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January 25, 2025 1:00 PMMountain View Methodist Church
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January 29, 2025 6:30 PMonline
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February 08, 2025 1:00 PMMountain View Methodist Church
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February 14, 2025online
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March 14, 2025online
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April 12, 2025 9:30 AMMountain View Methodist Church
| Handweavers Guild of BoulderA TEXTILE AND FIBER COMMUNITY |
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WELCOME TO HGB |
Member Reception
Sunday, Jan. 19, 3 to 5pm
NoBo Bus Stop Gallery • 4895 Broadway, Boulder
Exhibit
Open January 5-26
Thursdays-Saturdays, noon to 7pm • Sundays, noon to 5pm
Speakers
Darya Warner daryawarner.com/about
Lynn Riedel Plant Ecologist Boulder Open Space
Janet Strickler Plant Volunteer and Artist Extraordinaire
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February Workshop - English Paper Piecing with HGB member Isabel Suhr
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 In-Person Workshop : English Paper Piecing with HGB member Isabel SuhrLearn the traditional hand-sewing method of English paper piecing by making a 3-D Moravian star as a decor piece or to give as a gift. English paper piecers Isabel and Almeda will demonstrate the construction of a Moravian star and guide you through trying each part of the process. We will also show off some other things you can do with English paper piecing! Read more here. Register here. |
February Program - Julia Halperin
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February 10, 2025 | 10am meeting | |
| Evening Meeting |
February 11, 2025 | 7pm meeting |
Zoom MeetingsDay Meeting Presentation: A History of Fiber and Textile Art and Its Relationship to the Art WorldFrom the early 1960s to the late ’70s, in a chapter of art history known as the fiber art movement, artists — predominantly women — across Europe and the United States began experimenting with thread and fabric, often pushing them into three dimensions and away from the wall. This program will examine key figures in this movement, including Magdalena Abakanowicz, Lenore Tawney, and Sheila Hicks. It will also explore how their work has been received in the art world and how mainstream institutions today are re-evaluating fiber art after decades of dismissal. Evening Meeting Presentation: Textile and Fiber Art: A Survey of Contemporary PractitionersIn an age when we spend much of our time touching the flat surfaces of screens, fiber art feels newly seductive to makers and viewers alike as both a contrast with and a culmination of modern sensory experience. Today, a new generation of ambitious and experimental artists are embracing fiber and textiles for themselves. This program will explore the work of a number of exciting contemporary practitioners in the fiber art space, including Tao Lewis, Marie Watt, Kira Dominguez Hultgren, and Melissa Cody. |
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March Program - Jake March |
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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
2025 HGB Fiber Art Show & Sale - Important Dates
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September 01, 2025 12:00 AMApplications Open September 1, 2025 - Close October 1, 2025
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October 29, 2025Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO
Announcements
Denver Art Museum
Join the Denver Art Museum on Sunday, February 16, 11am, for a captivating conversation! Discover the life and art of Nancy Hemenway Barton in an engaging conversation with curator Jill D’Alessandro and the artist’s son, Bill Barton. Explore how Barton's experiences living and working abroad combined with her deep appreciation of nature influenced her innovative textile art, including her large-scale wall reliefs crafted from hand-loomed fabrics. This lecture offers a unique glimpse into the artistic practice and personal history of a visionary Maine coast artist. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the global threads woven into her remarkable work.
Free for Museum Friends and students, $15 members, and $20 nonmembers.
Register here: Curator Conversation: The Life and Work of Nancy Hemenway Barton
Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton is on view February 16 - October 8, in the fashion and textile art galleries on level 6 of the Martin Building.
Intermountain Weavers Conference
Registration for the 2025 Intermountain Weavers Conference opens Jan. 10, 2025 at 7 am.
The classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. If the class you want is filled when you register, sign up for your second-place choice at that time. You will be able to sign up for the waiting list for other classes starting on March 1, 2025, but if you wait until that time, you are not guaranteed to get into the class you are on the waiting list for and you may not get into your alternate class choice either.
Sign up before Feb. 26 if possible. We will decide which classes are a go and which need to be cancelled due to low enrollment at that time. If you try to sign up after that date, you may find the class you wanted was cancelled.
All signups are done online on the Register web page. You MUST be logged into the website to register for a class. You can also sign up for meals and purchase the IWC 2025 shirts. Lunches are offered each day and there is a dinner on Thursday night. There are a variety of shirt styles and colors to choose from.
Albuquerque has a unique blend of rich cultural heritage and vibrant urban neighborhoods. The city is home to a variety of outdoor recreation, delicious cuisine, a thriving arts scene, and immersive historic traditions. Consider coming early or staying after the conference to experience everything that is uniquely Albuquerque! To get more information about what Albuquerque has to offer, see this web page: Albuquerque
More details about the conference can be found in the December newsletter.
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
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 in December 2025 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.
HGB Photography/Media Policy
When you attend an HGB meeting, workshop, event, photography/videography may take place for use in promoting the Guild through print or other media. By attending, you give your consent to photography/videography and to the release of such media.