What is a study group?

Open to all levels of weavers and sewers. Activities based on the needs and wants of the participants.  Suggested topics to learn or enhance your skills: 

Choosing weaving techniques, loom and yarn ~Choosing a de-sign to sew ~ Adjusting the pattern to fit your measurements ~ How to prepare & cut your handwoven fabric ~ Special sewing techniques ~ Share your skills and design ideas with the group ~ Work on projects as a group or individually.

We do have regularly scheduled VCHSG Sewing With Handwoven sStudy Group Meetings! We meet the first Monday of every month at 3:30 pm. This is subject to change based on current circumstances. 

Our vision is to have an in depth study of complex weave structures. Each month a person in the group will research a structure of their choosing and lead the discussion at that month’s meeting. Then we can all go away, warp up our looms and spend the rest of the month weaving that structure. Requirements for the study group: An 8 harness loom and the ability to warp and weave this loom. Weaving software would be helpful, but is not necessary.

We have regularly scheduled VCHSG 8-Harness Weaving Study Group Meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 2:30 pm. Meeting place is Threadbenders Studio 4023 Camino Ranchero Unit C. Camarillo 

This study group will explore incorporating SAORI concepts and techniques into weaving and encourage members to embrace their own uniqueness with their weaving.  Members should have basic weaving skills and ability to warp a loom for plain weave.  What is SAORI?   

SAORI is a plain weave, creative, free-style approach to weaving pioneered in Japan. SAORI emphasizes finger manipulation, color, texture and self-expression.  SAORI is a great stash buster so the more fiber and yarns you have the better! 

We do have regularly scheduled VCHSG SAORI Study Group Meetings! We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 3:00pm. 

The VCHSG Dye Garden is open to VCHSG members and VCHSG Fibershed Study Group Members. Current plantings include indigo, marigold, amaranth, madder, and more! Dye Garden Journal   The VCHSG Natural Dye Study Group would like to be scientific in our endeavors to work with local fibers. 

Please use the info form to submit your experiments with natural dye so we can keep track of it in our spreadsheet!

“Moonspinners.  Sometimes, when you’re deep in the countryside, you meet three girls in the dusk, spinning. They each have a spindle, and on to these they are spinning their wool, milk-white, like the moonlight. Only when all the wool is washed and wound again into a white ball in the sky, can the moonspinners start their work once more, to make the night safe for all." 

This group is for for novice to experienced handspinners.  We meet monthly on the 2nd weekend for spinning joy and comradeship.  Discussions include spinning techniques, fibers, wheels and prep.

Group Leaders: 

Susie Meach & Maryann Eckhout

Tapestry Study Group has been formed to learn and explore Tapestry Weaving.  We will delve into the techniques, the materials, equipment, instructors, workshops, exhibitions and maybe some road trips.     We will offer advice, help and guidance to new and experienced tapestry weavers. 

Meetings will be via Zoom with periodic 

in-person meetings (TBD).  They will be held on the 4th Thursday of the month at 4PM. The moderators are Michelle Gannes, Susie Meach & Betty Boghasian.

If you'd like to be included in our mailing list with Zoom links, locations of meeting and resources, please send us your name & email address to correspondence@vchsg.org.