Jun 5, 2020 | Achievements, Authors
WGRI’s Manon Pelletier’s article on Leavers lace has been published in the Summer 2020 edition of Spindle, Shuttle & Dyepot, the journal of the Handweavers...
Apr 19, 2020 | Memoriam
Mr. David R. Westcott, AICP, 66, of North Providence passed away peacefully in his home on April 13, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Dave was president of WGRI 2012 to...
Apr 15, 2020 | Events, Exhibits
THE JUNE & JULY ISSUE OF 1843, STORIES OF AN EXTRAORDINARY WORLD, PUBLISHED BY THE ECONOMIST, FEATURES A STORY ON SPIDER SILK On March 11, 2020, a group of 20 WGRI members...
Apr 5, 2020 | Announcements, Awards
Sally (Sara) DuBois began weaving in 1977, in a class taught by Norma Smayda at the South County Museum. She has been a Weavers Guild of Rhode Island member ever since....
Mar 9, 2020 | Memoriam
Sara (Shaw) DuBois was 95 when she passed away on February 11th. Sally grew up in Webster, MA with five siblings and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1946. She met...
Dec 10, 2019 | Events, Outreach
Under the direction of Joy Beeson the guild worked for a second year with Wickford Middle School art teacher Alicia Skaggs. This year Joy and three assistant weavers —...
