by Web Weaver | May 10, 2014 | Blog, CHH, CHHit CHHat, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Members, Newsletter, Weavehouston Updates
From your newsletter editor, DeeDee Woodbury: Wow ! CHH has some really fun stuff coming up. Come on over to the Guild House on May 17th for Fiber Play Day! Great Classes coming up! A Fiber Friends garage sale this summer! Read all about it in CHHit CHHat. This is the...
by Web Weaver | May 3, 2014 | Blog, CHH, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Sale, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
The CHH Cat Toys fly off the shelf at the Annual Sale. Usually made from cloth woven at the Livestock Show, this year the cloth is being woven at Guild House. Check out the progress so far! Sale dates: October 23-25, 2014. Photo courtesy D’Anne...
by Web Weaver | May 2, 2014 | Blog, CHH, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Guild House, Guild Meeting, Meeting, Programs, Weavehouston Updates
At the May 15 meeting, Anne-Louise Schaffer will give a slide presentation on Folk Costumes from Eastern Europe, focusing on how they have changed over the last century and what factors caused those changes. It is not always obvious or direct. She will use four...
by Web Weaver | Apr 27, 2014 | Blog, CHH, Events, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
On Saturday, April 26th, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston had a booth at the Gathering of the Guilds at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. The gathering was part of The Museum Experience. Here’s Jesus weaving a bookmark. Our guild volunteers...
by Web Weaver | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog, CHH, Dyeing, Guild Meeting, Meeting, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
At the April CHH Meeting, Lynn Gammon presented a program on Balinese textiles and talked about her summer vacation in Bali where she took fabric dyeing classes and produced her own original textiles. Photos courtesy D’Anne Craft
by Web Weaver | Apr 13, 2014 | Blog, CHH, Classes, Guild House, Tapestry, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
Gerry Woodhouse’s April Tapestry class at Guild House produced some really nice work. Click on the small pictures to appreciate the work and talent these students put into learning many tapestry techniques. By popular demand, Gerry has a design class in the...