Sandy, Rita and I headed off on the yearly adventure to Lambtown. We chose Sunday as our day of fun and went off in search of color and flair: we found it!! There were so many wonderful sites to see: vendors, sheep dogs, sheep-to-shawl competitions, demonstrations and corn dogs. It would have been nice to go on Saturday to see the judging and if anyone would like to share pictures or stories of that, please let me know. We "heard" Saturday had long lines to get through s

YES! SEPTEMBER'S MEETING FOUND US BACK IN OUR OLD "STOMPING" GROUNDS Our first meeting of the year was full of color, fun, great displays, and a wonderful program presented by Sheila O'Hara. She took us through her history and explained her 4-warp method of creating beautiful woven pictures. Sheila has been published in Handwoven several times so you can look up her projects and weave one of your own. Sheila has had quite a variety published so check out the different ones

September is my favorite month in the weavers guild as we unfold all the exciting programs for the upcoming year. This year is going to be FANTASTIC!! AND (ALL IN CAPS) I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE WE WILL BE BACK AT THE GARDEN AND ARTS CENTER. It has been renamed the Sacramento Garden and Arts Center and has been upgraded. It will be great to "be back home again". Our September program on Tuesday the 22nd, will feature Sheila O'Hara from northern California. She has been

We had an amazing day demonstrating at the State Fair on Saturday August 1st, and it was an absolute pleasure to introduce so many people to what we do! The morning was spinning-heavy: Debra Gonzalez and Virginia Perks brought wheels and Mary Choy an e-spinner. The visitors were fascinated by seeing the yarn take shape! In the afternoon, Judé Tarrant frequently had a crowd gathered around her wheel. Debra put together a basket of different unspun fiber samples, which were a l

Sharing some of the fun photos I have from my recent trip to Scotland. Close your eyes and imagine tartans! In every shop window the country is alive with color and plaids. Pick your family colors and pattern and go for it!! All over Glasgow there were these colorful Scotties. Each decorated “for show”. There were tartan scarves, hats, blankets, shawls. There were kilts and blankets and mittens and towels. Here, there, everywhere! Fun to take in all the color. We l

Social Logins When you log in to the Guild website do you notice you are being routed to our website through your Google, Facebook or Apple account? If this is happening to you it’s because you authorized a social login . If this annoys you, it’s easy to fix. To disable social logins for the Guild website all you need to do is sign into the Guild website and go to your account setting for the website. Scroll down about halfway and you will see Social Logins . If any of the