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Tacoma Weavers Guild

The Tacoma Weavers Guild is celebrating its 68th Birthday this year in November. In the year 2000, TWG was chosen for the Margaret K. Williams Art Award for "substantial contributions to the development of the Arts in Pierce County" by the Pierce County Arts Commission. The guild is dedicated to the promotion of hand weaving and related fiber arts, and demonstrations and exhibits of these crafts for the enrichment of the public's knowledge.

Programs in 2003-4 include Kathy Brassill on Crafts Travel in Great Britain & Ireland, a presentation of the Bateman Collection with Nancy Tracy, Mary Black sharing stories of Virginia Harvey, Susan Wilson on Crackle, with a workshop to follow on Treadling Variations, Roberta Lowes on techniques for mixed warps, Theresa Mertens on Ancient Textiles, and a Holiday potluck, fashion show and gift exchange. We'll finish the year with a picnic in June. A group project and guild competition this spring will be scarves.

Our meetings are held the second Friday of each month except July and August, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, 7410 S. 12th St., Tacoma, WA. 98465.

The guild sponsors a variety of activities which require smaller group efforts, including Study Groups for Sewing with Handwovens, Spinning, and other ongoing groups as needed. Standing Committees include Workshops, Conference, Sheep to Shawl, and Community Outreach programs.

Our Library contains many volumes, some videos, 3 looms, a bobbin winder, drum carder, spinning wheel, rag cutter, warping boards, and smaller equipment.

The guild spends many hours participating in various activities teaching children about weaving and spinning, weaving mats for the "Empty Bowls" soup sale to benefit the Emergency Food Network, supplying looms and teachers for "First Night" celebration on New Years Eve downtown, meeting with home school groups at the art center, etc.

An annual sale is held in November in conjunction with ART AT WORK, in downtown Tacoma. It has been very successful, giving some people the chance to sell their things for the first time. This year we will be selling our recently produced calendar & swatch book, A YEAR OF HONEYCOMB.

New members are quickly assimilated into the guild by including them in some of these activities if they choose. It is a rare occasion when the president doesn't immediately have a volunteer when she asks for someone to do something.

For further information regarding the Tacoma Weavers' Guild, contact:

ANWG Rep:
Mimi Anderson email
423 N. D Street
Tacoma, WA 98403