Community Calendar [ BlueRidgeNow.com ] Jul 5, 2008  Photographing Handwovens program with Bob Gibson will be at 10 am Saturday, July 12, at the WNC Fibers/Handweavers Guild at the Opportunity House. ... Read More ...

'Roadside Attractions' tops fiber artist [ NewsOK.com  ] Jun 15, 2008  A $250 Interweave Press Handweaving for the Home Award went to Jamie Wester for a wool and linen rug whose interlocking elements are forcefully designed, ... Read More ...

Smooth road ahead for hand woven carpet [ Fibre2fashion.com ] Jul 3, 2008  The Iranian hand woven carpets are renowned internationally and always remain in high demand due to their exclusive designs and excellent craftsmanship. ... Read More ...

What's Happening [ Green Valley News ] Jul 2, 2008  A miniature Arizona ranch created by the Spinning Study Group of the Tucson Handweavers and Spinners Guild will be on display at the Joyner-Green Valley ... Read More ...

Financial aid [ KanglaOnline ] Jul 9, 2008  IMPHAL, Jul 8: Awareness programme for the handloom weavers for implementation of Health Insurance Scheme and Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana will be held ... Read More ...

Gerber Baby Has New Book [ Tampa Tribune ] Jun 25, 2008  Convergence 2008, an international fiber and textile conference sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America, continues through Saturday at the Tampa ... Read More ...

Several Area Galleries, Museums Particip [ Tampa Tribune ] Jun 11, 2008  •Also in Ybor City, Hoffman Porges Gallery and the Handweavers Guild present 'Costumes & Coverings: Non-Wearable Art,' in which artist Anne Abendroth ... Read More ...

Things To Do [ Tampa Tribune ] Jun 24, 2008  The Handweaver's Guild of America's annual conference, Convergence, which celebrates the textile arts, is at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin ... Read More ...

'Green dresses' for Europeans [ Manila Standard Today ] Jul 8, 2008  'This is the way to go—eco-friendly, hand-woven and hand-embroidered,' said Legarda who graduated magna cum laude from the prestigious Fashion Institute of ... Read More ...

Can't knock the Tussle [ San Francisco Bay Guardian ] Jul 9, 2008  The cover art for Cream Cuts, by Simon Evans and Lart Cognac Berliner, uses hand-woven colored paper. The music inside is bathed in moonlight. ... Read More ...

Suspended official reinstated in Lucknow [ Hindustan Times ] Jun 28, 2008  Amal Kumar Verma, who was in wait list, has been appointed as the Chairman of Handloom Development Corporation, Kanpur, while transfer orders of V ... Read More ...

Rate This Article [ Financial Express ] Jul 8, 2008  Wednesday, July 09, 2008 at 2303 hrs The Centre is considering extending the debt waiver scheme to the handloom weavers. The debt waiver is expected to cost ... Read More ...

ASEAN science meet goes green [ Inquirer.net ] Jul 7, 2008  The 'handwoven, hand-embroidered' jacket and dress could cost a whopping $3000, Anthony Cruz Legarda, who designed the outfits, told reporters. ... Read More ...

Lulan Artisans Introduces New Handwoven [ TextileWeb ] Jun 13, 2008  Handwoven, hand-dyed fabrics in two new silk designs - offered as yardage as well as home accessories such as bedcovers, pillows, table runners, ... Read More ...

Five Things to Do Today [ Creative Loafing Tampa ] Jun 25, 2008  Convergence 2008 - the bienniel fiber arts conference of the Handweaver's Guild of America - opens to the public today. Locals are invited to the Tampa ... Read More ...

In July, focus on fiber art CORRESPONDEN [ Sarasota Herald-Tribune ] Jul 2, 2008  ... international conference organized by the Handweavers Guild of America Inc. Galleries, museums and art centers are dedicating this month to fiber art. ... Read More ...

Sing along [ Tampabay.com ] Jun 21, 2008  ... 2008,' an international textile conference sponsored by the Handweaver's Guild of America, will be on display during business hours through Aug. ... Read More ...

Convergence 2008 brings a textural symph [ Tampabay.com ] Jun 18, 2008  'Art on the Bluff: Pinellas Handweavers Guild' and 'The Children's Banner Exhibit.' Through Aug. 26. 9 am-9 pm Mon.-Thur., 9 am-5 pm Fri.-Sat. ... Read More ...