The
purpose of Portland Handweavers Guild, Inc.
(PHG) is to foster public interest in handweaving
through lectures, instructional workshops, demonstrations,
and exhibitions. PHG sponsors a variety of activities
and events that enable its members to enhance
their skills or share their expertise, including
a grant program, and an annual sale.
Portland Handweavers Guild (PHG) was formally
organized in September of 1945. As a member
guild of Weaving Guilds of Oregon (WeGO) and
the Association of Northwest Weavers’
Guilds (ANWG), we participate in their projects
and take an active part in conference activities
both as a group and as individuals. We celebrated
our 50th anniversary the year prior to Convergence
‘96 when we hosted Handweavers Guild of
America’s international Convergence at
the Convention Center in Portland, Oregon in
July 1996. We celebrated our 60th Anniversary
in 2005.
Most of our members come from within a 50 to
80 mile radius of the Portland (Oregon) Metropolitan
Area. PHG offers education programs, workshops
and study groups to promote weaving and related
fiber arts and to encourage members to achieve
excellence in their work. As a part of membership
services, we receive a monthly newsletter, a
roster and have access to the Guild Library
before monthly meetings and during break time.
The option to order books at varying discounts
plus a small charge for handling fees is also
available. Many opportunities are provided to
participate in Guild sponsored sales, exhibits
and demonstrations.
PHG meets every second Thursday (September
through June) with no meeting in January, from
7:00 - 9:30 p.m. at Multnomah Arts Center, 7688
SW Capitol Hwy, Portland OR. Visitors are welcome.
The business meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. followed
by a guest speaker or another planned activity.
Details on the scheduled speakers and their
topics can be found listed below under the Calendar
of Events or on the ANWG Coming Events .Workshops
are usually held twice a year and are announced
when scheduled. Day meetings are held three
times a year (once in the fall and twice in
the spring) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Because
the topics, schedule and location of the day
meetings and the workshops might vary, the details
will be listed when the information is made
available to Guild members.)
Membership fees range from $48.00 to $68.00.
Mail the membership form along with your check
to:
2007-2008 Program Schedule
Nov. 27, 2007 thru Jan 6, 2008 A Showcase Exhibit features examples of handweaving techniques by members of Portland Handweavers Guild along with work by members of the Columbia Basin Basketry Guild. Second floor at the Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis Street, Portland OR. www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org
Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2007 and Jan. 5 2008 Saturday Afternoon Demonstrations from 1-4 p.m. Various weaving and textile techniques will be demonstrated by Portland Handweavers Guild members in the Lab on second floor of the
Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St. Portland OR
Jan 2008 No evening meeting
Jan. 13, 2008 Sun. Day meeting 1:30 p.m. (See** for location) Barbara Walker on “Greeting Cards.” Making cards with your handwovens, fibers and more!! An alternate day may be posted in case of weather cancellation.
Feb. 14, 2008 Day meeting** Nadine Saunders: “Creating a Life of Living the Art.”
Feb 14, 2008 Thurs. Evening meeting* Nadine Saunders presentation: Rumplestiltskin Delight” (Theo Moorman Technique combined with Collingwood’s 3-end block weave to give Double Warp Overlay)
Feb. 15, 16, 17, 2008 Fri. Sat. Sun. Workshop Nadine Saunders “Triple Play “Variations for Clothing, Wall Hangings, Rugs and Runners”
March 13, 2008 Day Meeting ** Jennifer Moore “Sacred Geometry in Art.”
March 13. 2008 Thurs. Evening meeting* Jennifer Moore “Sacred Geometry in Art”
March 14?, 15, 16, 2008 Workshop Jennifer Moore: Non-weaving workshop.“Mathemagical Design: Symmetries, Tessellations and the Golden Proportion.”
March 18 - April 30, 2008 Weaving Guilds of Oregon Traveling Exhibit "INSPIRATION - INFLUENCE - IMAGINATION". Multnomah Arts Center Gallery See below for address and phone number for directions and time open.
April 10, 2008 Thurs. Evening meeting* TBA
April 25,26,27, 2008 Friday, Saturday and Sunday: Annual Sale “Handwovens Plus” The Oregon Convention Center. 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. Portland, OR.
May 8, 2008 Thurs. Evening Meeting* Rebecca Martin: PHG Grant Recipient Study of Summer and Winter Weave - “Ancient Symbols Translated into Summer and Winter Structure“
June 13, 2008 Thurs. Evening Meeting* TBA
July and August 2008: No meetings during the summer months.
PHG members generally demonstrate weaving and spinning at the Oregon State Fair Salem, OR on the last Sunday of August.
Sept. 11, 2008 Thurs. Evening Meetings* resume Topic and speaker TBA
Oct. 9, 2008 Day Meeting** Jannie Taylor on Color & Weave with a Colonial Touch
Location and time TBA
Oct. 9, 2008 Thurs. Evening Meeting* Jannie Taylor on Drafting and Design
Oct. 10, 11, 12 , 2008 Fri. Sat. Sun. Workshop** Jannie Taylor on Drafting and Design.
For more information contact:
Ladella Williams email
-or-
ANWG Guild Representative
Portland Handweavers Guild, Inc.
P.O. Box 6676
Portland, OR 97228-6676
Membership
form (PDF)
Meetings and workshops are generally
held in two locations:
*Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy,
Portland, OR
For directions call 503 823 2787
Or go to www.multnomahartscenter.org
for information
**Ruthie's Weaving Studio, 3131 SE 50th Portland,
OR
For directions call 503 232 7328
Updated December 2007
