Cuyahoga Weavers Guild

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From our WRSW friends

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Announcing the WRSW 2020 Spring Weaving workshop – Yer Granny’s Overshot at Lake Metroparks Farmpark. Please see attached flyer.  As of 11/1/19 we have only 2 spaces left in this exciting workshop.  Please contact WRSW Workshop Chairman Nancy Curtiss for availability.  330.995.3811or nancy@truthforlife.org .  We will also have a wait list.

Now open to non-WRSW members as of November 1!

Yer Granny’s Overshot – with Janet Dawson – March 28 & 29, 2020

This round robin workshop will cover overshot basics like identifying blocks, tromp-as-writ, star vs. rose fashion, and opposites. With that foundation, we’ll move beyond traditional patterns and treadling to variations like Italian, flamepoint, swivel, petit point, shadow, treadled as lace, and more. If time allows, we’ll also look at name drafting and other methods of designing original overshot patterns for four shafts.

 

The cost of our comprehensive overshot workshop includes pre-wound warps and weft, as well as substantial handouts.

 

CwG meeting is Thursday, October 17

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PLEASE disregard the previous mailing.  This is the correct one.

Thursday, October 17, 2019  Guild Meeting/Program:  Echo Weave

11:30 am Brown Bag Lunch at Warrensville Heights Library in North Room 

12:00 noon Meeting

12:30 Bob Breitzmann will share his story of Echo Weave, it’s history and beginnings, design options, the process, warping, sett and drafts. In one afternoon, learn a workshop worth of information. 

CWG First Study Group is Thursday, October 3

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STUDY GROUP 2019 – 2020

It took very little time for Study Group to find a topic for 2019-2020 to weave and learn when we met at Jessie’s house in May. We enthusiastically decided on “Weave a Pictorial! “ And what a variety of structures or methods we discussed.  

Here are some of the ideas for how to weave a pictorial.

Tapestry

Pick Up

Double Weave

Rya

Split Shed Biederwand

We offer very few restrictions, just weave something, in your choice of structures that has a picture quality to it. A few years ago, we took a survey of the people who came to our show at the Beachwood Library and the favorite piece was Nancy’s tapestry—a pictorial. So, this exercise may produce some new energy to our shows this year. 

Our first Study Group gathering will be at Patty’s house, 10 am, October 3, 2019. Please come prepared to sign up for hosting or presenting for the year. Please check the address on our Guild roster.

Have fun and weave on!

CWG first meeting of 2019 – 2020 is Thursday, September 19

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Thursday, September 19, 2019   Guild Meeting/Program: Summery Summary

The first meeting of the weaving year will be at 11:30 am at the Warrensville Heights branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library

4415 Northfield Road, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128 in Conference Room B.

Bring a brown bag lunch for social time before our 12 noon meeting. At 12:30 our program will be YOU! Come to share your summer weaving adventures with the Guild, including giving us a review of how you entertain yourself with weaving when traveling. This could be reading, frame weaving, pin loom, making dish cloths—whatever your favorite weaving activity is while riding in a car, bus, boat, train, plane. And did you make anything?