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Guild calendAr

Until in-person gatherings are safe for our guild, meetings will be held via online meeting (details sent to members, public can contact guild directly if interested, centralpaweavers@gmail.com)

In-person meetings are held at the  East Berlin Area Community Center at 405 North Ave, East Berlin, Pennsylvania, 17316 - unless another site is listed for the meeting notification.  

Meetings start at 10:00 AM unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming Meeetings:

March 3, 2021 - Daryl Lancaster - Leftovers Again? What to do with Leftover Handwoven Fabric

April 7th, 2021 -  Historic & Antique Textiles on 2, 3, and 4 shafts with Marjie Thompson

May 5th, 2021 -  Warp Exchange Reveal

June 2nd , 2021 -  CPGH Annual Picnic and Castoff Sale

July 7th, 2021 -  Sara Bixler - Bateman Weaves

August 4th, 2021 -  Terry Flynn -
Marudai/Takudai/ Kumihimo


Past Meetings:

February 3, 2021 - Barbara Diefenderfer - Drafting for Weaving

January 6, 2021 - Rosalie Neilson - Rep Weave

December 2, 2020 - Holiday Pot Luck Luncheon and Gift Exchange... Zoom event.

November 4, 2020 @ 10 AM - Melissa Weaver Dunning, French Acadian Weaving

October 7, 2020 @ 10 AM - Laverne Waddington, South American Textile Techniques via online meeting

September 2, 2020 @ 10 AM - Deb Lawson, Parallel Weaves via online meeting

August 5, 2020 @ 6 pm - Tom Knisely, Weaving a Good Rug via online meeting

July 1, 2020 @ 6 pm - Sara Bixler, Weaving with Fine Threads via online meeting

June 3, 2020 10 am - Margery Erickson, Weaving Zapotec Dreams in Oaxaca via online meeting
(No Guild Picnic or Cast-off Sale, hopefully next year!)

May 6, 2020 - MEETING CANCELLED (Weaver's Poker and Roundtable Exchange, TBD)


April 1, 2020 - MEETING CANCELLED (Susan Weaver, Guatemalan weaving, TBD)

March 4, 2020 - Melissa Weaver Dunning, Tartan Throws and Scottish Tradition

February 5, 2020 - BarbaraDiefenderfer, Deflected Double Weave and CPGH Towel Exchange with Robin Leidner and Rose Meagher

January 8, 2020 - Tina Mickley, "My MAFA Experience"

December 4, 2019 - Holiday Party and Potluck Luncheon (begins at 11 AM)

Festivities begin at 11:00 a.m. - one hour later than usual.
Please bring:
1. a covered dish to share (appetizer, main dish, or dessert)
2. a handmade gift for exchange (optional)
3. an appetite for good food and fun!

November 6, 2019 - Gay McGeary, Block Weaves

October 2, 2019 - Susan Kesler Simpson, Simply Overshot

September 4, 2019 - Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete,
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