Liz Moncrief, ANWG Education Director, is now scheduling a monthly movie night to be staged on the Zoom platform. The ‘movies’ are not full features of course but snippets (some long some short) which highlight our shared interests in weaving, spinning, fiber plants/animals/tools and as many other categories as we can come up with. She currently has 30+ links in her list for our lineup and will try to mix it up each month so that all members will find something of interest.
Movie Bites will run from 6:30 pm – 8:00 Pacific Time Zone, which accommodates most ANWG members. Grab your popcorn, weaving, knitting, spinning and join us. We’re hoping it’ll be a fun new venture.
From Liz: “For the May Movie Bites viewing, I tried to get the Nettle Dress as requested but it looks like we’ll need to budget for that in the future. I’ll see what I can do on this end, but I think you will still enjoy what I have lined up for this month.
To this point we’ve covered beginning weaving, highly technical weaving, and surface design so this month I’m trending toward the natural dye end of things. Something that everyone in our member community may aspire to for their weaving, knitting, spinning, crochet basketry and so much more. Our first film is an interview with some history presented by Trudi Pollard, an internationally known natural dyer, with a story to tell about her childhood years.
I’m then going to pop up another video featuring Trudi and this one is a bit of an on-line workshop though we’re just going to touch a few parts so as not to compromise conference learning opportunities.
These links will be posted on our website soon so that those who can’t make it can still enjoy them in your own time. Here is a short write-up on Trudi Pollard:
Trudi Pollard is considered a Pioneer and the World’s Expert on Western Australian Natural Dyes. She has spent her life inspiring others through creativity and colour and has a wealth of information. Trudi has taught and lectured for many years, inspiring people of all ages, who are captivated by the exquisite natural colours Trudi can extract from nature. Her expertise is a unique art, technique and understanding and far different from the synthetic and toxic ingredients most often used to colour fabrics/clothes. Trudi’s book, an incredible collection of natural/nature dye recipes, pictures and wisdom, will be released soon. To connect with Trudi, please contact her through her Website: www.pollarddesigns.com or on Facebook and Instagram under “Pollard Designs”
I’ll hope to see you all on May 21. The sun is out more these days so I understand if you answer the siren’s call – or you can find a sunny spot with a laptop (window, deck, garden, under a skylight perhaps) and still catch the showing.
Please remember that we are now on a 6:30-8:00 pm schedule to accommodate the majority of our members.
For questions or suggestions please contact Liz Moncrief, ANWG Education Chair.
ANWG is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: ANWG May 2025 Movie Bites
Time: May 21, 2025 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96310954618?pwd=CG5Hfa860hVVRntboXdii5NhXToR5R.1
Meeting ID: 963 1095 4618
Passcode: 551527
Past Screenings
April 16, 2025: Presentation by Nicholas Fox Weber from the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation for the Case Memorial Library in Orange, CT about the artists Josef and Anni Albers. Available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ODyKp-6RKY.
March 19, 2025: Patrice George presentation titled “From the PC to the TC: A VERY Short History of Digital Design for Woven Textiles”, tracing the history of digital weaving technology. https://youtu.be/6go9aR7pvDE?si=ceRHAcHP__6fLZWF
February 19, 2025: Textile Magicians. Available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0bd0txXzB8
January 22, 2025: Mastercrafts, a BBC series on crafts in the modern age. Video is in 4 parts on Youtube:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHjvzOEbWd8
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It0ZU4MG9Jg
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHg1WdG4ClU
Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LulSgwzuTuc