2009 - 2010 Theme of the Year: "Influences"
Whatcom Weavers Guild meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month, September through June. Meetings are open to all members and visitors are welcome. Following a social time and a brief "show and tell" of newly created items by Guild members, a quick business meeting is held before the evening's program begins.
Meeting 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 tricks, techniques, histories, and everything else under the sun to help stimulate a creative spark. Often times programs are geared around a specific workshop scheduled for guild members allowing for the group as a whole to learn from visiting fiber artists.
Dates: Second Wednesday of the month, September through June.
Times: 6:30p Social Time,
7:00p Show and Tell of items "hot off the loom" and a short business meeting.
7:30p Shcheduled Program (meetings typically end between 8:30-9:00p.
Location: St. James Presbyterian Church, 910 - 14th Street, Bellingham, Washington -- enter through the west side of the lower level. Parking is available in the church parking lot and on the street.
2009-2010 Program Schedule
September - Rebecca Roush - Seattle bead artist
October- Ruth Jones - Vancouver, BC tapestry artist
November- Kim Werker - author of Interweave Press 'Crocheted Gifts' (there will be a book signing too!)
December- 'Yarn Bombing' authors Mandy Moore & Leanne Prain (there will be a book signing too!)
January- Al Currier will present the history of Barber's Hand Weaving and its' roots in our community.
February- Presentation of different weave types by current guild members
March- Linda Rees - Oregon based tapestry artist ( and former WWG member!)
April- Toby Smith - Fiber arts, travels, and their influences.
May- Sarah Swett - Tapestry Weaving lecture in conjunction with her workshop.
June -"Influences" Show and Tell along with our own Annual Stash Sale
Focus Groups
In addition to regular full-membership meetings, small focus groups meet from time to time. The Daytime Weavers focus group meets year round on the first Thursday of every month from 10a-1:30p in a member's home. Contact info@whatcomweaversguild.org for the next meeting location or view the most recent guild newsletter.