Organizations & Guilds
Conference of Northern California Handweavers: founded in 1953 to further the art and appreciation of the craft of handweaving, and now embraces all fiber arts associated with weaving.
Reno Guild’s Hints for New Weavers: established in 1972 to promote and encourage growth in weaving, spinning, dyeing and related fiber techniques.
Santa Cruz Textile Arts Guild: Promoting the spirit of cooperation among all those who practice – whether weaving, spinning, felting, braiding, basket making, dyeing, stitching – any creative activity that binds hands with fiber, since 1955.
Publications:
Handwoven Access 145+ streaming video courses, bringing you up close to experts in spinning, weaving, needleworking, felting, and dyeing.
Heddlecraft®! is a digital weaving magazine.
Spin Off explores the art and craft of making yarn.
Vendors:
Gist Yarn inspires a growing community of weavers with quality weaving yarn, & fresh patterns.
Slowfiber: is a local retail store & education hub that offers new and pre-owned tools, notions, cloth, and yarn plus classes, mend bars, and social gatherings.
WEBS America’s Yarn store
The Woolery: Your One-Stop Shop for Fiber Arts Supplies.
Artisans:
Deb Essen: For over twenty-five years Deb has been discovering the magic of weaving.
Annie MacHale: Inkle Weaving since 1976
Robyn Spady: Robyn is the founder and editor of Heddlecraft® magazine.
Kristina Penhoet: Kristina employs traditional and modern felt-making with the incorporation of other materials (manufactured textiles, thread, glass, metal, and plastic) in the creation of most of her work.
Susan Shirley: Living and playing on Mosshollow Hill allows Susan to combine her two passions: creating and teaching.
Amanda Rataj: How to buy a used loom
Weaving Programs:
Raktress Inkle Pattern Editor: Recommended by Annie MacHale for creating and editing Inkle Loom patterns. It is a free program, but if you use it and like it donations are appreciated.
Peggy Osterkamp: Sett Charts
Master Sett Chart: Handwoven magazines sett charts to look up the yarn and sett needed
Knitting Programs:
Halloween costumes.com: Basic knitting
