IMAGINATION IS THE BEGINNING OF CREATION
Welcome to the Carmel Crafts Guild Membership Application Now also accepting Zelle. (Please print)
President: Simone Mortan Past President: Dawn Sare
1st VP Programs: Ann Clarke & Susan Elliott 2nd VP Membership: Megan Fuller
Secretary: Becky Hartman & Kristi Nelson Treasurer: Sue Pinckney
Newsletter: Andrea McCann
Regular meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of the month, (unless otherwise noted) from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. We will be meeting in the Wool Room at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. Enter Gate 4.
Small Study Groups meet weekly or monthly in a variety of places. This is where we hone our skills. You are welcome to visit but must be a member of the Carmel Crafts Guild to continue.
Weaving Structure Study Group Tatting Study Group Basketry
Spinners Study Group Small Looms Rigid Heddle Workshops
CNCH JUDGES FORM Are you a craft judge or do you know of one? CNCH is building a resource for the Conference of Northern California Handweavers and Guilds of California to assist in locating craft judges for events such as county fairs, exhibitions, and craft shows.
Next Regular Meeting
April 19, 2025
Our newest study group, Basketry, will be showing off their work. Come and discover the wonderful world of twine, grasses, sedges and vines.
May 17, 2025
Come and hear about our experiences at CNCH. Those of us who were lucky enough to attend the April 24-27th Conference will be recapping our time and classes. Hopefully we will inspire others to attend next year’s conference which will also be held at Asilomar.
Upcoming Events
Bay Area Yarn Crawl March 14th-23rd Various Locations: Visit as many of the 22 shops participating in this year’s yarn crawl as you can over the 10 days. Win prizes and touch amazing, soft, squishy, yarn in person! Sign up for the newsletter for info and directions.
Conference of Northern California Handweavers 2025 CNCH will be held at Asilomar in Monterey on April 24-27, 2025. Early bird registration; if you register by March 5, the cost is $500.00. The cost goes up to $550.00 after that. There is also a required room rental of $285.00/night double occupancy. Registration opens January 15, 2025 at 9:00 PDT and closes March 21, 2025 at 5:00 PDT.
ANWG 2025 Conference June 16-21, 2025 in Yakama, Washington. Madelyn van den Hooght will be the featured juror
Rockin’ Braids and Bands Conference: The conference will be held jointly between the American Kumihimo Society and The Braid Society at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, Ohio from Sunday June 15 to Saturday, June 21, 2025. Registration is open.
International Fiber Arts XII June 21st -August 23, 2025. at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. International Fiber Arts XII is a biennial, juried exhibition encouraging innovative, forward thinking, traditional and non-traditional fiber techniques. Calls for entry open February 15th & close on April 15, 2025.