2026-2027 Program Calendar
Programs will be in person and on Zoom. Members will receive an email with the meeting link a week before the meeting.
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September 26, 2026
Katherine Kuenzli
Anni Albers: Modern and Ancient
An art history professor at Wesleyan University, Katherine’s talk will focus on her research of Anni Albers’ work. She’ll discuss the icon’s inspiration behind specific work, the combination of modern materials and references to Andean weaving traditions. (In-person)
October 31, 2026
Anjuli Bernstein
Work and Inspiration
NYGH Member, textile artist, and founder of Applied Arts Textile Design Studio, Anjuli has an impressive and powerful archive of work. Her talk will focus on her fine art practice including inspiration and techniques such as double weave pleats and leno. (via Zoom)
December 5, 2026
Holiday Party
Details to come
January 30, 2027
Donna Ritter
Indonesian Ikat
In May of 2026 I went on a textile tour of The Ikat of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. I will share what I learned about the culture of the people who lived there and the continued tradition of Ikat textiles that are unique to each of the islands that we visited. (In-person)
February 27, 2027
Suzi Ballenger
Weaving with Specialized Tools
Suzi is an innovative weaver who incorporates eccentric tools -- ondulé, fan reed, rail reed, Nami stick, open reed -- to create non-linear manipulation of warp and weft. She is well known for showing many wonderful samples. (In-person)
March 27, 2027
Thomas Victor
Handspun to Jacquard - The Importance of Being Curious
NYGH Member, winner of Best Skein at Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Festival, and luxury fiber authority, Thomas has built a jacquard head for his loom and weaves with his handspun alpaca from his own flock. (In-person)
April 24, 2027
Paula Stebbins Becker
Re-Woven: Memories Unraveled and Reconstructed
Inspired by textiles, and photographs that are lost or discarded, Paula expresses the fragility of life, and how, as humans, we have the ability to embrace our past while creating new patterns and stories that bring about positive changes in ourselves, and in our relationships with the environment and each other. (In-person)
May 22, 2027
Christine Novotny
Project Planning for Weavers
Christine will demonstrate how to determine sett, plan warp length and width, calculate how much yarn you'll need to order, easy ways to do weaving samples, working with drafts, and more! Christine is from Minnesota and teaches at Scandinavian House. (via Zoom)
PROGRAM TIMES
(Eastern Time) Unless otherwise listed, this is the schedule.
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11:00 am — Arrive at SVA or log into Zoom for the social hour or get help on a weaving problem. Only members receive the Zoom link.
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12:00 pm — Show & Tell. We will send out instructions on how to send in your latest creations and tell us all about it!
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1:00 pm — One hour program presented by a noted speaker, followed by a brief Q&A
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Zoom Code of Conduct
Our guild offers a safe and welcoming environment to listen, learn, and share ideas. To this end, we ask participants to not operate a motor vehicle while attending our guild meetings and events remotely via Zoom.
Check out all the speakers we've had from1984 to present in our NYGH Program History
The Weaver's Exchange
Online listing allows current members to sell their equipment. All sales are between the buyer and seller.
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Submit application for listing on our exchange.
Become a Program Speaker
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The Guild is always interested in inviting new speakers on any fiber-related topic that is of interest to our members. If you have a proposal for a presentation, please use the contact page to describe your talk.