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Northern Colorado Weavers Guild Events - Fiber Arts Workshops

Northern Colorado Weavers Guild offers monthly guild meetings including a social hour, business meeting, and fiber arts-related presentation. The guild also offers fiber arts workshops led by local and visiting artists. Not a member? Join our fiber arts guild today!

Please note: The guild does not provide refunds for registration cancellations unless there is a waitlist. If you are no longer able to attend a workshop that you are registered for, please contact the workshop organizer to inquire about the waitlist.

Upcoming events

    • April 13, 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Baptist Church of Loveland 1003 W. Sixth St.

    Social Hour 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

    General Guild Meeting 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

    Using Natural Materials in Basketry 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

    Ever wondered what kind of materials you can use in basketry? Chances are you might even have some plants or materials near you that you can actually use in making a basket. During this Presentation you’ll have a chance to experience making cordage out of daylilies. A variety of basketry techniques, and styles will be discussed.

    Patricia Montonya Donahue Bio:

    My journey into basketry and weaving started with my favorite Tia’ Cheva. Watching her put such dedication into the things she created with her hands instilled in me the desire to find the discipline to create.

    In my work you will see a great emphasis on the use of natural materials gathered to create . The cherry bark I harvest is actually from a small woodlands forester that manages his land and when it’s time to get rid of the wild cherry trees, he calls the basket guild for us to harvest the bark. I’ve also been lucky to harvest my own western red cedar through the guild.

    Using tradition with a bit of a twist, I often vary techniques which I have learned from amazing teachers, Margaret Mathewson, Donna Sakamoto Crispin and Polly Sutton to name a few.

    Here is a poem which embodies what I feel -used with permission from the author.

    Why I Weave Baskets

    My Hands.

    Birds singing as the cedar creaks in my hands.

    The power of design enfolding within my hands.

    The strength of the fiber as I weave with my hands.

    Audio, Visual, Tactile.

    My Hands.

    -Sally Ishikawa


    Presentation follows general Guild meeting

    • April 14, 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Fort Collins Senior Center
    • 6
    Register


    All Skills Welcome!

    You're going to enjoy how this sweet basket comes together in your hands. Made with grapevine (rim), dyed reed, seagrass, and if you wish, cordage you make with day lilies/crocosmia

    Finished Basket size is approximately: 8"x5"x2 1/2 "

    Materials Fee (to be paid to instructor): $30

    Skill Requirements: All levels welcome! 

    Materials Provided by Instructor: 

    Dyed/Natural reed, Flat and round reed, Muscadine vine  as well as other grapevines (boiled, dyed), seagrass. Daylily/Iris leaves

    Participant materials/equipment to bring:

    • Please Bring a small bucket/container to soak your reed
    • Snips/pruners/something strong (I plan to bring some to share)
    • Awl
    • Old Towel (working with wet reed)

    Presenter Bio:

    My journey into basketry and weaving started with my favorite Tia’ Cheva. Watching her put such dedication into the things she created with her hands instilled in me the desire to find the discipline to create.

    In my work you will see a great emphasis on the use of natural materials gathered to create . The cherry bark I harvest is actually from a small woodlands forester that manages his land and when it’s time to get rid of the wild cherry trees, he calls the basket guild for us to harvest the bark. I’ve also been lucky to harvest my own western red cedar through the guild.

    Using tradition with a bit of a twist, I often vary techniques which I have learned from amazing teachers, Margaret Mathewson, Donna Sakamoto Crispin and Polly Sutton to name a few.

    Here is a poem which embodies what I feel -used with permission from the author.

    Why I Weave Baskets

    My Hands.

    Birds singing as the cedar creaks in my hands.

    The power of design enfolding within my hands.

    The strength of the fiber as I weave with my hands.

    Audio, Visual, Tactile.

    My Hands.

    -Sally Ishikawa



    • May 11, 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • First Baptist Church of Loveland 1003 W. Sixth St.

    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Social Hour

    9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Guild General Meeting

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Scholarship Presentations

    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Potluck

    As we close out the year, we invite all recipients of Guild scholarships to share with us their experience at the workshop they attended. We would love to hear about new things you learned, what you created, your observations, and recommendations for others to attend this workshop.  Either Hannah Hostak or Beth Fox will contact you ahead of time about your presentation.

    After the presentations, we invite everyone to enjoy a potluck with other members of the Guild. Bring a dish and your own place setting.

Need help paying for a workshop? Members can apply for scholarships!

Are you looking for a community in Northern Colorado that shares your interest in fiber arts? Want to gain access to equipment and media libraries, fiber arts education, and more? 

Join today!

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Mailing Address:
Northern Colorado Weavers Guild (NCWG)
P.O. Box 2404
Fort Collins, CO 80522

Meeting Address:
First Baptist Church of Loveland
1003 W 6th St, Loveland, CO

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