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June 15, 2013
CHH Board Meeting
10 am
Guild House


Summer Break!
for General Meetings


General meetings are usually held at Bayou Manor, 4141 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX at 6:30 pm. (Map).See the Calendar for more information on upcoming events.

Felt Journals and Art Brooches Workshop

Chad Alice Hagen
Felt Journals and Art Brooches

October 18- 20, 2013

Felt JournalJoin us for a fun and exciting three day workshop exploring resist dyeing hand felted wool. AND then learn how to create a fabulous, leather lined wrapped journal out of your resist dyed felts and how to bead and stitch wonderful “works-of-art” brooches as well. Chad Alice Hagen will bring hundreds of strange and exciting resist tools and will teach you how to set up a safe dye kitchen at home while she guides you through nine different dye baths. Class will learn to felt fine Australian needle punch wool batts, design and use a wonderful long stitch binding to create their journals and make a sturdy, one of a kind brooch.

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October 18- 20, 2013
$225 per person plus $65 supply fee payable to Chad Alice
Contact details on the Workshops Page.
Class is open to Members Only for First Registration
Notice will be given on the Workshops Page if there are spaces available to non-members.
Location to be determined. Stay tuned!

May CHHit CHHat Newsletter Available

imageThe CHHit CHHat for May, 2013 is available on the member website.

It is very newsy with the Sale news and documents (also available here on the website for your convenience.) Check out the announcement of the Chad Alice Hagen Workshop, a list of Dye Plants and a reminder about the John Marshall’s Trunk Show in June among other news.

Save the Date: CHH Sale

imageThe Contemporary Handweavers of Houston announces dates for the 2013 Annual Sale:

  • Wed., Oct. 23, 10:00-5:00
  • Thurs., Oct. 24, 12:00-8:00
  • Fri., Oct. 25, 10:00-5:00
  • Sat., Oct. 26, 10:00-5:00

The Sale will be held at Guild House, Chelsea Market; 4617 Montrose Blvd. Suite C213; Houston, TX 77006.

Check out our Sale Page which will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Note to Members: Some Sale documents including the Entry Form are now available on the Member Sale Page. Join now for the 2013-2014 year so you will be eligible to sell.