Workshops
Guild Workshops 2025-2026
Upcoming WGSL Workshops for 2026 - registration will open on February 9, 2026.
Workshop Title: Traditional Rug Hooking by Nola Heidbreder
Workshop Cost: WGSL members $75 / Non-members $110
Workshop Location / Date: Brentwood Community Center ( 2505 S Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood, MO 63144) / April 18, 2026 (1-5 pm)
Description: Students will learn how to do traditional rug hooking.
Cost includes materials : Traditional hook, Linen backing, Strips of wool fabric and yarn, hoop, and handouts.
Register here if you are a current WGSL member
Complete the form above, then click submit to be taken to the PayPal button to pay via credit (you do not have to have an account with PayPal to use it to pay us). If you choose to pay by check then after submitting the form ignore the PayPal button and follow the instructions below to pay by check - please read them before submitting the form.
Make a check payable to ‘Weavers’ Guild of St. Louis’. Please include ‘Rug Hook-Mbr ’ on the Memo line as well as your name if it’s not already printed on the check. The total should be $75 unless you’re paying for multiple people in which case please be sure to put all names on the memo line or include the names on a separate sheet of paper and be sure to add the proper amounts together ($75 for a member, $110 for a non-member.)
For security it is recommended to fold the check in half, or wrap a piece of blank paper around the check.
Mail checks prior to March 30, 2026 to the following address:
June Vaughan
6163 Westminster Place
St. Louis, MO 63112
Register here if you are NOT a current WGSL member
Complete the form above, then click submit to be taken to the PayPal button to pay via credit (you do not have to have an account with PayPal to use it to pay us). If you choose to pay by check then after submitting the form ignore the PayPal button and follow the instructions below to pay by check - please read them before submitting the form.
Make a check payable to ‘Weavers’ Guild of St. Louis’. Please include ‘Rug Hook-NonMbr ’ on the Memo line as well as your name if it’s not already printed on the check. The total should be $110 unless you’re paying for multiple people in which case please be sure to put all names on the memo line or include the names on a separate sheet of paper and be sure to add the proper amounts together ($75 for a member, $110 for a non-member.)
For security it is recommended to fold the check in half, or wrap a piece of blank paper around the check.
Mail checks prior to March 30, 2026 to the following address:
June Vaughan
6163 Westminster Place
St. Louis, MO 63112
WGSL Skills Workshop on YARN
Workshop Cost: $15
Workshop Location / Date: First Congregational Church of Webster Groves (10 W Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119) / April 11, 2026 (1-4 pm)
Description: Learn the tips of fiber identification and take the guesswork out of your yarn stash. This workshop covers various tests for identifying "mystery yarn," understanding yarn weights, factors to consider when making substitutions for a project, weaving sett, impact of finishing techniques and more.
Please register below. The cost is the same for Members and Non-Members
Complete the form above, then click submit to be taken to the PayPal button to pay via credit (you do not have to have an account with PayPal to use it to pay us). If you choose to pay by check then after submitting the form ignore the PayPal button and follow the instructions below to pay by check - please read them before submitting the form.
Make a check payable to ‘Weavers’ Guild of St. Louis’. Please include ‘Yarn Ident’ on the Memo line as well as your name if it’s not already printed on the check. The total should be $15 unless you’re paying for multiple people in which case please be sure to put all names on the memo line or include the names on a separate sheet of paper.
For security it is recommended to fold the check in half, or wrap a piece of blank paper around the check.
Mail checks prior to March 30, 2026 to the following address:
June Vaughan
6163 Westminster Place
St. Louis, MO 63112
Cancellation Policy for WGSL Workshops:
If you have registered for a WGSL workshop, and you are no longer able to attend, the WGSL cancellation policy is as follows:
70 days prior to the start of the workshop: Full refund minus a $10 admin fee
35 to 69 days prior to the start of the workshop: 50% refund* minus a $10 admin fee
34 days or less prior to the start of the workshop: No refund*
*EXCEPTION: Full refund less $10 admin fee if there is a replacement that WGSL can find for your spot (priority given to wait-list members before interested individuals).
If you would like to cancel your workshop registration, please email websiteweaversguildstl@gmail.com with the subject line “Cancellation” and include in the message your name and title of the workshop.
Attending a workshop?
The following items might be helpful to have, depending on the topic:
sticky notes and/or notepaper as well as a pens/pencils
scissors
filled water bottle (for your health)
For a weaving workshop, consider things like pill bottle/film canisters to weight broken warp (or large "S" hooks), T-pins, bobbin(s) of scrap yarn, and extra warping paper