Our May meeting is Saturday, May 16th, 2026

10am – Meet and Greet and Business Meeting

11am – From Paper to Loom – Planning a Weaving Project – Eric Dwyer

For our May program, we’ll walk through the process of planning a weaving project—from initial ideas on paper through decisions about structure, color, and materials. Using a current project in progress, Eric will share how a piece evolves step by step, including the different directions a project can take along the way.

This program is designed for all experience levels.

Beginners will gain insight into how to approach a project from the start, while intermediate and advanced weavers are invited to join the conversation and share how their own processes have developed over time.

Project planning is rarely linear—there are many points where decisions can shift the outcome. This program will explore those moments and open up discussion around the different ways we approach designing and weaving.

We hope you’ll join us for a program focused on process, problem-solving, and the many paths from idea to cloth.

Eric James Dwyer is an emerging textile artist based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose work examines how complex woven structures translate imagery to cloth and how material choices influence legibility and emotional tone. His process-driven practice approaches weaving as a method of attentive translation and care. Dwyer learned to weave at the Penland School of Craft in 2022 and has since completed residencies at the Praxis Digital Weaving Lab and Penland.

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