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April 11, 2026Loveland, Colorado
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April 11, 2026 9:00 AMMountain View Methodist Church, Room 215
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April 11, 2026 2:00 PMMountain View Methodist Church, Room 215
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April 13, 2026 9:30 AMMountain View Methodist Church, Barker Hall
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April 14, 2026 7:00 PMMountain View Methodist Church, Barker Hall
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April 15, 2026 5:30 PMgoogle meet
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April 13-14 Meetings April 11 Workshops |
Shannon Downey - Craftivism Day Meeting: Let’s Move the Needle - Craft as a Tool for Activism Shannon Downey, author of Let’s Move the Needle: an activism handbook for artists, crafters, creatives, and makers, will introduce you to the powerful world of craftivism. Evening Meeting:
| Workshop Registration closes April 8, 2026 - In-Person Workshop 1: Introduction to EmbroideryJoin Shannon Downey aka Badass Cross Stitch to learn everything you need to know to start stitching staggering works of genius. Shannon will teach you about embroidery materials, and getting set up to stitch. In-Person Workshop 2: Embroidery 2.0Got the basics of embroidery down but want to level up and move beyond the same 5 stitches? Registration is open to the public. To register online, click here. |
**** CWD People's Choice Award ****
For the April Meeting, please bring an item that we can put on our Guild table at Colorado Weavers Day. There will be a People’s Choice Award for top three items. Bring them in with 2-3 sentences attached describing a difficult problem you overcame or a new learning achieved by creating the item.
Saturday, May 30 • General Public: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mountain View Methodist Church The Handweavers Guild of Boulder Donations team will be offering yarn and fiber art-related items from various donors. Do you have extra yarn and tools that need a good home? Who knows what treasures you will find? Bring your Bags, Cash or Check and your Friends!
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Announcements
Colorado State Button Society Show & Sale
Attend the show April 11-12 in Denver to view and purchase an exciting range of buttons.
2028 Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners Statewide Conference
Alpine Weavers and Spinners Guild in Kalispell, Montana is excited to host the conference Sep 14-18, 2028. The theme is Fall.Fiber.Flathead.
Proposals are being sought for workshops and seminars in weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, surface embellishment, braiding, knitting, crochet, basketry, and more. Conference workshops and seminars will be 1/2, 1, 2, or 3-day classes held Thursday through Monday. Instructors will be paid a teaching fee, plus reasonable travel, and on-site room and board.
Calling All Colorado Textile Artists
The Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University invites artists, community members, and students to submit works for our upcoming exhibition titled Colorado Community Threads: Reflections on Place and People. This exhibition aims to showcase the diverse viewpoints of community members on the central theme through innovative, engaging and thoughtfully crafted works that explore the potential of textiles to express stories, memories and ideas of Colorado.
Visit From expansive natural ecosystems to bustling cities, and all landscapes in between, the colorful state of Colorado provides endless inspiration. Participate in our very first community-created exhibition for the opportunity to see your fiber or textile art on view at the Avenir Museum! View the full call for submissions. The submission deadline is Friday, June 26, 2026. Start your textile project submission today!
Knit for Food (Knit-a-thon) April 11, 2026
The Knit for Food Knit-a-thon is a 12-hour knitting marathon to raise funds for hunger and food insecurity. 100% of the money we raise is equally divided between Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid Hungry, and Meals on Wheels.
Visit www.nelkindesigns.com for more information.
For HGB, Jane is acting as lead on this - contact her at Jane at communityengagement@handweaversofboulder.org.
Fantastic Fibers 2026
Fantastic Fibers is an international juried exhibition showcasing a wide range of outstanding works within the fiber medium. As one of Yeiser Art Center’s most innovative and celebrated annual exhibitions, it continues to inspire fine artists, quilters, and textile art enthusiasts around the world. The exhibition is open to all artists 18 and older, this exhibition welcomes contemporary and innovative works that use fiber as the primary medium or concept. What began in 1987 as a wearable art show has evolved into a compelling mix of traditional and nontraditional works created from natural or synthetic fibers, as well as pieces that conceptually engage with fiber.
Registration for entries ends February 6, 2026 while the exhibition itself occurs March - May 2026. Visit theyeiser.org/fantastic-fibers for more information.
Colorado Weavers Day 2026
Will be held on Saturday May 2, 2026 at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. The Pikes Peak Weavers Guild is hosting this event - a time for sharing threads and connecting friends. The keynote speakers will be Virginia Postre (The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World) and Emily Trujillo (A Chimayo Weavers Guidebook).
Registration closes April 10. Join the event for a fantastic day of fiber arts & friendship. Seminars and lunch included. Visit pikespeakweavers.org for more information.
Weave Across America
In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Thousand Islands Arts Center ~ Home of the Handweaving Museum is thrilled to announce a national juried call for Weave Across America — a collaborative coverlet project encouraging weavers and fiber artists to consider the symbolism of the American flag. What does the flag mean to you today, and how might you express these feelings in a textile? We invite weavers to submit your interpretation of what the American flag means to you in the language of handwoven cloth. Make your voice heard! This is an opportunity to become part of handweaving history for future generations.
Fiber artists across the United States are welcome to submit your work to be considered for inclusion in this unique, community-driven textile piece. Selected weavers will contribute individual pieces that, when assembled together, will form a single, unified coverlet representing the richness of American handweaving traditions, a celebration of the diversity, creativity, and skill of handweavers from coast to coast.
2026 WARP Gathering in June
Applications are now open for financial assistance to attend the 2026 WARP Annual Gathering, taking place June 24–28, 2026, at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. WARP’s Annual Gathering is a meaningful opportunity for learning, exchange, and connection across our global textile community, and WARP is committed to making participation as accessible as possible. To support this goal, WARP offers two forms of financial assistance: Scholarships and Assistantships. Visit WARP's website or contact president @ for more information.
The Woolery Pays 5%
Did you know that if you shop at The Woolery and use our affiliate URL that the guild earns 5%? If you're already shopping there, you may as well!
Did you know…
… the Portland Handweavers Guild in Oregon has meetings that are open to the public. Visit their website PortlandHandweaversGuild.org.
Intermountain Weavers Conference (IWC) 2027
Will be held at the Antlers Wyndham, 4 S Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO. The dates for the Conference are July 6-10, 2027. There is a special room rate of $165 per night plus taxes and fees. Everyone who attends the conference will have free parking with in and out privileges. All of the rooms used by the conference are on the main floor of the hotel. It will be easy to get to the various rooms. See the conference website.
Want to submit a proposal for the conference, read the guidelines (contains the link to the submission form). Submissions must be received by February, 1, 2026.
IWC has added virtual workshops between conferences. IWC will provide the Zoom environment and a person to manage that environment during the class. If interested, submit a Zoom proposal.
The Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) - Textiles & Tea - Each week HGA hosts a conversation with some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today. Textiles & Tea takes place every Tuesday at 4 PM (EST) and is broadcast via Zoom. These broadcasts are free to view and open to all. Click on the link for additional information.
Website Announcements - Submission Guidelines
Contact president@handweaversofboulder.org if you have an item for this website announcements section pertaining to fiber events of interest to Guild members.
The Beat - HGB Newsletter - Submission Guidelines
Click here for information on announcements/advertising in the HGB newsletter.
Click here to access announcement request form.
Please note, HGB members may place a free personal 30 word or less advertisement in the newsletter.
Colorado Gives Day
The Handweavers Guild of Boulder has been participating in ColoradoGives.org since 2019, providing a safe and secure platform to non-profits in the State of Colorado to receive charitable donations. Please join us in December for Colorado Gives Day. Link here for the Handweavers Guild of Boulder profile page and thank you for your ongoing support!
Handweavers Guild of Boulder has memberships with the following
- WARP (Weave a Real Peace)
- HGA (Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.)
- NoBo Art District
- Boulder County Arts Alliance
HGB Non-discrimination Clause
Membership of the Guild shall be open to persons in sympathy with, interested in, or actively engaged in the art of handweaving and related arts/crafts. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex, age, ability, race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, genetic information, national origin, native language, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, transgender status, marital status, veteran status, military status, political service, affiliation or disability.
HGB Photography/Media Policy
When you attend an HGB meeting, workshop, event, photography/videography may take place for use in promoting the Guild through print or other media. By attending, you give your consent to photography/videography and to the release of such media.