Program Title: Garden Palettes: Exuberant Design from Glorious Gardens with Cameron Taylor-Brown Color, texture, pattern, balance, proportion - the vocabulary for a well-designed garden is the same as for a composition in fiber. Get excited by photographs of glorious gardens and the design ideas they inspire. Begin by looking at one garden in particular - […]

NOTE:  Due to the presenter being in a different time zone, the time for this meeting is not our usual 2 pm, but instead will start at 6 pm. "Oh, the Things You Can Do With a Rigid Heddle Loom" - Kelly Casanova Kelly is a weaver and teacher from Australia. She loves to share […]

Learn how to make warp-faced plain weave bands on an inkle loom.  Students will make a simple 2-color band about 3/4 inch in width, and approximately 60 inches long. This class will go over the basics: parts of an inkle loom how to make heddles creating a pattern winding the warp onto the loom starting […]

Incorporating Twining into Your Weaving While twining is a stand alone technique that can be used to create rugs and mats, it can also be incorporated into other weaving projects to add color, texture, and structure.  First and foremost, twining is a great way to keep warp threads spaced evenly. During this session, you will […]

Dates: Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Cost: $15 Member $40 Non-Member Location: Glenvar Library, 3917 Daugherty Rd., Salem, VA  24153 Maximum Number of Participants: 10 Registration Deadline: April 15th, 2025 Workshop Level: Advanced Beginner Required Loom: Inkle Lunch: Please bring a snack or lunch Workshop Description:  There are various techniques to weave patterns in inkle weaving.  In this […]

NOTE:  this is one week earlier than our "normal" monthly meeting of second Sunday, due to Mother's Day falling on the second Sunday.  And this is the last meeting of our 2024-2025 guild year.  We start the 2025-2026 year in September. Annual guild "Yard Sale" of fiber related material

Dates: Saturday, May 9, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Cost    $25 Member    $50 Non-Member Location: Shawsville Community Center, 267 Alleghany Spring Rd, Shawsville, VA 24162 Maximum Number of Participants: 6 per session Registration Deadline: April 26, 2025 Workshop Level: Beginner Workshop Description:   Learn the basics of fabric […]

This event is for members only.  More detail about this event is on the library page under Miscellaneous in the Members Only section. This will be an ongoing Zoom meeting, starting June 3, twice monthly on Tuesdays.

"Beginning Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom" Workshop with Instructor Heather Laing Dates: Saturday, June 7, 2025 - 10 am - 4 pm Cost: $20 Member,  $30 non-member Location: Glenvar Library, 3917 Daugherty Rd., Salem, VA  24153 Maximum Number of Participants: 8 Workshop Level: Beginner Required Loom: Rigid Heddle Lunch: Please bring a snack or lunch Workshop Description: Create a scarf using colorful […]

"Basics of Tapestry Weaving" with Instructor Heather Laing Dates: Saturday, July 12, 2025 10 am - 4 pm Cost: $20 Member  $30 non-member (Includes partial year Annual Membership Fee) Location: Glenvar Library, 3917 Daugherty Rd., Salem, VA  24153 Maximum Number of Participants: 10 Workshop Level: Beginner Required Loom: Looms will be provided Lunch: Please bring a snack Workshop Description:   Learn […]

The first meeting of the 2025-2026 guild year.  Program TBA.

Deborah Silver will present a PowerPoint lecture explaining the split-shed weaving process, including how to read a split-shed draft, how to form a split shed on different loom types, and the numerous structures that can be created using a split shed with just four shafts. Deborah will also show examples of her woven art and […]