Member to Member Learning Opportunities

Our guild has many members who are willing to share their skills and talents with other guild members. If you are interested in learning a new technique or wishing to venture into an unfamiliar area of fiber arts, tapping into the vast knowledge of our very own friends is a great place to start. Listed below is just a few opportunities that's available to you as a member or our guild. 

​Donna's Grocery Store Tote

​Watching a video on recycling one day, our talented guild member, Donna, was concerned with the way in which standard grocery store plastic bags were being recycled. This put in motion a creative mission to help contribute to a solution. Donna watched several tutorials on processing the plastic bags for weaving and came up with her own creative design for these totes using "plarn" (yes, that plastic + yarn). Donna's bags use 8/4 cotton as the weft, which she purchased through Ability Weavers, sett at 15 ends per inch. Donna will have her loom set up for weaving the totes in her beautiful studio overlooking Lake Michigan. She has opened her studio to guild members wishing to weave a tote as she provides guidance along the way. You will leave Donna's studio with a completed tote ready to take to the grocery store on your way home! Plan 4 hours to complete the project. Contact Donna if you'd like to schedule your session.