The Ex-Presidents Challenge Exhibition is now at
Fiber Arts on Fourth
6463 4th St NW (4th Street just south of Osuna
Please join your fiber-loving friends to view the creative work and see this exciting new space.
Fiber Arts on Fourth
6463 4th St NW (4th Street just south of Osuna
Please join your fiber-loving friends to view the creative work and see this exciting new space.
In early 2024 Ex-Presidents of the Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild presented a challenge to the Guild membership. The rules were simple. With inspiration of a fall scene in the Rio Grande Bosque, create something with a guild-related skill, i.e., spinning, weaving, tapestry, dyeing, felting, etc. The intention was to provide an opportunity to play with color, texture, and technique.
Special interest groupsSwatch Swap Group
The Swatch Swap Group is made up of weavers who select a weave structure and then each person weaves a swatch of this structure for each of the members. This group contains beginners through advanced weavers. This is a learning group and each person determines the degree of difficulty for their swatches. Contact Ruth Ronan at [email protected] or (505) 268-0726 for more detailed information or if you are interested in joining the group. Natural Dye Study Group
The purpose of the Natural Dye Study Group is to promote Guild member use of natural dyes in their fiber arts endeavors. The Study Group will increase knowledge, exchange ideas and practices on an ongoing basis. Read your current newsletter for information about the study group meetings. Contact Ruth Baldwin if you have questions. Contact info is in the Membership book. Online Spinning Group
The Las Arañas Online Spinning Group meets the first and third Saturday of the month at 10:00am. Zoom information will be sent out to the entire guild via email. This is a working group so bring whatever you are working on and participate in the camaraderie of fiber friends. Rigid Heddle Group
Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10:30 am via Zoom. Contact Myra Chang-Thompson or Shar Marquez for the information to join this meeting. Tapestry Artists of Las Arañas (TALA)
Open Space Visitors Center (OSVC), 6500 Coors Blvd NW The Tapestry Artists of Las Arañas (TALA) meet on the first Wednesday of the even numbered months, February, April, June, August, October and December. The meeting is held from 2:00pm to 4:30pm at the Open Space Visitors Center (OSVC), 6500 Coors Blvd. NW. It is a hybrid meeting with a zoom link available. We will be talking all things tapestry, so bring your questions, ideas, and work to show. We welcome anyone interested in tapestry at any level. Contact Nancy Wohlenberg. Saturday Stitch Club
Meets in-person the second Saturday of each month at 10:30am at the Corrales Community Library. All levels of fiber artists are welcome. Contact Sandra Baldonado at [email protected] for more info. West Side Spinning Group
Meets in-person on Saturdays from 9:30 - 12 noon at the Bernalillo Library 124 Calle Mallinche in Bernalillo. Contact Diane Wilhoite for more information at [email protected] |
2024 Las Arañas ScheduleThe 2024 General Meetings alternate between Tuesday at 9:30 am and Thursday at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held at the South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center and via Zoom.
Members receive the monthly newsletter with details about programs and also receive emails if there are changes to meeting times and locations. October 24, 2024 Thursday, 6:30 pm: General membership meeting and program. South Valley MSC and by zoom
Program: Norwegian Tapestries by Robbie LeFleur Little Bit: Jennifer Fournier, Creative Space Tour November 19, 2024 Tuesday, 9:30 am: General membership meeting and program. South Valley MSC and by zoom Program: Twills by Marcy Petrini Little Bit: Becky Arnold, Difference between spinning wheels - Flyer led vs Bobbin led Little More: Marsha Julian, Becky Arnold, Ruth Ronan, how to transport your equipment - stabilizing a loom in a truck, a bag for your wheel, and the Guild's rental program December 7, 2024 11:00am to 3:00 pm Holiday Gathering! South Valley MSC South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center |
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Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild was formed in 1971 by a group of spinners and weavers in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. Its goal is to provide education and learning experiences for its members and increase awareness of and appreciation for fiber arts throughout New Mexico and beyond. Let us be one of your rituals of connection!