February 2010 - AZ Desert Weavers and Spinners Guild

Newsletter of the Arizona Desert Weavers and Spinners Guild, Inc.
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December
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From the president’s desk...
OFFICERS FOR
2009-2010
President
LaVila Churruca
602.997.5462
lchurruca@cox.net
Vice President
Programs
Susan Clark
602.495.9275
susan@fiberfactory.com
Vice President
Workshops
Carol Eggers
602.354.4095
c.eggers@cox.net
Treasurer
Anita Bellinger
602.485.9757
abellinger@cox.net
Secretary
Diane Wilson
623.376.6452
weavebskts@aol.com
Editor
Helene Charles
480.575.6833
hcdesertlady2@gmail.com
Hello to everyone.
Hope you all have had a wonderful month, have worked hard (not house work) and will have plenty of
things for show & tell.
Last month we had a wonderful program presented by Christy Puetz from the Bead Museum. She had
lots of things to show us and gave a very informative program on the history of beads. If you missed it, you
missed a good one.
I believe that February’s program will be presented by our last grant recipient Diane Wilson. I think she will
be showing us all about felting. If you would like to apply for the grant please write up your proposal and tell
us how you are going to use it. You can give your paper to me or any other board member.
Start on you Fair entries NOW!!!!! In case you did not know there is a $75.00 Marybell Keller award. I
worked very hard so that I might win it a second time but I guess it was not given out because of the lack of
competition. We need to enter or they may just eliminate the entry. Just think what you can buy at the Fiber
Factory with that amount of money. There may be talk of not holding the fair but I do not think the State
will want to give that land back. The land was donated to the state as long as the State Fair be held there and
should it ever be moved the land reverts back to the donors estate. I think that if they do away with the fair
the same thing goes.
I AM A GREAT GRANDMA!!!!!!!
He was born January the 7th. He weighed 7lbs 14oz and was 20inches long. His name is Chase Charles
Haskins. His Mother Ashley & Father Anthony are both doing fine. My Grandson Brandon (the college brain) informed every one that his Nephew’s name is a complete sentence. Brandon has always been
very smart. He and his brother have given Carmen a run for her money. Anthony has a Charter Fishing
Business Bed & Breakfast run buy his Mother. He calls his boat “The Lunch Box”. I guess that I should say
something about my son-in-law Charles known as Chuck. He is the Minister of the Nazarene Church in
Sitka Alaska.
That will be all for now. See you all in February.
LaVila
PS: From the Critter Gang, Gypsy and Klinger want you to know that the G-Man is missing in action and
presumed dead. They are both very sad and Klinger walks around the house looking and crying. Klinger
misses his buddy and so do I
DO NOT FORGET ABOUT PUTTING IN FOR THE GRANT!!!
Next Meeting: February 6th at 10 AM
Northtown Community Center
2202 E. Waltann Lane
Phoenix, AZ
Guest Speaker:
Diane Wilson
MOA DEADLINE
15th
August - May
Serendipitous Spinners to bring the foodies!
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The Refreshment Corner
This was just too good to pass up. I was looking for a natural-edible really unique dye
for Feburary. What should I find in my relentless search? A really cool place to visit
and a reason to go. A SYMPOSIUM! In fact the 14th International Fungi & Fibre
Symposium 2010 September 6–12, 2010 in Gysinge, Sweden! Ok Ok it’s a bit far, but
the colors you get from MUSHROOMS are fantastic. Here’s the link - www.ifff2010.
eu/symposietenglish.htm By the way, they have currency converter on their page.
This month belongs to....Let me think....The Serendipitous Spinners! Something really
earthy comes to mind. Have fun spinners finding just that spectacular natural stuff to
get your fingers into. Oh I know, how about Chips and Dips?
~ Eve
ADWSG Workshops Updates
If you paid your $75 deposit, the remainder $75 is due at
this time. Pay at the meeting or by mail.
We have had a wonderful response to our workshops in
February and March. I have deposits and promises, now
it’s time to collect the rest of the payments.
Judith MacKenzie McCuin - Spinning, Dyeing, and
Weaving - March 8, 9, & 10:
If you paid your deposit of $25/day, I need to collect $25
for each day you register.
Unfortunately, I do not have more information about these
workshops.
Bylaws read as follows:
“A minimum number of participants to pay expenses need to
be signed up and 1/2 the estimated cost is collected at that time.
The deposit is refunded only if another member fills the space, or
if there are are more than the minimum number of members
participating. The remainder of the fee is collected one month
before the workshop.”
Thanks for all your cooperation. Contact me if you have
further questions.
Carol Eggers
Workshop Chair
Daryl Lancaster - Jumpstart Vest - February 21 & 22 :
I have 19 programs in my business Southwest Learning Sources, Inc. One of the programs is Navajo Weaving. I present the Navajo Weaving Program to grades K - 6. Different yarn weights are used for the different age levels. The most popular grade level for
this program to 4th grade since they study Arizona History. It is a 2 hour program. I introduce the program with a short history on
the Navajo and their rug weaving. Then I demonstrate the carding and spinning of wool, using a hip spindle, and show a variety of
rugs from my collection. The students then have a hands-on which is the weaving of a small coaster rug. I am unable to buy Aunt
Lydia’s rug yarn which is what works well.. It is no longer available. Any rug yarn seems hard to find. I would be willing to buy any
heavy weight yarn that anyone has.
Thanks,
Barbara J. Gronemann
Southwest Learning Sources, Inc.
www.southwestprograms.com
bgronemann@aol.com
480-991-0341
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INTEREST GROUPS
SERENDIPITOUS SATURDAY
SPINNERS
This group’s meeting takes place
after the Guild meeting on the first
Saturday of the month until 2 or
3 p.m. Bring your wheel, spindle
and current project and lunch or be
prepared to go out to eat or fetch
lunch back to the meeting. Susan
Clark 602-495-9275 is the contact
person.
DAYTIME SPINNERS
First Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.
Each month a different member
hosts the meeting at their home.
To attend please RSVP to
chairperson Georgian Ferrante.
georgianf@cox.net or 480-9483705. Directions to meeting place
will be emailed to all members.
INKLE GROUP
Bring your inkle loom and yarn
to the monthly meeting. The new
Inkle Loom Interest Group will
meet right after the meeting to
brush up on inkle weaving or watch
and learn! As with Serendipitous
Saturday Spinners, bring lunch or
be prepared to go out to eat or fetch
lunch back to the meeting.
WONDER!!!FUL
STUDY GROUP
WEAVERS
Meetings begin at 10:30.
Chairperson for more information
is Sybil Yastrow sybil@yastrow.com
or 480-488-0523.
For Sale
Beka Rigid Heddle Loom; 36” 3 reeds. Good Condition, $150.00
602-995-2760
Loom, Yarns, Weaving Supplies -
Schacht floor loom, 46 inch weaving width, 8 shafts,
12 treadles, low castle, lamp holder, bench, bench
bags, 3 reeds (6, 8 and 10 dent, new, stainless steel).
Manufactured in oak, $1,800 or best offer.
Miscellaneous tools and supplies, books and
magazines including Harrisville Highland wool,
all colors, few remaining hanks of hand dyed, hand
spun Churro wool, Wild Fiber, Handwoven, etc. If you are looking for something
special, call me, I might have it.
Contact Deborah Komisarek at dhkomisar@msn.com or 520.615.2914. Located in
northern Tucson. Can deliver within metro Phoenix. A percentage of the sales to your
guild members will be donated to your guild’s continuing education programs.
Wanted
Do you know of an Arizona-based group focused on using native plants to dye
fibers that also helps educate? I’m writing a piece on “craft gardens” for PHG
and want to include one good resource for more info on each subject, but preferably not a business. The equivalent of a garden club for dye enthusiasts. For example, for growing and using gourds, there’s the Arizona Gourd Society, which
links to gourd crazies around the state. arizonagourdsociety.com.
Arizona Herb Association does a little with teaching about dye plants, but
they’re not focused on that, and less so in recent years.
Thanks for any input! Cathy Cromell - ccromell@amug.org
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This Month’s Program:
2009 Education Grant Recipient:
Diane Wilson
Diane Wilson will be presenting a program on Felting, wet, dry and otherwise!
Rigid Heddle Weaving taught by Lynn Silberschlag
at the Fibers Through Time 2010 in Phoenix, AZ
Instructor: Lynn Silberschlag
- Any size rigid-heddle loom with reed
- Heddle hook
- Reed hook (sley hook)
- Sword (pick-up stick)
- 2 to 3 stick shuttles
- 2 adjustable 3” c-clamps
used to clamp a cone-holder, or a warping peg with
base to a table
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
- Paper, pen or pencil
- Material for the project
of your choice – handspun
yarns, fancy or funky yarns,
rags
If your rigid-heddle loom has been collecting dust
in your closet or if you want to learn to weave, come
join us and see what easy, fun and versatile items you
can make with your loom. Try
a variety of weaving styles,
laces and pick-ups (to develop
a variety of textures), all the
while using your fancy, funky,
handspun yarns or work with
traditional fibers. Learn how
to warp your loom, tie-on, and
weave. Learn hemstitching, plus
a variety of hand-manipulated
laces and finishes. The warp and
weft threads for the sampler are
provided. For the second project, bring along your own ideas
and yarns. [not round robin]
Instructor Bio:
Lynette has been teaching weaving for over 18 years
beginning her career at
Spin ‘n Weave in Tucson. She also teaches for the City
of Tucson Parks & Recreation and Pima County Parks
& Recreation. Lynn is best known for her
4- to 8- shaft classes and workshops.
Take Home: A sampler and a project of your choice
Skill level:
Beginner to Intermediate
Materials fee: $20.00
Supply List:
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From AZ Federations website: http://www.azfed.org/
2010 ADSWG Grant Submission
Workshop Coordinator Needs
Submissions from Fiber Artists for
Estes Park Wool Market
Anyone wishing to submit a letter requesting to be considered
for the 2010 ADWSG grant must submit their request explaining their course of study no later then the March 2010 meeting.
Said recipient will the present a program to the guild. Please
give your letter to a board member.
Hi, I’m the Workshop Coordinator for the Estes Park
Wool Market, I am still in need of submissions for all
sorts of fiber craft for the Wool Market Workshops
which are one-day and two-days workshops on the
Thursday and Friday, June 10-11 before the Market
which is on Saturday and Sunday, June 12-13, 2010.
Diane Wilson
Secretary
Southwest Fiber Festival 2010
Calling for Instructors
Estes Park is just gorgeous in the summer and this is a
wonderful fiber festival. We offer a fair compensation
for instructors, and either a lodging stipend or mileage
(if considered local). You are allowed to charge a materials fee for materials supplied and you collect those
directly from the students. We feed you a couple of
lunches as well, and there’s a lovely Thursday reception
at a fine gallery sponsored by the local weavers. Please
note that I canNOT promise you any sort of booth as
that is another department altogether and the booths
are juried in, so be aware of that and plan accordingly.
We have many instructors who like to have the time
off after teaching to ENJOY the festival.
Friday, October 29 – Half day or full day classes available. Saturday, October 30 – Morning classes available only. Go to: http://
www.southwestfiberfestival.com/, click on ‘Contact’ and fill in
necessary information.
There will also be animals, vendors, shearing, skein judging and
other events going on all day on Friday.
If you have any questions, please contact Elaine Ross, Festival
Chair , mogoat@wbhsi.net, 520-825-3668 (home), 520-4297685 (cell)
I am in particular need of weaving workshops of both
one day and two day lengths. We need something to
tempt the expert weavers in the area as well as the beginning weavers who are thinking of getting into the
craft. Keep in mind also that the students are coming
from all over the place and will have to tote equipment, which they are quite prepared to do in most
cases!
Felted Tapestry Workshop
Join Master Felter, Sharon McFeely, and Create a
Beautiful Felted Tapestry
I am back working with my sixth grade class at Mountain Oak
and looking forward to teaching some felting classes this winter
and spring. For me felting is an artistic process involving the four
elements, as we work together this day, you will experience a sense
of transformation as the qualities of the wool metamorphose with
water, warmth, soap and our rhythmic pressure.
Submissions on other fiber and fiber-related crafts are
also welcome. You are not necessarily limited to wool
products, and the envelope may be pushed a bit - I
have a button artist and a natural body care product
workshop planned as well as basketry. Traditional fiber
crafts are of course the best!
For this workshop, all materials will be provided. If you have felting
needles or a multiple needle punch, do bring that. Bring two old
towels, lunch and beverage. The tapestries we make that day will be
approximately 12” X 15” in size. Everyone will be able to complete
their tapestry during the workshop time. Detailed handouts will
be shared with you as well. A picture file will be provided for you
to use. If you have an image you would like to work from, bring it
with you in your mind or on paper! Or just go for color play with
your imagination, felting loves experimenters. All levels of felting
experience are welcome!
PLEASE email me directly (suzanne@fireantranch.
com) if you would like an application packet which
will include the particulars.
DATE:
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2010; 9:30 AM till 2:30 PM at Mountain Oak
School, 124 N. Virginia St., Prescott, AZ
Suzanne Correira, www.fireantranch.com
Georgetown, TX
Fiber, Yarn, Fashions, Spinning Equipment and Tools
Fiber Workshops Taught & Workshop Venues Organized
COST: $55.00
Please pre-register with Sharon via email or phone. Do send a
$25.00 deposit to hold your place. Please send to her at: 515 Oak
St. Prescott, AZ. 86303 Home phone: 928-776-8014
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The Bisbee Fiber Arts Guild to Host
Several Workshops
News From the AZ Federation
Feb. 13-14 from 9am to 4pm - Alex Martinez and
his sister Nancy from Oaxaca, Mexico will be giving
a workshop showing how they make their famous
rugs. Try your hand at weaving like the Zapotec
Indians have done for centuries.
Our Fibers Through Time 2010 Conference is just a
little over 12 weeks away. ALL WORKSHOP and
NON WORKSHOP REGISTRATION CLOSES
on February 1, 2010. Anyone attending the Saturday
night Banquet or lunches and reception also needs to
be registered by February 1st. There are 19 registered
for the conference from our guild. If you have been
thinking about this, it’s now time to act and register
because the deadline is less than two weeks away.
With their generosity we can offer the class for a fee
of only $50 plus $15 material fee.
* An artist reception will be held Friday evening at
7PM when Alex will show and talk about his rugs.
A wide variety of classes is offered, vendors have
signed contracts, and the juried show is open to all
workshop participants. Each guild is asked to participate in the raffle items with a basket or more. Sue
Schreiber is asking we not wait too long to bring our
items. It sounds like great fun and we hope our guild
is represented by many of our members. There will
be a need for volunteers, so let me know if you would
like to help.
Feb 20, 21, 22 - Dyeing & Spinning Cotton Learn all about cotton and how to dye it with cold
water dyes and then use it in your spinning. Basic
techiques of spinning cotton will be taught. Instructor Joan Ruane
Class fee for 3 days is $100 plus $15 for material fee.
March 5,6 & 7th - String Theory Workshop - to be
taught by Michelle Boyd who is a Master Spinner
from Alberta, Canada. This workshop will make
the concepts of technical spinning easy and accessible to hand spinners of any experience or ability.
Learn to spin the perfect yarn. This is an outstanding workshop with the best of the best!
For more information and registration forms, go to
the website: www.azfed.org
Carol Eggers
Guild representative
Class fee is $185 plus $35 material fee. There are
only 4 openings left in this class.
ADWSG Nominating Committee
The nominating committee will be meeting to
choose a slate of officers for the 2010 - 2011 guild
year. The slate will be posted in the MOA and presented at the April meeting for voting. At that time
if you wish to nominate someone from the floor
please ask that person prior to the meeting if they
would like to run for that position. Also that person
needs to be present to accept the nomination.The
new board members will be installed in May 2010.
For more information and to register on line, go to
www.bisbeefiberarts.com or call Melanie at 520366-8865 cocomccaleb@yahoo.com
Diane Wilson
Nominating Committee Chairperson
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Committees
Historian
Melissa Davis
602.439.0436
madforfiber@cox.net
Librarians
Christine Hunt
623.853.6081
suburbaknit@yahoo.com
&
Gail Baker
602.441.3249
gail_baker@TNC.ORG
Membership
Elaine Rowles
623.979.7518
emrowles@cox.net
Demonstrations/
Publicity
THE FIBER FACTORY
The Southwest’s Most Complete Yarn
Yarn, accessories, equipment& classes for:
Knitting, Weaving, Spinning, Crochet,Tatting, Basketry, Bobbin Lace, &
Navajoweaving.
Sue Carneal
602.677.6343
jscarneal@aol.com
Hospitality/Web Site
Eve Smith
480.488.5083
erweaving@earthlink.net
216 W. Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201
480.969.4346
Out of area: 888.969.9276
e-mail: yarn@fiberfactory.com
Visit our website: www.fiberfactory.com
Federation
Representative
Carol Eggers
602.354.4095
c.eggers@cox.net
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ADWSG WEBSITE:
http:/www.adwsg.org
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Calendar Events
• April 15-18, 2010 - Fibers Through Time 2010 , Phoenix AZ. Information available: www.azfed.org
• July 18-25, 2010 - Convergence Albuquerque 2010 - Albuquerque, New Mexico. Information available: http://www.
weavespindye.org/?loc=8-00-00
• October 4 - 10 - Handweavers Guild of America Celebrates Spinning and Weaving Week - http://www.weavespindye.
org/pages/?p=sww.html&loc=1-50-00
• October 29 - 30, 2010 - Southwest Fiber Festival - Amado, Arizona - http://www.southwestfiberfestival.com/
• July 21 - 24, 2011 - IWC - A Conference for Fiber Artists - Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO - http://www.
intermountainweavers.org/
MOA DEADLINE
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from August to May
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Cave Creek, AZ 85331