Meeting

Last year’s upcycling program illustrated how several of our guild members have repurposed fiber over the years. Many suggested we continue that theme again this year so “game on”.  We challenge our COSW guild members to google ‘Upcycling Fibers” for ideas to create and share at the end of the year. 3rd Wednesdays monthly (except...

Members Challenge & Issue 2023 Challenge  

2nd Annual Memorial Program - Uzbek Ikat: The Personal Saga of an Exceptional Cloth presented by Marilyn Romatka

Program Topic: High Desert Wool Growers and COSW Connection Presenters: Lesley Hanson, Jan Isbell, Monica Brown & Colleen Franks

Fine Gelfand The NOH coat, a creative approach to limited materials. Fine used shibori dyed strips as a surface design element but also interwove them for parts of the NOH coat. She will show you how she got from a motley collection of fabric strips to an elegant, lightweight and visually intriguing coat. Fine will...

Topic: Boundweave Scholarship Presentation and Tips on giving a Scholarship program Presenter: Kathi Keller

Picnic and Stash sale – No program

Topic: Weave to Wear – Fashion Show!! Presenter: Rigid Heddle Study Group

Monthly Guild Meeting   3rd Wednesdays monthly (except December)

Presenter: Giovanna Imperia Topic: Weaving with Unusual Materials In this program, we’ll find answers to questions we’ve had and didn’t know who to ask.  What is polyurethane?  Why would I want to use thermoplastic?  What is metal, what is metallic?  Can I weave with either one on my loom?  And much, much more.  We’ll learn...

Topic: 2023 Study – “Spinners Book of Yarn Design” by Sarah Anderson Presenter: Spinning Study Group