January 2026 Workshop sign-up!! Saturday January 17, 2026 Carmel Crafts Guild will be hosting Galina Khmeleva as a speaker for our guild program. Galina is a Russian American artist and former student of Olga A. Fedorova, the famed Orenburg Lace expert. She will be giving a presentation on the history of Orenburg lace and her experiences working with the knitters in Russia at our general meeting. Sunday January 18 will be an all-day workshop entitled Spinning & Plying for Orenburg Lace, followed by an all-day workshop Monday January 19 entitled The Fundamentals of Orenburg Knitted Lace. Please see details below.
The exact cost for the workshop is still being determined depending on the number of students and other expense. The estimated cost is between $75 - $90 per workshop. To sign-up for one or both workshops, please fill out the form located here: https://forms.gle/YoiDQkjwVABztZ4w6
or email Susan Elliott at ptsurmrs@hotmail.com. A $25 deposit per workshop is due* by December 1st to secure your spot. After that the workshop will open to Anne's Web and after December 15 it will be open to the public
*checks are made out to Carmel Crafts Guild and can be mailed to PO Box 32, Pacific Grove CA 93950 or you can Zelle payment to Carmelcraftsguild123@gmail.com
The next Beginning Weaving class will be 2/28-3/1, 2026. It will be held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds, 2004 Fairground Road
Monterey, CA 93940. We will be in the Wool Room, enter Gate 4.
Class slots are limited to 6 people so they fill quickly, save the date soon. Cost of $85.00 includes loan of a loom and all materials. Each participant goes home at the end of the weekend with a scarf they have woven!
Scholarship available, contact Simone Mortan through the Guild’s email: carmelcraftsguild123@gmail.com
