PROGRAMS

Fiber related programs are offered at our guild meetings. Some presenters are members and some are guests. They are presented  after our guild business meeting.

PAST PROGRAMS

FEBRUARY  PROGRAM
Pine Needle Basketry   •   Presented by: Barbara Osborne

Barbara Osborne shared her love for pine needle basketry weaving with us. She started many years ago, weaving regular baskets then switched to sculpting with pine needles and rocks. Barbara collects all her own pine needles, only picking them up from the ground.  She also collects and grinds her own rocks to use in her baskets and sculptures. Barbara found a way to attach the flat stones without drilling holes, by using a macramé margarita stitch. When she wants to color her pine needles, she uses ritz dye or acrylic paint then finishes them with melted bees wax. Barbara prefers to weave with dry pine needles so to prepare them and keep them flexible she bakes them in a glycerin and water solution.  

2026 PROGRAMS

January
Slave to the Needle ​​
Karen Sixkiller
​

May
Scottish Wool Tour  ​​
Jenny Bingham Blenk

February
​Pine Needle Basketry ​​
Barbara Osborne
​

August
Fair  ​​
Cathy Balliu

March
Scholarship:
​Weaving Techniques​​
Cathy Balliu

September
TBD  ​​
Presenter

April
Scholarship:
​Learning to Weave  ​​
Jennifer Pelikan

November
TBD  ​​
Presenter

All programs are subject to change without notice.

No Programs these months because of other NOSSG events

JUNE	JULY	OCTOBER	DECEMBER
NO MEETING ​Shepherds' Festival	NO MEEING ​Guild Picnic	NO MEETING PNW Fiber  Expo​	NO MEETING ​Holiday Party​