Programs and Workshops
The Program and Workshop Committee is under the Education Coordinator and their job is to arrange Programs for the meetings and sometimes coordinating workshops. The committee is all volunteers who work together to make it happen.
For more information or to volunteer: contact education@rmwg.org
December 21, 2024
Barry Schacht
Fun Program - Spinners and Weavers I have known
Business Member Sale
Fantastic Potluck
December Program presented by Barry Schacht
“Stories of Weavers and Spinners I’ve known…and other tall tales”
The title says it all: Barry has a great sense of humor and this should be a fun presentation.
Business Member Sale
Many of our business members will be selling their beautiful gifts and fibery things during the meeting. Come shop and help support them.
Potluck Delight
Please bring a dish to share, labeled with all the delicious ingredients for those who have food preferences. And please bring your own mug.
January 18, 2025
Member to Member Sale
Great deals to be had. For more information see the newsletter.
February 15, 2025
Tips and Tricks
Presented by your fellow expert members of the guild. Approximately 20 minute presentations on such topics as, Warping methods, blending board tips, Fiberworks weaving software and more. More information to follow.
March 15 Program
“Stories of Playful Things” by Heide Murray
Heide found her way to needle felting in 2001 through doll making. Since then, she has been exploring needle felting, wet felting and other fiber arts through the Handweavers’ Guild of Boulder. Heide loves combining found objects, vintage craft supplies, new fiber and new ideas.
Workshop March 15, 2025
Getting to the root of things. Crafting with purpose to play
Half-day workshop Saturday afternoon right after the Guild meeting 15 March, at the Harvey Park Christian church.
Guided by making quality felt and having fun we will needle felt a small character around our personal histories aiming to grow new ideas and be more playful in all we do.
Registration $25. Includes wool, needle, bases for finished characters
Materials fee $10 to be paid to the instructor. Maximum participants 12
Students Need to Bring: a small piece of foam or a hand towel to needle felt on top of. Felting needles and tools if you have them. Maybe a few small thin silk/linen/cotton fabric scraps to share.
April 19, 2025 Program
Ann Davis will give a presentation on Bringing the world’s cutest sheep to Colorado, the Black nosed Valais Sheep
April 26, 2025 Workshop:
Lambing Tour, Skirting Fleece and Felted Rug Class
Full and Waitlisted
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Full day (one week AFTER the Guild meeting) Start time 10 am. End time 4:30 pm.
At Davis Family Livestock 4480 County Road 38, Platteville, CO 80651
At the start of the workshop, participants will tour the lambing barn and sheep pens and meet other barnyard animals. Anne will share information about the breed in each pen and their significance. For the remainder of the morning, participants will be working in pairs to skirt a fleece.
After a lunch break, the skirted fleeces will then be prepared for felting by the participants either as whole rugs or as smaller seat covers. Rugs/seat covers will be washed and hung to dry a while before taking them home for final drying.
Maximum participants: 8
Registration $55.
No experience needed.
Be prepared to stand on a cement floor and wear shoes that will get wet. Bring a sack lunch, water bottle, apron and rubber gloves
Materials fee: $75 includes fleece that we have skirted, and all supplies to wet-felt the rugs such as skirting tables, bubble wrap and bamboo blinds.
Questions? Contact the facilitator, Mary Jeanne DeMarie education@rmwg.org
For more information: 9 news (sunrise version)
https://www.9news.com/video/life/animals/73-97850d15-3cd0-4617-b6b1-9af78bc855b4
https://www.9news.com/video/life/animahttps://www.9news.com/video/life/animals/73-a86343d1-e04c-4662-8d81-405cbe890992
Programs + Workshops Committee
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