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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 […]
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April Weaving Event
A Guest Post by Mary Welch The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston is presenting a 5 day festival of arts called CounterCurrent. Suzanne Bocanegra, a Houston–born artist and […]
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HCCC Call for Resident Artists
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft CALL FOR RESIDENT ARTISTS Application Deadline: March 1, 2014 MEDIA ACCEPTED: Wood • Glass • Metal • Fiber • Clay • Mixed Media Access to wide variety of professional […]
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Navajo Blanket at Auction
From D’Anne C…. This man lost a leg and was having a hard time making ends meet while getting a modest disability check. He thought about selling an old Indian blanket that he inherited from […]
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Gerry Woodhouse Featured
The Fulshear Art Council is sponsoring Gerry Woodhouse for a show of her work at Arts and Drafts at Ray’s Grill in Fulshear. Save the Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 from 6-8pm at Ray’s Grill […]
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On the Web – Robyn Spady
The latest of Robyn Spady’s “favorite things”, Chanel Jackets and Linton Tweed was a good read. I loved her earlier articles on Oelsner, Ashenhurst and Donat but this one made me vow to read systematically […]
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Last Chance to Learn This Year
Don’t Miss Out! We’ve got a few more classes this year! Spinning Classes Plying, Beyond the Basics, Spinning Designer Yarns with Connie Elliott A balanced 2 ply yarn is a thing of beauty, but it […]
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Art Institute Students Visit the Guild House
Guest Post by D’Anne Craft and Deedee Woodbury It is very exciting that the Guild is being found via our website. Fashion Design students from the Art Institute are learning more about how textiles are […]
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Woven Baby Wraps
Guest Post by Tracy Kaestner: $90 – $250 @ yard for Handwoven Cotton Fabric! Really, it’s true! There is a trend right now that many weavers don’t know about – baby wraps. Wraps are long […]
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Color and Weave at Guild House
Yarngoddess posted a great photo-filled article about the Color and Weave class taught by Tracy Kaestner at the Contemporary Handweavers of Houston Guild House. See the post over at Sooner or Later….
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Photos from Sale Set-Up
Tracy sent these photos from the Contemporary Handweavers of Houston Sale Set-up. Sale starts Wednesday morning at 10am at Guild House, 4617 Montrose Blvd, Suite C213, Houston, TX 77006. Full Details.
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Learn to ….
Learn to weave, spin, ply, dye… Guild House is ready with upcoming class sessions this quarter. The Rigid Heddle Weaving classes provide a good introduction to weaving using a small Cricket Loom as seen in […]