October 07 Meeting Notes

The October workshop was a 3 day color extravaganza with Betty Vera on designing with multi-colored warps. It came highly recommended and I think everyone who took it would concur. If you didn’t get a chance at the Guild or at NEWS, do take this workshop at your next opportunity. It will really open your eyes to color.

The next workshop on November 10, 2007 will be Sharon Baker Kelly’s “Sewing with Hand Woven Fabric.” Two weavers have said they have extra fabric so if anyone is still thinking of taking this but hasn’t any suitable fabric, there should be extra available. We should be able to share sewing machines too. Contact Heidi Beckwith to register.

FUTURE PROGRAM PREVIEW: February – Show and Tell, potluck and computer software for show and tell. March – not confirmed but possibly Fran Curran - Creating a personal statement with a weave structure April – two days with Laurie Autio on lace weaves. May – Mary Ann Sanborn on tablet weaving.
GUILD EXCHANGE: Eight weavers (so far) have expressed interest in doing an exchange like the napkin exchanges that 3 groups did this last year. The only parameter so far is that we would like to use bamboo yarn. If there are more people interested we will all maintain the same themes but divide into smaller groups so no one has to do too many. Not that many of us have bamboo in our stashes but one of our members has an account at Silk City so we could do a group purchase.
NEWS (New England Weavers Seminar) The Vermont Weavers Guild will do put up and take down of the static fashion show. The next NEWS will probably be at Smith again but may be a different weekend.
LIBRARY: If you haven’t seen it lately, it looks great! The library committee has really done a wonderful job organizing it. They are also working on some procedures to make the library accessible and easy to use but also to keep the books secure. There is still some yarn left from the silent auction in September. This will be available at the November meeting for a donation. This sale benefits the library.
NEW BUSINESS: A suggestion was made to raise money for the scholarship fund by members making and donating items to sell. Selling outside the guild would raise money and generate publicity. There was some interest in this and some discussion of how this could be done.
KIMBALL HOUSE: The White River Craft Center would like to formalize a rental agreement with the Guild. There was a lot of discussion about this but general agreement that this was reasonable and that Kimball House is a good place to have meetings. Along with the discussion about a rise in rent was a discussion about increasing the dues and workshop fees, which have not changed in about ten years. The Guild’s fiscal year runs from September to September. The executive committee will discuss the budget before the May meeting and put the information on the new website. Dues and fees will be discussed at the annual meeting in May of 2008.

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Welcome, Weavers!
If you’re a weaver--beginner or pro--the Vermont Weavers Guild welcomes you. Plan to join us at one of our regular meetings at the Kimball House, Randolph, Vermont.