We have revised our Show & Tell process for the 2026-2027 program year.
What’s the Same
Beginning with our September 2026 meeting, all in-person meetings will have a live Show & Tell component as they always hav, where you can stand up and describe your item(s) to those in attendance in-person and virtually via Zoom, and then place your item(s) on a table for attendees to view during the break.
What’s Different
For live Show & Tell, you will no longer have to fill out a form at the meeting for live Show & Tell items. If you want your item(s) to appear on the Guild website Show & Tell page (this page) and in social media posts, you must complete and submit the “Submit a Show & Tell Project” form linked below for each item to include a description of the item and a photo, and submit that no later than the Friday following that month’s meeting. All steps for each item can be performed within a single form (no emailing of photos anymore), and your description will be used as the photo caption on the website.
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Betty K. – Overshot. Done in an overshot workshop using 8/2 cotton on 8 shafts.Chris M. – Towels. Twill, 8/2 cotton on 4 shafts. She used the 8/2 doubled to emphasize the twill at 12 epi. Chris M. – Gamp, from the Janet Phillips workshop. Summer and Winter using an 8/2 cotton warp and a mixed cotton weft. There were a variety of treadlings on 8 shafts sett at 18 epi. David L. – Handmade book, May workshop with Betty K.David L. – Sampler. Four color double weave, 10/2 cotton on 8 shafts. This is from a class at Fine Line Creative Arts, taught by Beth Duncan.Diane W. – Two Japanese Books. May workshop with Betty K.Diane W. – Scarf. Double Huck, 20/2 and 16/2 wool on 8 shafts. Spring workshop with Cally Booker.Hal W. – Wall Hanging. Twill, 4 shafts, 3/2 Mercerized.Haven O. – Cast Bronze Weaving Sculpture. Wool roving, recycled cotton, 100% natural wool, done on a frame loom. It measures 24×6.5×2 inches. This piece is for sale at TLD Design Center and Gallery until July 18, 2026. It is part of her solo show: “Chloroplasts and Climate; Transformation in the Anthropogenic World”.Jan M. – Scarf. Overshot, bamboo warp and silk weft on 4 shafts.Joanna G. – Scarf. Knit and Swiss darning using wool and silk.Linda A. – Woven Top. Paula B.’s pattern, “Drunken Squares”, which she got from Stojana K. and Ellen B. Commercial denim and woven fabric. Eight shafts, 10/2 gamp set from Lunatic Fringe. Cotton. Errors were hard to detect, mostly only showed on the back side which she preferred. Linda A. – Detail, Woven Top. Paula B.’s pattern, “Drunken Squares”, which she got from Stojana K. and Ellen B. Commercial denim and woven fabric. Eight shafts, 10/2 gamp set from Lunatic Fringe. Cotton. Errors were hard to detect, mostly only showed on the back side which she preferred. Pam S. – Scarf. Gist Yarn pattern, Rosepath Twill. Cottolin and wool, 4 shafts. Fun scarf to wear in Winter, lightweight, heavy near neck.Scarf. Gist Yarn pattern, Rosepath Twill. Cottolin and wool, 4 shafts. Fun scarf to wear in Winter, lightweight, heavy near neck.Phyllis S. – Hawk Moth Towels. Advancing twill, 8/2 cotton, 8 shafts, pattern from from Handwoven Spring 2026.Phyllis S. – Hawk Moth Towels. Advancing twill, 8/2 cotton, 8 shafts, pattern from from Handwoven Spring 2026.Pia T. – Rep Weave Table Runner. Ricrac warp, King Cole chunky aran. Eight shafts. Strickler #306 – first rep weave project for 8-shaft study group.Sarah B. – Reclaimed fabric pillowcase. Plain weave, 28/1 linen and handspun homegrown linen. Four shafts. Vintage embroidered tablecloth. Tammy D. – Handwoven Yardage. Deflected double weave. Zephyr and Findley silk/wool plus hand painted tencel on 8 shafts. This will be felted/fulled to further stabilize.Tammy D. – Handwoven Yardage, detail. Deflected double weave.
May 2026
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Betty K. – Needle Felted Hare. Wool.Betty K. – Needle Felted Mushroom. Wool, on a linen cloth.Bev A. – Ten Towels. Turned Taquete using 8/2 cotton (one 8/1 cotton) on 4 harnesses at 24 epi. It’s a warp faced Summer and Winter.Pam S. – Felted Journal Cover. Felted with textile waste and wool.Phyllis S. – Towels. Double two-tie, 8/2 cotton on 8 shafts. Class project at Fine Line.Sarah B. – Spaced Rep Rag Rugs. Two to eight shafts open rep in 2-6 blocks using 16/2 to 8/2 cotton and rags. Colored rags add so much depth!Sheri B. – Gamp. Double huck, 10/2 cotton, 8 shafts. Lots of fun!Sheri B. – Overshot Experiments. Overshot, cotton warp with wool and various yarns on 4 shafts. Weaving for fun.Sheri B. – Overshot Experiments. Overshot, cotton warp with wool and various yarns on 4 shafts. Weaving for fun.Tam M. Summer and Winter Sample. Eight shafts using 8/2 and 5/2 cotton.
April 2026
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Chris M. – Fabric. Eight harness crackle weave, 8/2 cotton. This is the fiber base for a mixed media project.David L. – Yardage. Double Huck sampler, 8/2 cottolin on 8 shafts.David L. – Close up of yardage. Double Huck sampler, 8/2 cottolin on 8 shafts.David W. – Band. Tablet weaving, 20/2 cotton and pattern book.David W. – Band. Tablet weaving, 20/2 cotton. Hal W. – Handspun yarn and a Boomloom with some samples using unknown materials. Stojana K. – Cowl and sampler. Double Huck workshop product. Double weave, 8 shafts, 2/14 alpaca/silk.Sarah B. – Linen pillowcase yardage. Plain weave, 28/1 handspun homegrown linen. Sarah B. – Detail, linen pillowcase yardage. Plain weave, 28/1 handspun homegrown linen. Tam M. – Scarf. Plainweave and twill done in 5/2 Rayon on 4 shafts.Tammy D. – Embroidery. Cotton and Tencel using weaver’s thrums. Tammy D. – Detail, embroidery. Cotton and Tencel using weaver’s thrums.
March 2026
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Betty K. – Felted wool butterflies.Betty K. – Felted wool waterfall.Betty K. – Double huck from a workshop. Cotton, 8 shafts.Bev A. – Breadcloth. Turned taqueté, 8/2 cotton, 24 epi, 4 shafts.Bev A. – Towel-detail. Turned taqueté, 8/2 cotton, 24 epi, 4 shafts.Bev A. – Turned taqueté towels, 8/2 cotton, 24 epi, 4 shafts.Gay A. – Turned taqueté towels using 8/2 cotton on an 8 shaft loom. She found the circles to be very fun to do.Jodi W. – Basket weave dishcloth, 8/2 cotton using 4 shafts.Lamprini G. – Pin flower tapestry. Wool on cotton.Lamprini G. – Tapestry Triptych, wool on a cotton warp.Stojana K. – Four shaft gamp, mixed weave structure, 10/2 cotton.Stojana K. – Summer and Winter towels, 10/2 cotton, 8 shafts.Tammy D. – Painted warps. Tencel and bamboo. Two colorways, 1 warp and 1 loom dressing.Tammy D. – Painted warps. Tencel and bamboo. Two colorways, 1 warp and 1 loom dressing.Mary B. – Ipad/notebook holder. Krokbragd for main body; Sami band weaving. Linen warp, wool and perle cotton weft. Band is wool. Krokbragd done on 4-harness counterbalance loom; band done on backstrap loom with Sami rigid heddle from Stoorstalka in Sweden. “It was so much fun to not have a real plan and just improvise, both in the pattern and bag construction. I used Debby Greenlaw’s two krokbragd books.”Mary B. – Ipad/notebook holder. Krokbragd for main body; Sami band weaving. Linen warp, wool and perle cotton weft. Band is wool. Krokbragd done on 4-harness counterbalance loom; band done on backstrap loom with Sami rigid heddle from Stoorstalka in Sweden. “It was so much fun to not have a real plan and just improvise, both in the pattern and bag construction. I used Debby Greenlaw’s two krokbragd books.”
February 2026
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Barbara N. – Close-up of bag. Barbara N. – Plain weave, 8/2 cotton. After owning the red placemats for almost 20 years (always intended for tote bags), I finally found a use for them. One is lined with an equally old piece of Kaffe Fasset fabric and the other reverses place mat and fabric. The straps are simple plain weave inkle bands that were also looking for a use for the past year or so. The tab and key fobs were intended as shoe laces. One bag has an inner cell phone pocket. They are each ~7.5”x~8”. These will be donated for our fund raising sale in my community.Betty BK. – Wool,silk, cotton batting,viscose.Betty BK. – Wool,silk, cotton batting,viscose.Betty BK. – Wool,silk, cotton batting,viscose.Betty BK. – Wool,silk, cotton batting,viscose.Betty BK. – Wool,silk, cotton batting,viscose.Betty BK. – Wool,silk, cotton batting,viscose.Betty BK. – Wool,silk, cotton batting,viscose.Betty BK. – She learned how to make a sculpture and how to use a stiffener.Betty BK. – She learned how to make a sculpture and how to use a stiffener.Betty BK. – She learned how to make a sculpture and how to use a stiffener.Chris M. – Four harness twill, 10/2 tencel, four shafts, 24 epi. This was a Christmas gift for her stepson. The colors match his plaid jacket.Sarah B. – Monksbelt sample, 20/2 wool/silk noil tabby with handspun merino monksbelt detail. Four shafts, 20 epi.Sarah B. – Supplemental warp overshot via Deb Essen. 5/2 perle cotton, various wefts. Six shafts, 16 epi.
January 2026
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Sue Z – Multiple potholders woven on a Harrisville PRO potholder loom. Patterns include Plaited Twill, Birds Eye, Plain Weave, and Log Cabin.Lori B – Deflected Doubleweave scarf woven on 8 shafts with an 8/2 Tencel hand-painted warp and 2/18 Zephyr weft, sett at 24 epi. Fiona C – Four-color doubleweave pillows woven with 8/2 bamboo/cotton on 16 shafts with a sett of 30 epi.Sarah B – Halvdrall top woven on 4 shafts using her handspun 28/2 wool sett at 30 epi.Sarah B – On the right, linen that Sarah grew and processed being spun, and on the left, the fabric that she wove from that fiber, which she made into a pillowcase.
December 2025
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Tammy D – Cotton throw rug woven in herringbone twill on 4 shafts, using recycled fabric scraps serged into ribbon-type yarn for weft.Tammy D – Close-up view of rug structure and weft made from serged fabric scraps.Pia T – Shirt woven from scrap fiber using different weave structures.Pam S – Close-up of ornaments made from handspun yarn and handwoven swatch.Pam S – Collection of ornaments made from handspun yarn and handwoven swatch.Maxine M – Collection of handwoven shawls purchased during travel in Asia.Kathy A – “Drunken Squares” cotton table runner woven in 8-shaft summer & winter in 5/2 cotton and novelty yarn weft.Kathy A – Close-up view of summer & winter motif in her “Drunken Squares” runner.David L – Towels (unfinished) woven in 4-shaft Rosepath Twill using 8/2 cotton.David L – Towels (unfinished) woven in 4-shaft Rosepath Twill using 8/2 cotton.Barbara N – Cotton plain-weave towels; the towel on the right incorporates a garter-stitched edge treatment on the selvedge.Barbara N – Towel detail.Betty BK – Cotton sheep bookmarks woven with 3-hole tablet weave. Her altered tablet-weaving card is shown above the bookmarks.
November 2025
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Anne S. – Color and Weave Towels. Plain weave, 8/2 cotton, 4 shafts. Experimenting with color and weave, and color combinations.Betty K. – Paper Strip Baskets. Plaited paper. Chris M. – Wall Hanging. Summer and winter. Made using 10/2 pearl cotton and rayon boucle on 8 shafts.David W. – Table Mat. Six end irregular satin damask using 8/2 cotton warp and cottolin weft on six shafts.Jennifer C. – Runner. Turned Bronson lace. Cotton and cottolin, 32 shafts. Pattern from Lisa Hill.Jennifer C. – Towels. Turned Bronson lace. Cotton and cottolin, 8 shafts. Pattern from Lisa Hill.Kathy A. – Towels. Block twill using Zooey cotton on 8 shafts.Lamprini G. – Tapestry “Tumbling Squares”. Wool weft, mixed warp.Linda A. Double Weave Panels. Double weave pickup or reverse twill. Cotton and Tencel, 8 shafts.Sarah B. – Upholstered Chairs. Block twill, 8 shafts, 22/2 cottolin. Sarah B. – Upholstered Chairs. Block twill, 8 shafts, 22/2 cottolin. Stojana K. – Summer and Winter Blanket. Done with 6/2 cotton on 8 shafts.Stojana K. – Tartan Scarf. Twill, Merino/silk/alpaca, 4 shafts.Tam M. – Wall Hanging. Combination of various twill fabric sections woven on 8 shafts with 10/2 cotton and commercial fabric with Sashiko-style overstitching.Tammy D. – Woven Shibori Scarf. Plain weave with shibori warp. Mixed Cotton, bamboo, rayon, chenille, and metallic rayon. Four shafts, all black until shibori strings were pulled and bleach discharge was applied.Virginia R. – Loom Woven Basket. Plain weave cotton wire on 4 shafts but it could be done on 2.
October 2025
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Anne S. – Tea Towels. Plain weave, 8/2 cotton, on four shafts. It was her first project on her loom in two years!Gay A. – Table Runner. Rib weave and bird’s eye, 10/2 linen, four shafts. She found it fun to weave.Gay A. – Table Runner. Rib weave and bird’s eye, 10/2 linen, four shafts. She found it fun to weave.Jodi W. – Scarf. Plain and leno weave using sock yarn on a rigid heddle. It is her first scarf woven. Kate W. – Scarf. Shrink weave using Zephyr (wool/silk) and silk. Kate W. – Scarf. Shrink weave using Zephyr (wool/silk) and silk. Kathy A. – Jumper. Summer and Winter, six shafts. Made with 5/2 mercerized cotton, 8/2 Tencel, Matita Cotton Hemp, and recycled denim. Kathy A. – Jumper. Summer and Winter, six shafts. Made with 5/2 mercerized cotton, 8/2 Tencel, Matita Cotton Hemp, and recycled denim. Kathy A. – Jumper. Summer and Winter, six shafts. Made with 5/2 mercerized cotton, 8/2 Tencel, Matita Cotton Hemp, and recycled denim. Pia T. – Wallet. Twills made out of random scraps, four shafts.Pia T. – Wallet. Twills made out of random scraps, four shafts.Sara H. – Prairie Bloom Towels. Log cabin border with a plain weave or Huck center. Four shafts, 5/2 cotton. Tabs were made on the inkle loom. Pattern from Handwoven May/June 2023.Sarah B. – Upholstery fabric. Eight shaft block twill, cottolin 22/2.Sarah B. – Upholstery fabric. Eight shaft block twill, cottolin 22/2.Stephanie O. – Supplemental warp sampler. Turned overshot, 5/2 cotton, six shafts.Stephanie O. – Supplemental warp sampler. Turned overshot, 5/2 cotton, six shafts.Stephanie O. – Supplemental warp sampler. Turned overshot, 5/2 cotton, six shafts.Stephanie O. – Supplemental warp sampler. Turned overshot, 5/2 cotton, six shafts.Stephanie O. – Supplemental warp sampler. Turned overshot, 5/2 cotton, six shafts.Suzanne W. – Monk’s Belt Sampler. Four shafts, 3/2 cotton. Woven in Deb Essen’s supplemental warp workshop with the Warp and Weft Weavers Guild.Tam M. – Autumn Table Runner. Log cabin variation, cottolin (8/2), four shafts.Tammy D. – Shawl. Woven, with a ruffle that was felted onto the edge. Complex deflected double weave, 8 shafts, merino wool. Tammy D. – Shawl. Woven, with a ruffle that was felted onto the edge. Complex deflected double weave, 8 shafts, merino wool. Tammy D. – Shawl. Woven, with a ruffle that was felted onto the edge. Complex deflected double weave, 8 shafts, merino wool. Tammy D. – Shawl. Woven, with a ruffle that was felted onto the edge. Complex deflected double weave, 8 shafts, merino wool.
September 2025
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Betty K. – Double weave blanket. Acrylic, tencel, and bamboo. Four shafts.Betty K. – Felted scarf. Wool and viscose. Betty K. – Detail, felted scarf. Wool and viscose. Betty K. – Plain weave scarf. Acrylic, tencel/bamboo, cotton. Four shafts.Bev A. – Chainmaille woven necklace with hand painted giraffe on black agate and other coordinating beads. Knot pattern.Bev A. – Chainmaille woven necklace with glass focal bead. Gold, silver, rose gold colored coated copper.Bev A. – Crammed and spaced shawl. Plain weave – linen, rayon, and mohair.Bev A. – Close up, crammed and spaced shawl. Plain weave – linen, rayon, and mohair.Bev A. – Close up, deflected double weave scarves. Shetland wool, 15 epi, 8 harnesses.Bev A. – Two deflected double weave scarves. Shetland wool, 15 epi, 8 harnesses.Chris M. – Detail of plain weave scarf. Warp: rayon and perle cotton. Weft: 5/2 perle cotton. Four shafts.Chris M. – Three scarves all 4 shaft. From left to right: Twill. Warp: silk noil that was originally harvest gold but was overdyed by Chris M. and Tammy D., weft silk. Twill. Warp: wool/silk yarn. Weft: Tencel. Plain weave scarf. Warp: rayon and perle cotton. Weft: 5/2 perle cotton.David L. – Woven shibori on a rigid heddle loom, 3/2 cotton. From a workshop at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, taught by Heather Macali of Wayne State University. David W. – Towels. Damask with 3/1 twill ground. Warp: 8/2 cotton, weft: various. Four shafts, 99 pulls. David W. – Towels. Damask with 3/1 twill ground. Warp: 8/2 cotton, weft: various. Four shafts, 99 pulls. Jamie G. – Two zipper pouches. Made for a scarf that Jamie didn’t like. Gradated sock yarns. Plain weave, lined.Jamie G. – Scarf. Plain weave. Metallic sock yarn and extra bits. Four shaft.Jamie G. – Log Cabin Scarf. Brown is handspun and variegated is Malabrigo Rios. Wool and nylon. Table runner. Jennifer J. – Table runner, two block twill. Brassard 8/2 cotton, 20 epi. Jennifer J. – Table runner. Twill, 8/2 linen, 20 epi. Jennifer J. – Detail, table runner. Twill, 8/2 linen, 20 epi. Julie T. (Guest) – Twill Yardage. Her own handspun wool. Julie plans to make this into a walking vest in from Daryl Lancaster pattern. Kate W. – Car robe, collingwood rug wool, 80 wool/20 nylon. Kate W. – Detail, car robe, collingwood rug wool, 80 wool/20 nylon. Linda A. – Double weave pick up. Warp: light blue tencel, navy 8/2 cotton. Weft: light blue cotton, navy wool, lace weight. Linda A. – Double weave pick up. Warp: light blue tencel, navy 8/2 cotton. Weft: light blue cotton, navy wool, lace weight. Pam S. – Plain weave shawl. Multi browns and gold. Two shafts, made on a 10″ Sampleit loom. Pieced three lengths. Pia T. – Crochet and woven bag. Pin loom outer, log cabin lining, 8 shaft. Pia T. – Crochet top.Sarah B. – Nettle mini weaving.Sarah B. – Heirlooms from Skåna (old Swedish handwovens).Sarah B. – Heirlooms from Skåna (old Swedish handwovens).Tammy D. – Handwoven poncho. Merino wool with wet felted wool segments, 8 shaft. Tammy D. – Handwoven poncho. Merino wool with wet felted wool segments, 8 shaft.
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