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 Register now for our Winter classes:

Rag Rug Weaving - starts January 16
Gobelin Tapestry - starts February 1
Weave 1 - starts February 2
The Great Plains - starts January 27
Info on our Education page, as well as other class listings
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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.
winner
 Krystal Huffer was the first recipient of PGHW's fiber gift bag. She picked up her bag at the guild house recently, and seems to be enjoying the contents. Krystal won by filling out her name and contact information while she visited us during our recent POST exhibit. Be sure to visit us next year when we'll be giving away another fiber gift bag.

See more photos from POST on our Exhibitions page.


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".