Silverado Spinsters Sheep-to-Shawl

A feisty group of fiber friends from Napa to Sacramento who follow the philosophy of ‘Work Hard, Have Fun’. The Spinsters started as a pickup group at a Stitches event when Barbara Stafford ran into some spinning friends and proposed they make a team to enter the upcoming CNCH 2003 1st National Sheep to Shawl contest. The gatherings to design and plan a contests’ shawl is an opportunity to do what we love and push the boundaries of what you can do with 6 team members, 2 pounds of wool, and 4 hours with a 4-harness loom. We like to say – Have loom, Will travel!
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November 6th, 2024

9:30am Pacific Time: Visiting

10:00am Pacific Time: Presentation

  • Lecture from Silverado Spinsters
  • They’ll talk about their history of Sheep-to-Shawl competitions.
  • This presentation will be in person.

  11:00am Pacific Time: Meeting

  • Regular meeting including brief updates from each committee.

This will be a hybrid guild meeting.

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Lecture: Narrow not Limited
February 5th at 10:00AM Pacific, during the guild meeting
Non-guild members are welcome
Hybrid meeting.

Workshop: Learn to Design Patterns & Weave on an Inkle Loom
February 4th 9:00AM – 5:00 PM and February 5th  1:00PM – 4:00 PM Pacific
Tuesday and Wednesday

In this workshop, students will learn the techniques and artistry of inkle weaving from someone with over 4 decades as an exclusive inkle loom weaver.  We will discuss color as it relates to bandweaving and learn some tools for working with color. Students will have the opportunity to look at samples and graphic aids to learn how to use different pattern elements.  They will also learn two methods of creating patterns using a free online tool and a chart-paper method.

Workshop fee for guild members: $100.00
Workshop fee for non-guild members: $135.00

  • Guild members: $100
  • Non-members: $135
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