Guild News
July 10th Meeting
Rose Room- Loose Park Garden Center
10:00 AM – Regular Meeting
10:30 AM – Show & Tell / Treats
11:15 AM – Program
July Program
"Teaching Weaving" with Pauline Verbeck-Cowart, Kansas city Art Institute weaving instructor. In August we'll have Elizabeth Bender teach us how to crochet with plastic bags.
July Treats
Melisande Skillicorn and Jan Miller will provide treats at the June meeting. Next month Lenore Hammer and Mary Limpus will provide treats.
Exciting Weaving Workshop!
"Weaving for Iridescence" 'The October iridescence workshop is fast approaching. It requires participants to bring a warped loom, yarns provided by the presenter a month in advance. She wants us to have at least 3 stripes of color in the warp- since each stripe is 3 inches wide at 24 epi, that makes 216 ends for the minimum warp. Do you have the capacity for more width? Add another 3 inch band of color! It's only 72 more ends! The results will be gorgeous- Bobbie Irwin has done workshops at the Yarn Barn and she is great. We need to tell Bobbie how many of us there will be and how many colors each of us wants to warp, so sign up begins now. Email Wendy Borders: wendy054@yahoo.com
Look here for photos from previous workshops:
http://lastejedoras.org/Gallery1/album01
Creative Hand
Here is the link to the Creative Hands info.
http://kansascityfiberguild.org/CH%20Application_&_Information.htm
You can download applications, announcements, infomation and guidelines, as well as leadership and committee lists. Call me if you have any questions.
Sandy Cahill
Home: (816) 505-5507 cahill5505@sbcglobal.net
Mobile: (913) 709-1923
Tip of the Month
submitted by
Lolly Buxton
I use TOILET PAPER (new only) for sheeting when I begin a weaving and to space fringe I pull off a length a bit wider than my project and beat it in. It is much easier than the strips of old sheets that I learned to weave with. I usually save the strips of paper to reuse until they fall apart.
I hope you are enjoying the tip of the month! However, they will only come if you send me your tips. B. Haeberle
Fiber Guild Retreat
July 25, 26, 27 Cleveland, MO. Cost is $40-45. Food is provided, bring sheets and towels and a project to work on. For info contact Lolly Buxton
<itsewe@everestkc.net>
Wanted - Newsletter Editor
Help! My job here has grown and my energy hasn't! I need someone to help out with the newsletter next year. Alll you need is Microsoft Word. I'll still convert the document for the website. Give me a shout if you're interested.
Becky Stevens<weaversguild@gmail.com>
JOHNSON COUNTY FAIR , AUGUST 4-9, 2008, GARDNER, KANSAS
Both of the Kansas City Guilds have been invited to participate in this years' fair, with entries, demonstrations and prizes. For a prize in the "Fiber Arts" class, we have been asked to donate a one year membership from each Guild. It won't cost us anything and we will each get a great new
member. We will vote on this at the July meetings.
The Fair is also looking for people to do demonstrations. This will be pretty much at our convince. Now for the best part--entries in the Fiber Arts class, or any other class in which you excel. Here are a few guidelines:
1. Competition is open to all, regardless of residence.
2 .No entry fee.
3. No pre registration. You sign up when you deliver your art to the fair.
4. Entries will be accepted on Monday, Aug. 4, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. and on
Tuesday, Aug. 5 from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
5. All art is exhibited in a secure, air conditioned building.
6. Release time is on Sunday, Aug. 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Prizes will also be picked up at this time.
7. You can share drop off and pick up duties with someone else if you make arrangements with the Fiber Arts Chairman.
For specific details go the Fair website: www.jocokansasfair.com
The Fiber Arts Chairman is Vivian Bandel at 913-782-6457. If you have any questions or would like to demonstrate, she wants you to call. Her cell
number, to use during the fair is: 816-863-0566.
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July Calendar
July 9th |
7 PM- Fiber Guild Meeting
(Shawnee Indian Mission; Fairway KS)
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July 10th |
10 AM- Weavers Guild Meeting
(Rose Room, Loose Park Garden Center)
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Other News
Flax Processing
Our family heads up a colonial living history event in our area. We would like to add flax processing as a demonstration, but we need to make the equipment... Do you have plans for making them or know of anyone that has done so? We sure appreciate any help you can give us...thanks! Susan, for the Lattin Family. <susan.witsend@gmail.com>
Fiber Shows & Events
Looking for shows, festivals, and fiber events? Go to the Calendar Page.
Newsletter Submissions
Newsletter items are due by the 20th of each month. Send an email to the Newsletter Editor. Copies of current newsletters are available at the meeting. If you do not receive your newsletter by Friday the week before, please contact the Editor and she will get a copy to you ASAP.
If you are the contact person for a fiber group and want to keep current with KCWG events, please e-mail the Newsletter Editor.
Buy Sell or Trade
Looking for weaving equipment items for sale or trade?
Go to the Classified Ads.
Meeting 2nd Thursday Each Month
Meetings are held at the *Loose Park Garden Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Go to the Map and directions
9:30 AM |
Coffee Time/Set Up |
10:00 AM |
Business Meeting |
10:30 AM |
Show & Tell |
11:00 AM |
Treat Break/Social Time |
11:15 AM |
Program (1 hour) |
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