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# Complex Weavers

Encouraging curiosity, exploration, innovation in weaving

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- [News & Events](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news-events/)
- [April 2026 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/march-2026-newsletter/) - The April 2026 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [2024 Complexity](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/2024-complexity/) - Hi, click this link to go to the online Complexity Gallery.
- [Complexity 2022 Prospectus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/complexity-2022-prospectus/) - Complex Weavers is eager to welcome entries for Complexity 2022. Online submission will begin Nov. 1, 2021, through a service to be announced. Entry deadline is Feb. 15, 2022. Work must have been completed after March 15, 2020. The prospectus is now available to view and download from our website.
- [May 2022 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/may-2022-newsletter/) - The May 2022 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Eight Shafts: Beyond the Beginning ALERT](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/eight-shafts-beyond-the-beginning-alert/) - Eight Shafts: Beyond the Beginning is only published in paper. No downloadable versions of the book have been created, sponsored or authorized by Complex Weavers. Any offer of a digital version of the book should be disregarded and viewed with great suspicion.
- [September 2021 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/september-2021-newsletter/) - The September 2021 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [November 2021 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/november-2021-newsletter/) - The November 2021 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [March 2022 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/march-2022-newsletter/) - The March 2022 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Share and find publications on the Members' Directory](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/share-and-find-publications/) - We are fortunate in Complex Weavers to have many members who share their deep knowledge of weaving through written publications such as books, articles and monographs. In order to make it easier for us to find each others’ contributions, we have made some changes to the Publications section on the Member Profile which we hope
- [Cartography of Cloth](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/cartography-of-cloth/) - Complex Weavers in Australia have created their first members' exhibition Cartography of Cloth, which is open at Strathnairn Arts, Canberra from 3 to 27 June 2021. You can also view the work online via the Gallery website.
- [Annual Meeting 2021](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/annual-meeting-2021/) - On Saturday, July 10, 2021, the Complex Weavers Annual Meeting will be held via Zoom at 12:00 Eastern Time. So that we can prepare our Zoom platform for the number of members who wish to participate, please let us know your intention to attend by signing up here by July 2, 2021. You will need
- [May 2021 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/may-2021-newsletter/) - The May 2021 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [March 2021 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/march-2021-newsletter/) - The March 2021 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Complex Weavers Journal Update](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/complex-weavers-journal-update/) - Due to circumstances beyond our control, the October 2020 issue of the Complex Weavers Journal has been delayed. It is currently in progress, and will be on its way to members as soon as possible. The February 2021 issue will follow soon afterwards. By the time of the June 2021 issue, we expect to be
- [Join the team!](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/join-the-team/) - We are seeking a CW member to fill an important position on our Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee need a 2nd Vice President candidate for our 2021 election of officers. This person: Assists the First Vice President with outreach and other duties as needed Assists the President as needed Coordinates the Area Liaisons Attends
- [December 2020 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/december-2020-newsletter/) - The December 2020 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [September 2020 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/september-2020-newsletter/) - The September 2020 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [June 2020 Journal](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/june-2020-journal/) - The June 2020 issue of the Complex Weavers Journal is now available for logged-in members to view and download. For the first time, it is available in two versions. The usual format has a download-friendly file size, and now there is also a "plus" size. The file is larger but the resolution higher, so you
- [Invitation to register for the 2020 Annual Meeting](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/invitation-to-register-for-the-2020-annual-meeting/) - In this unusual year, we are adopting an alternative way to hold our Annual General Meeting. Instead of gathering personally at Seminars, we will be meeting virtually on July 22, 2020 via Zoom Webinar. The Webinar will go live at 10 AM PST (Seattle time). We expect the meeting to last 90 minutes or less.
- [May 2020 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/may-2020-newsletter/) - The May 2020 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Complexity Update](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/complexity-update/) - With regret, Complexity 2020 is cancelled as a physical exhibit. We are currently exploring options for alternative ways to share these incredible weavings with you! Stay tuned.
- [CW Seminars has been cancelled](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/cw-seminars-has-been-cancelled/) - A message from Seminars 2020 Co-Chairs Cathie Chung and Diane Smith: "2020 has been a roller coaster year so far. We hope you and your families are safe and healthy. "Planning Seminars 2020 has been quite the challenge. Seminars is an exciting part of Complex Weavers, and that excitement helped keep our planning focused and
- [Message to CW Members](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/message-to-cw-members/) - Complex Weavers President, Mimi Anderson, has sent the following message to all members. Dear Complex Weavers members, These are extraordinary times that we are facing. Our hearts go out to those impacted by COVID-19. This includes not only those diagnosed with the virus, but also their friends and families whose jobs, schools and lives have
- [March 2020 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/march-2020-newsletter/) - The March 2020 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [December 2019 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/december-2019-newsletter/) - The December 2019 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [CW Seminars is moving](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/cw-seminars-is-moving/) - Due to circumstances beyond our control, CW Seminars will be relocating to the Hilton Knoxville. It is a short walk via covered skybridge to the Knoxville Convention Center. You can look forward to all the same events and seminars. We have worked out a smooth transition to the new venue, with just a little extra effort by
- [Time to plan for Seminars 2020!](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/time-to-plan-for-seminars-2020/) - Complex Weavers Seminars 2020 is getting closer! The Seminar leaders and topics have been selected. Details on the who, what, when and where can be found by clicking on the links on the Seminars 2020 page. You can also now make your reservations for Knoxville at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park hotel. Accommodation links
- [September 2019 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/september-2019-newsletter/) - The September 2019 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [June 2019 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/june-2019-newsletter/) - The June 2019 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [March 2019 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/march-2019-newsletter/) - The March 2019 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Complex Weavers Southeast Gathering 2019](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/complex-weavers-southeast-gathering-2019/) - Following the first successful Southeast Gathering in 2017, the second will take place at Yadkin Valley Fiber Center in April 2019. This weekend offers lectures and hands on experiences starting Friday evening April 12 and ending Sunday April 14, 2019. Jette Vandermeiden, one of the three jurors for the 2018 Complexity exhibit in Reno, will
- [It's time to start weaving for Complexity 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/its-time-to-start-weaving-for-complexity-2020/) - Complexity 2020: Innovations in Weaving will take place alongside HGA's Convergence and CW Seminars in Knoxville, TN in July 2020. The prospectus is now available here so it is time to start designing and weaving. What will you create?
- [2019 Annual Meeting](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/2019-annual-meeting/) - The Annual Meeting of Complex Weavers will be held on Thursday June 20th, 2019 at 1:30 pm during the Midwest Weavers' Conference in Grinnell, Iowa. We hope to see many of you there!
- [December 2018 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/december-2018-newsletter/) - The December 2018 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Save the date! Seminars 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/save-the-date-seminars-2020/) - Complex Weavers is headed for the Volunteer State! Mark your calendars to join us in Knoxville, Tennessee 19 – 22 July 2020. Proposals for Seminars are now being accepted. Find out more on our Seminars page.
- [September 2018 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/september-2018-newsletter/) - The September 2018 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Pre-order our Anniversary Book](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/pre-order-our-anniversary-book/) - Pre-ordering is now open for Eight Shafts: Beyond the Beginning, CW’s 40th Anniversary tribute to late member, Wanda Shelp. Visit the CW Marketplace to secure your copy now!
- [June 2018 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/june-2018-newsletter/) - The June 2018 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Complexity 2018 is open!](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/complexity-2018-is-open/) - Once again a phenomenal exhibit of handwoven art is presented in Complexity 2018: Innovations in Weaving. The Complexity committee, chaired by Susan Bowman, have worked tirelessly to bring this exhibit to life and we are grateful to them and to jurors Kay Faulkner, Janice Lessman-Moss and Jette Vandermeiden for all their efforts. The exhibtion will
- [2018 Complex Weavers Election](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/2018-complex-weavers-election/) - The 2018 Complex Weavers Election to fill the positions of President and 1st Vice President is now open! Electronic ballots have been emailed to all members and voting remains open until April 19, 2018. If you haven't received your ballot, please contact the Membership Chair, Amy Norris, on cwmembership@amyfibre.com.
- [Complexity 2018: Jury results have been sent](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/complexity-2018-jury-results-have-been-sent/) - Jury results for Complexity 2018: Innovations in Weaving were emailed on March 8, 2018, in a PDF attachment from complexity2018@gmail.com via email.submittable.com. If you made a submission to the exhibit but haven’t received that email, please check your spam folder. If you still can’t locate it, let the committee know by emailing them at complexity2018@gmail.com and a resend will be
- [February 2018 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/feb-2018-newsletter/) - The February 2018 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Recent Website Developments](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/recent-website-developments/) - Have you ever been admiring one of the images of weaving on our home page and wished you could find out more about it? Well, now you can. Recent website changes have included captions for those front page photos and now they act as links as well, so you can click on an image and
- [CW Seminars 2018: Get ready to register!](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/cw-seminars-2018-get-ready-to-register/) - It’s time to get ready for Seminars 2018 and registration is right around the corner! The Seminars 2018 team, led by Co-Chairs Marguerite Kaufman and Kathy Alexander, is looking forward to welcoming you to the Peppermill Resort in Reno NV on July 10 to July 13, 2018 for complete immersion in the world of complex
- [December 2017 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/december-2017-newsletter/) - The December 2017 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Complexity 2018: Online Submission Now Open](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/complexity-2018-online-submission-now-open/) - It’s time to get creative for Complexity 2018: Innovations in Weaving, our juried exhibit! The entry window is now through January 15, 2018. Categories are Apparel and Accessories, Home Furnishings including functional textiles, Yardage and 2- and 3-Dimensional work. Entering is easy via Submittable, our call-for-entry provider. The prospectus can be found on the Complexity web page
- [Seminars, Speakers & More!](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/seminars-speakers-more/) - The Seminars 2018 Website is now live! Click here to learn all about the exciting conference line-up which includes three packed days of events, speakers, seminars, and more. We will also be celebrating Complex Weavers' 40th anniversary and how far we've come. Seminars 2018 will be held July 10-13, 2018 at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, sharing the venue with
- [September 2017 Newsletter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/sept-2017-newsletter/) - The September 2017 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [Complexity 2018: Innovations in Weaving – Call for Entries](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5598/) - Submission deadline is January 15, 2018; what will you create to enter? By entering, you stretch your creative muscles and support this important biennial members’ exhibit at Metro Gallery, inside Reno’s City Hall! All the information you need is available here.
- [Website Update](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/website-update/) - We know that CW members are busy people on the move, so we have made some changes to our website to make it easier to view on mobile devices such as phones and tablets. If you are a regular visitor, then you may need to refresh your browser or clear your browser cache the first
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5376/) - March 2017 newsletter The March 2017 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5570/) - June 2017 newsletter The June 2017 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5543/) - Submit your work to our 40th Anniversary Book The final submission form for the CW 40th Anniversary Book is now live. Members should visit this page to submit the project details, photos, and drafts of their completed piece (or set of pieces). If you would like to contribute, but haven't yet signed up, it is
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5541/) - New Galleries Available Two new galleries have been added: the Journal gallery for the February 2017 issue and a dedicated gallery for Complex Weavers Awards 2016. We are also in the process of creating a whole new set of online galleries to showcase the work of our Study Groups. The first few have already been
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5391/) - Complex Weavers at Pecha Kucha Night Past President Cally Booker spoke about Complex Weavers at a Pecha Kucha Night in Dundee, Scotland in February. Pecha Kucha Nights have a strict limit of 20 slides, with 20 seconds per slide, so it is an exacting format! Cally's theme was the ways in which CW members innovate:
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/5130/) - Complex Weavers’ South East Gathering A new event is coming June 2017! CW members in the south-eastern United States are planning a one track regional gathering in Yadkinville, NC. All CW members are invited. This is a gathering to connect members in between the CW Seminars, the next seminar being planned for the summer of
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5371/) - Call for Proposals The Committee are now accepting seminar proposals for 2018 in Reno, NV. The deadline is June 1, 2017. All the details can be found here.
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5336/) - Get ready to celebrate! Mark your calendars now as we prepare to celebrate our 40th anniversary! Complex Weavers Seminars 2018 July 10-13, 2018 Peppermill Hotel Reno, Nevada More information coming soon
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5311/) - New Gallery: Complex Weavers Journal October 2016 The Journal Gallery for the October 2016 issue is now online. Enjoy!
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5181/) - Textile Society of America Survey The Textile Society of America are inviting everyone who cares about the field of textiles to share their perspective through an online survey. The findings of the survey will be used to inform the TSA's strategy for future programs and membership initiatives. This survey is open to anyone with an interest
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/5180/) - Ramses Wissa Wassef Tapestries CW members in southern California may be interested in an exhibition of tapestries by the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre which is on from Jan 14 - March 31, 2017. The exhibit Garden Tapestries is hosted at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas, CA, which is open every day from
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/5105/) - Art for the Home, Body, and Soul Designing Weavers is holding its annual exhibit and holiday boutique, November 19th and 20th, at the Sierra Madre Woman’s Club in Sierra Madre, CA. CW members are cordially invited to drop by and join them to view, discuss and (even) touch the latest in fiber art and fashion.
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5163/) - December 2016 newsletter The December 2016 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5108/) - New appointment: Complexity 2018 Chair Complex Weavers is delighted to announce that Susan Bowman has agreed to chair Complexity 2018, our biennial exihibit. Susan has previously served on the Complexity committee and chaired two acclaimed international exhibits for the Pikes Peak Weavers Guild. Her own work has been shown in juried exhibits since 1995. You
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/4820/) - MAFA 2017: A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities "A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities” July 20 to 23, 2017 Millersville University, Millersville, Pa. Providing inspiration and educational experiences to fiber enthusiasts at all levels of expertise, the MidAtlantic Fiber Association’s (MAFA) 2017 conference features in-depth workshops and a full complement of activities including a fashion show, sample exchange, open
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/3406/) - Bhakti Ziek in San Francisco Bhakti Ziek will do a two-part event for CW in the San Francisco area on Saturday, January 17, 2015. In the morning she will give a slide lecture on her work, that has ranged from backstrap weaving to digital jacquard, and a demonstration of the way she works an image
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5094/) - Call for Nominations We are grateful to Sheila Carey (chair), Suzi Gough and Stacey Harvey-Brown for serving as the Nominating Committee for our 2017 elections. The following positions are due for election: Second Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Study Group Coordinator If you are interested in one of these positions, or if you know a fellow member
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/3279/) - UK Study Days with Jette Vandermeiden Thursday 6 November Designing Multishaft Huck Lace Weaves A theory day on learning to develop your own original lace patterns through the use of blocks and profile drafts. A simple drafting method will provide a multitude of treadling variations, which are easily designed. A discussion of the structure will
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/fiber-celebration-2015/) - Fiber Celebration 2015 Call for Entries: Northern Colorado Weavers Guild invites fiber artists to participate in its 41st annual juried exhibit to be held May 1 - June 6, 2015 at the Tointon Gallery in Greeley, CO. Pieces representing fiber media of all types are welcome, Susan Wilson is the juror and the CW Award
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/colorado-springs-colorado-weavers-day-conference/) - Colorado Springs Colorado Weavers Day Conference Colorado Springs Colorado Weavers Day Conference, Sat, May 21, 2016 at University of Colorado – Colorado Springs (1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway). Keynote speakers, seminars, lunch and more. For more information and to register (now - May 10th), go to www.pikespeakweavers.org/cwd
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5088/) - September 2016 newsletter The September 2016 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/4490/) - New Gallery: Complex Weavers Journal June 2016 The Journal Gallery for the June 2016 issue is now online. Enjoy!
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/july-2016-newsletter/) - July 2016 newsletter The July 2016 newsletter is now available here. For previous newsletters see the Newsletter Archive.
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/2016-07-greatest-hits/) - Greatest Hits We are delighted to announce that Complex Weavers' Greatest Hits is back in print! This book, a compilation of CW members' favourite drafts, was published in 2000 in honor of the 21st birthday of Complex Weavers. It includes drafts from 2 to ? shafts, drafts for drawlooms, kumihimo, tablet weaving, and passementerie. Each
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5060/) - Join us in Milwaukee! We are hosting a reception in the Jazz Gallery at the Riverwest Artists Association on Friday August 5 from 6 - 8 pm. View Complexity 2016, enjoy refreshments, and chat with weavers - we would love to meet you. The gallery is at 926 E Center Street, Milwaukee, WI. Public transportation
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/5064/) - Calling all CW members... To mark the 40th Anniversary of CW in 2018, we will be publishing our first full-color book. Eight Shafts: Beyond the Beginning will provide a modern look at using eight shafts and 8-shaft combinations in inspiring ways through finished pieces. You can see an outline of the project here. There are
- [October Gallery](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news/october-gallery/) - The images and wifs from the October Journal are now available on the web site. Enjoy!
- [Complexity Exhibit Schedule Change](https://www.complex-weavers.org/announcements/complexity-exhibit-schedule-change/) - Hi Everyone, The Complexity exhibition has been very well received and attended at each of its three venues this year. The exhibition started at the Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. It moved to Tacoma, Washington for display at the CW Seminars and then traveled to Providence, Rhode Island
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/3178/) - Andean Textile Arts Discovery Tour, November 5-17, 2014Participants will visit the weaving villages of the Cuzco area in the company of master weaver, Nilda Callañaupa, as well as the magnificent Inca archeological sites in the Sacred Valley of Peru.For information on the sponsors and a downloadable brochure, visit these links:http://andeantextilearts.org/http://andeantextilearts.org/site/1785ande/TextileTourBrochure.pdf
- [](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/2368/) - Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends 2014 A juried exhibition of fiber art by graduate and undergraduate students in the southeastern United States. June 5-29, 2014 http://www.fiberartsalliance.org/home/events#spotlight Entry deadline is April 2, 2014 Contact information: Suzi Gough, info@fiberartsalliance.org , 678-235-4328
- [UK Study Days with Bonnie Innouye](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/uk-study-days-with-bonnie-innouye/) - Wednesday 6 November Designing Four-Colour Doubleweave A hands-on laptop-based design workshop Requirements: 1) You must be properly familiar with Fiberworks (either CW or Mac). It is not enough to download it the week before and plan to work through the basics! 2) You will need a laptop. (I have one or two I could
- [Complexity 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/complexity-2014/) - Get the design vibes flowing, the drafts perfected, and the shuttles loaded. The prospectus and entry form for Complexity is here: Prospectus & Entry Form 2014 Complexity in 2014 will open at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in the Spring of 2014. Entries are due November 18, 2013.
- [Complex Weavers Awards](https://www.complex-weavers.org/cw-award-winners/cw-award-winner/) - The Complex Weavers Award is provided as an encouragement for weavers to push the boundaries of weaving. The Award focusses on excellence in weaving with specific application of a threading draft or structure to achieve a complex interlacement of threads and fibers beyond plain weave. There is no requirement that the pieces must be woven
- [Midwest Weavers Association (MWA)](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/midwest-weavers-association-mwa/) - Midwest Weavers Association (MWA) http://www.midwestweavers.org/conference Next Conference: June 20-22, 2013, Emporia, Kansas "Prairie Winds" CW Contact Person: Amy Norris amy@amyfibre.com
- [Surface Design Association](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/surface-design-association/) - Surface Design Association For information on the upcoming conference, visit this link: http://www.surfacedesign.org/conference.asp
- [Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds (ANWG)](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/association-of-northwest-weavers-guilds-anwg/) - Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds (ANWG) http://www.northwestweavers.org/ Next Conference: "Crossing Borders, Crossing Threads", Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, June 17 - 23, 2013. CW Contact: OR: Ladella Williams ladella@teleport.com All information and brochure are available at http://www.anwg-conference-2013.com/
- [Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH)](https://www.complex-weavers.org/events/conference-of-northern-california-handweavers-cnch/) - Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH) http://www.cnch.org/ Next Conference: "Textile Games", Squaw Creek Resort, Squaw Creek, CA, May 31-June 2, 2013 http://www.cnch.org/conferences/2013-squaw valley/ Contacts:Jennifer de Jung jdejung@intercomm.com and Suzanne Woodhead woodcats@sbcglobal.net

## Pages

- [Welcome to Complex Weavers](https://www.complex-weavers.org/) - Complex Weavers is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of handweaving, to encourage weavers to develop their own creative styles, to inspire through research, documentation, and the sharing of innovative ideas. We challenge our skills and imagination by sharing information and innovations with our fellow weavers – both directly and through our study groups, Seminars, Journal
- [Welcome to Complex Weavers](https://www.complex-weavers.org/) - Complex Weavers is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of handweaving, to encourage weavers to develop their own creative styles, to inspire through research, documentation, and the sharing of innovative ideas. We challenge our skills and imagination by sharing information and innovations with our fellow weavers – both directly and through our study groups, Seminars, Journal
- [Weavers Handshake](https://www.complex-weavers.org/weavers-handshake/) - In 2023 a questionnaire was sent to the CW membership - 95% of you responded that you would like online access to CW Seminars. CWOO, the Board of Directors and participating instructors have worked hard to make that happen. Many thanks to everyone who has pitched in. The Weavers Handshake is the name we
- [Complexity](https://www.complex-weavers.org/complexity/) - It's a wrap! Complexity 2026 is on display now at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado until August 16. See the online exhibition and award winners at https://complexityexhibition.org Download the exhibition catalog here. Complex Weavers announces Complexity 2026, a juried international members’ exhibition featuring works that employ complex or innovative design, techniques,
- [Board](https://www.complex-weavers.org/contact/board/) - Have a question or a comment? Please feel free to contact any of our board members with your concerns. Just use the contact form at the bottom of the page to direct your request to the proper contact. President/Director Amy Blair First Vice President/Director Teresa Edmisten Second Vice President/Director Brenda Gibson Secretary/Director Sharon Gardiner
- [Area Liaisons](https://www.complex-weavers.org/contact/area-liaisons/) - All of our area liaisons speak English. Another language is indicated in parentheses. While a majority of our members are in the United States, almost 25% of our members are not. We span the world! Use the contact form below to get in touch with the liaison for your area. If there is no-one listed,
- [Committee Chairs](https://www.complex-weavers.org/contact/committee/) - Have a question or a comment for any of our committee chairs? Please feel free to contact us with your concerns. Just use the contact form at the bottom of the page to direct your request to the proper person. CW Journal Editor Ruth MacGregor Membership & Merchandising Amy Norris Newsletter Editor Ingrid Knox Librarian
- [Marketplace](https://www.complex-weavers.org/market/)
- [Journal](https://www.complex-weavers.org/member-resources/journal-index/)
- [Newsletter Archive](https://www.complex-weavers.org/news-events/newsletter/) - 2026 April 2026 March 2026 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 July 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 July 2024 June 2024 April 2024 March 2024 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 July 2023 May 2023 March 2023 2022 December 2022 September 2022 May
- [Prospectus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/complexity/prospectus/) - A PDF of this prospectus can be downloaded here. To apply for acceptance in Complexity 2026 please click the button below. Exhibit: May 29 – August 16, 2026 Lakewood Cultural Center 470 S Allison Pkwy Lakewood, CO Complex Weavers announces Complexity 2026, a juried international members’ exhibition featuring works that employ complex or innovative design,
- [Annual Meeting 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/annual-meeting-2020/) - The Complex Weavers Annual Meeting will be held July 22, 2020, via Zoom Webinar. The time of broadcast is 10am Seattle time (For reference: 10am Seattle = 1pm New York = 6pm London = 7pm Amsterdam = 3am July 23 Sydney) Registration for the Annual Meeting is now closed. We look forward to seeing you there!
- [Sandra Rude Memorial Fund Grant Program](https://www.complex-weavers.org/member-resources/sandra-rude-memorial-fund-grant-program/) - Maintaining our Sandra Ogg Rude Memorial Grant: If you would like to help sustain the SORMG Fund, you may donate on the Donate to Complex Weavers webpage. Complex Weavers appreciate your help in this! Complex Weavers’ Sandra Ogg Rude Memorial Grant Information Session - watch at the link below: https://www.complex-weavers.org/sandra-ogg-rude-memorial-grant-information-session/ We’ll share the recording with
- [Complexity Jurors](https://www.complex-weavers.org/complexity/complexity-jurors/) - Jurors for Complexity 2026 will be Lynn Smetko, Laurie Carlson Steger, and Pauline Verbeek. Lynn Smetko Lynn Smetko has extensive experience with both weaving and Complex Weavers. Through many years of developing her art and engaging with and learning from leaders in the field, she has acquired an in-depth technical knowledge of advanced weaving concepts.
- [CW Documents](https://www.complex-weavers.org/member-resources/cw-documents/) - Members may find the following key documents useful. Ongoing activities are regularly reported in the Newsletter. 2025 PROPOSED CHANGES TO BYLAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws CW Brochure (US letter format) CW Brochure (A4 letter format) CW Strategic Plan for 2023-2025 CW Publicity Pack Policy and Guidelines for CW-Endorsed Events Information
- [Sandra Ogg Rude Memorial Grant Information Session](https://www.complex-weavers.org/sandra-ogg-rude-memorial-grant-information-session/) - Contact Karen Donde at grants@complex-weavers.org for more information.
- [Complex Weavers Welcomes You!](https://www.complex-weavers.org/membership/complex-weavers-welcomes-you/) - When you join Complex Weavers, you join a group of weavers dedicated to expanding the boundaries of their handweaving, and that encourages members to develop their own creative style, inspiring others through research, documentation, and innovative ideas. We challenge our skills and imagination by sharing information and innovations with our fellow weavers - both directly
- [Website Updates and Changes](https://www.complex-weavers.org/website-updates-and-changes/) - Please use the following form to request changes and suggest additions to the website. To open a copy of the CW Website in a new window, click here. (Useful if you need to find the URL of a page you want to change.)
- [CW Award Information](https://www.complex-weavers.org/contact/cw-award-information/) - Complex Weavers is pleased to present an Award to be given for excellence in complex weaving. We encourage interest in and sharing of information on complex weaving by acknowledging and publicizing excellent work done by talented individuals in areas of complex interlacements. What better way to do this than to present a certificate of merit
- [About CW Funds](https://www.complex-weavers.org/donate-to-cw/funds/) - You might not realize that Complex Weavers is a totally volunteer organization with very low membership dues and no paid employees. With those dues, a tremendous number of services are offered to members: three issues of the Complex Weavers Journal per year, opportunities to join study groups, biennial Seminars, up-to-date information on what is happening
- [How is your weaving complex?](https://www.complex-weavers.org/how-is-your-weaving-complex/) - We asked 7 members how their work is "complex". Listen to CW President Karen Donde interview Lynn Smetko, Deborah Silver, Jette Vandermeiden, Melanie Olde, Mary Underwood, Sally Ogren and Stacey Harvey-Brown as they share their thoughts on their work and the CW community of weavers. Captions can be turned on by clicking the CC button
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- [Study Groups](https://www.complex-weavers.org/member-resources/study-groups/) - Study Groups provide an excellent way for members to become acquainted and share information. Some groups exchange swatches while in others members send in original articles, computer drafts and other short bits of information for their newsletters. There are groups who meet face to face but most communicate by mail and e-mail. The Study Groups
- [Complex Weavers Study Group Copyright Policy and Guidelines for Sharing](https://www.complex-weavers.org/member-resources/study-groups/complex-weavers-study-group-copyright-policy-and-guidelines-for-sharing/) - Adopted November 6, 2022 by vote of the CW Board of Directors Complex Weavers Study Groups provide a way for members to share information and learn from each other. In the process of sharing information, it is important to respect the contributions made by all members of the group and treat them correctly. This document
- [40th Anniversary Book](https://www.complex-weavers.org/40th-anniversary-book/) - Eight Shafts: Beyond the Beginning Personal Approaches to Design Edited by Laurie Autio
- [Annual Meeting 2021](https://www.complex-weavers.org/annual-meeting-2021/) - The Complex Weavers Annual Meeting was held July 10, 2021, via Zoom Webinar.
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- [Complex Weavers Journal Update January 2021](https://www.complex-weavers.org/complex-weavers-journal-update-january-2021/) - The October 2020 issue of Complex Weavers Journal is late. It is, in fact, so late that it would rightly be called the October-November-December-January issue, if that weren't such a terribly long title. I have heard from many of you expressing concern that your copy might have gone astray, and this note is to reassure
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- [Seminars 2018](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/) - . July 10 - 13, 2018 Peppermill Resort, Reno, NV ... ... For more information on the specific events at Seminars, please click on the links below.
- [Complexity 2018](https://www.complex-weavers.org/complexity-2018/) - Thank you! Complexity 2018: Innovations in Weaving is now closed. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of our biennial exhibit! You can still download our PDF gallery guide for more information about the exhibited works, or view them in our online gallery. Award Winners Diane Fabeck Best of Show Molly McLaughlin, Fireflies
- [Schedule](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/schedule/) - hite noise The full schedule is now available to download as a PDF. You can also download a map of the Peppermill meeting rooms HERE.
- [Seminar Topics](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-topics/) - July 10 – 13, 2018 Peppermill Resort, Reno, NV Select a seminar for each time slot. If your first choice seminar is full, select it anyway and you will be put on a waitlist. Also select a second choice. Seminars fill quickly, register early! Wednesday AM 101 What Goes Up?
- [Registration](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/registration/) - . ... ... Complex Weavers Seminars 2018 is full. Registration includes: Complexity Reception (including bus transportation) 5 two-hour seminars Special seminar for all Keynote speaker Fashion Show, Poster Session, Marketplace, and Silent Auction, 40th anniversary celebration Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner on Wednesday and Thursday; breakfast and lunch on Fri Not included in Registration: Accommodation at
- [Membership](https://www.complex-weavers.org/membership/) - Hint for current members: If you see the link to My Profile in the top right hand corner of this screen, you are already logged on--just click on the link and you'll go there. This is also where you can check to see your renewal date and renew if you are an existing member. Your
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.complex-weavers.org/privacy/) - What information do we collect? The information we collect is what you provide when you use our website, either as a member, a prospective member, a customer purchasing merchandise from us, or someone who is asking a question of CW. Examples of when you might provide information include (but are not limited to) when you
- [Selected Works](https://www.complex-weavers.org/complexity-2018/selected-works/) - Mimi Anderson Ruby, Ruby Cally Booker Lost Ice Susan Bowman Desert Sky Su Butler Rainy Day Inge Dam Child's World Karen Donde Black Feathers Suzy Furness Dawn to Dusk Which part of the whole (fig tree, ocean, earth) doesn’t need our care? Do NOT use images of flowers for assessment. Brenda Gibson Cityscape Reflections Robin
- [Contact](https://www.complex-weavers.org/contact/) - We welcome your questions and your suggestions. Get in touch with our directors, committee chairs or area liaisons.
- [Events](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/events-2/) - Complexity Biennial international juried exhibit featuring works in complex structures including apparel, yardage, and art in 2 and 3-dimensions. Juried by Kay Faulkner, Janice Lessman-Moss, and Jette Vandermeiden. Opening reception Tuesday evening. 40th Anniversary Celebration Join us on Friday afternoon, immediately after the last seminar, to celebrate our 40th anniversary! Fashion Show Our kooky, informal
- [Seminar Leaders](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/) - Leaders at CW Seminars 2018, Reno, NV
- [Stacey Harvey-Brown](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/stacey-harvey-brown/) - Weaving for over 25 years, and teaching weaving since 2005, the last ten years Stacey has been absorbed by explorations into textural surfaces.
- [Sandra Rude](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/sandra-rude/) - Sandra has studied with national and international teachers., and exhibited in high-end shows such as the Smithsonian and American Craft Council.
- [Complexity 2016](https://www.complex-weavers.org/complexity-a-biennial-exhibit-2/) - Thank you to everyone who visited, supported or took part in Complexity 2016! The image above is a detail from Robin Haller's 3 Caged Birds, winner of The Diane Fabeck Award for Best in Show at Complexity 2016. Complexity Catalogue You can download a complete catalogue for the exhibit here or view images online
- [Complexity 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/complexity-a-biennial-exhibit-2014/) - Complexity 2014 was exhibited in Tacoma in conjunction with Complex Weavers Seminars, at the Hotel Murano. The exhibit first opened at the Hillestad Gallery in Lincoln, NE, and traveled to Providence, Rhode Island in July. The piece shown here is "Birds of a Feather" by Sheila O'Hara. Visit the Complexity Galleries to see the amazing work
- [Jannie Taylor](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/jannie-taylor/) - Jannie Taylor has been a handweaver and designer for over 40 years. She teaches advanced weaving classes at the AVL Weaving School.
- [Inge Dam](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/inge-dam/) - Inge is the author of Tablet-Woven Accents for Designer Fabrics: Contemporary Uses for Ancient Techniques.
- [Robyn Spady / Nancy Tracy / Chris Jeryan](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/robyn-spady/) - Robyn Spady can be found frequently teaching weaving workshops and programs. Robyn is also the founder and editor of Heddlecraft® magazine.
- [Ruth MacGregor](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/ruth-macgregor/) - Ruth is terribly fond of silk in all its forms. A longtime handspinner and inveterate band weaver, she is fascinated by textile history.
- [Sally Eyring](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/sally-eyring/) - Sally has been weaving and building weaving tools since childhood.
- [Marg Coe](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/marg-coe/) - E-Weave Design and Imagery, CW Seminars; E-Weave Online workshops.
- [Dianne Totten](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/dianne-totten/) - Dianne, a weaver for 35 years and teacher for 20, uses a variation of woven shibori to produce what she calls “crimp cloth”.
- [Dianne Totten](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/dianne-totten-3/) - Dianne, a weaver for 35 years and teacher for 20, uses a variation of woven shibori to produce what she calls “crimp cloth” to create one-of-a-kind garments with the heat-set fabric. Her expertise in sewing complements her passion for weaving. She teaches at John C. Campbell Folk School in NC, nationally and internationally for guilds,
- [Dianne Totten](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/dianne-totten-2/) - Dianne, a weaver for thirty years and teacher for fifteen, uses a variation of woven shibori to produce what she calls “crimp cloth” to create one-of-a-kind garments with the heat-set fabric. Her expertise in sewing complements her passion for weaving. Dianne’s award-winning work has appeared nationally and internationally. She teaches at John C. Campbell Folk
- [Jette Vandermeiden](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/jette-vandermeiden/) - Jette has been creating textiles since early childhood. Studying weaving, embroidery, knitting, and bobbin lace.
- [Sara von Tresckow](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/sara-von-tresckow-2/) - Sara learned to weave while living in Germany for 20 years. She is largely self-taught through books, lessons, observation of professional weavers, and extensive museum visits and connections (Textilmuseum Neumunster/Klaus Tidow, Freilichtmuseum [Open Air Museum], and Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel/Molfsee/Dr. Karl-Ingwer Johansson). She has always been interested in textile history and archaeology. Sara founded a group
- [Jette Vandermeiden](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/jette-vandermeiden-2/) - Jette loves digging deeply into understanding weave structure. She teaches across the USA, Canada, and England, at colleges, OHS Master Weaver diploma courses, national and international conferences, including Convergence and Complex Weavers Seminars, guilds, and through her own studio. She writes The Loom Bench, a quarterly column for Fibre Focus explaining how weaves work. Jette
- [Nancy Arthur Hoskins](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/nancy-arthur-hoskins/) - Nancy Arthur Hoskins, author of The Coptic Tapestry Albums; Universal Stitches; Weft-Faced Pattern Weaves; and contributed about Egyptian textiles to 5 books.
- [Brenda Gibson](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/brenda-gibson/) - Satin Out of the Shadows, CW Seminar
- [Bonnie Inouye](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/bonnie-inouye/) - Bonnie has been weaving since 1967. Starting with 4 shafts, she bought a 16-shaft loom in 1987 and joined CW, attending CW Seminars in 1988 and ever since.
- [Susie Taylor](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/susie-taylor/) - Susie Taylor has been weaving for 30 years, primarily on shaft looms and has 12 years experience designing high-end, jacquard upholstery fabrics.
- [Seminars Contacts](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminars-contacts/) - white noise Chairs: Marguerite Kaufman & Kathy Alexander Registrar: Amy Norris Silent Auction: CW Seminars Fashion Show: CW Seminars Marketplace: Amy Norris Website: Web & Graphic Design:
- [Speakers](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/speakers/) - Joe Coca - Keynote Speaker Spinning Yarns, Weaving Tales Wednesday evening Photographing cloth started out as an opportunistic fluke. As a young struggling photographer just out of school, hunting for work, I was directed to visit a woman who was just in the planning stages of producing a weaving magazine, and 38 years later I
- [Kay Faulkner](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/kay-faulkner/) - Kay has been a full-time weaver for over 30 years and loves the opportunity to pass on her knowledge to students both within Australia and internationally.
- [John Marshall](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/john-marshall/) - Beginning at age seventeen, as an apprentice in Japan, John focused on the study of Japanese textiles, specializing in natural dyes on natural fibers.
- [Barbara Pickett](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/barbara-pickett/) - Barbara Setsu Pickett, Associate Professor Emeritus in Art, University of Oregon, focuses on velvet weaving, Jacquard weaving, shibori, dyeing, and book arts. 
- [Joe Coca](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/joe-coca/) - Joe Coca, photographer, was born in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. At his studio or on location he shoots for a host of different clients.
- [Barbara J. Walker](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/barbara-j-walker/) - Barbara J. Walker is a weaver, ply-splitter, and creates mixed media pieces.
- [Travel & Maps](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/travel-maps/) - Arriving by air: Fly in to Reno/Tahoe International Airport. Airport Code - RNO The Peppermill offers an easy and convenient airport shuttle which departs from the North exit of the Baggage Claim area at the airport every half-hour from 4:15 am to 11:45 pm. A return shuttle from the resort to the airport departs from
- [Patrice George](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/patrice-george/) - Patrice is an Associate Professor in Textile Development and Marketing, Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC.
- [Laura Thode](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/laura-thode/) - Laura discovered weaving during field trip to an 18th century house with an antique barn frame loom - her first weaving lesson was at another such loom.
- [Sarah Goslee](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/sarah-goslee/) - Sarah Goslee is an avid researcher into the history and structure of textiles, the more complicated and obscure the better.
- [Sara von Tresckow](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/seminar-leaders/sara-von-tresckow/) - Sara learned to weave while in Germany. She is largely self-taught through books, lessons, observation of professional weavers, & extensive museum visits.
- [Accommodations](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminars-2018/accommodations/) - Peppermill Resort is the conference hotel forComplex Weavers Seminars. Seminars activities, with the exception of the Complexity exhibit, are held on-site.
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## Study Groups

- [Exploring Structures](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/exploring-structures/) - A mentored group with a focus on weave structure.
- [Twenty four,  More or Less](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/24-more-or-less/) - Sample exchange once a year for 24 more or less shafts.
- [Fabric Design Challenges (Formerly known as Designing Fabrics)](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/designing-fabrics/) - A forum for weavers with an interest in non-structural aspects of fabric design.
- [Inquisitive Drawloom Weavers](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/inquisitive-drawloom-weavers/) - This group is intended for experienced weavers who have made the move from single harness to Drawloom weaving.
- [Drawloom Explorations - Complex Weavers Drawloom Study Group](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/drawloom-explorations-complex-weavers-drawloom-study-group/) - Meetings: We meet on Zoom, 4 times/year, on the first Monday of the meeting Month.
- [Bateman Weaves](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/bateman-weaves/) - The group will continue its eighth year with Monograph 36: Bateman Blend Weaves
- [Sixteens](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/sixteens/) - Participants exchange one sample using 16 shafts each year. Membership is currently set at 25. Samples are due October 31.
- [Fine Threads](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/fine-threads/) - Weave a little finer than before for an October exchange of information and May sample exchange.
- [Equipment Compendium (aka the Loom Geeks)](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/equipment-compendium/) - The Equipment Compendium study group will gather information about looms (past, present, and future) in order to understand the mechanical aspects of each device, possible uses, reuses, and adaptations, for repair and extension of equipment usage to extend the limits of complex weaving.
- [Double Weave](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/double-weave/) - “Double Weave” is a study group with approximately 30 weavers. Most of the group describe themselves as intermediate level double weavers, the rest divide between beginners and advanced. Members of the group have looms from 4 – 16 to more shafts, although if 4 shafts are your maximum the options for double weave are limited. We are open and welcoming to weavers of all experience levels. All that’s required is enthusiasm!
- [Dimensional Texture](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/dimensional-texture/) - The Dimensional Texture study group has one common topic of study each year. This enables members to explore a single facet of dimensional structure in depth.
- [Tied Weaves and Beyond](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/tied-weaves/) - Created so weavers of Intermediate to Master skill levels can learn about and explore ways to expand and experiment with these versatile structures.
- [Ondulé Textiles ~ Weaving with a Fan Reed](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/ondule-textiles-weaving-with-a-fan-reed/) - A new Complex Weavers study group that will concentrate on use of a fan reed to obtain undulating warp threads.
- [Beyond Plain Weave Garments](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/beyond-plain-weave-garments/) - For those interested in weaving garment fabrics which are complex in nature. Samples and critiques twice a year.
- [Kumihimo](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/kumihimo/) - To study braids and braid making. Samples to be exchanged once a year. All levels of expertise welcome
- [Oscar Beriau Sampling Group](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/oscar-beriau-sampling-group/) - Participants weave two samples: exact reproductions of Beriau's published drafts and a draft of their own creation based upon their assigned Beriau draft. Drafts will be provided for those without books. For publication. Samples due in August.
- [Archaeological Textiles](https://www.complex-weavers.org/study-group/archaeological-textiles/) - Topics cover global textile history; prehistory to approximately 1700 CE.

## Galleries

- [Complexity 2026](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/complexity-2026/) - Please see the exhibition web site at https://complexityexhibition.org. Download the Exhibition Catalog here. Download the Exhibition Poster here.
- [October 2024](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2024/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file – not all images have WIF files. Complexity 2024 and CW Seminars 2024 A Pictorial Recap Hans von Tresckow:
- [CW Awards 2023](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2023/) - Leslie Alperin - WALL HANGING: MINIATURE FRIENDSHIP QUILT MIDWEST WEAVERS ASSOCIATION: CONFLUENCE OF THREADS Mimi Anderson - SCARF: BLUE LAGOON ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWEST WEAVING GUILDS: FIBER CONNECTIONS SCARF: QUAKING ASPEN COLORADO: FACE OF FIBER Sunny Cate - SCARVES: EMERGING I, II, III MARY MEIGS ATWATER GUILD: BIENNIAL CONFERENCE Susannah Day -
- [February 2024](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2024/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file – not all images have WIF files. Ondulé Textiles Study Group Weaving Wire in Ondulé Forms - Darilyn Bennett
- [October 2023](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2023/) - October 2023 Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file – not all images have WIF files. Weaving Reflections in a Difficult Year - Sheila O’Hara Network
- [Complexity 2024](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/complexity-2024/) - Complexity 2024 Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file – not all images have WIF files. Darilyn Bennett - Heddlecraft award for Excellence and Innovation on
- [June 2024](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2024/) - June 2024 Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file – not all images have WIF files. The Genesis of Complexity: Glamour, Glitter, Glitz by Susan Bowman
- [June 2023](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2023/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file - not all images have WIF files. New Structures for Extended Parallel Weaves: Double Two-Tie Gives Back Linda Schultz
- [Complexity 2022](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/complexity-2022/) - MIMI ANDERSON - HONORABLE MENTION - REFLECTIONS, OR A TALE OF TWO WARPS - Photos by John Miller GILL BACK - A TALE OF TWO WEFTS - Photos by Gill Back DARILYN BENNETT - HEDDLECRAFT AWARD: MORE WITH LESS - CASCADE - Photos by Steven Addams SUSAN BOWMAN - FLUX - Photos by Susan Bowman
- [CW Awards 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2020/) - Click on the thumbnails to see full size images. If an image has a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download a wif version of the weaving draft. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eight of the ten shows that had planned to bestow a CW Award
- [CW Awards 2021](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2021/) - Ivy DeHart - WALL HANGING: FANCY TWILL REFLECTIONS (Photo Scott DeHart) MARY MEIGS ATWATER WEAVER’S GUILD: BIANNUAL FIBER EXHIBIT—FABUlOUS FIBERS Janet Good - WALL HANGING: FACIAMO Il VIAGGIO INSIEME (WE MAKE THE JOURNEY TOGETHER)- Photos by David Wharton CONTEMPORARY HANDWEAVERS OF TEXAS: BIENNIAL CONFERENCE LILY HOPE - MASKS: ANCESTRAL INDIGENOUS PROTECTORS, 2020 - Photo by
- [CW Awards 2022](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2022/) - Sylvie Faucher - Wall Hanging: RESILIENCE ATQ ANNUAL CONFERENCE (CONGRèS ANNUEL DE L’ASSOCIATION DES TISSERANDES DU QUéBEC) Denise Kovnat - Coat: SUMMER'S LEASE I WEAVERS’ GUILD OF ROCHESTER: 75TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT Susan Lohmuller - Table Runner: WINTER PRAIRIE MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF WEAVERS AND SPINNERS: CREATIVE VISIONS Hedy Lyles - Wrap: TWILL MEDLEY PHILADELPHIA GUILD OF
- [February 2023](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2023/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Woven Optical Illusions Stacey Harvey-Brown The Evolution of Lace Weaves Frances Schultz Patterned Double Weave on a Double Two-Tie
- [October 2022](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2022/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Complexity 2022 - Complex Weavers Seminars 2022 - A Pictorial Recap Photos by Teresa Edmisten and Ruth MacGregor Double
- [June 2022](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2022/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Parallel Drafting for Patterned Ties Linda Schultz COMPLEXITY 2022: Innovations in Weaving. Presented by Karen Donde, Complexity 2022 Chair
- [February 2022](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2022/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Mill Sample Wool Quilts Peggy Hart COVID Chaos Troubled Times Captured in Weaving Stacey Harvey-Brown MW Twills Meg Wilson
- [October 2021](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2021/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Measuring Your Beat When It Really Matters Lorraine Whale 3D Interlock Innovations Melanie Olde Fabric Patterns Found in Paintings
- [June 2021](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2021/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Design for Weave: An Unusual UK Workshop Lesley Willcock No Colour No Contrast Theo Wright New Variations for Deflected
- [February 2021](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2021/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Double Weave Pick-Up Louise Lemieux Bérubé Split-Shed Double Weave Deborah Silver Science and 3D Thinking Melanie Olde Quad Axial
- [October 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2020/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Designing Block Double Weave Jennifer Moore Extended Block Design with Tessellations Linda Schultz Double Weave Study Group Alice van
- [June 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2020/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Taming the Virus Mary Pflueger On Creativity during the Pandemic Deborah Silver A Weaving Gift Alice Schlein Anni Albers
- [Complexity 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/complexity-2020/) - Click on the thumbnails to see the enlarged images! Complexity Catalogue A downloadable PDF catalogue is available here. Award Winners Diane Fabeck Best of Show Inge Dam, Twists and Turns 1st place & CW Award Melanie Olde, Hexagonal Cellular Symmetry 2nd Place Su Butler, Senescence 3rd Place Denise Kovnat, Pagoda Treenway Silks Denise Kovnat, Pagoda
- [February 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2020/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. A Cross-Country Collaboration Barbara J. Walker Liftplans and Drawlooms Laura Schickli The Mechanics of Weaving with Polychrome Parallels Kara
- [CW Awards 2019](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2019/) - Click on the thumbnails to see full size images. If an image has a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download a wif version of the weaving draft. Find out more about the CW Awards programme here. Complex Weavers Award ribbon for 2019 – Marguerite Gingras Iridescence
- [October 2019](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2019/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Share Your Knowledge: Poster Sessions at Seminars 2020 Carla X. Gladstone Creating 'Women of the World' Bob Keates Adventures
- [June 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2014/) - Beriau in the Basket by Mary Underwood The Computer Aided Design Exchange Group, Beryl Moody, Coordinator Complex Color Simulations in Photoshop by Tien Chiu Getting Comfortable with Weaving Software by Diane de Souza Turned Taquete: an Introduction by Bonnie Innouye Eight Shaft Summer and Winter Wall Hanging by Pirkko Karvonen Designing Warps for Interesting Weaving
- [June 2019](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2019/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Tips & Tricks: Magic Heddle Board Helen Sandoz Norsk Footrunner: Ways to Visualize Color Ilse Hoekstein-Philips 'Coals to Newcastle'
- [February 2019](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2019/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Low-Tech Liftplan Management Carla X. Gladstone UK Complex Weavers Study Days Debbie Richardson The Complex Weavers Awards for 2018,
- [CW Awards 2018](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2018/) - Click on the thumbnails to see full size images. If an image has a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download a wif version of the weaving draft. Find out more about the CW Awards programme here. Complex Weavers Award ribbon for 2018 – Sarah Fortin Embers
- [CW Awards 2017](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2017/) - Click on the thumbnails to see full size images. If an image has a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download a wif version of the weaving draft. Complex Weavers Award ribbon for 2017 – Ivy DeHart O Be Wise by Ann Edington Adams, Mary Meigs Atwater
- [Bateman Weaves](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/bateman-weaves/) - The Bateman Weaves Study Group was featured in the October 2015 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Work by Wanda Shelp Margaret Arafat Cathy Coatney Penny Peters Marty Benson Meg Wilson Linda Davis Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right
- [Collapse, Pleat and Bump](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/collapse-pleat-and-bump/) - The Collapse, Pleat and Bump Study Group is no longer active, but was previously featured in the June 2013 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Experimentation in an Overtwisted Warp by Debbie Kaplan Difference in Shrinkage by Beth Parks Simple Stitched Double Cloth by Stacey Harvey-Brown Sea Foam to Tree Bark by Louise Yale Waffling
- [October 2018](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2018/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. From the Inbox: More on ‘Plaited Twills’ in Deflected Double Weave Muffy Young Seasons of My Soul Lillian Whipple
- [Complexity 2018](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/complexity-2018/) - Click on the thumbnails to see the enlarged images! Complexity Gallery Guide A downloadable PDF gallery guide is available here. Members can read more about the individual works in the June 2018 issue of the Complex Weavers Journal. Award Winners Diane Fabeck Best of Show Molly McLaughlin, Fireflies and Jellyfish 1st place & CW Award
- [June 2018](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2018/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Deflected Double Weave Mimicking Plaited Twill by Pat Stewart Complexity 2018: Innovations in Weaving has its own gallery in
- [June 2016](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2016/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Flax and Linen, an Introduction by Ruth MacGregor Properties of Hemp and Linen for Handweavers by Sara von Tresckow
- [February 2018](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2018/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Leonardo da Vinci's Creativity Strategy: A methodical approach to design for handweavers by Dinette Boer PointPaper: a new tool
- [Complexity 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/complexity-2014/) - Click on the thumbnails to see the enlarged images! Mounting an exhibit like Complexity is a major effort, both in terms of time and dollars. Click here to learn how to support future exhibits. Awards List Best of Show - Lesley Willcock "Water" First Place - Linda L. Davis "Xanadu Top" Second Place -
- [Glamour, Glitter, Glitz](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/glamour-glitter-glitz/) - An International Exhibit of Complex Weaving organized by Sandra S. Hutton The Hellada Gallery in Long Beach, CA (July 14-21, 2012) The Kaplan Gallery at the VisArts Center in Rockville, MD (September 5-October 14, 2012) Click on a thumbnail to view a large version of the image.
- [Complexity 2016](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/complexity-2016/) - Click on the thumbnails to see the enlarged images! Complexity Catalogue A downloadable PDF catalogue is available here. Supporting Complexity Mounting an exhibit like Complexity is a major effort, both in terms of time and dollars. Click here to learn how to support future exhibits. Awards The Diane Fabeck Award for Best in Show Robin
- [Jacquard](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/jacquard/) - The Jacquard Study Group was featured in the February and June 2017 editions of the Complex Weavers Journal. A Double Twill Sample Blanket for Jacquard by Alice Schlein Constructing Compound Weave Structures Using ArahWeave by Pat Stewart Two Tips and Some Lampas Variations by Suzy Furness Birds of a Feather and the History of the
- [June 2017](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2017/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Articles Tip & Tricks from Peggy Hart and Lynn Smetko Personalized Yoga Mats and Pillows by Lillian A. Whipple
- [October 2017](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2017/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Articles Tip & Tricks from Kati Meek and Sheila O'Hara Weavers' Puzzles by Ruth MacGregor A Complex Weavers Gathering
- [Fine Threads](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/fine-threads/) - The Fine Threads Study Group was featured in the October 2012 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Blocks and Asymmetric Curve by Cynthia Broughton Gebrochene to Echo by Eva Stossel Silk Scarf and Samples with Do’nuts by Grete Reppen Diamond Jubilee by Anne Dixon Weaving with Fine Wool Yarn by Susanne Kallstenius Louis Serrure’s Satin
- [October 2012](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2012-3/) - 100th Issue! Click on a thumbnail to view a large version of the image. If an image has a little green arrow in the bottom right corner, there is an associated .wif file. Just click (or tap) the little icon to open it with any weaving program that supports the wif format.
- [Double Weave](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/double-weave/) - The Double Weave Study Group was featured in the February 2013 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. A Logo for Warp and Byte Designs by Leslie Killeen Overshot as Double Weave on Eight Shafts by Sheila Carey Deflected Double Weave by Penny Wakefield Autumn Duet Double Weave Scarf by Karen Erlebach Jacket in Deflected Double
- [Japanese Textiles](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/japanese-textiles/) - The Japanese Textiles Study Group was active from 2008 until 2017 and was featured in the February 2017 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Images of Interlacement in Japan, Bonnie Inouye Hana Ori, Pat Foster Reiko Sudo + Nuno: An Exhibition of Textiles from Japan, Marianne Heggtveit Further Experimentation with Sakiori, Janney Simpson Seigaiha, the
- [Weave - The Movie](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/weave-the-movie/) - https://vimeo.com/9630739 The Story of Weave! Alice Schlein A couple of years ago I came across an amazing animation composed of over 700 machine knitted images by the band Tricot Machine. It occurred to me that weavers could create something similar. I began experimenting with extracting frames from my own family videos and weaving them on
- [Designing Fabrics](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/designing-fabrics/) - The Designing Fabrics Study Group was featured in the October 2013 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Designing a Fabric Collection for Clothing by Eileen Driscoll A Joyful Collaboration by Leslie Killeen Designing a Commissioned Piece by Peg MacMorris An Experiment in Fine Silk by Grete E Reppen Assumptions and Play by Deborah Kaplan Designing:
- [Sample Exchange the Old-Fashioned Way](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/sample-exchange-the-old-fashioned-way/) - The Sample Exchange the Old-Fashioned Way Study Group was featured in the February 2014 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Work by Perry Banting Cyndi Bolt Lyn Day Pat Donald Judy Dumke Ann Maxvill Beth-Anna Parks Joyce Robards Louise Yale Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a
- [Early American Coverlets](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/early-american-coverlets/) - The Early American Coverlets Study Group was featured in the June 2014 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Double Bowknot and Window Sash Table by Sue Parker Bassett Sunrise and Window Sash Table by Judith Mulloy The Beauty of a Well-Worn Coverlet by Sharon Stovall Cape Breton Coverlets by Linda Hardison A Coverlet for Today
- [Beyond Plain Weave Garments](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/beyond-plain-weave-garments/) - The Beyond Plain Weave Garments Study Group was featured in the February 2015 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Bateman Blend Weave 130-4 by Ila McCallum Handwoven Vest by Virginia Coolidge Gray Blazer by Am Somerstein Red Heather Wool and Cashmere Jacket by Carole Elliot Midnight Wildflower Walk by Julie Hurd Clothes Make the Man
- [February 2017](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2017/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. New Robes for the Judges of the High Court of Australia by Kay Faulkner When Waves Collide by Theo
- [CW Awards 2016](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2016/) - Click on the thumbnails to see full size images. If an image has a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download a wif version of the weaving draft. Complex Weavers Award ribbon for 2016 - Dorothy Stewart Tibetan Echo long vest by Mimi Anderson, HGA Convergence Jazz
- [February 2016](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2016/) - Click on the Thumbnails for full size versions of the images. If an image has a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download a wif version of the weaving draft. Note that the images for CW Awards for 2015 can be found in their own gallery in
- [Oscar Bériau](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/oscar-beriau/) - The Oscar Bériau Study Group was featured in the June 2016 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Fancy Yarn and Gossamer Cloth by Elizabeth Evans Tapis de Chenille by Isabelle Fusey Experiments with Catalogne by Peggy Hart Ms & Os for Bériau by Mary Underwood Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the
- [Double Harness](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/double-harness/) - The Double Harness Study Group was featured in the February 2016 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. The Recursive Drawloom by Toni Ammons A Drawloom by Any Other Name by Kay Faulkner Drawloom for the De-loomed by Kati Meek Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little
- [Early Weaving Books and Manuscripts](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/early-weaving-books-and-manuscripts/) - The Early Weaving Books and Manuscripts Study Group was featured in the October 2015 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Treasures from the Past, JoAnn Batchelder Mistaken for an Expert, Marty Benson Beautiful Everyday Cloth, Toni Ammons Adapting Ziegler's Decorated Hearts, Heather Hubbard Franz Donat Towels, Sally Orgren Patterns with History, Carol Wilkinson The Angels,
- [Tied Weaves](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/tied-weaves/) - The Tied Weaves Study Group was featured in the October 2016 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Work by Andrea Blackmon Cynthia Broughton Su Butler Eileen Driscoll Laurie Duxbury Erica Jones Linda Laffler Maryse Levenson Linda Madden Liz Tunnicliffe Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little
- [Sixteens](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/sixteens/) - The Sixteens Study Group was featured in the June 2015 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Poppies in Four Color Double Weave by Brenda Gibson Four Color Double Weave by Linda Madden My Fascination with Four Colors by Donna Jean Barker Eureka, A Gold Mine of Color Blends by Frances Osten Four Color Double Weave
- [Twenty Four, More or Less](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/twenty-four-more-or-less/) - The Twenty Four, More or Less Study Group was featured in the October 2014 edition of the Complex Weavers Journal. Red Cashmere Duster by Eve Alexander Creating and Extra Color by Sharon Carey Phoenix by Tien Chiu Three-Dimensional Interlacement Motif Fabric by Ivy DeHart Table Linens in Double Weave Overshot by Louise Giddings Deer Folk
- [June 2015](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2015/) - Remembering Wanda Shelp by Linda Davis Black and White, A Profile Design Tool by Barbara Walker Pin Loom Takes Flight by Ruth MacGregor A Comparison of Jacquard Looms by Tien Chiu "I'm Just Curious. I just want to see how it works. I'm not going to buy a Jacquard." by Sandra Hutton Fabric Patterns Found
- [Seminars 2016 - Poster Session](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/seminars-2016-poster-session/) - Poster sessions were a new feature at Seminars 2016. Here is a small taste!
- [October 2016](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2016/) - Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file. Complex Weavers Seminars 2016, A Few Reflections by Ruth MacGregor A Special Gift: The Origin of the ‘Diane Fabeck
- [February 2015](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2015/) - Click on a thumbnail to view a large version of the image. If an image has a little green arrow in the bottom right corner, there is an associated .wif file. Just click (or tap) the little icon to open it with any weaving program that supports the wif format. Beyond Plain Weave Garments Study
- [CW Awards 2009](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2009/)
- [CW Awards 2010](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/complex-weavers-awards-2010/) - Click on a thumbnail to view a large version of the image. If an image has a little green arrow in the bottom right corner, there is an associated .wif file. Just click (or tap) the little icon to open it with any weaving program that supports the wif format.
- [CW Awards 2012](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/596/) - The Complex Weavers Award is provided as an encouragement for weavers to push the boundaries of weaving. The Award focusses on excellence in weaving with specific application of a threading draft or structure to achieve a complex interlacement of threads and fibers beyond plain weave. There is no requirement that the pieces must be woven on a
- [CW Awards 2015](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2015/) - Click on the thumbnails to see full size images. Complex Weavers Award Ribbon for 2015 - Kathi Spangler Desert Reflections Shawl by Donna Abbot, Vermont Weavers Guild Biennial Exhibit Wine Country Coat by Sarah Fortin, New England Weavers Seminar Fashion Show Waste Nothing by Brenda Gibson, London Guild, Finding a Home for the Discarded Forest
- [October 2015](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2015/) - (Click on the thumbnails below for large versions of the images. If you see a little green arrow in the lower right corner, you can click on it to download or open the associated wif file.) From the Inbox, by Theo Wright Remembering Richard Jeryan, by Penny Peters, Lynn Smetko and Stacey Harvey-Brown
- [CW Awards 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2014-2/) - Click on a thumbnail to view a large version of the image. If an image has a little green arrow in the bottom right corner, there is an associated .wif file. Just click (or tap) the little icon to open it with any weaving program that supports the wif format. Thanks to Susan Bowman for
- [October 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2014/) - 24 More or Less Study Group Red Cashmere Duster by Eve Alexander Creating and Extra Color by Sharon Carey Phoenix by Tien Chiu Three-Dimensional Interlacement Motif Fabric by Ivy DeHart Table Linens in Double Weave Overshot by Louise Giddings Deer Folk Motif with Entwined Border in Tied Weave by Heather Hubbard Reflections on a 15th
- [Seminars 2014 - Fashion Show](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/seminars-2014-fashion-show/)
- [Seminars 2014 Memory Album](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/3265/)
- [February 2012](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2012/)
- [February 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2014/) - You will find the images for the Complex Weavers Awards, seen in this issue, in the Awards Gallery. Click on the thumbnails to see an enlarged version of each image. If there is a little green arrow in the lower right corner of the image, you may click on it to download a .wif
- [CW Awards 2013](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2014/) - The 2013 CW Award Streamers were designed and woven by Heather Hubbard.
- [CW Awards 1998-9](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-1998-9/)
- [CW Awards 2003](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2003/)
- [CW Awards 2004](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2004/)
- [CW Awards 2005](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2005/)
- [CW Awards 2006](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2006/)
- [CW Awards 2008](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/cw-awards-2008/)
- [October 2013](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/october-2013/) - Number 103: In this issue- Paul O'Connor: Scientist, Weaver, Educator by Marg Coe Bridges Conference Report by Carla X Gladstone On a Slippery Slope: Using and Ondule Reed by Margaret Arafat Viva la Velvet Structure by Joyce LaVasseur Designing Fabrics Study Group, Tien Chiu, Coordinator Designing a Fabric Collection for Clothing by Eileen Driscoll A
- [June 2013](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2013/) - In the June issue: Storing Pattern above the Warp Line by Deb McClintock. (Videos Deb recorded on her travels may be viewed here.) Collapse, Pleat & Bump Study Group (led by Marcia Kosmerchock and Wendy Morris) with contributions from Debbie Kaplan, Beth Parks, Stacey Harvey-Brown, Louise Yale, Helen Bobisud, and Heather Olson On the Beach
- [February 2011](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/february-2011/) - In this gallery, we are pleased to present many of the images and drafts from the following articles: Two Weavers + Studio Playtime = A Challenge by Kay Faulkner and Judith Krone Complex Weavers Sample Queen by Agnes Hauptli Beiderwand by Bonnie Innouye Sixteens Study Group 2010 Beiderwand Exchange Acadian Study Group 2005- 2011 Stripe Patterns
- [February 2013](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/547/) - Articles in this issue: 16s Study Group Samples Double Weave Study Group Warp Permutations on Four Shafts by Carla X. Gladstone What's DDW Called when it Doesn't Deflect by Marg Coe Fashion Fit for a Pharoah by Nancy Arthur Hoskins My Favorite Crepe Design Method by Alice Schlein Visual Stratosphere by Maggie Leininger ITAB: International TECHstyle Art
- [June 2012](https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/june-2012/) - In this Gallery: The Bateman Study Group The Crackle Study Group Autumn Splendor Lines and Stripes Designing Tapestry for the Hand Jacquard Loom Lock up your colors Click on a thumbnail to view a large version of the image. If an image has a little green arrow in the bottom right corner, there is an

## Publications

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- [Test Publication](https://www.complex-weavers.org/publication/test-publication/) - TestTest test test test

## Journals

- [February 2025 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2025-plus/)
- [February 2025](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2025/)
- [October 2024 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2024-plus/)
- [October 2024](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2024/)
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- [February 2024](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2024/)
- [June 2024 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2024-plus/)
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- [October 2023](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2023/)
- [June 2023](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2023/)
- [June 2023 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2023-plus/)
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- [February 2023](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2023/)
- [October 2022 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2022-plus/)
- [October 2022](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2022/)
- [2023 Member Survey Board Presentation](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/2023-member-survey-board-presentation/)
- [June 2022](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2022/)
- [June 2022 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2022-plus/)
- [Feb 2022 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/feb-2022-plus/)
- [February 2022](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2022/)
- [October 2021 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2021-plus/)
- [October 2021](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2021/)
- [June 2021 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2021-plus/)
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- [February 2021](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2021/)
- [October 2020 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2020-plus/)
- [October 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2020/)
- [June 2020 Plus](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2020-plus/)
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- [October 2019](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2019/)
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- [October 2009](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2009/)
- [February 2019](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2019/)
- [October 2018](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2018/)
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- [June 2011](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2011/)
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- [October 2011](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2011/)
- [February 2015](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2015/)
- [October 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2014/)
- [June 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2014/)
- [June 2013](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2013/)
- [February 2013](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2013/)
- [October 2013](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2013/)
- [October 2012](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/october-2012/)
- [June 2012](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/june-2012/)
- [February 2012](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2012/)
- [February 2014](https://www.complex-weavers.org/journal/february-2014/)

## Seminars

- [Schedule](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2026/schedule/) - For a printable schedule, click here. For a poster sized schedule, click here. Thursday, June 11 1-5pm Registration - Fountain Green Foyer 5:15pm Transportation to Complexity - Pick-up in front of Westin Westminster 6-8pm Complexity Opening and Reception - Lakewood Cultural Center Friday, June 12 7:30 - 9am Registration 7-9:30am COFFEE SERVICE - Schacht
- [Seminar Topics](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2026/seminar-topics/) - What a line up! Select a seminar for each time slot. If your first choice seminar is full, select it anyway and you will be put on a waitlist. Also select a second choice. Seminars fill quickly, registration is open now!
- [Registration](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2026/registration/) - Registration for Seminars is open. Please be sure to carefully read ALL the information and instructions at ALL steps of the Registration. These explanations will help to clarify many questions you may have as you go through the process. Before You Register (read this before you click the button below): Each registration requires a unique email address. Make sure
- [Seminars 2026](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2026/) - Welcome to the Seminars and Complexity Information Pages. Please click on the icons below for more information on the schedule, events, sessions, registration and more. Registration begins on October 1 at noon Eastern. Early bird pricing is in effect for anyone coming to Seminars through October 19, 2025 with regular pricing beginning October 20, 2025.
- [Leaders](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2026/leaders/)
- [Events](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2026/events/) - Complexity Biennial international juried exhibit featuring works in complex structures including apparel, yardage, and art in 2 and 3-dimensions. Juried by Lynn Smetko, Pauline Verbeek, and Laurie Carlson Steger. The exhibition opens at Lakewood Cultural Center May 29, 2026. Fashion Show A chance to show off your handwoven garments. Very informal – just a walk
- [Accommodations](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2026/accommodations/) - Book your CW Seminars 2026 Rooms Today! Westin Westminster Hotel Westminster, Colorado If you’ll be staying overnight in Denver during CW Seminars 2026, please support CW by booking your room in the Complex Weavers block today. To access CW’s unique Westin reservation page, click HERE If you still need help, please contact CW Seminars
- [Seminars 2026 - Save](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/2026-seminars/) - Now Accepting Seminars Proposals until May 16, 2025 Complex Weavers Seminars 2026 Westminster, Co • Westin Westminster Hotel June 12, 13, 14, 2026 Download the 2026 Seminar Proposal Form Here Download the Seminar Proposal Information and Requirements as a PDF here. Conference Description There are 30 seminars during the conference: 5 sessions over three days
- [Schedule](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2022/schedule/) - Download the schedule here (latest update June 10, 2022).
- [Contact us](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2022/contact-us/) - Any questions? You can get in touch with members of the Seminars team by completing the form below
- [Leaders](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2020/leaders/)
- [Seminars 2020](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2020/) - Cancellation of Complex Weavers Seminars 2020 has been a roller coaster year so far. We hope you and your families are safe and healthy. Planning Seminars 2020 has been quite the challenge. Seminars is an exciting part of Complex Weavers, and that excitement helped keep our planning focused and on track despite significant obstacles. However,

## Seminar Leaders

- [Barbara Setsu Pickett](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/barbara-setsu-pickett/) - Barbara Setsu Pickett, an Associate Professor Emerita, in the Department of Art at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, focuses her research and creative practice on velvet weaving, shibori, natural dyeing, and the book arts. Among her awards are a Fulbright Research fellowship, a Rockefeller Bellagio residency, and grants from the National Endowment for
- [Jenny Schu](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/jenny-schu/) - Jenny Schu graduated from the University of Michigan with a BFA focused on Fibers; you can currently see her work in galleries around the Midwest. Jenny has exhibited nationally through numerous guilds and galleries; most recently accepting a Second Place Award for "Is There A Thing To Which Brings Us Less Joy Yet We Devote
- [Laura Thode](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/laura-thode/) - Laura first encountered weaving on an elementary school trip. Not until she saw some diagrams of tablet weaving at an experimental archaeology lecture during her college semester in Germany did she realize there was weaving that could be done without a giant antique barn frame loom. The discovery of low-tech weaving set her on a
- [Patrice George](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/patrice-george/) - Patrice George recently retired from the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC, where she taught woven textile design and production for 18 years. After studying history of art at the University of Michigan, she spent a year in India, and studied traditional handweaving in Sweden. Moving to NYC in 1974, she found work as a handweaver/designer
- [Dianne Totten](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/dianne-totten/) - Dianne Totten, a weaver for over 40 years and teacher for 30, creates one-of-a-kind garments often using “crimp cloth,” a technique she developed. Her expertise in sewing complements her passion for weaving. She teaches at John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina and nationally and internationally for guilds and conferences, including Convergence. Her award-winning
- [Robyn Spady](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/robyn-spady/) - Robyn Spady was introduced to handweaving at a young age and has been weaving for over 50 years. She completed HGA's Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving (COE-W) in 2004 with the specialized study Loom-controlled Stitched Double Cloth. Robyn is fascinated by the infinite possibilities of crossing threads and loves coming up with new ideas to
- [Katherine Buenger](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/katherine-buenger/) - Katherine Buenger is a jewelry and textile artist from Minnesota. Her work encompasses many fiber-related artforms, including weaving, spinning, ply-splitting and braiding with Sami tin thread. Katherine is also an experienced instructor teaching at The Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Midwest Weavers Conference, White Bear Center for the arts, Marine Mills Folk School, and American Kumihimo
- [Teresa Edmisten](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/teresa-edmisten/) - Teresa Edmisten is a retired architect, geek, maker and a relatively new weaver having stumbled into weaving in late 2016. Her first floor loom, a 32-shaft Megado, was purchased in 2018. This year she acquired a TC2 and now spends her time exploring the connections between painting, technology and weaving. She's the CW web master
- [Wendy Morris](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/wendy-morris/) - Wendy joined Complex Weavers quite soon after learning to weave, and later became 1st VP and then President. In 2009 she took over the iconic Handweavers Studio in London and developed its teaching with weekly classes, a workshop program, and a two-year Diploma for which she was Course Director. A major focus in her personal
- [Vila Cox](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/vila-cox/) - Vila Cox started her journey in fiber arts at an early age, embroidering pillowcases before she learned to read. After exploring many types of fiber art, a weaving class was taken in 1997. She joined the Handweavers Guild of Boise Valley in 1998 and first joined Complex Weavers in 2000. Vila completed the HGA Certification
- [Sara von Tresckow](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/sara-von-tresckow/) - Nearly 20 years ago I presented a history of the textile "industry" prior to 1800 (the date we hold for begin of "industrial revolution"). Yes, textile production and trade was conducted according to definitions currently used by modern industry at least as long ago as the Bronze Age in Europe. I have continued to enhance
- [Linda Schultz](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/linda-schultz/) - I have been weaving for over 50 years, learning to weave as a child from my mother. I have always been fascinated with pattern and block designs, finding ways to maximize both on four shafts before moving on to multi-shaft looms. For the past 20+ years, I have been exploring the interaction of colour and
- [Marg Coe](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/marg-coe/) - Born and raised in Bradford, Yorkshire, what was then the center of the UK wool, worsted, and weaving industry, is integral to Margaret’s passion. Teaching weaving, dyeing, and design at guilds and conferences led her to focus on computer design. Her interest in color prompted her to return to college in the Digital Arts department
- [Jennifer Moore](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/jennifer-moore/) - Jennifer Moore holds an MFA in Fibers and specializes in exploring mathematical patterns and musical structures in doubleweave wall hangings. She has exhibited throughout the world, receiving numerous awards for her work. Jennifer travels extensively to teach workshops in doubleweave, color, and geometric design. She was invited to teach doubleweave to indigenous Quechua weavers in
- [Laura Viada](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/laura-viada/) - Laura Viada employs many different weaving techniques to create visually complex artworks using the simple elements of basic geometric form and the interaction of color. Her work explores the way the human eyes and brain perceive and interpret color, and how they blend colors through a process known as optical mixing. For over 25 years,
- [Lynn Smetko](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/lynn-smetko/) - Lynn Smetko has extensive experience with both weaving and Complex Weavers. She is a past president of Complex Weavers and a past editor of the Complex Weavers Journal. Lynn has presented weaving programs on design and structure at CW Seminars and for many state and local guilds. Her articles and works have appeared in the
- [Stacey Harvey-Brown](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/stacey-harvey-brown/) - A weaver for more than 30 years, Stacey got seduced by texture weaving in 2008 at Convergence and hasn't stopped exploring since. The loom is a wonderful tool to express a world of dimensionality using logic, structural knowledge and material properties, where ideas on multi-shafts are distilled, often to eight or fewer shafts. She is
- [Cynthia Newman](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/cynthia-newman/) - Cynthia Newman received a BFA from Oregon State University and studied textile design at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was an apprentice for Barbara Weissman, working as a production weaver, pattern designer and seamstress. She received a Master level Certificate of Excellence in weaving, with a specialized study in satin blocks. She
- [Patricia Martin](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/patricia-martin/) - A multi-shaft weaver for 40+ years, Patricia Martin works and teaches in her studio on the Central Coast of California. She earned her bachelor’s degree in color reproduction and an MFA in fiber, as well as a COE in dyeing (Level 1). She is a member of the CW Sixteens Study Group and, before that,
- [Carla Gladstone](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/carla-gladstone/) - Carla learned to weave in 2001, and makes textiles using techniques ranging from hand-manipulation to weaving on a 24-shaft dobby loom. She has contributed several articles to the Complex Weavers Journal, and exhibited a piece in Complexity 2024. She particularly enjoys exploring the possibilities of double-weave. Back to Seminar Leaders
- [Laurie Carlson Steger](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/laurie-carlson-steger/) - Laurie Carlson Steger began studying weaving at craft schools and earned a BFA in Textile Design from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, MA, USA. After reading about a new loom and workshop opportunity in a weaving magazine in 1995, she joined the TC jacquard loom workshop at Montclair State College, New Jersey. She graduated from
- [Karen Donde](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/karen-donde/) - Karen Donde weaves wearables and home textiles for exhibit and teaches beginning-advanced weaving, in-person and online. Conference teaching includes HGA’s Convergence, Northern California Handweavers, MAFA, Midwest Weavers, Intermountain Weavers, NEWS, Contemporary Handweavers of Texas and Florida Tropical Weavers. She shared a weaving studio in Asheville, NC, for five years, and offers occasional private lessons in
- [Nancy Arthur Hoskins](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/nancy-arthur-hoskins/) - Nancy Arthur Hoskins, a former college weaving instructor, is the author of three books; over a hundred articles; and has contributed chapters about Egyptian textiles to five other books. Nancy has researched Pharaonic, Coptic, and Early Islamic textile collections in over 80 museums and has presented lectures and workshops for national and international guilds, conferences,
- [Laurie Carlson Steger & Norma Smayda](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/laurie-carlson-steger-norma-smayda/) - Laurie Carlson Steger (pictured on the right in pink) is a fiber-artist. Her weavings are inspired by atmospheric phenomenon like ethereal cloud banks. Laurie began weaving at camp in the 1960’s, then studied at the Worcester Center for Crafts in the 1970’s. She earned a BFA and MFA at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She
- [Ivy DeHart](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/ivy-dehart/) - When Ivy DeHart and her husband moved to Loveland, CO in 1975, she was a new mother and bored. Her husband encouraged her to take an adult education class at Colorado State University and offered to babysit while she attended the evening class. She chose “Learning to Weave,” taught by Linda Ligon of Handwoven fame
- [Phyllis Miller](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/phyllis-miller/) - Phyllis Miller has been weaving since 1970. She is largely self-taught but has been a weavers guild member ever since 1977 in different locations, so she’s attended many workshops, conferences and Convergences. Presently, she has her original 4-shaft Leclerc, an 8-shaft Baby Wolf and a 12-shaft Leclerc Dorothy loom. She has been published in Handwoven’s
- [Sally Orgren](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/sally-orgren/) - Sally Orgren has exhibited, won awards, and written about weaving and related topics throughout her 30-plus years of producing fiber art. Sally belongs to four local guilds and is a member of Cross Country Weavers. Since 2014, Sally has been the Managing Editor of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, a publication produced by the Handweavers Guild
- [Denise Kovnat](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/denise-kovnat/) - A weaver since 1998, Denise Kovnat has studied, practiced, and taught weaving both on-site and online on three continents. In addition to textured weaves, her favorite techniques are parallel threadings and painted warps, using her 16-shaft Toika Eeva and 32-shaft Louet Megado. She is most proud of serving on the founding team of the Weaving
- [Giovanna Imperia](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/giovanna-imperia/) - Giovanna Imperia has always been intrigued by the visual and tactile experiences provided by fiber and metal — including exploring the possibilities created by the interaction of structure, techniques and materials manipulation as a way of creating texture and three-dimensionality. This has led Giovanna to explore materials such as active yarns, unusual fibers and wire
- [Lynn Fitzpatrick](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/lynn-fitzpatrick/) - Lynn Fitzpatrick teaches studies in the departments of Architecture and Interior Architecture + Design in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas. Her interest in lightweight architecture, particularly structural surfaces and long span building enclosures, influences her creative work in weaving. She investigates methods of inducing tension into textiles
- [Molly McLaughlin](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/molly-mclaughlin/) - Molly McLaughlin fell in love with weaving at a large fiber market in 1992. This visit started a thirty-year journey to develop the weaving and dyeing skills she needed to fully express her visual imagery. Nowadays, Molly runs an active weaving studio in Western Massachusetts where she produces commissioned work for private collections, as well
- [Rosalie Neilson](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/rosalie-neilson/) - Rosalie Neilson loves using color and geometric design in her weaving, her specialty being warp-faced rep. She is featured in a 2-hour DVD called Rep Weave produced by Interweave Press (now Long Thread Media). She publishes articles regularly in weaving and braiding journals and maintains an active teaching schedule. She has developed a series of
- [Sara Nordling](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/sara-nordling/) - Sara Nordling has an MFA in studio art/fibers from Indiana University. She is currently working on commissions and teaching art and weaving workshops. Her work has been exhibited in textile and art shows both nationally and internationally. Sara has taught various workshops at conferences and guilds across the country. While enjoying the technical side of
- [Rebecca Winter](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/rebecca-winter/) - Rebecca Winter is a self-proclaimed color and texture person, who has spent a lot of time learning about the structure of weaving. She holds two Master Certificates of Excellence from HGA, in Color-and-Weave Stars and Shadow Weave. She is the author of The Enigma of Shadow Weave Illuminated, the second book in history to include
- [Jannie Taylor](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/jannie-taylor/) - Jannie Taylor has been a handweaver and designer for over 50 years. She teaches advanced weaving classes at the AVL Weaving School, and has taught a variety of workshops and seminars at Convergence over the years. An inspired teacher, she enjoys sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with other weavers in a relaxed, collaborative environment. Jannie
- [Gay McGeary](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/gay-mcgeary/) - Gay McGeary is a scholar-weaver based in Central Pennsylvania. She has been weaving, collecting, and researching early coverlet and counterpane patterns and weave structures for over thirty years. While her weaving is inspired by her research, her research is enhanced by her weaving explorations of the early craftsmen. She shares her research as a regular
- [Marian Stubenitsky](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/marian-stubenitsky/) - Marian Stubenitsky has always been curious about the possibilities in the inexhaustible field of weaving. She has enjoyed sharing her enormous knowledge, over the decades, in courses, lectures, and articles. Writing and publishing books on various themes are an added stimulus for her to continue researching. Her interests in art, nature, and science are the
- [Beth Ross Johnson](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/beth-ross-johnson/) - Beth Ross Johnson is weaver, teacher and workshop leader living in Black Mountain, NC. She learned initially from Norman Kennedy’s students, later studying with him for many workshops. She has an MFA from Georgia State University and has had two extensive stays in Japan to study kasuri (ikat weaving and dyeing) and sakiori (rag weaving)
- [Brenda Gibson](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/brenda-gibson/) - Brenda Gibson is a largely self-taught weaver who has become deeply absorbed into weaving since retiring from her professional financial career. Early on in her weaving life when she was trying to push the boundaries of an eight-shaft table loom, she discovered the magic of double two-tie threadings and continued to exploit these once she
- [Carol James](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/carol-james/) - Carol James has been exploring sprang for more than 25 years, examining items in collections across North America and Europe, and making replicas. She has worked for clients such as George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the German Archaeological Institute, and the Norwegian Army Museum. She has taught extensively across North America, Europe, and New Zealand. Students
- [Alice Schlein](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/alice-schlein/) - Alice Schlein has been weaving and teaching for 55+ years. Although a self-taught weaver she has augmented her education with workshops and seminars; she has woven on dobby and jacquard looms, rigid heddle looms, and tapestry looms. Alice is a former contributing editor to Weaver’s magazine; author of Network Drafting: an Introduction, The Liftplan Connection,
- [Alice van Duijnen](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/alice-van-duijnen/) - A textile addict since early youth and active weaver since 2002, Alice has been a member of Complex Weavers since 2006. Nowadays she weaves on a 32-shaft Louet Megado computer dobby, still discovering the endless possibilities it gives -- exploring new structures and variations, playing with colours and materials. After improving her skills in the
- [Marjie Thompson](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/marjie-thompson/) - Marjie Thompson enjoys being "stuck" in the pre-20th century weaving world. Her focus is the textiles produced both at home and by the professional weavers. Marjie enjoys adapting these weaves to contemporary colors and uses. She is the coordinator of the Complex Weavers "Early Weaving Books and Manuscripts" study group, the “Preserving Our Past” study
- [Marilyn Robert](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/marilyn-robert/) - Marilyn Robert has worked in the field of textile design and fiber art since the 1980s. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Fibers from the University of Oregon. She has been the recipient of grants and awards, including a Japan Foundation Artist Grant in 1997 to travel in Japan for study of
- [John Mullarkey](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/john-mullarkey/) - John Mullarkey is passionate about teaching tablet weaving and exploring new ways to make the art form more contemporary. He is a nationally recognized teacher, valued for the patience, clarity and organization he brings to his classes. After beginning to teach in 2009, John left a software development career to focus on weaving and teaching
- [Bonnie Inouye](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/bonnie-inouye/) - A weaver since 1967, Bonnie enjoys creating new drafts, finding new challenges and weaving on computer-assisted looms. Flowing lines, unusual textures, intriguing color blends and woven images characterize her award-winning textiles. She prefers non-repeating designs that read well from a distance while including details for the intimate viewer. She has written many articles for weaving
- [Peggy Hart](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/peggy-hart/) - Peggy Hart is a production weaver and teacher who designs, produces, and markets hundreds of blankets each year including custom blankets for sheep and alpaca farmers using their own yarn. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design, worked as a weaver in one of the last mills in Rhode Island, and has woven for
- [Philis Alvic](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/philis-alvic/) - Philis Alvic is an artist, weaver, and writer. She has exhibited her complex woven wall textiles in over 300 juried and invitational exhibitions. She has written Weavers of the Southern Highlands (University Press of Kentucky, 2003), Crafts of Armenia (USAID/IESC Armenia, 2003) and over 100 magazine articles. As a short-term consultant for crafts development and
- [John Marshall](https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar-leader/john-marshall/) - For nearly half a century, John Marshall has dedicated his life to researching traditional Japanese textiles, focusing on the construction and dye techniques employed, and sharing the wonders of what he has learned. His first love is figurative dyeing, specializing in bingata and natural dyes. His work has been exhibited the Textile Museum in DC

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