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1969 |
Summer:
HGA was begun by a handful of weavers in the summer of 1969 in response
to a need and a challenge. First they got in touch with 125 of the nation's
leaders in the fiber arts to determine whether there should be a national
guild, what form it should take and what it should offer its members.
By November 1, 1969, HGA had 1,000 members and from the enthusiastic responses
the founders received a general pattern was evident of the ways in which
a large number of weavers, spinners and dyers felt a national guild could
be of greatest value.
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1969
| The
first issue of Shuttle Spindle & Dye-Pot is published. It was
a 24 page, one-color magazine. Among the committees listed in SS&D for
consideration to be established by the Board of Directors were: Slide Kit
Library, Swatches Circulating Library and Speakers Bureau, Service &
Therapy, Educational Institutions Liaison, Textile Arts Museum Fabrics Manufacturer
Liaison, and Suppliers Liaison. |
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1970 |
First
ad appears for the 1972 Convention of the Handweavers Guild of America in
SS&D. HGA's Speakers Bureau features Peter Collingwood. |
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1972 |
First Convention
of the Handweavers Guild of America, called Convergence, Detroit, Michigan.
Dates June 8-11. Host: Michigan League of Handweavers. Garnette Johnson
announces the beginning of the HGA Scholarship Fund in memory of Berta
Frey.
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1972 |
Chairman
of the Board Garnette Johnson reports on the success of Convergence 72.
She announces that Convergence 74 will be in San Francisco, California and
Convergence 76 will be in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Johnson also announced
the new address for a larger HGA office with two full-time staff assistants
in West Hartford, Connecticut. Margaret Burlew in her President's Letter
asks, "Did you know that each of you belongs to a fantastic national
guild whose activities are carried on by volunteers?" 24 HGA State
Representatives were listed in the fall issue of Shuttle Spindle &
Dyepot Magazine. |
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1973 |
Shuttle
Spindle & Dyepot's first four-color cover and photographs. |
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1974 |
Convergence
74 San Francisco, California. Dates July 15-18. Host: cosponsored by
the 25 guilds of the Conference of Northern California Handweavers. HGA
Board accepts proposal to develop pilot program to determine feasibility
of offering a program for national certification for handweaving. |
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1976 |
Convergence
76 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dates June 17-20. Host: Weavers Guild
of Pittsburgh.
First Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving Examination. |
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1978 |
Convergence
78 Fort Collins, Colorado. Dates June 21-25. Host: Handweavers Guild
of Boulder, Rocky Mountain Weavers' Guild and Northern Colorado Weavers'
Guild. HGA Board accepts proposal to develop Certificate of Excellence in
Handspinning. |
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1979 |
HGA
celebrates 10 year Anniversary. |
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1980 |
Convergence
80 Scheduled for Miami Beach, Florida. Host: Florida Tropical Weavers Guild. |
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1981 |
First Certificate of Excellence in Handspinning examination. |
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1982 |
Convergence 82 Seattle, Washington. Dates July 15-18. Host: Seattle
Handweavers Guild. |
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1984
|
Convergence
84 Dallas, Texas. Dates June 20-23. Host: Dallas Handweavers and Spinners
Guild.
First Small Expressions Exhibit celebrates HGA's Fifteenth
Anniversary.
Learning Exchange Program starts.
HGA develops Knot logo. |
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1986 |
Convergence
86 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dates July 17-20. Host: Ontario Crafts
Council and Ontario Handweavers and Spinners. |
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1988 |
Convergence
88 Chicago, Illinois. Dates July 7-11. Host: Weavers Guild of the North Shore. |
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1989 |
HGA Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary. |
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1990 |
Convergence
90 San Jose, California. Dates July 12-15. Host: Conference of Northern
California Handweavers, Inc. |
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1992 |
Convergence
92 Washington, DC. Dates July 23-26. Host: Baltimore Weavers Guild
and the Potomac Craftsmen. |
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1993 |
Teaching
and Learning Through Correspondence (TLC) Pilot Program Begins.
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1994 |
Convergence
94 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dates July 7-10. Host: Weavers Guild of
Minnesota.
Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot's 100th issue.
Certificate
of Excellence in Dyeing announced. |
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1995 |
Certificate
of Excellence in Basketmaking announced. |
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1996 |
Convergence
96 Portland, Oregon. Dates July 17-21. Host: Portland Handweavers Guild.
First COE in Dyeing examination. |
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1997 |
First
Examination for the Certificate of Excellence in Basketmaking. |
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1998 |
Convergence
98 Atlanta, Georgia. Dates July 23-26. Host: Chattahoochee Handweavers
Guild.
HGA develops new logo.
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1999 |
The
Connecting Thread-first HGA promotional video produced. |
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2000 |
Convergence
2000 Cincinnati, Ohio. Dates June 22-25. Host: Weavers Guild of Greater
Cincinnati. |
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2002 |
Convergence
2002 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Dates July 30-August 4. Host:
Greater Vancouver Weavers' and Spinners' Guild. |
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2003 |
 HGA
received the American Craft Council Award of Distinction. |
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2004 |
Convergence
2004 Denver, Colorado. Dates June 28-July 3. Host: Rocky Mountain Weavers
Guild. |
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2006 |
Convergence
2006 Grand Rapids, Michigan. June 25-July 1, 2006. Host: Michigan League
of Handweavers. |
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2008 |
Convergence
2008 Tampa Bay Florida. June 22-June 29, 2008. Host: Florida Tropical Weavers Guild. |
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2009
|
HGA begins celebration of its 40th Anniversary. |
