Monthly Meetings September – June (usually) at:
Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane – Thoreau Room
4340 West Whistalks Way, Spokane
NEXT MEETING:
March 8 at the
WSU Cooperative Extension Office
222 N Havana St, Spokane
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
“I’ll Never Do That Again”
Lessons we learn
from Epic Challenges
Workshop
Bead Weaving: Basics and Beyond
Saturday, May 2 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
222 N Havana St, Spokane
$55, plus $25 materials fee
Learn to design your pattern, build and warp the loom, create a basic woven band, and then explore additional design options. Finishing techniques will be demonstrated.
Very simple tools, beautiful materials, and basic techniques make this accessible for many ages.
Includes complete plans for building your own loom and supplies for two samples and one finished bracelet.
Materials fee ($25) includes:
- instruction and design handouts
- beads and materials for two basic bracelets of seed beads
- beads and materials for one additional advanced bracelet of various beads with clasp
No experience needed
The Instructor:
The author of You Can Weave! Projects for Young Weavers, Kathy Monaghan has taught weaving at every level for 35+ years. She loves sharing techniques and inspiration with students, particularly with beginners. Kathy excels at breaking down complex tasks into easy-to-understand steps to ensure beginners’ success and she never tires of seeing students master new skills.
Board of Director’s Meeting
March 29 from 2:00 to 4:30
Location to be announced.
A monthly program and meeting, study groups and more. See what’s happening at the Spokane Handweavers’ Guild: Upcoming Guild Meetings & Other SHG Events
Spokane Handweavers’ Guild is nonprofit, membership-driven organization for handweavers, spinners, basket-makers and others who engage in textile arts. Activities include:
- Monthly guild meetings are typically held on the second Sunday afternoon of each month beginning at 1:30 PM.
- Monthly meetings offer a variety of programs on topics such as handweaving, felting, spinning, basket-making, and a variety of other subjects connected to the fiber arts. Meetings are informal, relaxed events where all skill levels can learn, participate and enjoy.
- Study groups, which are small groups of individuals who choose to focus on particular areas of interest.
- Maintenance of an extensive library of books, magazines, videos and equipment for the use of Guild members.
- Intensive, two- or three-day workshops with both local and internationally-known fiber arts instructors. Workshops are offered at least twice each year to Guild members and on a space-available basis to the public.
We welcome you to attend our meetings and get to know us! Or, go ahead and become a member now. Learn more on the Membership page, including how to join online.
Find information about all upcoming meetings and events on the Upcoming Events page.
Looking to buy or sell weaving equipment? Check out the classifieds at the Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds.
NEW!!
Are you stuck? Do you need help on a project? Take advantage of a new guild service, the Consulting Weaver. Contact information is in the Members Only section, and if you’ve forgotten the password, email president@spokaneweavers.org.