Rug braiding conference in Gig Harbor. http://www.rugbraiders.com/home-1.html
DO YOU RAVELRY?
Are you a fan of Ravelry? Yes, Ravelry is for knitters but not just for knitters, weavers also have a community on
Ravelry. Did you know that ANWG has a group there? It is “Assoc Northwest Weavers”.
MAWS June 12-17 brings us to Montana Assn. of Weavers & Spinners Conference near Bozeman at Big Sky. There is a week’s worth of workshops, seminars, and events planned. June 15- 16th with workshops June 12-14th More information is available at the site below: http://www.bozemanweaversguild.org/2018/03/14/maws-2018-reach-for-the-stars-open-show/ Space is still available
HGA’S CONVERGENCE in Reno will be here in early July 6 – 12. There is a Convergence Value package that gives you admission to the Marketplace and Art Exhibitions, admission to the Fashion show and Keynote Presentation, an HGA tote and 25% discount on all sessions. Information at HGA conference 2018. ANWG will have a meet and greet at that event on Sunday, July 8 from 5:30-6:30 PM at the Peppertree Hotel. Stop in and say hi and meet others from the ANWG region in attendance.
ANWG MEMBERS GALLERY — CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE Reps and Members, We’ve issued the challenge to you to send us pictures with short, descriptive titles to post on our ANWG website, in the Members Gallery. This web page, northwestweavers.org/gallery/, is designed to feature exciting happenings in your guild, area and with your members. We haven’t had much response, so I want to personally double dare you and your guild to show off your talents and skills, fun events, exciting venues…and put the rest of us to shame for not doing the same. I promise a box of chocolates to the guild to step up first. You’ll garner immortality for yourself and your guild, and get to enjoy the formal presentation of this handsome award (chocolates) at the members meeting in May. Liz Moncrief ANWG Membership Chair
ANWG CONFERENCE: Confluences, Prince George, British Columbia June 11-16,2019 Plans for the conference proceed. Much of the work at this stage is in terms of securing facilities and instructors. We continue to investigate on line registration possibilities but our website is live ( http://www.anwgconference2019.com ) and our blog ( https://confluences2019.blogspot.ca/ ) is up and running. On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laurafrycochair/)
VASHON SHEEPDOG CLASSIC June 8th thru June 10th There is a great website available already to give you more information: https://www.vashonsheepdogclassic.com
SEATTLE WEAVERS WORKSHOP There are still a few spots left in the Seattle Weavers Guild May workshop, Bumberet: A Weaver’s Recipe for 4-Shaft Ribs and Chicken Feet, scheduled on May 25-26, at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. Hungry for a hearty and versatile weave structure? This 4-shaft weave structure is a delight to work with. It is usually thought of as a warp dominant textured weave producing ribs (or chains) but it can also be woven as a flat cloth with a chevron pattern (the chicken feet). Learn how to introduce complex color patterns in a weave structure that is not often thought of as an example of “color and weave” and you’re on your way to designing unique cloth! Various methods for winding complex color patterns without a paddle will be demonstrated as well as how to design yarn wrappings that are great tools to sample warp color relationships. If you’re interested, please email the workshop co-chairs, Kathleen Veit and Anne Royalty ( ve***********@gm***.com and 4t**********@gm***.com).
