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CWG announces a Kelly Marshall Workshop for April 2026

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CWG is  having a Workshop with Western Reserve Spinners and Weavers Guild
Our Workshop is now open for enrollment.

The Instructor:
Kelly Marshal will be leading our workshop that focuses on Rep Weave in the creation on “Custom Woven Interiors”.

Kelly Marshall is recognized for combining rep weave’s rich texture and linear structure into extraordinary textiles inspired by the aesthetics of the Arts & Crafts movement, contemporary design, and traditional Scandinavian weaving. In 2012 Marshall published Custom Woven Interiors: Bringing color and design home with Rep weave, including over 18 projects, design inspiration, and technique and tips on weaving Rep. Students will get a 25% discount on purchase of the book.

Kelly Marshall
Custom Woven Interiors Ltd
www.kellymarshall.com

Description of the workshop:
The workshop is for intermediate to experienced weavers. Each student will be working on their own loom. They can select between a 4 or 8 shaft 10” table runner pattern that will be send out to them about 6 weeks before the class. They can use Kelly’s color ideas or select their own. Their looms should be set up at the beginning of the workshop. Below is a day by day outline and a class write up. For a 3 day workshop, the third day is more in depth discussion of designing in the morning and working on their own designs and finishing up weaving in the afternoon.

Day 1-morning: intros, basics of Rep weave, design options for their pattern.
Afternoon: work on looms, weaving demonstration, beginning and ending a project.

Day 2-morning: work on looms, Rep structure and drafting.
The lecture open to all guild members is planned for the afternoon followed by weaving.

Day 3-In depth design in Rep, and designing a next project, finishing up
Revelations in Rep weave with Kelly Marshall 3 day workshop

Dates:
2026; April 10,11,12 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Start at 9:00 AM each day
We are planning on being able to drop off our looms on Thursday afternoon so we will be ready to begin the workshop on Friday morning.

Location:
The workshop will be held a Lake Farmpark.

Cost:
The fee for the three day workshop will be $270. For those who cannot attend on Sunday there will be an option to make it a two day workshop at $180 for two days.

The workshop is being co-sponsored by Cuyahoga Weavers and Western Reserve Spinners and Weavers. To reserve your spot in the workshop please send a check for $50 to Bob Breitzmann that is made out to either Guild. There is room for up to 14 students.

CWG Dye Day is August 15. Save the date.

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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.

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 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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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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CWG Dye Day approaches—Thursday, August 18

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Hello Cuyahoga Weavers,
This memo is to remind you that next Thursday, August 18th is dyeing day for our guild. We will start at 10:00 and dye until 2:00 (or when ever you run out of fun.)
The location is Jean & Bob Breitzmann’s home.
103 Silver Springs Trail
We are in South Russell.
Our street if off Bell Road, a little over a mile east of route 306.
Bring a bag lunch if you like. We will have drinks and a few treats.
We will meet rain or shine. Right now the weather forecast shows a 38% chance of rain, but if it does rain we will be dyeing in our three car garage.
We will have four natural dye pots that you can use.
Black walnut, indigo, cochineal, and madder.
These pots will dye your wool, cotton, or linen( protein or cellulose ).
If you plan to use these natural dyes, please soak your fiber in water for a minimum of 24 hours before you come.
The dye pots require the fiber to “cook” for over an hour. While you are waiting we will also have chemical dyes for protein and for cellulose that you can use. For theses dyes wool should be fully wet, but the cellulose should be dry.
I plan to be working on a cotton painted warp and painted weft project.
If you don’t have any fiber that you want to dye, the guild has linen and cotton place mats that are available for 50 cents that goes to dyeing supplies.
You may want to wear an apron, or other clothes that might get stained.
Please Email to Robert.Breitzmann@gmail.com if you plan to attend so we can have enough tables setup.
Hope to see you next Thursday,
Bob Breitzmann

Announcing CWG workshop with Susan Conover in March 2021

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New Year’s wishes for a better 2021, for a weaving year to beat all!

And mark you calendars for this workshop March 17 and 18.

It is to be Shadow Weave on 4 or 8 shafts.  It is  presented with a good plan of internet instruction, Zoom and at home weaving. Take a look at Susan’s examples.  Materials required and warping instructions will come before the workshop.

More details are forthcoming.  Please contact Patty for more details and registration.  The workshop registration is currently open to CWG members. Other guilds will be invited later.