A detailed, printable schedule for the 2026-2027 year is on the Events Page.
November Meeting – 11/16/ 2026 – presentation detailing formation of study group Rigid Heddle Weaving – in person and ZOOM
Additional program information for the November 16th meeting
The Madison Weavers Guild has 2 booths at the art fair on the square (AFOS) which is held the 2nd weekend in July.
We really would like more participation from the guild members! This is a great way to showcase the talents of our weavers and to promote the guild. There will be past and current participants of AFOS at the November 16th meeting to talk about what is expected and to answer any questions you may have.
Do you need a lot of items to participate? No, you can start with a small number of items to see if this works for you.
Do you need to work the whole weekend? No, if we have enough participants, we have different shifts for everyone. You can help with set-up Saturday morning, sales or checkout during either day or take-down on Sunday.
Feel free to bring your woven items if you want input on whether these would sell at AFOS. If you have any questions ahead of time, please let us know.
Also, as we are now in the second half of our member year, the presenter is looking to know more about what areas our members might like to explore in the 26-7
season. Suggestions need not be confined to the usual topics regarding structures and weaving techniques, but things like textile history, persons with interesting connections to weaving, care of textiles and conservation, even industrial processes that might apply to handweaving. Also any suggestions for single day “activity sessions” would be appreciated.
If you are interested, but not yet a member, come and meet us! Beginners and experienced weavers are welcome. Guild looms can be rented by members.
When and Where
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
Exhibit Chair. The Exhibit Chair shall head the committee that plans and organizes public exhibits of members’ work and weaving demonstrations. The Exhibit Chair shall keep members informed of any invitations to exhibit or demonstrate weaving and shall coordinate member participation. The Exhibit Chair shall keep the Newsletter Editor and Web-site Manager informed of events.
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.
Announcements
- Fine Art & Craft Sale. The dates for the event are February 20-21, 2027. The due date to apply is December 7th, 2026. We will also be requesting volunteers from the guild to help with doors and the information table in the lobby again.
- Job opportunity teaching fiber arts at Adult Arts and Enrichment program at Madison School and Community Recreation. The job posting can be found here.
- Wisconsin Handweavers, which is based in Milwaukee, will be hosting the Midwest Weaving Conference June 6-13, 2027. The conference will be held at UW Parkside, in Kenosha, WI. 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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