Welcome!

WSSA welcomes all fiber enthusiasts, be they weavers, spinners, felters, dyers, or basketmakers.

We meet the second and fourth Thursday each month at 7 PM.

The second Thursday is our Program meeting and takes place at the Northwest Recreation Center 2913 Northland Drive in Austin.  This is meeting usually has a speaker, but sometimes it is a hands-on program. We also have a short business meeting, and show and tell.

The fourth Thursday is a Project meeting and takes place at the Austin Recreation Center 1301 Shoal Creek Blvd.  Members gather to weave, spin, knit, or work on other fiber-related projects. It is a perfect venue for beginners to gather tips and techniques

There are no meetings in August, and no Project Nights in November and December.

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by wssa Posted on March 22, 2012
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Thursday May 9, 2013 Program Night

Deb in PeruA visit to Cusco, Peru  with Deborah Robertson

WSSA member Deborah Robertson will be giving a slide show of her recent trip to southern Peru. She will bring the textiles she gathered there. Douglas Rhodenbaugh is contributing photos as well from his annual trips to Peru and will bring textiles. This should be a wonderful program!

This Thursday May 9th, at 7 PM at Northwest Recreation Center on Northland Drive

 

by WSSA Posted on May 6, 2013
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WEST Austin Studio Tour

WEST AUSTIN STUDIO TOUR INCLUDES WSSA’S  POP-UP GALLERY

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April 27-28 and May 5-6
11 am -6 pm

2802 Benbrook Drive
Austin, TX

Opening Reception:
Friday, April 26, 6:30-9:00 pm
Wine and light refreshments.

 

The Weavers and Spinners Society of Austin will have a gallery and studio in this year’s WEST Austin Studio Tour on April 27-28 and May 5-6 weekends, from 11 am- 6 pm, at a private home, 2802 Benbrook Drive, in Austin.  An Opening on Friday, April 26, from 6:30-9:00 pm will include wine and light refreshments.

Guild members will demonstrate Theo Moorman, ikat weaving, felting, dyeing, spinning, and weaving design software.   The gallery will include paintings by Shannon Hamann as guest artist, as well as wearable art, home décor items, and some purely fantastical pieces created by the weavers, spinners, dyers, and felters in the guild.

Vendors

Heartwoven Designs (Colleen Launer Yarbrough), handwoven apparel and accessories
Moonbeam Weaving (Linda Yeatts), handwoven wearable art
Sidne Tiemann, rugs, wall hangings, scarves
Zanna James, handwoven fiber and wire jewelry
Jean Shannon Hamann (Guest Artist), paintings and collage

Members of The Weavers & Spinners Society of Austin

WEST Austin Studio Tour website

by WSSA Posted on April 8, 2013
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Austin Mini-Maker Faire, Sunday May 5th

Come play with fiber!

Austin MMF

Join WSSA at the looms as we create a peace banner and weave with recycled materials. Help us create a hand-woven chair or learn about an ancient Viking braiding technique.

Visit our wild and wooly spinning wheel petting zoo and learn about making yarn by hand. Fun for all ages!

More on the Mini-Maker Faire website

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WSSA won Editors’ Choice awards in 2007 and 2008
by WSSA Posted on April 7, 2013
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