If you have a weaving event you would like to list on this site, please email the information to events@midwestweavers.org for consideration by the MWA Board.
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Upcoming Events
- September 4-5, 2010
World Sheep & Fiber Arts Festival, Bethel, Missouri www.worldsheepfest.com - September 10-12, 2010
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson, Wisconsin www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com - September 18-19, 2010
A Wool Gathering, Yellow Springs, Ohio. http://www.awoolgathering.com - September 24-26, 2010
Rag Rug Workshop: Weaving Together the Past and Present
Instructor: Bobbie Irwin (Author: Twist and Twine)
This once-popular technique makes extremely durable and beautiful rugs using fabric for both warp and weft. Making hot-pad samplers in class will give you the expertise to design and create full-sized rugs. The twining techniques can also be applied to a variety of materials. Day 1: basic twining techniques with simple pattern variations. Day 2: introduces warping variations and more complex patterning, including taaniko and/or three-weft twining. Day 3: introduction to circular and elliptical twining without a frame. Participants complete at least 3 samplers. No experience needed! (frames provided)
September 24-26, 2010
Friday and Saturday, 9:30-4:30
Sunday, 1-5
Cost: $279 - members
$299 - non-members
Register at www.delaplaine.org or call (301) 698-0656 x375 for more information. Also, check out www.fredericktourism.com for more information on our charming, historic town.
- September 25-26, 2010
Fiber in the Park, Earlville, Illinois
www.fiberinthepark.com
- October 15-16, 2010
Southern Indiana FiberArts Festival, Corydon, Indiana www.southernindianafiberarts.com - October 16, 2010
Interwoven Expressions
9:00 am to 3:00 pm, at Valparaiso’s elegant Aberdeen Manor Ballroom, 216 Ballantrae, Valparaiso, Indiana (219-465-7130)
Free Admission. Free Parking.
Interwoven Expressions began 26 years ago as an annual sale of the Duneland Weavers Guild of Northwest Indiana. It has matured into a juried fiber arts event of the highest standards. Sale volume for the 6 hr event approaches $20,000. Participation is limited to artists residing in states that border Lake Michigan. Currently fiber artists from Michigan (Detroit, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Portage), Illinois (Chicago), and Indiana (Indianapolis, Lafayette, as well as northwest Indiana) participate. In addition to weavers, artists exploring felting, silk dying, knitting, crocheting, silk ribbon embroidery, basketry, and handmade paper are represented.
http://www.interwovenexpressions.com
- October 24-31, 2010
Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR), Lake Delavan, Wisconsin www.interweavesoar.com - October 28-31, 2010
Wisconsin Handweavers Inc. 60th Annual Exhibit and Sale "Loominosity" with the Loose Bead Society of Greater Milwaukee. New Berline (WI) Public Library, 15105 Library Lane
See www.wihandweavers.org for more information.
- June 9-12, 2011
Surface Design Association International Textile Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota www.surfacedesign.org - August 25-28, 2011
Stitches Midwest 2011, Schaumburg, Illinois
www.knittinguniverse.com
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