Guild Meetings
At this time, we have a mix of meetings held in person and via Zoom on the third Thursday of every month. Members of the guild have access to the meeting calendar, which will include locations and times for each meeting. To learn more about the content of our meetings, check out the Programs page.
Study Groups
The Black Sheep Handweavers Guild currently has multiple study groups freely available to members. In order to join a study group, please contact the group leader directly.
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Location: Zoom
Date/Time: 4th Thursday from 7:30 - 9 PM
The Fourth Thursday Study group continues with a regular Zoom meeting, where attendees share stories, puzzle out current study projects and problems, and show recent works. The zoom link is on the calendar in the member section of the guild website.
For more information or to join, please contact Gudrun
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Location: tbd
Date/Time: tbd
We talk about spinning, share techniques, and troubleshoot each other’s spinning problems. Spinning improves with practice; this is a chance to build your skills.
Some of our members are willing to teach beginners, and most of our members are happy to help novice spinners. If you need specific help, join the email list and inquire if anyone will be attending that can help you.
This is a non-hosted group without a regular meeting time or place. Meetings are announced to the email list a few weeks in advance by whoever wishes to host a meeting. Meetings occur in parks, at members’ homes, or in local coffee shops. Between meetings, there are occasional questions and conversations on the email list.
To join, please ask to be added to the email list.
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Location: Zoom
Date/Time: TBD
This group is a continuation of Carol James' Sprang workshop during Winter 2020-2021. Sprang studies continue with individual projects. For more information or to be added to our group discussion list, please contact Ruth.
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Location: tbd
Date/Time: tbd
The goals of the group are to weave fabric that we measure, cut, and sew with; to help each other in this process; and to learn from/with each other. You would need to have basic weaving and sewing skills to make the best use of this group.
This is a non-hosted group without a regular meeting time or place. If you've just completed a handwoven garment and want to show it off, please send photos to the email group! Similarly, if you are stuck on something, want to inquire about best practices, need support, or just have questions, please email the group. Occasional meetings via zoom or in person are possible and will be coordinated via the email group.
Contact Ange Mirer if you wish to join.
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Location: tbd
Date/Time: 2nd Saturday 10 AM - noon
This study group is open to everyone. We experiment with all different fiber arts from spinning, weaving, dyeing, jewelry and paper making.
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Location: tbd
Date/Time: 1st Tuesday 1:00pm
The Weave Structures Study Group is now meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 1:00 p.m. Please see the Guild Zoom Calendar for any date or time changes. There is active discussion on the study group email list.
Approximately four times a year, this group picks a weave structure and each member executes a project of their choice. Although this group is primarily intermediate weavers, it is open to any level of weaver; members help each other and everybody learns! Meetings are primarily to discuss projects and resolve issues; a traveling loom is not needed.
The Weave Structures Study group first met in late summer 2019 and agreed upon the following (updated to current status)
We choose a different weave structure to study every four months, more or less often if circumstances/interest dictate. This allows folks to do other weaving in between structures.
We help each other, or bring in someone from the guild with more experience to help us if needed.
Each member chooses their own project and materials, and weaves it during the study period.
We meet monthly to talk about challenges and what we were learning.
Most of the structures we choose can be woven on a 4 shaft loom; occasionally 8 is needed.
Here are some of the structures we’ve learned about - example photos are below. NOTE: not all completed projects are shown below!
Tied Weaves
Huck and Bronson
Diversified Plain Weave
Comboweave
Beiderwand and Turned Beiderwand
Deflected Double Weave
Doublewide Double Weave
Huck
Crackle
Overshot
Supplemental Warp
Shadow Weave
Rep Weave
This is a incomplete list of the structures we may choose to study in the future:
Advancing Twill
Canvas Weave
Collapse Weave
Crammed and Spaced
Crimp Cloth
Damask
Double Weave (Not Doublewide)
Echo Weave
Honeycomb
Krokbagd
Leno
Ms and Os
Pique
Plaited Twills
Satin
Summer and Winter
Swedish Lace
Swivel
Taquete or Turned Taquete
Woven Shibori
