Guild News

February 9th Meeting 

Rose Room, Loose Park 5200 Wornall Rd., KC MO

(816) 784-5300

10:00 AM – Regular Meeting

10:45 AM – We will be working to finish up our shawl pins for the 2013 Midwest Weavers Conference.  Please bring wire cutters, round nose pliers, regular pliers, whet stone, utility knife, any wire beads or trimmings, jigs will be provided - but if you have one, please bring it.  Everyone should bring a sack lunch. 

Program News

February - Guild workday for goodie bags at Midwest.

March – Our yearly swap/barter/exchange

April – Annual Art Institute Field Trip

May – Scholarship Program – Mary Limpus will present a program from her visit to New Zealand

June – Sandy Cahill will discuss Considerations for Commission Work

July – Abe Buddish will present a program about Fleece Samples, Different Fibers & Other Fiber Info. 

August- Sarah Severns will present Results from a Napkin Exchange

September – FROM YOUR STASH – Member Participation & Drawing for Free Membership

October – Nametag contest:  Mystery Prize for Nametag voted Best Overall

November – Tips & Tricks From Five of Our Members

December – Holiday Party & Gift Exchange/Potluck

While you’re going through your stash for the March meeting, please note that we are asking for your participation at the September Meeting to create something out of your STASH, there will be a drawing for a free one year’s Guild Membership. 

Treats

February - Bring lunch for working meeting

March – Gail Stafford, Carolyn Budd & Becky Gaskill

Fiber Guild Program for February

Lolly will conduct a hands on workshop to decorate needle cases for Midwest Weavers 2013.  Please bring your sewing kit with needle, thread, scissors and any of the following:  small buttons, beads, odds and ends of yarn, colored roving, and needle felting supplies (if you have them).  We have been asked to make 400, so this will carry over to the Women's Fiber Retreat  on Feb. 17 to 20.

Weavers Guild/Fiber Guild Membership Applications 

Single Membership dues are $25

Family Membership dues are $35

Click here for quick link.

Mentoring

If you need a mentor or are willing to help a guild member, please contact Christy Berry @ bearandsprout@yahoo.com.  

Community Outreach

Michael Knotts crochets afghans for the Kansas City Hospice House – last year he donated 42 afghans.  We’re asking members to donate yarn so he can continue his mission.  It takes 8-10 skeins of acrylic yarn to complete an afghan, but he will take anything he can get. 

*Double Weave Workshop*

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.  The cost will be $125 per person, you have to supply your own warp and weft. Registration has been opened up to non-guild members.  If you are interrested use the contact info below.

Workshop registrants have received their drafts and are busy picking colors and warping their looms.  If you ahve sent in your registration and have not received your draft please let me know ASAP.

Click here for Registration Form.

If you need more info, reaasurance, or have questions please contact Becky Stevens at weaversguild@gmail.com.

2012 Guild Directory

The directory has been printed and will be passed out at the both Guild meetings in February.  Please note that your directory will be at the group where you paid dues.  If you find an error in your information, please email Lolly at:  itsewe@everestkc.net  Any questions about membership or mailing of directories, please contact your Guild Treasurer.

Photos, Photos, Photos!

Check here for photos from last month's meeting. 

Library & Equipment Rental

Please return any past due items.  The library & equipment rental are available for your use any time - just call first.  Carol

Piepmeier, 913-645-8303          cpiep@kc.rr.com

KAWS 2012

This year’s KAWS conference will be April 27-29. The weekend is intended to prepare for the Midwest Weavers Conference. We will not be mailing out information about the conference. I’m asking you as guild representatives to get the information out to your guild members. I’m also asking you to help with registration by simply letting me know how many people from your guild will be attending by April 14. If you have any questions, you can email me @ either prairiewinds2013@gmail.com or bmsay@osprey.net
Looking forward to seeing everyone in April- Barb Say

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

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

*(Once or twice a year we meet at a different location.)

Go to the Map and directions

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

Looking for weaving equipment items for sale or trade?

Go to the Classified Ads.

February Calendar

Other News

MOPACA Invitational Alpaca Show

MARCH 24-25, 2012, American Royal/Hale Arena - Kansas City , MO

The 2012 MOPACA Invitational Alpaca Show will be focused on fiber and we need you to help showcase our fiber in the Fiber Arts and Skein Competition.  Last year, the Fiber Arts display shared the spotlight in the show rings with the animals themselves, highlighting the incredible beauty of our products. It was such a success that we are duplicating the venue again.  Spin, knit, weave, crochet, felt and ENTER!!

Demonstrators are also needed for the fiber ring.  You are welcome to hand out business cards and network with customers, public and alpaca breeders. Vendor spaces are also available.  Registration ends March 9th, 2012. For a list of rules and categories, go to the MOPACA website:   www.mopaca.org/showinfo.shtml

Contact Sara Morris for more info at 316-258-4036 or mias-fiberarts@mopaca.org

Fabric Recycles Classes for February and March!  Class size is limited: 

Beginning Crochet

2/4   1pm-3pm $30

Quilting 101 - Fundamentals

2/11 2pm-4pm -$25                                   

Beginning Knitting

2/18   1pm-3pm $30

Meet’n Greet

3/5 11am - Let's get together and maybe create a Crochet Guild!

Beginning Temari Japanese Thread Ball

3/12 12pm-4pm $40 (includes kit and choice of 5 DMC flosses)

Tunisian Crochet (intermediate level)

3/26 - 1pm-3pm $25

Page Burns - Owner, Fabric Recycles

9268 Metcalf, Overland Park

913-385-0614 - customerservice@fabricrecycles.com

Blue Ridge Fiber Show

The Blue Ridge Fiber Show runs from October 2, 2012 to January 2, 2013.  It includes both amateurs and professionals and there are categories for weaving, felting and spinning.  The show is sponsored by the Western North Carolina Fiber/Handweavers Guild.  Registrations and fees are due on or before August 10, 2012.  Entries are due on September 21, 2012.  For details, please visit www.wncfhg.org and click on “Blue Ridge Fiber Show”.  If you have questions, please email us at brfs2012@yahoo.com.

Hoping to hear from you,

Teena Tuenge- BRFS 2012 coordinator

Color Horoscope Weaving Workshop

Want to weave your own personalized Color Horoscope Shawl?  Weaver Bonnie Tarses will be in Wichita conducting a 3-day workshop Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
March 23, 24 and 25 on Color Horoscope Weaving. Here is the website:  
http://weavingspirit.blogspot.com/2008/02/inspired-by-bonnie.html 
Bonnie will assist each workshop participant in developing their personalized Color Horoscope.  Cost of the 3-day workshop is $300 and includes the supply fee and lunch each day.  If you are interested: send a $150 deposit by February 1 to Janet Hamous, Treasurer, 2615 Wilderness Court,
Wichita KS 67226.  Any questions, contact Diana at 316- 264-1081 or Janet at 316-
260-6396.

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 Waldo branch of the KC Library 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

The Sunflower Knitters’ Guild is hosting its biennial weekend conference “Knitting in the Heartland” April 13-15, 2012.  The conference includes a free vendor market and variety of classes taught by guild members, local teachers and special guest instructors. 

This year, we are featuring internationally recognized writer, illustrator and photographer, Franklin Habit.  He has created one of the most popular knitting blogs, The Panopticon.  Franklin knits and spins in Chicago, Illinois. 

Franklin is kicking off the conference with a special keynote presentation on Friday evening.  Go to www.kithkc.com for information about registering for classes or participating in our vendor market.  Stacey Dory, kithkc@gmail.com Chairman, Knitting in the Heartland

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

Please support these Guild members!

Come and visit the Kansas Fiber Works in Ottawa!

KANSAS ALPACA COMPANY
3510 Kentucky Road
Ottawa, KS 66067
785-242-1892
www.kansasalpacacompany.com

CLASSES
KNITTING & WEAVING YARNS
ACCESSORIES & TOOLS
SPINNING FIBERS
LOOMS
SPINNING WHEELS
Open 7 days/week
Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Thurs. til 8:00 p.m.
Sun. 1:00-4:00 p.m.
1-800-468-0035
www.yarnbarn-ks.com
yarnbarn@sunflower.com