April 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Message page 2 Second Vice President’s Report pages 2-3 Gone Batts on a Drumcarder Form page 4 Weaving Sample page 5 Upcoming Ply-Split Braiding Workshops page 6 Library News page 7 Future Weaving Workshops page 7 IWC Basket page 8 Announcements page 8 Meeting Minutes page 9 Hospitality Schedule page 10 Sample Schedule page 10 Treasurer’s Report page 11 Officers and Chairpersons page 11 Advertising rates page 12 Sandy Hutton’s scarves: “This is a tied weave with 12 ties and 20 pattern shafts. The curve was developed using the shear filter in Photoshop. Both yarns are from Treenway Silks; the white is 35/2 wild tussah silk and the tan is 15/2 wild Muga silk.” The ‘20 inches on loom’ markers (white threads at the selvage) are showing due to photographer’s error. 1
Sandy Hutton’s scarves: “This is a tied weave with 12 ties and 20 pattern shafts. The curve was developed using the shear filter in Photoshop. Both yarns are from Treenway Silks; the white is 35/2 wild tussah silk and the tan is 15/2 wild Muga silk.” The ‘20 inches on loom’ markers (white threads at the selvage) are showing due to photographer’s error.
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President's Message By Sandy Hutton
The electric power is now to the new loom, but I still haven’t figured out how to get my ideas from Photoshop into the program to tell the new loom what to do. All those heddles are overwhelming, but I’ll get there! I hope you all are making progress on your challenge to develop skills and/or knowledge in weaving, spinning and/or dyeing. Getting the vacuum pump hooked up with its 220 line in a place where the sound would be muffled was a step on the way. There are benefits to this challenge, though, because I’m still sorting, tossing, and organizing. I had heard that an easy way to thread a loom was to “Treadle the Threading”. I never really tried it because I couldn’t visualize how to get it to work. In one of the file drawers, I ran across an old message by Su Butler on WeaveTech which
finally explained it. Basically, you set up a dummy draft. This works with either a tie up/treadling or as a liftplan. Enter a straight twill in the threading and a straight draw in the tie up. If you have your design in a program such as PCW, WeaveIt, PixeLoom, etc. you can move your threading to the treadling using your turn draft feature or tromp as writ. Then you can sit at your loom, push the first treadle and it will raise the shaft for your first thread. Push your second treadle and it will raise the shaft for your second thread, etc. It allows you to lift one shaft at a time in the order the heddles are to be threaded. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I’ve prepared a sample for you. I wouldn’t try weaving this, though, because it was just a random splatter of marks in this dummy draft and the design probably wouldn’t be anything to write home about.
Second Vice President’s Report by Sally Kuhn
At our March meeting Max Hatfield of Friendship International showed a short video describing ‘The Kurdish Kilim Project’. It pictured the young women, ages 15 and up, working at the looms weaving kilims which are then sold to pay for their education on site, and health care. A lively question and answer period followed which resulted in better knowledge of the Kurdish people and this area of Eastern Turkey. Max piled a table with kilims the young women had woven and he also brought some weavings he had purchased in his travels in Turkey. All were for sale. For those wishing to further support the project or obtain further information Max Hatfield can be reached at 719-337-1004 or [email protected]. Thanks to Robin Monogue and Doreen McLaughlin for their technical help getting Max connected to wifi.
The afternoon workshop on ply-splitting a mini-basket was 3 hours of concentrated work as the 10 participants worked thru the instructions. This was the first basket for most so Bev and I were kept busy helping with problems and answering questions.
Our April meeting will be Pat Martinek of Golden, CO, presenting her program on ‘A Weaver’s Tour of Guatemala’. It will include a computer slideshow with descriptions from her 10-day guided tour in 2011. After the slideshow, Pat will show-and-tell of the things she brought back, including the backstrap loom and weaving.
Pat has been spinning and weaving for over 40 years after learning at age 17 while living with a Navajo family in Arizona. She weaves some of her handspun yarn on a 4-shaft left-handed loom she built from a library book pattern. She also loves felting, dyeing, paper-making, knitting, fleece processing,
writing and singing fiber songs for her guild and has a bustling business spinning dog hair yarns of many breeds for clients across the country. Her yarns have won many awards at the Estes Part and Taos Wool Markets. She teaches fiber art classes, publishes in Spinoff, harvests fibers from her angora rabbits and shelties, favors locally-grown fibers, and was recent president of the 400-member Handweavers Guild of Boulder. Her website is: TheFyberCafe.com.
Pat will also be teaching an afternoon workshop ‘Gone Batts on a Drumcarder’ which she describes as: “Oh those dreamy colorful art batts--how you would love to make your own! And oh those weird wild fibers at the wool market you love but don't know what to do with. Whether you will be spinning or felting, this class is for you. Learn a little color theory, and then how to blend but not muddy fibers, drumcard fibers that do not like carding, blend fibers that resist blending, and try out a wide wild variety of colorful fibers that will add pizzazz to your art yarns and felted pieces”.
There is a registration form in this newsletter. Please fill out the form, write a check and mail both according to the directions on the form. The deadline is April 1st to register. If you have a drumcarder you can bring please let us know.
After the May meeting we will again gather at Margarita’s at Pine Creek for lunch and social time. If you didn't sign up at the March meeting you can do so at the April meeting or email Sarah Richards, [email protected].
Gone Batts on a Drumcarder Presented by Pat Martinek April 10, 2015
Workshop: “Oh those dreamy colorful art batts--how you would love to make your own! And oh those weird wild fibers at the wool market you love but don't know what to do with. Whether you will be spinning or felting, this class is for you. Learn a little color theory, and then how to blend but not muddy fibers, drumcard fibers that do not like carding, blend fibers that resist blending, and try out a wide wild variety of colorful fibers that will add pizzazz to your art yarns and felted pieces.” Location: At the Church after the April meeting. Cost: The cost is $ 25 to be received with your registration form by April 1, 2010. An additional materials fee of $20 will be paid directly to Pat Martinek at the workshop. If you have a drumcarder it is requested you bring it to the workshop. Cancellation Policy: In order to host the workshop we must have a guaranteed enrollment. If you cannot attend the workshop after registering, we will try to fill your spot from a waiting list. If we do not have a waiting list, it is your responsibility to find a replacement person or pay the workshop fee. Questions: Please contact Sarah Richards [email protected] (597-6852) or
You can bring your form and check to the March meeting or if you are mailing your form and check, please send it to: Sarah Richards, 3295 Whimsical Pl., Colorado Springs, CO 80917. Please remember registration forms and checks will be entered on the list in the order received. Fill in with contact information Registration: Name: ____________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________________ Please indicate if you have a drumcarder you can bring to the workshop: __Yes __NO I agree with the participation terms and cancellation policy of this workshop. Signature ___________________________________________ Date ______________
PPWG Weaving Sample for April, 2015 By Beverly Weaver
This sample was based on a profile draft created from a threading on www.handweaving.net . The original design was a 4-shaft twill from Atlas de 4000 Armures, Louis de Serrure, Fig. 0188, Draft #35079. This sample was woven as rep weave on 8 shafts. The warp has two different yarns alternated on odd and even shafts. One warp yarn is a 6/2 variegated cotton yarn in blues and the other is a 9/3 organic cotton in a light brown. The thick weft was a combination of two yarns: one was the 6/2 variegated blue yarn used in the warp and the other was solid blue 5/2 cotton. The thin weft was a 20/2 yarn hand-dyed with natural dyes in a light tan color from Guatemala. I threaded a narrow border of the 9/3 light brown with a stripe of the variegated blue and wove two towels. Because there is a lot of warp-wise shrinkage with rep weave, the blocks looked slightly elongated
during the weaving. After the fabric was taken off the loom, washed, dried, and ironed, the shrinkage was approximately 18% in length and 5% in width.
Ply-Split Braiding Workshops with Barbara J. Walker May 6-7 and May 9-10, 2015
We still have openings in the Drawdowns workshop to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 6-7. This workshop requires only a minimum of experience in ply-split braiding. We will learn how to use weaving drawdowns to create the patterns for ply-split braided pieces. This versatile technique can be used to make a table mat or coaster, a band or belt, the base and/or sides of a basket, or even a rug. For examples of objects that can be made using ply-splitting and weaving drawdowns,
go to Barbara’s website at www.barbarajwalker.com and go to her gallery pages. In the baskets section, she has photos of “Lodgepole Cycle”, “Advancement”, and “Staggered” baskets which use this technique. Those of you who have signed up for the “Pieces of Eight – 48” ply-split braiding workshop should have received information by email about making the base of the basket, including three pages of Barbara’s instructions. Please plan ahead to make or buy the necessary braids in order to get the base completed before the first day of the workshop. Contact Sally Kuhn at [email protected] or Beverly Weaver at [email protected] if you would like a registration form for either of the May workshops or if you have any questions.
Linda Shaffer and Margaret Sweet May Raffle: We have several donations for the May raffle: A yarn bowl from Sarah Richards, (3) prints of Sheila O’Hare’s work from Sandra Hutton, Lillian Whipple M&M miniature weaving from Sandra Hutton, a cone of novelty yarn from Edna Devai, a pin by Maryse Levenson from Maryse Levenson, and a towel by Heather Hubbard from Heather Hubbard. Thanks to everyone who has donated an item to help fund our library. We are looking for more donations in April and May. Raffle tickets are available for sale at each meeting ($1 each
or 6 for $5). All proceeds from the raffle go to the library for new materials.
New Books: Three new DVD’s were added to the library in March. We added two by Laura Fry and one by Madelyn Van Der Hoogt. We also subscribed to a new spinning magazine “Ply” that was reviewed and recommended by Heather Hubbard.
Library Hours: The library is open on meeting days from 9:00-9:30 and between the business meeting and program, normally 10:30-11:00. If you are unable to attend the business meeting, but come for the program; make sure you arrive in time (10:50) to return any books before the program begins. We want to have all check-ins and shelving of books completed by the time we close the library. It is difficult to keep up with this when we sometimes several people all needing to be in one tiny space.
Check Out Policies: The latest issue of periodicals and new books (new within current 6 months) are a one month check out. Everything else in the library can be checked out for a two month period. Several people are concerned about checking out books and then getting fines because of inclement weather. Because of the two month check out period this would usually not be an issue. If we do have a bad weather day, it would more than likely be an issue for many people, and so library fines would not be an issue on that day.
Future Weaving Workshops By Linda Shaffer
I am in the process of scheduling two workshops: a 3 day round robin color weaving workshop with JOY using their beautiful handpainted fibers for April of 2016 and a 3 day weaving (not a round robin) workshop and afternoon workshop with Robyn Spady in October of 2016. There is a lot of interest in both of these and they will fill quickly. We had 15 people on the preliminary sign-up sheet for both 3 day workshops. If you are interested in any of these workshops, please contact Linda Shaffer [email protected] to add your name to the list. Go to www.justouryarn.com or http://spadystudios.com to see more information on both presenters. More details will be available at the April meeting.
IWC Basket Intermountain Weavers Conference will be this July in Durango and PPWG will again be filling a basket with weaving, spinning, and/or dyeing items to be raffled off at the conference. The proceeds of the donated baskets are used for scholarships for attendees of the conference.
Linda Lugenbill has made a lovely basket for us to fill and so far we have some very nice items donated by our members. The contents filling the basket will not be the only reason conference attendees will want to buy tickets to win this prize when they see Linda’s maker’s tag on the basket.
The basket still has a lot of room for more donations so please bring what you can of any weaving, spinning, or dyeing related item, either new or slightly used and in very good condition. Our May meeting will be the last date we can accept donations. At that time the basket will be wrapped and given to Doreen McLaughlin who has kindly offered to deliver it to IWC.
Let’s fill this basket to overflowing and help the IWC scholarship fund. You can bring your donations to April’s or May’s meeting or contact Sarah Richards for pickup at [email protected] or call 597-6852.
Go to https://files.ctctcdn.com/f06872f6201/84adcbec-53fd-4a19-832e-e9082947feb7.pdf for the latest IWC newsletter with the hottest information on the July event!
Pikes Peak Weavers Guild Regular Meeting Minutes March 13, 2015
The PPWG meeting was called to order by President Sandy Hutton at 9:30 a.m. The minutes from the February meeting were approved as published in the March newsletter. Officer and committee reports: President: Sandy reminded everyone to buy tickets for the May raffle to raise money for the library. Additional items have been donated for the raffle. Linda Shaffer will list the raffle items for the newsletter. Sandy also asked how everyone is doing on her president’s challenge of learning something new. Vice Presidents: Sarah Richards was not present. Sally Kuhn talked about the March, April and May programs and passed around sign-up sheets for the mini-workshop in April. She also passed around a sign-up sheet for the guild luncheon to be held after the May meeting. Recording Secretary: Beverly Weaver put newsletters received from other guilds on the show-and-tell table. Treasurer: Betsy Anderson gave her treasurer’s report. She also thanked Susan Bowman for reporting the volunteer hours she has worked for PPWG to the Texas Instruments Foundation in order for PPWG to receive donation checks from them. Membership Secretary: Emily Jones had no membership news. Members at Large: Cathy Sterling said that she and Bernadette Marquez have been making informal phone calls to members to discuss their ideas about PPWG. Demonstrations: Judi Arndt passed around a sign-up sheet for the demonstrations to be held on Saturday, June 6, at the Rock Ledge Ranch. She needs weavers, spinners and dyers. Hospitality: Cathy Sterling thanked Catie Kiley and Cherie Irwin for supplying snacks and doing hospitality this month. Both had agreed to substitute on short notice for others who could not be here. Library: Linda Shaffer talked about new books and DVDs in the library. She said PPWG will subscribe to a new spinning magazine named “PLY” for one year and then decide whether to continue the subscription. She and Margaret Sweet are looking for new books to purchase for the library and would like suggestions. Major Workshop 2015: Beverly Weaver said there are a few openings in the Drawdowns ply-split braiding workshop to be held May 6-7. Everyone who has already registered for either workshop should have received an email with files containing general instructions and a list of supplies necessary for the workshops. Major Workshop 2016: Linda Shaffer reported on research she has been doing for upcoming PPWG major workshops. She has tentatively scheduled a workshop for April, 2016 and one for October, 2016. Publicity: Sandy Hutton mentioned that Bernadette Marquez and the Board have been working on an update for the Peak Radar page that describes the guild. Samples: Heather Hubbard passed around a sign-up sheet for newsletter samples for next year. Sandy Hutton mentioned that she is planning to scan samples from older newsletters to make them available to guild members. Web: Robin Monogue said that she has made no changes yet to the PPWG website. Yearbook: There was some discussion about putting the membership directory in the ‘members-only’ section of the PPWG website. Nominating Committee: Edna Devai indicated that she, Dottie Weir and Mary Madison are still looking for a second vice-president, an assistant librarian and someone to take on advertising. Please let one of them know if you are interested in any of these positions. Old Business: None. New Business: None. Announcements and show-and-tell followed. The meeting was adjourned at 10:37 a.m. Submitted by Beverly Weaver
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PPWG Hospitality Schedule for 2014-15
By Cathy Sterling
Thank you to the following people who have signed up to bring snacks. Feel free to coordinate with the person who is signed up on your same day. Coffee and hot water for tea are available each time, but we ask that you please bring your own mug. Thank you! April Carol Wilkinson Jan Sinn May Mary Madison Edna Devai If you would like to volunteer to bring snacks, please call or send an email to Cathy Sterling 719-473-5672 or [email protected] If you have any questions about set up or clean up, please call me.
Sample Sign Ups for 2014-2015 Newsletter - Heather Hubbard Thanks so much to everyone who signed up for the coming year of samples for our newsletter. Please notice that there are lots of openings for spinning and dyeing. Here's an opportunity to share your experiences with our guild members. Tell us what inspired you and what you have learned from your sampling. Sign up for an open sample slot by email ([email protected]). Please submit two (2) samples for each sample you sign up for, using the guidelines below, along with a digital photo using .jpg format, and your text description in .pdf or .doc format. Weaving Samples: 6”x6” minimum, 8”x10.5” maximum, a draw down in .wif format Spinning Samples: approximately 4 yards long wound into butterflies Dyeing Samples: on any fiber, yarn or handwoven cloth – use above guidelines
Email your sample photo .jpg and if applicable .wif draw down to the newsletter editor ([email protected]). Bring or mail your physical sample with documentation (2 hard copies, one for each notebook) to me (Heather Hubbard 17925 Black Squirrel Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908). If you cannot take a digital photo, or create a .wif draw down of your sample, or print out your documentation, arrange with me ([email protected] or call 719-495-1873) to do so well in advance of your due date. We have 2 sets of physical samples in notebooks in our library, one of which may be checked out. Take a look at our past samples. Get inspired to contribute a sample of your own.
Restricted Funds: PPWG Savings Acct. Fund for Excellence in Fiber Arts 2/28/2015 $4,931.90 PPWG Savings Acct. Memorial Fund 2/28/2015 $5,915.88 Total Funds (Checking plus two savings accounts) $25,594.58
The Pikes Peak Weavers' Guild meets the second Friday of each month from September through May at the Mountain View Church of Christ, 1080 E. LaSalle St at Paseo in Colorado Springs, CO. Come for coffee, socializing and library time at 9:00 am.
The business meeting starts at 9:30 and the program begins around 11 AM.
Map below is courtesy of Google maps.
Officers: President Sandy Hutton 1st Vice President Sarah Richards 2nd Vice President Sally Kuhn Treasurer Betsy Anderson Recording Secretary Beverly Weaver Membership Secretary Emily Jones Member-at-Large Bernadette Marquez Member-at-Large Cathy Sterling Past President Anne Vickrey Evans
Standing Committee Chairpersons: Advertising: Beverly Weaver Demonstrations: Judi Arndt Hospitality: Cathy Sterling Library: Linda Shaffer Assistant Librarian: Margaret Sweet Major Workshop: Bev Weaver, Sally Kuhn Newsletter: Doreen McLaughlin Publicity: Bernadette Marquez Samples: Heather Hubbard Website: Robin Monogue Yearbook: Susan Bowman
Deadline For Next Issue: 20 April Advertising Rates: Business card $10.00 ¼ page $15.00 ½ page $20.00 Full page $30.00 Classified Ads: $5.00 for 25 words 25 cents each additional word The PPWG newsletter is published from September through June. To place an ad in the newsletter, we must receive your check or money order by mail (P.O. Box 8104 Colorado Springs CO 80933-8104) and your ad in digital or electronic format to <[email protected]> on or before the 20th of April.
