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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thanks to D’Anne Craft, the minutes for the January 16 General Meeting are available on the Member site. This was our first General Meeting at the Guild House location. The construction at Bayou Manor has […]
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