Mary Meigs Atwater Weavers Guild
Mary Meigs Atwater Weavers Guild
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January 2012
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Thursday, January 10, 2012
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Where: Hi all! This month we will be looking into some less conventional ways to warp your loom. Many of us are familiar with the Front to Back method, as well as the Back to Front. These methods require a warping board, raddle, sley hook, or heddle hook. Minimal equipment and easy for anyone. Anyone that is who hasn’t had a shoulder injury or sore back, or crashed skiing recently due to lack of snow! So, there may be some of you who would benefit from learning a new way to warp and dress your loom. Sectional warping may be right for you. This month Deanna Baugh has graciously agreed to lead a meeting presentation on how to sectionally warp, and how to use an AVL warping reel. She will discuss advantages and disadvantages as well as how to use the equipment specifically designed for sectional warping use. Please join us for an evening of learning and fun. For those of you who have ever been privileged to be taught about warping by Deanna Baugh, you will know that it is truly a privilege. She teaches so much during the process. No matter what you already know or don’t know about warping a loom, you will learn lots from this presentation. Be sure to join us. Don’t forget to bring all the wonderful things you have been working on for Show and Tell at 6:30. February Guild meeting. February 9, 2012, Fancy Twills, by Jeanette Tregeagle President's Message Thank you so much to all who attended our annual Christmas potluck and gift exchange. It would not have been so much fun without each and every one of you. A special thanks to Mimi who opens her home and heart for the festivities, cooks the turkey and trimmings, and decorates the house. Thank you to our new weavers who are bringing so much enthusiasm to the Guild. I have the best board members with whom to work. Each one has taken on her job with responsibility and has effectually made my tasks very easy. Good thing too, since I had no idea what I was doing. As a new year begins, I find myself looking back at the past year. I finished two weaving projects in December, one of which I have actually hung. The one which is hanging in my house is made using the techniques taught to us by Sandra Sandberg. It is a collection of dead plant material gathered in the fall. There are grasses from southern Utah, which friends helped me pick as we drove down dirt roads and hiked precipitous trails. There are milkweed pods and flower heads from coneflowers collected while birding in the Uintah Mountains. There are the spent flower heads from my garden including dried yarrow flowers. The yarns are left-over fibers bought in Estonia, Sweden and the USA. I can look at this creation and remember some very fun times. Indeed it was a very good year. It is the winter of the year, but daylight hours are lengthening and it is time to take on some new challenges. It is time to start planning that mug rug or placemat for the Guild challenge. And I would challenge you to join Judie Eataugh’s on-line study group. Challenge yourself to weave something new, something more difficult in 2012. Jo Stolhand
On Line Study Group. During the November workshop we talked about structure and drafting. Several people are interested in doing a structure-drafting study group using the guild yahoo list. This is open to any who want to participate. You need I will put the information on the yahoo list. The introduction assignment will be available there. All of the work is virtual weaving unless you want to actually weave a sample or project. You will participate by uploading wif files to the yahoo group folders, or by uploading a picture of your draft from the screen print if you are using a demo, or by scanning a pencil and paper draft. The drafts do not need to be original and you can use books, etc as you learn about the various structures. The first assignment (the introduction) will be due by January 10th.
Slide Shows, PDF files. Close the little pop up window if Play does not work on your computer.
Beautiful Fibers, April 2011, Guild Show
Guild Challenge
The Guild board made a decision to issue a challenge to the Guild
for the upcoming year. We would like each member to participate by
weaving a placemat or mug rug, and we will have a showing at one of
our meetings late in the spring, probably a potluck luncheon in
June. Further, we are asking experienced weavers to design something
new, and those of us with less experience to use a structure we have
not tried before. It was suggested that we could use our product at
the To Join The Guild's Yahoo! Group Email List: follow these directions.
File 1 File 2 Download these files for workshop directions and drafts. For ?'s, judie@eatough.net
South Valley Unitarian Church,
Highland Drive
Three Wishes Web Site
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