Spinning and Weaving Week
Spinning and Weaving Week is celebrated every October during the first full week of the month (Monday-Sunday)
Celebrate!
The crafts of spinning, weaving, dyeing, and basket weaving are as ancient as our history; they are the threads that bind us to our ancestors and to each other. Our crafts know no national boundary. They are a part of the heritage of the world. The Spinning and Weaving Week celebration reflects the truly international membership of the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., and the international traditions of our crafts. We invite fiber artists around the world to join together in celebration of our common heritage.
Participate!
Strut Your Stuff Informal Fashion Show
sponsored by the American Kumihimo Society
All fiber enthusiasts, whether beginner or advanced, are invited to share their inspirational garments, wearable art, accessories for the home, and functional work. Participants are encouraged to model their latest wearable creation or to show their functional designs in this fun and supportive online environment. Participation is free, but limited. The show will begin at 2:00 PM EST on Sunday, October 11, 2020 and will continue until all pieces have been shown.
Celebrate Spinning & Weaving with HGA
We're thrilled to offer activities and events for seven days devoted to celebrating spinning and weaving. Our programming will educate, inspire, and support the fiber art community. Participation and attendance is free for all HGA members. There is a $5 fee for the Studio Tour events if you are not a member, and because capacity is limited, the members receive priority registration for the Happy Hour events. Not a member? Join Today
Download our Schedule. Please continue to check back as we update the schedule. Spinning & Weaving Week is supported by generous contributions to HGA's Fiber Trust and the donation of our presenters' time, energy and expertise. HGA is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN #06-08661organization. In honor of this event, please consider a donation.
Marketplace LIVE! is generously sponsored by Glimakra USA LLC.
All scheduled times are Eastern Standard (EST).
| 11:00 AM | Marketplace LIVE: Lofty Fiber |
| LoftyFiber will talk about how their technology can enhance your weaving experience. LoftyFiber will give a brief tour of their business and products, including TempoWeave and TempoTreadle. (55 minutes)
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| 12:00 PM | Thread Talks |
| Robin Lynde: Jacob sheep and fiber
Gigi Matthews: How to create a yarn using unusual fiber combinations Patricia Martin: All Who Wish May Read. Woven through the Legacy of Berta Frey
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| 1:00 PM | Thread Talks |
| Carl Stewart: The Great Cloth: Heritage Fabrics and Contemporary Textile Art
Marcy Petrini: Planning Details for a Unique Project Leslie Fesperman: History of Yadkin Valley Fiber Center
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| 2:00 PM | Strut Your Stuff Informal Fashion Show |
| Walk the virtual runway! All are invited to share and appreciate each other's inspirational garments, wearable art, accessories for the home, and functional work through our virtual Strut Your Stuff Informal Fashion Show. Conducted through Zoom webinar, HGA members will have up to 5 minutes to show off their work. Do you have any works you created while in quarantine? We would love to see! Sponsored by the American Kumihimo Society.
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| 3:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Susan's Fiber |
| Susan's Fiber will show items that she carries for sale. (55 minutes)
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| 4:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: John C. Campbell Folk School |
| Learn about the work and life of Alice Tipton, a first-generation John C. Campbell Folk School weaver. Alice started as a student and stayed for decades as an integral part of the school, both managing the kitchen and weaving beautiful mountain landscapes.
Take a tour of the Weaving Studio during the Traditional Craft Mentorship Program in Weaving. (55 minutes)
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| 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks |
| Join HGA's Executive Director, Elizabeth Williamson, for closing remarks. | |
All scheduled times are Eastern Standard (EST).
| 11:00 AM | Marketplace LIVE: Phoenix Fiber Mill, LLC |
| Phoenix Fiber Mill will help you get ready for Christmas with products for sale, pre-made kits and such. (25 minutes)
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| 1:00 PM | Thread Talks |
| Carol James: Sprang: what is it? how does it work? what can you make with it?
Brecia Kralovic-Logan: Women’s Woven Voices Susan Lazear: Planning Clothing with Handwoven Fabric or Handspun Yarn
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| 4:00 PM | Studio Tour: John Marshall |
| John Marshall is an American fiber artist specializing in natural dyes and the traditional Japanese techniques of katazome (stencil dyeing) and tsutsugaki (cone drawing). He is internationally noted for his use of color and line to create truly unique one-of-a-kind art-to-wear, turning traditionally inspired aesthetics into contemporary treasures for daily life. As a teacher he is recognized for his ability to adapt traditional recipes and methods to suit local climates, resources, and temperaments – and for his ability to distill complex techniques into easy-to-understand steps.
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| 6:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: The Dancing Goats |
| The Dancing Goats will demonstrate basic Tapestry Method on the Tayet Loom & Demonstrate Spinning on some unusual and very old forms of Spindles. Products on: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDancingGoats Use FROST at checkout for 10% off. (25 minutes)
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| 6:45 PM | Thread Talks |
| Joan Berner: Stretching Your Design Skills
Jennifer Angelo: Wet Felting Techniques Anu Bhatia: Educational practices and theories in designing weaving instruction |
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All scheduled times are Eastern Standard (EST).
| 11:30 AM | Marketplace LIVE: Cochenille Design Studio |
| This presentation will cover an overview of using Garment Designer pattern making software (Windows or Macintosh) to create clothing patterns that can be either sewn or knit by hand or machine. Garment Designer is easy to use, accommodates personal measurements and allows for design creativity. (25 minutes)
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| 12:30 PM | Marketplace LIVE: The Dancing Goats |
| The Dancing Goats will demonstrate basic Tapestry Method on the Tayet Loom & Demonstrate Spinning on some unusual and very old forms of Spindles. Products on: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDancingGoats Use FROST at checkout for 10% off. (25 minutes)
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| 1:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Harrisville Designs |
| John Colony one of the founders of Harrisville Designs will be doing a brief tour of our Retail Shop and Studio and presenting information on Harrisville Designs weaving yarns and looms. (25 minutes)
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| 1:30 PM | Marketplace LIVE: SketchLooms.com |
| Learn about a small adjustable frame loom, called the Sketch loom. With the Sketch Loom you can learn to weave, make samples, and create works of art. (25 minutes)
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| 2:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: The Fibre Studio |
| Hear a brief history of The Fibre Studio and then receive a quick tour. Available projects and show kits will be shown. Participants will be offered a 15% discount. (25 minutes)
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| 2:30 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Clemes and Clemes |
| Clemes & Clemes is a father and son duo making fiber arts equipment since 1970. They have everything you need to get from fleece to shawl, including Good Clean Fiber, Unicorn Power Scour, fiber preparation tools, spinning wheels and drop spindles, and weaving equipment. (55 minutes)
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| 4:00 PM | Studio Tour: Judy Zugish |
| Judy Zugish began experimenting with garden fibers in 1978. This soon led to an obsession for basketmaking and many years of pursuing technique with notable traditional weavers. Today, her contemporary works using gathered natural materials are exhibited widely. She teaches her signature style both at home and abroad. Studying basketry on trips to Japan, England, Germany, Thailand, Laos, and Australia has deepened a profound respect for the timeless content in basketry. The recently published 500 Baskets (Lark Books) includes one of her willow bark pieces and her fiber arts garden is featured in Landscaping with Herbs.
Judy Zugish co-founded the Fishsticks Basketry School, started in 1991 as a field study education resource bringing local, national and international weavers together. These creative learning workshops take place in Judy's celebrated garden.
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| 5:15 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Long Thread Media |
| Join Linda Ligon and Anne Merrow to explore The Long Thread, a new special issue that samples fiber arts and introduces textile artists from around the world. (25 minutes)
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| 6:00 PM | Panel: Submitting & Being Accepted into an Exhibition: Tips & Tricks |
| Join us as our panelists share their tips and tricks on putting your best self and best work forward as you prepare to enter your work into exhibitions. Experiences and recommendations will be provided from the viewpoint of both the artist entering exhibits and the juror selecting the works.
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All scheduled times are Eastern Standard (EST).
| 11:30 AM | Marketplace LIVE: New Era Fiber |
| New Era Fiber custom processes Alpaca Fiber in Yarn, Felt, and Finished Garments for about 250 Alpaca breeders across the country. We also operate our own "Farm Store" We will be showing items we have for sale in our store and doing a walkthru of our fiber mill and "whole garment" knitting operation. (25 minutes)
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| 1:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Harrisville Designs |
| John Colony one of the founders of Harrisville Designs will be doing a brief tour of our Retail Shop and Studio and presenting information on Harrisville Designs weaving yarns and looms. (25 minutes)
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| 2:00 PM | Thread Talks |
| Marilyn Haas-Haseman: Local Cloth
Mimi Foster: The Alpaca and its Fleece Louise Lemieux Berube: Creation and making of a series of small wall artwork
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| 3:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Eugene Textile Center |
| Wonderful tour of Eugene Textile Center and all they have to offer fiber lovers. (25 minutes)
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| 5:00 PM | Happy Hour with HGA's Board of Directors |
| Get to know the individuals who help guide the mission of the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. Led by President Suzi Ballenger, the Board of Directors is essential to the success of our organization. Come say thank you and learn more about them, their roles, responsibilities and how you can help support their efforts. They will also be excited to answer any questions you have about HGA.
This event is free. Advance registration is available to those who hold an active HGA membership. Non-members may register to attend, but because capacity is limited, we will not be able to approve your registration until the hour before the event (provided space is available.)
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| 6:15 PM | Studio Tour: Erin Miller & Berea College |
| Erin Miller’s work engages with a wide variety of textile techniques and materials with a recent focus on digital weaving, phosphorescence, and natural dyes. As a fiber artist, Erin is deeply concerned with the human relationship with cloth. Cloth is something that we know intimately with our whole bodies; it comforts us and holds the physical memory of our being, but its place in our lives has become mostly an afterthought. Erin’s consideration of contemporary consumer culture has led her to investigate her own consumption of temporary materials, the hierarchy of comfort objects, and how trauma has informed her relationship with cloth.
Berea College is one of nine federally recognized work colleges in the United States and is the first interracial and coeducational college in the South. It awards every student a Tuition Promise Scholarship so that no Berea student ever pays tuition. In exchange for that scholarship, each student works at least 10 hours per week on campus in one of over 120 job titles. Just over 100 lucky students of the campus population of 1,600 work within the Student Craft department, which produces and sells fine craft to fund the schools Tuition Promise. The Student Craft program at Berea college was founded in 1893 with the Weaving program. Various crafts have come and gone through the years, but weaving has held fast and today Student Craft is made up of Weaving, Ceramics, Woodcraft, and Broomcraft. |
All scheduled times are Eastern Standard (EST).
| 11:00 AM | Marketplace LIVE: Phoenix Fiber Mill, LLC |
| Phoenix Fiber Mill will share how they manufacture socks and their side of the fiber industry. (25 minutes)
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| 11:30 AM | Marketplace LIVE: Appalachian Yarn Company |
| Appalachian Yarn Company specializes in natural fiber yarns. Many of our yarns and roving are made from the alpaca fiber grown on our alpaca farm, Stewart Heritage Farm in New Market, TN. The yarn and roving are available in natural and hand-dyed colors. During this live event, we plan to introduce you to our farm, our alpacas, and the beautiful yarn and fiber we have available to you. When shopping online during Spinning and Weaving Week, use code: SPINWEAVE to receive 15% off. (25 minutes)
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| 12:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Red Tribe |
| Quick show of silk fiber yarns, kudzu yarns, cotton yarns, and hands-spun cotton yarns as well as handwoven (25 minutes)
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| 12:30 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Weaver House |
| Introduction to weaving with experimental materials ~ we'll show samples and project ideas for weaving with paper yarns, pvc, hand-spun banana & nettle fibers, Japanese ramie, glitter cupra and more! (55 minutes)
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| 1:40 PM | Thread Talks |
| Roy Clemes: Shave 'Em to Save 'Em Initiative from the Livestock Conservancy
Adrienne Sloane: Knitting the News Parker Adams: Tools used for Inkle weaving and stick weaving including demo
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| 2:30 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Carol Leigh's Hillcreek Fiber Studio |
| Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser has been in the fiber business since 1982 specializing in natural dyeing, spinning, and weaving of all types, including Navajo-style, and especially the unique and magical continuous strand weaving method, which she will demonstrate on triangle, square and rectangle frame looms built by her son Carl and husband Dennis. Also covered are her unique nature-dyed wool potholder loops, popular during Covid-19 quarantine. (55 minutes)
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| 4:00 PM | Studio Tour: Daryl Lancaster |
| Daryl Lancaster, a hand-weaver and fiber artist known for her award-winning hand-woven fabric and garments, has been constructing garments for more than 50 years. She gives lectures and workshops to guilds, conferences, and craft centers all over the United States. The former Features Editor for Handwoven Magazine, she has written more than 100 articles and digital content, frequently contributing to various weaving and sewing publications including Threads Magazine.
Recently Daryl and her daughter Brianna Lancaster turned their garage into a brightly lit and fully functional weaving studio, with a few dozen shaft looms, a dye sink, and room to create. The basement became the sewing space.
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| 5:15 PM | Marketplace LIVE: SketchLooms.com |
| Learn about a small adjustable frame loom, called the Sketch loom. With the Sketch Loom you can learn to weave, make samples, and create works of art. (25 minutes)
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| 6:00 PM | Happy Hour & Chat with the Editor of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot |
| Join in on a happy hour chat with our Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot Editor, Sally Orgren. Sally will share how our member-supported publication is created and produced, along with ways in which you or your guild can get involved. She is looking forward to meeting you and hearing about your weaving journeys and guild activities.
This event is free. Advance registration is available to those who hold an active HGA membership. Non-members may register to attend, but because capacity is limited, we will not be able to approve your registration until the hour before the event (provided space is available.)
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| 7:30 PM | Panel: 2020 Handwoven Kitchen Towel Exchange |
| Hosted by coordinator and ex-officio board member Penny Morgan, we have invited the participants of the 2020 Handwoven Kitchen Towel Exchange to come together, show their created works, and discuss their experience in HGA's 2020 Handwoven Kitchen Towel Exchange. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions. Special thanks to the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild for sponsoring this project. | |
All scheduled times are Eastern Standard (EST).
| 11:30 AM | Marketplace LIVE: Appalachian Yarn Company |
| Appalachian Yarn Company specializes in natural fiber yarns. Many of our yarns and roving are made from the alpaca fiber grown on our alpaca farm, Stewart Heritage Farm in New Market, TN. The yarn and roving are available in natural and hand-dyed colors. During this live event, we plan to introduce you to our farm, our alpacas, and the beautiful yarn and fiber we have available to you. When shopping online during Spinning and Weaving Week, use code: SPINWEAVE to receive 15% off. (25 minutes)
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| 12:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Red Tribe |
| Quick show of silk fiber yarns, kudzu yarns, cotton yarns, and hands-spun cotton yarns as well as handwoven. (25 minutes)
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| 1:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Greenwood Fiberworks |
| We are an indie dye company that is known for our beautiful and unique colors on luxury yarns and fibers. (25 minutes)
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| 1:30 PM | Thread Talks |
| Gael Mueller: Antarctica to Ireland, The story of the Edward Bransfield Commemorative Tartan
Ann Morton: The Violet Protest: A National Textile Project You Can Join!
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| 2:30 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Long Thread Media |
| Take a sneak peek into the first issue of Little Looms Holiday, a seasonal special issue of the popular weaving magazine dedicated to rigid-heddle, pin-loom, inkle, and other types of small-loom weaving. (25 minutes)
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| 3:00 PM | Thread Talks |
| Marcy Petrini: How do we go about choosing a unique project?
Susan Lazear: Understanding Key Measurements for Success in Creating Clothing Mimi Foster: History of the Alpaca
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| 4:00 PM | Panel: Certificate of Excellence (COE) |
| Join us for a discussion about HGA's Certificate of Excellence (COE) program in handweaving, handspinning, dyeing and basketmaking. Past examiners and applicants will share their experiences with the program. Attendees will have the opportunities to ask questions regarding the pursuit for the Certificate of Excellence. Panelists include:
• Madelyn van der Hoogt – COE Weaving Examiner Panel Discussion will be moderated by Mary Ann Sanborn and Sandra Swarbrick.
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| 5:30 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Lunatic Fringe Yarns |
| Join us for a tour of the Lunatic Fringe Yarns warehouse and studio and learn about our Tubular Spectrum and American Maid yarns, kits, and much more! Additionally, we'll be fielding any questions and giving away some great treats! (25 minutes)
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| 6:00 PM | Thread Talks |
| Melissa Weaver Dunning: What's Old is New Again - Finding inspiration in handwoven textiles from North America
Kyla Crawford: Tips & Tricks on Spinning Paper Roy Clemes: Lambtown Festival: Imagining a 21st Century Sheep and Wool Show Marilyn Romatka: Behind the Documentary "Interlacements"
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All scheduled times are Eastern Standard (EST).
| 11:30 AM | Marketplace LIVE: New Era Fiber |
| New Era Fiber custom processes Alpaca Fiber in Yarn, Felt, and Finished Garments for about 250 Alpaca breeders across the country. We also operate our own "Farm Store" We will be showing items we have for sale in our store and doing a walkthru of our fiber mill and "whole garment" knitting operation. (25 minutes)
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| 12:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Greenwood Fiberworks |
| We are an indie dye company that is known for our beautiful and unique colors on luxury yarns and fibers. (25 minutes)
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| 12:30 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Cochenille Design Studio |
| This presentation will cover an overview of using Garment Designer pattern making software (Windows or Macintosh) to create clothing patterns that can be either sewn or knit by hand or machine. Garment Designer is easy to use, accommodates personal measurements and allows for design creativity. (25 minutes)
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| 1:00 PM | Thread Talks |
| Liz Heine: How to Pivot to a Virtual Guild Sale
Micala Sidore: How to Look at and Understand Tapestries Sally Orgren: From Concept to Cloth
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| 2:00 PM | Thread Talks |
| Philis Alvic: Multi-harness weaving either using a foot-powered loom, with hand-power attachment, or computer-assisted loom
Molly Elkind: Designing the Big One Lynne Hocking-Mennie: Aural Textiles/Distributed Capabilities - learning & outcomes from a practice-based research project in Scotland, UK
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| 3:00 PM | Marketplace LIVE: The Fibre Studio |
| Hear a brief history of The Fibre Studio and then receive a quick tour. Available projects and show kits will be shown. Participants will be offered a 15% discount. (25 minutes)
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| 4:00 PM | Studio Tour: Patsy Zawistoski |
| Patsy Sue Zawistoski, master handspinner and teacher, enjoys achieving full design potential in her handspun work by creating yarns for use in knitting, weaving, and crochet. A widely-traveled international lecturer and teacher, Patsy has taught classes and presented programs for various guilds, shops, community arts programs, and conferences, with many inviting her back multiple years.
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| 5:30 PM | Marketplace LIVE: Lunatic Fringe Yarns |
| Join us for a tour of the Lunatic Fringe Yarns warehouse and studio and learn about our Tubular Spectrum and American Maid yarns, kits, and much more! Additionally, we'll be fielding any questions and giving away some great treats! (25 minutes)
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Spinning & Weaving Week Specials, Sales, and Promotions!
October 5-11, 2020
In celebration of Spinning & Weaving Week, these HGA Professional Members are offering sales, specials and promotions. Click on the member for more information and a link to their website. Professional Members: Register your Promotion
This week of specials is generously sponsored by Heddlecraft® Magazine.
3 Green Sisters offers and 15% savings on all of our bags. We design and make knitting bags, project totes, loom carriers and spinning wheel bags, using up cycled, vintage, rescued and repurposed fabrics. Each bag is one of a kind and made exceptionally well.
We are also offering free shipping on all knitting bags and project totes. A small shipping fee will be added to our weaving and spinning totes.
Must use the discount code HGA123
About 3 Green Sisters
My sister and I design and make knitting bags, project totes, portable loom bags and spinning wheel totes. Each bag is one of a kind, made from up cycled, recycled, vintage and repurposed fabrics.
Everything in the Appalachian Yarn Company online shop is 15% off during Spinning & Weaving Week. Use code SPINWEAVE at checkout. Free domestic shipping on orders over $75.
About Appalachian Yarn Company
Specializing in natural fiber yarn and roving. Much of the yarn and roving comes from our alpaca farm in New Market, Tennessee. We carry a nice selection of knitting and crochet accessories.
15% off purchase at my online store: ANINI Designs | Textiles, Fiber & Natural Dye Supply
-- 15% off + Free Shipping in USA -- CODE: HGA2020 --
Offer good Oct. 5 thru Oct. 11, 2020
About ANINI Designs
ANINI Designs is a small SoCal business specializing in Nature-Inspired Handwoven & Naturally Dyed Textiles, Vintage Fiber, and Natural Dye Supply. Learn the art of Natural Dye from your home today!
In Celebration of Plain Weave: Color and Design Inspiration for Inkle Weavers by Annie MacHale is a book for inkle weavers that is like no other. Learn what you need to know about designing with color from one of the contemporary masters!
Get the ebook this week for 1/2 price.
About Annie MacHale
Annie MacHale is a dedicated inkle weaver and teacher known to many through her blog, ASpinnerWeaver.com. The popularity of her patterns shared there have led to the publication of a book, “In Celebration of Plain Weave: Color and Design Inspiration for Inkle Weavers” as well as several other tutorials.
We are offering 20% off on all orders from 10/5-10/11. Use coupon code SWW20
About Blue Heron Yarns
Fine quality hand-painted yarns, one of a kind woven pieces, hand-made buttons, metallic weaving yarn on cones.
Celebrate Spinning and Weaving week 2020, by participating in the Women's Woven Voices project- an international, collaborative art project that promotes women's empowerment through writing, weaving and sharing your story. Order your free loom kit online at www.womenswovenvoices.com and get free shipping. Order a set of looms for your guild and art groups at no cost and add your story cloths to the growing tapestry that promotes compassion, creativity, open communication and mutual respect for all. See www.womenswovenvoices.com for more info.
About Brecia Kralovic-Logan
Brecia Kralovic-Logan's project, The Women's Woven Voices, is an international, collaborative, art project that promotes women's empowerment through writing, weaving, and sharing their stories.
This discount code tgq3d-x566-7mr9-tvq will get you 30% off the purchase price of any of Carol James' books or DVDs, listed here:
Fingerweaving Untangled by Carol James
Fingerweaving Untangled, left-handed edition by Carol James
Sprang Unsprung by Carol James
Finger Weaving Instructions by Carol James
Introduction to Sprang by Carol James
However, it can be used only when you select 'DVD plus 30 day streaming' or 'Lifetime streaming' or 'E-Book (PDF)' or 'Book' for the item or items you purchase.
You can use the discount on the Taproot Video shopping cart page after you have placed the eligible items in the shopping cart. Just enter the discount code into the field and apply the discount. The discount will be subtracted from your subtotal.
The discount is valid until October 11, 2020 7:00:00 PM CDT.
About Carol James
Sprang and fingerweaving are the textile methods that Carol James wants you to explore. These are highly transportable, work-anywhere techniques that allow you to weave anytime, anywhere. Stream her videos or download her books as PDF files, at 30% off during Fibre Week, at the instructor co-operative TapRoot Video.
40% discount on Carol Leigh's "Nature Provides Dyes for Rainbows" regularly $39.95 soft cover/$49.95 hard cover. 40% on all clearance items, ie: fibers/yarns/books/magazines and more. 20% discount on all natural dyes and some spinning and weaving equipment. Please contact hlcrkfiber@aol.com or 573-874-2233 for discount list. Other items available at www.hillcreekfiberstudio.com.
About Carol Leigh's Hillcreek Fiber Studio
Carol-Leigh's Hillcreek Fiber Studio, since 1982, spinning, natural dyeing, weaving of all types (floor loom, inkle, Navajo-style, Continuous Strand, more) supplies and instruction. Books authored by Carol-Leigh: "Continuous Strand Weaving Method, Techniques and Projects on Triangle, Square, and Rectangle Frame Looms" with 195+ projects; "Nature Provides Dyes for Rainbows".
30% off all In-Store Purchases & Classes
30% Off all Items at the retail location all week. Retail hours are Wed-Sat 10-4. This offer includes all the handwoven and handcrafted items as well as looms, yarns, fibers and small equipment. + 30% Off Classes by appointment on Oct 5, Oct 6 and Oct 11.
| Mon, Oct 5, 2020:: | 30% OFF the class of your choice (by appointment): Weave a Fashion Bib, Weave a Bias Square, Weave a Tapestry Style Necklace. + 30% Off all items in the store. |
| Tues, Oct 6, 2020:: | 30% OFF the class of your choice (by appointment): Weave a Fashion Bib, Weave a Bias Square, Weave a Tapestry Style Necklace. + 30% Off all items in the store. |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2020:: | 30% OFF all items at the retail location. |
| Thurs, Oct 8, 2020:: | 30% OFF all items at the retail location. |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2020:: | 30% OFF all items at the retail location. |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2020:: | 30% OFF all items at the retail location. |
| Sun, Oct 11, 2020:: | 30% OFF the class of your choice (by appointment): Weave a Fashion Bib, Weave a Bias Square, Weave a Tapestry Style Necklace. + 30% OFF all items in the store. |
About Clara's Loom
Clara's Loom is a small gallery of handwoven shawls, textile fashion accessories, ornaments and fiber artwork on canvases for the wall as well as yarn, fibers, looms and classes. Clara's Loom is the label of fiber artist Celia Dionne who is celebrating 12 years at this Alabama Gulf Coast Location.
15% off Cochenille Produced Products (software, design aids)
Cochenille Design Studio is offering specials on the following:
Measuring Tools: including the Hurth 2-part ruler, and Measuring Made Easy Measuring Tape set.
15% off, using Code HGA Measure.
Cochenille Produced Products - These include Garment Designer Software (Mac or Windows), Webinars, Webinar Videos, Cochenille Design Aids.
15% off using Code HGA.
Note: the HGA code would also work for the two Measuring tools.
About Cochenille Design Studio
Cochenille Design Studio produced design software for Textile Artists. Garment Designer is a pattern making program, simple to use and flexible in design. Stitch Painter is a grid-based program. Both are Windows or Mac.
50% off the first month of any of our fiber subscriptions use code FIBERSTASH
Also offering a free web workshop for learning to spin and design yarn on a drop spindle or spinning wheel. Register here.
About Crafty Housewife Yarns
Crafty Housewife Yarns and Fiber Arts provides all you need to learn how to spin your own dream yarn, sign up for a monthly surprise or purchase hand dyed , handspun yarn or spinning fiber. We are the offer award winning customer service for purchasing a Spinolution Spinning Wheel.
In celebration of Spinning and Weaving Week, Deborah Silver is offering a 20% discount off her book, "The Technique of Split-shed Weaving". Simply go to the following sale page and enter Promo Code "HGA" to receive the discount. https://www.deborahsilverstudio.com/product-page
About Deborah S. Silver
Break out of blocks with “The Technique of Split-shed Weaving” by Deborah Silver. This technique gives 4-shaft loom weavers the ability to create pictorial imagery using continuous wefts with no special equipment. Weave structures that include twills, tied weaves, taqueté, samitum, Bronson, double weave, lampas, piqué, waffle and more!
50% Discount and Free Shipping
50% off any item in my Etsy store plus free shipping all week long. To visit my Etsy store, click this link:
www.etsy.com/shop/denisekovnat
Or visit my shop, denisekovnat, on Etsy.
About Denise Bolger Kovnat
In addition to teaching weaving and dyeing workshops, I sell garments and accessories made from handwoven, knitted and/or hand-dyed fabrics as well as online course materials and patterns.
Spin to weave with the Khadi Khanoo shuttle designed to hold the charkha spindle so you can go directly from the charkha to the loom. This beautiful shuttle is made by Bluster Bay Woodworks exclusively for my store, New World Textiles. Take 10% off with coupon HGASWW2020.
About Eileen Hallman
Celebrating 25 years specializing in All Things Charkha, Eileen Hallman's online store, New World Textiles, offers cotton spinning tools, fiber, and yarn for spinners, weavers, and dyers.
We are offering 10% off your purchase plus free shipping over $100 dollars.
Coupon code on line is ETCHGA Or you can call in and tell us the code for your discount.
About Eugene Textile Center
We are your go to place for all your weaving spinning and dyeing projects. We have looms, wheels, yarn fibers and books.
Free domestic shipping on all orders.
About Featherweight Finery
Featherweight Finery hand makes lightweight, vibrant anodized aluminum jewelry. The standards are included - earrings, necklaces, bracelets. Also offered are shawl pins made from repurposed knitting needles; no two are alike. Custom orders are happily accepted.
Buy one skein of yarn and get 50% off a second skein on selected yarns. Use code SPINWEAV2020 at checkout.
View all yarns at https://fingerlakesyarn.com
About Finger Lakes Yarn & Fiber
Specializing in sustainable weaving yarns both undyed and one of a kind hand dyed. Find different and unique blends of yarn.
Enjoy a free copy of the booklet Tips for Sewing with Handwoven and Handcrafted Fabrics from Fit for Art Patterns when you spend $50 in our online store.
We suggest you consider the Tabula Rasa Jacket Pattern as a base for your handwoven tops and jackets. Take advantage of our Starter Kit package that includes everything you need to begin your Tabula Rasa Jacket journey. Be sure to check out our high quality interfacings and pattern drafting tools to complete your projects easily.
Sew Successfully with Fit for Art Patterns.
About Fit for Art Pattern
Fit for Art is an independent pattern company offering sewing patterns for women of every shape and size. Our classic designs are versatile and easy to assemble. Each pattern offers fitting options, for a comfortable fit. Our website and weekly blog offer extensive information to help you sew successfully.
Take 10% off your total order. Volume discounts still apply. Plus shipping from Union Point, GA, USA.
About Georgia Yarn Company
I do not have a store, I sell online. I do have a warehouse/weaving studio that is open to the public. Please call ahead. I keep my overhead low and I pass the saving on to you. I make a little-You save a lot $$. Selling, GA grown cotton yarn/fiber, silk yarn/fiber and linen from India.
Halcyon Yarn Open House 2020! 10% - 30% off every order, plus daily door prizes and the first ever #halcyonyarn social media show & tell contest.
Saturday 10/10 - Monday 10/12, online only!
About Halcyon Yarn
Halcyon Yarn serves fiber artists worldwide with friendly, expert service, fast shipping, and an enormous range of high quality yarns, fibers and equipment - since 1971. We’re your source for natural fibers and tools to weave, knit, spin, felt and dye. Visit us online or at the shop in coastal Maine!
Any one-year subscription, subscription renewal, or subscription extension purchased during Spinning & Weaving Week will receive an extra issue added to their subscription. A one-year subscription is normally six issues. Now receive a 7th issue extension!
About Heddlecraft® Magazine
Heddlecraft® is a digital magazine for handweavers who love to weave and want to know more.
Custom Woven Interiors Fall studio Sale Oct 1-10
15% off everything in stock
Rugs, throws, pillows, table runners, placemats, and totes!
About Kelly Marshall
Kelly Marshall features color and pattern in commissioned textiles for residential and commercial settings. She uses a Scandinavian Rep Weave technique with cotton, linen, and polyester threads to produce luxurious textiles including rugs, table and bed coverings, pillows, throws and upholstery. Marshall offers workshops in Rep weave and Bobbin Lace and a lecture available for fiber guild gatherings.
LoftyFiber is offering 10% off entire purchase and free shipping on $60 or more effective October 5, 2020 through October 11, 2020 with coupon code LOFTYHGA20.
About Lofty Fiber
LoftyFiber has a full-service weaving and yarn shop in South Carolina. They are the inventors of TempoTreadle and now are introducing new weaving design software, TempoWeave. LoftyFiber sells looms, yarns, spinning wheels and has also developed a number of 3D printed accessories to make warping easier! LoftyFiber is passionate about weaving! Coming soon, our Euroflax will also be available in 30/2 in addition to the current 14/2 and 14/4 weights. Visit us in our shop or at loftyfiber.com.
Handwoven Subscriptions: Connect with the handweaving world through Handwoven. Every issue is packed with projects, instruction, and inspiration to help you build technical skills and design confidence.
Handwoven special offer: Get digital access to the entire archive of every Handwoven issue ever published (since 1979), plus a complimentary eBook on Designing to Weave and Sew (https://shop.longthreadmedia.com/products/designing-to-weave-and-sew-ebook)!
Spin Off Subscriptions: Spin Off explores the art and craft of making yarn. Each issue connects you to new and familiar voices in the handspinning community and is packed with information about fibers, tools, and traditions to inspire your creativity
Spin Off special offer: Get digital access to the entire archive of every Spin Off issue ever published (since 1977), plus a complimentary eBook on Spinning Around the World (https://shop.longthreadmedia.com/products/a-handspindle-treasury-spinning-around-the-world-ebook)!
About Long Thread Media
Long Thread Media was founded in 2019 to publish Handwoven, Little Looms, Spin Off, and Piecework, as well as content in handspinning, handweaving, and traditional needlework. We provide education and inspiration for textile artists through magazines, online education, podcasts, events, websites, and more.
| Mon, Oct 5, 2020:: | $5 off "Discover Color" Weave Along kits! (Coupon code: Discover20) https://lunaticfringeyarns.com/product/discover-color-weave-along-kits/ |
| Tues, Oct 6, 2020:: | $10 off Thrill Seeker Kaleidoscope Bags (Coupon code: Thrilling!) https://lunaticfringeyarns.com/product/kaleidoscope-adventure-1-month/ |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2020:: | Starter Spinning Kit *Receive the Super Sliver Sampler, Tahkli Spindle, and Support Bowl for only $39! Reg. $49.50* (Coupon code: Spinweek20) https://lunaticfringeyarns.com/product-category/equipment/spinning-tools/ |
| Thurs, Oct 8, 2020:: | $10 off 1st month of our popular Yarn Circle! (Coupon code: YC1MO10) https://lunaticfringeyarns.com/product-category/yarn-circle/ |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2020:: | FREE Item for the first 50 orders! (Coupon code: 1st50Free) |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2020:: | FREE item with purchase of our 3/2 Tubular Spectrum 10 Color Gamp kit! (Coupon code: Chunkyisfun) https://lunaticfringeyarns.com/product-category/kits/gamp-kits/ |
| Sun, Oct 11, 2020:: | FREE instructions for any purchase over $50! (Coupon code: 50andfab) |
About Lunatic Fringe Yarns
Lunatic Fringe Yarns is the home of the original gamp kit made from our very own Tubular Spectrum™ yarns. In addition, our soft and sustainably produced naturally colored American Maid™ yarns are just what you’re looking for! We pride ourselves on having unique yarns for unique people, like you!
10% off entire purchase over $50.00 This includes yarns, dryer balls, rovings and fleeces. Finished products such as shawls and scarves are also included in this offer. Use coupon code hga2020
About Macedo's Mini Acre Ranch
Macedo's Mini Acre is an alpaca ranch located in Central California. We have a variety of colors and combinations in the herd of huacaya and suri alpacas. Five llamas also live on the ranch and guard the herd and produce great fiber as well.
Buy one e-book and receive a second of the same or lesser value for free. Please order only the e-book to be purchased. We will contact you for your free offer.
About Marcy Petrini
I offer monographs in print and e-format on a variety of weaving topics.
20% Discount and Free Shipping
All items will be 20% off and standard domestic shipping will be free for total sales over $35 after discount. Discount is for the week of Oct. 5 thru Oct. 11. I will be adding new items all week.
About Mary M. Waite, Weaver and Dyer
I have pre-wound weaving warps that I have dyed in my unique way for sale and hand-dyed skeined yarns. I also have scarves that I have woven with my dyed warps and other items.
- ALPACA ROVINGS, beautiful in solid colors and striped colors. Can be drafted on your spinning wheel for alpaca yarn or mixed with other natural fibers such as wool, bamboo, tinsel, cotton and more while spinning and making a unique texture and feel yet still be 100% natural fiber. Roving can also be used for felting, weaving and texturizing.
- ALPACA YARN, magnificent/Soft from each one of our animals that were born and raised in the USA.
- RUG YARN in various colors, FELTED SHEETS in various colors, FELTED SOAPS, DRYER BALLS
- RUGS, SOCKS, HATS, LEG WARMERS, HEAD BANDS, GLOVES, SCARVES and more . . . .
- RAW FIBER available in spring when shearing season takes place.
5% discount on entire purchase.
About Melody Lane Farm Alpacas
Anything your mind can create can be done with natural fibers: We work directly with the client thru phone, email, facebook for all alpaca product and pricing. Raw fiber, Roving, Yarn, Finished Product. Mfoster8945@msn.com, 440 570 6292 cell, facebook Melody Lane Farm Alpacas. Samples and Photos available if requested.
Buy 1 Get 1 Free and Free Shipping
Sign up for 3 hours of one-on-one mentoring in tapestry design and weaving with Molly and receive one hour free! This is your chance to get insight on how to come up with a design, make a cartoon, and make choices about colors, yarns, techniques, and looms--all to ensure you are thrilled with your finished weaving. Pick Molly's brain about a particular technique you're curious about, or get feedback on a design--or several. You choose what we cover!
Molly is a popular teacher of accessible approaches to tapestry design and has over 30 years of teaching experience and a Master's degree in Fine Art. A $180 value for $135 (hourly rate $45). Mentoring will occur by email, Zoom, phone or other agreed-upon platform. Payment via PayPal, credit card, or personal check.
| Mon, Oct 5, 2020: | Purchase Zion tapestry and receive free shipping in the lower 48 US States. Framed and ready to hang. https://www.mollyelkind.com/artwork/273701-3504996/minimes/textiles-and-fiber-arts/zion.html |
| Tues, Oct 6, 2020: | Purchase Deep Dive tapestry and receive free shipping in the lower 48 US States. Ready to hang. https://www.mollyelkind.com/artwork/273701-3505073/minimes/textiles-and-fiber-arts/deep-dive.html |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2020: | Purchase Sunbelly tapestry and receive free shipping in the lower 48 US States. Ready to hang. https://www.mollyelkind.com/artwork/273723-3505494/high-desert-life/textiles-and-fiber-arts/sunbelly.html |
| Thurs, Oct 8, 2020: | Purchase Wet Spring tapestry and receive free shipping in the lower 48 US States. Ready to hang.https://www.mollyelkind.com/artwork/273723-3505478/high-desert-life/textiles-and-fiber-arts/wet-spring.html |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2020: | Purchase On the Way to Angel's Landing tapestry and receive free shipping in the lower 48 US States. Framed and ready to hang. https://www.mollyelkind.com/artwork/273701-3534306/minimes/textiles-and-fiber-arts/on-the-way-to-angels-landing.html |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2020: | Purchase Evening Primrose tapestry and receive free shipping in the lower 48 US States. Ready to hang. https://www.mollyelkind.com/artwork/273723-3505464/high-desert-life/textiles-and-fiber-arts/evening-primrose.html |
| Sun, Oct 11, 2020: | Purchase Indian paintbrush tapestry and receive free shipping in the lower 48 US States. Ready to hang. https://www.mollyelkind.com/artwork/273723-3505452/high-desert-life/textiles-and-fiber-arts/indian-paintbrush.html |
About Molly Elkind
I am a tapestry weaver inspired by the high desert landscape of the American Southwest. The colors, landforms and plants are endlessly fascinating and an ongoing challenge to me to interpret in weaving. Join me on my journey -- with your purchase or by signing up for individual mentoring or an upcoming class (check Workshops and Workshop Schedule on my website.)
19% off entire purchase
About Mountaineer Handcrafted LLC
Handcrafted fiber tools: inkle looms, weaving sticks, drop spindles, small looms, shuttles, novelty items, personalized engraving, Special Orders - Always Welcome
Offering 10% off your entire purchase. Using code: WEAVESPIN
About Pattie Lamb
Pattie Lamb of Lamb on the Loom creates one-of-a-kind handwoven shawls, scarves, blankets and textiles for the home. I especially love creating beautiful fabrics with a soft, luxurious hand that feel wonderful against the skin. I work with luxurious yarns like silk, hand painted wool, tencel, bamboo, and my own homespun yarns. I choose weaving patterns to showcase the beauty of the yarns.
20% OFF entire "Production Excess" Yarn Orders during the Promotional Week. Excluded are "Regular Stocked" yarns, shipping and handling charges.
To take advantage of this Promotional Offer, you must include the code "SPIN-WEAVE 2020" in the "comment" section at the bottom of the Order Form or mention the code during a phone or email order. Sale ends at midnight Sunday, October 11, 2020.
About R & M Yarns LLC
We specialize in weaving yarns on cones. Our customers tell us we have the best prices around! Our yarns are listed in two categories: Regular Stocked (same yarn always in stock) and Production Excess (yarns that come and go; different yarns all the time; usually less than 1/2 the price or more of our competitors). Lots of personal service and quick shipments! Open by appointment only. Sign up for our e-Newsletter on our webpage (rmyarns.com) to be alerted of new yarns and sales! Thank You. Phyllis, owner
Buy one pair of Tabby Tree Weaver's exclusive Warp Weights and get your second pair free!
Receive a free 3D printed rainbow alpaca with any Tabby Tree purchase over $100.
About Sandi Lemons
Sandi Lemons is the purveyor of Tabby Tree Weaver, a source for equipment, supplies and instruction for weavers, spinners and felters. Visit us in Fishers, Indiana or online at www.tabbytreeweaver.com.
Receive a free Hemstitching Booklet with the purchase of a skein or braid of our exclusive limited edition Rocky Mountain Meadow colorway. (Available beginning October 5th)*
*First 50 purchases only. 1 free gift per person.
About Schacht Spindle Company
For over 50 years, Schacht Spindle Company has been designing and manufacturing spinning wheels and weaving looms in Boulder, Colorado. It is our mission to spend each and every day making useful and beautiful tools that enhance our customers’ spinning and weaving experience.
20% off all textile books. Please use the promotion code HGA2020
The website link is: https://www.schifferpublishingltd.com/
About Schiffer Publishing
Schiffer Publishing is a niche publisher who strives to inspire readers through expert knowledge. We publish books on a variety of topics that can be found within 4 major imprints: Schiffer Publishing (including art, craft, weaving, textiles, pop culture), Schiffer Military, Schiffer Kids, and RedFeather Mind, Body, Spirit.
For this special week, we offer you some free weaving patterns with the code HGAWEEK20.
Take this opportunity to visit our websites edapi.com and seguinlooms.com
Services E.D.A.P.I. inc. is a manufacturer of looms products.
About Séguin Looms
Manufacturer of motorized weaving equipment to reduce your physical efforts and allow you to concentrate on your creativity and finished products. Motorized, Computer-Assisted Looms with linear beater. User interface ergonomic design. Warper Motor : To help in winding the warp on a sectional beam. Visit us at www.seguinlooms.com
25% off using promo code HGA2020 on:
5/2 Perle Mercerized Cotton: style 1052
EcoCotton: style 4500
Cotton Bambu: style 8833
Sale on Saphira and Petite Skinny Majesty - see our website
About Silk City Fibers
Established in 1979, Silk City Fibers has served as pre-eminent supplier of yarns to top designers and discriminating consumers. We have on-hand availability in over 50 yarn styles. Whether you need yarns for weaving, knitting or crochet, if you can imagine it in yarn, you can find it at Silk City Fibers.
"Free Flat beater" a $14.99 value is free with each loom that is purchased. This offer is good for any of our Sketch looms! The 5x5 adjustable sketch loom at $31.19 or the 5x7 adjustable sketch loom at $49.29 or the 10x12 adjustable sketch loom at $57.99
Note the "flat beater" will be the same EPI for looms with 6 EPI or 8 EPI. For looms of 10 EPI the "flat beater" will be 5 EPI. The color with be the same as the loom if available, else we will use another color.
When you select your loom type under Additions, select the “Flat Beater for HGA October 5th - 11th option “FB1HGA”
Can be used with the coupon code in HGA’s Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazine.
About SketchLooms.com
Sketch weaving looms making tools to help you express your creativity! We make Small adjustable looms, ergonomic beaters, weighted ergonomic beaters, flat beaters, flat shuttles, swords and needles. Visit our shop at www.sketchlooms.com
Extending our 30% professional artist discount to all HGA members for any yarn we sell on cones. Use code S&WWHGA at checkout.
A limited number of cones are weighed and priced for the online shop but we may different sizes or colors in back stock. Email Gretchen at f-fsolitude@mindspring.com with questions or requests.
About Solitude Wool
Solitude Wool creates breed specific yarns and fiber.
Offering 15% off my newly launch line of hand painted and dyed skeins and warps. Using code: FIBERFUN
Syd's threads offers eco-friendly plant based skeins and warps that have been hand dyed in Durham, NC. All fibers come from North American mills including tencel and cotton. They are hand dyed in colors inspired by birds of the world. The hand painted warps are inspired by birds of New Zealand from my time spend studying them when in school!
Yarn is dyed to order so please order as much as you need for your project! I can not wait to see what you create!
About Sydney Sogol
Syd's Threads offers hand woven goods and eco-friendly plant based hand-painted and hand dyed yarns inspired by bird species from around the world. Each skein and warp has a unique personality and color. These can be used alone, with other hand dyed warps, solids, or whatever you dream up!
Hand painted in Durham NC.
10% Discount with code weave10
Free shipping on purchases over $200.00
About Teresa Ruch
Hand dyed tencel yarns in 3/2 (sport/dk weight-4 oz 320 yds), 5/2 (Lace weight 4oz 520 yds) 10/2 (light lace weight-4oz 1040 yds) 20/2 (4oz 2080 yds)
Toni Best Baskets is offering a 10% discount off one item and free shipping during this week. Go to Toni Best Art on Facebook, or tonibest.online to view pieces. If there are any questions, please contact Toni. List the price range if interested, and she will send pictures of pertinent items.
About Toni Best
Toni is a pine needle coiler of 60 years who uses gourds as mediums on which to weave. She uses her musical background to "hear the music" in each piece.
Use INSTA20 as a checkout coupon in: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDancingGoats
For 20% off all purchases. Purchases over $35 have free shipping for domestic orders.
About The Dancing Goats
The Dancing Goats has Hand Made Fiber Tools for Fiber Artisans. Follow us on InstaGram at TheDancingGoats to see my making processes and our Animal Adventures at Oak Knoll Farm.
10% off entire purchase.
About The Natural Twist, LLC
The Natural Twist is a cottage industry mill producing spinning fiber and limited yarn from domestically sourced fleeces. In addition, we are suppliers of natural dyes, acid and fiber reactive dyes, fiber equipment, Kollage knitting needles, yarn, & books. We are the makers of the Colorful Big Batts.
Free Online Course/Weave-Along
Learn about color in this FREE community weave-along!
Join the free ‘Discover Color’ Weave-Along, where you will uncover the fundamentals of designing beautiful cloth while weaving a set of beautiful mug rugs with a community of fellow weavers. This 3-week weave-along is a fun, interactive, and educational experience that will teach you color in a way that finally makes sense. No more shying away or “playing it safe” with color, and more importantly, no more muddy results or underwhelming projects. In addition to the weave-along lessons, you’ll have guided support through weekly demonstrations, ‘Q&A’ calls, and an online community of fellow weavers. And it’s all free. Join your fellow weavers to discover color right here: https://www.warpandweave.com/classes/discover-color/
About Warp and Weave
At Warp & Weave, Tien Chiu teaches online courses about color in weaving, and offers free articles and color tools for weavers. She has developed a systematic, science-based approach to color that transforms nervous color novices to confident color ninjas through a series of short, approachable videos and fun interactive exercises.
Every purchase will include a set of weaving and fiber themed postcards - you can use them to send an encouraging note to one of your weaving buddies while also supporting the USPS! They can also be framed and displayed in your studio.
About Weaver House
Weaver House is a textile studio and yarn shop, dedicated to preserving craft tradition through hand-making and weaving education. Our shop is carefully curated with specialty fibers and yarns sourced from around the world, hand-selected textiles and goods, and weaving equipment.
Everything in the Wild Hair Studio etsy shop will be 15% off during the week of October 5 through October 11. Join me on thew Wild Hair Studio facebook page Saturday, October 10 as I showcase some new items at a special Saturday sale price.
About Wild Hair Studio
Wild Hair Studio is a small family farm and indie fiber studio offering fibers, yarns, and warps. Most of the fibers in our shop feature the wool from our flock of Romeldale/CVM, Gotland, and crossbred sheep.
| Mon, Oct 5, 2020:: | 72” Swedish Wooden Swift and Plastic Ball Winder $115.00 plus free shipping. |
| Tues, Oct 6, 2020:: | 72” Swedish Wooden Swift and Plastic Ball Winder $115.00 plus free shipping. |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2020:: | Schacht 36” or 45” standard 8-harness floor loom in cherry wood just available during the holiday season. Pre-order now and get a free cherry bench, extra reed, and free shipping. Payment would be when loom is shipped. |
| Thurs, Oct 8, 2020:: | Schacht 36” or 45” standard 8-harness floor loom in cherry wood just available during the holiday season. Pre-order now and get a free cherry bench, extra reed, and free shipping. Payment would be when loom is shipped. |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2020:: | Arras Tapestry loom with add-on beam kit for making longer projects. $495.00 plus free shipping. |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2020:: | Arras Tapestry loom with add-on beam kit for making longer projects. $495.00 plus free shipping. |
| Sun, Oct 11, 2020:: | Buy $100 worth of spinning fiber and get 20% off plus free shipping. |
About Yarn Barn of Kansas
Yarn Barn of Kansas was started in 1971 and has spent the last almost 50 years making sure that people have the right equipment, materials, and skills to make their fiber projects both fun and successful. Visit our store in person at 930 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS or online at yarnbarn-ks.com.
Please Note: Sales policies are unique for each member and may be limited to only purchases made October 5-11, 2020. Please check with each member for details.
Celebrating... Share the joy of creativity. Plan group activities, contests and competitions to bring spinners and weavers together to enjoy the common interest and the company of fellow artisans. Share the joy of creativity with all those around you.
The timeless crafts of weaving and spinning... When humans began to make tools and develop skills for survival, making garments and useful objects became increasingly important. Each of our cultures have developed techniques and special textiles that have influenced each succeeding generation. When we demonstrate our crafts, we are sharing our creative history.
Honoring craftspeople, past and present... This is a time to honor teachers who have introduced new generations to spinning, weaving, dyeing and basket weaving. Exhibit the work of those you are honoring; recognize their contributions to the crafts. If you are in a guild that does not have a collection of biographies of members, start one so future generations will come to know their legacy; if you have no guild, pass on to those around you your craft history. Teach our children that these are noble skills.
A legacy of fine handmade textiles... Spinners and weavers cherish finely spun yarn, exquisitely dyed and woven cloth and beautifully woven baskets. Not everyone appreciates that quality or the work involved in the process. We will succeed when we teach the non-weaver and the non-spinner to cherish this legacy. Through exhibits and demonstrations, we can give the public the opportunity to learn, understand, and treasure our rich textile heritage.
Join hands with fellow weavers, spinners, dyers and basket weavers around the world, enjoy the pleasure and the opportunity to learn, as well as to teach. Enjoy the thrill of seeing someone spinning or weaving for the first time. Teach them the pleasure of using their hands to create yarn from fiber, to create fabric from yarn, and to make dyes and baskets from the nature around them. Teach them the cultural heritage of all nations!
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- 2020 Spinning and Weaving Week Poster
- Sample Press Releases
- Ideas for Activities