Community Dye Party

 The Eastside Handweaver's Guild was awarded a sponsorship grant by the Michigan League of Handweavers to throw a community dye party in Detroit, on August 9. We wanted to meet and make friends with members of Fiber Club* and BIPOC Fiber Club, and chose to have a dye party because dying is approachable and relevant to artists across disciplines. We offered an indigo vat, a selection of reactive dye powders for guests to mix themselves, and had a stock of silk scarf blanks on hand for anyone who needed something to dye. We had a good turnout, with many guests being college age or recent graduates. Thanks to the sponsorship of MLH, we were able to host this as a free event.

Yard Sale

 

Eastside Handweavers Celebrates 50 Years!

 

April Guild Meeting

April Monthly Guild Meeting

Monday, April 21, 2025

7:00 PM EDT

 Rabbit Goody the owner of Thistle Hill Weavers in Cherry Valley, NY will present for us a program on 17th Century and Forward Historic Textile Production.

March Guild Meeting

 Monday, March 17, 2025

Thom Koster will present a program on Temari Balls

7:00 PM EST

Temari, or "hand ball" in Japanese, is a Japanese folk art and handicraft made by embroidery on a thread ball. Originally made for children hand ball games they have been elevated over the centuries to become works of art. Since this embroidery is on a sphere there are interesting things that can be done with very limited embroidery knowledge. 

In this talk Thom will cover what brought him to this craft, the history behind it and some of the traditional elements you will see in some different designs of temari.

November Guild Meeting Program

 Monthly Guild Meeting

November 18, 2024

7:00 PM EST

Fancy Weaving: A figured coverlet, a Jacquard Machine, and the process of recovering knowledge with Justin Squizzero

This presentation kicks off with a brief overview of how Justin came to handweaving and then details the history of his Jacquard equipment, how the loom works, and the entire process of recreating a coverlet woven in 1830.  

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MLH Biennial Art Exhibit

Michigan League of Handweavers: 22nd Biennial Fiber Art Exhibit

September 7 - October 16, 2024 |First Floor An exhibition of selected fiber artwork by members of the Michigan League of Handweavers with a special display in the adjoining history gallery. Juror Susan Moran. 

Exhibit Sponsors: Ann Arbor Fiber Guild, Black Sheep Weavers Fiber Guild, Brown Sheep Company, Detroit Institute of Arts, Eastside Handweavers Guild, Frederick Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Henry Ford Maplegrove, Jackson Handweavers & Spinners Guild, Lakeshore Fiber Arts Guild, Muskegon Museum of Art, Northland Weaving and Fiber Arts Guild, Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo, Weavers Loft, Woodland Weavers & Spinners, Yarn Barn of Kansas, Yarn Travel, and Yarnwinders Weavers Guild.
See the Program, Awards List, Exhibition Statement, and Press Release at www.theartcenter.org/exhibits 
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