Black Sheep Handweavers Guild currently has study groups freely available to members:
Weaving Study Group
Location: Sunnyvale / Palo Alto
Date/Time: 4th Thursday from 7:30 – 9 PM
This weaving study group is open to all weavers. We meet monthly to discuss current weaving projects; stumbling blocks – design and technical; techniques. We focus on an extended discussion and critiques of our projects and ideas on where to go next with the project.
For more information about the study group, or to join, please visit our page.
Creative Endeavors Study Group
Location: Emerald Hills
Date/Time: 2nd Saturday 10 AM – noon
This study group is open to everyone. We experiment with all different fiber arts from spinning, weaving, dyeing, jewelry and paper making.
For more information about the study group, or to join, please visit our page.
Spinning Group
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Date/Time: Mondays from 7:30 – 10 PM
This group is open to all spinners. We only have one rule — this is not a teaching class. Novice spinners are welcome, but if we are teaching, it takes away our own spinning time. We talk about spinning and we share techniques; so bring your spinning problems. We all learn a lot as we go along. Spinning improves with practice; this is a chance to build your skills.
If you are interested in joining the email list for the Spinning Study Group, contact Marjorie
Pomeroy at atouchsoothing [at] gmail [dot] com – this is where to find out when and where spinning meetups are springing up, and some active discussions popping up!
For more information about the study group, or to join, please visit our page.
Weave Structures Study Group
Location: Portola Valley, CA
Date/Time: 2 Mondays a month at 01:00PM via Zoom .
Every three months, this group picks a weave structure and each member executes a project of their choice to be shown at a guild meeting. Although this group is primarily intermediate weavers, it is open to any level of weaver; members help each other and everybody learns! Meetings are primarily to discuss projects and resolve issues; a traveling loom is not needed. As of April 2021, the group is working on overshot.
The Weave Structures Study Group is meeting on the first Monday of every month at 1:00
p.m. The group is now working on Beiderwand. Please see the Guild Zoom Calendar for dates and times. There is active discussion on the study group email list
For more info or to see a collection of our projects, please visit our page.
Sewing With Handwovens Group
Location: Portola Valley, CA
Date/Time: Wed afternoons primarily by zoom
This is an offshoot of the Weave Structures Study Group to explore how to sew with handwovens.
A small group from the Weave Structures study group has formed a Sewing with Handwoven Fabrics study group. We would love to have more Black Sheep members join us.
The goals of the group are to weave fabric that we measure, cut, and sew with; to help each other in this process; and to learn from/with each other. Joining the group, one would need to have basic weaving and sewing skills. Meetings will be held on Wed afternoons primarily by zoom but there may be occasional meetings in person. Interested? –
please contact Teddie Guenzer.
For more info or to see a collection of our projects, please visit our page.
Felter’s Forum
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
Date/Time: Currently on break
Sprang Study Group
Location: Your Home Studio via Zoom
Date/Time: TBD
This group is a continuation of Carol James‘ Sprang workshop during Winter 2020-2021. F
Sprang studies continue with individual projects. Email Ruth at RuTemple [at] gmail [dot] com for
information, to be added to our study group list.
For more information, please visit our page.