Calendar for 7/2022 - 6/2023:
**Zoom Links available under Members Only Tab
See Boxes Below for Braid Conferences & Rug Challenges
October, 2022
8 Sat., at 1 pm EST: October General Membership Meeting. Demo: Different Braid Starts and When to Use them.
9 Sun, at 4 pm EST over Zoom: Braid Help. Bring your problems, questions, concerns... or just hang out and see what other people are asking about. Karen Levendusky, Left Opening Teacher, and Pam Rowan, Right Opening Teacher, and Lucinda Harrison-Cox, an experienced Left-Handed braider, can answer your questions. All are welcome!
14-16 Spend the weekend at New England Braids! Not a Valley Forge Guild event, but you'll see plenty of Valley Forge Braiders there. Classes, Demo, Show & Tell, and Fun. More info: www.rugbraiding.wordpress.com
23 Sun, at 4 pm EST over Zoom: Braid Help. Bring your problems, questions, concerns... or just hang out and see what other people are asking about. Christine Manges, Left Opening Teacher, and Peggyann Watts, Right Opening Teacher, and Lucinda Harrison-Cox, an experienced Left-Handed braider, can answer your questions. All are welcome!
29 Sat, at 1 pm EST over Zoom: Panel on Combining Braids with Other Fiber Arts: see the beauty of braids with Rug Hooking, Felting, Needlepoint, and Other Fiber Arts.
30 Sun., at 3 pm EST: WELCOME NEW MEMBERS -- orientation to website, programs, videos, coupons, and other information about the guild. All members welcome.
November, 2022
5 Sat., at 1 pm EST: November General Membership Meeting. Demo: ?
6 Sun, at 4 pm EST over Zoom: Braid Help. Bring your problems, questions, concerns... or just hang out and see what other people are asking about. All are welcome!
19 Sat, at 1 pm EST over Zoom: Special Event: Life on the Road with Marjorie Corrow!
Marjorie runs a business selling braided and embroidered items at fairs and festivals across several states. Hear about her fascinating life!
20 Sun, at 4 pm EST over Zoom: Braid Help. Bring your problems, questions, concerns... or just hang out and see what other people are asking about. All are welcome!
Upcoming VF Braid Conference Dates:
2023: March 30-31, April 1-2 Rug Challenge: Braided Bugs
2024: April 25-28 Rug Challenge: Braided Tote Bags
2025: May 1-4 Rug Challenge: Braided Water (Oceans,
Rivers, Waves, Whirlpools....Rain...Undersea life...)
2026: April 9-12 Rug Challenge: Mixed Media (Braiding with
different fabrics or materials, incorporating different fiber
techniques...)
2027: April 8-11 Rug Challenge: TBD
Non-Guild Braid Conference Dates:
2022: October 14-16 New England Braids. Contact: Carol Broadbent
Email: CarolBraids@gmail.com