Programs will be in person and on Zoom. Members will receive an email with the meeting info and a link a week before the meeting.
Didn’t get the email link? Email us at info@harmonyweaversguild.org
September 12, 2024
Catherine Weber
Effective Use of Materials and Color
Catherine’s lecture with images will help you think of creative ways to plan and execute woven projects of mixed yarn types and colors that you might have thought would never go together technically or visually. Spend a little time with me thinking, “What if…?” And then dig through your yarn closet for hidden treasures waiting to be woven.
October 10, 2024
Dinah Kirby
Interfacing
Dinah will present a demonstration of ways and whys of use of interfacing with handwoven
materials. Dinah is an experienced seamstress who will bring us samples and show us how and when to apply interfacing for our projects.
November 14, 2024
Carol Ireland
Natural Dyes
Carol is a long time member who has been exploring and using natural dyes in her fiber art. She will bring examples of naturally dyed projects and dyestuffs that she has used. Should be a very interesting topic!
December 12, 2024
Holiday Party
Sustainable Holiday Decorations
Our annual winter holiday party and gathering! Bring a dish to share plus any donations for the food bank (see our newsletter for details). Our group activity will be using recycled wrapping paper to make stars and creating ornaments by using a small embroidery hoop as a frame for your leftover handwoven pieces. So bring your appetite and be prepared to have some fun!
January 9, 2025
Catherine Ellis
Woven Shibori
Catherine will present her deep dive into woven shibori. Woven Shibori is a process of weaving and resist that Catharine Ellis developed in the early 1990’s and has continued to evolve both technically and artistically. Catherine is also the author of the definitive book on the subject – “Woven Shibori” – an updated version including her exploration of natural dyes was published in 2016.
February 13, 2025
Dr Kedron Thomas
Sustainability Project with UD
Kedron Thomas is a cultural anthropologist who studies the way clothes are made and worn in diverse parts of the world. She began her career by studying the weaving traditions of indigenous Maya people in Guatemala and the production of knock-off fashions in Central America.
Her more recent work examines the efforts of fashion industry professionals in the United States and United Kingdom to make clothing more environmentally sustainable. She will speak to us about her current involvement in a collaborative partnership with other scholars, policy experts, and industry leaders to develop a circular textile economy for the Delaware region. She teaches courses on fashion, culture, environmental sustainability, labor rights, and indigenous rights at the University of Delaware.
March 13, 2025
Marian Bruno
Chesapeake Fibershed
The Chesapeake Fibershed follows the Chesapeake Watershed, encompassing the greater
Washington D.C. – Baltimore metropolitan areas and extends through portions of Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It is working to create a regional network between fiber producers, mills, dyers, artisans and enthusiasts in our area. Marian will introduce us to how this works and why it’s so important to connect the dots in the local supply chain and how it seeks to promote environmentally sustainable practices.
April 10, 2025
TBD
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Textile Tour of Jefferson University
Marcia Weiss
Join us to for an educational and informative talk and look at the Jefferson University collection of textiles! Marcia will show us highlights of their collection; and we may get to, preview some of the graduate students work. Sounds like fun!
May 8, 2025
TBD
June 12, 2025
Spring Picnic
Fair Weather Farm
Join us for our annual end of year picnic at Nancy’s farm. Nancy Bentley has been raising Gotland sheep since 2015 and will be letting us picnic in her bucolic setting. Bring a dish to share and don’t forget our annual auction of fiber arts equipment, supplies and yarns!
