Meetings — Seattle Weavers' Guild

Monthly Guild Meetings

Guild Meetings are the 4th Thursday of the month, September through May, in Bloedel Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle. As a November meeting would fall on Thanksgiving, it is typically held a week later during the first week of December; there is no additional December meeting. A Business meeting begins at 10am, followed by Hot Off the Loom (recent works by members). A Speaker Program follows in two parts: Part 1 begins at 11am; Part 2 begins at 1pm following a lunch break, and the meetings end at 2pm. Meetings are open to the public, and are also broadcast via Zoom.

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Upcoming Speakers

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Featured

Jan 22

January 22: Sidney Sogol (in-person)

1/22/2026

Morning (11AM): “Warp and weft color pooling.
Afternoon (1PM): “My Journey to Weaving and Designing”

AM: Dive in and unlock the creative possibilities of color pooling via hand painting and dyeing your warp and weft! Learn about Sydney Sogol's style of warp painting to achieve color interplay through warp pooling.

PM: Let me take you on a little journey through my weaving world. I’ll tell you how I got started with dyeing, how I explore color combinations, and how I draw inspiration from the beautiful nature around us.

Feb 26

February 26: Hanna Watson (in-person)

2/26/2026

Morning (11AM): “Preparing for a weekend of weaving pancakes and waffles, or circles and squares, through the structures of both summer & winter and waffle weave”
Afternoon (1PM): “The Stuff the World is Made Of": the Bauhaus Textiles Movement in North Carolina & Its Influence Today”

AM: Hannah Watson will share a presentation, both digital and felt/seen, of her woven samples to the group and talk about her personal experiences with weaving as an art form.

PM: Beginning at the loom in Germany with Gunta Stölzl and progressing to Anni Albers at the Black Mountain College in western North Carolina, the Bauhaus movement sparked and carried joy and innovation across decades that left a profound impact on western North Carolina and its craftspeople. Hannah will present on the profoundly creative and dedicated women who led the textiles movement, how the school evolved from Germany to North Carolina, and how the weaving school Hannah attended in North Carolina remains heavily influenced today.

Mar 26

March 26: Robbie LaFleur (in-person)

3/26/2026

Morning (11AM): “pending”
Afternoon (1PM): “pending”

AM pending

PM: pending

Apr 23

April 23: Christine Novotny (in-person)

4/23/2026

Morning (11AM): “pending”
Afternoon (1PM): “Plaid Llama Sale”

AM pending

PM: pending

May 28

May 28: Ellen Hess (in-person)

5/28/2026

Morning (11AM): “Intro to Supplementary Warps and Wefts”
Afternoon (1PM): “Overshot Overview”

AM: Supplementary warp and weft fabrics are compound structures, which means they have a foundation weave structure (often plain weave) plus additional pattern threads in the warp or weft.

PM: Overshot is a compound weave structure that combines a plain weave background cloth with elaborate, almost brocaded weft patterning. With simple 4 shaft block threadings, a remarkable range of beautiful and intricate geometric and curvilinear designs are possible.