The Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers, 3705 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127, 215-487-9690

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CELEBRATION OF FIBERS
These are scenes from the recent Guild Exhibit held at our home in the Manayunk part of Philadelphia

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These are some examples of fiber art shown by members of the Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers at the Text/Textile Exhibit at the Davinci Art Alliance in February. From left to right the artists are Caroline Maw-Deis, Wendelyn Anderson and Maryann Laverty.

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Melmark

As part of the Guild's Outreach, our president Maryanne McDevitt is shown here teaching a student to weave at Melmark.

Penn Museum Conservation Tour

PGHW member Ginny Greene, who for many years was Head Conservator at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, offered PGHW members a unique opportunity to tour behind the scenes at the Penn Museum.
Focusing on textiles and baskets, Ginny guided two separate groups to view the contents of just a few of the many storage units that hold the vast collections. Participants were witness to spectacular textiles from Southeast Asia, Central and South America, as well as bark cloth from the Pacific and baskets from the western United States.
Ginny also imparted some of the thought processes and procedures used in the conservation of textiles. A breathtaking conclusion to the tour was in the conservation lab where 3000 year-old textile fragments from Turkey were viewed. An amazing and memorable day for all in attendance!

MugandTote

The Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers Mug and Tote are available as a fundraiser on line at
http://www.cafepress.com/PGHW

The tote is 100% cotton, natural color,
The mug is a white ceramic mug, with our logo on one side, and with text "Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers" and logo on the other side.

The Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers is a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster the art and craft of weaving and the fiber arts.

We were organized in 1952 through the efforts of Joseph Acton, Bret Carberry, Ruth Dewees, Marion Lord, Helen Schobinger and Kathryn Wellman. In 1992, Russ Fawley, owner of Wilde Yarns, deeded the property at 3705 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA to the Guild. This building located in the Manayunk area of Philadelphia (across from the United Artist Theater) is now the permanent headquarters for the Guild and offers ample space for meetings, workshops and classes.

Membership in the Guild offers members not only the chance to increase learning but to be part of a community of other fiber artists. The Guild motto is "We Learn By Doing and Grow By Sharing".