Study Groups

Small Bands Study Group

The small bands group meets monthly, right after the business meeting. New members are always welcome.

Tapestry Study Group

TThe Tapestry Study Group meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 2:00-3:00 pm via Zoom from September to May. We will be looking at a possible collaboration tapestry project for this 2025-26 year. At our first meeting we will explore different ways to combine our efforts and weave with a theme! Everyone is welcome to join us. We send out a zoom invitation every month to the whole guild.

Shoddy Book Club

The Shoddy Book Club is determining what to read next. Stay turned!

Guild Challenge: Plain Weave – Not so Plain Study Group

The 2025-2026 guild challenge is Plain Weave – Not so Plain. Currently no Study Group meeting is planned.

Rigid Heddle Study Group

Our group has a virtual option and generally meets the 3rd Monday of the month from 6:30-7:30pm to talk about ongoing projects and goals. We met in-person in July to work together to collaborate on tips and tricks for direct warping. Some members are working on their first project, some are trying tapestry, and some are trying clasped warp (among other things). We welcome all skill levels. Contact Valerie if you wish to learn more or join in the conversation.

Ada Dietz Study Group

Our Ada Dietz Algebraic Expressions study group will continue to explore this mathematical design process and exchange samples in 2025-26.  Look for the Thrums article for details of our 2025 sample exchange. All are welcome to join the group for 2025-26. This summer, fellow study group member Chris H. and I caught up with Michelle Amos, Director of the Little Loomhouse at Rabbit Goody’s biannual Textile History Forum.  Michelle was there to present the history of The Little Loomhouse, with emphasis on its founder, Lou Tate, a textile historian who profoundly influenced the Arts and Crafts Revivalist Movement of the 1930s-60s. Not only did Lou publish Algebraic Expressions in 1949, but we also learned she was an advisor to Marguerite Porter Davison and closely acquainted with two First Ladies (Hoover and Roosevelt).

Helping Hands at the Thousand Islands Art Center Handweaving Museum

Construction of the new Thousand Islands Art Center Home of the Handweaving Museum is underway, with an opening ceremony planned for June 2026.  That means our working group is very busy with inventory of the 22,000 handwovens contained in the collections. Following weekly trips to Clayton in August, the pace for the fall looks just as busy.

Workshops

None currently scheduled