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Meeting Notes - May 08

by Mary Schwartz

The morning presentation at the May meeting was by MaryAnn Sanborn on tablet weaving. It was a lively and fun introduction to a very portable form of weaving.

PROGRAMS: Now is the time to see what’s coming up for the fall and think about signing up.
In September we have Beth Guertin presenting GARBAGE WARPS AKA Cleaning Out Your Yarn Closet. I’m sure most of us can relate to this. This will cover planning a project using leftover yarns from previous projects (and not buying anything else to weave the project)
In October we have Sarah Fortin’s 3 day workshop – Weaving in 3 Dimensions. Anyone who’s seen Sarah’s fabulous work at NEWS and wanted to know how it’s done, or wants to escape into the 3rd dimension —this is the workshop for you.

November will see Ruby Leslie presenting Lost in Translation or Why Color Theories Do Not Guarantee Good Cloth. All of us get seduced in the yarn store. Then what?
Ruby designs for Handwoven magazine’s “Color Forecast” series.
Details of the workshops are on the website - vermontweaversguild.org/workshops

The Guild library holdings are now on the web. The list is available by title, author and subject in the members-only section.

GUILD SHOW: There was a discussion of possible themes for the show including the following:
Birds of Vermont
A Poem (I think this meant using a poem as inspiration.)
Kimball House: Weaving From Our Home
Windows on Weaving
Looms with a View
Green

A majority of hands went up for Windows on Weaving and Looms with a View. But in at least one carpool on the way back from the meeting the idea of “Green” as a theme, or as a side show, became more appealing, especially since it was so very green that day.
MISCELLANEOUS:
The Guild will have a presence at the Vermont Sheep and Wool festival this year, September 6 – 7, 2008.
We will be there to demo weaving and provide an opportunity for the public to try it out.

Here’s something to think about and discuss at the September meeting – having a meeting or meetings in the summer, rather than, or in addition to, winter.
The budget was discussed at the May meeting and dues, which haven’t been raised in more than 10 years, were raised to $30/year payable in September of each year. As we all know, everything is going up and our expenses are no exception. These expenses include rent, programs plus travel for the presenters, the guild show, the library, and some miscellaneous expenses. The Guild has a small surplus now so it was agreed to use some of that surplus to offset dues to keep them as low as possible.
There was a motion that the Guild set up a finance committee to have a long term plan for financial survival of the guild.

 

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