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October 2026 Newsletter

Guild Calendar

Guild Meeting

Monday: October 19th  

10:00 am to Noon

Location: North Berkeley Senior Center, Gooseberry Room

Study Group

Saturday, October 24th  

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Topic: Double Weaving

North Berkeley Public Library​

Get Together

Monday, November 2nd  

12:30 - 3:00 PM

Get Together

North Berkeley Public Library

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President's Message

Dear Weavers,

 

Our October meeting is on Monday, October 21st at the N. Berkeley Senior Center. 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noontime.

 

Like always, please bring what you have been working on recently. 

Or maybe an update on where you are with a project not ready to be removed from the loom. 

Have a question about something on a table loom? Please consider bringing it to the meeting to get some assistance. 

Check out the workshops and events happening in April 2027 at the annual weaver’s conference in Redwood City.  Link below. 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. STUDY GROUP Double weave, Saturday, OCTOBER 24th, 10:00AM -12:00PM, North Berkeley Library, 1170 The Alameda

  2. CNCH 2027 The workshop booklet is now available!

  3. Winner of the 2026 Textile Exchange’s Photography competition.

 

AGENDA

  1. RAC Invitation to their Holiday Arts Festival, Sunday, December 6th, 10:00 to 4:00.

  2. CNCH 2027 Update and Your Questions   

  3. Planning for the Guild Year 

  4. SHOW AND TELL

 

Looking forward to seeing all that can come for our October guild meeting. 

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Happy Weaving! ~ Vicky

Did you know?

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Cabbage 

A real textile odditiy is the use of the term cabbage to mean small pieces of cloth stolen by tailors, or small profits taken in kind as cloth. 

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It originated in the 17th century, maybe from garbage, not meaning general rubbish, but originally animal and fish entrails. Apparently, garbage is unrelated both to the verb garb, meaning to clothe, and to garb, a noun embracing your style or the way you are clothed. Garb in that sense came from Old High German root maninging adornment, and became grace or elegance in the mid 17th century.

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The term cabbage to decribe small leftover pieces of fabric is still in use in the textile trade.

source: Rigamaroles & Ragamuffins: Unpicking words we derive from textiles, by Elinor Kapp

Meetings

Guild Meeting

Date: Monday, October 19th, in person at the North Berkeley SENIOR CENTER

Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

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See Vicky's message above for this month's agenda.

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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, October 24th  

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Large Meeting Room, North Berkeley Public Library​

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Double Cloth Basics for 4 & 8 Shaft Weavers

 

Susie Hodges is leading the learning:

 

  • Bring any project or questions you have to share on the subject.

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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

Monday, November 2nd  

12:30 - 3:00 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 and to get your Study Group questions answered.​

Show and Tell

September Guild Meeting
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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

  • Joy Stockdale, solo exhibition, September 26 to October 24 at the John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis. Using polychromatic screen printing techniques, she creates elegant wall hangings inspired by different plant and geometric forms. By printing directly onto silk panels, her works are ethereal and delicate, but also surprisingly strong. https://natsoulas.com/upcoming-exhibitions/joy-stocksdale-fabric-art 

  • Textiles Bazaar, Textiles Arts Council, Saturday, November 7, 10am - 4 pm, St. Mary's Cathedral Event Center 1111 Gough St, San Francisco, https://www.textileartscouncil.org/

  • Fibershed Winter Market, Saturday, November 14, 10 am to 3 pm, Dance Palace, 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station. Come for locally grown, naturally dyed goods, minimally processed and sourced from across Northern California. More than 20 vendors, from local farmers and ranchers to artisans, all of whom are helping to shape our natural fiber ecosystem. No admission fee.  https://fibershed.org/event/fibersheds-winter-market-2026/

  • 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

  • Haptic and Hue - podcast series that explores textiles traditions, now in their 6th season (so many great stories) - https://hapticandhue.com/ 

  • The Culture of Cloth - podcast series: Clothing is never just clothing. Every fibre, every colour, every silhouette is telling you something. About power, politics and whose story got told and whose didn’t. The Culture of Cloth is a podcast about learning to read that story. Starting with the cloth itself and then following it wherever it leads.

  • The Quilters on Netflix - Inmates in a high security prison in Missouri make quilts for foster youth, https://www.netflix.com/title/82006530  

Guild Members Recommendations

Board of Directors

President - Vicky McAdams Vickybees@comcast.net

Treasurer - Karen Schwartz 

Acting Secretary - POSITION OPEN 

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

Programs - Vicky McAdams & Bernie Geuy

Membership - Bea Deering

Librarian - Sarah Leverett 

Historian - POSITION OPEN

CNCH Liaison - Sheila Fitzgerald

Webmaster - Bernie Geuy

Education and Outreach - POSITION OPEN

Socials and Field Trip Organizer - Penny Peters

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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