April Meeting
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9:30 - noon
Crosstown Concourse
Collaborative Weaving and...
Have you ever paired your weaving with another craft?
Have you used two kinds of weaving in a single project – inkle tabs on a towel, or or tablet-woven straps on a loom-woven tote? Perhaps you've put handwoven handles on a quilted bag, or used weaving and knitting or crochet together. What about combining fiber art with another material entirely? Or stretching your creative boundaries by partnering with a fellow maker?
Angela Schneider will share a collection of artwork and images of pieces featuring fiber paired with another medium, including clay, glass, wood, metal, and beads. Many of these pieces are collaborations with other craft artists.
Do you have examples of weaving combined with other fiber techniques or non-fiber media? Please bring them for a guild share portion of the program. (If you only have photos, send them to mghw@mghw.org for inclusion in a slideshow.)
Let's brainstorm how you might bring new elements to your weaving - perhaps a summer challenge??? Get your creative juices flowing, from the loom and beyond!
Location: Crosstown Concourse, 1350 Concourse Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Free parking in the garage in the back rows and upper levels; the first rows have a fee after 2 hours. Once in the building, take the Central Atrium elevator to the 7th floor, turn right, and enter through the Parcels office.
Plus.... Free "Shopping"
The guild has recently received donations of yarns, spinning fibers, tools, books, and magazines. There will be a few bins at the guild meeting for free "shopping." Find some goodies for your stash!
Other Events!
Tennessee Craft-Southwest presents the ninth annual Collaborations exhibition. Collaborations encourages and celebrates variety and partnership among fine craft artists working together to create pieces that push the boundaries and creativity of each other’s art.
Shainberg Art Gallery
Memphis Jewish Community Center
6560 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN
Through April 28, 2024
Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 8 am–8:15 pm; Sunday 8 am–5:45 pm
Membership
Enjoy the benefits of guild membership for $20 annual dues (Yes, this is a reduction in annual dues so be sure to take advantage of it this year!).
- Monthly meetings with educational programs or social gatherings, or extended workshops
- Participate in the guild booth at the Pink Palace Crafts Fair demonstrating craftsmen's tent
- Library of books, media, and equipment available for check-out
- Information on looms for sale (local area)
- Weavers who are always ready to help answer questions or lend a hand!
Monthly Meetings
Monthly meetings include a short business meeting, educational program, and viewing of members' work.
Meetings are typically at Crosstown Concourse (7th floor in the Patio area of the Parcels office) from 9:30 - 12:00 on the 4th Saturday of the month - however dates do change around the holidays (November and December meetings).
Guild History
The Memphis Guild of Handloom weavers was founded in 1947 but Viola Joyce Quigley and fellow students from the Memphis Academy of Art. Since then, the guild has held art shows, workshops with internationally reknowned instructors, classes for the public, and sales of handwoven goods.
We continue to promote the time-honored craft of handweaving into the 21st century.
Guild Library
The guild keeps an extensive library of over 300 books and videos on a wide variety of weaving topics. Members may check out media from the library.
The guild also owns 10 looms and a colections of smaller equipment and tools.