| January 2003 Weavers Guild Meeting |
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| Sunday, January 19, 3:00-4:00 at Diachbha's house in Kent,
followed by a fieldtrip to the weaving dept. at Kent State University |
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| In attendence |
Diachbha, Jane, baby Hunter, Jeanne, Jendriska, Kore, Leah, Ceinwyn,
Demelza, Ellencwen, Hathewisse, Branwyn, and Becky |
| Member Reports |
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| Becky |
Sewing a gambezon to wear over her armor. |
| Branwyn |
Prepared for spinning class at Cleftlands event (class notes and assembling
spindles). |
| Ceinwyn |
Wound bobbins for bobbin-lace class which she hopes to attend.
Finished spinning and plying (two-ply) four ounces of wool/mohair blend.
Currently spinning green fiber which is either silk or a silk-rayon blend.
Working blackwork embroidery on small cushions. |
| Diachbha |
Wove two scarfs and wove samples on the jack loom. Currently,
her loom is warped up with a double-weave pickup project. Also weaving
seal tags (for use with wax seals) on an inkle loom. Traditionally,
seal tags were red; hence the origin of the term "red tape."
The tags are flat-woven (not card-woven) and are for use by the Kingdom
of Calontir. |
| Ellencwen |
Carded the Tunis fleece for the guild project and is spinning it with
a drop spindle. Sheared the rabbits. Spun angora on the wheel.
Knitting a grey angora scarf. |
| Hathewisse |
From the acid-dyed wool singles (see December meeting minutes), wove
a 10-foot length of fabric in a combination of three patterns--diamond
twill, rep weave, and herringbone. Fulled the fabric in the washing
machine on the gentle cycle. Working on knitted socks for her son
(finished one pair for him already). |
| Jane |
Knitted a chenille shawl with a beaded fringe. Knitted blue socks
using a heel-less spiral pattern (the heel is not turned, so the result
is similar in form to a tube sock). Made felt. Made a chatelaine
which includes a needlecase. Knitting another shawl. |
| Jean |
Repairing a Turkish hat (involves taking it apart then reassembling
it). |
| Miscellania |
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Hathewisse brought spun samples of fleece from the "Lord of the Rings"
sheep. The current issue of SpinOff magazine has an article about
the special breed, Stansborough Gotland, which was the source of
wool for the hand-woven cloaks in the film. To order samples of the
fleece, contact
Stansborough Fibres
P.O. Box 9120
Wellington, NZ
stansborough@xtra.co.nz |
| Linen-rayon fabric is currently on sale for 25% off at JoAnn Fabrics. |
| Diachbha passed around her copy of the "Wearing
Wool" calendar produced by a group of spinners in Maine. |
| After the business meeting, the guild drove over to campus for a tour
of the KSU weaving department, where Diachbha is a teaching assistant.
The facility has a small studio with several computerized jacquard looms
plus two large classrooms of more traditional looms. Diachbha has
been weaving samples of different jacquard patterns for vestments for Calontir's
royalty. Due to the recent winter break, most of the looms did not
hold works in progress. Tim, one of the graduate students, has made
a collection of felt dresses and was photographing models wearing his work
The guild thought the dresses were wonderful. He is going to send
Diachbha a postcard with the date of his show. |
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| December Meeting |
Old business from last meeting--Emma will forward a copy of the guild
charter with the final revisions to Branwyn for submission to the Gwyntarian
MOA&S. |
| Upcoming Events |
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| January 25, 2003 "A
Regular Event in Cleftlands: A Winter Hunt," Cleveland, Ohio |
March 22, 2003 North
Oaken A&S and Military School, Tallmadge, Ohio
Emma will be teaching classes at this event. |
| April 26, 2003 Mid-Ohio Fiber Gathering, De Graff, Ohio |
May 2003 Maryland
Sheep and Wool Festival, location to be announced
The festival is always held the first full weekend in May. The
site will be updated for the 2003 festival in February. |
| May 8-11, 2003 38th
International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
June 22-29, 2003 Midwest
Weavers Conference 2003, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville,
Illinois
(members commented that the location is an easy drive from northeast
Ohio; accomodations are on-campus and will be reasonably priced--besides,
it is fun to stay in the dorms) |
June 27-July 4, 2004 Convergence
2004, Denver, Colorado
Registration materials will be available on the website in Fall 2003. |
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| Next Meeting |
| Saturday, February 22nd, 7:00 at Jane's (Angelique's) house in Kenmore
(Akron). |
| Since the guild will be having a dessert revel and gift exchange to
celebrate St.
Agatha's Day, the meeting will be open to members only.
If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a small,
wrapped gift. The price limit is ten dollars; hand-made gifts are
welcome (and very appropriate for this group). Traditionally, members
have used their imaginations to devise dishes in the form of Agatha's saintly
emblems. |
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