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Next Meeting:
April 21, 2012
9:00-Meet & Greet
9:30-Business Meeting
10:30-Mix & Mingle
11:00-Program
At TACtile’s location
(map on back page)
Submission
Deadline for the
May Issue is
April 22
HOSPITALITY
NOTE: Please bring a
snack if your
name begins with
T—Z
Program 1
President’s
Message
Fiber
Announcements
2
2
Up-Coming
Workshops 3-4
Registration 5
Samples 6-7
CWD 8-9
Ads 5&10
Minutes
Study Groups
11-14
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.April 2012 Education Update
From the 2011-2012 Education Committee
We all feel truly blessed that Laura Sims was able to join Liz
Spear for our March program. Talk about inspiration. We
don’t think it gets much better. And for those of you who
took Liz’s nuno felting and/or sewing handwoven workshop
(s), we want you all to know we are REALLY looking forward
your incredible results at Weavers’ Day –either on your body
or a mannequin in one of the guild displays.
Just a heads up -- Barbara Herbster’s April Collapse Weave workshop is full. Contact
Cherie Pitman to be put on the waiting list.
Judy Lepthien, 2012-2013 Education Coordinator, unveiled our exciting 2012-2013
workshop line-up. September (looping with Donna Kallner), October (indigo & shibori
resists with Jay Rich) and November (silk fusion and silken kaleidoscope with Karen Selk,
our Memorial Presenter) are open. (See details in this newsletter and on the website.)
The rest of the line up will open September 2012. If you missed the March meeting, visit
the RMWG website to see the entire line-up. The January through April 2013 workshop
details and costs will be posted this summer both in the newsletter and on the website.
We are happy that Carol Garnand has volunteered to serve as the 2013-2014 Education
Coordinator. If there are presenters you want to see, help Carol out and let her know
Cherie Pitman, 2011-2012 Education Coordinator, and all of us on the 2011-2012 com-
mittee want to thank all of you for a successful and wonderful year. It’s been great fun.
Thank you.
Reminder to membership: Ginger Kaldenbach ([email protected]) is tracking our
TACtile usage. So ALWAYS cc her when scheduling guild-related meetings at TACtile.
April Program—Barbara Herbster
Take a tour with a power point presentation on how to get started using
bamboo. Bamboo is a natural, wonderfully soft, relatively new yarn that
many of us would like to be more comfortable using. Characteristics,
sources, sets, finishing and structures will be discussed. The presentation
will conclude with a gallery of slides showing how Barbara has made use
of bamboo yarns and finished examples will be out for you to handle up
close and personal. OK now, you can do bamboo!
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President’s message—April 2012 Our April meeting is our Annual Meeting…the difference being you will
vote on the outstanding slate of officers presented at our March meeting.
We will not be having a May Meeting or a May Luncheon this year. In-
stead, we are hosting Colorado Weavers Day on May 19 at the Golden
Mountaineering Center. This will be incredible day with four premier
speakers presenting on the theme “tradition inspiring the future.” Regis-
tration closes on April 30, so if you haven’t signed up yet, you still have a small window of opportunity.
The next time we meet as a guild will be in September, with a newly elected board that becomes effective on
June 1. With so many guild activities, we’ll see each other many times between now and September.
Forever in silk—Susan Du Bois
Estes Park Wool Market Workshop registration is now available online at http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/TownofEstesPark/CBON/1251609816602 There are over two dozen classes on to chose from June 7th and 8th, including both 1-day and 2-day work-shops from some very notable instructors.
Pueblo CO Weaving Perpetual Calendar
After the completion of a Bonnie Inouye Exploring Multi-shaft Design study, six weavers from within the Handweavers
Guild of Pueblo created a delightful perpetual calendar for keeping a record of special birthdates, anniversaries, etc.,
using their designs and woven samples.
Each month's design includes the threading, treadling and tie up along with the actual woven sample. The front and
back of the weave can be viewed in it's own window.
Calendars measure 5 1/2" X 11" and have a spiral binding.
The price is $28.00 with delivery at Colorado Weavers Day Conference in Golden on May 19. CWD committee has
given their okay for distribution of pre- ordered calendars at the end of the Conference. If you prefer having your
calendar mailed directly to you there will be a $5. charge for postage.
To preorder your calendar please contact:
E-mail Orders: Joanne Caldwell [email protected]
Phone orders: Cathy Coatney 719.251.2959
Denver Fiber Fiesta
The Denver Fiber Fiesta is part of the Great Western Alpaca Show which will be
held at the National Western Complex from May 4-6. You will find many fiber activi-
ties and not just alpaca fibers!
Weaving Repair
Sue Howell have a woven shawl with a rather large hole in the back, compliments of her ferret. I have the
mohair to repair it. I just need someone who knows what they are doing. Contact Sue Howell 303 697 1622
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September 2012 Workshops – Looping with Donna Kallner Skipped Stitch Looping
Half-Day Workshop: Saturday Afternoon, Sept 15, 2012
Workshop Location: TACtile
Transform simple and easy knotless netting (one of looping’s many forms) into lovely lacy
fabric. Once you have mastered the basic looping stitch and tension control, you’re on
your way to exploring skipped and grouped stitch variations. This particular project is
worked over a bar of soap using wool yarn that felts as you use your scrubber, but the
techniques learned here are suitable for many different fibers and applications.
All Levels. Max Number of Participants: 14 Workshop Fee: $40.00 Materials fee: $10.00, includes soap, yarn, needle and instruc-
tions. Bring the eyeglasses you use for close work.
Burundi Looping
Full Day Workshop: Sunday, Sept 16, 2012
Workshop Location: TACtile
Learn several exciting variations in the vast family of looping techniques via Burundi,
where each stitch intersects with multiple previous rows. You’ll learn basic looping and
a bead looping method to establish the stitch count needed to move into Burundi. In the
process, you’ll learn color trades and several technique variations.
All Levels. Max Number of Participants: 14 Workshop Fee: $78.00 Materials fee: $20.00, includes hand-painted Irish waxed linen, beads, needles, mold and
handouts. Bring embroidery scissors and the eyeglasses you use for close work.
Questions? Contact Judy Lepthien, 303-282-4282, [email protected]. To register: Mail your workshop fee(s), (check made out to RMWG), and completed registration form to Tina
Broderson, Workshop Registrar, 7960 W. Caley Dr., Littleton CO 80123.
October 2012 Workshop – Indigo Dyeing & Shibori Resist with Jay Rich Shibori Resists for Handweavers and Knitters
2 Day Workshop: Sunday & Monday, October 21 & 22, 2012
Workshop Location: Recycled Lamb
Love shibori? Love that indigo blue? Intrigued by resist dyeing? Want to make your
yarn, handwoven or whole cloth fabric unique. This is the workshop for you – whether
you are a knitter, weaver, or whole cloth fanatic. In this workshop, you will explore
complex mechanical, stitched, and clamped resist dyeing options with indigo and other
natural dyes for over dyeing. Practice a variety of techniques by using commercial fab-
rics to create more patterns, surface designs, layers of color, and building depth of
surface. After gaining the understanding you need, you will be able to move on to
those precious handwovens, knits, or whole cloth.
All Levels. Max Number of Participants: 18 Workshop Fee: $125.00 Materials fee: $15.00, includes indigo and one or two over-
dyes.
Questions? Contact Judy Lepthien, 303-282-4282, [email protected]. To register: Mail your workshop fee(s), (check made out to RMWG), and completed registration form to Tina
Broderson, Workshop Registrar, 7960 W. Caley Dr., Littleton CO 80123.
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November 2012 Memorial Workshops – Silk with Karen Selk Silk Fusion
Half-Day Workshop, Saturday Afternoon, Nov 17, 2012
Workshop Location: TACtile
Innovative, rich in lustre, smooth or textured surfaces describe fused silk felt. A
spectrum of unspun silk fibers will be arranged and fused with adhesive medium
to produce a "felt" of varying thicknesses. Silk fused fibers can be crinkled while
wet and hold their shape. Other fibers, feathers, and ribbons can be incorpo-
rated into this silk "felt". When finished, it becomes a perfect canvas for machine
or hand stitching, quilting, three dimensional sculptures, jewelry, wearable art,
book coverings, collage and on and on. Participants will leave with numerous
samples and be provided with patterns for hats, bags and boxes. Embellishing
techniques and ideas will be applied to the completed accessories. The possibili-
ties are endless.
All Levels. Max Number of Participants: 20 Workshop Fee: $40.00 Materials fee: $28.50, includes binder of information, a
spectrum of unspun silk fibers, adhesive, all the yarns and fibers needed.
Silken Kaleidoscope,
3-Day Workshop: Sunday, Monday. Tuesday, Nov 18, 19, & 20, 2012
Workshop Location: TACtile
Cloth is capable of a wonderful depth, brilliance and richness of color that can-
not be obtained on a painted surface, due to the interaction of fibers’ structure,
weave pattern, color and light. Through a series of woven samples and color
challenges using yarns, explore color as it relates to woven fabric. Participants
will work with effective and practical techniques to realize greater satisfaction
with color and cloth. You will arrive with pre-warped looms (threading provided
by instructor) for eight different weave structures appropriate for apparel en-
sembles. The samples combine silk with a variety of other fibers while investigat-
ing different aspects of color and cloth structure. Everyone will receive a com-
prehensive binder containing color, silk and structure information.
Participants should expect to do some homework in the evenings, consisting of
working on color/weave challenges. The class will use 45 different colored silks,
which means the samples are very exciting. Four of the eight
weave structures are 8 harness. (Eight to ten the looms will be
eight harness looms, the rest will be four harness.) This is a
round robin workshop; participants will loom hop.
Intermediate level. Maximum of Participants: 16
Total Workshop Fee: $195.00; Deposit: $95.00. Balance of $100.00 due Nov 1, 2012. Materials fee: $68.00, includes a course book which contains substantial information on color and silk
plus a variety of silk yarns for the warp and weft.
Questions? Contact Judy Lepthien, 303-282-4282, [email protected] To register: Mail your workshop fee(s) and/or deposit, (check made out to RMWG), ), and completed
registration form to Tina Broderson, Workshop Registrar, 7960 W. Caley Dr., Littleton CO 80123.
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45” SCHACHT 4 HARNESS HIGH CASTLE LOOM
10 treadles, 8 & 12 dent reeds, 800 heddles
Includes lots of accessories
$1,000 [email protected] 303-399-8226
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Complex Weavers' Lace Weaves Study Group, September 2011
Weaver: Tina Broderson, 7960 W. Caley Dr., Littleton, CO 80123
Email: [email protected] Phone: (303) 794-5988
Weave Structure: Huck Lace
Source: I adapted this huck lace draft from an 8 shaft design by Rosalie Neilson in the May-June 2008
issue of Handwoven, p. 61.
Comments: This is an 8 shaft, 5-end huck design with a flower motif. It alternates with a smaller 3-end
huck motif. By the time I got to the end of the rather short warp, there were some tension problems—
with a longer warp, this might require special attention.
Warp: 10/2 Tencel, Textiva Yarns, tussah color (Yarn Barn of Kansas), 24 epi (2 per dent in a 12 dent
reed)
Weft: Same as warp, approximately 22-24 ppi.
Width: width in reed—11 ¾ “
width off loom—10 7/8”
width after finishing—10 ¼”
Finishing: After I machine stitched the ends, the cloth was washed on a hand wash cycle in cold water (front
loader machine) with one teaspoon of Orvus Paste. It was briefly machine dried on low heat, then air
dried, and then pressed with a steam iron.
Draft is on next page.
Samples…...
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More than one use for a loom—
Rowan at Mimi’s loom.
An Invitation
The Tapestry Study Group of HGB invites you to attend an
exhibit of handwoven tapestries. This free event will be held
at Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins in Boulder.
The hours are:
Thursday, May 17 from 10 am—6 pm
Friday, May 18 from 10 am—8 pm
Saturday, May 19 from 10 am—6 pm
There will be a reception with refreshments on
Friday, May 18 from 6 pm –8 pm
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Meet MARIAN HOSKINSON, A treasured member of our guild. Nearly 60 years ago Marian Hoskinson, then in her early thirties, moved to Denver with her husband
and young children. Soon after getting her family settled, Marian was on a quest to learn to weave.
Though the women in her family were experienced sewers and needleworkers, none had tried hand
weaving. Marian took a chance and ordered a small table loom through an ad in the back of McCall’s
Magazine. She taught herself to weave using Mary Atwater’s book, the only hand weaving book avail-
able at the time. “There was very little interest in handweaving in the 1950’s,” Marian says. She even-
tually found a small group that had recently started the Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild who encour-
aged her to pursue her passion. Marian also took all the classes offered for homemakers at The Emily
Griffith Opportunity School; clothing design and construction, tailoring, millinery and more. As her
weaving skills developed, Marian’s interest turned to learning complex weave structures. Her great-
est satisfaction came from figuring out the technical aspects of the loom and weave patterns.
Over many years Marian has assembled 10 large notebooks containing her studies of weave struc-
tures with all the accompanying samples, drafts and instructions, as well as, many files with weaving samples from the many
sample exchange groups to which she belonged.
Marian shared that she was never interested in production weaving or selling, but as a practical person she always made
things from her woven cloth; garments and accessories, household linens and wallhangings.
Her passion for weaving lead Marian on another path, though, it still involved weaving. Early in the guild’s history she served
as president twice. Through the 1980’s she took on more leadership positions in the weaving community eventually serving
as president of HGA and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Her focus in these positions was to transform the national
association into a more professional educational organization. For several years she traveled to all the national and regional
conferences making people aware of the services offered by HGA and encouraging guilds and individuals to support the na-
tional organization.
Today, Marian is retired and no longer weaving. She is, however, very busy organizing her notebooks and sample files which
will become a part of the RMWG library.
Marian was a trailblazer in the world of handweaving. Her leadership, scholarly pursuits and generosity have enriched the
lives of countless weavers in our guild and across the country. I so enjoyed talking with Marian and feel our guild is honored to have her as one of our members. I hope that you’ll greet
Marian at our April guild meeting.
Shelly DeChantal
Need More Art for our CWD Table! Many thanks to those who have already signed up to bring art for our two CWD tables. I am still
looking for more art to display. This is a great opportunity to show everyone what you have created
and a chance to win prizes. This year there are individual prizes including juried and People’s Choice
awards. Bring your best work forward! Pieces do not have to be from the last 2 years but cannot be
ones displayed last event.
You don’t need to be at CWD to have your work shown and to be eligible for prizes. There will be
security at the tables throughout the event to ensure nothing is damaged or stolen. If you would like
to participate, please send me an email with your contact information and a description of the piece including a rough size
estimate. Art work for display should be brought to our April RMWG meeting where I will collect and label them for
CWD. The work can be picked up after CWD or I can arrange to get them back to you after the event. Looking forward
to seeing your beautiful projects!
Jan Thornton
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Reflections on a Donna Kallner Workshop
How disappointing that I will be out of town in September when we have Donna Kallner here
to present our guild program and two workshops! If you have signed up, you are in for a real
treat. If you haven’t decided yet, I highly recommend her workshops – hurry before it’s too
late. Remember, you don’t need to know how to weave or have any prior experience with
looping to participate in her workshops. I had the good fortune to take Donna’s half-day mini-
session on mosaic bead looping at the Midwest Weavers Conference last June. Donna is a wonderful teacher –
she’s very organized and easy to understand, gives top-notch handouts, and has an easy-going manner and sense
of humor. She’s a comfortable, “everyday” kind of person who also happens to produce beautiful fiber art as
well as functional items (I still regret that I didn’t buy one of her pieces at a gallery show near MWC).
Susan Wilson
Colorado Weavers Day 2012 Tradition Inspiring the Future
A day of inspiration and camaraderie with fellow weavers and fiber artists...........what a great way
to spend a spring day in Colorado!
Our speakers, Deborah Chandler and Gloria Chonay from Guatemala, Anita Luvera Mayer,
Edwina Bringle and Sarah Saulson, are excited about spending this special day with us. Guilds from across the state are preparing wonderful displays of their members’ work to show off their
latest accomplishments. Many awards will be given for outstanding artwork. You’ll have a chance to vote
for your favorite art work, also. Mayan Hands has designed a handwoven shoulder bag you can pre-order
on the CWD website. This offer is a fundraiser for Mayan Hands, Deborah’s fair trade organization
supporting Guatemalan weavers.
Have you registered for the conference? Don’t miss out. All the info and the Registration Form
are at: rmweaversguild.org/cwd Registration closes May 1.
LA BELLE’S FOLD
We know a lot of you had a wonderful time at our book sale. It was a complete book and mag. feeding frenzy as you
gobbled up the great deals we provided for you with our low, low prices. Thanks to you, the sale brought in $242.13
which will be used for new circulating library items. Don’t ask me where the 13 cents came from, but it’s aaaallll good! The sale would not have happened, because my mind is too scattered, without the library committee all pitching in to
help: Pat Sandt covered the board table and took your $$, Tom Cotter and Erik Staubo brought boxes and boxes of
books and magazines from my van and the metal cabinet into the boardroom and unloaded them onto the table, Gage
Evans and everyone who had a hand or two helped arrange the books to look as appealing as possible. Abigail Hum-
phreyson ever faithfully checked your returned books in to the library, and Dale Zitek, as always, made sure books were
displayed and your questions answered as you checked out items to take home. And I just got in the way!! I also want to thank you for your generosity during this year. La Belle’s grazing across the rows of donors has brought
in $203.83. There’s that 3 again!
Cont’d on next page
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48" AVL 16 Harness
Compu-Dobby
Production Loom with Accessories.
970-874-5478
I’m hoping you are enjoying the benefits from La Belle’s efforts which were introduced to you at the March meeting:
Holly Brackman: The Surface Designer’s Handbook.
Lan-Anh Bui: Amigurumi.
Jane Dunnewold: Art cloth.
Nicky Epstein: Knitted Embellishments.
Anne Field: Collapse Weave.
Judith Gordon: American Starwork Covelets.
John Mullarkey: A Tablet Weaver’s Pattern Book.
Kristen Omdahl: Wrapped in Crochet.
Leigh Radford: One Skein.
Jean Scorgie: Simple Skirts 102 and Overlayers 103.
Margo Selby: Color and Texture in Weaving.
Georgie Sheldon: Tina: The Little Lace Maker.
Andrew Whiteford: Southwestern Indian Baskets.
Susan Wilson: Weave Classic Crackle and More.
And then there are the 2 videos and 2 DVD’s: Tapestry Techniques for Rug Weaving and Tapestry Techniques for Clothing, both presented by Nancy
Harvey. Warping Your Loom by Madelyn Van der Hoogt. You know how meticulous she is, so this should be a real treat for
you.
Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom by Jane Patrick. REMEMBER! April meeting will be the last time this 2011/’12 year that you can take books out of the circulating li-
brary. I’ll try to get some times during the summer for us to be open, but don’t count on it. Also, I’ll get some good
reading books in for you, since you’ll have a long summer to read as well as weave and spin.
Gretchen Kantor
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RMWG Board Meeting, March 11, 2012
TACtile Textile Arts Center
Present: Audrey Cheadle, Susan Du Bois, Peggy Hammond, Judy Lepthien, Cherie Pitman.
Guests: Gretchen Kantor, Nicki Scheurwater.
The meeting was called to order at 2:05 PM.
Nicki Scheurwater presented on update on Colorado Weaver's Day. The printed program will be finalized soon, with
a sneak preview presented at next Saturday's meeting. A request that the Guild fund two awards of $25 each for Col-
orado Weaver's Day was approved. One award will be for "Best Use of Color" and the other award will be "Best Use
of Neutral Color." Susan Du Bois thanked Nicki (and Annie Scherer) for their outstanding work and time toward this
year's Colorado Weaver's Day.
Susan Du Bois stated that the membership will vote on proposed Bylaws changes at the March general meeting. She
presented a proposal to revise Standing Rule #6, including listing every special (restricted) fund in alphabetical order
and using consistent language to describe what each fund is used for. The Board made minor wording suggestions, and
the revised Standing Rule #6 will be emailed to the Board for vote by email and then hopefully will be presented to the
general membership for their votes.
On behalf of Pat Sandt, Susan Du Bois stated that the Nominating Committee consists of Shilo Wilkinson, Chelsea
Moller, and Meri Moller.
Judy Lepthien discussed issues related to members hosting program presenters and workshop teachers. Judy is to
gather additional information and bring the proposal to the new board at the June Transition meeting. Also, the rec-
ommendation was made to inform members of the opportunities available to host including responsibilities and guide-
lines.
Audrey Cheadle reported she has had an excellent response from members interested in participating in The Gathering
of the Guilds.
Gretchen Kantor, Circulating Librarian, provided the Board with an update on the Circulating Library. There are cur-
rently between 150-200 books waiting for consideration to be accessioned; this includes both donated books and those
that the Circulation Librarian has purchased with her own funds (to be reimbursed by the Guild's Circulating Library
Fund if the Circulating Library Committee selects the book for inclusion in the Circulating Library).
Gretchen discussed the process currently in place including how a decision is made to accession an item and the steps
involved in recording and labeling the item before it is placed in the Circulating Library. She also pointed out the physi-
cal limitations to adding more items; often a non-essential item must be de-accessioned in order to provide shelving
space for a new item.
The Circulating Library Committee is unable to meet the Board deadline (established January 2012) that the backlog of
books be accessioned and submitted for purchase reimbursement by May 1, 2012. Gretchen was unable to commit to
providing a date by March 18 as to when the Circulating Library anticipates being caught up with the backlog of books.
Gretchen volunteered that no more books will be purchased until the backlog is cleared up and that future purchases
will be discussed in advance and agreed upon by the Circulating Library Committee before an item is acquired. The
Board readily agreed to both of these points. The Board reminded Gretchen that if the accessioning process is labori-
ous, she has the power to streamline it and she was encouraged to take advantage of 21st century technology (for ex-
ample, a library software program).
The meeting was adjourned at 4:37 p.m.
Next Board Meeting: April 15, 2012 at 3:00 PM at TACtile.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Hammond, Secretary
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RMWG General Meeting, March 17, 2012
TACtile Textile Arts Center
The meeting was called to order by Susan Du Bois at 9:40 AM.
Colorado Weaver's Day: Jan Thornton stated that the Guild has its own table for Colorado Weaver's day and asked
members to bring in their items at the April meeting for display on our Guild's table. She stated there will be many individ-
ual awards including three People's Choice and several jurors’ awards.
Nicki Scheurwater and Annie Scherer provided an update: 186 registrations have been received, including 50 from the
RMWG. Registration closes April 30. There will be eleven guild tables; Nancy Mason and Sandra Clark will judge the guild
tables. Volunteers are still needed including greeters, floaters, people to work the morning and afternoon snack shifts and
two lunch shifts, tote bag sales, clean up and help with evaluation forms.
President: Susan Du Bois announced that the Guild has purchased a bobbin winder (purchased with a generous discount
from the Recycled Lamb) and it will be for use at RMWG community demonstrations.
Susan stated that the By-Laws Change #1 (Article VIII, Section 3.a.) is to accurately describe our restricted funds. The guild
approved the change. By-Laws Change #2 (Article VIII, Section 3b) relates to the Guild being a 503(c) non-profit organiza-
tion. As such, donations to the general fund are not tax deductible, whereas donations to the restricted funds which have
an educational purpose are tax deductible and the by-laws change would reflect this fact. Some guild members stated they
believe that donations to the general fund are tax deductible; the By-Laws change was tabled until the next general meeting
by which time the members who questioned this change will do further research about this issue and will report back at
the April meeting.
Susan showed slides of beautiful tapestries woven by Fred Moulton, whose family recently donated a 24 inch Schacht tapes-
try loom to the Guild; the loom is available for rent.
Outreach: Audrey Cheadle stated the next event will be the Gathering of the Guilds http://www.coloarts-crafts.org/
events.htm on April 28 from 9 AM to 3 PM at the Boettcher Mansion on Lookout Mountain.
Programs and Workshops: The April workshop with Barbara Herbster is nearly full. The May workshop (Anita Luvera
Mayer) and Tour are full with waiting lists. Registration is open for the September (Donna Kallner), October (Jay Rich) and
November (Karen Selk) workshops. For the November workshop, warps will be prepared according to how many shafts
each student has on their loom and thus registration for the November workshops closes June 1 to allow enough time to
prepare these individual warps.
Circulating Library: Gretchen Kantor passed La Belle (donations to La Belle purchase items for the Circulating Library).
Gretchen previewed several new items available for checkout including Classic Crackle and More by Susan Wilson; Jean
Scorgie's Handwoven Design Patterns 101 (blouses and shirts) and 102 (overlayers); Art Cloth; Color and Texture in
Weaving; The Surface Designer's Handbook; Collapse Weave: Creating Three Dimensional Cloth; A Tablet Weaver's Pat-
tern Book; American Star Work Coverlets; two VHS tapes on tapestry weaving by Nancy Harvey; a DVD on Warping
Your Loom byMadelyn Van Der Hoogt and a DVD on Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom by Jane Patrick. Pat Sandt stated
the library would be pleased to accept the donation of a VHS player in good working order.
Reference Library: Ginger Kaldenbach announced that the Reference Library would be open from 1-3 PM after today's
general meeting and will be open at least one afternoon in April.
Web Award: Pat Sandt stated that no nominations have been received for the Web Award, and reminded the guild that
nominations must be in writing.
Nominating Committee: The slate of officers for next year's Board was announced: President – Pat Sandt; President-
elect – Shilo Wilkinson; Secretary – Peggy Hammond; Treasurer – BA Johnson; Communications Coordinator – Susan Bur-
nett; Outreach Coordinator – Audrey Cheadle; Education Coordinator – Judy Lepthien; Education Coordinator-elect –
Carol Garnand.
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RMWG General Meeting, February 18, 2012
TACtile Textile Arts Center
The meeting was called to order by Susan Du Bois at 9:30 AM.
The minutes from the November and December 2011 meetings were approved.
Colorado Weaver's Day: Jan Thornton has volunteered to be the Colorado Weaver's Day table coordinator for
our Guild. She will have sign-up sheets for fiber art to be displayed and will collect an array of fiber art work at the
April meeting. Jan also needs to know the size of the work that will be displayed.
There will be three People's Choice Awards in addition to other awards – work does not need to be completed this
year but should reflect the best work level.
Annie Scherer and Nicki Scheurwater stated that Colorado Weaver's Day needs volunteers prior to (stuff goodie bags,
help with badges) and the day of (greeters, hand out lunches) the event. More details will be forthcoming.
Web Award: No nominations have been received as yet for the Web Award. Pat Sandt reminded the membership
that the deadline for nominations is April 1, 2012.
Nominating Committee: Meri Moller and Chelsea Moller have volunteered to serve on this committee, and they
could use another volunteer to help them.
The Hospitality Committee was thanked for their stellar set-up of the room.
Membership: Sandra Clark introduced guests and new members.
Education: This year's remaining programs and workshops were reviewed. Members were encouraged to sign up –
workshops are filling fast.
Announcements: Susan Du Bois stated April 1 is the deadline to sign up to be included in the list of Guild members
who teach. Dianne Denholm announced that TACtile has been selected by Ikea to be the site of a national conference of
design managers. Diane de Souza announced a new event – the Taos Fiber Marketplace, April 20-22, 2012 at the Taos
Convention Center www.taosfibermarketplace.com including fiber and materials, books and tools, fiber and wearable art,
classes, and free demos and clinics. The juried show "Fiber Celebration 2012" sponsored by the Northern Colorado
Weaver's Guild is at the Longmont Cultural Center from March 10 through April 29 http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/
museum/exhibits/weave.htm. Sandra Clark won First Place – Non-functional, two dimensional, and Shelly DeChantal
won Second Place – Non-functional, three dimensional) http://www.fortnet.org/NCWG/FiberCeleb12Awards.htm. Meri
Moller invited members to the Urban Farm on March 25 for a sheep shearing and to see lots of newborn lambs. The
Tapestry Study Group of the Handweavers Guild of Boulder is having an exhibit of handwoven tapestries at Shuttles,
Spindles and Skeins May 17-19, with a reception on May 18 from 6-8 PM. Anita Luvera Mayer is teaching a workshop at
Recycled Lamb " on May 17-18 on creating unique garments assembled from free-form knitting/crochet.
Membership: Sandra Clark welcomed guests and both renewing and new members.
After Show and Tell, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 AM.
Respectfully submitted, Peggy Hammond, Secretary
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Circulating Library: Pat Sandt passed La Belle. A used book and magazine sale will be held before the March meet-
ing.
Reference Library: Susan Du Bois announced (on behalf of Ginger Kaldenbach) that the Reference Library will be
open from 1-3 PM after the March meeting in our new dedicated storage area.
Programs and Workshops: Judy Lepthien previewed an exciting line-up for next year's programs and workshops -
details will be printed in the Shuttle Scuttle. The first 3 workshops are open for registration (September 15, Donna
Kallner; October 20, Jay Rich; November 17, Karen Selk). Tina Broderson will continue as workshop registrar. Regis-
tration for Karen Selk's workshops will close on June 30 due to the amount of preparation that needs to be done in
advance by Karen.
Outreach: Bev Kajko stated the annual Guild Sale will be held October 25-27, 2012 at the Englewood Civic Center.
The Sale Committee would welcome new committee members and needs additional volunteers for publicity and props.
Demonstrations: Audrey Cheadle thanked the members who demonstrated at the National Western Stock Show.
Additional opportunities for members are the Gathering of the Guilds (April 28 at the Boettcher Mansion; sales and
demonstrations); the Denver County Fair (Aug 10-12; sales and demonstrations); and Cider Days (Lakewood, October
6-7, demonstrations only).
Announcements: Susan Du Bois announced that the guild has received a donation of a 24 inch Schacht tapestry loom
from Fred Moulton’s daughter that will be included in the guild's rental equipment and will rent for $10/month.
Diane Denholm will receive one of the 2012 City of Denver MasterMind Awards honoring Denver's creatives.
The guild is compiling a list to share of members who teach. Any member interested in being included in the list is
asked to give their information (in writing) to Susan Du Bois by April 1, 2012.
After show and tell, the meeting was adjourned at 10:40 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Hammond, Secretary
FROM THE CIRCULATING LIBRARY COMMITTEE
Gosh, it’s hard to believe it is April already, and our last regular guild meeting at Tactile until September
2012. We truly want the circulating library to be used – what better time to read and work on projects
than over the summer. So we hope you come prepared to check out books, magazines, DVDs and vide-
os that you think are interesting or will help you accomplish your goal.
Since this is a "circulating" library for all RMWG members, we also look forward to receiving back into circulation the
magazines, books, DVDs and videos many of you took out this past fall and winter so other members may enjoy them as
well. Thanks everyone. See you at the April meeting.
PS If you are unable to make the April meeting and need to make other arrangements to return your checked out library
material, please contact Dale Zitek, 303-763-7107, [email protected].
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8 & BEYOND STUDY GROUP
The group meets at Tactile at 10 A.M. on the 3rd Thursday of alternate months (Dec, Feb, etc.) A year long study of Double Weave has just completed. New topics will be chosen at the Dec 15, 2011 meeting, however the study text-
book will be Pattern Techniques for Handweavers by Doramay Keasbey. Chapters 7 (One Warp and Two Wefts) and
Chapter 8 (Two Warps and One Weft). Each group member will be asked to commit to a topic from these chapters
and a date for presentation to the group. If you would like a list of the Chapter 7 & 8 topics, please contact Jennifer
Linssen, [email protected] . Group membership will be closed after topics and dates have been chosen
NOT NECESSARILY 8 SHAFT STUDY GROUP
All are welcome to join us on the 4th Tuesday of every other month (Jan, March, May, July, Sept, Nov). To
be included on the e-mail list and receive meeting location notices, e-mail Sharon Rowlen at
[email protected]. The new study beginning in March is Lacey Weaves using Donna Muller’s book
Handwoven Laces.
W.A.R.P. (Weave a Real Project) - New Location for Meetings
Study Groups
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ROOKIES for 2011 - 2012 Rookies is a group consisting of a variety level of weavers from beginning to advanced.
We meet on the first Wednesday of the month in the evening and meet in a member’s
home, rotating each month. It is a great way to meet members individually.
We have decided to do a combined study for this year. The first element is to choose a color/colors that represent
the seasons to you – Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. Then pick one of the following weave structures --- Huck lace
(Bronson, Swedish, spot), collapse, honeycomb and summer/winter. Our goal is for everyone to do four weaving pro-
jects. The colors of your choosing and then for each season a weave structure. An example would be I might choose
orange and brown for fall and use a collapse weave. The idea is to have samples available to exchange and discuss at
the October, January March and May meetings. Samples should be large enough to show the weave structure. The
other meetings will be time to discuss and address any questions that anyone has or provide information. If you would
like, those that are interested in doing so, at the end of the year will do an exchange of something made from one of
the colorways/weave structures. We suggest that to keep the cost down for everyone and have some consistency that
pearl cotton should be used but you can always pull something from your stash.
Contact Bev Kajko at [email protected].
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE FOR THIS MONTH: WARP will meet at 95 Emerson St on April 18 at 7PM. Have a problem with an existing project or can’t
get started on a new project? Then WARP is for you! Join us no matter what your level or expertise…
we’re here to help. Contact Janet at 303-217-1885 or [email protected] for more information.
Newsletter Ad Rates
Submission deadline: Sunday, one week after monthly
meeting. Submit camera-ready ad.
Publishing date: Two weeks prior to monthly meeting.
Email submissions to: [email protected]
Advertisement rates:
per issue annual rate*
25 words $5 $40
1/8 page $10 $80
¼ page $15 $120
½ page $25 $200
Full page $35 $280
Send check to: RMWG Treasurer; PO Box 22687;
Denver, CO 80222-0687
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