DFAS and Latimer Quilt and Textile Museum collaborated on an exhibit featuring the Latimer collection of textile tools and 15 handwoven tapestries of some of these tools by DFAS weavers. DFAS […]
Tapestries
New Tapestries Nov 2023
When a tapestry is completed we always have a show-and-tell. This past Tuesday we enjoyed seeing what our fellow weavers have accomplished. Here is Terry sharing three of her tapestries […]
Summer Workshop, Gourds
This blog post is written by Candace Pratt. Thank you for sharing. All were welcome to join in the two-day workshop, Tapestry Weaving in a Gourd, taught by Jane Wilson. […]
Congratulations to DFAS weaver Becky Smith
DFAS weaver Becky Smith recently had two of her tapestries accepted by the West Linn Arts and Culture Commission (WLACC) for their Fall Into Art show. This show in the […]
“Tiny but Mighty” at the Sandy Library
Thanks to the Clackamas County Arts Alliance “TINY BUT MIGHTY” is now on exhibit September 7- December 7, 2023 at the SANDY PUBLIC LIBRARY GALLERY, 38980 Proctor Blvd. Sandy OR 97055 […]
Summer Workshop: Hachures!
Learning to weave traditional French hachures is challenging and definitely not for beginners. We were very fortunate to have Mary Lane teach a five-day workshop this August for us. She did […]
Weaving Words in Tapestry
12 excited students came prepared with looms warped and a word cartoon in hand to Phoebe McAffee’s July 3-day workshop Weaving Words in Tapestry. Phoebe brought with her a plethora […]
New Tapestry, June 2023
Congratulations to John Harrison on his new tapestry Strictly Orthogonal. Weaver Statement: During the Pandemic I attempted a complex weaving with many sloping forms. The results were mixed and disappointing. I […]
The Bridge Project Exhibit at Portland Unitarian Church June 2023
Willamette Tapestry Artists (WTA) wanted to explore the idea of connection through tapestry. WTA members chose to weave the Willamette River bridges, structures that link diverse neighborhoods, communities and commerce. […]
New Tapestry, May 2023
Congratulations to Joanne T. on her new tapestry! Weaver Statement: I wanted to combine tapestry with raised outline and wondered how raised outline could be used as a frame for […]