Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild

Our CHG winter workshop, Lace Weaves and the Rainbow Connection, taught by Robyn Spady is underway. Here are some photos from day one of the workshop.

Registration is now open for our winter session of classes. Some of our classes are sold out but others still have seats open. Click on the link to see what's still available. Members, please remember that you must be signed in to the Member Store before registering to get your discount. https://chgweavers.org/classes/classes-winter/

Another shadow weave warp with three different designs created on the same threading, all very unusual and lovely! A product from the Wednesday classes

Elyse created a shadow weave structure gamp. It’s amazing what difference starting with the opposite color can create in your designs. The threading and the treading are the same, but the designs are very different.

Denise‘s table runners made a stunning display after they were finished. The weave structure is crackle, which is the structure we will be studying in the winter Wednesday classes.

Our new students were having fun displaying their work at the end of the night class! Oh, wait a minute

The warps from three more new students are spread out to see their accomplishments. Barbara, Becky, and Marlene.

Our new students, Emily and Paula took their warps off the loom at the end of class and we’re quite surprised with how much they were able to weave and the variety of looks they could get with one threading

Robyn Spady's Block Party Workshop is now open for registration. It will be held on Monday, January 20, 2025 (MLK Day) at the Dunwoody Parks North Shallowford Annex. Please visit our website at https://chgweavers.org for more information about the workshop and also how you can meet Robyn at our Friday night meeting where she will be discussing the Bateman Collection of Weaves.

We have one course left in our Fall Schedule. Refresher Spinning. If you maybe started spinning, but have not been able to spend a lot of time with it, perhaps this one day refresher would be beneficial. https://chgweavers.org/product/923-w-refresher-spinning/

Wow! Our own Teresa Edmisten made the cover of the Winter 2024 issue of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot. The cover displays her piece, Inspired by a Thistle, which won Honorable Mention in the Sunflowers to Sunsets Wearable Art Exhibit at Convergence 2024. Congratulations Teresa! https://api.neonemails.com/emails/content/7gNVroVNhbqSZorBp_TrPatPc7rk74czK_493FUFNtU=

IMPORTANT NEWS:
Our Workshop Presenter for January 2025 is Robyn Spady. Robyn will be offering two, back-to-back workshops over the three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend: Lace Weaves and the Rainbow Connection on Saturday & Sunday, January 18-19; and Block Party on Monday, January 20th. Lace Weaves and the Rainbow Connection will be two full days working on-loom. Block Party will be a full day of lectures, handouts, and classwork. The workshops will be sold individually but you will be able to select both workshops at the same time when you order, if seats are still available in both sessions. Please note that one or the other session may sell out and we cannot guarantee spaces in both workshops in that event.

Registration for CHG members will open on November 17th.
If any seats remain, registration will open to the public on November 24th.

Workshop Descriptions:

Lace Weaves and the Rainbow Connection: Lace weaves AND color in one workshop???!!! What could be more satisfying? Traditionally, lace weaves are woven with the same yarn in the warp and weft. But, no more! Applying color in different ways can transform a simple lace threading into a versatile warp that can be manipulated in different ways with additional colors to create amazing fabrics. In this workshop, application of color in different lace weaves, such as huck, Atwater-Bronson, and Swedish lace will be explored. Participants will pre-warp their loom from a small set of different lace threadings. They will also explore the fundamentals of lace weaves and color and strategies for combining the two. Four-shaft loom minimum; eight shafts recommended. (Note: This is not a round-robin workshop.)

Block Party: Come and learn about blocks and how to tackle them for future projects. Are you interested in developing new patterns and pushing your loom to new limits? Whether you have a four-shaft loom and want to expand its potential or want to better understand what to with all those shafts, then this workshop is for you! Through presentation, discussion, and hands-on exercises, participants will develop a practical understanding of blocks, profile drafts, and how to use them to create new exciting drafts. This class will explore the fundamental building blocks, including the threading, tie-up, and treadling of many weave structures, such as tied weaves, lace weaves, overshot, Crackle, and more. "

More information will be posted soon on our website, chgweavers.org.

Kudos to John C. Campbell Folk School for working to assist Western North Carolina artists!