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Events
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Send details about upcoming guild events to:
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Check out these events:
 Chautauqua County Weavers’ Guild
Weaver's Guild of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY (also see guild web page on Guild Web Pages menu)
- Demo Derby: Garment Construction
February 8 Guild Program
February’s program will be a small-group demo round robin. Caroline Stanis-Gage will present origami garment construction—how to use paper folding to design a garment. Val DeVries will be showing fused and sewn applique techniques. Beth Kelly will demonstrate ‘Quilt-As-You-Go’ techniques using handwovens.
- Just the Ticket Auction—in March!
Our annual auction will follow the March 14 business meeting. Start putting aside your extra yarns, books, magazines, fiber tools and beautiful creations to donate! When the tickets are selected, you might be the very lucky recipient of a treasure, all while supporting the work of our great Program Committee.
Every effort will be made to keep this event and the program on schedule. Please arrive by 9:00 am to place donations on the tables and purchase your numbered tickets.
Questions? Call Jan Towsley at 334-7134
- Jeanne Raffer Beck
Creating
March 14 Guild Program
Jeanne tells us,
“The marks made by human hands have always felt mysterious and powerful to me, from drawings on cave walls and painstakingly copied documents of medieval scribes to urban structures teeming with graffiti. As handwritten correspondence literally disappears in this mushrooming age of electronic communication, the unique marks of individual handwriting become ever more poignant and compelling.
“An appreciation for human experience represented by these written fragments compels me in my work. Since most humans live quietly anonymous lives, but all have stories to tell, there is a collective energy in these found marks that I attempt to translate to my surfaces.”
Jeanne will talk about the evolution of her work, and how she is constantly re-inspired by these marks.
http://www.jeannebeck.com/index.htm
http://artbyjeannebeck.blogspot.com/
- Andrea Geer
The Business of Craft, also Trunk Show of Knitted Garments
April 11 Guild Program
Andrea tells us,
“As an artist and designer I am fascinated by color, form and movement. I receive great enjoyment from seeing my creations as functional pieces of art. The knit fabrics move, flow and change depending on who is wearing them and how. Clothing can be a powerful statement and this body of work represents an approach to knitwear that is direct and organic. Pieces are hand loomed and manipulated to create fabrics that address and articulate my artistic goals. Yarns made from merino wool, linen and cotton are used to create clothing that enhances the beauty and individuality of the wearer. I create the buttons and pins to enhance the overall design. This step-by-step process allows me to create one of a kind as well as limited production pieces.”
Andrea will talk about how she grew her business and have a truck show of her knitted garments.
http://www.andreageer.com/
- Jennifer Moore
Chromatic Fantasies
May 9 Guild Program
Jennifer wrote the book (literally) on Doubleweave, and for over 25 years has been exploring relationships between weaving, mathematics and music in her doubleweave wall pieces. Jennifer will show how she has used doubleweave pick-up as a medium for her geometric designs and color harmonies. She will explain the basic principles of the golden proportion, symmetry movements, tessellations and fractals, and show how she has used them in her work. The program will culminate with an animated video of her weavings dancing to the music of Bach (courtesy of the Weavers Guild of Boston website).
http://www.doubleweaver.com/
- Jennifer Moore
Beyond Doubleweave
May 7-9 Guild Workshop
In this round robin workshop participants will explore what can be done with multiple layers of cloth on a multi-shaft loom. We will weave samples and study the theory behind a variety of structures including 4-layer weaves, double-width twill cloth, multi-layer color blending, stitched cloth, doubleweave checkerboards and windows, and doubleweave twill and block pick-up. See registration form at the back of this issue of the Yarn.
- Guild Picnic
June 13, Carmen Clark Lodge
Join us for our Annual Meeting, Picnic, Show & Tell, New-to-you Sale, and Board Meeting for new Board members.
- November 2-4 Holiday Sale Carmen Clark Lodge, Brighton Town Park, 777 Westfall Road, Rochester, NY
Williamsburg Spinners and Weavers Guild
Workshops with Robin Russo
Intermediate Spinning
Monday & Tuesday, March 19-20, 2012
This is an in-depth class covering fibers: fiber preparation (including carding and combing) for woolen and worsted; spinning technique; wheel adjustments and ratios; and finishing your skeins for a professional look. This class will help participants to fine-tune their spinning skills and put to use some of the techniques they may have read about but not explored.
Materials fee- $22 which includes an extensive handout and all materials used during the class
Kumihimo
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
This class introduces you to the ancient Japanese art of braiding on a maru dai. Participants will learn how to wind the bobbins and how to do a round, square, flat and spiral braid on eight bobbins. No previous experience is required and equipment will be provided for use in class.
Material fee- $18, which includes the handout, use of equipment and all yarns/threads we will be using in class. The equipment for kumihimo is made by Robin’s husband Pat and will be offered at a very discounted price, if class participants wish to purchase the equipment after class.
The member fee is $100 per session or $150 for both/ nonmember fee is $125 per session or $175 for both plus materials fees.
Please email Sandi Petty at petty@kaballero.com or call 804-435-2414 for more information or to sign up for the workshop.
Class description © Robin Russo
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