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October 28, 2024 9:00 AMZoom
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November 15, 2024online
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December 07, 2024 8:00 AMBoulder County Fairgrounds
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December 13, 2024online
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December 17, 2024 1:00 PMBoulder Public Library District - George F. Reynolds Library, 3595 Table Mesa Dr, Boulder, CO 80305
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January 17, 2025online
| Handweavers Guild of BoulderA TEXTILE AND FIBER COMMUNITY |
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WELCOME TO HGB |
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
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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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Community Engagement Event!HGB will do a "mini fiber fest" at the Winter Market at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. We will be doing spinning, weaving, fiber prep and pom pom making (they love it). Contact Jane McAtee communityengagement{@}handweaversofboulder.org for more information and to volunteer. |
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December - Holiday Celebration Buffet and Ornament Exchange
| Day Meeting | December 9, 2024 | 9am social time • 9:30am meeting |
| Evening Meeting | December 10, 2024 | 6:30pm social time • 7pm meeting |
In-Person Meetings |
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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. |
Workshops
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January 25, 2025 1:00 PMMountain View Methodist Church
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February 08, 2025 1:00 PMMountain View Methodist Church
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April 12, 2025 9:30 AMMountain View Methodist Church
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April 12, 2025 2:30 PMMountain View Methodist Church
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October 28, 2024 9:00 AMZoom
Announcements
Donna Brown Studio Sale
Everything priced to sell! November 8 & 9 • 10 am to 4 pm.
Yarn of many types of fiber, roving, knitting supplies, quilting fabric, a Pat Green drum carder with accessories, 2 spinning wheels (Double treadle Lendrum and a Schacht Matchless), a Schacht 8-shaft table loom on the stand, 1 Serger, weaving supplies, spinning supplies, wooden blocks for printing, books on weaving, spinning and knitting, art clothing, scarves and more!
9586 W. Victoria Drive, Littleton, CO 80128 - Private residence.
Some proceeds support the non-profit Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden at the Chatfield Denver Botanic Gardens.
Cash Only or Checks made out to Clifton Brown.
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.
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
Click here for information on announcements/advertising in the HGB newsletter.
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
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.