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SUMMER CLASSES AT RHODE ISLAND WEAVING CENTER
Summer and Winter on Four Shafts Workshop - Jill Staubitz - June 13-15, 10:30-4:30 This is the same workshop that is being taught at Convergence. Understand the tie-ups, threading and treadling rules for Summer and Winter, a tied-unit weave. O’s Fashion, X’s Fashion,...
BOOK REVIEW: THE COAT ROUTE
The Coat Route Craft, Luxury & Obesssion on the Trail of a $50,000 Coat By Meg Lukens Noonan This book comes recommended by Manon, Norma, Gretchen and Donna. This is the tale of the making of a $50,000 overcoat for a wealthy man in Vancouver, Canada. The author...
MAY MEETING RECAP
We had a wonderful and inspirational time visiting Elizabeth Springett’s studio WovenSeas in Warren, RI. She related her weaving journey from a degree in textiles at UMass Dartmouth (formerly SMU) to flying all over the world for textile design firms. She has sample...
WEAVER’S MUSINGS
What is it that keeps us returning to the loom?Could it be the song we play that fills the room? The weaver sways side to side at the board.The yarn moves back and forth on it’s own accord. We thread each musical note. Some from books, others we wrote. Up the scale,...
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. Watson Farm, WGRI Weaving Exhibit We had a perfect spring day and the farm flower gardens were...
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 CONFERENCE 2023
The group that installed the Faculty exhibit at the NEWS Conference in July 2023.
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 ...
HALCYON YARN GUILD REWARDS
The WGRI participates in the Halcyon Yarn Guild Rewards program. This means that at the end of the calendar year, the guild will get a check for up to 5 percent of the total amount spent by our guild members. There are a few ways to make sure our guild gets credit for...