The Seattle Weavers' Guild is fortunate to have a number of accomplished weavers
among its ranks, many of whom weave professionally, or who blog about
their weaving progress. Please browse the sites below to sample the work
of some of our talented members.
Note: SWG members
who wish to be added to this list - please contact
the SWG Webmaster.
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Siiri Bennett
Siiri is the Designer and Weaver for KeaCloth Handwoven, a Seattle-based studio that designs and weaves custom fabrics for interiors and custom apparel. |
Marjorie Fiddler
Marjorie is a handweaver and dyer who creates one-of-a-kind wool rugs on linen warp. Her striking use of color and exceptional workmanship result in works of art that are equally beautiful adorning a wall or functioning as hard-wearing floor coverings.
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Gay Jensen
Award-winning Seattle fiber artist Gay Jensen weaves, dyes and paints fabrics creating art that delights the eye, engages the mind and speaks to the spirit. |
Marcy
Johnson
Marcy owns Weaving Works, a thriving local yarn store in the heart
of Seattle's University district. It carries supplies for a wide range
of textile pursuits, including spinning, weaving and knitting.
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Syne
Mitchell
Syne is the host of WeaveCast, an Internet-based talk radio show about
handweaving. Each episode she interviews a prominent weaver, describes
the process of creating a swatch, catches you up on the latest weaving
news, and relates a story from the weaving life.
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Marilyn
Moore
Working in fibers is a natural medium for Marilyn. As a child she
learned to embroider, knit, crochet, and sew. Her love of fiber work
continued into adulthood adding spinning, weaving and basketry to
her fiber vocabulary. As a basket artist she has shown her work nationally
and regionally, and has taught at national conventions and conferences.
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Lynn Pinkoske
Lynn creates "one of a kind" clothing and accessories using different hand crafted art techniques, including knitting, dyeing, weaving, nuno and needle felting. She especially loves to work with sustainable fibers such as bamboo and tencel.
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Robyn
Spady
Robyn is a talented weaver and weaving instructor, working in areas
as diverse as complex double-stitch cloth on a 16-shaft AVL and inkle
looms.
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Bonnie
Tarses
Bonnie is a weaver with an amazing color sense. In addition to commissioned
works, she teaches classes which include "Easy Ikat" and
"Weaving a Horoscope."
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Margaret C. Wheeler
Margaret works in silk fusion. She has found that weaving the silk pieces together offers a beautiful, unique background for creating one of a kind wall art. She uses many different needle arts to accomplish her vision. |
Cyndi Wolfe
Cyndi is a weaver and dyer who loves the interplay between color,
fiber and structure. She has been creating and embellishing cloth
for over 20 years. In addition to her woven work, Cyndi creates stitched shibori fabric and makes lapel pins
of vintage kimono fabric embellished with beads, fetishes, embroidery and findings. |
Barbara Zander
Barbara is a weaver and a dyer. She uses her original silk fabric to create 3D sculptures that give the viewer the ability to see art cloth from all sides. She also weaves silk scrolls and scarves. |
Judy
Zugish
Contemporary basketry with unusual and natural materials, rich in
technique, are an extension of her personal artistic directions. Judy
teaches across the United States as well as in the garden studio in
Marysville, Washington. Her work is displayed in a number of galleries
in the Northwest and throughout the country. The school is set amidst
Bouquet Banque, Judy's 2 acre nursery and perennial gardens. |
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