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Mid Island Weavers and Spinners (and other fibre enthusiasts) Guild
This is the Mid Island Weavers and Spinners (and other fibre enthusiasts) blog page. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month during the fall/winter/spring (September through to June). Meetings are now being held at the library downtown on Commercial St upstairs in their meeting room. Guests are welcome to come...bring your knitting, spinning wheel or other fibre addictions. Meetings usually consist of 5 minutes of business, show and tell (bring something), tea and cookies, and some sort of workshop, seminar or talk where you will learn something fibry and interesting.
We now have an email address: MIWSGuild at gmail.com
Monday, September 26, 2016
St. Paul's Church renovations are ready for us!
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Drop-in spin-in continues this fll.
Drop in for a social evening of spinning (or bring your knitting or....) 7.p.m. 80 Chapel St (our temporary home).
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
September 7/16 Guild minutes
Sept 7, 2016
MIWSG MINUTES
Meeting called to order 7:02 p.m.
Attendance: Lynne (president) Heather, Linda,
Jeannette (secretary) Sharon, Margo (librarian) Autumn, Darlene,
Debbie, Liz
Guest: Klare (who is looking to purchase a 36/45”
table loom)
Treasurers Report: (June
pot luck silent auction money outstanding), Crystal has dropped off
the rent cheque for September 2016 to January 2017
Library Report: new
Spin-Off magazine (Sharon borrowed)
Old Business:
Membership Cards – Kathy (work in progress)
Phamplets – Kathy
(work in progress)
Welcome Letter: draft
form completed by Liz. Changes noted, Liz will finalize and publish
to the blog.
Tentative booking for
Sylvia Olsen knitting workshop: Nov 19 or 26. Liz will contact
Sylvia to confirm date, prices, supplies etc.
New Business: welcome to new
member Marie-Jeanne.
Show + Tell: Lynne: Egyptian Textile Museum Book
Autumn: Salish loom
Marie-Jeanne: hand washed, carded, spun blanket
Jeannette: Christmas stocking
Sharon: quilt
Debbie: mad weave mat, bowl
Liz: cedar hat making
Heather: woven tapestry
Margo: market bag samples
Workshops in Lynden Washington
Hello Fiber Enthusiasts,
Fibers and Beyond 2016 is coming soon, and we are excited about the workshops, exhibits, and the weavers’ sale that will be part of it. Come visit us in Lynden WA in October at the Jansen Art Center!
Sheri Ward
Fibers and Beyond 2016 Committee
And here’s information about one of the workshops, especially for those of you who may be thinking about learning to weave or want to know more about rigid heddle weaving!
The loom and all supplies are provided for this beginning weaving class. Rigid heddle weaving is easy to learn and fast to weave. The loom is very portable and affordable. You will learn to set up the loom and to weave. In this day-long class you will become a weaver and in the process you will weave a scarf. You will learn about selecting yarns, putting them on the loom, preparing the yarn for weaving, using shuttles, weaving techniques and finishing techniques. You will learn enough to weave on your own after the class.
For experienced weavers, there will be a display of more advanced weaving techniques and discussion of pattern weaving using two heddles.
Joanne Hall is a weaver, teacher and author. Joanne started the Elkhorn Mountains Weaving Studio in Montana City, Montana, where she weaves tapestries and teaches weaving classes.
For this class, registration is $85, and there is a materials fee of $35.
Other classes that still have openings are:
· Deflected Double Weave with Liz Moncrief
· 3-D Design & Surface Manipulation on Felt with Flora Carlile Kovacs
· Band Weaving & Back Strap with Joanne Hall
· Nuno Felted Scarf with Flora Carlile Kovacs
More information about these workshops is on the Jansen’s website, and all registrations are through the Jansen Art Center, at www.jansenartcenter.org/shop
Hello Fiber Enthusiasts,
Fibers and Beyond 2016 is coming soon, and we are excited about the workshops, exhibits, and the weavers’ sale that will be part of it. Come visit us in Lynden WA in October at the Jansen Art Center!
Sheri Ward
Fibers and Beyond 2016 Committee
And here’s information about one of the workshops, especially for those of you who may be thinking about learning to weave or want to know more about rigid heddle weaving!
Rigid Heddle Weaving with Joanne Hall, Saturday, Oct. 15, 9-4:30
The loom and all supplies are provided for this beginning weaving class. Rigid heddle weaving is easy to learn and fast to weave. The loom is very portable and affordable. You will learn to set up the loom and to weave. In this day-long class you will become a weaver and in the process you will weave a scarf. You will learn about selecting yarns, putting them on the loom, preparing the yarn for weaving, using shuttles, weaving techniques and finishing techniques. You will learn enough to weave on your own after the class.
For experienced weavers, there will be a display of more advanced weaving techniques and discussion of pattern weaving using two heddles.
Joanne Hall is a weaver, teacher and author. Joanne started the Elkhorn Mountains Weaving Studio in Montana City, Montana, where she weaves tapestries and teaches weaving classes.
For this class, registration is $85, and there is a materials fee of $35.
Other classes that still have openings are:
· Deflected Double Weave with Liz Moncrief
· 3-D Design & Surface Manipulation on Felt with Flora Carlile Kovacs
· Band Weaving & Back Strap with Joanne Hall
· Nuno Felted Scarf with Flora Carlile Kovacs
More information about these workshops is on the Jansen’s website, and all registrations are through the Jansen Art Center, at www.jansenartcenter.org/shop
If you no longer wish to receive information about Fibers and Beyond, please respond with “Unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Fibers and Beyond 2016 is coming soon, and we are excited about the workshops, exhibits, and the weavers’ sale that will be part of it. Come visit us in Lynden WA in October at the Jansen Art Center!
Sheri Ward
Fibers and Beyond 2016 Committee
And here’s information about one of the workshops, especially for those of you who may be thinking about learning to weave or want to know more about rigid heddle weaving!
Rigid Heddle Weaving with Joanne Hall,
Saturday, Oct. 15, 9-4:30
The loom and all supplies are provided for this beginning weaving class. Rigid heddle weaving is easy to learn and fast to weave. The loom is very portable and affordable. You will learn to set up the loom and to weave. In this day-long class you will become a weaver and in the process you will weave a scarf. You will learn about selecting yarns, putting them on the loom, preparing the yarn for weaving, using shuttles, weaving techniques and finishing techniques. You will learn enough to weave on your own after the class.
For experienced weavers, there will be a display of more advanced weaving techniques and discussion of pattern weaving using two heddles.
Joanne Hall is a weaver, teacher and author. Joanne started the Elkhorn Mountains Weaving Studio in Montana City, Montana, where she weaves tapestries and teaches weaving classes.
For this class, registration is $85, and there is a materials fee of $35.
Other classes that still have openings are:
· Deflected Double Weave with Liz Moncrief
· 3-D Design & Surface Manipulation on Felt with Flora Carlile Kovacs
· Band Weaving & Back Strap with Joanne Hall
· Nuno Felted Scarf with Flora Carlile Kovacs
More information about these workshops is on the Jansen’s website, and all registrations are through the Jansen Art Center, at www.jansenartcenter.org/shop
Hello Fiber Enthusiasts,
Fibers and Beyond 2016 is coming soon, and we are excited about the workshops, exhibits, and the weavers’ sale that will be part of it. Come visit us in Lynden WA in October at the Jansen Art Center!
Sheri Ward
Fibers and Beyond 2016 Committee
And here’s information about one of the workshops, especially for those of you who may be thinking about learning to weave or want to know more about rigid heddle weaving!
Rigid Heddle Weaving with Joanne Hall, Saturday, Oct. 15, 9-4:30
The loom and all supplies are provided for this beginning weaving class. Rigid heddle weaving is easy to learn and fast to weave. The loom is very portable and affordable. You will learn to set up the loom and to weave. In this day-long class you will become a weaver and in the process you will weave a scarf. You will learn about selecting yarns, putting them on the loom, preparing the yarn for weaving, using shuttles, weaving techniques and finishing techniques. You will learn enough to weave on your own after the class.
For experienced weavers, there will be a display of more advanced weaving techniques and discussion of pattern weaving using two heddles.
Joanne Hall is a weaver, teacher and author. Joanne started the Elkhorn Mountains Weaving Studio in Montana City, Montana, where she weaves tapestries and teaches weaving classes.
For this class, registration is $85, and there is a materials fee of $35.
Other classes that still have openings are:
· Deflected Double Weave with Liz Moncrief
· 3-D Design & Surface Manipulation on Felt with Flora Carlile Kovacs
· Band Weaving & Back Strap with Joanne Hall
· Nuno Felted Scarf with Flora Carlile Kovacs
More information about these workshops is on the Jansen’s website, and all registrations are through the Jansen Art Center, at www.jansenartcenter.org/shop
If you no longer wish to receive information about Fibers and Beyond, please respond with “Unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Saturday, September 3, 2016
First Meeting for the Fall 2016 - September 7th
We're back.....come and join us Wednesday Sept 7th, 7 p.m.. Remember we are still in our temporary space at 80 Chapel Street. See you there.
For those who want to get together for dinner beforehand...Dinner at Gabrielle’s Gourmet Cafe on Commercial Street at 5:30.
For those who want to get together for dinner beforehand...Dinner at Gabrielle’s Gourmet Cafe on Commercial Street at 5:30.
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