Events

Complexity

Biennial international juried exhibit featuring works in complex structures including apparel, yardage, and art in 2 and 3-dimensions. Juried by Muffy Young, David van Buskirk, and Alice Schlein. The exhibition opens at Mark Arts, Wichita, KS – School of Creativity Gallery on Saturday, July 6.

Fashion Show

A chance to show off your handwoven garments. Very informal – just a walk around the room – so fellow members can appreciate your work close up, and enjoy the weavers’ handshake!

Off the Runway

We want to see what you’ve been weaving! This event is the place to showcase anything and everything you have been weaving:  Scarves, household textiles, art pieces, braids, and the list goes on.

Poster Sessions

The Poster Session was instituted to allow Complex Weavers members to show/share projects and studies they are working on or have recently completed.

Silent Auction

Enjoy the Complexity exhibit? This is a fun way to support our biennial exhibit, both by donating an auction item and by making a bid.

Marketplace

No conference is complete without at least a little shopping, be it books, yarns, tools or weavings. Vending at Seminars is limited to CW members.

Olympics of Weaving

Keynote by Rebecca Winter

Registration

Before You Register (read this before you click the button):

  1. Make sure your membership in CW is current. Double check membership.
  2. Each registration requires a unique email address.
  3. Make sure you correctly identify your registration status:
    • Attendee – you are planning to participate in events, eat with the group and attend seminar sessions
    • Companion – you are there for the events and to eat with your Attendee pal but NOT attend seminar sessions
    • Teacher 1 – you are a leader for 1 session
    • Teacher 2 – you are a leader for more than 1 session
  4. Choose 1 class from each of 5 sessions. If a class you want is full, join the waitlist BUT also choose another class in that time slot in case you don’t make it in to that session.
  5. When you complete your registration, you will receive an email. Your place in each session is held but registrations are not finalized until they are confirmed by the Registrar.
  6. Please contact Barbara Cabrol, Registrar, at cw24registrarbc@gmail.com with questions.

Click here to register

Included in Registration:

  • A reception for the always highly anticipated Complexity exhibit Saturday evening, with complimentary transportation from the hotel
  • Shared meals where you can visit with friends old and new from Sunday breakfast through Tuesday lunch—all included in your registration
  • Special meal-time events and entertainment, including include panel discussions, a fashion show, inspiring keynote address from the fascinating Rebecca Winter, and a fun Olympics of Weaving to celebrate and wrap up our time together
  • MarketPlace (get that CW Book you’ve been wanting or….)
  • Poster Sessions (hear about what your fellow CW folk have been exploring) ,
  • Off The Runway exhibit (see about what your fellow CW folk have been making)
  • New this year, see the items from the Fashion Show up close and personal (check out what your fellow CW folk were wearing!)
  • Silent Auction to support the Complexity Exhibit (plan your bidding strategy for that hot item)
  • Study Group Gatherings (for some actual face-to-face conversations)
  • As if all that wasn’t enough, your registration includes 5 two-hour sessions with some of the most interesting and knowledgeable people in weaving.

Make sure your membership is up to date and register beginning January 3 at noon EST for the best choice of Seminars.

Hotel Accommodations

Hotel accommodations are not included in registration.  Please use the link on the Accommodation page to make online reservations.

Conference Fees

  • Full registration $550
  • Companion $375 (includes meals, exhibits, keynote)  

If you are not able to register online, please contact Barbara Cabrol, Registrar, at cw24registrarbc@gmail.com.

Cancellation Policies

All cancellations incur a $35 handling fee. Refunds will be made by check from Complex Weavers. They will not appear as a credit to a charge card or PayPal, even if you register using one of those methods.

Please note that as there are usually waiting lists both for individual seminars and often for the event as a whole, there can be no substitution of attendee should you be unable to attend.

  • Full refund of registration fee, less $35, up until 5/6/2024
  • Half refund of registration fee, less $35, up until 6/6/2024
  • No refund after 6/6/2024

Schedule

The schedule is a work in progress. Here are the latest events. Please check back before you leave for Wichita for a printable PDF.

Saturday, July 6

1-5pm Registration
6-8pm Complexity Opening and Reception
MARK Arts Buses Provided

 

Sunday, July 7

7-8am Registration
7-8:30am Breakfast Buffet
7-8:30am Area Liaison Meetings (Tables at breakfast)
9-11am 100 (Morning) Seminars
11:30am-1:00pm Lunch and Memorium  (presentation begins about 12:30)
1:30-3:30pm 200 (Afternoon) Seminars
4:00-4:45pm Off the Runway, Silent Auction and Poster Session set up
4:15-5pm Study Group meetings
5-6pm Poster Sessions
5-6pm Cash Bar
6-7pm Buffet Dinner
7:15pm Fashion Show
8pm Set up Off the Body (Fashion Show exhibit beside the Off the Runway exhibit
8-9pm Bid on Silent auction Items, look at exhibits

 

Monday, July 8

7-8:30am Breakfast Buffet
7-8:30am Area Liaison Meetings (Tables at breakfast)
9am-9pm Poster, exhibits and silent auction open
9-11am 300 (Morning) Seminars
11:30am-1:00pm Lunch and What’s New; panel discussion with our younger members (presentation begins about 12:30)
1:30-3:30pm 400 (Afternoon) Seminars
4:00-4:45pm Marketplace Set up
4:15-5pm Study Group meetings
5-6pm Cash Bar
6-7pm Buffet Dinner with prize drawings
7pm Keynote address with Rebecca Winter
8-9pm Marketplace

 

Tuesday, July 9

7-8:30am Breakfast Buffet
7-8:30am CW Board Meeting
9-11am 500 (Morning) Seminars
10am-5pm Complexity Open at MARK Arts
11:15am-1:00pm Members Annual Meeting, and Buffet Lunch
1-2:30pm The Great Weaving Olympics and Closing Ceremony

Seminar Topics

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!

Accommodations

Book your CW Seminars 2024 Rooms Today!

Hyatt Regency Wichita
400 W. Waterman
Wichita, KS

316-293-1234

Hotel Website

If youll be staying overnight in Wichita during CW Seminars 2024, please support CW by booking your room in the Complex Weavers block today.

To access CWs unique Hyatt reservation page, click HERE

For CW: Reserving your room in the CW block helps us bring you great activities and keep the cost of Seminars down, because only rooms booked in our block count toward the commitments on which CW’s Hyatt rates and fees are based.

For YOU: Your Hyatt room includes FREE self-parking in the attached parking garage!

Please note that hotel booking dates for CW Seminars and HGAs Convergence overlap, and HGA has blocked all the rooms from July 10-14. Therefore, If you plan to attend both CW Seminars and Convergence, please make two separate reservations for dates you will attend each, one in each room block. The Hyatt will be happy to link your reservations so you will not have to change rooms. To confirm that or ask any other questions about your booking, call the Hyatt directly at the number above.

Also, if you encounter a no-availability message in the booking process it may be because on one of the dates you have selected, the room block is full, especially if you have included July 3, 4, 5, 9 or 10. We are working with the Hyatt to increase the room block where necessary. However, if you encounter the problem, we suggest:

Changing the dates for your reservation to July 6, 7, 8 and trying again. After you’ve made that reservation, call the hotel directly and ask to add the other dates to your CW reservation. If it is after July 9, you will need to reserve those nights in the HGA block.

If you still need help, please contact CW Seminars Administrative Assistant.

See you in Wichita!

Seminars 2024

We are thrilled to welcome members to Registration for Complex Weavers Seminars 2024. We are so grateful for the chance to meet again in person and bring YOU this amazing experience.

Seminars isn’t just a conference; it is your chance to connect with friends and fellow fiber folks.  It is a chance to expand your network, elevate your expertise and reignite your passion for our beloved craft of weaving.

Here’s what to expect:

  • A reception for the always highly anticipated Complexity exhibit Saturday evening, with complimentary transportation from the hotel
  • Shared meals where you can visit with friends old and new from Sunday breakfast through Tuesday lunch—all included in your registration
  • Special meal-time events and entertainment, including include panel discussions, a fashion show, inspiring keynote address from the fascinating Rebecca Winter, and a fun Olympics of Weaving to celebrate and wrap up our time together
  • MarketPlace (get that CW Book you’ve been wanting or….)
  • Poster Sessions (hear about what your fellow CW folk have been exploring) ,
  • Off The Runway exhibit (see about what your fellow CW folk have been making)
  • New this year, see the items from the Fashion Show up close and personal (check out what your fellow CW folk were wearing!)
  • Silent Auction to support the Complexity Exhibit (plan your bidding strategy for that hot item)
  • Study Group Gatherings (for some actual face-to-face conversations)
  • As if all that wasn’t enough, your registration includes 5 two-hour sessions with some of the most interesting and knowledgeable people in weaving.

You’ll find it hard to choose between the amazing line up of sessions. This year, for the first time, your registration also includes online access to selected 2024 Seminars after the event – more details to come.

We have meticulously curated every aspect of Seminars 2024 to ensure it isn’t just informative, but also fun!

Michele Belson, Seminars Chair

 

Contact us

Any questions?

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