Our goal as a guild is to promote and advance handweaving by coming together as weavers to teach, encourage and inspire one another by sharing our knowledge, and providing the opportunity to learn from experienced weavers. Our budding members’ mentorship program pairs mentors and mentees of varied experiences and needs. The guild is open to anyone interested in weaving. We are nonpartisan and noncommercial.
Monthly Meetings
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June unless otherwise indicated on our Program page. We start with an officers’ meeting and social time at 9:30 a.m. and all members are welcome to attend the meeting. The regular meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. with a brief business update, a “show and tell,” and a topical program. If a workshop is included, it will begin after the program .
DUES: $25.00 annually
WORKSHOPS: Additional charges apply
Meeting Location
Congregation Etz Chaim
1710 S. Highland Avenue
Lombard, IL 60148
The Temple is located one block north of Yorktown Mall, just north of Eastgate Road. It is convenient to I-88, I-355, and is between Roosevelt Road and 22nd Street. Please refer to map in page footer.
PLEASE NOTE: The temple has requested we do not bring pork (including ham) or shrimp into the building, so keep that in mind when packing your lunch for a workshop!
Meeting Cancellation Policy
In the event of severe weather or other emergency, the decision to cancel a regularly scheduled meeting will be made by the 1st Vice President (“1VP”) or other person in charge of running the program for that day. The 1VP will contact the following people:
- Email Coordinator (who will send an email to all members of the guild and contact the webmaster to post a notice on the website)
- Hospitality Chair
- All board members
Every effort will be made to accomplish these steps by 8 a.m. on the day of the meeting.
Members who do not have an email address are encouraged to contact the 1VP or any other board member to find out if a meeting has been cancelled.
Contacting the Guild
You may contact the guild by email at illinoisprairieweavers@gmail.com.
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