HWGNRV Presents "Accessing Online Weaving Drafts and Software and Their Usage" with Instructors Pat Tracy and Judy Wills Dates: Saturday, February 24, 2024, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cost $10 Member Location: Glenvar Library, 3917 Daugherty Rd, Salem, VA 24153 Maximum Number of Participants: 15 Workshop Level: Beginner Workshop Description:  An overview of purchasing weaving drafts online […]

Take a virtual fiber-oriented trip to Japan, with Daryl Lancaster!  Daryl will present slides and info about her trip to Japan with a fiber group, sponsored by Red Stone Glen. This is a Zoom meeting.

Weaving for the Future Cooperative  The Maya weavers who live in the DC metropolitan area have come together to continue their weaving tradition on the back strap loom, share it with the public, teach their children, and create beautiful items for sale to enable a sustainable cooperative. Cooperativa Tejiendo Para El Futuro is an initiative […]

Business Meeting, What Did You Weave This Summer?, Round Robin Discussions (Programs, Workshops, and Outreach)

Come see a fun use for all those thrums!  You will see how to create a small bird.  The heavier weight thrums are best for this program.

Panel discussion by members discussing online classes they’ve taken.

Holiday Party, gift exchange, weaving paper Swedish hearts (Joan W).

We will be making items for the goody bags at MAFA at this meeting.  More information will be in the December meeting minutes and also the January newsletter.  The previously scheduled movie will be moved to another meeting. NOTE:  This month’s meeting will be in the Community room of the Meadowbrook Library (the building on […]

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 […]