2024-2025

2024/ 2025 Meeting Dates and Programs

• May 6th Meeting

• Our May program is for you, our members, to highlight your own work. Please step up and show us what you’ve been working on: stitching, dying, weaving, quilting etc… 

• April 1st Meeting

• Our April speaker, Wendy Moore, will be talking about Color and Emotion. 

• Wendy holds a Master’s Degree in Costume Design and is also a National Academy of Needlework Certified Teacher in Color and Design. 

• March 4th Meeting

• Our speaker is Wendy Conklin. Her topic is “Swiftie Inspired Seating", featuring some incredible upholstering projects.

You can find out more about her work at https://chairwhimsy.com. 

• February 4th Meeting

• Our speaker is Krista West, whose work is inspired by traditional Mediterranean folk textiles. You can find out more about Krista and her work at: www.avleafolkembroidery.com 

• January 7th Meeting

• Our January speaker will be Robyn Spady, speaking about Couture Passementerie from the Eyes of a Fiber Artist. Robyn’s web page is linked here: www.spadystudios.com 

• December 3rd Meeting

• Our December meeting has you, our member, as the “star of the show”. Be prepared to ooooh and ahhhh over your colleagues’ beautiful works and interesting activities! 

• November 5th Meeting

• Althea Crome is a Micro knitter who will speak about Conceptual Art in small scale.

• Althea is an Indiana based fiber artist who designs and creates conceptual knitting at an extremely small scale. In order to achieve the level of detail required for her pieces, she makes her own knitting needles from thin surgical stainless steel. Using fine silk threads, and her .01” needles, she can achieve a gauge of more than 80 stitches per inch to create her tiny sculptural garments. Althea holds the title of Fellow in the International Guild of Miniature Artisans and has won several awards for her unique art. 

• October 1st Meeting 

• Toni Gerdes will present The Art of the Internment Japanese from WWII which explores the art that the Japanese American people created while they were interned in camps during World War II. While these people were incarcerated, they produced beautiful works of art in many different forms, including painting, embroidery, furniture making, and more.

• Toni Gerdes holds Level II Teachers’ certification from the National Academy of Needlearts (NAN), specializing in canvas embroidery. She has been published in Needlepointers, Needlepoint Now, and in Needle Arts as the “Artist Across America”. She enjoys all types of stitching and sharing her knowledge with others, and has received numerous awards for her designs

• September 3rd Meeting

• Naomi Smith will speak about Native American Beading.

• She is an Indigenous Artist, Maker and Educator from the Chippewas of Nawash Nation. Her work embraces ancestral designs in the form of bags, adornment and traditional accessories, and has been exhibited across Canada, the U.S., and internationally.

• You can find out more about Naomi and her work in this excellent article at: https://www.interweave.com/article/beading/learn-traditional-indigenous- beadwork-modern-twist/

• She also posts information about her events and activities on her Black Tulip Designs facebook page: https://www.facebook.com

• August 6th Meeting

• “Our Members are the Stars”

     Presentation by Linda Casey: “Math Hacks and Randomizing Concepts in Design” * 

• Show and Tell

• July 2nd Meeting

We will hear from Erin Moody and Christy Baty, needlework historians. They met at the University of California, Berkley and their love for history and textiles led to the creation of their company, Relics in Situ.

• They will be telling us about the Huntington Museum, located in San Marino.

• About the Huntington: The Huntington Library is a fascinating hidden gem tucked away in San Marino, California. As a part of the extensive complex which includes lush gardens and a museum, the library has an undigitized collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century embroidered book bindings. These embroideries range from the exquisite silk and metal thread and textural raised worked techniques to the humble but fascinating canvaswork so typical of that era. Link: huntington.org

• June 4th Meeting

Our speaker is Charlotte “Charlee” Shroyer, Ph.D., Artist, Author from Taos, New Mexico.

• She will tell us about native American weaving techniques? 

• Charlotte will show us some gorgeous Navajo style pillows and rugs.

• She is an artist who has spent 20 years immersing herself in a varied artistic journey.

• She has received numerous artistic awards and has participated in national and international art shows. 

• Her current representation is Jackies Trading Post Gallery in Taos.