Twin Cities Weavers Guild annual exhibit at a Saint Paul bank on May 8-June 9, 1945. Display cases are visible and one of the cases holds a spinning wheel.
Twin Cities Weavers Guild annual exhibit at a Saint Paul bank on May 8-June 9, 1945. Display case hold a loom on the left and a spinning wheel on the right.
Letter from the corresponding secretary of the Golden Gate Weavers to Mrs. Alfred Bowen of the Twin Cities Weavers' Guild, Minneapolis, Minnesota, regarding the activities of the Golden Gate guild.
Letter from the corresponding secreatary of the Seattle Weavers' Guild to Mrs. Downs of the Minnesota Weavers' Guild, Minneapolis, Minnesota, regarding the activities of the Golden Gate guild.
Course summary for the 1943 Institute in Weaving held by the Twin Cities Weavers' Guild at the University of Minnesota Center for Continuation Study, Minneapolis.
This handwritten letter dated January 4, 1940 on Seattle Weavers' Guild letterhead encouraged Hilma Berglund to form a guild in the Twin Cities area. It speaks to the benefits of weavers meeting monthly for programs and sharing of resources. It is addressed to Hilma's University of Minnesota address in Jones Hall.
Hilma Berglund wrote this letter to Clyde Dunbar of Arkansaw, Wisconsin, Twin City Weavers' Guild member. It is dated March 16, 1945. Hilma talks of building her house, her classes at the University of Minnesota, the growth of the new Twin City Weavers' Guild and invites him to the Guild's first exhibition at the Minneapolis Public Library. She also invites him to visit her weaving class at the University of Minnesota.
Two swatches were woven by Hilma Berglund, on cotton warps with linen wefts. The first swatch (3cm x 28cm) is Summer and Winter. A hand-printed paper label is sewn to the back of the swatch. The second (4cm x 16.5cm) is labeled "Crackle Weave/spacing used here. The swatch appears to have been mended. Acompanying the swatches is a vintage copy of the drafts and instructions that were sent to Twin City Weavers' guild members inviting them to send in results of their experiments with the two weave structures.
This 4 page typewritten report, written by Hilma Berglund, describes the first five years of the Twin City Weavers' Guild. It lists officers and charter members, membership statistics, the first three weaving institutes held at the University of Minnesota, and other activities of the Guild. Guild meetings were held at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Minnesota. A list of guild activities by date is included.
Course summary for the 1944 Institute in Weaving held by the Twin Cities Weavers' Guild at the University of Minnesota Center for Continuation Study, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Includes names of instructors, attendees, and techniques taught.
Minutes for the monthly meetings of the Twin Cities Weaver's Guild, October 1945-June 1946, held at various locations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Minnesota. Includes a financial report.
Minutes for the monthly meetings of the Twin Cities Weaver's Guild, October 1947-May 1948, held at the homes of various guild members in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Minnesota.
Minutes for the monthly meetings of the Twin Cities Weaver's Guild, November 1949-July 1950, held at the homes of various guild members in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Minnesota. Includes treasurer's reports, executive board minutes, and information on a Weaving Institute held by the Guild at the University of Minnesota.
Minutes for the monthly meetings of the Twin Cities Weaver's Guild, October 1946-May 1947, held at various locations in Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Minnesota.
Annual report and monthly meeting notes for Twin Cities Weaver's Guild, October 1948-June 1949, held at various locations in Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Minnesota.
Course summary of the first 3 Weaver's Guild Institutes held in in Minneapolis 1940-1944 at Walker Art Center and Dayton's Departments Store. Includes names of attendees, weaves offered, and fees paid.
Course summary of the first three Weaver's Guild Institutes held in Minneapolis 1940-1944 at Walker Art Center and Dayton's Departments Store. Includes names of instructors and attendees, and techniques taught.
Drafts are presented on a sheet of 18cm by 11cm notebook paper. The title "Two-Color Threadings (Atwater bulletin February 1947)" is typewritten. Five drafts, hand-drawn on graph paper, are glued to the sheet. Treadling order is typed below each draft. Three swatches, woven by Hilma Berglund using cotton carpet warp for both warp and weft, show color and weave variations. Swatch A (labeled using the blank from the side of a sheet of stamps) follows the draft. Swatch B has two variations;, the draft B treadling and the draft D treadling. Swatch C has three sections: light weft, dark weft, and light and dark weft alternating. The first 2 sections have treadling variations.
March 1944 Weaving Institute held at University of Minnesota. Foreground: Mrs. Lentz. Background (seated): Mrs. Montgomery. Background (standing): Mrs. Ina Bell Zell.