Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild
The mission of the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild is to promote and preserve weaving and other fiber related arts
through education, programs and outreach to the community.
2023 Juried Competition –
TRANSFORMATION
Entry is open November 1- January 31, 2023.
We are working on our schedule for the Winter Quarter Classes .
Our Winter Workshop, January 14-16, 2023 will be in-person
General Registration is now open.
CHG Members are reminded to login before ordering the workshop.
Next Meeting
Meet and Greet: 10:00am
Business Meeting: 10:30am
Presentation: 11:00am
Presentation by Colleen Casey – The Ins and Outs of Different Looms
Celebration of our Member’s Show Entrants
Members! Have you missed a presentation?
Guild and Study Group Presentations are available in the Members Pages.
2022 Georgia National Fair, Excellence in Handweaving Award, sponsored by CHG
Artist, Joan Yantko – CONGRATULATIONS
2023 Juried Exhibit – TRANSFORMATION
Check back for more information on CHG's biennial Juried Competition - Full Prospectus in July and the link to the Call for Entry.
Tapestry Study Group Goes to SEFAA
On Tuesday, May 10th, The CHG Tapestry Study Group met in person for the first time since the pandemic began. The Group travelled to the Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance (SEFAA) Center in Chamblee, GA to view the Square Foot Fiber Art Pin Up Show 2022 and to share recent tapestry projects in person.
We’re back in person!
Our May meeting was held in our newly renovated Room 1. It has been more than 2 years since we came together in one place. So great to see everyone. We are working on ways to learn from our online experiences and still make it possible for us to engage in a proper show-and-tell with the weaver's handshake. Phase 1 of the room is just about complete. Phase 2 will include more extensive digital presentation and hybrid experience equipment. Stay tuned and see you at our June meeting.
Terri Bryson Tapestry in Touring Exhibit
CHG Member, Terri Bryson is featured in an international online tapestry exhibit. The "New Directions" exhibit is an invitation-only, online exhibit organized by Lindsey Marshall and Jane Freer-Wyld in the UK. The tapestries in the exhibit are small format (10" x 10" or less). See the complete exhibit here. Congratulations Terri!
Turned Beiderwand with Karen Donde
Participants from Indiana, New York, Missouri, Georgia and Germany gathered on Zoom to work with Karen Donde from Asheville, NC to learn about Turned Beiderwand on 18-19th September 2021. Workshop participants learned that Turned Beiderwand is a type of double weave structure in which some “warp ends work as separate layers, others as tie-down ends” (Donde, 2017). Karen shared numerous images of her beautiful work using Turned Beiderwand, as well as historical examples.
upcoming events
- Tapestry Study Group on 12/08/2022 10:00 am
- Guild Meeting on 01/13/2023 6:30 pm
- 2023 Winter Workshop on 01/14/2023 9:00 am
- Tapestry Study Group on 01/26/2023 10:00 am
- Guild Meeting on 02/18/2023 10:00 am
- CHG Board Meeting on 02/18/2023 1:00 pm
a message from our president
Welcome to Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild, a vibrant organization dedicated to fostering and supporting weaving and other fiber related arts. We offer meetings, programs, exhibits, workshops, classes, and demonstrations at community events.
After over two years of virtual meetings due to the pandemic we are thrilled to finally be resuming in-person meetings! Much has changed over the past two years, including a major renovation to room 1, the loom room where most of our classes are held. The next step of our planned changes will be to install technology to allow for virtual as well as in-person attendance at meetings and workshops. Stay tuned for more information.
Our meetings are held each month except for July, August and December and visitors are always welcome to attend. Check our web calendar for meeting information.
Check us out on FaceBook and Instagram!
Leigh Skowronski
President
Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild
Hemming Class
Leigh's Deflected Doubleweave Scarf
Tommye's Presentation
Board of Directors
President – Leigh Skowronski
VP Programs – Karen Page
VP Workshops – Cynthia Creech
VP Juried Exhibits – Pat Webb
Treasurer – Lauren Seidl
Membership –Susan Bennett
Secretary – Kathy Roulston
Properties – Colleen Casey
Members Show – Teresa Edmisten
Education – Kyle Jones
Communications – Elyse Anderson
CoWorkshops – Katie Arnold
Committees
Education Registrar
Librarian – Clare Anderson
Web Site – Teresa Edmisten, Ray Callaway
Scholarship – scholarship@chgweavers.org
Standards & Ratings – Dianne Totten