IMAGINATION IS THE BEGINNING OF CREATION
Welcome to the Carmel Crafts Guild Membership Application Now also accepting Zelle. (Please print)
May Newsletter
Monterey County Fair Online Entry Form Entry Deadline is August First
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
Links Supplies, artisans etc.
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
June 21, 2025
Our Annual Dye Day is happening in June> Come explore warp painting with fiber reactive dyes and perhaps acid dyes. Bring your pre-wound bast (plant base ie: cotton, bamboo etc.) fiber warps or skeins and paint to your hearts content. If you are using unmercerized cotton for your warp, it is best to scour your warp before the dye day. So we can be sure of the amount of dye to bring, please make sure to contact Susan Elliot to get your name on the sign-up sheet.
July 19th, 2025
We are going to have an exciting program by Siobhan Harlakenden on the Woven Viking Fabric called Varafeldur. Come and learn how the Vikings kept warm in the far North, using wooly locks woven into fantastic fabric for clothes.
Upcoming Events
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.
Michigan Fiber Festival August 13-17th, 2025 Allegan County Fairgrounds, Allegan, MI.
Monterey County Fair August 28-Sept 1, 2025 Entry Requirements Adult Home Arts Receiving & Release Dates
Monterey County Fair Online Entry Form Entry Deadline is August First
Natural Fiber Fair September 6 & 7, 2025 Arcata Community Center, Arcata CA. Join a workshop or just enjoy the demonstrations. Admission FREE
