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CWG October meeting is on Thursday, October 19

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October meeting program:  Thursday, October 19th
Lunch & social time:  11:30. Program at 12:00 followed by business meeting.
Cuyahoga County Warrensville branch Library
If you cannot attend in person, Zoom link will be sent in email.
Also, for those who are participating in the Study Group this year, please bring your stash to share and exchange. You can then add to what you will use or get a selection to use.  We are continuing the yarn selection for those who missed the first Study Group.
Denise Kovnat Lecture and Power Point
Dorset Buttons: A Heritage Craft
Dorset buttons, designated in England as a “Heritage Craft,” continue to delight fiber artists today as colorful, whimsical embellishments for jewelry, surface-design and fasteners for handmade clothing. The variations are limitless and they can be created anywhere using only curtain rings, a tapestry needle and yarn (and beads if you choose). Further, you can customize these buttons to match your own creations, using yarns from your stash.


Dorset buttons have been around for centuries, beginning in the 17th century as a cottage industry in County Dorset on the English Channel. Come hear the history of these lovely designs, viewing lots of inspirational photos along the way, and learn how to make them on your own.

CWG picnic and final meeting of the 2022 – 2023 year

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Our June 15th, 2023 meeting will be at the Geauga County  Frohring Meadows Park. The beautiful Firefly shelter can both shade us, refresh us with pass through breezes and give us the beauty of the park in early June. Bring a dish to pass.

We will gather at 11:00 for this last of our meetings this Weaving year.

16780 Savage Road

Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023

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Plan to bring your potluck contribution.

 

CWG March meeting is Thursday March 23

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March 23, 2023. 11:30 am

March program will be an exciting presentation by Sara Bixler who will be here as our instructor for our workshop on Embellishments. Please make careful note: The date will be Thursday March 23, 2023, 11:30 for social time and bring your lunch. The location will be at the Bainbridge Township Hall , 17826 Chillicothe Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023. This lovely facility is within a mile south of Route 422 at the Rt 306 intersection.

 

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CWG meeting is Thursday, February 16—Live or Zoom

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We will meet at the Warrensville Library at 11:30 for a brown bag lunch with the zoom programby Melissa Weaver Dunning beginning at Noon. Melissa (how can we miss with her name including Weaver) is a handweaver, spinner and knitter who works on antique equipment, specializing in 18th & 19th century textiles. She loves tartans, wool and linen weaving. Her presentation will be on Shaker Textiles. Look forward to learning about a Peace Weaver also.Below is the Zoom Link for our meeting on 2/16.
Melissa Weaver Dunning will be joining us to present her talk on Shaker Textiles.
Please include this link when you send out the email to remind people of the meeting, and let people know they can attend the meeting in person, or listen in online.
Topic: Cuyahoga Weavers Guild
Time: Feb 16, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 870 8749 7025
Passcode: CWG

Next study Group is April 6.  March Study Group is postponed until then.

CWG meeting is a field trip on Thursday, January 19

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January 19, 2023 10:00 am

​Meet at The Cleveland Museum of Art for our favorite docent, Laura Martin, to lead us through the Cycles of Life: Four Seasons Tapestries. The set of four tapestries depicting the seasons have been harbored from view because of their fragility since 1953. After extensive restoration, these jewels of our museum will be on view only one more month.

Meet at 10:00 to gather, tour to begin at 10:15.

Next study Group is February 2.  Host TBA

CWG meeting is Thursday, November 17 Live and via Zoom

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Hello CWG,
We meet in person at Warrensville County Library Branch at 11:30 for brown bag and social time. Our program will begin at 12:00 via Zoom (link is provided here if you are watching from home.)
Warrensville County Branch
4415 Northfield Rd, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128
Bonnie Tarsas will join us via zoom at the Warrensville Library to present Sixty-twoand a Half Years but Who’s Counting, an overview of her weaving journey which includes Color Horoscope, Turned Weft Ikat, Weaving to Origami among others. Our Joan Horwich has taken a workshop with Bonnie and enthusiastically recommends the joy, humor and insights Bonnie will share with us. 
Below is the Zoom invite for the Cuyahoga Weavers Guild Nov 17 meeting
at 12 pm Eastern Time.
Cuyahoga Weavers Guild is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Cuyahoga Weavers Guild Meeting Nov 17, 2022
Time: Nov 17, 2022 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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CWG Meeting and Workshop is Thursday, October 20

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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.

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