GCW Master Weavers

The following weavers have successfully completed all four levels of Master Weaver certification. Each card depicts a representation of their work (which may or may not be related to their certification study), their name, their year of certification, and the title of their monograph. You too, can become a Master Weaver! Visit our information page about the program by clicking this link.

Profiles in Excellence

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This publication issued on our 60th anniversary contains information about our first 28 Master Weavers and is available as a digital download for $10.

Profiles in Excellence

  • Mary E. Black

    1955
    Tartans

  • Mary Sandin

    1955
    Linen and Linen Weaves

  • Nell Steedsman

    1958
    Two Frame Weaving

  • Grace McDowell

    1959
    Box Loom Weaving

  • Adrienne Whitelaw

    1973
    Ceinture Fleché

  • Mary Andrews

    1975
    Fundamentals of Weaving

  • Sandra Feenstra

    1977
    Double Weaves

  • Dini Moes

    1977
    The Use of Color in Handweaving

  • Judith Rygiel

    1979
    Stitched Double Weave

  • Eileen Shannon

    1981
    A Workshop Study of Point Twill

  • Jane Evans

    1985
    Tied Latvian Weave

  • Linda Heinrich

    1986
    A Comprehensive Study of Flax and Linen

  • Noreen Rustad

    1986
    Beiderwand

  • Anke Keizer-Bles

    1989
    Exploring the Moorman Technique for Clothing

  • Margaret Berg

    1989
    A Study of 8-Shaft Multiple Tabby Weaves and Twills

  • Sandra Fearon

    1990
    Shadow Weave Design

  • Patricia Corbett

    1991
    Color and Texture Variation in Knotted Pile

  • Gaye Hansen

    1991
    Twice Warped - Twelve Techniques for the Second Warp Beam

  • Kay Reiber

    1991
    Summer and Winter: A System for All Seasons

  • Frances Timbers

    1991
    The Handkerchief

  • Valerie de Porto

    1992
    Design Dynamics of Multi-shaft Swedish Lace

  • June Bell

    1993
    Finnweaver

  • Mabel Verigin

    1993
    The Forgotten Weaves

  • Margaret Hahn

    1994
    Opphamta

  • Christine Hill

    1995
    Fleece, Fibre and Fabric

  • Evelyn Oldroyd

    1995
    The Wonder of Weaving Silk

  • Laura Fry

    1997
    Transformations: Fulling Handwoven Fabrics

  • Carol Oberg

    1998
    Brain-based Learning in the Weaving studio - Process of Regeneration

  • Ruth Jarvis

    2001
    Ramie

  • Hélène Ruel

    2003
    La Magie de l’Ikat/The Magic of Ikat