spinners & weavers guild · $2,612.32 over last year's sales! the "raffle fund...

April 2016

Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild

Web site: http://www.lasaranas.org Volume 19 Issue 4

Weaver Challenges & Solutions by Joanne Tallarovic

The next meeting of the Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild is Thursday evening, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Raymond Sanchez Community Center, 9800 4th NW (see map on back page). Joanne Tallarovic will pre-

sent a program on Weaver Chal-lenges and Solutions. Joanne holds a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in Weaving and Textile Design. She has continued to weave and research, first as a rug weaver, then devoting the last 23 years to discovering the magic of Swedish rips-matta (or Scandinavian rep weave). She exhibits, lectures and teaches workshops nationally. She participated in the first international weaving class in Glimakra, Sweden, and opened the first Glimakra Weaving Center in Rocky River, Ohio, in 1978. She has studied weaving in Sweden and led two weaving tours to Scandinavia. Joanne is a full-time studio artist, teaches workshops nationwide and wrote The Weaver's Studio Rep Weave & Beyond.

Our total net sales for 2016 were $15,034.41. The guild paid $1,047.42 in NM Gross Receipt Taxes. That means we were $2,612.32 over last year's sales! The "raffle fund raiser" netted $442. We earned $6.00 less than last year. Our winners were: Michelle Beyer - "Cloudcroft Bob" the angora goat, Cathy McKibben the yarn basket, and (I never win anything) Judy Baird won the spinning basket. Many thanks to the folks who donated items, bought tickets and supported this event! Spiders' Market would not have been possible without the help of many members, especially the "Committee." Special thanks go to Diane Wilhoite (who arranged for us to be on KOB-TV), Barbara Knupper - head of volun-teers, staffing and schedules, Marsha Julian - our cashier and best cheerleader, Crescentia Stonacek - our jewelry maven, Cathlena Burr - set up and display (didn't the sale look great this year?) and Teresa Franklin, advisor. It was a whole lot of work and a whole lot of fun! Thank you, Myra Chang Thompson

Spider’s Market


Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild PO Box 91225 Albuquerque, NM 87199

www.lasaranas.org Las Aranas Facebook

Member of New Mexico Fiber Artisans www.nmfiberartisans.org

Newsletter Editor: ........... Ruth Ronan 7701 Spring Ave. NE, ..... Zip: 87110 [email protected] President: Chris Allen ......................... 897-3431 Treasurer: Tina Martin ........................ 828-1247 Vice President: Kathy O’Connor ................. 573-2514 Secretary: Margie Hanson .................. 344-9450

Board Members:

Denise Davis ..................... 771-0433

Ann Engi ............................ 433-2630

Judith Larson ..................... 265-4172 Gudrun Mauter .................. 266-5739

Ruth Ronan ....................... 268-0726

Maura Stone ............. (505) 660-0017

Diane Wilhoite ................... 771-8901

Committees: Programs/Workshops: Myra Chang-Thompson . 864-0876 Kathy O’Connor .............. 573-2514 Hospitality: Ann Engi ......................... 205-6088 Equip. Rental: Ruth Ronan .................... 268-0726 Facebook Page: Wendy Linger ................. 266-2978 Library: Mary Ellen McMurtrie ..... 281-0306 Dye Book:: Becky Arnold .................. 281-5542 Outreach: Diane Witt ....................... 897-6747 Wendy Linger ................. 266-2978 Historian: Mary Moore .................... 400-7732 Sheep to Shawl: Becky Arnold .................. 281-5542 Ruth Ronan .................... 268-0726 Fiber Arts Fiesta: Sandy Gale .................... 263-5624 Diane Witt ....................... 897-6747 Camile Segretto Service Project: Maura Stone .......... (505) 660-0017 Spider’s Market: Myra Chang-Thompson . 864-0876 Web Master: Rita Starceski ........ (575) 915-7204

Minutes of the March 22, 2016 meeting of Las Arañas at the Raymond Sanchez Community Center. The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Board Member, Ruth Ronan. Welcome Program Speaker: Annette Gutierrez Turk New Members/Visitors: New member is Linda Hardy who recently relocated to Albu-querque from northern New Mexico. She weaves and does embroidery. Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the February 25, 2016 meeting published in the March 2016 newsletter were approved unanimously. Treasurer’s Report (Tina Martin): As of 3/21/2016: General budget: $14,718.65, Jodie Aves Scholarship: $5,781.50, Mary Colton Scholarship: $635.00; and Dyebook: $8,608.15; for a total of $29,743.30. Thank you to Jim Hockett who donated $20.00 from the sale of a swift. Dye Book (Becky Arnold): Currently working on the next edition. Sheep to Shawl (Ruth Ronan/Becky Arnold): Next planning meeting in July. Reminded everyone that now that Spiders’ Market is over, it’s time to start making items for sale at Sheep to Shawl. Workshops & Programs (Myra Chang-Thompson): The next monthly meeting will feature Joanne Tallarovic with a program on weaver challenges and solutions. She will also present a workshop April 29 & 30 on profile drafting. Fiber Arts Council (Myra Chang-Thompson):. Colors of the Southwest spon-sored by Fiber Arts Council will be held on April 1st (from 10- 7.) & 2nd (from 10– 5) at the Garden Center on Lomas with set-up starting at 10:00 a.m. on March 31st. Las Arañas has 27 ½ entries for the show. Exhibit items will be taken back to Ruth’s after the show for pick-up. In addition, the Guild will hostess at the April 1st artists’ reception from 5 to 7 with Martha Alvarado and Ruth Ronan coordinating the service. School Outreach (Margie Hanson for Wendy Linger): There will a school outreach at Alvarado Elementary for 37 students on May 9th. Outreach: (Diane Witt): Recently Diane has been receiving a number of last minute invitations for Guild support. Because of the short notice, she sent a sign-up list around for people who are interested in doing demonstrations so she can contact them when these oc-cur. Currently she has a request to support Acts of Kindness in Rio Rancho on 16 April, the Railyards on Mother’s Day which she will contact and try to reschedule as no one was avail-able that day, Casa San Ysidro Heritage Day on May 14th for which she needs 3 spinners only in either a morning shift (10–1) or afternoon (1– 4). Talk to Diane if interested in any of these. In addition Celtic Festival is scheduled for May 21st & 22nd which is also 2 shifts (9–1) and (1-5). For that, the loom will be warped with a Gunn tartan and demonstration of any other Celtic handcrafts is desired. Myra also mentioned the Guiterrez-Hubbell house will be demonstrating the same things as Sheep to Shawl on May 22nd. Further details are elsewhere in the newsletter. Library (Mary Ellen McMurtrie): Mary Ellen has started replacing the VHS tapes with CDs or DVDs based on the votes last meeting. The tapes are free for the taking. . Camille Segretto Community Service Project (Maura Stone) : Soft scarves and small shawls are needed for our service project for UNM Cancer Center patients. Items should be made from easy-care yarns that are non-animal fibers. Maura has yarn that can be used. Spiders’ Market (Myra Chang-Thompson):.The members of the planning com-mittee, Cres Stonacek, Cathlena Burr, Marsha Julian, Diane Wilhoite, Barbara Knupper, Myra Chang-Thompson and Teresa Franklin as advisor were given a hearty thank you for their time, effort and attention to a successful show. As hard-working and diligent as this team was, there were many volunteers who participated including Ruth Ronan, Mary Colton, MaryJo Daniel, Becky Arnold, Martha Alvarado, Jean LaHue, Rita Starceski, Judy Baird and her children and Eda Weddington. Thank you, one and all. Net sales w/o tax were $15,034.41 which were $2,612.32 higher than last year. The top five selling categories were handwoven ($5.905), equipment ($1.356), felted ($1,108), jewelry ($958) and yarn ($871). Education (Becky Arnold): The initial offerings were a small but successful start. The

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Classes by Debra Baker

at The Yarn Store

Silk Scarf Dyeing Workshop Saturday, April 23, 10-11:30

The cost is $15 plus $8.50 for materials and includes a 14x72 silk scarf.

Basic Nuno Felting Workshop Sunday, April 24, 11-4

Cost is $37.50 plus silk scarf dyed from previous class. For more information and to register for the classes, contact Debra at (719) 221-8834.

Workshops and Classes

For Sale: 48” LeClerc Fanny II Counter Balance Loom. 4-harnesses, 6 treadles, sectional warp beam with 1” spacing & 1-yd. circumference. 12-dent reed. Shed regulator permits treadling 1, 2 or 3 harnesses. Back beam folds. Includes a 48” bench with storage. In good condition. $600 or best offer. Contact John Curran at 891-3820 or [email protected]. Wanted: Solid, very square, Counter-Marche 2-4 Harness Floor Loom. Approx. 32” - 45” weaving width. Contact Hilary Heyl at 873-8683 or [email protected]. For Sale: Brand New Harrisville Designs 22”, 8-Harness, 10 Treadle Floor Loom. Has 12-dent reed and 600 heddles. $1,300. Accessories include: Almost new Loomtray. $40; New Warping Board. $60; New HD Bobbin Winder. $55; 13” Gilmore Boat Shuttle $12; 8” HD Boat Shuttle. $12; 2 Heddle/Reed Hooks. $5 each. Contact Cathy LaForte at (505) 982-4763 or [email protected]. For Sale: 36” Allen Folding Maple Loom. Includes LeClerc new bench, warping wheel & bobbin winder. Also many shuttles, bobbins, yarns & weaving books. All for $700. contact Amy Fagan at (505) 946-7501 or [email protected]. Free: Navajo Type Loom. Contact Rita Starceski at 221-9411 or [email protected]. Rita says the lady said it was missing pieces but she hasn’t been able to figure out what. For Sale: 60”, 16-Harness AVL Production Dobby Loom. Solid maple, excellent condition. Comes with lots of extra Texsolv heddles, 5 reeds, AVL manual, built-in bench, bottom- swing beater with double-box flyshuttle, 3 shuttles, extra bobbins & an electric bobbin winder. It features a mechanical dobby head with extra dobby bars and pegs for long pattern repeats, two 1-yard sectional warp beams, plus standard warp beam, aprons and warp beam flanges. Includes tension box, yardage counter, track and mounting system for sectional warping as well as cone rack for 48 cones or spools. $ 4,200. Contact Candy Meacham at (360) 671-9079 or (360) 220-1203 or [email protected].

Classified Ads:

Tapestry Workshop by Elizabeth Buckley

at her Studio

Creating Illusory Space in Tapestry

Friday, Apr 29—Monday, May 2 A 4-day intensive workshop. We will ex-plore different approaches to making back-grounds more 3-dimensional through the use of illusory space, transparency or layers. Inter-mediate level. For info, contact Elizabeth at [email protected] or 243-3153.

The April sessions of the Weavers’ Re-view are:

April 9 Tie-up & weaving, & how to read a weaving pattern (Nancy B & Ruth R)

April 23 Using computer programs for weav-ing (Nancy B, Ruth R & Tina M) These sessions are both at Ruth Ronan’s house—7701 Spring Ave. NE. Call 268-0726 if you get lost.

Beginning 4-Shaft

Weaving Class by Cathlena Burr

at Southwest Decoratives, 5711 Carmel Ave. NE

Beginning 4-Shaft Weaving Class Tues-Thurs, Apr. 5-7 & 12-14, 9:30-4

All materials will be provided: looms (unless you have your own portable loom which you would like to use), tools, equipment, yarn, notebooks, etc. Cost is $321.57 (includes tax). For the above classes, contact Cathlena at [email protected] or 264-7969.

Profile Drafting

Workshop by Joanne Tallarovic

April 29-30 at Raymond Sanchez Community Center

A two day workshop on Profile Drafting with Joanne Tallarovic will be held on April 29 and 30. Joanne is a prolific weaver, writer and fabulous teacher. Drafts will be designed on computers using weaving software. Sample looms will also be available to weave some of the generated drafts. The cost of the workshop is $120 plus a materials fee. Participants may use their own computers during the workshop. There are still openings in this workshop. It should be very useful for all weavers. Fill in and mail the form below to register

Registration Form for Profile Drafting Workshop April 29-30 by Joan Tallarovic

NAME:__________________________

PHONE:_________________________

EMAIL:_________________________

The cost is $120. Please send a $25 deposit (made out to Las Aranas) to Liz McMaster, 2901 Hyder Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.

Guild Sponsored Classes

Our next set of classes set to begin in May will be announced soon. Is there something special that you'd like to learn? Suggestions are always welcome. Contact Becky Arnold at [email protected] or Myra at [email protected].

Thanks!

Everyone who entered items, con-tributed food and/or helped with set-up and take-down at the Colors of the Southwest show. It was very impres-sive as you can see from pictures in this newsletter.

mailto:[email protected]



March 22 Minutes Continued

next set of classes will be announced at the beginning of April. Study Groups: Most of the reports will appear elsewhere in the newsletter. Rita Starceski, the Web Master, can include any of the study groups in Meet Up so contact her at [email protected] if you’d like to include your group. Swatch Swap Group next meeting will be in June with progressive twill. Tapestry Group will meet Wednesday, April 6th at the Open Space Visitors Center from 1-4:30 to review future show opportunities. Next weaving seminar for the 9 students will be April 9th. Weavers’ Review next meeting will be Satur-day, March 26 with Cathlena presenting back to front warping Old Business: None. New Business: None. Announcements: Ruth Ronan’s jumper was accepted for HGA’s Convergence in Mil-waukee. Cathlena Burr still has 2 spaces in her beginning weaving class starting April 5th. Instant Gallery: Tara Cunnings had an assortment of knitted animals she had exten-sively redone to be sent with her daughter to Australia as well as a skein holder; Nancy Wohlenberg showed her Colcha workshop sample (which Annette said was the first sam-ples she’d ever seen completed!) as well as her design piece which demonstrated blending of yarns; Cathlena Burr had the rug she’s showing at Colors of the Southwest ; Lou Schuyler was wearing her first rigid heddle project, a belt, and showed her completed project from the Liz Gipson workshop at EVFAC; Myra showed Franzie Collins submis-sion to Colors of the Southwest, a multi-colored towel and Cres Stonacek had felted jewelry. Meeting adjourned at 10:15 a.m.

Program: Colcha Embroidery by Annette Gutierrez Turk —Margie Hanson

Las Arañas Special Interest Groups

Swatch Swap Group The next meeting of the Swatch Swap Group will be Tuesday, June 14 at 6:30 PM at Ruth Ronan’s home. We will be creating swatches of progressive twills Contact Ruth at [email protected] or 268-0726 if you are interested in joining the group.

Knit Wits

Meets from 1-3 on the first and third Tues-days of each month. Contact Marsha Starr before each meeting. 842-8599, 307-1465 (cell), or [email protected].

Westside Knitters & Spinners

& Colcheras

The Westside Knitters and Spinners are somewhat on the move so call Georgia at 401-2397 or Diane Witt at 897-6747 for more info on when and where they will be meeting.

Tapestry Group

The next meeting of the Las Arañas Tap-estry Study Group will be Wed., April 6 from 3-4:30 at the Open Space Visitors Center, 6500 Coors Blvd. NW. More discussion about show venues and dates. Also, bring any questions you may have from the Beginning Tapestry Seminar. Contact Mary Colton at 856-7484 or Nancy Wohlenberg at 345-0918 for more info. Nancy can send directions to the Center by email: [email protected].

East Mountain Spinners

Meets the 3rd Sunday. For info contact Rita Starceski at [email protected] or 221-9411 or check www.meetup.com/Greater-Albuquerque-Spinning-And-Fiber-Arts/.

Cotton Picking Spinners

Meets on Thursday evenings from 6-8 at the home of Lorraine Blakely. Contact Lorraine at [email protected] or 293-1087 for more information.

Knitting at Bookworks

Meets Dec. 4 at 7 pm. Ann Hood will be here to talk about her book, Knitting Pearls. This book talk will take the place or the cus-tomary 3rd Monday of the month knitting/book club. 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW. Contact Connie Griffin at 344-8139 or [email protected] for more info.

Saturday Stitch Club

Meets 2nd Saturday of the month at the Corrales Community Library at 10:30. All levels of fiber artists are welcome. Contact Sandra

Baldonado at 899-0499 for more info.

Member Update

WELCOME

NEW MEMBERS

(Detailed info is on page 8 of this newsletter)

MICHELE BEYER SUJI BREWER KRISTIN LUNDBERG AIDA REAMES

RETURNING MEMBERS

MAXINE BRELAND CC REILLY

Handwoven Magazine

Handwoven is now planning its 2017 issues through May/June and is looking for contributors. In addition to the main topics for each edition—listed below—they welcome interesting weaving projects, technical articles, small-loom projects and holiday themes. They are also interested in weaving videos and eBooks. For more information go to www.interweave.com/weaving/. Select Weav-ing Today at the bottom of the screen and then select Contributor Guidelines from the bottom left to that screen. Jan/Feb—Fancy Fiber (Sparkle and Shine). Proposals due (both projects and arti-cles): 5/13/2016. Mar/Apr—Scandinavian Weaving, Classic and Modern. Proposals due (both projects and articles): 6/17/2016. May/Jun—Fancy Finishes. Proposals due (both projects and articles): 8/19/2016.

Spider’s Market—TV show: Diane Wilhoite, Myra Chant-T, Chris Allen



For sizes

XXL add $2.00,

3XL add $3.00,

4XL add $4.00

Colors for the EZ-

Cotton Pique Polo

Shirts are:

White, Oyster,

Maize Yellow,

Dusty Orange, To-

mato Red, Maroon,

Green Oasis, Emer-

ald Green,

Moonlight Blue,

Cobalt Blue, Navy,

Iron Grey, Brown,

Black

Las Arañas Shirts

There have been several requests to order Las Arañas shirts and jackets again. They will have the logo pictured below on the upper left chest. We are re-quiring that payment be made when you order your shirt/jacket. We need to sell 12 items to place an order.

Ladies Size XS S M L XL XXL 3XL

Size 2 4/6 8/10 12/14 16/18 20/22 24/26

Bust 32-34 35-36 37-38 39-41 42-44 45-47 48-51

Waist 24-26 27-28 29-30 31-33 34-36 37-39 40-43

Hip 34-36 37-38 39-40 41-43 44-46 47-49 50-53

Men’s Size XS S M L XL XXL

Chest 32-34 35-37 38-40 41-43 44-46 47-49

Neck 14.5-15 15-15.5 15.5-16 16-16.5 16.5-17 17-17.5

Sleeve

length

30.5 32 34 35 36.5 37.5

Waist 26-28 29-31 32-34 35-37 38-40 41-43

Denim Jacket $48.00 These are only in men’s sizes and run large.

Denim Shirt $25.00 Men’s – button down collar, patch pocket, generous cut, horn tone buttons, tuck-in tail, pretty much a classic men’s shirt style. Ladies - A traditional relaxed look, open collar, no patch pocket.

EZ Cotton Pique Knit Polo Shirt $30.00 Made of 100% cotton and has an anti-curl collar and resists pilling, fading, wrinkling and shrinking. Men”s—3 button placket in sizes XS—6XL Ladies—5 button placket in sizes XS—4XL

Shirt Order Form (Please fill out one form per shirt or jacket)

Name_________________________________

Type: Men’s_______ Ladies______

Style: Denim_______ Polo________

Size: XS__ S__ M__ L__ XL__

2XL__ 3XL__ 4XL__

Color for Polo: White__ Oyster__ Maize Yellow__ Dusty Orange__ Tomato Red__ Maroon__ Green Oasis__ Emerald Green__ Moonlight Blue__ Cobalt Blue__ Navy__ Iron Grey__ Brown__ Black__

Price: $25____ $30____........$48____

Additional Price for Large Sizes:

$2-XXL___ $3-3XL___ $4-4XL___

Total Price: $_______

Make checks payable to Las Aranas (and may com-

bine more than one order form) and mail to:

Las Aranas, P.O. Box 91225, Albuquerque, NM 87199 (or you may give your order to Ruth Ronan)


Colors of the Southwest

Show


Minutes of the March 29, 2016 meeting of Las Arañas Board

The meeting was called to order at 6:35 pm by President, Chris Allen. Attendance: Board Members

Chris Allen, President Margie Hanson, Secretary Tina Martin, Treasurer Ruth Ronan, continuing Gudrun Mauter, 1st term, 1st year Diane Wilhoite, 1st term, 2nd year Denise Davis, 2nd term, 1st year Judith Larson, 2nd term, 1st year Maura Stone, 2nd term, 1st year Ann Engi, 2nd term, 2nd year

Guests: Rita Starceski, Diane Witt, Mary Ellen McMurtrie, Sandy Gale

Agenda: Agenda for the meeting was amended to include discussion of ordering of Las Arañas shirts & jackets. Amended agenda approved. January 21, 2016 minutes of the Board meeting, as published in the February, 2016 newsletter, were approved unanimously. Treasurer’s Report: (Tina Martin). As of March 29, 2016: General Funds are $14,342.92, Jodie Aves Scholarship funds are $5,781.50, Mary Colton Scholarship funds are $635.00; and Dye Book balance is $8,608.15; for a total of $29,367.57. Treasurer’s report accepted unanimously. Tina asked if she should renew the CD in its entirety or should she remove the dye book funds since an up-dated edition is planned within the year. It was moved and approved that $4,000 of the dye book funds would be removed from the CD to cover printing costs and placed back into the Dye Book account while all other funds in the CD will be rolled over. Announcements: Judy Larson is planning on a day trip to the Spanish Colonial Art museum for the exhibit Chimayó: a Pilgrimage through Two Centuries. A visit to the Crownpoint Na-vaho rug auction was also discussed. Due to potential Guild liability issues if members used their vehicles on a Guild sponsored trip, Judy is going to look into renting a van/small bus with a driver. Equipment: Need to reimburse Rita for the loom parts for the loom that was sold at Spi-ders’ Market. Also need to look at selling the remaining donated equipment on someplace like Ravelry Library: (Mary Ellen McMurtrie). Mary Ellen said that members voted that 17 VHS tapes be replaced with CD or DVD. After researching the costs, Mary Ellen is looking at the possibility of converting the tapes to digital format whether it’s by purchasing or renting the equipment as well as determining which ones we could con-vert without copyright issues..

Fiber Arts Council: Martha Alvarado and Ruth Ronan are organizing the serving of refreshments for the Artists party Friday night for the Colors of the Southwest exhibit. Outreach: (Diane Witt). The Guild has been approached by Galloping Ranch in Rio Rancho again to support Sheep and/or Goat to Shawl demonstrations this summer. Diane talked to the Railyard & it was agreed that instead of Mother’s Day, the Guild will support demonstrations at the end of July Ruth asked for pictures of the outreach events which could be used in the newsletter. Old Business: Report on Establishing Classes Sponsored by the Guild: Tabled until Myra and Becky can attend. Policies Regarding Advertising on the Website and on Facebook Page: Tabled until next Board Meeting.. Use of PayPal: Rita, Tina and Gudrun looked further into adding PayPal so that dues and potentially other things could be paid on-line. Costs are 2.9% plus $0.30 per transac-tion which the Guild would absorb for dues. Additionally it appears that all the information required in the membership application can be included as well. It was moved and approved that Rita and Tina with Ruth’s assistance are authorized to develop a PayPal button on the website for dues and other things. New Business: Fiber Arts Fiesta (Sandy Gale): As a co-sponsoring Guild for the Fiber Arts Council, Las Arañas has the responsibility for the Weaving and Spinning Division for Fiber Arts Fiesta. Sandy is a member of the Fiesta Com-mittee and has proposed some revisions of the Rules for the Weaving and Spinning Divi-sion. The revisions are based on consideration of the goal of the Fiesta, the Fiesta policies, past decisions on the incorporation of different fiber techniques within the division, fiscal im-pact on the Las Arañas guild, the diverse fiber interests of our own guild members, and the challenges of meeting obligations in organiza-tions depending on volunteers. The following is a list of the significant changes for 2017: ● Cash awards will be continued but reduced. Dollar amounts for Best of Show, Judge’s Choice, Special Merit Awards and 1st place within a category are unchanged. After discus-sion it was moved and approved to stop paying 2nd and 3rd place cash awards and to give them ribbons only for 2017. ● The Wearable category should be subdi-vided into two sub-categories: Wearable woven and/or felted (coats, jackets, dresses, ponchos, etc.) and Wearable accessories woven and/or

felted (scarves, shawls, hats, purses, neck-laces, etc.) to maintain more similarity for judg-ing. It was moved and approved to add the second category for accessories. ● In 2010 there was a group of basket mak-ers who had enough organizational strength to qualify as a co-sponsoring guild within the Fiesta. However after 2013, the basket weav-ers lost their leadership and had to disband their group. There have been requests to the Fiber Arts Council that there be a way for bas-kets to be included in the appropriate existing divisions. It was moved and approved that baskets be added to the Functional woven and/or felted category along with other household items. ● Previously ‘handling pieces’ for yardage and hand spun and wheel spun skeins needed to be submitted at the time of entry application. However with the advent of the electronic entry process, that requirement barred those entries from using the on-line process. It was moved and approved that the handling pieces for yard-age and both types of skeins be submitted with the accepted entry. Youth Membership (Judy Larson): Judy exchanged e-mail with Patty Savignac, UNM instructor of weaving, about ideas for encourag-ing students to join the Guild. Patty provided a lot of information and a number of ideas. One of the main ones was to reintroduce student mem-bership rates to be used by those with a valid student ID. However, fees for 2017 don’t go into effect until September so it was decided to table this issue until the next Board meeting. Scheduling of Ice Cream Social: .It was decided to combine the tail gate party with the June Retreat instead of holding it sepa-rately. Therefore, the ice cream social which has been in conjunction with the tail gate party will not be held. Scheduling of June Retreat: After discussion, it was decided to combine the re-treat with the tail gate party on either June 18th or 25th. Chris will check into holding the com-bined activity at the Gutierrez - Hubbell House, or at the Old Pajarito Church, both on Isleta SW or at the Old Church, Corrales. Ordering New Shirts (Ruth Ronan): Ruth has had several requests to order more denim shirts, jackets or polo shirts with the Las Arañas logo. She has checked and the prices are the same as previously. A minimum order is 12 items, & there are both men’s and women’s sizes. Since payment will be required prior to placing the order, there is no risk for the Guild. Further information will be in the newsletter. Next Meeting: July 21, 6:30 pm.

Meeting adjourned at 8:25 pm

—Margie Hanson


East Mountain Farm Tour: June 11-12. 10-4. Enjoy a day at the farm! Visit fiber art studios in the beautiful East Mountain area. Visit with alpacas, sheep, angora goats, llamas & angora rabbits and meet their breed-ers. Each location has fiber related items for sale in-cluding yarn, roving, felted fabric, spinning wheels, looms, drop spindles, hand woven, knitted, felted and crocheted garments, buttons, hand painted silk scarves and clothing, livestock, raw fleeces and ani-mal related jewelry. For more info and brochure and map, go to www.eastmounmtainfibertour.com.

Rambouillet & Rambouillet/Tunis Lambs Available: at the Wool Shed at Maple Winds Farm in Stanley. Reserving is requested as any unsold or kept, will be gone June 15. Contact Victoria Collins at (505) 204-6127.

Wool buying on the Navajo Reservation: a talk by member, Celeste Nossiter for the Dropped Stitch Knit-ters has been postponed to June 4. They meet noon—2 at Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, off Wyoming, a couple of blocks north of Paseo del Norte.

Meetings and Notices

Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild Membership Form

Type of Membership:

Name ___________________________________________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________________________________

City/ST/Zip ______________________________________________________________________

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Email ___________________________________________________________________________

Web Site ________________________________________________________________________

Interests ________________________________________________________________________

Mail completed form and dues ($35 Reg./$25 Student) [make check payable to Las Aranas] to: Las Aranas, P.O. Box 91225, Albuquerque, NM 87199-1225.

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April 9 ........................... Weavers’ Review: Tie-up & weaving, reading a weaving pattern. 1 PM at Ruth Ronan’s.

April 23 ......................... Weavers’ Review: Using computer programs for weaving. 1 PM at Ruth Ronan’s.

April 28 (Thursday) ....... Monthly Meeting: Weaver Challenges & Solutions by

Joanne Tallarovic. 6:30 PM at Raymond Sanchez Community Center.

April 29-30 .................... Workshop: Profile Drafting by Joanne Tallarovic.

May 14 .......................... Outreach Event: Heritage Day at Casa San Ysidro.

May 21-22..................... Outreach Event: RGV Celtic Festival, Balloon Park.

May 24 .......................... Monthly Meeting: Life of a Professional Weaver by Susan Neal. 9:30 AM Raymond Sanchez Community Center.

June TBD ....................... Retreat & Tail Gate Sale.

July 30-Aug. 6, 2016 ..... Convergence: in Milwaukee, WI.

May 19-21, 2017........... Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta.

July 27-30, 2017 ............ Intermountain Weavers Conference: Durango, CO.

P.O. Box 91225

Albuquerque, NM 87199

Calendar

Deadline for the next issue is April 30, 2016

Send all information to: Ruth Ronan

7701 Spring Ave. NE Albuquerque, NM 87110.

Ph: (505) 268-0726 E-mail: [email protected]

Las Arañas meetings Morning meetings; (Jan, Mar, May,

Aug, Nov) are at 9:30 on the 4th Tuesday.

Evening meetings; (Feb, Apr, Jul, Oct) are at 6:30 on the 4th Thursday.

Raymond Sanchez Community Center, 9800 4th St. NW


Next Meeting

Weaver Challenges & Solutions by Joanne Tallarovic

Raymond Sanchez Community Center

at 9800 4th St. NW

Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 PM

spinners & weavers guild · $2,612.32 over last year's sales! the "raffle fund...

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