Meeting
More on Cotton in Texas
Cotton, grown responsibly in Texas! Everyone enjoyed the CHH program last month. I learned quite a bit about organic cotton farming and how risky it is. I also learned that Texas Organic Cotton is the […]
Programs
Meeting
Weaving with Ondulé and Other Unique Reeds
Margaret Arafat is an accomplished weaver from Fort Worth. Her work was recently featured in the book Ondulé, by Norma Smayda. From Margaret – “At this point in time, most of you have probably seen […]
Meeting
Textile Adventures in Peru
Jennifer Moore has specialized in the field of doubleweave pick-up for over 30 years and is the author of The Weaver’s Studio: Doubleweave. When Nilda Callanaupa from the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco was […]
Guild Meeting
Hats–Felt to Fascinators
Don your sun hat, rain hat, Easter bonnet, western hat, straw hat, felt hat or Derby hat and join a quick trip through history highlighting head coverings and hats. On Saturday, April 15th at 10 […]
Meeting
A Cajun Love Story
September 17, 2016 at the Guild House Coton Jaune Acadian Brown Cotton Social time begins at 9:30, business meeting at 10:00, then show and tell followed by the program. Please be sure to bring your […]
Board Meeting
Little Looms to Take Along
Photos from the Saturday meeting on using little looms that are easy to take along on summer vacation. Lots of little looms on display – inkle looms, tapestry frames, and pin looms and examples of […]
Archive
February Guild Meeting
February Meeting February 20,2016 10:00am How many of you have been dreaming of being up close and personal with an Alpaca? It will happen at our February Meeting. Bill and Mario, the owners of Rancho […]
Archive
Tapestry in Houston
Jean Pierre Larochette and Yael Lurie, world renowned tapestry weavers, are in Houston presenting a workshop! The guild has an autographed copy of their book now. During a slide presentation on Thursday night, the two […]
Blog
May Guild Meeting Program
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 […]
Blog
Lynn Gammon – Balinese Textiles
Lynn Gammon will be our guest speaker for the CHH April program, – April 17, 2014, 6:30pm. Her talk is entitled Balinese Textiles. Lynn will take us on a cultural journey through textile paradise in […]
Blog
How in the World Did She Think of That?
By Deborah Harrison In our March CHH program, I hope to increase your awareness of potential weaving designs found in everyday objects ever present in your environment. Design ideas are everywhere! I want to inspire […]
Blog
Tapestry Study Group Program
The Tapestry Study Group had a great program at the February CHH Meeting at Guild House. These talented group members demonstrated tapestry techniques and looms as part of the program. The Wall at Guild House […]