Tabby! All sorts of Twill! Doubleweave!

November 6, 2023

This weekend’s Beginning Floor Loom Weaving class at Duluth Fiber Guild was fantastic! Erin lead us through everything– from parts of the loom, to warping, to different weave structures to weaving our own 3 yard sampler (and everything in between). The... View Article

Janet Meany Retrospective opens this Wednesday

October 29, 2023

The final exhibit for the Anniversary celebration  “DFG~ 50 Years and Beyond” opens this week at the Textile Center in the Twin Cities. The “Janet Meany- A Retrospective” exhibit will have the same pieces of Janet’s work that were shown... View Article

Rigid Heddle Warping day

December 11, 2022

Not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 rigid heddle looms were warped yesterday! Check the Guild Portfolio for photos of two scarves, one shawl, and a set of mug rugs when they are completed. The Guild’s rigid heddle study... View Article

Linen Weaving Workshop

October 24, 2018

Marian Dahlberg from Väva! Veve! led a workshop on October 6, 2018 – giving lucky weavers an opportunity to weave with linen yarn and to achieve the classic center stripe and Dahlberg’s signature hanging tab.  Weavers created 24×24” hand towels... View Article

The Shetland blanket project

November 28, 2016

The Shetland blanket – a joint project of the spinners and the weavers of the DFHG – is now finished! The end result is a gorgeous twill lap robe, hand spun and hand woven, with subtle (and not so subtle)... View Article

Made in Duluth Blanket Project

April 28, 2016

Duluth Fiber Handcrafters Guild has initiated a new challenge, one that includes not only the spinners but the weavers! It all started with a gorgeous tri-colored Shetland fleece from a local Duluth shepherd that was donated to the spinning group. ... View Article

Weaving in Norway

March 29, 2015

Carol Colburn was a teacher for a weaving program in Norway and gave an awesome and inspiring program about it.  She started with a power point slide show with beautiful and amazing photos of the Norwegian setting as well as... View Article