| September 2003 Weavers Guild Meeting |
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| September 13th, 8:30 pm at Branwyn's house in Westlake |
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| In attendance |
Demelza, Ceinwyn, Emma, Ellencwen, Branwyn, Diachbha |
| Member Reports |
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| Demelza |
Carding, dyeing. At Pennsic, attended a class about fingerloop
braiding. |
| Ceinwyn |
Knitted. Carded and combed wool. Organizing and mounting
dye sample swatches. Dyed at Weavers Guild dye days in July and September.
Assembled weaving kits for children to use at the Saxon Summer event in
Warren. Worked on needlefelting. Embroidered cross-stitch.
Made a piece of bobbin-lace with two-pair edging. Demonstrated lace-making
at the Saxon Summer event. |
| Emma |
Lucetted cord. Sewed garb for the War (two chemises and two smocks.
Cut out an Italian Renaissance gown (ooohh!). At Pennsic, manned
the Arts and Sciences tent. Also attended the fingerloop braiding
class. Learned to make flat braid, square braid, spiral braid, and
braid with holes. While at the War, made a cord for Demelza's
birthday present. Planned bobbin lace for the edge of a coif.
Studied the "New Model Book" (a 16th century pattern book) and figured
out how to make the piece with 3 pairs of bobbins. Did a little
cross stitch. Worked on projects on her belt loom. Dyeing
at guild dye workshops in July and September. |
| Ellencwen |
Dyed at the Gwyntarian Weavers Guild dye day and at the Cuyahoga Spinners
Guild dye day. Warped up the guild tartan project and wove some.
Spun some of Ramesh's fleece; spinning soy silk. Worked on
fox-proofing and hawk-proofing for her chickens. Demonstrated
fiber arts at the Canfield Fair. |
| Branwyn |
Sewed garb for Pennsic. Viking apron-dress from linen (AKA
the viking sundress) and a cote from a linen/ramie blend. Warped
up a belt. Did a little cross stitch. Dyed at Weavers
Guild dye days in July and September. |
| Diachbha |
Weaving class at Lilies War. Involved in the Calontir auction
project, a "sheep to shawl," at Lilies War. The piece
was manufactured on site, from carding to sewing, then auctioned off.
Taught a tapestry workshp at Kent State University. Dyed 20
yards of silk with weld, for the Calontir coronation project.
Over two hundred people have contributed to this project, but it is being
designed and coordinated by only two people. Started baby garb.
Experimenting with lampas weave. Weaving yardage for garb for her
husband. |
| Miscellania |
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| By tumultuous and unanimous acclaim (no one else volunteered), Ceinwyn
was re-elected guildmistress and Branwyn serves another term as scribe. |
| Branwyn shared a flyer from Cleveland Museum of Art about the exhibit
of renaissance ecclesiastical textiles. Diachbha offered to
drive the huge van to CMA, so a fieldtrip is planned for the November meeting. |
| The Ohio Mart demo at Stan Hwyet is next month. Emma, Diachbha,
and Hathewisse are signed up. More textile arts demonstrators
are needed; please contact Katarina Peregrine. |
| In January, Diachbha will be using the computerized loom at Kent State.
If the group is interested, we could meet in Kent for a demonstration. |
| Ellencwen will be in Vienna in the first week of November and asked
for sight-seeing suggestions. Branwyn asked if anyone knew the current
location of the lake-dweller textiles, excavated before WWII. |
| Diachbha opened a discussion of the guild hierarchy (apprentice, journeyman,
master). She plans to present works meeting the criteria specified
in the charter. |
| General consensus is that meetings should always be scheduled on the
third weekend of the month, to avoid confusion. The next meeting
(October) will be on the 19th at Jendriska's house. The November
meeting will be on either November 15th or 16th at Diachbha's house.
The November meeting is traditionally the St. Katherine's Day dessert revel.
Ellencwen will host the December meeting on either December 20th or 21st. |
| A friend of Ceinwyn's would like to learn tabletweaving; another
friend may be willing to give a talk about Scandinavian tabletweaving. |
| Guild members suggested tabletweaving, twining, netting, fingerlooping,
and sprang for future guild programs. Diachbha offered to teach
a class in January. |
| Gwyntarian is holding an event on 10/18 at Craftsman Park; an
Alderford event is coming up in the near future (date?). |
| Fred and George (lambs) and the chickens are still looking for a home.
See Ellencwen for details. |
| The Munroe Falls Historical Days demo is Sunday, September 21st, from
2-4. Please see Ceinwyn to RSVP; Ellencwen, Demelza, Branwyn,
Emma, and Ceinwyn are signed up to attend. Historical costume is
optional, but the demo focuses on life in the 1840's. |
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| August meeting |
Ceinwyn hosted the annual Post-Pennsic Cookout and Pity Party, so no
guild meeting was held. |
| Upcoming Events |
Check the Calendar |
| Next Meeting |
| October 19th (Sunday) at Jendriska's house in South Farmington.
May have a dyepot of black walnuts. |
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