PPWG Study Groups

The Pikes Peak Weavers Guild sponsors several study groups in order for members to strengthen knowledge and skills in particular areas of interest. The following groups require PPWG membership:

Contemporary Interpretations of Pioneers Museum Coverets

Members who want to weave modern interpretations of the coverlet designs in the Pioneers Museum should join this group. Contact: Heather Hubbard, calhjh@gmail.com

Handspinners

Meets the 4th Friday of each month, 9:30am-12 noon, 830 So. Circle Dr., Colo. Spgs.
Contact: Judy Gearhart, 634-6997

More Than Four

Meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 9:30a.m. Contact: Heather Hubbard, calhjh@gmail.com or Judi Arndt, judiarndt@msn.com

Tapestry

Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month, 10:00a.m., Westside Community Center, Colorado Springs. Contact: Beverly Weaver, Beverly.Weaver@lrs.com

PUBLIC STUDY GROUPS

After Five Weavers

Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month, all year long, 5:30- 7:30p.m., Green Valley Weavers & Knitters, 2115 W. Colorado Ave. Colo. Spgs. Contact:. Kathleen Orr, 448-9963.

Beginning Weaving

Meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 5:15-7:15p.m. 1912 W. Colorado Ave. Colo. Spgs. Contact:. Deb Lane, debweaves@aol.com

Color and Design

Meets the 4th Tuesday of each month, all year long, 9am-12 noon, Green Valley Weavers & Knitters, 2115 W. Colorado Ave. Colo. Spgs. Contact: Kathleen Orr, 448-9963.

Evening Spinning

Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month, all year long, 5:30- 7:30p.m., Green Valley Weavers & Knitters, 2115 W. Colorado Ave. Colo. Spgs. Contact; Kathleen Orr, 448-9963.

Knitting

Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month, all year long, 5:30- 7:30p.m., Green Valley Weavers & Knitters, 2115 W. Colorado Ave. Colo. Spgs. Contact: Kathleen Orr, 448-9963.

Lace Knitting

Meets the 1st Saturday of each month, all year long, 9:30am- noon, Green Valley Weavers & Knitters, 2115 W. Colorado Ave. Colo. Spgs. Kathleen Orr, 448-9963.

GREAT RESOURCES & Fiber Related Links

Links to the Wonderful Local Fiber Retailers

Shuttles, Spindles, and Skeins in Boulder, CO not only has a large selection of equipment and supplies but the Fiber Folk who work there are always helpful and knowledgeable.
Table Rock Llamas & The Dyeworks in the Black Forest near Colorado Springs, CO has fleeces and dyes for everyone. The Fiber Folk here are always friendly and can help with your fiber, yarn and dye needs.
textile-O-phile, a fabric boutique in Colorado Springs specializing in fine natural-fiber fabrics and providing an indulgence in tactile and visual pleasure.
Green Valley Weavers and Knitters in Old Colorado City, CO has equipment, supplies, and fiber for weaving, spinning, dyeing, and knitting; a knowledgeable staff, and an inviting atmosphere.
Gypsy Wools in Boulder, CO strives to offer the most unique yarns and spinning fibers they can find.
Kev's Korner is a 40 acre ranch specializing in registered Shetland sheep and offering fleece, roving, pelts, and needle felted items.

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Links to Colorado Guilds & Weaving Associations

Links to Textile Museums and Associations

Links to Weaving Tools, Lists, and Information

Planning a Visit to Colorado? View the arts and crafts sections of the Colorado Links Web Page
Visit Pantone, the world's leading authority on color systems and provider of technology for communication about color among designers, manufacturers, retailers and customers. If you want specific color forecasting for fashion and home trends by season, zero in on Trends.
Celanese Corporation provides a glossary of terms used in the textile industry titled the Complete Textile Glossary.
A very useful weaving yarn calculator is available at the Loomy Bin which provides a number of tools for loom and card weaving.
For a realistic idea of what a lace structure would look like, download LaceWeave, a shareware program developed by Dave Raup.
If the design you want to weave requires more treadles than you have on your loom, use Tim's Rudimentary Treadle Reducer developed by Tim McLaren, mathematics professor at Earlham College.
Also very useful is the free online calculator for monetary exchange rates among countries, The XE.com Universal Currency Converter.
Lindsay Landis of Lindsay Designs shares her techniques for photographing textiles titled Taking Professional Looking Photos Without a Professional.
Written for the International Textile & Apparel Association, J.R. Campbell's Optimizing Photography for ITAA Design Exhibition Submission provides a useful tutorial for photographing and preparing digital images of textile and apparel items(2 megabytes).
Before his untimely death, Ralph Griswold scanned historic weaving texts, images, etc., which are no longer under copyright protection and makes them available to everyone on the internet. His On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving & Related Topics provides a wealth of historic information on weaving and textiles in general.
Ruthe Stowe's Collection of Weaving Resources provides links to a variety of sites useful for weaving, dyeing, and other fiber activities.
Another popular site for a broad range of textile crafts information is Ron Parker's Current List of Lists.
The Handweaving Draft Archives maintained by Kris Bruland stores over 41,000 weaving drafts with more added each day. The goal of the site is to enable weavers to find and exchange weaving drafts.

Links to Regional Fiber Activities

Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta (New Mexico)
Estes Park Wool Market (Colorado)
Llama & Fiber Festival, Castle Rock (Colorado)
Taos Wool Festival (New Mexico)