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September 01, 2024 6:00 AMApplications Open September 1, 2024 - Close October 1, 2024
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September 30, 2024Register here if you are planning to participate in the Grasslands Challenge
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October 08, 2024When2Work.com
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October 14, 2024Large/Multiple Inventory and After 5:30 Check-In
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October 14, 2024 8:30 AM10-14-2024 Day 8:30-9:30am -- 10-15-2024 Evening 6:00-7:00pm
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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
• 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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Colorado Grasslands Challenge |
Show Announcement!We are excited to announce that our Colorado Grasslands Challenge show will take place during January 2025 at NOBO Gallery, 4895 Broadway, Boulder. Inspired by our 2023 March and April guest speakers, both of whom talked about how fiber artists respond to their surroundings in their work, and art can be activism, Handweavers Guild of Boulder challenges you to let your imagination run wild this year as you knit, crochet, felt, bead, quilt, weave, embroider, etc, inspired by the topic of our Colorado prairie and grassland. Completion date for projects is extended to September 30, 2024 to allow you to complete projects and to consider our opening event. Register to make something today! We've compiled many great resources to inspire you, which can be found here or here as a pdf. Register here and for information contact - Jane McAtee -communityengagement@handweaversofboulder.org |
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September Meeting - Celebrating 60 Years |
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Happy Anniversary! At the September meetings we will celebrate our 60 years as a Guild. We'll share the history of the Guild and honor those who have been in the Guild for its entire time! (Plus we'll enjoy some treats!) We'll have exhibits from our study groups so members can gain familiarity and see if they want to join any of the specialized groups that meet monthly. We invite you to bring items you have made for a super show-and-tell called "look what I made this summer!" We will have a raffle for an Amazon gift card! One entry per piece up to 5 pieces. Guild Workshop Show-And-Tell Programs will have a table where you can show off anything you’ve made at, or as a result of, a Guild workshop. We've hosted so many great classes such as split shed weaving, twined weaving, iridescence, felted slippers, art yarn, eco printing and more! Bring your work to share and make sure to include a tag stating where you learned the techniques. |
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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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September 01, 2024 6:00 AMApplications Open September 1, 2024 - Close October 1, 2024
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October 08, 2024When2Work.com
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October 14, 2024Large/Multiple Inventory and After 5:30 Check-In
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October 14, 2024 8:30 AM10-14-2024 Day 8:30-9:30am -- 10-15-2024 Evening 6:00-7:00pm
Announcements 
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
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
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.