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Meeting Notes - November 08by Mary Schwartz
The morning presentation for the November meeting was by
Ruby Leslie on “Lost in Translation…or Why Color Theories Do
Not Guarantee Good Cloth.” This included lots of samples,
for instance, showing the same structure in different colors
and changing the colors of different elements to emphasize
different aspects of the pattern.
We have a lot planned for next year. Here’s what’s coming up
in 2009.
In February, there will be a potluck and show-and-tell.
Tamie Pitman will report on her trip to Guatemala. Also we
have some mini workshops on spindle spinning, rag
preparation for rug making, and historical textiles.
Finally, we need to begin planning for NEWS (New England
Weavers Seminar) for our guild’s job of putting up and
taking down the static fashion show.
Here's hoping for good weather for February.
In March there will be a felting workshop with Jennifer
Hoag.
Sara Goodman will talk about her trips to Guatemala and Bali
in April.
April is also the time to turn in your items for the guild
show.
The guild show opening is in May.
September will be a presentation by Habu Textiles.
October is Robin Spady’s three day workshop. The particular
workshop wasn’t set. The two choices on the website were
either Extreme Warp Makeover, which is about taking a single
threading and weaving it many different ways, or Fab Four,
which is about weaving uncommon structures. A request to the
room for their preference went strongly to Extreme Warp
Makeover.
November has Charlotte Hamlen on Japanese weaving
Betty Atwood previously offered to do an inkle loom workshop
sometime in the spring.
Andy Bird said he could make inkle looms and had a prototype
to show at the meeting.
The cost will be $25 or rent one for $5 ($25 deposit, $20 to
be returned when the loom is returned.) Let him know if you
want him to make you one (if you haven’t already done so and
weren’t in the count at the meeting)
Kim Canon showed a sample postcard for the guild. It has
information about the guild and will advertise our show. She
would like to take some pictures to make another post card
which might show things one would actually see at the guild
show.
If you have things finished that you intend to put in the
show would you bring them to the February meeting so that
they can be photographed.
Information packets for NEWS (New England Weavers Seminar)
will be mailed in January. There is a deadline for
scholarship applications of February 4. 2009. Susan Rockwell
has applications. Work/study is not dependent on financial
status. The Vermont Weavers Guild also has scholarships
available. Mary Alice Favro is the contact for that.
There was a long discussion about Open Studio Weekend. The
guild did vote to participate and share the cost with the
Kimball House group to get included on the map (versus
getting a separate listing for the show at the Chandler.)
The discussion centered on the benefit of participating
versus the work involved.
The main purpose of open studio is educational--to see
artists at their work and see how things are made. Susan
Rockwell said that she and members of the weaving studio
will be at Kimball House for Open Studio Weekend and can
direct people to the Chandler to see our show. It was also
suggested that the guild could put an advertisement on the
map for the guild show at the Chandler and that that would
also raise our visibility. The vote of the guild was to
advertise but limit the total cost for sharing the
participation in Open Studio Weekend plus taking out an ad
not to exceed $125.
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