We hope everyone is as excited as we are about the upcoming conference this June in Bend, Oregon.  Get ready for the next phase of registration beginning at 7 AM PDT, Monday, March 27.  You will be able to purchase individual seminars of your choice and individual evening event tickets for the Thursday night Opening Reception and Shopping Extravaganza in the Marketplace; Friday Banquet and Keynote Address by Jeanne Carver, Imperial Stock Ranch – Shaniko Wool Company; and the Saturday Reception and Fashion Show.  Also available are all remaining seats in the workshops that are offered Monday-Thursday.  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the talented instructors at this conference.

Also available for purchase March 27-May 22 will be the at home Zoom option for the Virtual Seminars.  See this information in the registration system beginning March 27.

All the conference shows are accepting entries:  Fashion Show, Juried Show, Open Show, and Conference Colors Exhibit.  Find info and entry forms on their webpages under the “Participate” tab at the top of every webpage.  Don’t be shy; enter your fiber art creations in one of the conference shows.  Cash awards will be given in addition to a beautiful woven award ribbon in each award category of the shows.

As a reminder, the following are just a few of the things you can look forward to at the conference:

Tapestry Exhibit

You are invited to an exhibit of Margaret Kilbuck Johansen’s tapestries that will be held in the Central Oregon Community College Barber Library from June 5 to July 31. A special conference reception will be held on Monday, June 12, and vans will be available to provide transportation for attendees from 5:30-7:30 PM.  For more information go to https://anwgconference.org/archive/2023//tapestries-by-margaret-kilbuck-johansen/

The Noh Coat Challenge

Bonnie Cashin’s Noh coat was all the rage in the late 20^th century.  Some of our members have joined the Noh Coat Challenge and will be showing their creations at the end of the fashion how. Are you ready to take the Noh Coat Challenge? Go to https://anwgconference.org/archive/2023//noh-coat-challenge/, and don’t forget to stop by the Noh coat booth located in the Marketplace to learn more.

ANWG Study Groups

The ANWG History Study Group and the ANWG Tapestry Study Group are sharing a booth and will have examples of work from members of the two groups. Please be sure to stop in to view the beautiful items made by members and to get more information to become a member of these groups.

Available Workshop Highlights

Seats are still available in these two workshops:  Combining Common Cotton with Mary Berent and Dye Your Own Yarn with Allison Harding.  Mary has been a weaver for over 40 years.  Cotton is always her go to material for weaving.  Her first projects were cotton, and she still loves the utility and versatility of cotton.  Mary’s articles have been featured in Weaver’s Magazine, Handwoven Magazine, Spin off and Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot.  Join Mary in her 3-day workshop Monday-Wednesday.

Allison is an award-winning fiber artist who knits, crochets, weaves, felts, dyes, cards, spins, sews, and more. If its fiber related, she’s either tried it or it’s on her bucket list. Allison is an NWRSA Certified Fiber Arts Judge who is passionate about education.  She strives to explain not only the how, but the why of everything she does in fun and innovative ways.  Learn how to dye your own yarn with Allison in a 1-day workshop on Tuesday.

Available Seminar Highlights

Two interesting seminars have seats available:  Dorset Buttons Virtual Hands-on Seminar with Denise Kovnat, and Fiber, Yarn, Fabric with Linda Kubik.  Make a Dorset Button with Denise in this Friday afternoon seminar.  Denise will be on the big screen instructing the class on creating buttons.  A classroom assistant will help those in-person attendees make buttons.  A Zoom at home seminar is also available for purchase beginning March 27.

Linda’s seminar explores the diversity and complexity of our natural fibers. This is an interactive, hands-on class. Everyone will receive a packet of various types of natural fibers and yarns.  The group will discuss spinning and how it affects the yarn and fabric structure as well as examining many types of commercial yarn and how they relate to fabric structure and hand.

We are looking forward to hosting all of you at the 2023 ANWG Conference.  Take advantage of these wonderful educational opportunities right here in Central Oregon.  Grab your friends and sign up for a workshop and seminars, participate in the shows and exhibits, and experience the camaraderie of a fiber arts conference June 12-17 in Bend, Oregon.  Registration information is on our website home page https://anwgconference.org/archive/2023/