Stop by the fiber arts store to see Lynne designing on hand-dyed wool fabric with floss, ribbons, cords etc. She started stitching during the pandemic and now has 4 wall hangings which will be on exhibit June 2023 at The Vault at Gallery Mortgage here in town! Lynne has worked in pastels for years and […]
Stop by the fiber art store to see a display of the process of dyeing with natural materials including samples of dye plants and the colors they give, indigo-dyed fabric swatches, ecoprinting with leaves and flowers, and a demonstration of bundle dying with flower petals. Free indigo seedlings will be given away while supplies last. Kate has been exploring natural dyes for at least 15 […]
Guild Members are invited to a Fun Day of Fiber Retreat on June, 25, 2022 at the Nashville Library (in Nashville, Indiana), 9am – 5pm. We have reserved a large room (with tables and chairs, and a small kitchenette) for the day. There is no specific program – just bring whatever you are working on […]
Friday, July 8, 2022, leaving Bloomington IN at 7:00 a.m. Our dye day will begin at 10:00 and conclude at 4:00. Approx. 3 hours drive time one way from Bloomington IN Cost per participant will be $40. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Please contact Mary Buschhorn to sign up: [email protected] Lisa will present a […]
Our November Guild meeting will feature Catherine Ellis with an on-line presentation on woven shibori. You can read more about her at ellistextiles.com.
We’d love to teach you how to fold and cut the plastic bags that we crochet into sleeping mats for those experiencing homelessness. If you’d like to learn to crochet, we’ll teach you that, too! Our ‘Mat-Makers’ gather at the Fiber Arts Store on Thursdays from 1:30 to 4:00ish. They make sleeping mats for the […]
We will be traveling to the Red Hill Fiber Mill on Tuesday, August 16. Admission is $5 per person and the tour will begin at 10 a.m. Bring a sack lunch and a drink. The trip will take about 1.5 hours. We will be carpooling from the College Mall parking lot in Bloomington. Meet in […]
Carrie Biddle and Sue Speichert will be on hand all day at the Fiber Arts Store to share their enthusiasm for the fine art of spinning. They will demonstrate how to use a drop spindle, a Turkish spindle, and their favorite types of spinning wheels. They will also have on hand some of their (extensive […]
Our next Guild meeting will be held on Monday, September 19 at the Fiber Arts Store. We will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an in-person program by Natalie Drummond on wet felting with handwovens. Natalie is a nationally recognized fiber artist who lives in Fremont, Indiana. Make sure to learn more about Natalie and her work […]
Bloomington Spinners and Weavers Guild is hosting a workshop with nationally known fiber artist, Nancy Taylor. Participants will be introduced to various inlay weaving techniques, including bead inlay. Participants should be proficient with basic plain weave. To see examples of Nancy’s work, go to the September 2021 issue of Handwoven magazine. When: Saturday, Oct. 15, […]