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NEWS 2007
The Vermont Weavers Guild is part of
NEWS
New England Weavers Seminar (NEWS) is an organization of
several weaving guilds in the New England area. NEWS
produces a 3 day weaving conference every "odd" year.
The conferences feature some 30 to 40 workshops and
seminars, a gallery show, fashion show, and a number of
vendors from all over the country. NEWS is attended by
approximately 250 people.
NEWS 2007 (New England Weavers Seminar) was held at Smith
College on July 20 - 22. Over two dozen members of the
Vermont Weavers Guild attended and participated in various
workshops, the Fashion Show, and the Gallery Show. In
addition, the Vermont guild hosted a very successful wine,
cheese and chocolate reception at WEBS of Saturday evening.
BJ reports....
Over two dozen members of the Vermont Weavers Guild went
to NEWS (New England Weavers Seminar) this summer. I
took a workshop in Woven Shibori with Catharine Ellis
and it was great! There are many people who I want to
thank for the work they did for our guild at NEWS. Sara
Goodman organized and transported our items for the
fashion and gallery shows. Mary Schwartz helped Sara
with returning the items at the end. Michele Lawler and
Mary Alice Favro set up our guild table. Sara and I were
jury secretaries - quite educational for me. Toby
Goldsmith and Margarete Griffiths put on quite a party
for the Vermont reception. The following helped with the
reception - Lida Douglas, Michele Lawler, Sue Smith,
Lorilla Banbury, Mary Alice Favro, Heidi Beckwith, Mary
Schwartz, Diane Yelton, Mercedes Georges, Deborah
Maloney-Evans, Trudy Otis, Ann Steel, and Edith House.
-BJ Allen
The following are members whose entries were in our
show and went on to win awards at NEWS for the gallery
show:
Betsy Wing - 1st place Tapestry for "Source I"
Mary Alice Favro - 1st place for towels "Guatemalan
Inspired Ikat Towel"
Toby Goldsmith, First time entrant WEBS - Rebecca Dea,
"Undulating Twill Scarf"
Linda Pierson, Use of Wool, Serendipity Farm and Studio,
"Mouchoirs"
Betsy Wing, Transformational Art or Sculptural Weave,
Weaving a Life, "Source 1"
Fashion Show winners from the Vermont Guild:
Trudy Otis, scarves, 2nd place for "Ocean Breezes
Susan Rockwell, vests 1st place, Handwoven-Best Use of weave
Structure, Thread Gardens-Adventurous Use of Color for
"Kaleidoscope"
In both the gallery show and fashion show, members for
whom Vermont is not their primary guild, also won. These
members are Ruth Ward, Lucienne Coiffman, and Virginia
Coolidge.
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