Many of our guild meetings are still being held via Zoom. Links to each Zoom meeting are sent to the guild membership in email via the Googlegroup discussion list. Zoom links are also available to members under the “Events” tab on the membership pages.
General Guild Meetings
Program Night Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every month. It is currently held over Zoom.
Hands on Project Night is the 4th Thursday of every month and currently meets in-person at the Austin Recreation Center from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
We don’t at all meet in August. There are no Hands on Project Night meetings in November or December.
Study Groups
We currently have four study groups. In general, they have met during the day at a member’s house. They are currently being held over Zoom. See schedule below. The physical locations or the zoom links will be posted in the Googlegroup or published in the guild newsletter.
Meeting Schedule
1st Friday of every month at 1p.m. — Jane Stafford Study Group (JST)
2nd Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. — Program Night
2nd and 4th Saturday of every month at 1 p.m.— Spinning group
3rd Saturday of every month at 1 p.m. — Tapestry Study Group
3rd Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. — Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group
4th Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. — Hands-on Night
2022 Meetings
September
Thursday, September 8 Program Night — Leftovers again? What To Do With Handwoven Fabric – Daryl Lancaster
Thursday, September 22 – Hands On Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Friday, September 2 – JST Study Group
Saturday, September 3 – Tapestry Study Group
Saturday, September 10 – Spinning Study Group – Big Topic Meeting
Thursday, September 15 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group — Weaving with Wire – Meg Wilson
Saturday, September 24 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
October
Thursday, October 13 – Program Night — It Came From The Back of The Storage Shed! – Mickey Stam, Susan Morton, Becky Johnson and Fazia Rizvi
Thursday October 27 – Hands On Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Saturday, October 1 – Tapestry Study Group
Friday, October 7 – JST Study Group
Saturday, October 9 – Spinning Study Group – Big Topic Meeting
Thursday, October 20 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group – Explorations of Weaving Through the Lens of Fashion Design – Steven Salazar
Saturday, October 22 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
November
Thursday, November 10 Program Night — Blocks and Profiles, Unlocking the Weaving Universe – Inga Marie Carmel
Saturday, November 12 – Spinning Study Group – Big Topic Meeting
Thursday, November 17 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group
December
Thursday, December 8 Program Night — Holiday Potluck
Friday, December 2 – JST Study Group
Saturday, December 10 – Spinning Study Group
2023 Meetings
January
Thursday, January 12 – Program Night — Kami-Ito and Shifu -Sabrina Sachiko Niebler
Thursday, January 26 – Hands On Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Friday, January 6 – JST Study Group
Saturday, January 14 – Spinning Study Group – Big Topic Meeting
Thursday, January 19 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group
Saturday, January 21 – Tapestry Study Group
Saturday, January 28 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
February
Thursday, February 9 – Program Night — Weaving Velvet – Dr. Wendy Landry
Thursday, February 23 – Hands On Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Friday, February 3 – JST Study Group
Saturday, February 11 – Spinning Study Group – Big Topic Meeting
Thursday, February 16 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group
Saturday, February 18- Tapestry Study Group
Saturday, February 25 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
March
Thursday, March 9 – Program Night — Digitally Archiving the Scholarship of Weaving Communities: The Cross Country Weavers – Danielle Burke
Thursday, March 23 – Hands On Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Friday, March 3 – JST Study Group
Saturday, March 11 – Spinning Study Group – Big Topic Meeting
Thursday, March 16 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group
Saturday, March 18 – Tapestry Study Group
Saturday, March 25 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
April
Thursday, April 13 – Program Night — Weaving from a Fashion Design Perspective – Steven Salazar
Thursday, April 27 – Hands On Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Friday, April 7 – JST Study Group
Saturday, April 8 – Spinning Study Group
Saturday, April 15 – Tapestry Study Group
Thursday, April 20 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group
Saturday, April 22 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
May
Thursday, May 11 – Program Night — Spinning and Weaving with Mohair – Mickey Stam
Thursday, May 25 – Hands On Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Friday, May 5 – JST Study Group
Saturday, May 13 – Spinning Study Group – Big Topic Meeting
Thursday, May 18 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group
Saturday, May 20 – Tapestry Study Group
Saturday, May 27 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
June
Thursday, June 8 – Program Night — Summer Potluck and Annual Business Meeting
Thursday, June 22 – Hands On Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Friday, June 2 – JST Study Group
Saturday, June 10 – Spinning Study Group – Big Topic Meeting
Thursday, June 15 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group
Saturday, June 17 – Tapestry Study Group
Saturday, June 24 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
July
Thursday, July 13 – Program Night — TBD and Annual Guild Election
Thursday, July 27 – Hands On Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Friday, July 7 – JST Study Group
Saturday, July 8 – Spinning Study Group – Big Topic Meeting
Saturday, July 15 – Tapestry Study Group
Thursday, July 20 – Explorer’s Club Weaving Study Group
Saturday, July 22 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
There are no meetings in August.