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 22, 2014 | Blog, Weavehouston Updates
The website is being migrated to a new theme. Remain patient. Things will be cattywampus for a while. If you have difficulty with a critical function, leave a comment below. Remain patient. Just think of it as a warp with wildly uneven tension. Do you know how hard it...
by Web Weaver | Apr 15, 2014 | Blog, Videos, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
By puamlive In March 2014, “Stardust,” a six panel hand woven jacquard tapestry by fabric artist Bhakti Ziek was installed in Community Hall at Whitman College. Woven on her Vermont loom over the course of ten months, each of the sixteen foot panels is...
