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Community Flax Event!

Aug 9, 2022Web Master2 CommentsUncategorizedfibershed, flax, linen, partnership, sewvalley

We are looking forward to hosting the upcoming Community Flax Demo in the Guild Garden this September, supporting the work of the Rust Belt Fibershed’s Rust Belt Linen Project. The Rust Belt Fibershed consists of a 250 mile radius outside of Cleveland, Ohio, including part of Michigan, Western Pennsylvania, Western New York, and Southern Ohio,…

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A couple weekends ago the WGGC hosted artist @sar A couple weekends ago the WGGC hosted artist @saratorgison for a workshop on botanical illustration for quilting and embroidery. First up is Allison D. With her embroidered bladder wrack (fucus vesuculosus). Next up is Sara K with (from the left) miscanthus seed head, prairie dropseed seed head, and golden rod (which she is quite happy with). She went out thrifting for more appliqué material and has visions for more to come.
Tomorrow is Second Saturdays at the Guld! Come ch Tomorrow is Second Saturdays at the Guld! Come check it out! Join us on October 10 for Second Saturdays at the Guild. We will have a fiber arts marketplace, selling handmade items made by Guild members. There will be a demonstration of weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom, and a $5 Make It Take It activity to make a Starburst Book Ornament 4 squares of paper, some cardboard, glue, a bit of string or ribbon and a bead can develop into a delightful hanging ornament which can double as a mini explosion book! Seasonal papers available to use. No skills needed. All ages. Project fee: $5.00/2 ornament books. Please arrive by 1 pm to take part in the craft. Put it on your calendar now to shop and check out the Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati. Saturday, October 10 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati, 4870 Gray Rd. 45232
A class picture from the yesterday’s Beginning Rig A class picture from the yesterday’s Beginning Rigid Heddle Weaving class with Trish! She plans on adding more to the schedule soon, so if you are interested in keeping up to date on our class offerings, use the Linktree in our bio and tap on Classes and Workshops to follow us on Eventbrite. All of our classes use Eventbrite to register.
Trisha had a great beginning rigid heddle weaving Trisha had a great beginning rigid heddle weaving class yesterday at the WGGC. Everyone went home with a great scarf they wove in one day, and learned the skills they needed to begin weaving as a hobby!
Join us on October 10 for Second Saturdays at the Join us on October 10 for Second Saturdays at the Guild. We will have a fiber arts marketplace, selling handmade items made by Guild members. There will be a demonstration of weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom, and a $5 Make It Take It activity to make a Starburst Book Ornament. Four squares of paper, some cardboard, glue, a bit of string or ribbon and a bead can develop into a delightful hanging ornament which can double as a mini explosion book! Seasonal papers available to use. No skills needed. All ages. Project fee: $5.00/2 ornament books. Please arrive by 1 pm to take part in the craft. Put it on your calendar now to shop and check out the Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati. Saturday, October 10, from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati, 4870 Gray Rd. 45232
Join us at our October Meeting! See what the WGGC Join us at our October Meeting! See what the WGGC is all about. Thursday October 1 Open House 6:00-6:30 Business me eeting 6:30 - 7:00 Artist talk with Sara Torgison 7:00 - 8:30
Throwback Thursday Swatch Watch May 1988 Four Sha Throwback Thursday Swatch Watch May 1988 Four Shaft Lace Weave This very simple four shaft lace weave was designed for a soft drapable curtain material. As woven by Judy Dominic in grey and white perle cotton, it would be effective as a draw curtain to control the light at a window exposed to strong sun light. Like all lace weaves, the appearance is greatly effected by being viewed against the light source. An alternative interpretation of the same weave could be woven in bleached and unbleached linen for a crisp Swedish-style curtain. The laciness of this weave is emphasized by alternately crowding and skipping dents, and could be increased by a somewhat more open sett. Warp - 20/2 perle cotton, white and “greige” Weft - Same Reed - 15 dent, 3 threads to a dent 3 times, skip 1 dent, 3 threads to a dent, skip 1 dent, repeat. #throwbackthursday #swatchwatch
Mark your calendars for our big three day fall Fib Mark your calendars for our big three day fall Fiber art sale coming in November! Friday, November 13, Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15. We also will host our monthly Second Saturdays at the Guild mini fiber arts market coming up on October 10 if you want a small sample of the kinds of things you can buy. Our big annual sale in November takes place throughout the whole house with thousands of items, handmade by guild members.
Did you know our monthly meetings are open to the Did you know our monthly meetings are open to the public? Come join us for an artist talk with Sara Torgison on Thursday October 1 beginning at 6pm and see what guild membership is all about. Hope to see you there!
Red amaranth is ready to harvest from the dye and Red amaranth is ready to harvest from the dye and fiber garden!
See you next Saturday September 12 for Second Satu See you next Saturday September 12 for Second Saturdays at the Guild! Mark your calendars now! Shop, see, and create!
Come to Second Saturdays at the Guild! Get a tast Come to Second Saturdays at the Guild! Get a taste of what the WGGC is all about and support local fiber artists. We’ll have handcrafted home textiles (handwoven tea towels are a favorite), accessories, clothing and fiber art available in our Fiber Arts Marketplace! Saturday September 12 from 10-2. Learn about the Kawandi style quilting techniques from @judydominic8 and try your had at up-cycling old t-shirts by weaving a potholder!
Throwback Thursday to November 1998 Swatch Watch Throwback Thursday to November 1998 Swatch Watch 8 Harness Shadow Weave Woven by Bea Nowicki This handsome pattern is is one from “1,000 Plus Patterns in 4, 6, and 8 Harness” published by Robin & Russ Handweavers. It was woven with 2/12 worsted, which Bea believes would give a good strong fabric for upholstry, since it is a very firm weave. It is important that you use the proper dark or light thread at the right time in both warping and weaving. If you change one thread and get it in the wrong place, the pattern will look entirely different. Mimi Smith, Chairman. #throwbackthursday #swatchwatch
The new 26-27 guild year is getting underway, here The new 26-27 guild year is getting underway, here are guild events to attend in the next 2 weeks! SEPTEMBER 2026 9/3 GENERAL MEETING 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 9/6 NATURAL DYE STUDY GROUP 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 9/8 KNITTING STUDY GROUP 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 9/9 FLEDGLINGS STUDY GROUP 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 9/12 SECOND SATURDAYS AT THE GUILD -SALE, MAKE IT TAKE IT CRAFT & FIBER ARTS DEMO 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Not a member? Not a problem. Non-members are welcome to attend a monthly meeting and up to 3 study group sessions. Come by and see what guild membership has to offer. 4870 Gray Rd Cincinnati, OH 45232
News from our dye and fiber Garden Crew. The flax News from our dye and fiber Garden Crew. The flax is almost all dry and ready to process. This has been my first adventure retting the flax. Now that it’s been soaked and dried it amazing to see the fibers inside! 📸Regina T.
Throwback Thursday Swatch Watch November, 1988 We Throwback Thursday Swatch Watch November, 1988 Weavers’ Guild of Greater Cincinnat: 4 Shaft point twill Woven by Ann Pugh This is an early Christmas present from Ann, to jog you into thinking about weaving presents for the holidays. In January, 1984, Jeanette MacMillan, then chairman of the Swatch Watch, had presented this same pattern in harsh rug wools, with the suggestion at the end: “If a smaller yarn with denser sett was used the fabric would be great for clothing and upholstry or even table linens. If a very fine cotton or linen was used a border design on a guest towel would be great—red and white Christmas towels, for example, suggesting snow flakes.” Using the unmercerized cotton, the pattern gives a good texture for hand towels. There is a good deal of shrinkage with this. Ann was surprised to see how much the large yardage shrank compared to the sample done first. Remember, the large loom will weave differently than the small one. Warp and Weft 8/2 cotton Sett 20 e.p.i. #throwbackthursday #swatchwatch
#throwbackthursday Swatch Watch January, 1989 Fa #throwbackthursday Swatch Watch January, 1989 Fancy Weave From “Home Weaving”, pg. 203 by Oscar Beriau Woven by Mary Streid This was a draft found in an old weaving book in the library some years ago, and thought it interesting because it was simple, yet had a pleasant pattern. It is a soft weave because of the double threads, causing a basket weave. Yes, I know you hate the color scheme. So did Mary as she wove it. But, The entire yarn for the sample cost eleven dollars instead of the fifty-five! it would have cost for cotton yarn. You can do it in anything you want. Mary and I played with the idea of a tablecloth in cotton, or perhaps a beige and white linen window curtain. What would it look like in a wool in two close colors with knitted edges as a sweater? Being soft, it would make a lovely afghan. Enough? Jean Mushovic helped with the weaving at our retreat at Grailville. The only problem was trying to control the beat to keep it square. Warp & weft: Nehalem Oregon Worsted Sett: 18 e.p.i.
Today the Fledgling Weavers Study Group had a dye Today the Fledgling Weavers Study Group had a dye day and created hand painted warps. We cant wait to see the finished warps and then the final projects!
In July we had fiber art summer camp for adults! In July we had fiber art summer camp for adults! Here is some of the fabric painting with dye and indigo dyeing we did with our campers!
Rigid Heddle Study Group met yesterday. A small bu Rigid Heddle Study Group met yesterday. A small but mighty contingent brought some WIPs and FOs. (Work in progress and finished objects). Trish hem stitched her color and weave sampler. Nancy brought some rigid heddle rep weave coasters on the loom, and Sarah has been experimenting with sett changes as she works on panels for a blanket. More about the panels will be described for those pics if you swipe through the pics. Rep weave on a rigid heddle loom has a less dense warp than traditionally woven on a floor loom. Here are the three panels woven with sett changes. She used an 8 dent heddle with all three. The blue yarn was hand dyed cotton boucle and she used a weft of a thick and thin. There’s lots of texture in all three. This panel has decided to become a wrap. The sett was 8 epi and 7-8 ppi woven as a balanced weave. This panel was warped with 2 ends in each slot and one on each hole. For a sett of 12 epi. It was a denser fabric and her ppi naturally wove farther apart maybe 6 to 7 ppi. The final sample was still on the 8 dent heddle and threaded with 2 ends in each slot and hole. For a sett of 16 epi. Again the ppi naturally went farther apart in the weft and is slightly different in feel and drape to panel 2 but not drastically so. Both will work well as a small blanket. Sarah is going to weave a third panel with another variation in warp and weft and will sew three panels together. Sarah has a large 32 inch weaving with Kromski, but had decided that it’s too ergonomically challenging to weave the full width and is more comfortable with weaving narrower panels and sewing them together.
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