The Weavers' Guild of Rhode Island was founded in 1947. Our goal is to promote the understanding and practice of the art and craft of weaving both for its members and the public. We meet at Slater Mill.
Meetings begin at 10:00 am with Guild business and move on to our speaker at 10:30. We will break for a brown-bag lunch about twelve. Everyone is welcome.
Next Meeting: Friday, March 2, 2012 Morning: Shibori: Sculpted Fabrics & Afternoon: mini-workshop ($8 fee)
Jane Perkins wrote a great article about WGRI's N.E.W.S. Exhibit of last summer and about the upcoming N.E.W.S. exhibit Theme. Take a look...
Weaver's Retreat April 27-29 on Block Island North Light Fibers. Click the link for full information.
Design New England has an article featuring Saunderstown Weaving School!.
Vicky DiMartino shows off a pair of pillows she created with fabric she wove using the draft "La Belle Creole" taken from Mary Meigs Atwater's Recipe Book - Patterns for Weavers (Wheelwright Press, 1975 - reprint). These marvelous pillows complement her hand woven fabric with a lovely linen backing and matching corded seam.
Cathy English and Vicky DiMartino display an elegant table runner that Vicky also made with the "La Belle Creole" pattern, incorporating richly colored weft threads to enhance the pattern stripes.