Photo by Marilyn MooreThe Seattle Weavers' Guild meets on the fourth Thursday of the month, with exceptions for holidays and the summer break.
Covid 19 Update
The Seattle Weavers' Guild is planning to meet in person for the November meeting. In keeping with State and local Covid guidance, masks and proof of vaccination will be required.
In addition,we will continue to broadcast our meetings via Zoom. Members can find the link on the What's New page of the website. Guests are welcome in person or on Zoom. Please contact president@seattleweaversguild.com for more information.
Meetings are located in Bloedel Hall, behind St. Mark's Cathedral: 1245 10th Ave East, Seattle, WA.
The meeting starts at 10am, followed by "Hot Off the Loom" (members exhibit their latest work), and the morning program. Program speakers typically bring woven samples to accompany their talks, which are displayed on tables in front of the stage. After a lunch break at noon, the afternoon program follows, sometimes a hands-on project.
- 9am - 2pm - Library open (SWG members may check out materials)
- 10am to 12 noon - Business Meeting, "Hot Off the Loom", Morning Program
- 12 noon - Lunch
- 1pm to 2pm - Afternoon program
For more information about Seattle Weavers' Guild Programs, contact programs@seattleweaversguild.com
December 2, 2021
Fine Gelfand
Morning Program: The Noh Coat: A Creative Approach to Limited Materials
Fine Gelfand will discuss creating fabric using shibori dyed paper strips mounted on a background fabric for a single pattern piece coat, including 40 reflective questions posed in her planning.
For those interested in learning more about the Noh Coat and the Noh Coat Challenge for the 2023 ANWG Conference, more information can be found here.
Fine Gelfand
Website: http://www.hueanddyetextiles.comAs a child in Germany I taught myself to embroider and ever since I have been irretrievably enmeshed in textiles. I was introduced to basic weaving in high school but didn't own a rigid heddle loom until after I got married and moved to the US in 1967. I immediately wove fabric for a coat and skirt and found that I had to teach myself to sew. I was a weaver for a long time but since I received my certificate in Textile Decoration from the City & Guilds of London program in 2004 I am primarily a surface designer and delight in creating unique garments, millinery, accessories and art for the wall. I think my talent lies in conjuring new relationships between diverse materials and techniques; perpetually asking: What if...? Inspired by the overwhelming beauty in nature my work continues to be propelled by a lifelong passion for texture and color in all its forms.
Tara Hernandez
Afternoon Program: Woven Paper Stars
Learn to create beautiful woven stars. We will be using paper, but these can be made from a variety of materials, examples will be shown. Have fun discovering variations!
List of supplies needed or suggested:
Needed:
Students should have scissors for paper (I'll have a few available in case people forget)
Helpful:
Your favorite paper glue. I'll have glue sticks
Interested students can also bring:
Paper to make into second star. Best is slightly thick/rigid - in my image, the top right is a brown grocery bag, the red is handmade paper, the pastel blue and pink is origami paper. Calendar pages work well, magazine covers, etc. Fabric needs to be stiffened, so not a good idea for this time, but I'll cover thoughts on that in class.
Paper cutter tool for making strips (I'll have a few. I'll also have assorted paper cut into strips already, and some available to be cut.)
If you are participating via Zoom, here is the complete supply list:
● (12) paper strips, each 1/4'' x 6'' --
Best will be slightly thicker/rigid paper, like calendar pages, magazine covers, cardstock, old greeting cards
● Glue stick or other glue appropriate for paper --
if using liquid glue like Elmers, a toothpick is a good idea so you can apply a small thin amount which will dry quickly
● Scissors for paper
● (10) Small clips (sewing clips, clothes pins, paper clips, or similar)
● Pencil
● Additional paper strips for experimenting with a second star should time allow - strips should be between 6-12'' long, and 1/8-1/2''wide
For diagrams of the star, please click here
Tara Hernandez
Tara has been teaching fiber related crafts, both formally and informally, for over two decades. She has a compulsive need to learn all the things, and pass along what she has learned. Her life is full of birds, dogs, fiber, and fun!
Past Programs
| September | Kris Bruland | Morning | Handweaving.net: A Treasury of Weaving Drafts and More |
| Afternoon | Guild discussion of SWG sale issues | ||
| October | Elizabeth Williamson | Morning | Handweavers' Guild of America: A weaver's resource |
| September | Syne Mitchell | Morning | Inventive Weaving: big ideas, little loom + science! Part I |
| Afternoon | Inventive Weaving: big ideas, little loom + science! Part II | ||
| October | Linda Kubik | Morning | Sewing Handwoven Fabric |
| December | Marilyn Romatka | Morning | Uzbek Ikat: The Personal Saga of an Exceptional Cloth |
| Afternoon | The Handicrafts of Gujarat | ||
| January | Marg Coe | Morning | Double Weave |
| Afternoon | Deflected Double Weave | ||
| February | Jennifer Moore | Morning | Mathematical Design: Geometry in Textiles |
| Afternoon | Chromatic Fantasy: Music, Mathematics and Magic in Doubleweave | ||
| March | Sally Eyring | Morning | Loom Interventions - Making That Loom Work For You |
| Afternoon | Loom Interventions--Part II | ||
| April | Susan Balascio | Morning | Oh, So Fine!-The Exciting World of Fine Threads |
| May | Denise Kovnat | Morning | Dorset Buttons: A Heritage Craft |
| Afternoon | Echo and Jin: The Possibilities of Extended Parallel Threading | ||
| September | Judith Mackenzie | Morning | Repairing the King's Carpet |
| Afternoon | Fibers and Cloth from First Nation Weavers and Spinners | ||
| October | Joan Ruane | Morning | Cotton from the Field to your Loom |
| November | Susan Weltman | Morning | Weave a Real Peace |
| Afternoon | Finger-Loop Braiding with Marilyn Romatka | ||
| January | Linda Hartshorn | Morning | Color Fundamentals for Fiber Artists |
| Afternoon | Textile Tour of Guatemala | ||
| February | Laura Viada | Morning | Southeast Asia - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore |
| Afternoon | Sweden | ||
| March | Program cancelled because of Covid 19 | ||
| April | Program cancelled because of Covid 19 | ||
| May | Program cancelled because of Covid 19 | ||
| September | Maren Beck and Josh Hirschstein | Morning | Traditional Silk Weaving in Hill Tribe Laos |
| Afternoon | Above the Fray Trunk Show | ||
| October | Sandra Swarbrick | Morning | Weaving Traditions in the Peruvian Highlands | November | Marilyn and Rainer Romatka | Morning | Interlacements: Threads and Lives |
| Afternoon | Interlacements: Threads and Lives--continued | ||
| January | Janet Dawson | Morning | Weaving Traditions of Turkey |
| Afternoon | Overshot on Four or More | February | Sarah Saulson | Morning | Window into Weaving: My Life as a Weaver | Afternoon | Handmade Cloth: Exploring Ritual |
| March | Joanne Hall | Morning | Swedish Weaving: The Weavers and Their Weaves |
| Afternoon | The Vavstuga and the Swedish Loom | ||
| April | Wendy Garrity | Morning | Kushutara: Weaving My Way Across Bhutan | Afternoon | Kushutara: Single-faced Brocaded Techniques |
| May | Karen Donde | Morning | Spice Up Your Recipe Weaving: Project Design Tips |
| Afternoon | Go BIG with Color-and-Weave Effects | ||
September |
Rosalie Neilson | Morning | The Power of Blocks |
| Afternoon | Kumihimo - From Defense to Decoration | ||
| October | Teresa Ruch | Morning | Inspiration From Commercial Textiles |
| November | Children's Hospital Volunteers | Morning | Vintage Fashion Show: The History of American Fashion as Represented by the Nation's First Ladies | Afternoon | Vintage Hat Show |
| January | Pat Spark | Morning | Pat Spark - Growth of a Feltmaker |
| Afternoon | Felt-Understand and Manipulate the Basics for Creative Design | ||
| February | Jannie Taylor | Morning | Echoes and Iridescence: Designing Rainbows |
| Afternoon | Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Tied Weaves, But Were Afraid to Ask | ||
| March | Sarah Fortin | Morning | The Design Process - From Inspiration to Finished Project |
| Afternoon | Shadow Weave in Polychrome | April | Kris Abshire | Morning | Esoteric Cloth | Afternoon | Plaid Llama Sale |
| May | Ruby Leslie | Morning | Lost in Translation...or Why Color Theories Don't Guarantee Good Cloth--Part 1 |
| Afternoon | Lost in Translation...or Why Color Theories Don't Guarantee Good Cloth--Part 2 | ||
| Summer | Amy Green | Felted Animals |
2016 - 2017
September |
Jane Stafford | Morning | Jane's Big Adventure to India |
| Afternoon | Jane's Big Adventure to Africa | ||
| October | Marilyn Moore | Morning | Wire as Fiber: Where Inspiration Meets Technique, Color, Form and Texture |
| December | Robyn Spady | Morning | Couture Passementerie Through the Eyes of a Fiber Artist |
| Afternoon | How to Create Couture Braids | ||
| January | Kelly Marshall | Morning | Weaving by Design |
| Afternoon | Designing in Rep | ||
| February | Kathrin Weber | Morning | Seeing Color in Everything |
| Afternoon | From Thread to Fabric | ||
| March | Anastasia Azure | Morning | Dimensional Double-Cloth |
| Afternoon | Weaving with Fishing Line | ||
| April | Barbara Herbster | Morning | Understanding Supplementary Warp: Creating and Developing Designs for Handwoven Cloth |
| Afternoon | LENO Yesterday's Design, Today's Application | ||
| May | Elizabeth Buckley | Morning | From Idea to Woven Form |
| Afternoon | The Element of Light in Tapestry | ||
| Summer | Kathleen Carpenter | Locker Hooking |
2015 - 2016
September |
Sarah H. Jackson | Morning | One Thread at a Time; A Weaver's Journey |
| Afternoon | Sample is Not a Four-Letter Word! | ||
| October | Anita Osterhaug | Morning | Weaving in the Digital Age |
| December | Melanie Burgess | Morning | The Art of Costume Design and Fabric Modification |
| Marcy Johnson | Afternoon | Wheat Ornaments | |
| January | Giovanna Imperia | Morning | Weaving with Unusual Materials |
| Afternoon | Braiding with Wire | ||
| February | Jette Vandermeiden | Morning | The Noble Napkin |
| Afternoon | Blocks and Profiles | ||
| March | JoAnn Bachelder | Morning | Towels: Transcending Tradition |
| Afternoon | Transcending Tradition continued | ||
| April | Sandra Swarbrick | Morning | John Landes Sample Project |
| Afternoon | Plaid Llama Sale | ||
| May | Inge Dam | Morning | Fashion Show |
| Afternoon | Threading and Turning Defined Patterns | ||
| Summer | Kathleen M Hewitt with Barbara B. Suess | Temari - Long Live the Chrysanthemum! |
2014 - 2015
September |
Elaine Palmer | Morning | The Making of ‘Interlaced’ |
| Afternoon | Photographing and Styling Handwovens | ||
| October | Polly Adams Sutton | Morning | Sardinian Basketry |
| December | Jan Paul | Morning | The Art of Japanese Paper Weaving |
| Marilyn Romatka | Afternoon | Baumschmuck ‘Tree Jewelry’ | |
| January | Madelyn van der Hoogt | Morning | On the Shoulders of Giants |
| Afternoon | Tips and Tricks for Weavers | ||
| February | Tien Chiu | Morning | Evolving Designs |
| Afternoon | Wedding Adventures | ||
| March | Dianne Totten | Morning | Cone to Clothing |
| Afternoon | Commenting on Crimp | ||
| April | Daryl Lancaster | Morning | Parallel Threads that Parallel Life |
| Afternoon | Color and Inspiration | ||
| May | John Marshall | Morning | Dealing with What's Been Dealt |
| Afternoon | Treasure and More Treasures: John Marshall Trunk Show | ||
| Summer | Flora Carlile Kovacs | Make a Felted Pouch |