A reminder:
Rsvp to Bob if you plan to attend.
See details on CWG webpage.
Weaving and other fiber-based fun for 45 years and counting
A reminder:
Rsvp to Bob if you plan to attend.
See details on CWG webpage.
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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.
Details from CWG May meeting and presentation.
JoEllen’s presentation triggered interest in the artists she shared.
Here is a PDF with the works and artists listed:
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 April meeting is a field trip to Kent State Fashion Museum.
Thursday, April 17 at 12:00 for a guided tour of:
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
Nancy Kilkenny will be presenting on “Turned Drafts”. This is a reenactment of the October program when the library’s power failed
We meet at 11:30 for social time. Bring your brown bag lunch.
Program begins at 12:00. We will meet in person. Additionally ZOOM details are provided below.
Meeting to follow the program.
Meet us at Warrensville Heights Library
4415 Northfield Road, Warrensville Heights, Ohio 44128
Bring your CWG dues.
Nancy Kilkenny will be presenting on “Turned Drafts”.
We meet at 11:30 for social time. Bring your brown bag lunch.
Program begins at 12:00.
Meeting to follow the program.
Meet us at Warrensville Heights Library
4415 Northfield Road, Warrensville Heights, Ohio 44128