by Web Weaver | Oct 19, 2013 | CHT, Events, Guest Post, Weavehouston Updates, Workshops
Guest Post from Charlene Kolb for CHT: Contemporary Handweavers of Texas ART CAMP 2014 Friday February 28, 2014 – Monday, March 3, 2014 4-H Conference Center Brownwood, Texas Art Camp 2013 was the first CHT Art Camp. We had 32 participants that arrived on Friday not...
by Web Weaver | Sep 14, 2013 | Blog, CHH, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Guest Post, Guild House, Sale, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
Guest Post by Deedee Woodbury Weavehouston ! Around this time of year it becomes my mantra! Weave – Houston weavers! Weave- Weave- Weave! For our annual Sale! After 28 years we have a huge following! They look forward to seeing and buying the things we make. Here are...
by Web Weaver | Aug 21, 2013 | Blog, Guest Post, Weavehouston Updates
Guest post from Nadia Khan: Create Nuno Felted Handpainted Silks with Nadia Khan and Barbara Kile Two different fiber methods will be combined for this workshop to create nuno felted fabric using wool fibers and handpainted silks. Using French silk dyes, participants...
by Web Weaver | Aug 18, 2013 | Blog, CHH, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Guest Post, Refreshments, Weavehouston Updates
Guest Post by Pat Powell For those requesting the recipe for the pumpkin bread I brought to the meeting. Pumpkin BreadYield: 2 loaves INGREDIENTS: 1 can (15oz) pumpkin puree 1 cup vegetable oil 2 2/3 cups white granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 1/2– 2 cups raisins 3 cups + 2...
by Web Weaver | Aug 3, 2013 | Blog, CHH, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Guest Post, Members, Weaving
Guest post by Ginny Martin: For 40 years I’ve wanted to weave rugs. 35 years ago I bought a tabletop rigid-heddle loom, a friend gave me an inkle loom, and I built a Navajo loom. I began learning the principles of weaving, and began spinning, using both a wheel...
by Web Weaver | Jul 31, 2013 | Blog, CHH, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Dyeing, Guest Post, Members, Summertime, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
Guest Post from Scharine Kirchoff: This summer I was invited to teach Ryukyu weaving and dyeing techniques to a group of young Okinawans (ages 18-35) from South America, Asia and the U.S. during a cultural identity and preservation conference in Los Angeles, CA. I...
