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October 18, 2024online
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October 24, 2024Inventories must be entered by 10-24-2024 at midnight
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October 28, 2024Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO
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October 28, 2024 9:00 AMZoom
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October 29, 2024 6:00 PMBoulder County Fairgrounds
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November 02, 2024 9:30 AMGoodhue Farmhouse
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HGB Fiber Art Show & Sale |
 Welcome to one of Colorado's premier art and craft celebrations! October 30 - November 3, 2024 | Daily 10-6 | Sunday 10-3
• Upcoming Events - keep up with important Show & Sale dates and deadlines Participation in the Show & Sale is a benefit of membership in the Handweavers Guild of Boulder. Paid membership required by Sept. 10, 2024 to participate in the 2024 Show & Sale. |
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October Program - Rhiannon Alpers |
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In-Person MeetingsRhiannon Alpers has been working with native plants in her handmade paper and paper sculptures for over twenty years. Join us as she takes us on a captivating journey, delving into the experiments, collaborations, exhibitions, artist books, and community projects that have fueled her passion for fiber arts. Learn about the process and the element of discovery that each batch and site location brings to the finished paper. This is an exploration not just of art, but of the connection between humans and the natural world, where each sheet of paper tells a story of transformation and the ever-changing world around us.Evening Meeting Presentation: Fieldwork: Artist Books and Early Women NaturalistsJoin Rhiannon Alpers as she takes you on a journey into the enchanting world of natural curiosities and early women naturalists through her recent artist book editions. Through her artistic process and personal experiences, Rhiannon sheds light on the perspectives of these remarkable women, blending historical and personal narratives with scientific documentation. This approach allows Rhiannon to create artist books that not only tell a story but also immerse the audience in a world of found, curated, and constructed curiosities. It is in this process of unfolding, unearthing, and untangling that we discover the connections between science and art, and what propels Rhiannon to create artist books.Read more about the artist here. Rhiannon spoke about the Bark Rhythms show at Niza Knoll Gallery in Denver. Learn more about North American Hand Papermakers and the show here. North American Hand Papermakers Conference will be held on Oct. 17-19, 2024 at the University of Denver and at select locations in the Santa Fe Arts District. Many events are free. NAHP Event schedule. |
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November Program - Hanna Rose Shell |
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Day Meeting Presentation: Tales of Textile Intrigue I: The Secret History and Creative Possibility of Wool WasteThis is a presentation based on Shell’s book Shoddy: From Devil’s Dust to the Renaissance of Rags The history of modern-day old clothes recycling begins with a thing called shoddy. Starting in the early 1800s, shoddy was the name given to a new material made from reclaimed wool, and to one of the earliest forms of industrial recycling. Old rags and leftover fabric clippings were ground to bits by a machine known as “the devil” and then re-used. Usually undisclosed, shoddy-also known as reworked wool-became suit jackets, army blankets, mattress stuffing, and much more. Shoddy is the afterlife of rags. And Shoddy, the book, reveals hidden worlds of textile intrigue. Evening Meeting Presentation: Old Clothes, New LivesStories will be told, new relationships and ways of talking about textiles created. Please bring to the meeting a favorite article of clothing either acquired secondhand, handmade, or that has had a “long life relationship” with you – additionally – bring an old piece of cloth or textile that evokes some kind of memory to you. This will be a speaking, conversation, and meaning making program. Read more about the artist here. |
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HGB Membership - Join or Renew Today |
 Join or Renew Today! Click here to join/renew online Membership in the Handweavers Guild of Boulder is open to anyone who has an interest in or is actively engaged in textile and fiber arts. HGB Members Represent a Variety of Textile and Fiber Techniques • Weaving and Interlacement • Felting—Wet, Needle & Nuno • Knitting & Crochet • Lace, Macramé & Knotting • Bead & Wire Weaving • Basketry • Rug Hooking • Spinning • Sprang • Embroidery, Stitching & Surface Design • Quilting, Piecing & Appliqué • Fabric Painting, Dyeing & Surface Design • Handmade Paper • Fiber Preparation & Dyeing Membership in the Handweavers Guild of Boulder is open to anyone who has an interest in or is actively engaged in textile and fiber arts. Whether you are new to fiber arts and textiles, or an accomplished artist, we are confident that you will find an enjoyable, creative, and inspirational place within the Handweavers Guild of Boulder. |
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October 24, 2024Inventories must be entered by 10-24-2024 at midnight
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October 28, 2024Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO
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October 28, 2024 9:00 AMZoom
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October 29, 2024 6:00 PMBoulder County Fairgrounds
Announcements 
Moche Textiles: Their Value and Role in North Coast Communities
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 • 7 to 9 p.m. Join the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in their next Conservation in Action installment with Guest Speaker, Dr. Arabel Fernandez Lopez. Dr. Fernandez Lopez's current research on Moche textiles has opened a series of new perspectives on their historical developments, their influence on other ceramics and mural art, and the integration of attributes corresponding to different styles. As in other traditions, Moche textiles—through their distinctive technical-stylistic attributes—gave rise to textile systems as transmitters of diverse messages. Register here: https://secure1.dmns.org/moche-textiles-their-value-and-role-in-north-coast-communities
Sugarloaf Craft Fair
A benefit for the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1360 Sugarloaf Road, Boulder
https://www.slfpd.org/craft-fair
Navajo Weaving Class in Taos, New Mexico
Pearl Sunrise is an esteemed Tribal Elder offering her culturally authentic experience this summer in cool northern New Mexico. Visit Taos Art School for more information.
Thousand Islands Arts Center ~ Home of the Handweaving Museum is now accepting proposals for the 29th Annual Virtual Weaving History Conference (WHC).
The WHC will be held on Zoom, October 21–23. They welcome proposals on any topics related to the history of weaving and related fiber crafts. Need help coming up with a topic? In the survey last year, attendees responded that they’d be interested in learning about:
- The history of rag rug weaving from around the world
- Cross-cultural techniques and tools
- Everything to do with weaving instructor Osma Gallinger Tod, who ran the Weaving Teachers Association
- Well-known weavers who have recently passed such as Ingrid Boesel, Nell Znamierowski, Ruth Holroyd, or Ute Bargmann.
- Fiber prep for weaving - sources and spinning
- Barn looms through history
- History of linen or a look at regional flax/linen projects that are creating local resources for flax to spin
- Florence Feldman-Wood and The Spinning Wheel Sleuth
- Weaving in America
- Guild histories
- Tablet weaving
Both individual and group proposals are welcome! For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit their website.
IWC is seeking proposals for the 2025 Conference
IWC is seeking proposals for the 2025 Conference at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque June 17-21, 2025, for 3-hour seminars, 1-day workshops & 3-day workshops.
View 2025 IWC Call for Proposals here: intermountainweavers.org/resources/Documents/IWC2025CallForProposals.pdf
View the Intermountain Weavers Conference Sept. 2024 Newsletter here.
IWC is continuing their series of Zoom seminars. They will be hosting a seminar and a class with Carol James.
Introduction to Sprang, Carol James: Friday, Oct. 25, 6:30 to 8 pm MT, Cost: $20 • In this seminar, Carol James will discuss: What is sprang and how does sprang work? Evidence of sprang throughout history. Replicating the Arizona Openwork shirt, a 1500 year old cotton sprang garment.
Beginning Sprang Class, Carol James: Saturdays for 6 weeks, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22, March 1 • 1 to 3 pm MT • Cost: $200 + Kit fee (paid to instructor): $80 plus shipping
Sign Up at https://www.intermountainweavers.org
Meet the IWC Board Zoom Meeting: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, 6:30 to 8 pm MT • Cost: $20
Would you like to meet the board members? Would you like to learn more about how the IWC Board operates? Would you like to ask us questions? Sign Up at https://www.intermountainweavers.org
The Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) - Textiles & Tea - Each week HGA hosts a conversation with some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today. Textiles & Tea takes place every Tuesday at 4 PM (EST) and is broadcast via Zoom. These broadcasts are free to view and open to all. Click on the link for additional information.
Website Announcements - Submission Guidelines
Contact president@handweaversofboulder.org if you have an item for this website announcements section pertaining to fiber events of interest to Guild members.
The Beat - HGB Newsletter - Submission Guidelines
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Click here to access announcement request form.
Please note, HGB members may place a free personal 30 word or less advertisement in the newsletter.
Colorado Gives Day
The Handweavers Guild of Boulder has been participating in ColoradoGives.org since 2019, providing a safe and secure platform to non-profits in the State of Colorado to receive charitable donations. Please join us on December 10, 2024 for Colorado Gives Day. Link here for the Handweavers Guild of Boulder profile page and thank you for your ongoing support!
HGB Non-discrimination Clause
Update to the HGB Bylaws, Article IV, Section 1 Approved 10/10/22 by HGB Membership
Membership of the Guild shall be open to persons in sympathy with, interested in, or actively engaged in the art of handweaving and related arts/crafts. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex, age, ability, race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, genetic information, national origin, native language, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, transgender status, marital status, veteran status, military status, political service, affiliation or disability.