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Here we are again, heading into fall with our Annual Sale coming right up. For me the best part of autumn is the resumption of our guild activities, when we enjoy stimulating programs, see the innovative and beautiful work of our co-members, renew our friendships and meet new mem-bers.
The Seattle Weavers' Guild is now starting its 80th year. It has grown from a small group meet-ing in members' homes to a membership that hovers around 300. We offer stimulating pro-grams and workshops to our members and reach out to the community in many ways. We are part of the Association of
Northwest Weavers Guilds, which is planning a conference in June of 2017 in Victoria – plan to attend! Study groups, our retreat, our sale – I could go on. For many of us, the guild is an important part of our lives.
Of course, making our guild so vibrant is up to us. You will soon receive your copy of the new 2016-2017 directory that includes a list of the board members and I count 51 people listed there, some in multiple positions. This doesn't include the Annual Sale department heads and volunteers and the many other tasks that our mem-bers do. As most of you know, taking on a job with the guild is
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SEPTEMBER PROGRAM
Inside this issue:
The SALE! 3
Convergence Awards 4
2017 Workshops 5
Visit Tacoma, Anacortes 6
Tuesdays with Linda 7
Basketry Galore 8
Blue Rills Jacket 11
Kwon to India twice in the last 3
years. Through her vast con-
nections I have been able to
visit villages where weavers,
block printers, and dyers en-
deavour to keep ancient textile
practices alive. Through
Charllotte’s support and that of
the Maiwa Foundation, these
artisans are encouraged to
keep moving forward with their
craft. I can’t begin to tell any-
one about what these trips
have meant to me on every
imaginable level.....I have fallen
in love with India...... it has sim-
ply filled my heart to overflow-
ing. Come and spend a morn-
ing seeing some of the high-
lights.”
Morning Program:
Jane Stafford’s Big
Adventure to India
Jane writes, “It has been a great
pleasure to travel with Charllotte
Afternoon Program:
Jane’s Big Adventure to
Africa
“I am not a world traveler and
the thought of travelling to Addis
Ababa in Ethiopia never crossed
my mind, but I have learned to
let fate interrupt my quiet
life. While in India I met Kathy
Marshall, founder of Sabahar, a
certified Fair Trade company
working out of Addis. It was
another life-altering experi-
ence. My son Eben and I spent
3 weeks this past January with
traditional Ehtiopian weavers. I
could never have imagined
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a great way to increase your enjoyment. I encourage each of you to look through your directory to find an area where you can contribute and get involved!
In your directory, check out the structure of the sixteen-member board and how committees fall under nine Board Committee Chairs. More about how that works next time.
Welcome back! I encourage you to weave a few items for the Annual Sale and to enjoy another year of SWG member-ship!
COMING UP SOON
September 15, 2016
10-12pm Board Meeting
September 22, 2016
General Membership Mtg.
9-10am Library
10-11am Business Meeting
Hot-off-the-Loom
11am-noon AM Program
12noon-1pm Library/Lunch
1-2pm PM Program
Next Bulletin Deadline
October 1, 2016
Dav’ne Stahley, editor
bulletin@
seattleweaversguild.com
FROM THE PRESIDENT
September, 2016 —
September Program, Cont’d.
September 2016—Page 2
the sights we would see. Needless to say, I have fallen in love with Ethiopia too; the tenacity of her people will leave you speech-
less. Come meet the weavers, spinners, dyers and silk growers of Sabahar
Jane Stafford “Fabric of Life” The phrase can evoke many things. Jane Stafford has been weaving for most of her life. She has been exploring the design of cloth – the structure, the graphic, and, of course, the colour – for over 35 years, and she sees no end to the joy of discov-ery. “One of the things I love about weaving is it appeals to so many different personalities – from the precise, analytical mind, that loves structure and order, all the way to the wild adventurer, in love with colour and expression – weaving works for everyone.” Jane began weaving at the age of 21, purchasing a new Fanny with the help of a chattel mortgage on her Chevette. Before two years were up she was accepted as an under-qualified, but very ambitious, student at the Banff School of Fine Arts. Two years later
she was a teacher’s assistant there and, in a few more, an instructor herself. In subsequent years, Jane had the great fortune to be able to earn a living doing what she loves most: weaving, and shar-ing her passion for excellence in cloth. for over 25 years, Jane has been both a production weaver and a workshop instructor, helping students across the continent reach their potential. across the continent, for over 25 years. She is the instructor for certified Louet dealers in North America, and is the Diva in Louet’s instructional DVDs. It is no coincidence that Jane shares her name with Louet’s latest table loom. It is an acknowledge-ment both for years of contribu-tions towards loom design in general, and for the “Jane”
in particular. She was the recipient of the “Teacher of t he Year” award for 2014 from Handwoven Magazine. Jane now teaches exclusively in her studio on beautiful Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.
What a Great
Summer Program!
More than 30 guild members
participated in the July summer
program at Magnuson Park. The
program, “Temari—Long Live the
Chrysanthemum!”, was presented
by Kathleen Hewitt of Tacoma, who
is a certified temari teacher and
member of the Japan Temari
Association in Tokyo, Japan.
Kathleen was assisted by Barbara
B. Suess, a Temari Master /
Instructor.
Welcome back everyone!
Hope you had a great
summer!
Oh yah!
Kathleen &
Barbara
brought beauti-
ful temari sam-
ples for OUR
inspiration!
The Annual Sale is fast approaching! October 27th - 29th are coming very soon! Are you ready?!?! It is such a great opportunity to share the finest of fiber arts with our community and also raise funds for our guild's activities. But it takes all of your input to make it a success! Whether producing items for sale, helping with publicity, set up or take down, working in the kitchen or on the sales floor or demonstrating, we need all your help! Volunteering: Sign-up sheets will be available at the meeting for all the areas needing help. It is such a great way to get to know fellow members and to share our craft with the public. All of your efforts will be appreciated! We espe-cially need a co-chair for art on the wall and a yardage chairman. If you are producing items for these areas, please consider helping. Inventory: New this year is the addition of a SHORT ID number to put after your name on the tags. It is so important that your tags are accurate with your name, ID# and price in red ink, fiber and care if appropriate, and secured well to your items. It makes cashiering and inventory so much easier when the tags and inventory sheets are correct. Keep inventory numbers short (four or five NUM-BERS only). Inventory supplies will be available at the meeting or you can download tags and inventory sheets and information from the website. Wherever your name appears on inventory sheets or tags you MUST write your vendor code after your name. Guidelines: If you have any questions about your items being appropriate for the sale, members of the guideline committee will be available at the meet-ing. Complete guideline information is on the website. Best to get any ques-tions answered now! Publicity: Bookmarks and posters will be at the meeting for distribution in your communities. Libraries, church groups, yarn stores, salons, etc. are all good places to get the word out! Participating in online media is also impor-tant. Don't forget to let all your friends and relatives know about our amazing sale! Sale Information on the guild website includes guidelines, inventory instructions, tag and inventory sheets and expense vouchers. We have been working to have a well-organized and beautifully displayed sale. We hope you will participate in any way you can and WE ? appreciate all the effort you put in. Let's have the most SUCCESSFUL sale ever and have fun at the same time! Thanks so much, Patty Abrahamsen and Pam Cox, co-chairs
SWG Annual Sale—Are You Ready?!
September 2016—Page 3
Images: Scarf, Patrice
Riordan; Basket, Polly Ad-
ams Sutton; Brooch: Jan
Paul; Background Cloth: Lisa
Brown
REMINDER: In response to a proposal to reimburse weavers for lost items at the SWG Sale. The Board reviewed a 2002-3 reiteration of a Policy stating that the Guild is not responsible for lost or stolen items at the Sale. A motion was made and approved that the board send a note to the people with missing items expressing disappointment and committing to improving the sales and control processes of the SWG Sale.
VIRGINIA HARVEY AWARDS AT CONVERGENCE 2016
As you can see from the HGA website - http://
www.weavespindye.org/convergence-award-
winners, the Virginia Harvey Award for Design
was presented to Deanna Deeds for her en-
try "L'heure Bleue" in the Mixed Bag: All Media
exhibit and the Virginia Harvey Award for Use of
Color was presented to Denise Kovnat for her
entry "Blue Rills” in the Moving Forward Fashion
Show. HGA sent each a congratulatory letter and
the award check.
Fiber Artisan Deanna Deeds has been in love with fiber since childhood. Fascinated by the beauty of mathematical relationships and the structures formed from manipulating yarns, she has worked in a variety of weaves, producing art pieces, garments, accessories and home furnish-ings. She lectures and teaches on the topics of sprang and doup leno.
The inspiration for the "L'heure Bleue" abstract waterscape is the color of the sky and its
September 2016—Page 4
The Seattle Weavers’ Guild 2016-17 Directory will be available for pick-up at the September General Meeting. Following the meeting, the Directory will be mailed
to those members who do not pick one up. Thanks, Kelly Riordan, Directory Chair
reflection during the "blue hour", that time beyond sunset or before sunrise when the sun is below the horizon. It is difficult to discern whether it is night or day, hence this hour symbolizes mystery.
The piece was woven in slit tapestry technique, then mounted with the dimensions distorted so that it becomes dimensional and forms openings revealing the space beyond. The insight for this structure came from stamped and formed metal used for stair treads. Deanna’s web site is http://www.fiberartisan.com)
Denise Kovnat was teaching at Convergence and I happened to walk by her classroom during a break and spoke with her about the jacket modeled in the Fashion Show.
She was very grateful to be selected as a recipient of the award and sent the directions and .wif files of the drawdowns for the front and back of the cloth to share with SWG members. (See pages 10-12 of this Bulletin.) The drawdowns include a sum-mary of how she wove and finished the fabric. Learn more
about Denise at her website http://www.denisekovnat.com/ and her Etsy site: https://www.etsy.com/shop/denisekovnat.
Submitted by Sandra Swarbrick
Photos courtesy of the designers.
The final Dorothy Day Stash Sale will occur before the September guild meeting on Thursday, September 28, 2016 9-10 AM and during lunch 12-1 PM.
This is a “reasonable donation" sale. That means that the buyer sets the price, keeping in mind that the proceeds from the sale will contribute to the Dorothy Day Scholarship Fund. THIS SALE IS CASH OR CHECKS ONLY, SO COME PREPARED
What you will find at this sale: Rayon, cotton, wool and chenille yarns and ribbon in a variety of colors, textures and weights. Dorothy had quite an eye for color and texture and some unique yarns are still available! A few notions, such as knitting needles and other items.
Remember to bring bags, bins or other containers suitable for hauling your treasures.
Questions? Call Cheri Bridges at 425 482-6487 or Cyndi Wolfe at 206 772-7017 (before 9 PM please!)
OCTOBER GUILD MEETING IS 10/27
PLAN AHEAD: SWG’s 2017 WORKSHOPS
September 2016—Page 5
January 28-29, 2017: Kelly Marshall - Rep Weave and Design
Website: http://www.kellymarshall.com
February 24-26, 2017 Kathrin Weber - Focus on the Warp - Controlling Creative Chaos
Website: http://www.blazingshuttles.com
Dates: March 25-26, 2017 Anastasia Azure - Weaving with Alternative Materials
Website: http://www.anastasiaazure.com
Dates: April 29-30, 2017 Barbara Herbster Understanding Supplementary Warp
Website: http://shuttlesong.vpweb.com/?prefix=www
May 26-28, 2017 Elizabeth Buckley - Exploring the Visual Heartbeat: the use of Rhythm in Tapestry Design
Website: http://www.elizabethbuckleytapestryartist.com
Morning Program - Marilyn Moore—Wire as Fiber: Where Inspiration Meets Technique, Color, Form and Texture
Marilyn's first love is basketry. Since 1979, she has taught her basketry techniques for guilds, conferences, con-
ventions and craft schools around the country and has written numerous articles and been featured in many pub-
lications. A member of the Seattle Weavers Guild for many years, it is a pleasure to return as a guest. After living
in Seattle, WA for most of her adult life, she moved to Iowa City, IA, to be closer to family. Her most recent work
is focused on working with wire in new and unique ways.
Afternoon Program—Marilyn Moore and Seattle Weavers’ Guild Sale Set-up
DOROTHY DAY STASH SALE
An Autumn Trunk Show to Enjoy
September 2016—Page 6
Lori Maul invites guild members to join her at Classical Style and Company, Anacortes, when she hosts Autumn Truck Show with the work of renowned fiber artist and designer, Anita Luvera Mayer. On October 16th, 3pm-5pm, you can view and purchase pieces from the fall wearables collection. In this collection, you will find inter-nationally inspired pieces and hand woven garments fea-turing Anita’s signature hand-dyed color work and unique hand embroidery, beading, printing, and couched cord embellishment. Share a glass of wine, conversation, and a celebration of fall. For more information call or email Lori Maul at 360-724-8050 or classicstyleco.com & fidalgoyarns.com.
Autumn Leaves at Seahurst Park by Dav’ne Stahley
TACOMA WEAVERS GUILD - Fall 2016 Programs
October 14, 2016: Marilyn Moore, award-winning Fiber Artist and Teacher, will show her colorful fiber-related wire jewelry. Afternoon workshop. (pre-register [email protected]). PLEASE NOTE this meeting only is at United Church, 3912 Grandview Drive, University Place, WA. November 11, 2016: Design with Stripes with Pam Cox. Tacoma Weavers Guild meets September - May on the 2nd Friday at 9:00 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 South 12th Street Tacoma, WA. www.tacomaweaversguild.org.
Lois Gaylord will teach weaving from yarn to finished cloth at the
Swedish Club in Seattle, 1920 Dexter Avenue N, Seattle, 98109.
Beginning Weaving Classes start Tuesday, September 13. An
experienced weaver and instructor, Lois Gaylord will teach the se-
ries of four two-hour classes: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27 and 10/4 at 6:30 p.m.
Download the registration form at http://swedishclubnw.org/; bring it
to the first class with your payment: $89 for Blue Card members
and $112 for nonmembers. Questions? Call Lois at 206-283-1090
September 2016—Page 7
2017 WEAVING CLASSES
Gamptastic: January 23 – 25
Focus on Fiberworks: January 27
Weaving Fundamentals: January 30 – February 3
Continuing Weaving – topic TBD February 6 - 10
Instructors: Janet Dawson and Sue Willingham
Location: Willingham Weavery on Vashon Island, WA
For details see www.weaverspalette.com, email
[email protected] or call 206-463-1747
For more than six years, Linda Stryker, a guild member since 1987 and recent Membership Chair for the past 3 years, has been teaching weaving at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center (SESSC). Carole Brown Stewart, also a guild member, joined the team about 3 years ago when she moved to Seattle from Colorado. Weaving at the Center began in the 1950s, when Noel Hammock started the program at Lee House. They had quite a weavers' circle,
producing enough woven objects that they held their own sale, separate from the SWG sale. Noel assembled a vast collection of tools, books and fibers, and spent many years lead-ing the weavers. Currently, the center is located on Rainier Avenue and Holly Street. In an attempt to encourage new weavers, coaching/teaching is available in inkle weaving, tapestry weaving, rigid heddle weaving, spinning, and both 4-H table and floor looms. The team just received its first 8-H table loom and a 12-H floor loom. Today, Linda teaches beginning weaving on Tues-day mornings from 9:00am to noon almost year-round. During the fall, she frequently offers Saturday classes on alternating Saturdays. For more informa-tion contact Linda Stryker at 206-431-9213.
TUESDAYS WITH LINDA AT THE SOUTHEAST SEATTLE SENIOR CENTER
Kathy Jackson-Nitsche mod-els a scarf hot off the loom.
Left, Carole Brown Stewart (standing) and Linda
Stryker. Right, Linda and Elizabeth Inami examine
Elizabeth’s rug.
“It is more than
gratifying to me
than most any-
thing I do: to
see the excite-
ment and pride
that new weav-
ers show when
they take that
first sample off
the loom. It’s
astounding!”
NATIONAL BASKETRY ORGANIZATION 2017 BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
September 2016—Page 8
NBO is pleased to announce the roster of workshops for the Tradition and Innovation in Basketry IX conference to be held at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, from July 18 to 23, 2017. Every other year, NBO provides the opportunity to work with master basket makers at its confer-ence. The five day conference is built around 3-12 days of workshops with national and international bas-ket makers who both excel at their craft and have proven to be good teachers. Most importantly, they love to teach. As the conference moves around the country, NBO focuses on the basket making techniques and materials of the region. The workshops represent the range of basket work being done today, from the revival of historical techniques, to the use of traditional materials, to innovative sculptural work. Registration information will be sent to all NBO members, and registration will begin September 15, 2016. If you are not an NBO member you can join at http://nationalbasketry.org/nbo-membership/. For non-members of NBO, registration opens on October 15, 2016 with an additional non-member fee. More infor-mation here: http://nationalbasketry.org/9th-biennial-nbo-conference/
Submitted by Jill Green
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-long/no-wool-no-vikings “Absolutely fascinating . . . makes me appreci-ate my spinning skills and handspun wool even more. Moonspinners had some yellow wool last year from sheep that had lived on a seaweed diet . . . and no, I don't want to make enough wadmal for a sailboat! But I sure enjoy knowing about all those fellow weavers who did. Submitted by Betty Bell
CHECK THIS OUT FOR AUTUMN READING
MORE BASKETRY OPPORTUNITIES
September 2016—Page 9
Basketry Opportunities (Cont’d)
September 2016—Page 10
Deflected double weave fabric, By Denise Bolger Kovnat for Convergence 2016
Warp yarns: 18/2 Superfine Merino from Jaggerspun in natural and 20/2 pearl cotton in natural
Weft yarns: Same as warp
Colors: The wool warp yarns were hand painted using Pro MX Fiber Reactive Dyes in a range of deep red, bur-gundy, rust, and purple. The cotton warp yarns were hand painted using Pro MX Fiber Reactive Dyes in turquoise, yellow, lavender, and avocado. I used the same colors for the weft yarns.
Width in reed: approx. 42”
Sett: cotton was set at 36 epi, wool at 18 epi
Total warp ends: 1042 (plus floating selvedges)
Length of warp: 14 yards
Total warp yards: 7600 cotton, 7700 wool
Total weft yards: approx. 6300 each, wool and cotton
Loom: 12 harness 48” Macomber
Finishing: This project required a LOT of yardage, and because it was a collapse-weave structure, the yardage had to be fulled after weaving (meaning that the fabric shrank, primarily length-wise). To achieve this, I put the en-tire piece in my bathtub and stomped on it, much like I was crushing grapes for wine! I used warm water and sham-poo and lots of elbow grease ;o)
Pattern: Vogue 8430 by Marcy Tilton. The coat was partially lined with China silk that I dyed using Pro MX Fiber Reactive Dyes in a range of turquoise shades.
Drawdowns follow on pages 12 and 13.
PROJECT DETAILS: “BLUE RILLS” JACKET
September 2016—Page 11
SCARVES FOR CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Seattle Children’s Hospital is always in need of scarves that are used by the Chap-lains ministering to patients and families. Please consider donating any scarves for this program. Tax deduction forms are available. The scarves do not have to be woven, they can be knitted, crocheted, felted, quilted, basically any method as long as they are approximately 6-10 inches wide and 55-80 inches long. Beth Zimmer-man and Mora Jackson will gladly collect any you donate. Happy weaving,
Mora E.L. Jackson
BLUE RILLS FRONT
September 2016—Page 12
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY CHANGES
BLUE RILLS BACK
September 2016—Page 13
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY CHANGES
September 2016—Page 14
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Eleni Adkins
4504 McKinley St NE
Lacy, WA 98516
732-664-0883
Eleni is a member of the Olympia Guild and is the fiber
program coordinator for the Arbutus Folk School. She
is interested in weaving, knitting and spinning.
Alice M. Burr
18520 8th Ave NW, #211A
Shoreline, WA 98177
317-224-8602
She recently moved here from Indianapolis.
Joan Cohee
12109 SE 23rd St
Bellevue WA 98005
425-746-2329
206-910-4022
Joan has been a weaver for 20 years and is interested
in learning about what is going on in the craft at this
time. Her focus is on fashion and household items.
Debra Danielson
1231 Carlsborg Rd.
Sequim, WA 98382
306-582-0833
She has grandchildren in the Seattle area and would
like to be part of a larger guild when she Is in town.
She is interested in weaving, spinning, fabric painting
and dyeing.
Dana K. DeWitt
8625 307th Ave SE
Preston, WA 98050
or PO Box 611
Preston WA 98050
425-441-8343
Dana would like to further her weaving knowledge and
join a large group of experienced weavers to learn new
techniques.
Debra Drake
736 1st Street S
Kirkland WA 98033
425-822-0222
425-598-1150 cell
Her main focus is wire weaving but she also likes knit-
ting and felting.
Janette Finfrock
441 Twin View
Sequim WA 98382
559-310-4967 cell
Janet is new to the area and interested in four harness
weaving. She previously was president of a small guild in
CA and was a programs and workshop coordinator.
Tara Hermandez 14304 110th Ave NE
Kirkland WA 98034
425-286-6450
425-753-8884 cell
She is a new weaver, interested in trying new things.
She has a four shaft table loom and has tried backstrap
and table weaving.
September 2016—Page 15
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS, Cont’d.
Eleanor (Gina) Hill
3512 Salmonberry Rd
Port Orchard WA 98366
360-620-7508
dame.eleanor@ gmail.com
She is interested in flax spinning and weaving with
naturally dyed fiber.
Sandy Hook
2508 31st Avenue S
Seattle WA 98144
206-271-3583
She is a returning member (2009) and is interested in
helping with our sale.
Janet Larson 18812 Soundview Blvd NE
Suquamish WA 98392
360-779-3731
360-265-8492 cell
Janet would like the opportunity to learn from other
weavers, as her main focus is in weaving, felting and
surface design; she would like to improve her skills.
She was previously president of the Kitsap Weavers
and Spinners and is interested in working at our sale.
She formerly worked in customer service.
Sheila McLean
916 191st Street W
Lynnwood WA 98036
206-914-3446 cell
She has joined to improve her skills.
Lori Ragona
27804 NE 141st St
Duvall WA 98019
425-922-6708
Lori has no particular focus and wants to stay informed
of the guild's classes and events.
Colleen Rasmussen
11602 12th Ave Ct NW
Gig Harbor WA 98332
253-649-4522
571-216-6838 cell
She is new to the Northwest and is an experienced li-
brarian.
Annie Service P.O. Box 1006
Duvall WA 98019
360-794-4358
Annie is interested in fiber arts.
Kate Slamico
14708 56th Ave S
Tukwila WA
98168 206-242-7633
206-349-7633 cell
Kate is interested in obtaining more weaving knowledge
and in restoring vintage garments. As a lifelong sewer
she also enjoys embroidery, knitting, needlepoint, crewel
and spinning.
September 2016—Page 16
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS, Cont’d.
JoAnn Ullstrom
18133 NE 196th St
Woodinville WA 98077
425-788-0300
206-618-9408
JoAnn has been a hospitality co-chair in the past.
DIRECTORY CHANGES
Betty Bell New email address:
Molly Gerhard
New email address:
Image courtesy of worradmu at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
SOME OF THE INFORMATION ABOVE AND ON THE PREVIIOUS PAGES MAY NOT BE IN-
CLUDED IN THE 2016-2017 DIRECTORY, DUE TO BULLETIN PUBLICATION DEADLINES.
