October Meeting
Color My World
October 25, 2025
9:30 - 12:00 at Crosstown Concourse
This might sound familiar – you are in a yarn store or perhaps at a fiber festival and you see a skein/cone (or 2, or perhaps a few more) that is so beautiful, you have to have it. You don’t know what you will use it for, but you figure you can sort that out later when you’ve looked at your stash. A few weeks later when you’re home, you start to look at your other yarns and nothing seems quite right and now you don’t know what to do with your beautiful new yarn! Assuming this tale rings a bell, this month’s meeting is for you! We’ll do a brief discussion of color theory, but mostly hands-on exploring and consulting. Audience participation will make this work so here are some things for you to bring if you have them:
- A woven piece in which the color combination worked really well and you’re not sure why or how to make that happen again!
- A woven piece in which the color combination did NOT work and you’re not sure why or how to make that never happen again!
- Your skein of yarn from the story above and some possible color combinations you’re considering but can’t decide on.
- And if you don’t have that ‘special’ skein, you can still bring some of the cones/skeins that you’ve been struggling to combine.
Pink Palace Crafts Fair wrap-up!
The Guild had a great Pink Palace Crafts Fair this year (September 26-28). The weather was dry (if a bit warm) and the booth was looking quite bare by the end of Sunday. Thanks to all the workers who constructed and de-constructed the booth, worked with the kids on the Peacock and demonstration looms, and staffed the booth. Congratulations to everyone who sold product!
Meeting 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.
Weave a Scarf in a Day!
Saturday, November 1, 2025, 10:00am-4:00pm
MGHW has teamed with Dixon Gallery and Gardens to present this 1-day workshop. Weave a beautiful scarf in just one day! Looms will be warped and ready to weave. No experience necessary. Space is limited. Ages 16+. Pre-registration if required. For more information or to register, visit Dixon events.
Membership
Enjoy the benefits of guild membership for $20 annual dues.
- 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.