Weaving on
Lake Superior
Beach Stones

Roseville Central Park, Lions Shelter – 2527 N Victoria St., Roseville (rain or shine) 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Even though we are outdoors, masks are mandatory, no exceptions.

We will work on 3 variations.

More information is in the August Newsletter via this link:

August 2021 Spokes and Weavers (PDF)

Plesae use this special registration form at the following link:

September Special Registration Form

$25.00 – Guild membership must be active. Membership can be renewed the day of class.

Coiliing on a Gourd

We are delighted to have nationally recognized gourd weaver Jane A. Wilson as our October instructor! Originally from Kansas, Jane began working with gourds in 2007. She found they offer the opportunity to coil, twine, carve, and wood burn. She also makes use of paints, stains, and inks (often on the same piece) in the creation of her original gourd art. Coiling has become her favorite technique and she has developed a way of dyeing cord to match the colors she uses on her gourds. An award-winning gourd artist, Jane recently won Best of Advanced Division at the Missouri Show Me Gourd Art Festival. She placed third in a national gourd weaving competition sponsored by the American Gourd Society and her gourd art has been featured in the society's GOURD magazine.

Kit includes pre-cut, cleaned and finished 4 ½” - 5” gourd (ready to weave), hand dyed cord, beads, drill bit, needle, sharpie, waxed linen thread and color, step-by-step instructions with detailed photos. Students will need a drill, scissors, pencil and awl.

Color choices (indicate option on registration form):

1.     Metallic finish with three colors (purple, turquoise and blue), the cord is also dyed in those variegated colors then they pick the color of thread

2.     Natural finish with a coppery finish gourd with natural cord, copper beads and brown thread.

Harvesting and Weaving with MN Foraged Fibers

Nature provides many wonderful fibers. This course is an opportunity to play with a variety of plants that grow right here in Minnesota and that people have been using for hundreds of years to make rope and string. Dogbane, cattails, basswood trees, and flax plants all have long, strong fibers in them that have many uses. The Ojibwe of northern Minnesota used basswood bark to sew and tie their world together without metal nails. And Scandinavian fishermen used natural fibers to weave their nets. In this course you will learn about the process of harvesting and processing wild fiber plants, and you will get to play with twisting the plant fibers into twine. As a fun way to create a finished product from your twining samples, you will fashion your different pieces of cordage into a bookmark, bracelet, necklace, or other small item of your own imagination! It is fun to feel and compare each plant and discover the product of your work. You will come away with your samples of twine and the knowledge about plant fibers.

NOTE: Plant materials for class will need to be picked up from Textile Center. Details will follow. If you need materials mail to you, additional fees will need to be charged (whatever the actual cost will be)

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