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March 2026 Newsletter

Guild Calendar

Guild Meeting

Monday: March 16th, 2026  

10:00 am to Noon

Speaker: Sheila O'Hara

N. Berkeley Senior Center, Gooseberry Rm

Study Group

Saturday, March 28th 

10:00 AM - Noon PM

Exploring: Weaving Cloth for Clothing

North Berkeley Public Library​

Get Together

Monday, April 6th

12:30 - 3:30 pm

Downstairs Meeting Room

North Berkeley Public Library  

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President's Message

Dear Weavers,

 

Spring Exploded this year with Color and new growth Everywhere. We are back in-person at the Berkeley Senior Center, Gooseberry Room

 

Sheila O'Hara

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Monday, March 16th we have a presenter who will fit right in with the new growth we are seeing around us. Get ready to be inspired. Special Thanks to Susie Hodges for her contribution in bringing this wonderful weaver and presenter, Sheila O’Hara. Shela will be talking about her career and life. She has many slides and amazing stories to tell. Check out her website:

 

www.sheilaohara.com

 

Sheila O’Hara is a one-time event you don’t want to miss. 

 

Sheila is likely to bring some of her weavings to look at, touch and will be FOR SALE.

 

Birthdays of our Members

 

Susie Hodges had a significant birthday in March - 90 years young. Congratulations, Susie! 

Susie has also been a member of our guild since the 1970s, 50 or so years - WOW! We are so grateful to have you in our guild.

 

As a way to acknowledge other members of our community, on an ongoing basis, Bernie and I will ask members to share their birth month and date.

 

CNCH 2026 - Auction Donation

 

Our donation has leaned into more of the Tea Party theme. Naoko made a lovely hat and a decorated hat box that she is donating to the cause. I think she is also including a pattern to make the hat. Bernie is getting some Tea, jam, a scone mix, and some clotted cream. The hat box is roomy. Can you think of any other things we can add? One idea is to include materials to weave napkins and a table runner. What do you think?



 

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RAC NEWS - Weaving Exhibition

 

The Richmond Art Center Exhibit is coming up fast. 

Dates for bringing your artwork to the RAC are March 20th and 21st, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. 

Any questions please speak to the leader on this project, Lonnie Lee. 

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Happy Weaving, Everyone. 

I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday at the BSC. You’re in for a treat!

 

~ Vicky

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RAC Exhibition News

As many of you know, the Richmond Art Center will celebrate its 90th anniversary this year by hosting a special exhibit in the main Exhibit Hall. They have invited the Golden Gate Weavers and the Bay Area Basketmakers to participate. The theme of the Exhibit is: Weaving Between the Lines, From Tradition to Innovation and Back.

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WEAVING BETWEEN THE LINES - Tradition, Innovation and Back

Here is where we'll showcase our guild members’ weavings!  ​

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  • DROP OFF: At Richmond Art Center, Friday and Saturday, March 20th & 21st, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. See your acceptance email for more details.

 

EXHIBITION DATES  

  • Exhibition Opens, Wednesday, April 8, through Friday, June 5, 2026

  • Opening Reception: Saturday, April 11, 1 pm-3 pm

  • Artwork Pick-Up from Richmond Art Center: Saturday, June 6, 10 am-3 pm

Meetings

Guild Meeting

Date: Monday, March 16th, in person at the N. Berkeley Senior Center, Gooseberry Room

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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TOPICS:

  • President's news and updates

  • Speaker: Sheila O'Hara

  • Study Group news, "Weaving Cloth for Clothing"

  • CNCH News

  • Member updates​

  • Show-and-Tell

  • Birdays (month & day) please

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The Golden Gate Weavers Guild meets on the third Monday of the month, 10:00 am to Noon in the Gooseberry Room, at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave, or on Zoom. No meetings in July, August, and December.

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Study Group

Saturday, March 28th

Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Large Meeting Room, North Berkeley Public Library​

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Weaving Cloth for Clothing

We had a great turnout in February at the N. Berkeley Public Library for our 1st study group meeting on "Weaving Cloth for Clothing." Nine guild members attended, and we shared ideas and preliminary plans for what we are thinking about making.

 

Ideas included:

  • Weaving cloth from Samoyed-spun fiber for a Cocoon Jacket (Vicky)

  • Sheep to Shawl with hand-spun wool (Tatiana)

  • Reviewing the Origami jacket design (Koko)

  • Weaving two rectangles for a Quechquemitl poncho (Susie)

  • Making a tunic from a Handwoven magazine pattern (Sue)

  • Creating a garment with IKAT sampler fabric created at CNCH (Sandy)

  • Making a sleeveless vest from her finely woven cloth (Penny)

  • Replicate some Harris Tweed for a vest and/or make a peasant's blouse (Bernie)

  • TBD (Naoko)

You can join the Study Group at any time, and get help or to check out what we're doing. It's a great way to see how your fellow guild members develop ideas, plan, sample, and make cloth. Below are some photos from the group meeting.

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Get Togethers

Monday, April 6th

12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Large Meeting Room at the North Berkeley Library

1170 The Alameda, Berkeley

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An informal gathering and an opportunity for Show and Tell.​

Show and Tell

CNCH News

 

 

www.cnch.org 

 

CNCH 2026 - May 14-17, Asilomar

  • Teachers and Classes: https://www.cnch.org/conferences/​

    • Classes include: Inkle Weaving, Weaving two Ways on the Ridgid Heddle Loom, Tablet Weaving, Huck Lace, Hands on Color, Vibrant Rugs, Spinning Angora Rabbit & Cotton, Spinpossible, Shibori Dyeing with Indigo, Painted Warps and Parallel Threading, Fabulous Felted Flowers, Transparency Weaving, and Pine Needle Baskets

    • Instructors include: Sienna Bosch, Gretchen Fancher, John Mullarkey, Rosalie Neilson, Cameron Taylor-Brown, Mary Zicafoose, Julie Drogsvold, Michael Kelson, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Denise Kovnat, Dawn Edwards, Rebecca Smith and Marilyn Mckanel

  •  Registration -

    • February 2: Early Bird Registration opens

    • ​March 19: Registration

    • April 10: Registration closes 

  • Silent Auction: Our guild will be submitting a "tea party" themed hat box, including a handmade hat from Naoko

 

CNCH 2027 Planning  

  • Area Three, which includes GGW, is planning the 2027 Conference. Vicky and Bernie are part of the planning group.

    • Golden Gate Weavers has been assigned the task of Grant Fundraiser

EVENTS

  • Weaving Between the Lines, April 8 to June 5, Richmond Arts Center, Featuring works by Golden Gate Weavers. https://richmondartcenter.org/exhibitions/weaving-between-the-lines/

  • The Woven Pixel, January 29 to May 11 at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. This exhibition explores the rise of digital weaving which emerged in the early 2000s. It brings together a variety of work by artists and designers who experiment with digital looms and jacquard software. https://sj-mqt.org/upcoming-exhibitions

  • New Works: Sheila Hicks, now on, ends August 9, 2026, at SFMOMA. Hicks’s first solo exhibition at SFMOMA features a site-specific installation in the museum’s New Work gallery. The works are inspired by objects, textures, and patterns observed in her adopted city or in her migratory life.  https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/new-work-sheila-hicks/

  • Arts of Indigenous America, ends August 31, 2028, at the de Young. The theme “Relationship to Place.” Developed with Native scholars and in consultation with communities of origin, the project centers Indigenous values and voices. Works spanning over a thousand years of history in all types of media. https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/arts-indigenous-america

Resources

Publications

Watch, Read, Listen to

Guild Members Recommendations

Board of Directors

President - Vicky McAdams Vickybees@comcast.net

Treasurer - Karen Schwartz 

Acting Secretary - Karen Tripp 

Newsletter/Comms - Bernie Geuy bernie.geuy@gmail.com

Programs - Vicky McAdams & Bernie Geuy

Membership - Koko Baker 

Librarian - Sarah Leverett 

Historian - POSITION OPEN

CNCH Liaison - Sheila Fitzgerald

Webmaster - Bernie Geuy

Newsletter Deadline:

Please submit any items to be included in the Newsletter by the 2nd Sunday of the month.

Email: bernie.geuy@gmail.com

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