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Covid Notice

PHG has resumed in-Person Meetings. We will follow the MAC guidelines. Vaccinations and masking are encouraged but not required. Please take common sense health precautions to protect yourself & avoid exposing others if you feel unwell. Thanks & stay safe!

PHG Meeting Info

NOTICE: Meetings will be held both in-person and on Zoom until further notice. Zoom links are provided in the PHG Calendar where Zoom participation is available.

PHG meets on the second Thursday of every month during September - June at the Multnomah Art Center.

Morning Meetings 10am - noon, 9:30am social
Evening Meetings 7pm - 9pm, 6:30 social

Meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings generally follow the same agenda:
* Welcome new members and guests
* Show and Share
* Brief Announcements
* Short Social Time
* Program Presentation

Multnomah Arts Center
7688 Southwest Capitol Highway,
Portland, OR 97219-2489
Phone: (503) 823-2787

Mannequin Project 2015

The PHG Mannequin Project was conceived of as a way to honor the French people of 1945 and the Portland Handweavers Guild which was started in the same year. Using the Théâtre de la Mode mannequins (which can be seen at Maryhill Museum) as inspiration, Dakotah Fitzhugh sculpted and created the PHG mannequins. The 1945 outfits were made by Guild members out of handwoven cloth.

Want to know more about the history of Théâtre de la Mode? Check out the notes from Steve Grafe’s presentation to the guild in April, 2023.

The Mannequins

Chris Rossi

Dress: Commercial silk taffeta fabric hand-dyed with a combination of cochineal and madder, with an underskirt of tulle.

Overskirt and cape: Commercial silk organza fabric hand-dyed with fall leaves.

Hair: Mohair dyed with madder

Chris Rossi: design, dyeing & construction

Janet Ronacher, Barbara Stollberg & Judy Heverly

Tabard: Cedar bark and wire

Chemise: Natural-dyed silk and cotton

Hat: Felted wool

Janet Ronacher: weaving & construction
Barbara Stollberg: construction
Judy Heverly: project editor

Judy Stewart & Doris Kretzschmar

Skirt: Handwoven silk in crepe weave

Blouse: Handwoven silk in Ms and Ws; lapel is a handwoven pebble weave band in silk and silk/yak

Accessories: Hat of handwoven blouse fabric, bag  combination of handwoven fabrics

Judy Stewart: weaving
Doris Kretzschmar: design & construction, hair

Judilee Fitzhugh, Janis Johnson & Sarah Lajoie

Skirt and jacket: Handwoven silk houndstooth

Hat: Felted merino wool with feather

Judilee Fitzhugh: design & construction
Janis Johnson: weaving
Sarah Lajoie: hat

Dawn Seymour, Dianne Seymour & Art by Eve

Dress: Handwoven wool in Dornick twill herringbone with commercial trims.

Accessories: Hat of handwoven dress fabric, hand-braided leather belt, commercial trims

Dawn Seymour: design & construction
Dianne Seymour: weaving
Art by Eve: hand-dyed kid mohair donation

Eva Douthit & Dakotah Fitzhugh

Coat: Handwoven wool and silk twill, rabbit fur

Skirt and jacket: Handwoven cotton and hand-dyed silk pattern weft in rosepath overshot

Blouse: Handwoven shifu and silk plain weave

Eva Douthit: weaving
Dakotah Fitzhugh: design & construction

Ladella Williams & Sarah Lajoie

Skirt & Jacket: Handwoven cotton in modified plain weave with accents in commercial silk fabric.

Hat: Felted merino wool with feather.

Ladella Williams: construction, design & weaving.
Sarah Lajoie: hat

Sarah Auker & Rebecca Martin

Top: Hand-stitched smocking on commercial stretch silk charmeuse fabric

Skirt: Handwoven cotton in snowflake twill

Accessories: Pygorah hair, hat of silk charmeuse with silk organza decoration

Sarah Auker: weaving
Rebecca Martin: design, smocking & construction

Diane McKinnon & Dorothy Skea

Skirt and jacket: Handwoven hand-dyed merino / silk herringbone; peplum is commercial fabric.

Hat and purse: Wet-felted wool, nuno-felted cotton & wool, wool and mylar yarns.

Wig: Wool, silk, and mylar yarns

Diane McKinnon: Dyeing, weaving & accessories
Dorothy Skea: Design and construction.

Leanne Streit, Mandy Dorman, Sarah Lajoie & Doris Kretzschmar

Dress: Dyed and handwoven black silk in crepe weave, commercial teal silk & lace

Hat: Felted merino wool, glass beads & peacock feathers

Leanne Streit: design, hair, weaving & construction
Mandy Dorman: human hair donation
Sarah Lajoie: hat
Doris Kretzschmar: gloves