Shawls knit by Minnesota Knitters' Guild members will be featured in the Textile Center Community Gallery March 4 through ­April 8, 2011, and all Knitters’ Guild members are eligible to participate.

The only criteria for being an artist entering a shawl is that you must have made the shawl yourself, and you must be a member of the Minnesota Knitters' Guild.

Watch here for a submission form that you can complete to compose the label text that will accompany your shawl. You will write the shawl's title, if any, materials you used, and techniques. Your statement will include the challenges involved and themes interpreted, as well as traditions honored or innovations explored.

The gallery area encompasses the public areas linking the Weavers’ Guild, TC offices, Auditorium, and Library. TC carries insurance, but it is expected that artists have their work covered under their own personal policy. Shawls will be installed with consideration of a reasonable amount of safety for the shawls, and a new security system keeps watch on the area.

Items can be for sale, with 60% of the proceeds going to the artist and 40% to the Textile Center.

Each participating member will need to sign an Artist Agreement giving the Textile Center permission to exhibit your work and to photograph your shawl for promotional purposes.

The Travel, Trips and Retreats Committee has planned another event for MKG members! Come and join us from March 18-20 for a weekend of knitting in a cozy lodge atmosphere just north of Brainerd at beautiful Knutson Point Retreat Center!

The retreat runs from Friday evening, March 18, through Sunday morning on March 20. The schedule (what schedule?!) is as action-packed or action-free as you want it to be. There will, of course, be knitting, eating, and sleeping.

The cost is $130 and includes lodging and 5 meals.

To register:

1. Download and print out the PDF of the registration form, which is available below.
2. Complete the form and make out a check.
3. Mail the completed form and a check for the complete amount to the address on the form via US mail.

Your registration, with payment, must be postmarked before January 6, 2011. Any registrations postmarked after these dates will be processed only if there are still spaces available.

Once you're signed up for the event, you'll receive an email with a map and all the details about the weekend.

Hope to see you there!

The Travel, Trips and Retreats Committee has planned another event for MKG members! Come and join us from March 18-20 for a weekend of knitting in a cozy lodge atmosphere just north of Brainerd at beautiful Knutson Point Retreat Center!

The retreat runs from Friday evening, March 18, through Sunday morning on March 20. The schedule (what schedule?!) is as action-packed or action-free as you want it to be. There will, of course, be knitting, eating, and sleeping.

The cost is $130 and includes lodging and 5 meals.

To register:

1. Download and print out the PDF of the registration form, which is available below.
2. Complete the registration form and make out a check.
3. Mail the completed form and a check for the complete amount to the address on the form via US mail.

Your registration, with payment, must be postmarked before January 6, 2011. Any registrations postmarked after these dates will be processed only if there are still spaces available.

Once you're signed up for the event, you'll receive an email with a map and all the details about the weekend.

Hope to see you there!