General Meetings
CHH meets the third Saturday of the month,
August through May.
On occasion, meetings are moved due to holidays or other events,
so please check the calendar.
Saturday, April 15, 2023
@ 10:00 a.m.
Tapestry
@ Guild House
and on Zoom
Check the newsletter for zoom link or click here.
**Please note, the program will be first followed by the business meeting.**
Blaine Davis is the main presenter for the program. He has been weaving for over 40 years, both on multi-shaft and tapestry looms. His tapestry work has been shown at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and in a small show in Blonduos, Iceland, where he did a one month residency at the Icelandic Textile Institute. He is also a printmaker and is currently a member of Archway Gallery in Houston.
Upcoming Programs:
Past Programs

February 18, 2023
Basket Weaving
with Mary Brown

January 21, 2023
Bead Weaving:
Up Close and Personal




Of Memory and Matter
Shradha Kochhar
November 19, 2022


Passementerie:
An Endangered Yet Thoroughly
Contemporary Craft
by Elizabeth Ashdown
October 15, 2022

Crête, Tassel, Gimp, Galon and Bullion – just some of the fascinating and mystical terms associated with a rare and fascinating textile art. Often overlooked as a frivolous decoration, passementerie was once used as the ultimate status symbol and signifier of good taste and wealth within both interior and fashion design. Join our meeting to hear about the fascinating, and often dramatic, history of passementerie, as well as how contemporary artists and designers are reinventing this heritage craft.
October’s speaker wass Elizabeth Ashdown. Elizabeth received her MA in Textiles from the Royal College of Art and is one of a very few individuals specializing in this type of weaving. She has produced exclusive handmade designs for clients such as Liberty, the Clothworkers’ Company, Cassamance and Camira Fabrics; she has also completed multiple commissions for private clients. For more about Elizabeth and her work, please visit her website.
The Boro Phenomenon
by Yoshiko Wada
September 17, 2022