay Larsen
This will be a slide presentation on the use of traditional Viking warp-weighted looms to produce double woven coverlets. The presentation will be accompanied by woven samples and a warp-weighted loom for demonstration.