Handweavers Guild of America
The Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) is an association of fiber artists founded in the U.S. in 1969. The guild provides educational programs, conferences, and scholarships for fiber arts students. It publishes the quarterly journal Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot.
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| Formation | 1969 |
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| Headquarters | Suwanee, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.034745°N 84.089087°W |
Region | United States and Canada |
Membership | Fiber artists, guilds, and teachers |
Official language | English |
| Website | www |
Foundation
The Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) was founded in 1969. The well-known New York weaver Berta Frey was one of the founders and served on the guild's first board of directors.[1] The objective is "to inspire creativity and encourage excellence in the fiber arts."[2] The organization is non-profit and has an international membership.[3] Members include weavers, spinners, dyers, basketmakers, fiber artists and teachers. As of 2006 the guild was based in Atlanta, Georgia.[2]
Activities
The guild holds conferences and provides educational programs.[2] The guild provides Dendel Scholarships to assist undergraduate and graduate fiber arts students in the US and Canada. Selection is based on artistic and technical merit rather than on financial need.[4] HGA scholarships have similar requirements.[5] The HGA website provides a list of spinning guilds in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, and Switzerland. This may be useful to fiber artists looking for local sources of supply.[6] In 1986 the HGA held Convergence '86 in Toronto, Canada, its first biennial meeting outside the U.S. The conference was co-hosted by the Ontario Crafts Council and the Ontario Handweavers & Spinners. About 2,000 weavers and spinners attended the conference and more than forty galleries in Toronto and the region gave weaving exhibitions.[7] The HGA offers the Certificate of Excellence (COE) in Handweaving, Handspinning, Dyeing, and Basketry. [8]
Magazine
Members receive the quarterly journal Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot.[2] The magazine publishes articles on fiber arts design, history, shows, education, products, books and news, and gives information on HGA programs.[3] The magazine had a circulation of about 6,000 in 2012, with a well-educated and knowledgeable readership in the fiber arts community.[9]
References
Citations
- Kirschner 2014.
- Schaefer, Beausire & Schuessler 2006, p. 307.
- Stein 2008, p. 327.
- Schlachter & Weber 2013, p. 200.
- Schlachter & Weber 2013, p. 241-242.
- Johnson 2014, p. 159.
- Crawford 1998, p. xvii.
- Irwin 2013, p. 105.
- Brewer 2011, p. 541.
Sources
- Brewer, Robert Lee (2011-09-02). "Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot". 2012 Writer's Market. Writer's Digest Books. p. 541. ISBN 978-1-59963-226-1. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- Crawford, Gail (1998). A Fine Line: Studio Crafts in Ontario from 1930 to the Present. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55002-303-9. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- Irwin, Bobbie (2013-03-25). Spinner's Companion. F+W Media. ISBN 978-1-62033-227-6. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- Johnson, Wendy J. (2014-01-01). Yarn Works: How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn. Creative Publishing Int'l. ISBN 978-1-58923-788-9. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- Kirschner, Diane (2014). "History of The New York Guild of Handweavers". New York Guild of Handweavers. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- Schaefer, Jill; Beausire, Laura; Schuessler, Melita (2006-01-01). The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art: Your Guide to the Artful Home. GUILD, LLC. ISBN 978-1-880140-59-8. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- Schlachter, Gail A.; Weber, R. David (2013-06-04). Kaplan Scholarships 2014. Kaplan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61865-061-0. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- Stein, Matthew (2008). When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency. Chelsea Green Publishing. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-933392-45-5. Retrieved 2014-08-07.