Mary Meigs Atwater Weaving Guild
Ruby Leslie
There Must Be 50 Ways to Weave Your Color
Ruby “Charuby” Leslie will be coming to Utah to teach a three-day workshop on April 3, 4, and 5, 2025. The workshop is called “There Must Be 50 Ways to Weave Your Color.” With apologies to Paul Simon, in this workshop, we’ll go beyond white and blue, Sue, and do more than red, Fred!
Weavers seduced by gorgeous yarns often fail to use them successfully. The usual approach to this problem is to learn color theory—a huge and daunting undertaking. Learning terminology is NOT the equivalent of learning to use color well. What is needed is a method to translate color theory, terminology, and yarn wrappings into actual weaving. You don’t need to master color theory to use color masterfully.
We will be using one color palette and the principles of optical blending for a facilitated, semi-scientific investigation of color design. Weaving in round-robin format on pre-warped looms (with custom-wound warps provided by Ruby), participants will explore the effects that different fibers, yarn grists, and structures have upon a single colorway. By weaving a color sampler at each loom, everyone will produce the equivalent of a case study in color and weave structure—a reference tool for weavers to successfully integrate color and design into their cloth making experience.
If you are interested in this workshop, you can hold your place with a $50 deposit check written out to Mary Meigs Atwater Weavers Guild, or MMAWG. Sonya Campana is coordinating this workshop. You can mail your check to her at:
P.O. Box 790427
Virgin, UT 84779
The workshop is currently full.
Weavers seduced by gorgeous yarns often fail to use them successfully. The usual approach to this problem is to learn color theory—a huge and daunting undertaking. Learning terminology is NOT the equivalent of learning to use color well. What is needed is a method to translate color theory, terminology, and yarn wrappings into actual weaving. You don’t need to master color theory to use color masterfully.
We will be using one color palette and the principles of optical blending for a facilitated, semi-scientific investigation of color design. Weaving in round-robin format on pre-warped looms (with custom-wound warps provided by Ruby), participants will explore the effects that different fibers, yarn grists, and structures have upon a single colorway. By weaving a color sampler at each loom, everyone will produce the equivalent of a case study in color and weave structure—a reference tool for weavers to successfully integrate color and design into their cloth making experience.
If you are interested in this workshop, you can hold your place with a $50 deposit check written out to Mary Meigs Atwater Weavers Guild, or MMAWG. Sonya Campana is coordinating this workshop. You can mail your check to her at:
P.O. Box 790427
Virgin, UT 84779
The workshop is currently full.
Sale
Every year before Thanksgiving, the Guild has a sale. Details will be placed here for the 2025 sale when they are available.
Kitchen Tea Towel Exchange
It’s so much fun to exchange tea towels, especially with friends! The Guild is sponsoring a Kitchen Tea Towel Exchange this year. To participate, weave one to four towels to exchange at the Guild meeting on May 8, 2025. Here are the suggested guidelines:
1. Cotton, linen, hemp, or any combination of these fibers make great towels.
2. Finished size is to be approximately 18” x 25”. Please plan ahead to address shrinkage and draw-in.
3. Finish the towels with a hem, either hand-sewn or machine-sewn.
4. Weave one to four towels. They can all be the same or can be different. You will exchange as many as you bring—if you bring one towel, you will go home with one towel. If you bring three, you will go home with three.
If you are not going to be able to come to the exchange, we can work something out to have your towels exchanged.
1. Cotton, linen, hemp, or any combination of these fibers make great towels.
2. Finished size is to be approximately 18” x 25”. Please plan ahead to address shrinkage and draw-in.
3. Finish the towels with a hem, either hand-sewn or machine-sewn.
4. Weave one to four towels. They can all be the same or can be different. You will exchange as many as you bring—if you bring one towel, you will go home with one towel. If you bring three, you will go home with three.
If you are not going to be able to come to the exchange, we can work something out to have your towels exchanged.
Guild Challenge -- Weaving for Clothing
This year’s Guild Challenge—“Weaving for Clothing”—was introduced at the October meeting, and we are really looking forward to it!
Those who are interested in participating will weave cloth that can be used for clothing. Weavers can also explore the use of color in cloth as they do this. This clothing can be simple scarves or shawls or yardage, or it can be clothing that is constructed in some way. We hope that this challenge will allow all of us to learn more about weaving for clothing.
At the May 8 Guild meeting, we will have a Fashion Evening, as well as the Guild Challenge Reveal. Those who have participated in the Guild Challenge will display their clothing (or wear it) and talk to the Guild about their experience. We will also ask any Guild members who have handwoven clothing to bring or wear it, so we can have an evening of handwoven fashion!
Throughout the year, we will be sharing clothing items that Guild members have already made so that we can be inspired in our own work. If you have items of handwoven clothing that you would like to share, please let Susan Hainsworth know. Also please contact Susan if you have any questions.
Those who are interested in participating will weave cloth that can be used for clothing. Weavers can also explore the use of color in cloth as they do this. This clothing can be simple scarves or shawls or yardage, or it can be clothing that is constructed in some way. We hope that this challenge will allow all of us to learn more about weaving for clothing.
At the May 8 Guild meeting, we will have a Fashion Evening, as well as the Guild Challenge Reveal. Those who have participated in the Guild Challenge will display their clothing (or wear it) and talk to the Guild about their experience. We will also ask any Guild members who have handwoven clothing to bring or wear it, so we can have an evening of handwoven fashion!
Throughout the year, we will be sharing clothing items that Guild members have already made so that we can be inspired in our own work. If you have items of handwoven clothing that you would like to share, please let Susan Hainsworth know. Also please contact Susan if you have any questions.
Guild Show, "Slow Cloth: A Celebration of One Thread at a Time"
September 5, 2025 to October 22, 2025
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
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