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Library Corner, Dec. 2024
This month I’m reviewing two books from the Guild library that focus on fiber dying, starting with Dyes From Your Garden by Bernice Gilette Conner. This spiral bound volume dates back to 1975, which was an era of DIY fearlessness. Conner approaches natural dying with a can-do spirit laced with heavy doses of curiosity and…
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Book Review: Beyond Craft
I’m Dina Michael, a tapestry weaver who joined the GHG last February.I have recently acquired the guild print archive from librarian Sarah McCarthy, who graciously provided a home for these valuable resources for many years. This month I’m going to review the book Beyond Craft: The Art of Fabric by Mildred Constantine, a curator, and…
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Linda Nickel magazine article
GHG President Linda Nickel has written a piece about our guild for Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazine! It’s in the current issue. A copy will be available at this week’s guild meeting.
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Grayson Osborne podcast interview
GHG Webmaster Grayson Osborne did an episode of the Fiber Enby podcast. They talk about textile history, the GHG, and being a non-binary fiber artist. The episode is available wherever you normally get your podcasts. You can also listen here.
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Patti Barker Wins Award, Teaches
GHG member Patti Barker, an accomplished nuno felting artist, won an Excellence in Technique award at the Biennial ArtWear show in Ft Collins, CO this month for her work titled “No Way Back”. Patti will be teaching four felt making workshops at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF) in October. See and register for her…
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New SIGs
This year we’re offering three new Special Interest Groups. For more about these SIGs and all the ones offered by the guild, please visit the Special Interest Groups page.
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Guild member Dina in an art show
Dina Michael writes: I currently have a weaving on display at the Gainesville Fine Arts Association. For this exhibit, the GFAA gallery chose work that expresses the concept of heat as it relates to a warming planet. I submitted a tapestry of an imaginary landscape in bright, hot, almost neon colors. The show includes about 50…
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Welcome to the new board!
The board members for this year (September 2024 – May 2025) have been posted on our About page. A huge thanks to everyone who volunteered, and last year’s board has our deepest appreciation for a job well done!
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2024-2025 Program Schedule is Live!
The upcoming programs for the next year have been posted to the Programs page. The events have also been added to the GHG Google Calendar. We hope to see you soon!
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