Helena Spinners’ and Weavers’ Guild, Inc. is dedicated to promoting interest and skills in hand weaving and hand spinning among the guild members and community.
- Rigid Heddle Weaving with Joanne Hall
Weaving on a rigid heddle loom is fun and easy. The looms are small and portable and your pattern can be as simple or as complicated as you like. Participants in Joanne’s February 18–19, 2023, class enjoyed learning about color, design, and texture with some easy-to-learn techniques. Also discussed were… - Mournin’ Max Overshot Challenge Workshop
In celebration of 100 years of distance-learning in weaving, this overshot challenge has been based on a lesson from Mary Meigs Shuttle Craft Guild Lessons, in which she requests her students to weave a sampler in overshot for her to review. To facilitate this challenge, weaver Elizabeth Tritthart has developed… - Congratulations, Dawn!
Helena Spinners’ and Weavers’ Guild is proud to announce that Guild member Dawn Ahlert is a 2022 recipient of the Certificate of Excellence (COE) in Handweaving, Level 2, from the The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. Dawn began experimenting with fiber arts at a young age, and her passion for learning has… - Thank you for making the MAWS 2022 Conference a success!
To all the registrants of the 2022 MAWS Conference, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for coming! It was wonderful to see old friends again and meet new ones. Some wonderful projects have emerged as the result of the Conference classes. Don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for the… - MAWS 2022: Tuesday June 21–Sunday June 26WELCOME! WELCOME!! WELCOME!!! The time has come for another fabulous, informative, stimulating Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners (MAWS) conference loaded with opportunities at every level for learning, laughter, and fun. Come, feed your creative hunger, nourish your intellectual curiosity, indulge your fiber fantasies, and nurture friendships, old and new. On…
- Stay at home & learn more about your countermarch loom
Email class with Joanne Hall The countermarch loom is your friend. The countermarch is actually a very simple way to tie up loom shafts, lamms, and treadles. In this class, we will dispel any thoughts of difficulty with how the countermarch works. Instruction will be by email with attachments and…