Education Chair: Rebecca Winter

Handweavers Guild of Boise Valley Contact Rebecca is a self-proclaimed color & texture person, who has spent a lot of time learning about the structure of weaving. She holds two Master Weaver Certificates of Excellence from HGA, in Color-and-Weave Stars and in Shadow Weave. She taught as a medical instructor at Stevens-Henager College for 6 … Read more

Communications Chair/Newsletter Editor: Sylvia Emard

Portland Handweavers Guild Contact Sylvia retired from a career in paralegal-type work for electric utility companies and now indulges her passions for all things textile. She has been sewing since childhood and weaving and dyeing for more than 25 years. Recently she has taught rigid heddle weaving classes and dyeing workshops in and around the … Read more

Treasurer: Angelique Penaflor

Seattle Guild Contact I started knitting with gusto back in Hawaii in 2012, following in the footsteps of my Dutch grandmother who was a prolific knitter, crocheter, and embroiderer. After moving to Washington in 2014, I attended the Spring Fair in 2017 and saw all these women spinning in the Sheep barn. I was entranced! … Read more

2nd Vice President, 2025 Conference Co-Chair:  Deborah Staehle

Arachne Weavers Guild Contact Deborah has been an active member of the Arachne Weavers Guild since 2008. She joined the guild to learn how to weave. She has served as Program Chair two years, and presently is the Treasurer for the guild. Deborah also participated on the last two Grant Application Committees for her Guild … Read more