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Please join the Cuyahoga Weavers Guild for a visit to the Ohio Knitting Mills in Cleveland for our November program.

We will congregate at the Church of the Saviour parking lot, 2537 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH, at 10:45 am, departing at 11:00 am promptly. We will carpool to a lunch stop, #1 Pho, 3120 Superior Ave., Cleveland. It should take no longer than 30 minutes to reach the restaurant. This is a Vietnamese Restaurant, serving very authentic Vietnamese food. There is easy parking on 31^st Street. Turn south on 31^st Street from Superior. Parking is on the right in a lot marked PHO parking.

We will have over an hour to enjoy lunch before driving to The Ohio Knitting Mills, 4701 Perkins Ave, Cleveland. It is less than a mile away with adequate parking at the mill location. The parking lots have uneven surfaces, so please wear sturdy shoes. There will be space near the door to the mill for parking for unsteady walkers.  This is a district of old warehouses, and the entrance to the parking lot and mill is absolutely next to the railroad overpass on the north side of the street, east side of the railroad.

We are expected at the mill at 1:00 pm and will have a program presented by Steven Tatar, President-Do-All of the mill. He has promised to share history, current styles and the availability of purchasing the mill’s recently published book of knitting patterns.

Plan at least an hour for the program.

We will have maps and instructions at the church. If you are driving directly, plan to be at #1 Pho about 11:30 am and the Mill at 1:00 pm.

We are looking forward to seeing you there.

At long last, the current program schedule is posted on the site. Have a look at it here or navigate to it by clicking on the Schedule tab in the menu at the top of the site. Changes and updates to the schedule will be made to that page, so check back again later if you want the most current information.

We presently have one opening left for the Sue Butler Easy Pickup workshop on April 9, 10, & 11, 2014. We will take a waiting list. If someone is interested who has not signed up, please contact Patty. The cost will be under $200 each, and we will take deposits after the first of the year. The web site for Su is www.subudesigns.com.

We look forward to seeing you Thursday, October 17th, at 12:30 pm at the Church of the Savior, 2537 Lee Rd,, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, (216) 321-8880, for the October meeting. Come at 11:30 am to enjoy a brown bag lunch for conversation.

For our program:

Peter Collingwood comes to Cuyahoga Weavers– can you see the headlines? But wait, you say, I thought he was no longer on this earth? Well, it is with wonderful gratitude to our own Fred Lamb, also passed away, that we have Peter Collingwood’s video, and we will have the pleasure of sharing it for our program in October. We will also get the stories of Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference, which some of our members will have just attended.

Now is a good time to pay your Guild dues for the 2013 – 2014 year. Please bring your check to the meeting if you haven’t paid them yet.

See you there!

Details on the CWG field trip to Canton to view the kimono exhibit:

This event does NOT replace the meeting and coverlet presentation on April 16th.

As part of our 2009 exhibit, Ele Richardson will present a double weave workshop Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14, at the Beachwood Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, 25501 Shaker Blvd (the NW corner of Shaker Blvd. and Richmond Road).  Schedule is as follows:

Friday: workshop begins 9:30 am, brown bag lunch will be at 11:30 am, business meeting at 12:30 PM followed by a slide lecture by Ele at 1:00 PM, then the workshop continues until 4 pm.

Saturday: weaving workshop from 9:30 am  to 4 pm, with a brown bag lunch break at 11:30 am.

Please contact Ele at (216) 662-7873 to register for the workshop. Advanced loom preparation instructions will be given to you at time of registration, so register as soon as possible. Cost for the workshop is $50, payable to Cuyahoga Weaver’s Guild. Mail or give your check to Ele when you register.

This workshop will also be a public demonstration, so be advised that members of the community might be stopping by to observe the process of creating woven art either Friday or Saturday.

We hope to see you there!

Come join our group for a reception to celebrate the opening of our 2009 show, 2 pm – 4 pm today at the Beachwood Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library at 25501 Shaker Blvd (the NW corner of Shaker Blvd. and Richmond Road). Over 70 amazing works are on display until March 26th, and many are even for sale. The reception and the exhibit are both free and open to the public. Gallery days are Fridays from 9 am to 5:30 pm. This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Beachwood Library. Hope to see you there!

Set-up for the Beachwood Library show is Friday February 27th starting as soon as the doors open at 9:00 am. Drop-off time is 9:00 to 10:00 am. Make sure that your offerings are there even if you aren’t; and please don’t bring anything for which you haven’t told Darcy to make a label.

On February 19th, 2009 we will welcome Robin Hanson as our guest speaker. She is the Textile Conservator with the Cleveland Museum of Art. Ms. Hanson will give a presentation on how best to preserve the textiles we hold and cherish. She will demonstrate some of the professional techniques and materials used. Bring in your own treasures for individual evaluations and advice.

Lunch at 11:30 am, speaker at 12:30 pm.