Weaving and other fiber-based fun for 45 years and counting
December 1 is approaching. This is our hopeful deadline for collecting dues for the 2022-2023 year.
Please send your dues to:
Treasurer Patty Hridel
Make your check out to: Cuyahoga Weavers Guild for $25.00 for full membership or $12.50 for Newsletter only membership
Need the address? Check the members roster on the Members tab or email
newsletter@cuyahogaweaversguild.com for help.
Cuyahoga Weavers Guild Study Group
Time: Thursday,November 3, 2022 10:00 AM
Joan Horwitz will be our host. RSVPs are appreciated.
Here’s our mission.
BOTANICAL
In May, Study group gathered for the finale of the year and harnessed the concept for our coming year Study topic, Botanical. 
Whether you choose:
a fiber (i.e., hemp, cotton, bamboo, linen,)
a dye (i.e., indigo, madder)
a subject (i.e., weave a pictorial, tapestry, a color flow as in botanical subject)
a botanical object to weave (i.e., a three-dimensional object maybe, or felt?)
or a combination
The choices are vast, there being almost no restrictions. Using imaginations and all the resources we have available to us; this should prove to be a wonderful project. And exceedingly interesting for our exhibit that will be on display in April.
Bring your current work, questions, show and tell.
Cuyahoga Weavers Guild meeting and Workshop
RSVP to Patty, especially for the workshop
Arrive ay 11:00 (earlier than usual) to allow time for both. Bring your brown bag lunch and beverage.
Warrensville Heights Library. 4415 Northfield Road. Warrensville, OH 44128
Beaded Bracelets on a Bow
Tracy Jackson is joining us
to guide us through a mini workshop for our October meeting. Brown bag lunch and a short meeting will happen before we start our class promptly at noon. Beads must be strung before class begins so that we all start and progress together. Be prepared! We’re gonna get pretty and primitive.
You will need:
5 strands of 5/2 cotton
each 48 inches long for warp. Knot these threads together at one end.
Bring some of the same for your weft.
200 size 6 “E” seed beads.
A standard 9 gram tube holds approximately 130 beads, so you will need 2 tubes.
Thread 100 beads each onto 2 of your 5 warp strands before class begins.Tie an easily removable knot in the ends so the beads do not escape.
$5 for the loom kits Tracy will provide.
We will produce beautiful bracelets with beaded selvedges.
Bow Loom Weaving
Please have the warp beaded and ready to attach to the bow before the meeting.
Cut 5 warp ends of size 5 perle cotton, each 48” long. Tie the group together with an overhand knot about 1” down from one end.
Choose 2 strands and string size 6° beads,100 on each strand, 200 beads total. This works easiest with a dental floss threader. Tie a slip-knot in each beaded strand to keep the beads from falling off.
This is a weft faced weave, any color will be fine, black or navy may not be the best choice for the first piece. Variegateds weave up as stripes and can be fun to do. Any color size 6° beads, solid or variegated, is fine.
Supplies to bring:
weft (same as warp)
extra beads
scissors
light or magnifier if needed
All other materials will be provided for around a $5 kit fee.
Cuyahoga Weavers Guild meeting and Workshop
RSVP to Patty, especially for the workshop
Arrive ay 11:00 (earlier than usual) to allow time for both. Bring your brown bag lunch and beverage.
Warrensville Heights Library. 4415 Northfield Road. Warrensville, OH 44128
Beaded Bracelets on a Bow
Tracy Jackson is joining us
to guide us through a mini workshop for our October meeting. Brown bag lunch and a short meeting will happen before we start our class promptly at noon. Beads must be strung before class begins so that we all start and progress together. Be prepared! We’re gonna get pretty and primitive.
You will need:
5 strands of 5/2 cotton
each 48 inches long for warp. Knot these threads together at one end.
Bring some of the same for your weft.
200 size 6 “E” seed beads.
A standard 9 gram tube holds approximately 130 beads, so you will need 2 tubes.
Thread 100 beads each onto 2 of your 5 warp strands before class begins.Tie an easily removable knot in the ends so the beads do not escape.
$5 for the loom kits Tracy will provide.
We will produce beautiful bracelets with beaded selvedges.
Bow Loom Weaving
Please have the warp beaded and ready to attach to the bow before the meeting.
Cut 5 warp ends of size 5 perle cotton, each 48” long. Tie the group together with an overhand knot about 1” down from one end.
Choose 2 strands and string size 6° beads,100 on each strand, 200 beads total. This works easiest with a dental floss threader. Tie a slip-knot in each beaded strand to keep the beads from falling off.
This is a weft faced weave, any color will be fine, black or navy may not be the best choice for the first piece. Variegateds weave up as stripes and can be fun to do. Any color size 6° beads, solid or variegated, is fine.
Supplies to bring:
weft (same as warp)
extra beads
scissors
light or magnifier if needed
All other materials will be provided for around a $5 kit fee.
Cuyahoga Weavers Guild Study Group
Time: Thursday, October 6, 2022 10:00 AM
Patty Hridel will be our host.
Here’s our mission.
BOTANICAL
In May, Study group gathered for the finale of the year and harnessed the concept for our coming year Study topic, Botanical.
Whether you choose:
a fiber (i.e., hemp, cotton, bamboo, linen,)
a dye (i.e., indigo, madder)
a subject (i.e., weave a pictorial, tapestry, a color flow as in botanical subject)
a botanical object to weave (i.e., a three-dimensional object maybe, or felt?)
or a combination
The choices are vast, there being almost no restrictions. Using imaginations and all the resources we have available to us; this should prove to be a wonderful project. And exceedingly interesting for our exhibit that will be on display in April.
Bring your current work, questions, show and tell.
October 3 – 9, 2022
Check out what Handweavers Guild of America has posted.
CWG’s first meeting this fall is a field trip.
Thursday, September 15 at 11:00am
Janis Lessman-Moss Retrospective exhibit at the Kent State Museum, 515 Hilltop Drive, Kent, OH 44242. We will have a guide to tour the exceptional exhibit that will be closing at the end of September. Please meet at the museum at 11:00 where we will purchase our tickets for the tour.
After the museum, we can meet at Wild Goats, 319 W Main Street, Kent HO 44242 for lunch. They offer soup, salads or sandwiches. It is a short drive from the museum.
Please make carpool arrangements individually.
Yes, this is a long edition.
Find the membership form on page 27.
Note: Pages, 6,7,10, and 20 – 25 are photos only.
Friday, SEPTEMBER 23 10:00am – 3:00pm
The Spinners will meet again ! Please bring your wheel and join us at the Orange branch of the Cuyahoga Public Library on September the 23rd. We have the meeting room reserved from 10-3. Let’s plan for the year. Any questions please contact Elfriede Heaney.
