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Fall newsletter deadline is approaching—Monday, September 1

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Labor Day and September 1 newsletter deadline fall on the same day. Be sure to send your submissions anywhere near that date, as your holiday weekend may be happily busy. How did Labor Day get here so soon?

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 news 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

 

Dye Pot Day is coming! Thursday, July 17

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This year dye pot day is on Thursday July 17 at Jean & Bob Breitzmann’s. We hope to have all the dye pots ready to go by 9:00 AM. Come when you can. Bring a bag lunch if you like. Leave when you run out of fun.

If it’s not raining these are the natural dyes we will have to play with. With the exception of indigo, all the dyes work much better when a mordant is applied first. If you have mordant, protein fiber uses alum, cellulose fiber works better with tannin and then alum. If you don’t have mordant it will be available here. It will just take longer.

Indigo:   if you plan to dye with Indigo bring that yarn soaking in water.

Cochineal:   Red/Pink, from insects.

Madder:  Orange, from plant roots.

Pomegranate:  Yellow, from fruit husks

Black Walnut:  Tan/Brown, nuts donated by Laramie

Logwood:  Purple/Black, from wood. donated by Linda

Lac:   Red,  from insects. New this year, donated by Mo.

Brazil wood:  Red,  from wood. New this year, donated by Mo.

Cutch:  Tan/Brown from wood, New this year, donated by Mo.

Elderberry: Blue/Purple smashed berries, New this year, donated by Cindy

If it is raining I we will have fewer dyes set up in the garage.

Please rsvp to Bob so he can better plan for how much dye stock to have ready.

CWG June Picnic is Thursday, June 19 NOTE: change in location!

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Our last Guild meeting of the weaving year will be a pot luck/picnic on June 19th. at the Bainbridge Branch of the Geauga County Library, 17222 Snyder Road, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023. We will be in the “Messy Room” which has a lovely picnic tabled patio for us to enjoy the outdoors if the weather is appropriate. Please bring a main dish or side dish or dessert to share. Please bring your own table setting also. Please come at our regular time, 11:30 am, and be sure to bring show-&-tell and any requests or ideas for next year. We are looking forward to seeing everyone.
We have reserved  The Messy Room at the Bainbridge Branch of the Geauga Library System for our June 19th meeting and pot luck. Alas, we were not able to reserve the charming Frohring Meadow lodge this year but think this room will be entertaining also. .
Bainbridge Branch
Geauga County Public Library
17222 Snyder Road
Chagrin Falls, OH 44023

CWG Meeting is Thursday, May 15, 2025. JoEllen presents her visit to Renwick Gallery.

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Thursday,May 15, 2025
11:30 for social time
12:00 for program
Meeting to follow
Cuyahoga County Library Warrensville Branch

Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women was a recent exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery.  It features 33 works of fiber art during the period of 1918-2004. It was organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum with the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art. JoEllen was fortunate to view this exhibit in January, and has created a presentation to share photos of this exhibit and more.

Business Meeting

CWG announces a Kelly Marshall Workshop for April 2026

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CWG is  having a Workshop with Western Reserve Spinners and Weavers Guild
Our Workshop is now open for enrollment.

The Instructor:
Kelly Marshal will be leading our workshop that focuses on Rep Weave in the creation on “Custom Woven Interiors”.

Kelly Marshall is recognized for combining rep weave’s rich texture and linear structure into extraordinary textiles inspired by the aesthetics of the Arts & Crafts movement, contemporary design, and traditional Scandinavian weaving. In 2012 Marshall published Custom Woven Interiors: Bringing color and design home with Rep weave, including over 18 projects, design inspiration, and technique and tips on weaving Rep. Students will get a 25% discount on purchase of the book.

Kelly Marshall
Custom Woven Interiors Ltd
www.kellymarshall.com

Description of the workshop:
The workshop is for intermediate to experienced weavers. Each student will be working on their own loom. They can select between a 4 or 8 shaft 10” table runner pattern that will be send out to them about 6 weeks before the class. They can use Kelly’s color ideas or select their own. Their looms should be set up at the beginning of the workshop. Below is a day by day outline and a class write up. For a 3 day workshop, the third day is more in depth discussion of designing in the morning and working on their own designs and finishing up weaving in the afternoon.

Day 1-morning: intros, basics of Rep weave, design options for their pattern.
Afternoon: work on looms, weaving demonstration, beginning and ending a project.

Day 2-morning: work on looms, Rep structure and drafting.
The lecture open to all guild members is planned for the afternoon followed by weaving.

Day 3-In depth design in Rep, and designing a next project, finishing up
Revelations in Rep weave with Kelly Marshall 3 day workshop

Dates:
2026; April 10,11,12 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Start at 9:00 AM each day
We are planning on being able to drop off our looms on Thursday afternoon so we will be ready to begin the workshop on Friday morning.

Location:
The workshop will be held a Lake Farmpark.

Cost:
The fee for the three day workshop will be $270. For those who cannot attend on Sunday there will be an option to make it a two day workshop at $180 for two days.

The workshop is being co-sponsored by Cuyahoga Weavers and Western Reserve Spinners and Weavers. To reserve your spot in the workshop please send a check for $50 to Bob Breitzmann that is made out to either Guild. There is room for up to 14 students.

CWG April meeting is a field trip–Hildur Asgeirsdottir Jonsson exhibition

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CWG April meeting is a field trip to Kent State Fashion Museum.

Thursday, April 17 at 12:00 for a guided tour of:

EXHIBITION: “HILDUR ÁSGEIRSDÓTTIR JÓNSSON: MICRO/MACRO”

The Kent State University Museum is pleased to announce its winter exhibition, “Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson: Micro/Macro,” a solo exhibition by Ohio-based artist, Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson. Consistent with the museum’s mission to showcase exceptional textile art and to inspire the next generation of artists, the exhibition includes over 30 large-scale works by Kent State alumna Jónsson.

Admission fee is $5 – $7

Parking:  There are visitor spaces in the lot in front of the museum. Please register your car with the museum when you arrive.

Please consider joining us for a late lunch after the tour at the nearby Wild Goat Cafe.         https://wildgoatscafe.com/

https://wildgoatscafe.com/location-%26-hours

MUSEUM INFO:

https://www.kent.edu/museum/event/exhibition-hildur-asgeirsdottir-jonsson-micromacro

515 Hilltop Drive Kent, Ohio 44242-0001

330-672-3450

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