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HGA Certificates of Excellence
HGA Certificates
of Excellence
Congratulations
to our most recent Certificate of Excellence Recipients:
COE-Handspinning Level I: Technical Skills in Handspinning
Lynn Ruggles
COE-Handweaving Level I: Technical Skills in Handweaving
Martha Reeves, Karen Donde, and Wendy Brookes Ross
COE in Handweaving Level II: Master in Handweaving with Specialized Study
Vila Cox
COE in Dyeing Level II: Master in Dyeing with Specialized Study
Pamela J. Feldman
The
Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., offers the Certificates of
Excellence to its members to provide guidelines to evaluate
individual skills, to encourage research and exploration in the fiber
arts, and to recognize technically qualified weavers, spinners, dyers
and basketmakers. Certificates of Excellence are awarded in
Handweaving, Handspinning, Dyeing and Basketmaking.
WeaveCast Audio Episode 15: Certificate of Excellence
Examinations
are held every two years in each category. The COE for Dyeing is
examined in the Spring and the COE for Handweaving is examined in the
Fall of even-numbered years. During odd-numbered years, the
examination occurs for the COE in Basketmaking in the Spring and for
the COE in Handspinning in the Fall.
Information
concerning scheduled examinations may be found in the "Update"
section of each issue of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot. This
information includes the name of the hosting guild, host guild chair,
registrar, mentor, application deadlines, and handbook edition being
used for the examination. Each applicant is responsible for obtaining
and using the proper handbook and appropriate forms for the
examination. Both may be verified and obtained from the HGA office.
The
Certificate of Excellence Packets for Handweaving, Handspinning,
Dyeing and Basketmaking contain the respective COE Handbook,
Bibliography, and Application Forms. Each packet costs $12.00. You
may purchase your packet through the HGA eShop.
The
fee for participating in the evaluation process is $300 plus
materials. Applications received by August 31, 2009, are eligible for the $200 application fee.
Overview
of the COE Program
List of Articles about the COE Program
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
COE-Handweaving
COE-Handspinning
COE-Dyeing
COE-Basketmaking
COE
Recipient List
COE-Handweaving
COE-Handspinning
COE-Dyeing
COE-Basketmaking
Example
of COE-Handspinning.
Gwen Powell earned the COE-Handspinning in 1991. The work shown does
not reflect the current handbook, but it does reflect the high
standards of the COE program. This will give you an idea of what was
expected to pass the COE-S examination in 1991.
For
more information about the Certificates of Excellence, please
contact:
Handweavers
Guild of America, Inc.
1255
Buford Highway, Suite 211
Suwanee,
GA 30024
Telephone:
(678) 730-0010
Email:
hga@weavespindye.org
As a member of HGA, you join thousands of other weavers, spinners, dyers and basketmakers who share our passion for fiber!
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