November Guild Meeting
OnlineOur November Guild meeting will feature Catherine Ellis with an on-line presentation on woven shibori. You can read more about her at ellistextiles.com.
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Mat-Make-Along: Learn Something New This August!
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesWe’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 […]
Road Trip to Red Hill Fiber Mill
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 […]
$5
Meet the Artists Demonstration: Let’s Get Spinning!
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesCarrie 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 […]
September Guild Meeting
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesOur 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 […]
Bead Inlay with Nancy Taylor
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, […]
$100 – $130
October Guild Meeting
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesOur October Guild meeting will feature Nancy Taylor. She will do an in-person presentation on her extensive collection of West African textiles. Visit her website at nancyt.tumblr.com
November Guild Meeting
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesProgram: Catherine Ellis on Woven Shibori
BSWG Holiday Meeting
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesOur 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 […]
January Guild Meeting
OnlineThe 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