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Sandy Hutton and Cathy Coatney both had beautiful woven shibori for Show ‘n’ Tell
Program page 2 Weaving Sample page 3 Oct Mini-Workshop Form page 4 President’s Notes page 5 Vice President’s Report pages 5-6 November Mini-Workshop Form page 7 Major Weaving Workshop page 8 Library News page 8 Treasurer’s Report page 8
Northern Lights News page 9 Meeting Minutes page 10 Sample Schedule page 11 Hospitality page 11 Meetings & Events page 12 Alternative Gift Fair page 12 Officers & Chairpersons page 13 Advertising rates page 14
October 2011
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October 2011 program
October 14th Program – 11:00am Jennifer Falck Linssen: Shape, Form and Finish: From Textile Tool to Sculptural Art Jennifer will discuss how thinking outside the box and meshing her favor-ite skills and activities helped bring into being her sculptural contempo-rary katagami works. Jennifer, a former jacquard textile designer for in-dustry, now creates unique and contemporary sculptures using the an-cient traditions of katazome and katagami. Come hear and see her de-scribe the precise and painstaking process she uses of katagami-style paper carving combined with metalsmithing and basketry traditions.
Jennifer’s work was most recently on display at the Canyon Gallery: Boulder Public Library, in A Haiku Moment – Where Art Meets Poetry Exhibit and Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, in The Vessel Redefined http://www.mobilia-gallery.com/ during the month of August. Go to her web site http://www.jenniferfalcklinssen.com/ to check out more of her work.
Following her program and a break for lunch, Jennifer is offering a workshop:
Preparing for your art career: competitions, galleries, museums, & beyond October 14th – 1 – 4 pm with an optional hour for individual portfolio review - $20. Registration deadline is October 14, 2011. See the registration form on page 4 for further details. Contact Sarah Richards [email protected] or Sally Kuhn [email protected] with questions. Jennifer Linssen has been creating contemporary art basketry and sculpture since moving from North Carolina where she was a professional jacquard designer for industry. She has had several solo museum shows, including the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. She is represented by browngrotta arts in Connecticut, del Mano Gallery in Los Angeles, and Mobilia Gallery in Cam-bridge, Massachusetts. And she would love to share what she has learned so far about the mysteri-ous world of art galleries and museums.
Below: Photos by Heidi Bates from the Fall Spinning workshop. Le : Kathleen Cook models yarn with bling. Right: Cheryl Riniker and Judy Gearhart discuss carding.
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O]to\_r W_[ving S[mpl_ \y H_[th_r Hu\\[r^ Benjamin DeLong's “Kesmen – pretty”
This draft from Benjamin DeLong's manuscript is labeled “Kesmen – pretty”. The word kesmen is a variation of the word kerseymere or cassimere which was probably derived from the word cashmere, either the place or the fiber. Verla Birrell in her book The Textile Arts (1959, page 472) defines cassimere as “A thin cloth of wool or other fibers in plain or twill weave with a soft finish”. Florence Montgomery in Textiles in America {1650 – 1870} (2007, page 192) has quite a lot to say about cassimere (kerseymere) from various sources. She describes cassimeres of several weights and qualities from medium weight to superfine, from plain to “fancy varieties, patterned and sometimes mixed with silk, cotton or mohair for coats and waistcoats”. It was apparently popu-lar for household draperies. Montgomery even had found some sample swatches of cassimere. This book is available in the PPWG library. This draft is a lovely twill variation. Shafts 3 through 6 are threaded in a straight 4 shaft twill and tied up as a broken twill. Shafts 1 and 2 are a grouped threading, one thread on shaft 1 then two threads on two heddles of shaft 2, so they run neatly side by side. Shafts 1 and 2 are tied up as plain weave. My red warp is 24/2 “Lambspun” worsted from Jaggerspun. The red weft is the same as the warp. The same color weft shows up the cloth's delicate texture. The black weft is a mill end 18/2 wool. The contrasting weft color really shows up the doubled plain weave ends and gives a more striped appear-ance to the cloth. The sett is 28 epi sleyed 2-3-2 in a 12 dent reed. This warp made lovely soft scarves. The sample was finished by hand washing in hot then cold water and pressed then dried flat. If you are weaving a warp of much length you will want to rearrange the tie up for a walking treadling. Using cotton materials for toweling would be nice, perhaps with color stripes in the warp to use up those odds and ends. Linen would also make wonderful cloth in this pattern for pillow cases or table linens. In silk or rayon as well as the fine wools it would make lovely draping cloth for clothing. I have collected a number of different cassimere thread-ings all showing a twill, sometimes with a fancy pat-tern in it, divided into stripes by another structure (plain threaded as canvas or rib, and sometimes satin). There are so many variations of cassimere it would make a wonderful subject for a study group.
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Pikes Peak Weavers Guild
Preparing for Your Art Career: Compe ons, Galleries, Museums, & Beyond
Presented by Jennifer Falck Linssen
October 14, 2011 from 1 – 4pm
Mini Workshop: Are you interested in showing your work? How about selling your artwork? Would you just like to know when or if you are ready for all of this? Jennifer will talk about se ng goals and the op ons for showing and selling your artwork. You will learn how to present your work to galleries and museums, how to write that dreaded cover le er, assemble your resume, and write the ar st statement. She will discuss photography, marke ng materials, and wri ng proposals. You will learn ways to get your foot in the door at museums. This mini‐workshop will include an informal talk with handouts. And a erward there will be an op onal one‐on‐one paperwork (ar st package/por olio) review where Jennifer will discuss with you how you might improve the packets and informa on you send out to galleries.
Loca on: Mountain View Church of Christ, 1080 E. LaSalle St., Colorado Springs
Cost: The price is $20.00 to be sent with your registra on form. There is no materials fee. Please remember ‘First Come, First Served’. There is a limit of 20 par cipants.
Cancella on Policy: In order to host the workshop we must have a guaranteed enrollment. If you cannot a end the workshop a er registering, we will try to fill your spot from a wai ng list. If we do not have a wai ng list, it is your responsibility to find a replacement person or pay the workshop fee.
Ques ons: Please contact Sarah Richards [email protected] or Sally Kuhn [email protected]
Registra on: You can bring your form and check to the October mee ng or if you are mailing your form and check, please send it to: Sarah Richards, 3295 Whimsical Place, Colorado Springs, CO 80917 Name: ________ Address: _________________________________ ___________________________________ Phone: ___________________________________ Email: ___________________________________ I agree with the par cipa on terms and cancella on policy of this workshop.
Signature ___________________________________________ Date ______________
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Vice President’s Report by Sarah Richards
President’s Notes by Beverly Weaver
We had another great program in September. Thanks to all the representa ves from the various study groups for taking the me to talk about your groups and the topics you have been studying. If anyone wants to start a new PPWG study group, just let me know and we will add the contact informa on to the yearbook and send out an email to the members. Possible kumihimo workshop in January, 2012 We will have Rosalie Neilson in Colorado Springs for a Rep weaving workshop in January, 2012. There is some interest in having her remain in Colorado to teach a 2‐day kumihimo workshop on Saturday and Sun‐day, January 14 and 15, 2012. The workshop may be in Colorado Springs, Denver or Boulder, depending on the number of people who are interes ng in par cipa ng. The following describes the workshop:
KUMIHIMO ‐ FOCUS ON 8 and 16 ELEMENT BRAIDS For those familiar with the basics of kumihimo braiding, this two day workshop is an in‐depth study of braid interlacements which build on one another. The focus of day one will be to learn the basic movements of 8 element braids; day two will combine these movements to create complex braids of 16 elements. Braiders will use instruc on diagrams from Braid Runner, the kumihimo so ware design program created by Derek Neilson. Discount on kumihimo book by Rosalie Neilson In addi on, Rosalie Neilson is offering a pre‐publica on discount on her new book called The Twenty‐Four Interlacements of Edo Yatsu Gumi, which is the braid that most people know as the 8‐strand round braid. There will be 500 copies printed documen ng the 24 layouts for the unique placement of elements on the Marudai (or disk). Pikes Peak Weavers Guild members may purchase the book for $20 plus shipping, if you place your order be‐tween now and October 10. The retail cost of the book will be $25, so this is a significant savings. We can also save on shipping by combining our orders. CONTACT Sally Kuhn at [email protected] if you are interested in the workshop or ordering the book.
Our September program was informative and lots of fun learning about the different study groups available to us. Three tables were full of great samples of the work they have done so all present could enjoy looking and feeling. Many thanks to the members of the study groups who gave the presentations and encouraged all to be involved! In October, Jennifer Linssen will be presenting the program 'Shape, Form, and Finish: From Tex-tile Tool to Sculptural Art.' In this presentation, Jennifer will discuss how thinking outside the box and meshing her favorite skills and activities helped bring into being her sculptural contemporary works of katagami-style paper-carving and metalsmithing with basketry traditions. (continued on page 6)
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Vice President’s Report by Sarah Richards (cont.)
After a lunch break, Jennifer is offering a mini-workshop from 1-4 on 'Preparing for Your Art Ca-reer: Competitions, Galleries, Museums, & Beyond.' After the workshop, there will also be an optional one-on-one paperwork (artist package/portfolio) review where Jennifer will discuss with the participants how they might improve the packets and information they send out to galler-ies. There are still a few openings for this exceptional opportunity to learn from this estab-lished and well known artist. If you have any questions you can contact Sally Kuhn at [email protected] or myself at [email protected] or call 597-6852. On November 11, Jane Patrick will be giving the guild's program on 'Creative Cloth: Play, Planning & Perfecting Ideas to Make Cloth You Love. Jane will give a mini-workshop after a lunch break on 'Magic Fin-gers: Exploring the Finger-controlled Techniques. Look for more infor-mation and the registration form on page 7 in this newsletter. Please, if you already signed up for these workshops at the September meeting you still need to send in your registration form and check to participate. Hope to see you all at the October meeting.
Jane Patrick Mini-workshop November 11, 2011 Magic Fingers: Exploring the Finger-controlled Techniques
Jane Patrick grew up on the broad plains of south central Nebraska where from an early age she earned the moniker of “the family putzer” because she was always making things. It wasn’t until she walked into the weaving studio at Löngumýri home economics school as an exchange student in Iceland that she knew that weaving was something she must do. Since then weaving has been both her livelihood and hobby. Jane is a past editor of Handwoven magazine and is currently cre-ative director for Schacht Spindle Co. She is the author of two books: Time to Weave, and most recently, The Weaver's Idea Book. Jane is active in the Handweaver’s Guild of Boulder and gives workshops and programs around the country. She loves exploring the possibilities of weaving on the rigid heddle loom, as well as introducing and reintroducing weavers to the diversity and charm of the finger-controlled weaves. Workshop description: The simplest of weave structures can be used to create luscious, irresist-ible cloth. Using rigid heddle or harness looms, this workshop will focus on how to use yarns, structure, or both to create fabrics where less is more. We’ll explore finger-controlled tech-niques such as leno and brooks bouquet, as well as pile structures such as looping, rya and soumak. Last but not least, we’ll look at the highly textural surfaces possible with simple plain weave where novelty yarns, hand-spun yarn, or color and weave are used to create a textures surface. The workshop is limited to 15 persons with a cost of only $12.50 for the workshop. Registration forms and checks must be received by October 20th. A waiting list will be maintained if more than 15 are registered. Please indicate if you do not wish to be on a waiting list and your check will be returned to you. Look for the registration form on page 7 of this newsletter. If you have any questions you can reach me at [email protected] or call (719) 597-6852.
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Pikes Peak Weavers Guild
Magic Fingers: Exploring the Finger‐controlled Techniques Presented by Jane Patrick November 11, 2011 – 1 – 4pm
Mini Workshop: The simplest of weave structures can be used to create luscious, irresistible cloth. Using rigid heddle or harness looms, this workshop will focus on how to use yarns, structure, or both to create fabrics where less is more. We’ll explore finger‐controlled techniques such as leno and brooks bouquet, as well as pile structures such as looping, rya and soumak. Last but not least, we’ll look at the highly tex‐tural surfaces possible with simple plain weave where novelty yarns, hand‐spun yarn, or color and weave are used to create a textures surface.
Location: Mountain View Church of Christ, 1080 E. LaSalle St., Colorado Springs
Cost: The price is $12.50 to be sent with your registration form by October 20, 2011.
Please remember ‘First Come, First Served’. There is a limit of 15 participants.
Cancellation Policy: In order to host the workshop we must have a guaranteed enrollment. If you cannot attend the workshop after registering, we will try to fill your spot from a waiting list. If we do not have a waiting list, it is your responsibility to find a replacement person or pay the workshop fee.
Questions: Please contact Sarah Richards [email protected] or Sally Kuhn [email protected]
You can bring your form and check to the October meeting or if you are mailing your form and check, please send it to: Sarah Richards, 3295 Whimsical Place, Colorado Springs, CO 80917
Registration:
Name: __________________________________
Address: __________________________________
_________________ _____________
Phone: ___________________________________
Email: ___________________________________
I agree with the participation terms and cancellation policy of this workshop.
Signature ___________________________________________ Date ______________
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It's in the Warp: Color and Design in Rep Presented by Rosalie Neilson
The workshop dates are January 10, 11, 12, 2012 at Penrose House. This workshop will be for 4 or 8 sha looms. There will be four stripe combina‐ons for 4 sha weaving and sixteen different strip combina ons in 8 sha
weaving. This is not a round robin workshop. Go to her website: h p://rosalieneilson.com/ to learn more about Rosalie’s work. We are for‐tunate to be able to schedule such a well‐known presenter. Rosalie is an expert in both rep design and the use of color. The workshop is limited to 15 and is full. You may add your name to the wai ng list by contac ng workshop chairs, Emily Jones ([email protected]) or Linda Shaffer ([email protected]). The deposit for the workshop is $90.
Major Weaving Workshop
Library News by Debra Scott
Treasurer’s Report by Sandy Hu on
Recent dona ons from members: "Sling Braiding of the Andes" by Adele Cahlander from Sally Kuhn "The Pile Weaves" by Jean Wilson from Laura Dekloe "Rep" by Catharina Carlstedt from Laura Dekloe "Fiber Celebrated 2011" DVD of the IWC Conference donat‐ed by Sarah Richards Purchases made from library funds: "Surface Designers Handbook " by Holly Brackman "The Weavers Idea Book" by Jane Patrick
Checking Account: Opening Balance 8/1/2011‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ $10,506.23 Opera ng Monies 9,199.04 Income less Expense 9,199.04 Dedicated Monies Library 433.37 Demonstra ons 511.32 Gi s for Awards 362.50 1,307.19 Closing Balance 8/31/2011‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 10,506.23 Restricted Accounts: Savings Acct. Fund for Excellence in Fiber Arts 8/31/2011‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4,908.32 Memorial Fund/Vanguard 3/31/2011‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 4,343.92 Total Funds (checking plus savings plus Vanguard)‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 19,758.47
Below: Color and Design Study Group’s
bags. Photo by Jan Seltman
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Northern Lights News by Deb Scott
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month, from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. at Table Rock Fiber Art Studio in the Black Forest. Bring a small loom or project that you are working on, show and tell, or just show up and talk.
As promised at the September Guild meeting, here are the details for this years challenge!!
"NORTHERN LIGHTS PILLOW FIGHT - T3"
1) The entire guild is invited to participate.
2) Pillow can be any size. Pillow must be stuffed.
3) Pillow must be made during the 2011-2012 Guild year. You may use textiles or yarn made previously.
4) Pillow must be comprised of at least 50% handwoven and/or 50% handspun materials. Be creative with additional techniques if you wish.
5) Limit of 2 entries per person.
Theme: - "T3" -- "Textile-textual-texture"
Definitions: from The American Heritage Dictionary
1) Pillow-1) a cloth case, stuffed with something soft, such as down, feathers, or foam rubber, and used to cushion the head during sleep; 2) a decorative cushion.
2) Text- The wording or words of something written or printed.
3) Textile: 1) cloth; fabric, especially one this is woven or knitted. 2) fiber or yarn for weaving or knitting into fabric.
4) Textual- Of, pertaining to, or contained in a text.
5) Texture-The appearance of a fabric resulting from the woven arrangement of its yarns or fibers.
Make a pillow from a textile. Be able to give a name to the texture. ( one word is all you need) But most of all, make it textual-- literal, figurative, whatev-er. Provide a short statement for the judges on how your pillow is textual.
Prizes: Gift certificates will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable mention. Pillows must be completed for the May Guild meeting. Judging to take place and prizes awarded at the May Guild meeting.
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Meeting Minutes by Carole Stewart PPWG Board Mee ng for September 9, 2011
The mee ng was called to order at 8:30 am by President Beverly Weaver. The board members who were present were: Beverly Weaver, Ca e Kiley, Carole Stewart, Debra Sco , Do e Weir, Emily Jones, Linda Shaffer, Peggy Doney, Sally Kuhn, Sandra Hu on, Sarah Richard, and Susan Bowman. The minutes to the August Board mee ng were approved as published in the September newsle er. The audit commi ee, Sandy Hu on and Deb Sco , found no problems. The 2011‐2012 budget was discussed and brought to a vote by Sarah Richards and seconded by Sandy Hu on. The budget was approved as published in the September newsle er. No one opposed and there were no absten ons. Final approval will be by the vote during the general mee ng. Sandy Hu on moved to close the Vanguard Money Market Account and transfer the money to a Wells Fargo Money Market. That would give the guild easier access to those funds. Sally Kuhn seconded the mo on and all board members who were present ap‐proved with no objec ons or absten ons. The board members who were not at the August board mee ng were asked to complete and sign the Code of Ethics/Conflict of Interest forms. The mee ng was adjourned at 8:40 am.
PPWG Regular Mee ng for September 9, 2011
The mee ng was called to order at 9:30am by President Beverly Weaver. The minutes from the May regular mee ng were approved as they were published in the June newsle er. Kudos were given to Edna Devai and Sandy Hu on for Awards at the Fiber Celebra on – NCWG – in Ft. Collins. Cathy Coatney , Peggy Doney, Sandra Wells, Cece Sanders, Weldon Walker, and Donna Graham for awards in the Colorado State Fair. Kudos also to Susan Bow‐man for her garment which was in the book 500 Felt Objects. Equipment: There are two Ashford Kni ers Rigid Heddle Looms for rent or demonstra ons, contact Doreen McLaughlin. 2nd Vice‐President: Sally Kuhn reported on the two mini‐workshops for this fall. Details are in the newsle er. Secretary: Carole Stewart gave the magazines received this summer to the library and newsle ers to Doreen. Treasurer: Sandy Hu on’s report is in the news‐le er. The budget for the coming year was presented as published in the September newsle er. Ginny Duncan made the mo on that we vote on the budget and Charlo e Updike seconded it. The budget was passed with no opposed or absten ons. Membership: Janet Teel was introduced as a new member. There was s ll me to pay dues and to be included in the yearbook. The yearbook will be available at the October mee ng. Adver sing: Emily Jones reminded members to iden fy affilia on with the PPWG when dealing with our adver sers. Demonstra ons: Peggy Doney thanked members for their support for the Rock Ledge Ranch demonstra on. Sign ups for the Decem‐ber Pioneer’s Museum will begin at the October mee ng. Deb Greer’s picture was in Handwoven. It shows her dur‐ing the dye demonstra on at Rock Ledge Ranch. Hospitality: no report. Library: Debra Sco displayed several new books for the library. They will be listed in the newsle er. Major Workshops: Heidi Bates reported that the Spin‐ning Workshop has 16 par cipants and it will be held at Table Rock Llama. Linda Shaffer and Emily Jones said that the January Rep Weave workshop with Rosalie Nielson is filled with a wai ng list. Members may want to check out Rosalie’s website. Rosalie may be willing to do a two day Kumihimo Workshop. There was sufficient interest in the membership to have the added workshop. Sally Kuhn offered to have a mini‐workshop a er the December mee ng for members who would like to gain experience with Kumihimo before January. Newsle er: Doreen McLaughlin reminded members of the 20th of the month deadline. She also welcomes ar cles and photos. Publicity: no re‐port. Samples: Ca e Kiley said there are gapping holes in the sign‐ups and she needs people to fill them. Website: No report. Yearbook: Susan Bowman said we are on track to have the book in October. Old Business: The Audit was done by Sandy Hu on and Debra Sco in July and they were sa sfied that all funds were properly handled. New Business: Weldon Walker invited members to par cipate in and shop at the Front Range Fiber Ar sts sale. It will be held the weekend before Thanksgiving. Let him know if you are interested in selling as soon as possible. Announcements: Sandy Hu on said that Complex Weavers will have two shows around the me of the Conver‐gence. Weldon asked members to please enter items in the Colorado State Fair next August. He has offered to take items to the fair and pick them up. Doreen said the baskets were well received at IWC. It was felt that we had over‐loaded our baskets. There was an extra basket and it was filled with felted stuff. Show and Tell: Many wonderful items were displayed. The mee ng was adjourned at 10:30am An informa ve program followed. Each of the guild’s study and interest groups had displays and also provided informa on about what they are doing and when they meet. Group informa on can be found in the yearbook.
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Sample Schedule
We need volunteers for weaving, dyeing, and spinning samples for the newsletter. Hopefully we will always have a
weaving, spinning, and dyeing sample for each newsletter. As you can see there are still some holes left in the sign
up sheet. If we don't have volunteers, then we won't have samples that month. If you would like to volunteer,
please let sample chairperson know.
For weaving, we need two (2) samples (6” x 6” minimum, 8” x 10.5” maximum). For spinning we need two (2)
samples which need to be butterflies approximately 4 yards long. The two (2) dyeing samples may be on fiber or
handwoven cloth. So the size of the sample will depend on the media.
The newsletter editor needs digital photos of the sample for the newsletter. Please save the photos in .jpg format
and e-mail them to [email protected]. If you do not want to take the digital photos yourself, please give
or send the samples to the newsletter editor to take the photos. Please contact the newsletter editor to make ar-
rangements for the photos.
Your weaving, spinning, and dyeing descriptions need to be given, mailed, or emailed to the newsletter editor, at
([email protected]). The sample chairperson will print the descriptions from the newsletter for the
sample notebooks in the library. If you have other information for the sample notebooks, please give it to the
sample chairperson at a meeting.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE 2011—2012
Month Month Due Weaving Spinning Dyeing Oct Sep Heather Hubbard Nov Oct Doreen McLaughlin Peggy Doney Peggy Doney Dec Nov Weldon Walker Judy Gearhart Ann Vickrey Evans Jan Dec Bev Weaver Laura DeKloe Feb Jan Mar Feb Emily Jones Apr Mar Edna Devai Chris Race Judi Arndt May Apr Jun May Sandy Hu on
Oct 2011 - Tina Broderson, emma greek, Sarah Richards Nov 2011 - Laura DeKloe, Judy Gearhart, Weldon Walker Dec 2011 - Deb Greer, Weldon Walker Jan 2012 - Sandy Hutton, Chris Race, Carol Wilkinson Feb 2012 - Barb Byerly, Deb Greer, Julie Tompkins Mar 2012 - Kathleen Cook, Emily Jones, Weldon Walker Apr 2012 - Susan Bowman, Judy Gearhart, Catie Kiley, Kathleen Orr May 2012 - Heather McLaren, Doreen McLaughlin
Next year’s sign-up sheet is almost full! Thanks to ALL! We are of-fering reminder calls/emails next year to anyone who wants one. If you have signed up (but weren’t at the May meeting) and would like a call just let one of us know. Our tummies thank you for a great year of hospitality!
Hospitality
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14 Oct 2011 “Shape Form and Finish” by Jennifer Linssen
Mini‐workshop ‐ “Preparing for Your Art Career” by Jennifer Linssen
11 Nov 2011 “Crea ve Cloth” by Jane Patrick
Miniworkshop ‐ “Magic Fingers: Exploring Finger‐Controlled Techniques” by Jane Patrick
9 Dec 2011 “Acadian Weaving” by Kathleen Cook
Holiday Pot Luck Luncheon
10‐12 Jan 2012 “It’s in the Warp: Color and Design in Rep” Weaving Workshop with Rosalie Neilson
13 Jan 2012 “The Power of Block Design” by Rosalie Nelson
10 Feb 2012 “Yarn Characteris cs” by Maggie Casey
Mini‐workshop ‐ “Plying, Hints & Tricks” by Maggie Casey
9 Mar 2012 “Photographing Your Work” by Gregory Case
13 Apr 2012 “Handwoven Cloth Simple to Complex in Central India” by Judi Arndt
11 May 2012 “The Structure of Hopewell Tex les” by Yamuna Weiner
Luncheon
19 May 2012 Colorado Weaver’s Day—RMWG
15‐21 Jul 2012 Handweaver’s Guild of America Convergence, Long Beach, CA
12‐15 Sep 2012 Complex Weaver’s Seminars, Chevy Chase, MD
Meetings & Events
Alternative Gift Fair The Alternative Gift Fair and Bake Sale will hold its 5th annual event at the Broadmoor Com-munity Church, 315 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, on Saturday, October 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Fair will host 40 non-profit organizations which bring unique fair trade gifts and crafts from all over the world; such as, silk scarves from Southeast Asia, hand woven shawls and table ware from Nepal, embroidered clothing from India, handbags and paper craft from Brazil, hand crafted jewelry and woven baskets from several Africa villages, Peruvian sweaters, Rwandan coffee, elephant paper products from South Africa and one-of-a-kind crafts and food from Colo-rado. To date, the Alternative Gift Fair has enabled the non-profits to raise over $171,000. These proceeds are used to help alleviate hunger, poverty, disease, and illiteracy in the artisans’ communities. There is no charge to attend. Cash is encouraged, and Visa, MasterCard and Discover are accepted. The Bake Sale raises funds to defray expenses of the Fair. The Fair is a great place to do your Christmas shopping! Give a gift and help others at the same time! Directions to the Fair: Take Exit 138 (Circle Drive) west from I-25. Circle Drive be-comes Lake Ave. The Broadmoor Church is 1.8 miles on the left. (Right: Holly Petitt, director of Africa Bags, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, shows Malawi art and reusable cloth shopping bags at the 2010 Fair. Each bag is hand made and signed by the village in Malawi that created it.) Photo from Carol Wilkinson
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The Pikes Peak Weavers' Guild meets the second Friday of each month from September through May at the Mountain View Church of Christ, 1080 E. LaSalle St at Paseo in Colorado Springs, CO. Come for coffee, socializing and library time at 9:00 am.
The business meeting starts at 9:30 and the pro-gram begins around 11 AM.
Map below is courtesy of Google maps.
Officers:
President Beverly Weaver
1st Vice President Sarah Richards
2nd Vice President Sally Kuhn
Treasurer Sandra Hu on
Recording Secretary Carole Stewart
Membership Secretary Do e Weir
Standing Commi ee Chairpersons:
Adver sing Emily Jones Demonstra ons Peggy Doney E‐mail Distribu on Beverly Weaver Yearbook Susan Bowman Hospitality Library Debra Sco , Alice Ridges Newsle er Doreen McLaughlin Publicity Linda Shaffer Samples Audrey “Ca e” Kiley Website Jane Rock Costanza 2012 Weaving Wsp Emily Jones, Linda Shaffer
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Deadline For Next Issue: 20 Oct
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¼ page $15.00
½ page $20.00
Full page $30.00
Classified Ads:
$5.00 for 25 words
25 cents each addi onal word
The PPWG newsle er is published from
September through June. To place an ad
in the newsle er, we must receive your
check or money order by mail (P.O. Box
8104 Colorado Springs CO 80933‐8104)
and your ad in digital or electronic
format <[email protected]>
on or before the 20th of October.
PPWGPO Box 8104Colorado Springs, CO 80933-8104
