September 2023 Newsletter

Greetings Guildmates and welcome to the 2023-2024 year of textile fun!

Whatcom Weavers Guild is entering its 53rd year as a guild of textile makers/creators/aficionados and we are going strong! Our membership continues to grow (over 100 this year!) and includes folks from our corner of WA as well as neighbors from Canada and those who live afar but stay connected through the internet. You will be receiving our yearly membership packet soon and I hope you take the time to peruse, appreciate and make use of the wealth of resources within our guild.

This richness will be on display right away, at the Quilt and Fiber Arts Show on September 15 & 16 in Ferndale. The guild will be displaying an array of our members' work and demonstrating weaving and spinning as well as selling items made by members. Stop for a chance to see what I think of as show-and-tell on steroids. We may still be looking for volunteers to help in the booth, send an email to [email protected] if you'd like to help out.

Helping out is a great way to get involved in the guild and to get to know people. I've only been in the area for 2 years and was pretty reluctant when I was approached to join the board; I felt I was too new to the guild to take on a leadership role. But Carol and Sharon are pretty persuasive and pointed out that it would be a great way to connect with people and settle into the community. I'm here to report that they are right, and my life is so much richer for friendships and knowledge I have gained. After the isolation of the last several years, participating in our group is a great way to stretch out again and re-connect, especially with others who share a passion for textiles.

So I encourage you, maybe even challenge you, to make this the year that you participate in the guild and spend time with other members to share and inspire each other. Come to meetings, chat each other up, work side by side on guild projects like the Little Looms day at the library. Our guild is rich with the experiences and inspiration of many, and we have many ways to share that with each other so take advantage of the opportunities to connect that come with guild membership. 

I look forward to seeing you at our first meeting of the year on October 21. 


​LeslieAnn Bestor
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To see details about our upcoming meetings and events please click here.
To see who our board members are please click here.
To browse through our "Resources" page please click here.

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