Clatsop Weavers strives to provide an environment for weavers in which they can perfect their skills, learn new ones, and exchange ideas. Members of the guilds come from the North Oregon Coast and South Washington Coast.The present number of members is 18.

The Clatsop Weavers' Guild was originally an Oregon guild, which met in members' homes. In 1982 the first Washington member joined, and present membership is about half Oregon and half Washington. By 1985 meetings were being held in Gearhart. When the facility became unavailable, meetings were moved to Warrenton. In 1994 the Ilwaco Heritage Museum offered the guild a place to hold meetings. It has been a pleasant partnership, as the guild helps with many community events taking place at the Museum, and is able to take advantage of many things the Museum has to offer. Guild members restored and repaired an old Union Rug Loom which was donated to the museum, as well as loaning a 4-harness loom which is used, along with the rug loom, for demonstrations.

The guild publishes a quarterly newsletter which is distributed to members only. Meetings are held monthly except July and August, on the second Tuesday, at 11:00 a.m. Most meetings are held at Ilwaco Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, Washington. September potluck and Christmas Social are usually held in a private home. Most years an all-day summer workshop is held in July or August. A spinning group within the guild also meets monthly. Anyone interested in weaving and/or spinning may join. Annual dues are $12.50.

Contact:
K. Sharon Van Heuit
ANWG representative
Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild
PO Box 94
Nahcotta , WA 98637
phone: (360) 665-5266
email

The Clatsop Weavers take part in many regional fairs and festivals by arranging demonstrations and exhibits of weaving and spinning. We work with the Ilwaco Museum in some of their activities, as well as with children's groups. During 1998 members participated in the Finnish-American Folk Festival in Naselle, WA, Oregon State Fair in Salem, Oregon, Cranberrian Fair in Ilwaco, did a program for Peninsula Arts Association in Ocean Park, WA, and had several teaching sessions for beginning spinners and weavers. Each year we give a grant to one of our members to be used in further development of her weaving skills. This year the grant was split between two members, to enable them to take the Sharon Alderman color workshop which the guild sponsored.