The Archive Committee has been copying our guild newsletters to a digital format, starting with the Threadbenders (December 1968–June 1975) and then The Minnesota Weaver (from September 1975). The early Minnesota Weavers included many useful articles including "Of Fiber” (by [...]
We want your WGM photos! WGM turns 80 in the spring of 2020! For our 80th anniversary year, we are looking for photos and other memorabilia of significant events from our history. This includes the 50th anniversary celebration held at [...]
Request for a Missing Threadbender The WGM Archive Committee is currently digitizing all of the issues of The Threadbender that were published from December 1968 through June 1975 - except for one! Issue 17, published in March 1972, is missing [...]
The Archive Committee is in the process of digitizing the Weavers Guild of Minnesota's entire collection of newsletters. The newsletters are wonderful sources of information about weaving drafts, spinning techniques, and sources for natural dyes, as well as classes and [...]
Join fellow members on Thursday, January 31 between 11:30am and 1pm at WGM. Bring a bag lunch, a project to share, and any weaving and spinning questions or ideas you might have. This is a fun and informal way to [...]
(Please note: this event may change due to a time conflict. Please check with UMN for updated info.) First Fridays, talk series at UMN Both Seen and Unseen: Early Modern Women in Global Perspective Marguerite Ragnow, Curator, James Ford Bell [...]
We have twenty two Christmas cards created by Hilma Berglund in our Guild Archive collection. They can be viewed at the Minnesota Reflections website under a search for Hilma Berglund Christmas cards. Hilma Berglund (1886 -1972) was born in Stillwater, Minnesota, to [...]
The WGM Archive Committee has been sifting through historical material such as newsletters, old photographs, and board minutes, and uploading them to the Minnesota Digital Library for public viewing. These interesting items can be viewed at Minnesota Reflections https://reflections.mndigital.org by searching for [...]
by Phyllis Waggoner The Weavers Guild of Minnesota (WGM) has long been a presence in the regional and national creative arts community. It is one of the oldest and largest weavers guilds in the country, and the only weavers guild [...]
Learn more about Irene Wood, a past WGM member, weaver, instructor and board member: "Irene Kellogg Wood was born October 31, 1915 but didn't begin to learn to weave until 1957 after her two children left home to attend a [...]
