15: Certificate of Excellence

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This episode we take a behind-the-scenes look at the Certificate of Excellence, a self-study program developed and administered by the Handweaver’s Guild of America. We talk to Sandra Swarbrick, a past president of HGA about the origins of the COE. Then relate the story of the recent 2006 COE examination in handweaving from the point of view of an examiner, a scribe, and Level I and Level II applicants.

Resources (mentioned during the show)

• Jacquard Video
• Barbara J. Walker's Web site
• Vila Cox's Web site
• Mary Berent's Web site
• Handweaver's Guild of America
• Certificate of Excellence Program

Musical Guest

• "The Grand Prize" by amb26

Sponsor for Episode 15

• Artist: Syne Mitchell
• Title: 15: Certificate of Excellence
• Album: WeaveCast: A podcast for handweavers
• Genre: Podcast
• Year: 2007
• Length: 46:46 minutes (42.83 MB)
• Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)