Our meeting will be held at the BSWG Fiber Arts Store, College Mall, across from Zale Jewelers. We will be holding a special holiday meeting! We have a special invitation from Peggy McIntosh (see below), as well as plenty of time to socialize. Let’s have a fiber art and cookie swap. Bring an extra skein […]
The January 2023 meeting will be held in Zoom. A link to the meeting will be included in the January newsletter sent to all BSWG members. Program: Vesterheim, Warmth and Color
In this three-day class, students will learn the basics of hand knitting, including how to cast on and bind off stitches, and the knit and purl stitches. They will make a set of coasters to protect furniture from beverages. No previous knitting experience is necessary. The instructor will provide knitting needles and yarn for the […]
In this one-day class, students will learn to warp and weave using two heddles on a rigid heddle loom in order to weave a twill scarf. Previous rigid heddle experience is necessary. Students need to be proficient in warping a single heddle and weaving on a rigid heddle loom. The first part of the class […]
Our February guild meeting will be held in person at our fiber arts store. We will have an embroidery program with Ayelet E. Lindenstrauss
In this three-day class, students will learn the basics of hand knitting, including how to cast on and bind off stitches, and the knit and purl stitches. They will make a set of coasters to protect furniture from beverages. No previous knitting experience is necessary. The instructor will provide knitting needles and yarn for the […]
In this two-day workshop, students are introduced to Suzanne’s signature doubleweave technique. This technique is a versatile four shaft weave structure that is useful for scarves, table runners, wall hangings, clothing adornment, and cloth for worship environments. Saturday, March 11, 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, March 18, 9 am to 4 pm Cost: $90 […]
In this three-day class, students will learn the basics of four-shaft loom weaving. They will learn to measure a warp, dress a loom and weave a chenille scarf. No previous weaving experience is necessary. Use of a guild loom is included. There will be an additional cost for the yarn ($5-10). The class will meet […]
In this one-day class, Nelly will welcome you to the wonderful world and ancient craft of spindle spinning! We will start with a top whorl drop spindle, and move on to bottom whorl, Turkish and takhli supported spindle spinning. Students may try any or all of these tools and techniques. A limited number of spindles will be […]
