100th Anniversary Celebration
We are celebrating our Centennial Anniversary with two local museum exhibits!
Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak St., Brockton, MA
May 14 - October 16, 2022.
Open Tues – Sun 10AM-5PM
fullercraft.org Parking is free.
Interpreting Change: Weavers’ Guild of Boston 1922-2022
This juried exhibit features the work of many of our talented weavers.
Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
154 Moody St., Waltham, MA
April 6 - December 31, 2022.
Open Wed – Fri 10AM-3PM, Sat 10AM-2:30PM
charlesrivermuseum.org
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Public Parking is available off Pine St. & Cooper St. near the Landmark Embassy Cinema. Walk across Charles River footbridge to the museum entrance.
Woven Together: Weavers’ Guild of Boston Celebrates a Century of Makers
This exhibit features the Weavers' Guild of Boston's rich history, educational programs, our ratings, & members of our guild who have had an influence on the weaving world.
Also featuring: Speaker Series, Family Workshops & Weaving Demonstrations free and open to the public.
The Speakers Series and Workshops are Sponsored by a grant from the Waltham Cultural Council
June 15 Zoë Lawson presents “Spinning as Industry” 7 – 8 pm
A technical writer by day, Zoë Lawson is a spinster and public historian by vocation. She has been spinning for more than 35 years and has given numerous demonstrations at historic sites in the Boston area. An active 18th-century re-enactor, Lawson recently began to explore Medieval textile and fiber production. She enjoys experimenting with historical tools and methods and teaching spinning to anyone who wants to learn by doing.
“Spinning as ‘Industry’” is based on Lawson’s research on textiles and textile production prior to the Industrial Revolution. Even though mills as we think of them did not exist, the many stages of fabric production were organized and industrialized, within the parameters of the time period. Lawson will also discuss fiber preparation as well as the spinning process and will demonstrate spindle spinning, to remind us why the Industrial Revolution was so revolutionary.
September 21 John Colony from Harrisville Designs
Speaking about “Wool, Mills and Looms”
October 26 TBD