Craft Workshops and Demonstrations
The last few years we have expanded the Albuquerque Folk Festival activities to include several craft workshops and demonstrations. Just as music and dance bring community together, activities like quilting and woodcarving are well known for their ability to strengthen community ties and provide a vehicle for creative expression. We are glad to have them join us, and thank Trylla Esherick for reaching out to the various craft guilds to build a program for everyone to enjoy. In 2006 and 2008, Trylla also assembled beautiful Quilt Shows.
Craft Guild Information:
American Sewing Guild, Albuquerque Chapter meets the second Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm at the Asbury United Methodist Church, 10000 Candelaria Rd. NE. The American Sewing Guild (ASG) is an organization for people who believe sewing is a creative and rewarding activity. At the heart of each chapter are Neighborhood Groups that meet on a monthly basis for hands on sewing and to share new techniques. Dues are $40.00 initially and $35.00 as a renewal fee. Visit the National web site at www.asg.org and the Chapter web site at www.asgalb.org/. Call Melissa Sonnen 505-281-1518 (melissasonnen@msn.net) for more information.
Dropped Stitch Knitters Guild meets at Village Wools, at 10 am the 1st Monday of the month and the 3rd Monday at 6 pm. The Guild offers a local membership and also encourages members to also join The Knitting Guild Association.. There is a primary interest in hand knitting with some members doing machine knitting. Local dues are $15. Contact Barbara, 299-8904.
Enchanted Lacemakers' Guild meets 7 pm, the first Friday of the month, in members' homes for programs, workshops, discussions, and sharing studies about lace including bobbin lace, needlelace, tatting, knitted lace, crocheted lace and various forms of embroidered laces. This group sponsors several workshops in lacemaking. For more information contact Alice, 296-1373.
New Mexico Bead Society meets the fourth Monday, 6:30 pm, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Moon & Academy NE) ten times a year. The Guild was organized in the early 1980's for the purpose of studying beads and their applications. The educational programs are open to the public. Dues are $28. Please write to NMBS, P.O. Box 36824, Albuquerque, NM 87176-6824 or see our website: www.newmexicobeadsociety.org.
New Mexico Crochet Guild meets in Albuquerque, the third Saturday, Hobby Lobby, 700 Juan Tabo NE. All crocheters welcome. Ronni, 259-2921. Santa Fe group: Allison Jones-Lo, 505-424-8623. www.nmcrochetguild.org
New Mexico Quilters' Assoc. (NMQA) meets the fourth Monday most months, alternating day and evening meetings, at the UNM Continuing Education Building, 1634 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque. Organized in 1974, NMQA has over 600 members. Special interest study groups, Show and Tell, major speakers and workshops, and a large lending library are regular events. NMQA creates a Balloon Quilt each year as a fundraiser at the Balloon Fiesta and has a membership show the last weekend at the State Fair. Members create quilts for community service and teach children and senior citizens. Dues are $25 yearly. Membership info: 254-7702 or write: NMQA, P.O. Box 20562, Albuquerque, NM 87154-0562. Or look at NMQA web site at http://www.nmqa.nm.org.