Monthly Guild Meetings
On the second Thursday of each month we bring in a speaker from the fiber arts community to present. Meetings start with social knitting time at 6p.m., the evening's programming at 7p.m., and we finish with project show and tell. We meet at the Fremont United Methodist Church: 2620 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97212.
Guild membership fees allow us to pay our speakers and rent out the space each month.
On the second Thursday of each month we bring in a speaker from the fiber arts community to present. Meetings start with social knitting time at 6p.m., the evening's programming at 7p.m., and we finish with project show and tell. We meet at the Fremont United Methodist Church: 2620 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97212.
Guild membership fees allow us to pay our speakers and rent out the space each month.
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GUILD MEETING
February 13, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. for social knitting Yvonne Cutright shares her life as a knitter. Yvonne learned to knit as a Brownie and has been knitting "full-time" since making her first practice sock in junior high. A former elementary school teacher, Yvonne has taught knitting classes in shops, guilds, and at home. To hone her own skills, she has taken classes around the country, including the Craft Council Advanced Knitting Program as well as their Instructor Program. When TKGA first began, Yvonne was a member of the Publishing Committee, taught classes at their knitting events, and wrote and taught a Color Theory Class (before computer classes) as a long-distant class. In the '80s, Yvonne became a member of the Professional Designers Guild. Currently, Yvonne makes sweaters and custom garments for private clients and friends, creates knitting patterns, and develops new material for classes. Yvonne can be found teaching in Portland and beyond. |
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GUILD MEETING
March 12, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. for social knitting Kate Perry shares secrets of knitting cables. |
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GUILD MEETING
April 9, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. for social knitting Shellie Anderson: Finishing Techniques When Shellie was seven years old, her grandmother taught her to knit. Since that day, knitting has been a true passion for her. Over the years she would put down her knitting needles for a while, only to pick them back up again. A few years ago, Shellie picked up the needles again with the goal of becoming a knitwear designer, and for five years she was lead designer at Shibui Knits. That was an exciting challenge and now she is ready for new things and is excited to share her independent label, Shel Designs, with the knitting community. Shellie strives to create patterns that help a knitter elevate their knitting skills, either through a new technique, construction method, or finishing method. It gives her a thrill to help knitters at every skill level achieve this. Her patterns provide all the information necessary for you to create a piece you will be proud to wear or share. She will be sharing with you some of her favorite techniques that will enhance your knitting skills. |
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GUILD MEETING
May 14, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. for social knitting Luigi Boccia talks about designing & launching of a new yarn Luigi Boccia is co-owner and operations manager of Brooklyn Tweed. Luigi manages and develops every aspect of Brooklyn Tweed’s business operations and growth strategy. He loves working with designers, ranchers, and skilled textile workers in the USA to create the very best yarns and patterns. Luigi will take us behind the scenes at BT and describe how a new yarn is developed. |
Meeting Space
We meet at the Fremont United Methodist Church: 2620 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97212
We meet at the Fremont United Methodist Church: 2620 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97212