Guild News
September 9th Meeting
Rose Room, Loose Park 5200 Wornall Rd., KC MO
(816) 888-8476
10:00 AM – Regular Meeting
10:30 AM – Show & Tell / Treats
11:30 AM – Program
Program News
September - Weaving in Beauty the Navajo Way by Carol Leigh. Her program will include many examples of Navajo weavings from the reservations, a demonstration of the new loom Hillcreek Fiber Studio has designed, a preview of her new book, and lots more. Her pre-sentation will include other topics as well. Yarn, looms, books, etc., from her studio will be available for purchase, so be prepared to shop.
October - Guild Officers Election “Dimensional Manipulation of Felted Surfaces”
November - 12th (Friday, due to Veteran’s Day) is ‘Shaving Cream Dye Processes and ‘Crazy little Tips’; members will have 1 to 10 minutes to tell of any tips, trips, new project ideas, articles, anything of interest for members to consider.
December Holiday Party, location TBD
Dec 9th will be our annual potluck and gift ex-change, “anything that is a bag”. Remember our Community Service Project will be for Operation Breakthrough. Items are due in November, for early winter use.
If you have an idea or a contact for a future program, see Vonda Sager. She will keep your ideas on file for future planning.
Photo Page
Check here for photos from last month's meeting. No photos this month as I (Becky Stevens) was out of town, July's photos are still up.
Treats
Special Potluck The September meeting will be a salad potluck (but not restricted to salad). Please feel free to bring something if you'd like. This will give us a nice lunch and visiting time with Carol Leigh after her program. Sandy Martin has also noted that she won't be there to bring coffee at this meeting. Questions about the potluck should be directed to Lolly Buxton.
Workshop Update
The Ruby Leslie workshop in March of 2011 is full, but interested members may still sign-up for the waiting list (see Betty Haeberle).
Weaving Guild Decals
The Weavers Guild window decals are here! One of these will look great in the back window of your car and cost only $5. They will be available at meetings, please see our treasurer Carolyn Budd. The business cards are also here and are free for you to take a few. They are great to keep in your purse or wallet.
Holiday Gift Exchange
This year’s gift is to be ‘anything that is a bag’, any size, plain or sparkly, your choice. Our Community Service Project will be for Operation Breakthrough. Items are due in November, for early winter use.
Creative Hand Update
The Creative Hand show is sponsored by the Fiber Guild and Weaver’s Guild of Kansas City. This is a chance for guild members to show and sell their work in a creative boutique environment. The show is Friday, November 19, 4-9 and Saturday, November 20, 10-5. As we were last year, the show is located at the Ramada Inn at Metcalf and Shawnee Mission Parkway. Applications were due July 31. If you missed turning in your application by the deadline, no worries, you can still enter the show up until October 18 for a slightly higher fee. Please contact me if you have any questions about the show. Sandy Cahill cahill5505@sbcglobal.net, 816.505.5507 home studio, 913.709.1923 cell.
Upcoming Events – 2011
KAWS 2011, Manhattan KS, April 15-17.
Speaker and workshop leader: Mary Zicafoose. Theme: Personal Icons
More information: www.kansasweavers.com
MIDWEST WEAVERS' CONFERENCE 2011
Hancock, MI, June 23-25, 2011
Theme: Northern Wefts
More information: www.midwestweavers.org
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) |
Buy Sell or Trade
Looking for weaving equipment items for sale or trade?
Go to the Classified Ads.
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. |
September Calendar
September 8th |
7 PM - Fiber Guild Meeting
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Old Mission United Methodist Church
5519 State Park Road in Fairway, KS
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September 9th |
10 am - Weavers Guild Meeting
Rose Room, Loose Park 5200 Wornall Rd., KC MO |
Other News
Congratulations to the Johnson County Fair Fiber Contest winner, Vivian Robinson who was awarded a year's membership to our guild.
Basket Weaving Class
Sandy Martin will be teaching a basket weaving class to five people (already signed up) in September. The idea is that these five would then be able to help with a larger class in the future.
Snowshoe Weaving!
My name is Jeff and I am with Independence Parks & Recreation. I'm not sure if anyone in the group gets into this kind of weaving, but I'd like to offer a snowshoe weaving class for individuals this fall/winter to weave their own pair of snowshoes. If anyone is interested please contact me by email. Thanks. Jeff Umbreit, Recreation Program Supervisor jumbreit@indepmo.org
Kansas City Felting Guild
Our next meeting will be September 27th, 7:00pm, at the home of Becky Stevens. September technique - Make a flower. If you don't make the monthly assignment, bring whatever show and tell you have and a treat for the group (cookies, muffins, etc.)
Felting Workshop with Ruth Walker - We have our first workshop coming up on October 24, 9 - 4:30. Participants will have a choice of making a hat or a purse. Comtact Judy Santner, Carol Ann Parker, or Becky Stevens for more info if you're interested.
We had a wonderful meeting in August with reports from the Midwest Felting
Symposium
and Arrowmont classes.
Grinter Place State Historic Site
We are looking for demonstrators at our Apple fest this fall. The dates and times are Friday, Sept. 24th from noon to 5 and Saturday, Sept. 25th from 10 to 6. I still have space available in the house both days for such demonstrations. Please contact Joe Brentano, 913-299-0373, grinter@kshs.org
Wellsville Anniversary Celebration
Wellsville will be celebrating its 140th anniversary this year on Sat. Sept 25th. We will be creating an 1800's frontier town. We are looking for demonstrators/sellers: wool spinners, rug makers, bobbin lace, tatting, wheat weaving, basket weaving, quilters, doll making, etc. Contact Lil Sanders: (fsjubilee@hotmail.com) or 785-883-4113
Columbia Weavers & Spinner’s Guild 21st Annual Holiday Exhibition & Sale
November 12, 2010 – 5:30pm-8:00pm
November 13, 2010 – 9:00am-4:00pm
November 14, 2010 – 11:00am-3:00pm
At the Boone County Historical Society, 3801 Ponderosa Street, Columbia, MO Weaving/spinning/fiber art demonstrations daily. Door prizes
For more information call Karen Kelley Schultz, 636-479-5659 or visit our website at http://cwsg.missouri.org/HES.html
The Exhibition and Sale is the culmination of the year’s creative efforts of many guild members. Offerings include hand-woven and hand-dyed scarves, luxurious shawls, one-of-a-kind jackets, vests and sweaters, unique casual and formal table linens, cozy baby blankets, distinctive baskets, and fabulous stuffed animals. Other items include luscious handspun yarns, Christmas ornaments, an exceptional selection of fiber-art wall pieces and rugs, a variety of hand-felted hats, and incredible woven beadwork. A portion of the proceeds from our Annual Sale support the CWSG Scholarship Fund.
Weavers’ Guild of St. Louis 28th Annual Sale
November 5th and 6th
Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm
At the Brentwood Community Center, 2505 South Brentwood Blvd. Daily demonstrations of weaving, spinning and fiber art
For more info call: (636) 343-5643 or visit our website: http://www.weaversguildstl.org/GuildSale/2010/sale2010.htm
This annual Sale is the perfect opportunity to find one-of-a-kind fiber art in the St. Louis area. Our artists offer a wonderful variety of wearable art like elegant hand-woven clothing and accessories, unique handmade jewelry as well as exquisite silk scarves that have been hand-dyed and hand-painted. Also available ... distinctive functional art for your home like hand-woven rugs, placemats, baskets and wall pieces!
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