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Mountain Spinners and Weavers

Volume 39, Issue 2 October 2015

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

2 Workshops

5 Minutes

7 Officers

8 Birthdays

President’s Message What a great way to begin the Fall season. First, a fabulous presentation by Cotton expert Joan Ruane. Those of you who heard her talk on the marvelous miracle plant Hemp thoroughly enjoyed learning its mysteries. One of the most inspiring presentations I've heard in a long time. Would you welcome Joan back again to share more of her expertise? Please let any Board member know and we'll work on it. Next, we continue the season with the exhibit at the Prescott Public Library Viewerie. Already volunteers have stepped up to the plate to help display tools of the trade. A huge thank you to Cheryl Smart for heading up the organizing and set up of the Viewerie. Additional kudos to the members of the Weave Structure group for volunteering their time, energy and creativity. Aren't we all glad to be part of such a delightful fellowship of fiber folk? See you all in October!

----- Katherine Smith

HANDWOVEN STYLE SHOW Saturday, October 17, 9:00 am General meeting program The program for the October membership meeting is a style show of handwoven garments created by the members of the guild special interest group, “Sewing with Handwoven Fabrics”. The focus of this group has been to learn how to design patterns, alter them to fit, and construct garments featuring the unique qualities of each artist's handwoven cloth. These garments, which have been created this past year, will range in complexity from simple ethnic styles to detailed cut & sewn pieces with more shaped styling with features such as collars, set in sleeves, pockets, lining, and specialized edge finishes. The presentation will be focused on answering all the questions that "weavers want to know" about the creation of the cloth and garment. There will be a chance at the end to see the garments up close and ask questions of the artists. Guests are welcome. There will be plenty of refreshments to share.

Segal Scholarship Fund

Muriel Segal was a former member of the Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild and a long time weaver in the community. Muriel passed away earlier this year and was very generous in including MSWG as a beneficiary to her estate. Her wishes were to create a scholarship fund in the amount of $10,000 to be used at $500 per year to send a person to Convergence. In exchange for the scholarship the recipient is to give either a program or a personal demonstration of what they learned from Convergence. Scholarship forms are available on the website.

Debbie Allen dropped off three big black bags of blankets with the Project Linus. The woman who received them was very pleased to receive the blankets. Thank you to all who participated in our 2014-2015 Outreach Project.

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MSWG Library

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Workshops

Upcoming Workshops 2015 Barbara Redmond, workshop chair. If you have suggestions for workshops or would like to teach one, contact her at bred6249@msn.com

Comments regarding Joan Ruane’s presentation September 19th by Kaye Sullivan: Joan Ruane’s presentation on hemp was amazing to me. For those of you who missed Saturday’s meeting, did you know:

Hemp is the plant with the closest DNA to that of a human.

Hemp does not mildew and preserved hemp fabric dates back to 8000 BC.

Historic Irish “linens” were hemp

Per acre hemp produces four times the cellulose that an acre of trees produces—and in 90 days!

Bugs do not like hemp (no pesticide needed) and hemp’s dead leaves fertilize itself.

Levi Strauss’ first jeans were hemp and lasted five times longer than cotton.

The prohibition of hemp occurred with publicity raised by the conflicting interests of cotton, timber and oil magnates.

During World War II the US government paid farmers to grow hemp (Manila hemp was cut off) and then prohibited hemp growth again when the war ended.

Hemp gets softer with age and doesn’t wrinkle as much as linen.

Hemp has a perfectly balanced ratio of Omega-3 and Omega 6 EFAs for our nutrition. It is a tasty addition to food and is even used as non-dairy milk.

Hemp is the longest and one of the strongest natural fibers on Earth.

Hemp is used to make plastics, wood, concrete, paper.

Hemp has no psychoactive drug value.

It is now legal to grow hemp in 21 states, but not yet in Arizona.

And there is so much more!! Joan recommended The Emperor Wears No Clothes by Herer and Hemp Hortizons by Roulae.

Intermountain Weavers Conference Kaye Sullivan attended IWC in Durango, CO and attended a workshop on garment design. She reports: Sarah Jackson, who often has articles on clothing and other woven items in Handwoven, taught the workshop on the design process for making garments. All participants brought a loom already warped for a project. Our first task was to weave one foot of our fabric, cut it off the loom, wash and finish it. Then we determined the percent of shrinkage in both the weft and warp. Sarah then taught us how to use the information to determine how much yardage would be needed to weave for a particular garment. Some weavers changed their sett before continuing on their projects and others changed their weave structure, pattern, etc. as they continued looking for the best cloth for their garment. For more information see: Sarah Jackson’s Blog

http://sarahhjackson.blogspot.com/

Hemp & Cotton Links

Hemp Spinning (video) Spinning Hemp All About Spinning Hemp Hemp, Hemp, Hurrah! Joan Ruanne – Spinning Cotton from the Seed Cotton Spinning with Joan Ruanne

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MSWG Benefits

Some of the benefits of being a member of Mountain Spinners & Weavers Guild is to participate in special interest groups; take workshops; borrow available equipment - looms, spinning wheels, drum carders and tools; check out books, magazines and DVDs from the MSWG library; receive special announcements and news every month in the newsletter; sell equipment, fiber, yarn, etc. at the Silent Auction or Tailgate sale and three major sales’ events each year. But best of all is the fellowship you find at meetings and events with others who

share your interest in fiber arts!

*Weave Structure The WS group will meet at the Prescott Public Library at 10 a.m. on October 1st to setup the display case in the Viewerie. Please contact Cheryl Smart, chair, if you have items for the display.

Used with permission from: Joy of Weaving.com Joyce Brisebois 15918 174th Ave KPN Gig Harbor, WA 98329 425.220.1218

Special Interest Groups

Spinning meets weekly on Mondays at Sharlot Hall Museum from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

UFOs (UnFinished Objects) meet every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.

Bead Weaving meets on Wednesdays

Sewing Handwovens meets on the 4th Friday of each month from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., except in Nov and Dec

Tapestry meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 1-3 p.m. at the Stoneridge Clubhouse.

Weave Structures meets on the 1st Thursday from 10 a.m. – Noon, September to May at Fiber Creek*

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MSWG Library

Shaped Tapestry by Kathe Todd-Hooker

Fine Fiber & Press Studio (2004), Spiral-bound, 78 pages.

Tapestry Weaving: Design and Technique by Joanne Soroka

Crowood Press (2012), Hardcover, 192 pages

Tapestry Weaving by Kirsten Glasbrook

Search Press (2002), Paperback, 96 pages

Macrame: The Art of Creative Knotting by Virginia I. Harvey

Van Nostrand Reinhold (Trade) (1967), Hardcover

Knitting Counterpanes: Traditional

Coverlet Patterns for Contemporary Knitters by Mary Walker Phillips

Other authors: Christine Timmons (Editor)

Taunton Press (1990), Edition: Second Printing, Paperback, 180 pages

Winding a Warp & Using a Paddle (3rd.

Ed.) (Peggy Osterkamp's New Guide to

Weaving, Book 1) by Peggy Osterkamp

Lease Sticks Press (2005), Edition: 3rd, Ring-bound, 139 pages

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Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild Minutes of General Meeting

September 19, 2015

Call-to-Order: President Katherine Smith called the meeting to order at 9:00 am and thanked Joan Ruane for teaching a wonderful workshop on dyeing and spinning cotton during the previous two days. Secretary: Kaye Sullivan The minutes of the previous meeting have been approved as published. Treasurer: Gail Burton, absent Some line items in the proposed budget have been moved for clarity. The full budget will be published on the Guild website and will be voted on at the October meeting. First Vice-President: Deirdre Hockman Upcoming Meeting Programs: September: The History, Nature and Uses of Hemp by Joan Ruane October: Fashion Show by Sewing Handwovens Group (Wilda Postel, Barb Kiger) November: German film on the processing, spinning and weaving of flax (Diane Braun) December: Christmas party Second Vice-President: Cheryl Smart Guild and Other Events: 1. Ron Nieberg of Kingman is inviting Guild

members to demonstrate the weaving of alpaca at his alpaca farm on September 25-27; demonstrators will be given any alpaca that they spin.

2. The Guild is responsible for the October viewerie display at the library. Weavers can sign up to bring items for display to the library from 10-11 am on October 1. Volunteer demonstrators can sign up today to spin/weave at the library on October 7 from 1-4 pm. Donna Meyer is in charge of the demonstration session.

3. Yavapai Fair: Two volunteer co-chairpersons are needed in order for the Guild to participate in this event. If no one volunteers today, the Guild will not participate in this event. Individual entry forms for this event are available at YavapaiFair.com.

4. November Guild Holiday Show, November 14, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (More under Old Business); items for raffle baskets are needed.

Workshop Chairperson: Barbara Redman, absent Sandy Evans knitting/crocheting workshop will be held at a later date. Special Interest Groups: 1. Tapestry: Yvonne Johnson donated needlepoint wool to the tapestry group. 2. Rigid Heddle: Ann Lindstrom is setting up a rigid heddle group and is looking for more participants. Meeting times and location are not yet set up. Announcements: The Verde Valley Weavers is having their annual sale in back of the Sedona Arts Center in the barn on October 2-4. One of the twelve cotton classification stations in the United States is in Phoenix. Every bale of cotton is classified there. This is a potential road trip for the Guild. Project Linus: Debbie Allen is collecting baby blankets for Project Linus today. Sunshine: Tammy Ward, no report Hospitality: Mary Kelly and Yvonne Johnson Thank you to Gisela Gminder, Kathy Grace, Jennifer Stocker, and Luida Gottlieb for today’s refreshments. Next month’s hostesses: Kathleen Baldwin, Nancy Wilson and Kaye Sullivan Reminder: Bring your own coffee cup. Historian: Kathy Robbins, no report Librarian: Carma Koester and Tammy Ward Librarians are looking for requests for new books. Membership: Ann Lindstrom Currently 61 members are signed up for this coming year. Reminder: Please sign up in time to be included in the directory! The deadline is September 28. Newsletter: Donna Meyer, absent

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From now on all submissions for the newsletter should be sent to mswgnews@gmail.com. Parliamentarian: Debbie Allen No corrections Publicity: Sylvie White Publicity releases for the November show go to about 50 radio stations. Katherine Smith requested a list of publicity releases for the Board’s review by October 12. Way and Means: Sigute Walker Yarn and magazines: Raffle tickets $1/ticket—won by Carma Koester. Old Business: The Guild is a social non-profit organization: 501c7. Level 1 Master Spinning Class is almost filled. The class is highly recommended. Ninety-two bars of soap will be felted at Verla Davis’ house on Monday and Tuesday, October 21-22 from 10 am to 3 pm. Volunteers are needed to complete this project. Verla’s address is 583 Mosher Lane in Prescott. The November Sale (Diane Braun): Please share flyers with friends, etc. The Board has approved $100 for helpers to set up/take down displays for the sale. Guild volunteers are still needed. Take-In: Prescott Valley, Wednesday, November 11 from 1-4 pm at Yvonne Johnson’s house Prescott: Thursday, November 12 from 1-4 pm at Barb Kiger’s house At take-in, members must remain until all their items have been checked in. Barb Kiger, Diane Braun, Oleta Askerman, Mary Morel and Wilda Postel are drafting guidelines describing expectations for sale items; these guidelines will be presented at the October meeting. The guidelines will also be posted on the website. Members are invited to bring items to the next meeting if they would like advice on pricing. New Business: Workshop Sign-Up Fees: The Board will determine the minimum cost to hold each workshop and determine a fee for members. Members will be able to sign up early at a price

less than will be set for non-members later at a higher cost. A deposit will be required to hold the member’s place. The Guild will continue to pay for the location of each workshop. Carma Koester and Verla Davis will provide the Guild with a list of the items purchased from the Yavapai auction so that the Guild can sell or loan those items to members. Adjournment: Pat Anna made a motion to adjourn; all seconded the motion. Show-and-Tell: Deborah Salazar: Felted javelina and polar bear Sharon Taub: Mitred square shawl Luida Gottlieb and Stacy Booth-Buck: Punies and dyed yarn from Joan Ruane’s workshop Diane Braun: Towels in linen weave with cotton flake for weft Annmarie Bellem: From her UFO stash, 16-shaft Christmas towels Debbie Allen: A Santa hanging and a cowboy hanging Dawn Whitman: driftwood tray and needle felted heads Nancy Carlzen: Knitted triangle shawl Pat Anna: Hand-painted warp mobius and towels; also announced herself as recipient of Guild scholarship for Katherine Weber workshop in October. Kim Steffgen: Felted house

Links

Decorative Weaving Techniques

Weaving in Yorkshire

On Tenterhooks: A compendium of textile words and expressions Maintenance Kit for Spinners Making Pine Needle Baskets A Measure of the Earth: American Basketry How to Prepare Fiber Using Hand Carders

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Officers 2015-2016 President – Katherine Smith 1st VP – Deirdre Hockman 2nd VP – Cheryl Smart Secretary – Kaye Sullivan Treasurer – Gail Burton Workshop – Barbara Redmond

Support Staff Historian – Kathy Robbins Hospitality – Mary Kelly & Yvonne Johnson Library – Carma Koester & Tammie Ward Facebook – Kathy Robbins Membership – Ann Lindstrom Newsletter Editor – Donna Meyer Parliamentarian – Debbie Allen Publicity – Sylvie White Sunshine – Tammie Ward Ways & Means – Sigute Walker Web Mistress – Verla Davis

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Deflected Double Weave

Capitalizing on differential shrinkage, deflected double weave creates bubbles or bumps in a weaving pattern after wet finishing. Shrinkage in width maybe as much as 50%. The finished weaving may include ruffles, curves and bends in the fabric. Deflected Double Weave is a textured fabric made of areas of plain weave surrounded by warp and weft floats. Warp and weft threads of different fibers that shrink at different rates create the curves and bumps in the finished fabric. The plain weave areas in the structure shift around during finishing to achieve the textures and puckering.

Barb-eDesigns. "Geometric Scarves." http://barbedesigns.com/category/weaving/deflected-double-weave/

Brackmann, Holly. "Cloqué & Deflected Double Weave." Weaver’s, Issue 44, Summer, 1999, p. 66-67. http://www.hollybrackmann.com/surface-design/weaver-cloque.html

"Deflected Double Weave." http://woodyarn.blogspot.com/2009/12/deflected-double-weaving.html "Deflected Double Weave Scarf." Blog posting from Fibers of Being. https://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/category/weave-structures/deflected-double-weave/

Fiametta. "Weaving Deflected Double Weave Flowers." (Rigid Heddle) http://www.ravelry.com/projects/fiametta/deflected-double-weave-flowers

Hill, Elizabeth. "Selvedge Technique for Deflected Double Weave." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8XfIOgcOMU

"Madelyn's Method." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI6S8SMPgAs

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