Guild News
January 12th Meeting
Rose Room, Loose Park 5200 Wornall Rd., KC MO
(816) 784-5300
10:00 AM – Regular Meeting
10:30 AM – Show & Tell / Treats
11:30 AM – Program
Program News
January - Vonda Sager will make a small presentation on double-weave to get those taking the Jennifer Moore class acquainted with the technique. Anyone with double-weave samples can bring them to help with the program.
February- We will have a workshop to finish the remaining 135 copper shawl pins for the 2013 Midwest Weavers Conference. Everyone should bring a sack lunch.
March – Program will be our annual Swap & Shop.
Treats
January – Leesa Duby, Carol Ann Parker & Bill Goodwin
February -
Bring lunch for working meeting
Weavers Guild/Fiber Guild Membership Applications
Single Membership dues are $25
Family Membership dues are $35
Click here for quick link.
New Board Members
Please welcome Martha Heimbaugh, and Becky Stevens as our new Board Members.
Community Outreach
Thank you to all who created small pillows for the Crittenden Center, they were much appreciated!
A special thanks to everyone who brought dry goods for Harvesters to our December meeting. We collected 108 lbs.! It was much appreciated!
Creative Hand Update
Many thanks to everyone who participated in Creative Hand at Old Shawnee Town Hall this year! The new location was well received by customers as well as participating artists and seemed to be easy for most people to find. A special thank you to the team of organizers who made the show so successful. Susan Hoisington and Judy Santner did a wonderful job of organizing the display in our new space. Elenor Chipman and Carolyn Budd made the cashier table work very smoothly. Lolly Buxton lead the Jury team. Leslie McLaughlin kept all the artists updated and informed plus checked in each artist on Friday morning. Jamie Root kept the sales floor running smoothly during the show. Sandy Cahill and the Publicity Committee got the word outby mailing 2,400+ color postcards and many artists distributed postcards at their shows. We tracked 200 customers who arrived in the first hour and a half on Friday! Finally, we could not have had such a successful show without the team work of all 63 artists each contributing Creative Hands to this group effort. Our sales hit an all time high and creativity simply swirled around the room! Can’t wait for next year! We will be at Old Shawnee Town Hall again for our 30th Creative Hand in 2012, so mark your calendars for November 16-17, 2012!
For more information: www.creativehandkc.org
Sandy Cahill
cahill5505@sbcglobal.net
816.505.5507 home studio
913.709.1923 cell
*Double Weave Workshop*
Payment is due by January 15th. You can hand deliver your check and registration form to Carolyn Budd at the meeting or mail it to her by January 15th.
Coming March 15-17, 2012 - An exciting workshop with Jennifer Moore on the many possibilities of Double Weave. Jennifer has agreed to tailor the workshop to fit our needs. She will teach an intermediate level workshop, round robin style, on both 4 shafts and 8 shafts. Emails with the final details have been sent out to all interested parties. If you wanted to take the workshop and didn't get on the list, please let me know ASAP (Becky Stevens). The cost will be $125 per person, you have to supply your own warp and weft. Payment will be due January 15th.
Click here for Registration Form.
If you need more info, reaasurance, or have questions please contact Becky Stevens at weaversguild@gmail.com.
Photos, Photos, Photos!
Check here for photos from last month's meeting.
KAWS 2012
The dates for KAWS 2012 will be April 27-29, 2012, and will be held in Emporia, KS. Many fun events are planned, as well as a tour of the University campus, where we will host Midwest Weavers 2013.
Midwest Weavers Association Conference
Prairie Winds Midwest Weavers is now excepting class proposals for the conference to be held June 20-22, 2013, in Emporia, Kansas. Please submit a description of the class, the class size limit and an estimate of class material fees. Our class lengths are 6 hour maxi sessions or 3 hour mini sessions. Some 3 day workshop spaces are available too. The submission deadline is March 1st, 2012. Providing a biography and photos of your work is helpful. Please submit your proposal to prairiewinds2013@gmail.com or send to Sherri Pickett, 103 Main St., Wellsville, KS 66092
Weavers Guild Mentor List
Click here to go to the mentor page.
Guild Window Stickers
We still have window stickers for sale. These stick right on the inside of your car window. At $5.00 a piece you can afford more than one! It's a great way to support and advertise the guild. Contact Christy Berry to arrange a purchase.
New Weavers Study Group
Christi Kuder will host the study group in September. Please contact Christi with any questions: 816-785-9565 or rosiemae73@aol.com
Meeting 2nd Thursday Each Month
Meetings are held at the *Rose Room, Loose Park 5200 Wornall Rd., KC MO
Go to the Map and directions
9:30 AM |
Coffee Time/Set Up |
10:00 AM |
Business Meeting |
10:30 AM |
Show & Tell |
11:00 AM |
Treat Break/Social Time |
11:30 AM |
Program (1 hour) |
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January Calendar
January 12th |
10 am - Weavers Guild Meeting
Rose Room, Loose Park
5200 Wornall Rd KC MO
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January 11th |
7 PM - Fiber Guild Meeting
Old Mission United Methodist Church
5519 State Park Road, Fairway, KS |
Other News
Felting Guild
The Felting Guild is a study group comprised of members of the Weavers Guild and Fiber Guild. Members of both guilds can join, there are no fees. We pick a felting technique each month to explore, then meet at a member's house and share. We're a small but dedicated group.
Our next Felting meeting will meet on 1/28/12 at the home of Donna Putnam at 10:30am. As always, feel free to bring items you've been working on to share.
For more info on the Felting Guild contact:
Judy Santner, Becky Stevens, or Carol Ann Parker.
The Sunflower Knitters’ Guild
is hosting its biennial weekend conference, Knitting in the Heartland, on April 13-15, 2012. Our event will be hosted at Crowne Plaza – Overland Park, KS. Go to www.kithkc.com for information about registering for classes or participating in our vendor market.
Weaver’s Guild of St. Louis Presents:
Silken Kaleidoscope: Karen Selk, Instructor Friday, Saturday, Sunday; March 2, 3 & 4, 2012 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Laura Mayes can arrange lodging if anyone is interested in taking the workshop.
The Olathe Quilter’s Guild Quilt Show
March 17th (10am-6pm) & 18th (12pm-5pm), 2012 at the Great Mall in Olathe, KS.
The exact location in the mall has not yet been determined. The quilt committee for the guild will have a key and the location will be locked when the show is not open.
The Olathe Quilter’s Guild would like to invite you to come vend at the show. Each vending space is $50.
If you are interested, please reserve a spot by sending a check made out to the Olathe Quilter’s Guild to:
Arlene Banks
15522 W. 80th St
Lenexa, Ks 66219
Osage Spinner's Spin-In
April 21, 2012 at the Oak Grove Community Center. Vendor booths are available and Carol Leigh will have one. There will be a gallery to display creations that you don't want to sell and a fashion show. Center of the event will be set up for you to sit and spin. Those who want to participate in the Gallery or the Fashion Show can contact Lila Bradshaw or Vonda Sager.
7th Annual Lake Area Fiber Arts Festival
April 28, 2012 Harper Chapel United Methodist Church Community Hall, 5567 Hwy 54, Osage Beach, MO All information is on their new website: www.lakefiberarts.com
New Craft Gallery
A new gallery for fine craft has opened in Weston, Missouri. Featuring a selection of art as well as work by a dozen craftspersons in ceramics, metalwork, cut paper, painted tinware, woodwork and textiles, the Collinson Gallery features traditional craft for the remainder of 2011. Textile artists included in the current exhibition are Jeff Reynolds of Marshall, Missouri (spectacular overshot weaving) and Susan Levi-Goerlich of Columbia Maryland who creates landscapes and views of flower gardens in embroidery on silk. Additional craftspeople will be added over the coming months. We are trying to create a place for seeing and buying high quality craft work in a number of media - something which the Kansas City region could use.
The Collinson Gallery
633 Main St
Weston, MO 64098
319-471-1533
thecollinsongallery.com
thecollinsongallery@gmail.com 11-5 Weds through Sunday
Newsletter Submissions
Newsletter items are due by the 20th of each month. Send an email to the Newsletter Editor. Copies of current newsletters are available at the meeting. If you do not receive your newsletter by Friday the week before, please contact the Editor and she will get a copy to you ASAP.
If you are the contact person for a fiber group and want to keep current with KCWG events, please e-mail the Newsletter Editor.
Buy Sell or Trade
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