A 2-day class with Annette Schipf, May 20–21, 2023. In this round-robin workshop, each person threaded their own loom to a “type” of color and weave structure, such as twill, point twill, huck, log cabin, shadow weave, etc. Then everyone wove a sample on each loom. There is a wealth…
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…
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…
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…
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…
WELCOME! 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…
