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2012—ISSUE 03 NOVEMBER The Gazette of the President’s Message IN THIS ISSUE: ___________________________________________________ _____________________________ President’s November Message 10 NEW Members Walk In & Weave Holiday Sale Info & Flyer and Call for Volunteers! Educational Committee Needs Tutors! Flax Processing— Eric Weit PGHW Holiday Party Announcement Dear Fellow PGHW Members, For a Guild made up of volunteers, who have many other responsibilities, I am always amazed at how much we can accomplish together. Although we’re still in the early part of our year, here are some points of achievement. • We had our second meeting, and with a good attendance. Eric Weit interestingly demonstrated the spinning of flax, which he had learned from his grandmother. He explained how useful old-fashioned tools can be, and some of our members – who are spinners – seemed ready to try. I think that some other members may be ready to learn to spin; I am. • On the weekend of October 6th and 7th we participated in the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours at the office of the Roxborough Development Corporation. Under the guidance of Kathryn Pannepacker, we created a lovely textile gallery. I offer my thanks to the members who contributed their works to our display, and to those members who volunteered to demonstrate their skills to the public at the exhibit, in weaving or spinning. This should make all of us proud. Kudos to the artists: Pat Doran, Amoi Goldman, Virginia Greene, Maris Krasnegor, Ariana Kwoh, Betty Leacraft, Stephanie Mayes, Caroline Maw-Deis, Bette McCarron, Mary McDermott, Mary- anne McDevitt, Kathryn Pannepacker, and Nancy Shiffrin. I was honored to have some of my work also displayed with these fine members. Additional kudos to the demonstrators: Lisa Kugler, Mary McDermott, Maryanne McDe vitt, and Deb Moloshok. • At the same time that the POST was taking place, the Guild hosted a natural dyeing weekend workshop at the Guild House, for members as well as students from Philadelphia University, coordinated by Wendy Anderson. We explored several dyes: black walnut, goldenrod, purple basil, and wormwood. We dyed woolen, cotton, and silk yarns and fabrics as well as shibori-designed pieces. We hope that this will be just the beginning of continued natural dyeing experiences. A hearty thanks to Beck, one of our new members, who demonstrated spinning at her wheel outside the Guild House. and hats off to Wendy Anderson, Virginia Greene, Betty Leacraft, and Dottie YacekMatulis who helped to make our dye day happen. We also had some visitors drop in to learn what takes place at the PGHW. November Meeting Program Classes at the Guild Study Group News All-in-all a successful start to the new season. Kathy Selbst GAZETTE DEADLINE: Submissions for the monthly Gazette is the 15th of the month. December Gazette—Information is DUE by November 15th, 2012. NO EXCEPTIONS PLEASE! Thank You. After 11/15—11/17, you may check for space availability. 1 Membership News! Ginny Greene, our new Membership Chairperson, has indicated that we have ELEVEN (11) new members. We would like to say “Welcome and we are happy you are now a part of our Guild!” Last Friday and Saturday, October 12 and 13, I held another Walk in and Weave class. I like to call this Kindergarten weaving. People can take this class with absolutely no experience, or they may be people who wove a long time ago and don’t remember what they learned about weaving. Beck Gusler, — 2739 S. Fairhill Street, Philadelphia, PA In either case, we begin with a pre-warped loom and 19148 choose weft colors, and sit down and weave. By the end of the day people leave with a woven chenille scarf. Look at all 215-339-0738 (h) 215-951-2953(W) those happy faces! I’ve already collected names for people [email protected] — W, L, B, Sw, F, C, Sp, K, Tt who want to sign up for the next class... dates are coming soon! Rhonda, Shenagh, and Janet are new members. Bernadette Rossi Anna Rossi —(both) 839 Maple Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08108 October’s Walk-In & Weave 856-854-2928 (h) 609-220-6359 © [email protected] — W, B, Sp, Sw, K, Needlefelting Sherry Fillman — 8 Diener Rd., Boyertown, PA 19512 610-367-9388 [email protected] Lori Schaeffer — 1115 Old Airport Rd., Douglassville, PA 19518 610-689-4068 [email protected] Ann Marie Leslie — 229 Unionville Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028 Cinnie Slack 609-970-0956(h) 856-668-8855(w) [email protected] — W, B, Sw, D Susan C. Park — 100 Quinton-Alloway Rd., Salem, NJ 08079 Fiehler 856-935-3126(h) 609-579-4645© Rhonda [email protected] — W, B, Sp, T, D, K, L Janet Shearer — PO Box 177, Lederach, PA 19450 215-256-1925(h) 610-331-0017© David Perme (Substituting for his wife—who could not attend!) Way to go, David! — W, T Shenagh Albin — 516 Landis Rd., Harleysville, PA 19438 267-932-8033(h) 215-527-7237© [email protected] — W Rhonda Fiehler — 739 Champion Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08107 [email protected] Dora Johns — 245 E. Cliveden St., Philadelphia, PA 19119 215-681-0392 [email protected] Shenagh Albin (left) with Janet Shearer (right) 2 NEWS…..Plans for this CALL FOR HELP AT THE2012 HOLIDAY SALE A Message from Kate O’Hara: Kate O’Hara (Holiday Sale Coordinator) needs members 2012 Holiday Sale E! M LP E H E! S EA L P November 9, 10, 11—2012 Kate O’Hara, Coordinator Participation Fee: $20.00 215-879-3607 Deadline October 14th [email protected] Thank you The application to participate in this year’s Holiday Sale will be an attachment in the form of an email to all Guild Members and it can be mailed with a check made out to PGHW to: Very Much experienced with setting up for the 2012 Holiday Kate O’Hara 6441 Woodcrest Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19151 Sale. Set up will be Thursday—November 8th—and Friday—November 9th. Also, I need volunteers for sitting the show on Saturday and Sunday, November 10th & 11th. WHAT’S NEW ? PGHW Board Notes! And last but not least, I will need help with take-down on Sunday, November 11th from 6pm to 8pm. The Board is busy discussing ways that we can improve our outreach by updating our website and making better use of Social Media (i.e.: stepping up our use of Facebook and blogging). REMINDER: Please post at least one flyer and send an invitation email with the flyer to your family and friends! Flyer is an insert to this Gazette. We are investigating the use of PayPal, as well as another method of accepting payments at the Guild House. Kate O’Hara, [email protected] Finally, in an effort to better serve our membership, we are working on a new package of information that would be distributed to our new members. 215-879-3607 The Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers Mug and Tote are available on line at: http://www.cafepress.com/PGHW GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFTS !!!!!! The tote is 100% cotton, natural color. The mug is white ceramic, with the PGHW logo on one side, and text "Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers" and logo on the other side. 3 October 2012 Meeting Program Flax Processing with Eric Weit By Amoi Goldman Eric Weit, an accomplished weaver and member of the Central Pennsylvania Guild of Handweavers, gave a fascinating program about processing flax at our October meeting. It was so captivating that I think most of us were glued to our seats with “flax goop,” which was one of several interesting flax-related terms we learned. Eric told about the history of flax, and how it is grown and harvested. He went on to tell us about the necessary process of retting, which is when water is used to rot away the inner part of the plant leaving the outer fibers. Two main types of retting are water retting and dew retting. The fibers develop a gray color from dew retting. Next, Eric demonstrated breaking, scrutching and hackling to separate the rougher material from the fiber. The light colored, course fiber by-product of hackling is called “tow,” which is often used to make rope hence the term towing. It is also why blonds are called “towheads”. The highlight of the program was seeing Eric expertly spin fine flax fiber on his Grandmother’s spinning wheel. It was quite fitting, since she taught him to weave. The hackle comb he used earlier had also belonged to his Grandmother and dated to the 19th century. Eric had a great way of imparting his knowledge of flax processing and sharing his weaving journey with us. 4 DECEMBER —- Save the Date! Thursday, December 6 @ 7 P.M. HOLIDAY PARTY! Our Next Monthly Meeting will be on Thursday, November 1 @ 7 P.M. “BRING A GIFT TO THE GUILD HOUSE” DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS: Documenting Your Artwork Aaron Igler, Photographer & Media Consultant, Greenhouse Media, LLC Share your favorite holiday treats and bring your projects — weaving, knitting, spinning, etc. — for our show-andtell. And please consider bringing an item to restock the Guild House supply closet. In this short presentation, Aaron Igler will cover the basics of digital photography, specifically as it relates to shooting your own work. Topics will include selecting a digital camera, do-it-yourself studio setup, lighting, composition and digital post-production. He will focus on the fundamental skills needed to produce usable images of personal artwork, weavings, and even process/ making. Equipment for sale / wanted If you have equipment, yarns, fiber, books, etc that you would like to sell or are wanting to buy , please send an e-mail ad to Pam Pawl by the 15th the month. Your ad will run for two months in the Gazette free of charge. After two months, you will need to renew your ad if your item hasn’t sold. Also , please let Pam know if you item HAS sold so she can update her listings. Send all listings to [email protected] LIBRARY….. Membership Information The PGHW Library, located in the Guild House, makes available to members more than 700 books and periodicals pertaining to the fiber arts. Library Chairperson is Pat Doran and can be contacted at: 215-487-5094. Please feel free to check out what we have available. Anyone interested in the fiber arts may join PGHW. Please contact membership coordinator Maryann Laverty at 610-668-2433 for membership and Guild Information. Dues from members joining in February or March will apply to the balance of the current fiscal year, and in full for the new fiscal year. A reminder to renew membership will appear in the April Gazette each year. Only members who have paid their dues by MAY 31 will appear in the directory and on the mailing list. Associate Members (restricted to persons living beyond a 30mile radius from Philadelphia City Hall) have all the privileges of membership, but may not vote or hold office. Annual Dues: Regular $35, Family $40, Supporter $45, Patron $60, Associate $15, Senior (65+) $15, Student (full-time w/ID) $16 5 loom that allows you to weave anything from wall hangings to scarves. It is sometimes called a Knitters loom because it can accommodate bulky or novelty yarns. This type of loom folds and takes up very little space. See the Flip loom and Cricket looms at www.schachtspindle.com. PLANS FOR THIS FALL 2012 UPCOMING CLASSES: WEAVING 1 There are many projects to choose from and one project can be completed in 2 weeks. Tuesdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6 6:00-9:00pm Instructor: Nancy Shiffrin; 610-649-6209 Course Fee: $195 members; $210 non-members. Looms are available for rent for $50 and can be taken home to work on between sessions or you are also welcome to Experience the joy of making cloth. During this course, you’ll learn how to wind a warp, dress a loom, read instruc- bring your own. tions, and weave a sampler of various weave structures. By Sara McLaughlin has been involved with knitting and fiber your last class, you’ll understand how a loom works and be for over ten years. While, professionally she works as an able to begin your own projects. All Architectural Historian, she moonlights as a knitting instrucequipment and materials supplied. tor to feed her love for the arts! Sara has been teaching knitDRAFTING WEAVE STRUCTURES ting for over 7 years in both New York City (Knit New York) and Philadelphia (Rosie's Yarn Cellar and Philly Art 5 Sundays, September 30, and October 7, 14, 21, 28 Center), has designed her own patterns and has knit sweat1:00-3:00 pm ers for Barney's New York. Instructor: Nancy Shiffrin; 610-649-6209 KNITTING SOCKS WITH SARA MCLAUGHLIN Course Fee: $110 members; $125 non-members Saturday, October 27 12:00 - 4:00pm Instructor: Sara Improve your knowledge of Weaving Structures by learning McLaughlin [email protected] how to draft and manipulate weave designs. You will start Course fee: $50 members/$65 non-members with the basics by working on graph paper to learn about the Materials fee to instructor = $12 or contact instructor for different parts of a weave draft and how to create a drawdown. You will draft a variety of weaves, with the three pri- details mary weave classifications; those based on plain weave such as basket and ribs weaves, twills and satins, and then move Socks aren't as scary as you may think! You'll learn sock terminology (instep, gusset, etc.) and we'll work on a pair of on to other weaves. With the aim simple baby socks. You'll be able to finish a sock, if not a of designing your own projects, you will learn to adapt pair in our four hours together and the skills are easily transweaving patterns such as those found in the Davison Pattern latable to adult socks- you just do it bigger! This is open to Book. Basic block, or profile drafting will also be covered. The teacher will demonstrate weaving software on her lap- anyone with basic knitting skills and the knowledge of how to knit in the round. Supplies provided for a $12 materials top, and any student who has one can also fee payable to instructor. bring it to use in class. WEAVING ON A RIGID-HEDDLE LOOM 4 Mondays: October 15, 22, 29 and Nov. 12 6:30 - 9:30 PM Level: Beginner to Intermediate Instructor: Maryanne McDevitt or 215-646-3009 [email protected] Course fee: $130 members; $145 non-members You don’t have to invest a lot of money in weaving equipment to start weaving. A rigid heddle loom is a simple frame 6 KID'S CLASSES Home school Weaving for Children & Teens Thursdays, 10am-1pm, 5 (4 remaining) week sessions– Oct 18, Oct 25, Nov 1 & Nov 8 Contact teacher for information Class fee: $145 Instructor: Nancy Shiffrin 610-649-6209 This is a weaving class for home school students of all levels, from beginners on up. Join a group of fiber lovers and learn to weave on a four harness loom. We will make all types of handwoven items, from scarves, to bags and pillows. Handweaving exercises many skills including color and design, math, hand-eye coordination, and teaches love and respect for a time honored craft. Minimum age 8 yrs. S T U D Y G R O U P S RIGID HEDDLE STUDY GROUP UPDATE Will continue to meet in Fall of 2012. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, October 20th 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Saturday, November 17th 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Saturday, December 15th 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm We welcome all that are interested in the group! SPINNING STUDY GROUP UPDATE The spinning study group meets the 3rd Friday of the month from 10-1 at the Guild House in Manayunk. This month, Oct 19th, we will continue to share what we worked on over the summer, finish carding the fleece we purchased together and enjoy some uninterrupted spinning time. The fleece was purchased raw with half of it processed professionally and the rest processed by the group. We are anxious to start spinning it soon to see what differences we discover. It will be interesting to see what folks come up with! Please join us if you can. NATURAL DYE STUDY GROUP A study group for natural dyes is being formed with the guild’s dye garden as the centerpiece. The group will make dye samples from plants grown in the garden, along with other collected material, using the full range of mordants and dye additives. The results will be collected in a binder for the library shelves. Garden maintenance will also be part of this study group’s activities. Email Duane if you are interested at: [email protected] CLASSIFIED AD SPACE IN NEWSLETTERS Have something you want to ‘advertise’ in the Gazette? Let us know! Now accepting ads for the lower half of the back cover. Items (announcements/ads) must be fiber arts related services, events, etc Space for ad is the back cover (mailer side) Fee: 1/2 page $50; 1/4 page $30 ♥DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR ADVERTISING:♥ 10% OFF FOR 3 OR MORE ADS 20% OFF FOR AN ANNUAL AD SUBSCRIPTION (10 ISSUES) SEND YOUR COMMITMENT EMAIL FOR ADVERTISING STATING WHAT SIZE AND ISSUE QUANTITY TO: [email protected] (Marianne Eshleman) Ads print black & white (grayscale) in print version; color in .pdf for e-Gazette Submit your classified ad; you will then receive a bill from our Treasurer. 7 PGHW Gazette c/o Marianne Eshleman 137 Timberwood Drive Mountain Top, PA 18707 8 9
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