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Cancelation of CWG field trip

November 20, 2024 By Nancy Leave a Comment

After looking at the weather forecast for our field trip to the American Coverlet Museum, we will be rescheduling for sometime in the spring.

I think we could get there is good shape, but coming home in the dark through the Allegheny mountains with wind and snow is not something I want to attempt. Jean and I take that route when we visit our son and his family in Virginia.

Aside from my seeing the coverlets now on display, part of what I had been looking forward was seeing how each of you responded when you saw them. I do hope that we can reschedule the trip and have a good turnout.

I realize that this means we will not have a Guild meeting in November, but we did have a very productive study group earlier this month, and we are all lined up for our Holiday Luncheon on Thursday December 19 at Jessie Adler’s house, starting at 11:30. Please bring a dish to share, and any show and tell you may have.

Bob

CWG November meeting–a survey of interest

October 22, 2024 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Hi All

I got through to speak to someone at the coverlet museum today.

I have a “tentative” date setup with them for Thursday November 21. The normal date for our monthly meeting. We would drive over in the morning and drive back in the afternoon. It is about a 3.5 hour drive.

Please respond to let me know if you would like to attend and if you would be willing to drive. Jean and I will drive and we can fit two others in our car. We would take the toll road so you would need an EZ pass and I expect the guild to cover the mileage.

I think I included everyone in this email who was at the meeting last week.

Please respond quickly to Bob at robert.breitzmann@gmail.com

CWG Dye Day is Thursday, August 15. Bring your yarn. And a bag lunch

August 13, 2024 By Nancy Leave a Comment

We hope you saved the date for this fun opportunity.

The CWG will hold its annual Dye Pot Day on Thursday August 15 in Jean and Bob Breitzmann’s backyard yard from 9:00 until 3:00. Come when when you can, leave when you run out of fun. Bring a bag lunch if you like. We will have natural dye pots of Indigo, Cochineal, Madder, Black Walnut, and Logwood. We will also have Procion Dye for cellulose fiber in a rainbow of colors. Bring your own fiber to dye.

Contact Bob and Jean for directions. See the member roster.

CWG Annual Picnic and year end Meeting is Thursday, June 13

June 3, 2024 By Nancy Leave a Comment

A reminder that the Guild’s Annual Picnic is 11:30 on Thursday, June 13th in the Firefly Shelter at Frohring Meadows Park. The address is 16780 Savage Road, Chagrin Falls.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir//16780+Savage+Rd,+Chagrin+Falls,+OH+44023/@41.4120046,-81.4465208,12z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x88311aea60c3ff8b:0x9514f47d86622588!2m2!1d-81.36412!2d41.412034?entry=ttu

Please bring a dish to share, as well as your own table service and a beverage.

Also feel free to bring any items for Show & Tell. Also bring your Study Group year-end sharing of our Texture themed work.

This will be our last meeting until September. We have not had a business meeting since April, and there will be lots to discuss as we plan for next year.

Rustbelt Fiber Shed offers a discount

January 9, 2024 By Nancy Leave a Comment

JoEllen wants to remind us of a discount offered to CWG members for this program. Check it out. The deadline for registration is approaching.

We have about one week left for folks to register for our first annual symposium!

PART 1: Friday Night, January 26th, 7-9.
Part 2: Saturday Morning, January 27th, 8:30-1:00ish

It’s going to be amazing! 9 speakers, 13 fiber-related learning stations, a fashion show/performance, vendors, a raffle, and more. I created a code for your guild for 15% off, just for your members! The code to enter at checkout is “CWG” . Please feel free to share widely. If folks aren’t interested in/available for the entire event, we will also be open for a couple of hours, free to the general public, at the tail end of the symposium, from 2-4 on Saturday (the 27th). Please stop by!

On another note: We are still actively looking for sponsorships. If the CWG or any of your members’ associated organizations are interested in sponsoring, we would so greatly appreciate it, as it’s what is keeping ticket prices accessible, scholarship tickets available (we’ve given away over 40 scholarship tickets!), stipends for speakers and learning stations, and the free portion free. There are two ways to sponsor: with a direct cash donation or with donation of a product into our fundraising raffle. Either way, we greatly appreciate, and you can read more about how-to sponsor and the benefits here.

Thank you so much for passing along the word!

Sarah Pottle

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rustbeltfibershed.com

CWG December Study Group is December 7

December 1, 2023 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Study Group is Thursday, December 7 at 10:00 am

Now that we have had some time to think about it, we will share what we are planning to do to explore “texture”.

At last study group we traded some yarn from our stash and we can do that again if you have some interesting textures to share.

Please RSVP to Bob. Find his contact information on the Members Roster.

CWG Show and Tell from September 20, 2023

September 25, 2023 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Take a look at what everyone shared from their summer efforts.

Click here:

CWG Show and Tell SEPT 2023

Dye Day 2023

August 9, 2023 By Victoria Leave a Comment

Hello CWG

Here’s an update on the CWG Dye Day planned for Thursday August 17th. Please RSVP to robert.breitzmann@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

We will start at 10AM and dye till 3PM. Come when you can and leave when you must. I’ve got the dyes, but bring your own fiber or purchase a blank to play with for $.50 each. I will be showing how I paint a warp. Bring a brown bag lunch if you like. If it rains we will set up in the garage and adapt as needed.

All the natural dyes except Indigo require a mordant. If you have soda ash at home, please soak your fibers overnight beforehand. If not, you can put everything to soak when you arrive. The fiber reactive dyes will have the mordant already added. All of the natural dyes will work on protein or cellulose fibers but mordants may change for the black walnut.

I learned a lot last year and hope several changes will improve our results.

This year we will have the following natural dye pots:

Black Walnut for a nice brown.

Indigo for blue.

Cochineal for blue/red.

Madder makes orange/red.

Logwood for light purple.

Pomegranate to make green/yellow.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Bob
robert.breitzmann@gmail.com

WARP is in Ohio this week with some free and open events for you to check out

July 13, 2023 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Hi Sheri,

I am very excited to be in Ohio this week! I want to let you know that we have a number of events that are free & open to all without registration, including the international marketplace. I am attaching a flyer here that has the schedule of events that are happening throughout the weekend which do not require registration.

Would you be able to share this with interested guild members?

Warmest wishes to you,

Kelsey Wiskirchen

WARP Executive Director

www.weavearealpeace.org

<WARP Marketplace.pdf>
CLICK HERE:

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Leslie has a question about EGLFC

May 31, 2023 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Chautauqua Institution

I’m going are you?

It’s hard for me to fly with a loom so I signed up for Felting with Renate Wade Moskowitz who supposibly fantastic! The problem is that so far only 3 people have enrolled so I hey might cancel the class. Would any of you be interested? CWG has had a good showing at EGLFC in the past because it’s a smaller conference, only a 2 1/2 hour drive, always at Chautauqua Institution, and always in October over Columbus Day weekend. I’d love to see all of you and my long term Chautauqua friends. Whaddayousay?

Leslie