September 20, 2003	Micala Sidore	Tapestry at les Gobelins. History, physical plant, current output, techniques, teaching methods.
October 25, 2003	Edwin Sulka	Peruvian Weaver
January 31, 2004	Darayl Lancaster	Inlaid Transparency: The Moorman Technique
February 21, 2004	Sharon Costello	Nuno Felting Workshop
February 28, 2004	Elisa Kessler Caporale	Basketry Lecture and mini workshop
March 27, 2004	Johanna Erickson	Rag Rug Weaving Gimicks and Tricks
April 24, 2004	Linda Van Alstyne	Felt Masks / Weavers tips for well being
September 18 , 2004	Richard Newman	Adventures in collecting, restoring and hand washing tribal rugs.
November 13, 2004	Takako Ueki	Takako Ueki founder of the Habu Textiles Studio and showroom for handwoven textiles. Her talk will focus on the unique, and difficult to find materials for weavers, knitters and surface artists which she imports from Japan. She will also bring samples of her yarns.
January 29, 2005	Show and Tell	Show us what you are working on. Share what you have learned at workshops, tell us about special tools you have found or show slides of exhibits you have seen. New and old ideas presented by everyone in the guild. Bring your favorite things and ideas to share.
February 5, 2005	Linda Val Alstyne	1 Day workshop with Linda Van Alstyn, felt artist. Complete a mask in one day. All materials will be supplied. Last spring Linda showed us her wonderful felted masks and now she will teach us how to create one. For details click here. Please note: This workshop is full. Now accepting standby in case of cancellation.
February 26, 2005	Deb MacIntock	Ladies of Laos. Learn about their method of storing intricate patterns and how they use it to create extraordinary silk fabrics.
March 19, 2005	Sister Bianca Haglish	Slide lecture about the many techniques of Finnish Textiles with lots of samples.
April 30, 2005	Barbara Aubrey	A Hands On Lecture. Barbara will show us how to crochet a beaded necklace. Kits with needle, threads and beads will be supplied by the Guild. Sounds like fun. If you plan on bringing guests let us know so that we will not run out of kits.

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