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
Dorothy Liebes Study Group at RISD
Weaving a Foundation at the Denver Art Museum
At the end of September, I was able to visit the new Textile Exhibit at the Denver Art Museum: Weaving a Foundation: Cornerstones of the Textile Arts Collection. This exhibit showcases fabulous early weaving and embroidery. For...
COMMON THREADS – UNCOMMON OUTCOMES
An Exhibit at the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative The Exhibit of fiber art at the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative in late July 2024, was a joyful and exuberant show of weaving and weavers and other fiber artists. It was a cooperative show organized by Carole Easton. ...
EXHIBIT AT SOUTH COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION
Note from Norma: Gretchen and I went to the South County Art Association opening night. The exhibit is open until July 13. Attached are photos of my pieces. The first, Lagoon City, inspired by Paul Klee, and woven with the fan reed, does not do the color changes...
FIRST PROJECT BY A NEW MEMBER
New WGRI member sent a photo of her lovely scarf, her first project from her new rigid heddle loom. Congratulations Jennifer! We see many more scarves and wonderful projects in your future.
IN MEMORIAM TONY KORMOS
Antonia (Tony) Rose Kormos, age 101, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Eddy Village Green. Tony was born in Budapest, Hungary on January 23, 1923. She was predeceased by her husband, Kalman Kormos in 1990. Tony and Kalman immigrated to the United States in...
NEWS FROM NORMA SMAYDA AND LAURIE STEGER
The photoNorma Smayda and Laurie Steger (Boston and Cranberry guilds) just received the good news that one collaborative piece has been juried into Complexity at the Complex Weavers Seminars, "Crackle with Inclusions" 30"h x 42"w and two pieces have been...
JUNE MEETING CHALLENGE
The 2024 Weavers Challenge envisioned by Sally Rianhard was to randomly select a postcard of a painting by Georgia O’Keefe – then weave something inspired by it. Our June meeting was a show of the finished projects and a tell of those still underway. This is a...
HOTEL DÉCOR
Just a short note about the décor in the PUR hotel in Quebec City, Canada. On our recent vacation, my husband and I stayed in the PUR hotel and were very happily surprised by the large handwoven mural behind the registration desk! Natural colored wool roving woven...
NEWSLETTERS
Our Newsletter Archive goes back to 1947. You can read the most current newsletter and look back at our Newsletter Archive here.