WELCOME TO THE WEAVERS GUILD OF RHODE ISLAND
The Weavers Guild of Rhode Island was founded in 1947. Our goal is to promote the understanding and practice of the art and craft of weaving both for our members and the public.
Meetings are on the first Saturday of the month, September through June, at 9:30 AM, unless a holiday weekend occurs. Meetings will be held at the North Kingstown Library, 100 Boone St. unless otherwise noted. Please check the Program Information for final meeting details.
Membership In The Guild
The Mission of WGRI is to study and promote the arts of hand weaving, spinning, dyeing and related activities, and to educate the membership and general public in these arts through meetings, workshops, demonstrations and exhibits.
Membership includes the right to vote at regular and annual meetings, and comes with the expectation of participation in Guild activities.
Our guild year runs from June 1 to May 31, with a break during July and August. Annual dues of $35 are payable at the June meeting.
Dues are pro-rated, however, after January 1, for first-time members, dues for the remainder of the guild year are $15.
We usually meet on the first Saturday of the month at the North Kingstown Free Library.(but check the website for changes). Doors open at 9am; the meeting begins at 9:30 am with the meeting. Everyone is welcome.
“A good life is like weaving. Energy is created in the tension.
The struggle, the pull and tug are everything.”
– Joan Erikson
What We Do
Member News
WATSON FARMS SHEEP SHEARING EVENT
The Weavers Guild of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Weaving Center had a table at the Watson Farm Sheep Shearing event on April 27, 2024 in Jamestown Rhode Island. We had a perfect spring day and the farm flower gardens were beautiful. We had lots of...
INSPIRATION FROM OUR APRIL MEETING
COGGESHALL FARM SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL
Coggeshall Farm Sheep & Wool Festival Bristol, Rhode Island May 18, 2024 10 - 4 Coggeshall Farm will be a host to all things wool-related as we bring back an old favorite with a new name. Learn about and see demonstrations of sheep shearing, wool...
NEWS 2023 AWARD WINNERS FROM WGRI
Fashion Show Pink Lady Spring Fest Norma Smayda and Manon Pelletier #1801 Jackets Cotton warp and weft basket weave, 3 shaft lace 1st place jackets ...
FARM TO FIBER SHOWCASE
The Farm to Fiber Showcase at Farm Fresh Rhode Island event featured WGRI volunteers and a host of other artisans, farmers, and fiber knowledge keepers and activists at Farm Fresh RI for their Farm to Fiber series. March 30, 2024
NORMA SMYDA SPEAKER AT HGA TEA AND TEXTILES
Norma will be the speaker. We would recommend viewing the HGA Tea and Textiles episode on March 15, at 4 pm. https://weavespindye.org/textiles-and-tea/ Go Back to Articles→
“FALL REFLECTIONS” JACKET
"FALL REFLECTIONS" JACKET CONVERGENCE 2020 AWARD SECOND PLACE IN FASHION SHOW EXHIBIT VIRGINIA HARVEY AWARD FOR COLOR "ON BEHALF OF HANDWEAVERS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC. (HGA) AND THE SEATTLE WEAVERS GUILD COMMERCIAL SILK ACCENT FABRIC, CHINA SILK PIPING AND LINING...
WGRI CELEBRATING BERTHA GRAY HAYES BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 19, 1878-DECEMBER 10, 1947
2020 update about Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes, or Bertha as we fondly call her: It has impressed the four authors with how popular this book has been, and continues to be. Partly this is witnessed by the royalties from sales that the Weavers Guild of RI...
VISIONS FROM THE LOOM FEATURING THE SAUNDERSTOWN WEAVING SCHOOL
WGRI MEMBERS IN THE EXHIBIT Photos by Sarah Swift Ann Rudman Michele O’Donnell Cathy English Mary R. Sherman Claire Wanabo Manon Pelletier Janet Cooper Ginny Walsh Judy Schafer
NEWSLETTERS
Our Newsletter Archive goes back to 1947. You can read the most current newsletter and look back at our Newsletter Archive here.