News | Blog
WGRI IS SPONSORING A GUILD WORKSHOP!
Our own Sarah Saulson will be teaching a workshop Thursday & Friday, April 4 & 5, 2024 At the Clark Memorial Library, 7 Pinehurst Drive, Carolina, RI PAINTED WARPS ON THE LOOM In this dyeing and weaving workshop, we will have lots of spontaneous fun painting...
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
WORLD OF FIBERS
Lexington Arts & Crafts Society Jan 6 - Feb 4, 2024 11am-5pm Tue-SunOpening Reception: Sat, Jan 13, 2024; 2:30 - 5 pmDoug Masury Workshop - Exploring Color: Sat, Jan 13, 1 pmWeaving & Fiber Arts OPEN STUDIO: Sat, Jan 13, 2:30-5pmKrysten Morganti Spinning Demo:...
WGRI 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
NORTH BEACH CLUB NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND OCTOBER 1, 2022
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→
IN MEMORIAM MARINA O’CONNOR
Weaving Life of Marina O’Connor Marina O’Connor was born on July 12, 1934, in Kaunas, Lithuania. Her birth name was Daiva Nagrodskis Nauragis. She passed away on November 13, 2021, in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. She survived World War II as a young...
NEW ENGLAND WEAVERS SEMINAR 2021
NEWS AT SMITH COLLEGE JULY 13 – 18, 2021 WGRI NEWS Representatives Judy Schafer and Mary Brunell
NEWS GALLERY INFORMATION
The Gallery and Fashion Shows at NEWS have always been a favorite of weavers. As you probably know, the NEWS Trustees have decided not to hold an in-person NEWS in 2021. The Trustees debated how to replicate the opportunity to see and be inspired by the work of other...
IN MEMORIAM INGRID BUHRE
Ingrid Buhre died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, after a brief illness.She leaves her husband, Ted, two daughters, Annalie and Alexandra, and a granddaughter. Ingrid and Ted spent summers on an island in Sweden, where she wove in her mother-in-law’s studio, and Ted worked...
“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...