Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds (ANWG) This Association represents guilds rather than individual members in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and in Canada, Alberta, and British Columbia. A member guild organizes a conference in odd-numbered years. Each member guild appoints a delegate to represent its interests in ANWG. The delegates elect officers and meet twice a year. The biennial conferences have a wide variety of activites, classes, and seminars.
ANWG is supported by each member guild paying a fee per individual member of that guild.
Complex Weavers Multishaft weaving is promoted through this organization. Members are dedicated to sharing information. Vital to this organization is a wide variety of study groups which are ever-evolving. 'The Complex Weavers Journal' publishes member contributions and also study group papers and drafts. Conferences are held in conjunction with either regional meetings or Convergence. The conferences have a wide variety of lectures, seminars and workshops organized by members of the host region. Complex Weavers maintains a lending library for individual members and supports a full-color website with both information and a gallery.
Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) Weaving, spinning, dyeing and basketry interest and education are promoted by the HandWeavers Guild of America. This is done through a biennial Convergence in even-numbered years. HGA's Convergence is the largest gathering in our field. It has both pre- and post-conference workshops and seminars. There are various activites pertinent to the location. An extensive number of gallery shows are supported as well as on-site exhibits. The vendor area is a showcase for new products. Most members know HGA through its publication the quarterly journal "Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot". The support for HGA is through a per-capita membership charge to guilds and through individual memberships. Convergence is the other primary financing of the organization.
Textile Society of America (TSA) The Society operates the Textile Museum in Washington, DC. Whidbey Weavers Guild members benefit directly from "The Textile Museum Journal" in our library. This journal provides historical textile information in articles about the collection of the museum as well as scholarly manuscripts on cultural, technical, historical, and aesthetic significance of textiles. Coverage is international in scope with emphasis on geographic areas represented in The Textile Museum's collections which are drawn primarily from Near Eastern, Asian, African, and indigenous American cultures. The Museum is currently remodeling a building to open in 2008 on 7th Street NW in the Penn Quarter near the Mall. The S Street NW building will continue to show collection exhibits and house the renowned Jenkins Library.
Selvedge Maganize Selvedge, a unique publication from England, covers fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping.
Writing With Thread - Traditional Textiles of Southwest chinese Minorities at the University of Hawai'i Art Gallery, Honolulu HI, until October 31, 2008.
La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum . Of interest to weavers, click here and scroll down to "Tantalizing Tales of Scotland's Tartan" with Tom Laurenson in May and Anita Luvera Mayer will be speaking and showing her work in June.