Southern California Handweavers' Guild Past Programs

Southern California Handweavers' Guild Past Programs and Workshops

Below is a list of past weaving and fiber-related programs and workshops. For current and planned workshops, please see our calendar.

Here Comes the Bag Lady: Lecture and trunk show by Marion Logan. May 11, 2002)
Color and Design: Video on color, "the Design Game" and the 2002 Challenge. (June 8, 2002)
Transparent Tapestry Weaving: Lecture and workshop with Jeanne Claire Walker. (September 14, 2002)
MATSURI! Japanese Festival Arts: Field Trip to an exhibit at the Fowler Museum. (October 13, 2002)
Textile Conservation: Lecture by Faye Walcher. (December 14, 2002)
Jewelry from Fiber: Lecture and workshop with Marion Hunsiker-Larson. (January 11, 2003)
The Silk Road: Lecture and silk-spinning workshop with Priscilla Lowry. (March 8, 2003)
Ready, Sett, Go!: Warp design workshop with Cameron Taylor-Brown. (April 12, 2003)
Doubleweave: Lecture and workshop with Vicky Tardy. (May 10, 2003)
Wild Silk, Island Fibers: Rare Textiles from Madagascar: Field trip to an exhibit at the Fowler Museum. (June 14, 2003)
Down to Earth--A Woman's Story: Lecture on ethnic dyeing and rag weaving techniques by Estelle Carlson. (September 13, 2003)
The Cheesy Tomato: Members' solutions to the 2003 weaving Challenge. (October 11, 2003)
Atwater Guatemalan Collection: Field trip to the Western Textile Center at the San Bernardino County Museum. (December 13, 2003)
Summer and Winter to Taqueté and Samitum: Lecture and workshop with Lillian Whipple. (January 10, 2004)
Czech Beads and the Tapestry-Woven Neckpiece: Lecture by Mary Ellen Mead. (February 14, 2004)
Spring Fling: A weaver's "white elephant" sale. (March 13, 2004)
Beauty for the Hand and Eye: Lecture on Guatemalan textile techniques from the Atwater Collection with Ann Deegan. (April 10, 2004)
Following the Thread: Lecture and workshop "Shibori in a Jar" by Estelle Carlson. (May 15, 2004)
Artwork from Recycled Plant Materials: Lecture and workshop on coiled basketry with Nadine Spier. (June 12, 2004)
A Convergence Summer: Report on various members' experiences at the July conference of the Handweavers' Guild of America. (September 11, 2004)
Garden Palettes: Color lecture and workshop with Cameron Taylor-Brown. (October 9, 2004)
Round-Robin of Mini-Workshops: Presented by various members of the Guild. (December 11, 2004)
California Rags: A lecture and weaving workshop with Trudie Roberts. (January 8, 2005)
Warping on a Shoestring - The Singing Weaver: Lecture (and music!) on tensioning a loom, and workshop "Hands on Dye Painting for Weavers, Spinners & Quilters" with Nadine Sanders. (February 12, 2005)
Traditional and Contemporary Tablet Weaving: Lecture, with workshops "Continuous Warping and Basic Warp-Twined Designs" and "Two-Hole Andean Pebble Weave" with Linda Hendrickson. (March 5, 2005)
Books and Boxes: Lecture and workshop with Curt Dornberg. (April 9, 2005)
Spindle Spinning: Demonstration and workshop with Anna Zinsmeister. (May 14, 2005)
Beading for Weavers: Lecture and workshop with Susan Marsh. (June 11, 2005)
Lets Play with Plain Weave: Program and workshop on color, texture, design and plain weave with Dianna Brenna. (Sept 10, 2005)
Final Touch: Am I Finished?: Lecture and workshop on sewing a jacket using handwoven fabric, with Trudie Roberts. (Oct 8, 2005)
Textiles of Hainan Island: Slide show lecture and hands on examination of ethnic textiles. (Dec 10, 2005)
Color: Theory, tools, training & textiles: Color lecture and workshop by Karen Leckart, Color blending for spinning with Deanna Deeds. (Jan 14, 2006)
Polymer Clay Accessories for Handwoven Garments: Introduction and workshop with Norma Paley. (Feb 11, 2006)
Tapestry: Slide show lecture and hands-on workshop with Lynda Brothers. (Mar 11, 2006)
Braiding: Program and hands-on workshop with Rodrick Owen. (Apr 8, 2006)
Ravenstail Weaving: Introduction and hands-on twining to make a Ravenstail "medicine bag", with Anna Zinsmeister. (May 13, 2006)
Chromatic Fantasy: Slide show lecture, followed by exercises in design and proportion, with Jennifer Moore. (Jun 10, 2006)