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May 2026 Newsletter

Guild Calendar

Guild Meeting

Tuesday: May 26th, 2026  

10:00 am to 12:30

Activity: Show & Tell and Color Clinic

North Berkeley Public Library (location change)

Study Group

Saturday, May 30th  

10:00 AM - Noon PM

Planning: Weaving Cloth for Clothing

North Berkeley Public Library​

Get Together

Tuesday, May 26th (+ Guild Meeting)

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Downstairs Meeting Room

North Berkeley Public Library  

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President's Message

Dear Weavers,

 

Weaving Between the Lines

The Richmond Art Center’s exhibit is still going on, but not for long. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend that you do - and bring a friend. The exhibit hall is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00 - 4:00.

 

Thanks to all guild members who loaned their weaving artwork or took part in the group art piece, Woven Together. Plus, the Demonstration Volunteers. Those who set up looms and demonstrated for the Show Opening and Artist’s Talk days added a special vibrancy to the events. 

Please note that the pick-up day to retrieve artwork from the RAC is Saturday, June 6th, from 10:00 - 4:00 PM.

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Check out some of the photos below from the Artist Talks event on April 25th.

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Annual Auction and Picnic - June 15

The annual picnic and auction in Tilden Park is on the 3rd Monday in June, the 15th. Please save the date. 

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It’s time to go through your stash and see if you have something you can contribute. Fiber-related books, magazines, loom tools, and of course, fiber itself are all welcome. All money collected from the auction goes straight to our Programs fund for the upcoming year. If you can’t make the picnic, but have a donation, please let me know, and a pickup can be arranged.

 

May Guild Meeting

Our May guild meeting on Tuesday the 26th will be at the North Berkeley Library. From 10:00 - 12:30. Bernie and Karen will be sharing their weaving experience from their recent workshop with Cally Booker in Devon, UK. We also may hear news about the recent CNCH participants and their workshops at Asilomar. 

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Look forward to seeing you there.

 

Happy Weaving.  ~ Vicky​

Artist Talks - April 25th
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Meetings

Guild Meeting

Date: Tuesday, May 26th, in person at the North Berkeley Public Library

Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Note: date and location change  

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TOPICS:

  • President's news and updates

  • Show-and-Tell: CNCH recap, Double-Huck class, and members' weavings

  • Activity: Color Clinic

  • Study Group updates, "Weaving Cloth for Clothing"

  • CNCH 2027 

  • Member updates​

  • May Birthdays​​

 

Color Clinic

Picking up on the Color Palettes activity in April, we'll look at questions members have using color. What colors do you like to weave together? Do you have a color that you don't know what to do with? We'll employ the wisdom of the crowd (Golden Gate Weavers) to discuss color design choices.

 

Please bring with you:​

  • 2-3 colors of fiber from your stash

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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, May 30th  

Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Large Meeting Room, North Berkeley Public Library​

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Weaving Cloth for Clothing

In our March meeting, we started planning and designing our projects. People are moving along at different paces.

 

Project Plans shared:​

  • Making a Quechquemitl, poncho, from cloth she has woven (Koko)

  • Exploring clothing options from IKAT cloth she wove one year at CNCH, or from a length of Heart pattern yardage (Susie)

  • Making a blouse with a cowl neckline from her finely woven cloth (Penny)

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

  • Sewing a silk vest from fabric woven with a weft of torn silk komono fabric (Naoko)

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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.

Get Togethers

Tuesday, May 26th in combination with May's Guild Meeting

10:00 am - 12:30 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 

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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/

  • Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries, at the Asian Art Museum through June 20. The first solo museum exhibition in the Bay Area by Chiharu Shiota, best known for large-scale installations that fill spaces with densely woven webs of colored fibers. Featuring works from throughout Shiota’s career spanning installation, sculpture, video, drawing, and stage design, the exhibition offers a timely meditation on belonging, impermanence, and living with “in-betweenness.” https://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/chiharu-shiota-two-home-countries/

  • 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

  • Handwoven Magazine - weaving articles and patterns, https://handwovenmagazine.com/

  • Selvedge Magazine - offers textile enthusiasts a magazine, workshops, talks, tours and fairs that celebrate cloth, culture & creativity from around the world, https://www.selvedge.org/ 

  • VÄV - Swedish weaving publication, transitioning to an annual "bookazine" in 2026

  • WEFT Magazine - https://www.weftmagazine.com/ in-depth single-topic issues that go beyond the basics​

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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