The Fall newsletter is now posted. Find it under the MEMBERS tab, then Newsletter Archive.
Weaving and other fiber-based fun for 45 years and counting
The Fall newsletter is now posted. Find it under the MEMBERS tab, then Newsletter Archive.
Thursday, September 19
Korean Couture exhibit at CMA.
This year we have scheduled our private tour at the Cleveland Museum of Art earlier that in the past so we will be able to see the Korean Couture exhibit as well as other textile related exhibits, all led by Laura Martin. Thursday 19 September at 10:30
Meet at the Information Desk in the Atrium at 10:15. Member Laura Martin leads us for a tour of this fascinating (plus fashionable) exhibit.
https://www.clevelandart.org/exhibitions/korean-couture-generations-revolution
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NOTA Show
Victoria shares:
Northern Ohio Textile Artists inaugural show will be presented in the Beachwood Community Center (corner of Fairmount and Richmond) . We were there for our own CWG show there last year. This year 5 members of CWG will be exhibiting there alongside 35 other members of this newly formed group.
Our members who are exhibiting include:
Victoria Johnson-Parratt.
The Choir is a collection of 8 Bobbin Lace Angels.
Joan Horwich. Her piece is called Layers. It’s woven on her 8 shaft loom using cotton and boucle.
JoEllen Salkin’s work is titled I Love Purple.
(I don’t know, but I’m dyeing to see that! 😉
Sheri Gittinger wove an all cotton, Blooming Leaf Baby Blanket.
Our newest member Linda Christopher is presenting a Silk Jacket.
The show is up September 12 thru November 16, 2024.
Opening reception Sept 15
1 to 3 pm
Y’all come see! It’s free!
Thursday, September 19
Korean Couture exhibit at CMA.
This year we have scheduled our private tour at the Cleveland Museum of Art earlier that in the past so we will be able to see the Korean Couture exhibit as well as other textile related exhibits, all led by Laura Martin. Thursday 19 September at 10:30
Meet at the Information Desk in the Atrium at 10:15. Member Laura Martin leads us for a tour of this fascinating (plus fashionable) exhibit.
https://www.clevelandart.org/exhibitions/korean-couture-generations-revolution
Fall newsletter deadline is really coming–let’s say September 4 and 5 is realistic after the Labor Day weekend has settled.
Please send newsletter materials, especially items of summer doings and program notes for the upcoming CWG year. A President’s letter, program notes, study group ideas and member’s profile will all be welcome.
No doubt that photos of your projects, a new technique or yarn you are trying, or a weaving reference book you have discovered will be welcome. Or even an essay about your weaving adventures, discoveries, or compatriots. Perhaps a quandary that you would like help with.
In earlier discussions about the foibles of our weaving work might fit into a new column based on Penelope’s weaving tactics——you know, the part where she weaves and unweaves. We all have stories about our version so please send yours.
Contribute directly to Nancy or to newsletter@cuyahogaweaversguild.com
Market Chichicastenango, 1956. Mabel A. Hewit (American, 1903–1984). 2004.187
We hope you saved the date for this fun opportunity.
The CWG will hold its annual Dye Pot Day on Thursday August 15 in Jean and Bob Breitzmann’s backyard yard from 9:00 until 3:00. Come when when you can, leave when you run out of fun. Bring a bag lunch if you like. We will have natural dye pots of Indigo, Cochineal, Madder, Black Walnut, and Logwood. We will also have Procion Dye for cellulose fiber in a rainbow of colors. Bring your own fiber to dye.
Contact Bob and Jean for directions. See the member roster.
Complex Weavers recognizes Bob Breitzmann’s Letting Go
“My goal was to visualize the release from letting go of conflict. The design line was chosen to create the general form. The tie-up was chosen to create bands of color with a sense of depth, and appearance of light coming from above. The weft gradient from a light blue at the top to a dark navy at the bottom reinforces the effect of light shining from above. The warp gradient from purple to gold to purple brings focus to the center with cares falling away. The rose path network was chosen to create the gauze brush strokes.”
The Details:
Techniques:
Warp and weft are hand dyed gradients, each with 25 interleaved colors. Structure is a network draft with a 6-high rose path initial for the threading and the treadling.
Dimensions:
27.625 x 27.625 x 0.75
Materials:
16/2 Hemp
Loom:
32 Shaft Louet
More to check out https://complexityexhibition.org/all-works/