The Seattle Weavers' Guild meets on the fourth Thursday of the month (and now, on selected Saturdays), with exceptions for holidays and the summer break. If you are interested in guild membership or a particular program we invite you to join us. Visitors are always welcome. Meetings are located in Bloedel Hall, behind St. Marks Cathedral: 1245 10th Ave East, Seattle, WA.
The meeting starts at 10:00 am, followed by the morning program. Program speakers typically bring woven samples to accompany their talks, which are displayed on tables in front of the stage. After a lunch break, the afternoon program follows, sometimes a hands-on project.
Programs
February 23, 2012 - Susan Wilson
Susan Wilson received the HGA Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving, Master Level, in 1990, with a specialty in crackle weave. Her book Weave Classic Crackle & More was published in 2011. Susan's work has been published in Weaver's, Handwoven, Complex Weavers Journal, and Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazines, and her crackle sample was featured on the cover of A Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns edited by Carol Strickler. She has lectured and taught workshops throughout the U.S. and at several Convergences and regional conferences. A weaver for 40 years, Susan enjoys pattern weaving, sampling to explore woven structure, and creating household textiles and clothing accessories.
Morning Program - Weave It Polychrome
Polychrome means 'many colors'. If a textile has many colors, is it always polychrome? And how is a weave structure 'woven polychrome'? In this slide-lecture, you'll learn the answer to these questions and how to use this exciting technique to add complexity and richness to familiar four to eight-shaft weaves such as twill, overshot, summer and winter, crackle, and laces.
Afternoon Program - The Interlacement Motif
Think of familiar design motifs such as stripes, trees, snowflakes, and geometric shapes created by woven structure. Then imagine the plain weave interlacement as the design motif itself. In this slide-lecture we'll examine a variety of weave structures that can create an image of interlaced ribbons on the surface of the fabric. Explore design techniques such as profile drafting, blocks, color-and-weave effects using the interlacement motif as the unifying design concept.
March 29, 2012 - Linda Hartshorn
April 26, 2012 - Linda Kubik
May 26, 2012 - TBA
Saturday Programs
In 2010, the Seattle Weavers' Guild decided to run a two year experiment and have two Saturday guild meetings a year, featuring different speakers than the Thursday meeting speakers. These Saturday meetings give members who work full time an opportunity to experience the wealth of hearing other weavers talk about weaving. We have finished the first year. The Saturday meetings have averaged from 50-60 people and the programs are more informal and interactive than the larger Thursday programs.
The library opens at 10:30am and Bloedel Hall opens at 10:45am. Please do not go into Bloedel Hall before 10:45 as there is a yoga class there until 10:30 and it takes some time for them to finish and leave. Bring a sack lunch and something for the treat table at lunch time. Coffee and hot water will be provided. The morning program runs from 11:30am-12:30pm and the afternoon program begins about 1:15pm.