Warping Your LoomA Guild Members Workshop March 13, 20271:00 p.m. This workshop will be an informal “weavers helping weavers” event designed as a refresher and skill-building exercise on warping looms. Come prepared to learn, be reminded or share what you know about warping back-to-front, front-to-back, the “Swedish way,” using a trapeze — or a friend…
Guild Fundraising Auction October 10, 20261:30 p.m. Plan to arrive at 12:30 p.m. to have time to view auction items. Public is welcome! Come and join us for an afternoon of magic — the magic of our members’ ready-for-a-new-owner stuff going to a new home — and at the same time, helping the Guild to…
Color Paletteswith Penny LaCroix November 15, 202610:00 a.m. Register by October 31, 2026 (see below)$40.00 members , $60.00 non-membersThis bonus half-day workshop will be held in Colchester, Vermont Penny LaCroix will teach a hands-on workshop designed for all fiber artists who love color, want to understand it more and be more deliberate about their color…
Designing Motifs Using Overshotwith Margery Erickson January 9, 20271:00 p.m. Register by November 3, 2026 (see below)$40.00 members , $60.00 non-members Margery Erickson will teach a 2 hour Zoom class demonstrating how to make motifs using the Overshot weave structure. She will show a range of motifs and provide a glimpse into designing one’s own…
Designing with Plainweavewith Pam Wilson April 10, 20271:00 p.m. Register by February 9, 2027 (see below)$40.00 members, $60.00 non-members Vermont artist, Guild member and White River Craft Center Weaving Studio manager Pam Wilson will offer a beginner-friendly workshop that will explore supplemental weft and warp methods which allow for spontaneous on-loom design, approaching cloth with…
Using Color to Create Pattern with Turned Taquetewith Suzi Ballenger April 24 & 25, 202710:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Register by February 16, 2027 (see below) $270.00 members, $310 non-members Participants must provide their own 4-shaft loom. Guild rental looms may be available. Turned Taqueté offers a perfect opportunity to step into the fun of…
The Whys of SamplingA Members Presentation September 12, 20261:00 p.m. Free Workshop; no registration required. Ever wonder why you should sample? What you could learn from them? Ever wonder what people did with their weaving samples besides squirrel them away in bins, boxes or drawers? Ever wonder if others would find them useful or interesting?…
Richie Wilde Lopez – Duende Textiles April 10, 202710:00 a.m. Richie Wilde Lopez, Duende Textiles, is a self-taught weaver and embroidery artist living and working in Philadelphia. With a background in storytelling and fiction, Richie’s artistic practice weaves narratives of identity, culture and memory into textiles. Drawing from his Puerto Rican roots and queer life…
The Textile Anthropologist March 13, 202710:00 a.m. Sara Temme, who will join us via Zoom, is a textile enthusiast, apparel designer, and environmental anthropologist whose work explores the intersection of material culture, ecology and traditional textile practices. Through teaching, writing and research, she examines how textiles function as cultural material, ecological narrative and social critique,…
Transforming Tools and Weaving Wonderswith Suzi Ballenger February 13, 202710:00 a.m. Suzi Ballenger, a well-known Rhode Island weaver, will offer a Zoom presentation on understanding the equipment weavers use. After all, understanding our tools is the first step to changing and improving the way we use them. She will identify ways of disrupting the fluid…