A detailed, printable schedule for the 2025-2026 year is on the Events Page.
January Meeting – January 19, 2026. Loom Mechanics by Sara Von Tresckow. (Zoom meeting only)
We all know the adage that there is no perfect weaving loom. However, considering the “mechanics” of a loom – the width, the depth, the shedding, the tensioning, and other features is something we should do. Every loom choice is some kind of compromise. The presenter’s late engineer husband showed her how the various loom features affect the resulting fabric. Whether considering a loom purchase or deciding which of your looms is best for that next project, considering how to put these features into perspective leads to good decisions. The presentation will cover what various components of the loom do for the finished fabric – and how to make informed choices regarding the combination of features that will best satisfy your needs. There will be a Zoom presentation and a PDF handout that will go to all members.
When and Where
If you are interested, but not yet a member, come and meet us! Our meetings are on the third Monday of the month from September to May. Doors open at 6:30, meeting generally starts at 6:45 p.m. at Oakwood Village University Woods, 6205 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53507.
Volunteers Needed
Historian. The Historian shall maintain official and unofficial documents, papers, samples, historical records of the organization and shall provide and disseminate said documents as appropriate.
Workshop Committee members needed! If a few people step up, you can share the work.
Tech person needed, not a board position but we do need a couple of people who can set up the Zoom meetings. If there are more than one person, they can trade off the months.
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Announcements
- 2026 Art Fair on the Square July 11and 12, 2026. The cost for guild members interested in selling your work is $50.00. We will be setting up early on Saturday morning, we have a double booth. Even if you have only 10 things to sell, you are welcome to join us. We have a great time meeting the public and showing our work. Towels and scarves sell the most but there are many other things you can sell. All handwoven or fiber art. Please consider joining us, we do need a minimum number of people to fill the booth space. Anyone interested in just helping is welcome to join us in the booth for sales or help setting up or taking it down at the end of the fair. Any questions? We will schedule a meeting for new people to help them get started.
- Wisconsin Handweavers, which is based in Milwaukee, will be hosting the Midwest Weaving Conference June 6-13, 2027. The conference will be held at Carroll University in Waukesha. They will be looking for volunteers, suggestions for presenters and for guilds to provide items for the goodie bags. Nancy Wilson is the president of the group (and also a member of our guild) and you can contact her at: President@wihandweavers.org. if you want to volunteer and/or have suggestions. There will be additional information coming out as the date gets closer.
- The Madison Weavers Guild Lending Library is gently growing. We currently have 20 titles and some periodicals for lending. You can find the inventory on the Members Only page of our website. Since this is a new venture for the guild, the best way to borrow a book is to contact Marty Detering directly at 610-470-3631 or marty3day@aol.com. If one or more of the titles is of interest to you, Marty can bring the books to a meeting. You are welcome to look through them and choose what you wish to borrow. Simple and easy. We ask that you return that book at the next meeting. Books can be renewed as long as another person is not interested in borrowing it. Marty will bring new library additions to meetings for perusal by members. In March, she will bring the 5 books that Vävstuga has gifted to the guild. All items in our library are donations and we wish to thank all those who have thought of us with their generosity. So get your looms in weaving order and think about planing a next project. Surely, there is a draft our there calling your name. Happy weaving, Marty Detering.
- At the top of the page, click on Education and then on Workshops to see workshops that are currently planned.
- Equipment Policy The procedure for borrowing Guild equipment can be seen on the Members Only page.
- Here is a podcast that many members will appreciate.
- WEAVE A REAL PEACE (WARP) was founded in 1992 at Weaver’s Convergence as a community of textile people who worked with artisans all over the world in fair trade or development work. They present monthly online panel discussions that are free and open to all.
Please let us know if you have any questions or comments regarding the information presented. madisonweaversguild@gmail.com.
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