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CHH at CHT
Weavers converged on Addison, Texas for the Contemporary Handweavers of Texas conference. D’Anne Craft caught some of our local Contemporary Handweavers of Houston members and others in action!
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Marisol’s Bracelet
From D’Anne: This is cool! Marisol, a 5th grader who attended the Gathering of the Guilds with her parents (her mom is a HAFA member), wove this very creative bracelet with one of our cardboard […]
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Almost Time – John Marshall Trunk Sale
The CHH John Marshall Trunk Sale is just around the corner…. Scharine reports that it looks like we’ll need additional volunteers for packing/bagging sales and for post sale clean-up. Check out the Volunteer Sheet and […]
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Meeting Minutes, May 16, 2013
The minutes for the May 16 CHH General Meeting have been posted on the member section of the website. Thank you to D’Anne for providing those.
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CHH Tapestry Study Group – May
May Tapestry Study Group CHH Guild House, May 19, 2013 By Gerry Woodhouse Blaine is planning a workshop to double the number of cat toys offered at the CHH Fall Sale in October. He is […]
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Felt Journals and Art Brooches Workshop
Chad Alice Hagen Felt Journals and Art BroochesOctober 18- 20, 2013 Join us for a fun and exciting three day workshop exploring resist dyeing hand felted wool. AND then learn how to create a fabulous, […]
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May CHHit CHHat Newsletter Available
The CHHit CHHat for May, 2013 is available on the member website. It is very newsy with the Sale news and documents (also available here on the website for your convenience.) Check out the announcement […]
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Save the Date: CHH Sale
The Contemporary Handweavers of Houston announces dates for the 2013 Annual Sale: Wed., Oct. 23, 10:00-5:00 Thurs., Oct. 24, 10:00-8:00 Fri., Oct. 25, 10:00-5:00 Sat., Oct. 26, 10:00-5:00 The Sale will be held at Guild […]
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WOW Trip to Paige, Texas
The WOW (Way Out West) Weavers of CHH traveled to Susan Frickes’ store called “Yarnorama” in Paige, Texas. With warped inkle looms in hand, we listened as she talked about and demonstrated inkle weaving techniques […]
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Linen Presentation
Julie Karlsson and DeeDee Woodbury shared their expertise and enthusiasm for weaving with linen after the monthly membership meeting April 18th at Bayou Manor. Many samples of handwoven linen items were shown exemplifying the texture, […]
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May General Meeting – Katie Knowles
Katie’s talk is titled From Seed to Sack: Enslaved Labor and Textile Production and is a portion of a chapter from her dissertation, Fashioning Slavery: Slaves and Clothing in the U.S. South, 1830-1865. She is […]
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New Class Season at Guild House
Check out the new Class Schedule this season at CHH Guild House. Three of the new offerings meet daily: – Intensive Beginner Weaving Course – a four-day course, learn to warp a loom and weave […]