Cranberry Country Weavers' Guild is an organization of handweavers dedicated to the exploration and educational aspects of preserving the art of handweaving and other fiber arts and their relationship to weaving.
We welcome all interested in handweaving to join us!
Our meeting place is NOW LOCATED AT: Lakeville United Church of Christ
1 Precinct Street
Lakeville ,MA
We meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month except for the months July, August and December.
The meetings consist of a business meeting and an educational program or hands-on workshop
about a technique of handweaving or project. We meet from 10:30am- 2:00 ,sometimes, 3:00PM.
This page was last updated on: September 6, 2024
Cranberry Weavers Guild exhibit of the jackets woven by members . These photos were taken by C. Wooten at the New England Weavers Seminar held in July 2003
Fall 2024 Spring and 2025 Programs
and meeting dates-September- May 2025
Full descriptions and notifications about our programs are in our Members' newsletters.
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Carol and her First Place award winning shawl
Nancy and Florrie at NEWS 2005
Key note speaker, Anita Meyer and Nancy R. discussing dye techniques at the Pro Chem booth 2005 at Merrimack College
Kathy helping Betty
take her fabric off
the loom
Betty passed away of ALS.
We miss her.
Carol with her "BEST IN SHOW" award jacket
Maureen Chapman's award winning tablecloth
Becky from Becky's Vav Stuga, Shelburn Falls, MA
visiting the guild to give a program
Ro and Joia during the 3-day
60 mile walk for breast cancer research, THE #-DAY , SUSAN KOMEN , Walk for the Cure
The New England Weavers Seminar 2009
A section of the Gallery Exhibit, Handpainted warp scarf- (red Ribbon award) Woven by Carol
More MEMBER PHOTOS
MEETINGS ON ZOOM and MEMBERSHIP
Meetings begin at 10:30 AM, even while presented on ZOOM.
In order to be sent a zoom invitation to our programs you must be a fully paid member, for the current program year.
Please click on our membership button
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Cranberry Country Weavers has moved our meeting HOME TO LAKEVILLE, MA!
Meetings are THE 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:30 am.-2:30 pm.
We do not meet in December,June,July or August
For details of each program and what to bring consult the guild Newsletters and monthly email blasts to your email inbox.
September 18, 2024: YARN EXPLORATIONS with PENNY LaCroix
October 16, 2024: AN OVERVIEW OF TWILLS & THEIR USE AS PROFILE DESIGNS
FOR BLOCK WEAVES with LAURIE AUTIO
November 20, 2024: WEAVING AND COLOR with GAIL CALLAHAN
We do not meet in December during the holidays
January 15, 2025 : EMBROIDERY & EMBELLISHMENTS FOR YOUR HANDWOVENS:HEMSTITCHING TO BUTTONS with DONNA LAVALLEE
February 19, 2025: SWATCH,SWITCH, & STITCH: A LECTURE /WORKSHOP with Laurie Steger
March 19, 2025 : IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT THE UNICORN: Innovative Weavers,Past and Present,New Techniques,Creative Designs with Linda Rhynard
April 16, 2025: STORY TELLING & WOVEN INLAY with Scott Norris
May 21, 2025:Annual meeting 2025- Our GRAND Show & Tell,
Intake of the Entries for the NEWS 2025 juried Exhibitions, End of Year Wrap Up,
and fun Yarn and equipment sale to benefit new programming for the guild.
Next NEW ENGLAND WEAVERS SEMINAR Weavers Conference- Classes, Speakers, workshops and Handweaving exhibits . will be held July 2025! volunteer sign ups and NEWS details discussed
Next New England Weavers Seminar will be In July 2025-
IN WESTFIELD MA!
at Westfield State.
New England Weavers Seminar
at Smith College,
Northampton, MA
July 2019-
(OUR LAST IN PERSON WEAVING CONFERENCE,before COVID)
Cranberry Guild show:
WEAVING (is) FOR THE BIRDS
WE ALL WERE DEALT CARDS WITH BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION ON THEM. EVERYONE WOVE A PIECE THAT WAS INSPIRED BY THEIR INDIVIDUAL BIRD CARD. A GREAT SUCCESS AS YOU CAN SEE!!
Jan's Award winning Tote
Carol's award winning Scarf - Hand dyed silk
Photos from other NEW ENGLAND WEAVERS SEMINARS past years
GUILD AND MEMBER PHOTO GALLERY under construction.
Celebrating our 50th year of Weaving, Encouragement, Education and Friendship
The Entrance to our new "HOME" is around the back driveway . No stairs are involved and entrance is handicap accessible. Parking is in two places, upper lot and lower back lot. Limited spaces in lower lot. Parking for speakers is reserved in lower lot.
Cranberry members' entries to the virtual handwoven Gallery at VIRTUAL NEWS 2021
Participants in the photo gallery :
Diane Nunes,
JoAnn Vierkant,
Ragen Tiliakos
Ro Spinelli
Leslie Lyman
and Jan Lyons
New England Weavers Seminar 2023
In 2021, NEWS was a virtual experience for all of us