Link of the Month: New Tapestry and Textile Art programme, West Dean College, UK
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Tapestry Organizations
• Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies, Tucson, AZ,USA
• Studies in Western Tapestry
Tapestry Groups
• B.C. Stars (British Columbia Society of Tapestry Artists)
Contact: Barbara Heller bheller@telus.net
• The British Tapestry Group
• The Canadian Tapestry Network
Co-editors:Madeleine Darling-Tung cestmadeleine@cablelan.net and Barbara Heller bheller@telus.net.
• Chicago Tapestry
• Desert Tapestry Weavers
Contact: Kathy Perkins, 7408 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505 TapKath@aol.com or Lyn Hart, 3003 W. Camino Christy, Tucson, AZ 85742, desertsonghart@msn.com
• European Tapestry Forum
• TAPIS (TAPestry Artists from Vancouver Island)
Contact: Elaine Duncan P.O. Box 623, Errington, BC, Canada V0R1V0, or Anne Clark 163 Wildwood Ave., Victoria, BC, Canada V8S 3V8,
Currently dues are a one-time-only $10.00.
• TAPS (Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound)
For more information about the membership jury process for TAPS
contact Mary Lane 703 Foote Street, NW, Olympia, WA, 98502.
• TWiNE (Tapestry Weavers in New England)
Contact: Janet Austin 191 Cedar St., E. Greenwich, RI 02818. Membership is $20 yearly and open to anyone.
• TWS (Tapestry Weavers South)
Contact: Janet E.S. Hart Membership chairperson, 189 West Queens Dr., Williamsburg, VA, 23185
Membership is $20 yearly and open to anyone.
• TWW (Tapestry Weavers West)
Contact: Deborah Corsini, 620 Loma Vista Terrace, Pacifica, CA 94044,
or Nancy Jackson, Timshel Studio, 10 Buena, Vista Ave., Vallejo, CA 94590. Membership is $25 yearly and open to anyone.
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Fiber Organizations
• Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds
• Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
• La Jolla Fiber Arts
• L'association du Domaine de la Lice
• Sudbury and District, Weaver's and Spinner's Guild
Craft Organizations
• Baulines Crafts Guild
Galleries
• Brown Grotta Arts
• Etherington Fine Art, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
• Gail Martin Gallery, New York, NY
• Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
• Weaving Southwest, Taos, New Mexico
Weaving Supplies in alphabetical order...
• Ashford Looms, New Zealand
• Blomqvist/Nordiska,Textil-Garner AB, Överlida, Sweden
• Bountiful, Colorado, USA
• Borgs Vävgarner AB, Sweden
• Columbine yarns, Bothell, Washington, USA
• Fibres Plus, Whonnock, Maple Ridge, B.C.
• Fine Fiber Press, Albany, Or., USA
• Fireside Looms, Port Ludlow, Wa, USA
• George Weil Fibrecrafts, Surrey, UK
• Joanne Hall, Montana, USA
• Nancy Harvey, California, USA
• Hatchtown Farms,
• The Lamb's Wool, Lansdale, PA, USA
• Mirrix Looms, New Hampshire, USA
• Norsk Fjord Fiber
• Nordic Studios
• Running Moon Farm
• Schacht Spindle Co., Boulder, Colorado, USA
• Shannock Looms, Washington, USA
• Spinning Loft, Howell, Michigan, USA
• Tierra Wools, New Mexico, USA
• Unicorn Books and Crafts, California, USA
• Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, Australia
• Weaving Southwest, New Mexico, USA
• Weaving Works, Washington, USA
• Wild West Weaver, Ridgefield, CT
• The Woolery, Murfreesboro, NC, USA
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Magazines in alphabetical order...
• Fiberarts
• Selvedge
• Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot
• Textilforum (English)
Learning Opportunities (also see Where to Find) by location
USA - Mid-Atlantic and Southeast
• Joan Griffin, Virginia, USA
USA - Midwest
• Bullen's Wullens, Ohio, USA
USA - West
• Nancy Jackson,Timshel Studio, Vallejo, California, USA
• Lynda Brothers, Moorpark, CA, 805-523-3101 email her
• Kathe Todd-Hooker, Salem, OR, USA, email her
• Damascus Fiber Arts School , Damascus, Oregon, 503-558-1727
• Weaving Works, Seattle, Washington, USA
• Joanne Hall, Montana, USA
• Tricia Goldberg, Berkeley, California, USA
Australia
• TAFE
Canada
• Line Dufour, Ontario, Canada
• Krystyna Sadej, Ottawa & Orleans, Ontario, Canada
United Kingdom
• Tapestry and Textile Art programme, West Dean College, UK
• Tapestry class listed at Middlesex University, UK
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Workshop Instructors
List of people who teach at conferences, events, alterative educational venues. Check various websites for current schedules or contact a teacher to set up a workshop for your guild.
• Archie Brennan and Susan Martin Maffei
• Nancy Harvey. California, USA
• Kathe Todd-Hooker, Oregon, USA
• Pam Patrie, Oregon, USA
• Sarah C. Swett, Idaho, USA
• Joanne Hall, Montana, USA
• Marilou Schultz, Mesa, AZ, USA
• Mirrix Looms, New Hampshire, USA
Navajo Rug Information:
• Navajo Rug Repair Company
Links of Interest:
• jeanne b.'s tapestry links
