Jul 8, 2020 | Announcements, Classes
We are excited to announce the formation of The Rhode Island Weaving Center (RIWC), a non-profit educational center dedicated to handweaving. After years of long waitlists and an...
Jun 5, 2020 | Achievements, Awards, Contests, Inspiration
MASTER SEAMSTRESS MANON PELLETIER AND WEAVER INGE DAM WIN SECOND PRIZE IN FASHION AT CONVERGENCE 2020 Commercial silk accent fabric, China silk piping and lining Weaving by: Inge...
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....
