Melissa Weaver Dunning is a hand-weaver, spinner and knitter with over 40 years of experience working on antique and modern equipment to recreate 18th and 19th century home produced textiles. She began her textile study with Scottish master weaver Norman Kennedy in 1980, and carries on this rich tradition in her own teaching. Melissa is an avid tartan and linen weaver, a compulsive knitter and a lover of wool who enjoys sharing her passion for weaving and spinning with students. She is also a ballad singer, specializing in the ballads and songs of Ireland, Scotland and England from before Napoleon’s time.
Lecture: Acadian Weaving
May 7th at 10:00AM Pacific, during the guild meeting
Non-guild members are welcome
Hybrid meeting.
L’Amour de Maman – Acadian Weaving The earliest European settlers arrived in Maritime Canada beginning in 1632 and were known as Acadians. Caught in the political conflict between France and England, the Acadians were forcibly removed from their homeland in 1755 and many spent ten long years imprisoned or homeless before eventually settling in Louisiana where they became known as Cajuns. 250 years later, Cajun weavers were following the same weaving traditions as their Acadian foremothers. Come and hear about this remarkable story and see the beautiful fabrics they created on their two harness looms!
May 7th, 2025
9:30am Pacific Time: Visiting
10:00am Pacific Time: Lecture
11:00am Pacific Time: Meeting
This will be a hybrid guild meeting.