Meetings will be held at Mountain View Methodist Church in Boulder, Colorado in 2022-23 in September, October, December, March, April and May.
In November 2022, January 2023 and February 2023, the meetings will be on Zoom. Members will receive a Zoom Meeting invite e-mail from the Guild on the Friday before the Day and Evening Guild meetings. The invite will provide you with a link to view the HGB programs. The Zoom meeting will also be posted on the HGB website under Members/Announcements.
If you are not a member and would like to visit one of our meetings, please email president@handweaversofboulder.org for the day meeting and eveningchair@handweaversofboulder.org for the evening meeting.
Video recordings from past HGB Presentations are available on the HGB YouTube Channel
Updated 06.26.2022
Day Meeting | September 12, 2022 |
I Hear Your Voice - Art Inspired by Listening to Marginalized Women from Prison to Lebanon. |
Evening Meeting | September 13, 2022 |
The Healing Art of Hand Stitching |
Susan is a textile artist, writer and teacher who is highly sought after for her workshops. Her work has been displayed in many places and her workshops are very popular. https://susanbrookstextileartist.com Susan tells us: Creating art using fabrics and papers provides the opportunity to build layers giving a sense of protection, safety and security. I create my own fabrics through dyeing, botanical printing, resists and painting and then am able to add dimension and detail through the use of stitches. I have focused on the elements in plants to imprint the images of leaves and flowers to create another layer of delicate beauty and interest. Differing techniques are used to express differing emotions. Deconstructed silk printing is used for a very organic look. The use of painting thicken dyes on plastic has been used for my women monoprints. The morphing of the dyes give a feel of surrealism. Botanical dyeing, plant based dyes and prints, introduce the beauty of nature into my work. The love of the stitching, connecting threads, to hold the pieces together. |
The tactile feel and visual beauty of fabric has been a motivation to creativity. As a child, I was fascinated by the possibility of transforming a flat piece of cloth into a uniquely crafted article of clothing. After a journey of making dolls, garments and quilts, I am now driven to experiment with new techniques in dyeing, painting and embellishing fabric. I enjoy sharing my passion with others by teaching these techniques and broadening my own exploration in fabric art. My aspiration is to tell a story, engage the viewer in a dialogue and challenge them to a deeper emotional experience.
Day Meeting Presentation: I Hear Your Voice: Art Inspired By Listening To Marginalized Women
After
almost 8 years volunteering in the women’s prison and currently going
in as a visitor, Susan has learned to listen to the women, their stories
and the longing in their hearts to be whole and healthy. Her art has been
profoundly influenced by women she has met not only in prison, but women
who have been trafficked, fighting cancer battles, in the struggle to
realize their value, as well as refuges raising their families in
hostile lands.
Evening Meeting Presentation: The Healing Art Of Hand Stitch
Susan will take us on her journey of learning the art of hand stitch and how it led to a deeper and more profound experience. She will share her own vulnerable family history and how long periods of stitching made the connection between the eyes, hands, head and heart ultimately leading to personal freedom.
Enjoy 2 days of learning and working with fellow fiber artists as Susan teaches the basic of transferring plant images onto paper, fabrics, and sketchbooks. You will learn about:
Note: A third workshop day can be arranged with the class, directly with Susan at the workshop to turn your work into a Journal.
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, September 17 & 18, 2022
Location: The workshop will take place at Susan’s studio in Louisville, CO (specific directions will be given registered students).
Class size: limited to 10.
Prerequisites/Experience: Beginner
Equipment/Materials Provided by Participants: A materials list will be supplied by email a month before the workshop to registered students.
Materials provided by Instructor: Instructor will provide chemicals, mordants and all dyes included in the workshop fee.
Workshop fee: $140.00 for 2 days payable on registration. HGB provides workshops to members at cost as a membership benefit.To register, click here.
Please note:
HGB Members are given registration priority. Click here to become an HGB Member. Non-HGB Members will be placed on a waitlist and contacted two weeks prior to the workshop.
Disclaimers and Advisement: Wearing masks for CVD mitigation will be decided by the workshop teacher in conjunction with all state and local laws and regulations. Even if not required, the workshop leader may mandate mask wearing at all times.
Cancellation/Refund policy: Workshop fees are payable to HGB and due with the registration form. Refunds are made only if another or (wait list) person can fill your space. If the workshop is canceled by HGB, you will receive a full refund.
Day Meeting | October 10, 2022 | Shimmering Colors: The Magic of Iridescence |
Evening Meeting | October 11, 2022 |
Twined Rag Rugs |
We will welcome Bobbie Irwin for two presentations and for 2 workshops. Learn more about Bobbie Irwin, weaver and published author on her website https://www.bobbieirwin.com/ |
Day Meeting Presentation: Shimmering Colors: The Magic of Iridescence
Fabrics that appear to change color as the light and angle of view change seem almost magical! You don’t need gossamer threads or just plain weave to create iridescence in handwoven fabrics. Learn a variety of color, thread, thread size, and structure options to achieve the effects. The amazing possibilities include analogous colors, multiple colors, layered fabrics, warp- or weft-faced fabrics, and even iridescence in black and white! This talk explores and illustrates many common beliefs, and why there are exceptions to all of them.
Evening Meeting Presentation: Twined Rag Rugs
This technique makes extremely durable and beautiful rugs using fabric for both warp and weft, requiring only common household materials and equipment. Hand-manipulated twining on a simple frame (or even without a frame) produces an astonishing variety of patterns not found in most other rag rugs, and which would be considerably more difficult to weave on a loom. Illustrated with examples from museum collections and embellished by stories of longtime rug twiners, this talk covers the worldwide history of this old folk craft. You, too, can join the twined rag rug revival!
Enjoy 1 day of learning and working with fellow fiber artists as Bobbi teaches the use of iridescence in weaving.
You will learn about using open double weave on four or six shafts, you can weave scarves that glow throughout with four colors. This magical, color-shifting fabric might be the ultimate example of iridescence, incorporating both light reflection and light transmission through the layers! Your warp will be enough to weave two short cowl scarves, each weighing less than an ounce. At the same time, you will be learning about factors that influence and enhance iridescence, for later reference.
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022, 10am-4pm
Location: The Studio at 7950 N. 81st. Niwot, CO
Class size: Limited to 15.
Prerequisites/Experience: Advanced beginner weaver (basic skills and familiarity with the equipment) to intermediate or beyond; no prior experience with double weave needed.
Equipment/Materials Provided by Participants: 4- or 8-shaft loom (no rigid heddle looms), prewarped with two colors of 20/2 mercerized cotton, with a weaving width of at least nine inches; standard tools, including two shuttles, tapestry (blunt) needle, bobbin winder (can be shared), two or more terrycloth towels to help stabilize the open-weave fabric. Yarn, color, and warping specifications will be provided in advance.
*Please note: HGB does rent a limited number of looms to HGB members. Contact equipment.rental@handweaversofboulder.org at least three weeks in advance of workshop to inquire on availability of equipment.
Materials cost payable to instructor with cash or check on the day of the workshop: none
To register, click here: Shimmering Iridescent Scarves Workshop. If you cannot register online, you can download the registration form here. Mailed forms may take 2-4 weeks to process.
Please note:
HGB Members are given registration priority. Click here to become an HGB Member. Non-HGB Members will be placed on a waitlist and contacted two weeks prior to the workshop.
Disclaimers and Advisement: Wearing masks for CVD mitigation will be decided by the workshop teacher in conjunction with all state and local laws and regulations. Even if not required, the workshop leader may mandate mask wearing at all times.
Cancellation/Refund policy: Workshop fees are payable to HGB and due with the registration form. Refunds are made only if another or (wait list) person can fill your space. If the workshop is canceled by HGB, you will receive a full refund.
Enjoy a half day of learning and working with fellow fiber artists as Bobbi teaches twined rag rugs. You will help to revive a disappearing folk art as you make a hot-pad sampler on a small frame, using fabric for both warp and weft. This sampler incorporates three pattern variations and gives you the expertise to make full-sized rugs. Twining makes extremely durable and beautiful rugs and requires only minimal equipment.
Date: Sunday, October 9, 2022, 1-5pm
Location: The Studio at 7950 N. 81st. Niwot, CO
Class size: Limited to 12.
Prerequisites/Experience: No twining or weaving experience is needed. Ages 9+ welcome. Suitable for all levels of weaving experience.
Equipment/Materials Provided by Participants: Weft fabrics, needles, thread, scissors, two safety pins, medium crochet hook, cutting mat & rotary cutter (can be shared). More details to be provided by the instructor prior to the workshop.
Materials cost payable to instructor with cash or check on the day of the workshop: $10 for the frame (to keep) and warp fabric
Workshop Fee: $75 due on registration. HGB provides workshops to members at cost as a membership benefit.To register, click here: Twined Rag Rugs Workshop. If you cannot register online, you can download the registration form here. Mailed forms may take 2-4 weeks to process.
Please note:
HGB Members are given registration priority. Click here to become an HGB Member. Non-HGB Members will be placed on a waitlist and contacted two weeks prior to the workshop.
Disclaimers and Advisement: Wearing masks for CVD mitigation will be decided by the workshop teacher in conjunction with all state and local laws and regulations. Even if not required, the workshop leader may mandate mask wearing at all times.
Cancellation/Refund policy: Workshop fees are payable to HGB and due with the registration form. Refunds are made only if another or (wait list) person can fill your space. If the workshop is canceled by HGB, you will receive a full refund.
Day Meeting | November 14, 2022 |
Zoom |
Evening Meeting | November 15, 2022 | Zoom |
Day Meeting |
December 12, 2022 |
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Evening Meeting | December 13, 2022 |