The Valley Forge Rug Braiding Guild
Calendar for 9/2023 - 6/2024:
See Info at Bottom of Page for Braid Conferences
& Rug Challenges
April, 2024
6 Saturday, Apr 6, 2024 @ 1 pm EST: VF Guild Meeting. Hear about our upcoming events and classes. Demo: Norma Sturges' Butt Method #2 for outside rows with Christine Manges.
7 Sunday, Apr 7, 2024 @ 4 pm EST: Braid Help. With left opening teacher Christine Manges, right opening teacher Peggyann Watts, and left-handed teacher Lucinda Harrison-Cox in attendance, ask your questions and get help with your rugs. Or, just come to share what you're working on and hang out with other braiders! One hour.
20 Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 @ 1 pm EST: Special Event: A Look into the World of Miniatures with IGMA Artist SherreDawn Miller, and Miniature Braided Rugs.
28 Sunday, Apr 28, 2024 @ 4 pm EST: Braid Help. With left opening teacher Karen Levendusky, and right opening teacher Pam Rowan (and often a left-handed teacher) in attendance, ask your questions and get help with your rugs. Or, just come to share what you're working on and hang out with other braiders! One hour.
May, 2024
5 Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 4 pm EST: Braid Help. With left opening and right opening teachers (and often a left-handed teacher) in attendance, ask your questions and get help with your rugs. Or, just come to share what you're working on and hang out with other braiders! One hour.
11 Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 1 pm EST: VF Guild Meeting. Hear about our upcoming events and classes. Demo: TBA
18 or 25 Saturday, May 18 or 25, 2024 @ 1 pm EST: Special Event: Betsy Sturges (co-author, with her mother Norma Sturges, of The Braided Rug Book) talks about working with her award-winning and influential mother on writing the book and a life in braiding.
19 Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 4 pm EST: Braid Help. With left opening and right opening teachers (and often a left-handed teacher) in attendance, ask your questions and get help with your rugs. Or, just come to share what you're working on and hang out with other braiders! One hour.
June, 2024
2 Sunday, Jun 2, 2024 @ 4 pm EST: Braid Help. With left opening and right opening teachers (and often a left-handed teacher) in attendance, ask your questions and get help with your rugs. Or, just come to share what you're working on and hang out with other braiders! One hour.
8 Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 @ 1 pm EST: VF Guild Meeting. Hear about our upcoming events and classes. Demo: Braiding with Cotton with Dianne Tobias
15 Saturday, Jun 15, 2024 @ 1 pm EST: Special Event: TBA
23 Sunday, Jun 23, 2024 @ 4 pm EST: Braid Help. With left opening and right opening teachers (and often a left-handed teacher) in attendance, ask your questions and get help with your rugs. Or, just come to share what you're working on and hang out with other braiders! One hour.
Upcoming Braid Conference Dates:
2024: VF -- June 20-22 (Th-Sat) 2024 in Story, Wyoming
Rug Challenge: The Wild Wild West
2024: New England Braids -- October 11, 12, 13, 2024. Contact Carol Broadbent for more information: CarolBraids@gmail.com
2025: VF -- May 1-4 Rug Challenge: Braided Water
(Oceans, Rivers, Waves, Whirlpools....Rain...Undersea life...)
2026: VF -- April 9-12?? Rug Challenge: Mixed Media (Braiding with
different fabrics or materials, incorporating different fiber techniques...)
2027: VF -- April 8-11 Rug Challenge: TBD