The Southern California Handweavers' Guild is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded in 1946. We generally meet on the second Saturday of the month at Valley Presbyterian Hospital's Health Education Center in Van Nuys (see map below). Activities include workshops, lectures, study groups, and field trips. We have a large library of books on weaving and fiber arts and a selection of looms that members may rent.
We do handweaving demonstrations at events around Southern California and organize service projects providing handwoven articles for charitable organizations. Once a year we hold a Weaving and Fiber Festival (WeFF) at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center. WeFF hosts fiber arts vendors, offers workshops and demonstrations, and includes displays and a boutique of members' handwovens.
For more information on upcoming programs, workshops and events, visit our Program Calendar.
To answer specific questions, contact the appropriate board member at the email below. For other inquiries, email pres@schg.org.
2023 – 2024 Officers and Committee Chairs
President: Virginia Postrel pres@schg.org
Vice President and Service Projects coordinator: Charmaine Soo vicepres@schg.org
Past President: Leslie Rodier
Secretary: Jamie Bergrenn
Membership: Yen Tran membership@schg.org
Treasurer: Pat Sullivan treasurer@schg.org
Tie Up Editor: Deborah Graham
Board Member-at-Large: Amanda Robinette
Librarian: Adrian Miller
Loom Rentals: Carolyn Sell loomrentals@schg.org
Programs: Leslie Rodier schgprograms@gmail.com
WeFF Coordinator: Nilu Trisal weff@schg.org
WeFF Vendors: Jamie Jamison weffvendors@schg.org
WeFF Volunteers: Maryam Kerl
Outreach and Sponsorship Coordinator: Maryam Kerl outreach@schg.org
Study and Travel Grants Chair: Edi Dai
Social Media: Drew Hirschinger
Webmaster: Gary Downs
Inter-Guild Relations and Corresponding Secretary: Sharon McNary interguild_relations@schg.org
Donations Coordinators: Shelly Thompson donations@schg.org