For those who missed getting the brochure:
Her brochure for her workshops can be found here.
The Facebook page is:
https://www.facebook.com/Carol-James-fingerweaver-sprang-artist-245302248842412/
workshop
An Invitation for a Carol James Finger Weaving Workshop
Please join Cuyahoga Weavers Guild for
Finger Weaving Workshop with Carol James
Friday, May 20, 9AM to 4PM
Calvary Hall, Church of the Savior
2537 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
This one-day weaving class introduces you to the basic method. Focus is on the finger movements that create the braid, what the top ten mistakes look like, how to fix them, and how to avoid them in the first place. You begin with an already prepared warp. Once you worked it into a strap, Carol will show you how to finish and how to begin again. Prospective participants are invited to look for her YouTube videos on the subject.
Her brochure for her workshops can be found at: Carol James Workshop Brochure
Her Facebook page is:
https://www.facebook.com/Carol-James-fingerweaver-sprang-artist-245302248842412/
Carol will bring all materials. A little bit of yarn goes a long way in this. If you want you can bring some sock yarn, and she will help you to set up a neck scarf.
Copy registration form below and send with your check to:
Jean Jackson
2980 Washington Blvd. Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
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Cost will be 45$ per person (55$ if not a Cuyahoga Weavers Guild member)
Workshop will be held at Church of the savior, Calvary Hall
2537 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights , OH
9.00AM to 4.00 PM with brown bag lunch
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We meet Thursday, November 19. Workshop is Saturday, November 21
THURSDAY
We meet at 11:30 for brown bag lunch followed by the meeting at 12:30. Our program is the Nuno Felting presentation by Robbie Grodin.
Church of the Saviour, 2537 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118,
SATURDAY
One-Day Workshop on creating a nature-inspired Nuno Felt Scarf with Robbie Grodin
Here’s the supply list for October 15th
Ele Richardson will be leading us in constructing a decorative ball with fabrics and pins. The day’s program also includes her presentation on rigid heddle weaving and her experiences at the John C. Campbell Folk School workshop.
Anyone who wants to make the ornament at the October 15th meeting will have to bring:
- a thimble
- 3 times 16 fabric squares of 3″ x 3″
- about 200 pins – short (about 1 1/2″) with small heads
- ribbon
We will supply the balls. There will also be extra fabric and ways to cut more squares.
Schedule for the new weaving year is posted
The schedule of events for the 2015-16 weaving year is now posted on our handy Schedule page. Check it out, and if you haven’t done so yet, do join us for some fiber-related fun this year!
Western Reserve Spinners and Weavers Guild invites us
Member Nancy Curtiss writes:
A Weekend with Jette Vandermeiden presented by the Western Reserve Spinners & Weavers Guild
Dear Guild Member and Friend,
The members of the Western Reserve Spinners and Weavers guild would like to cordially invite you to a very special workshop and lecture event featuring Jette Vandermeiden. She is a dynamic speaker, teacher and accomplished drawloom weaver and has given lectures most recently at the 2014 Complex Weavers Seminar. We are very excited to have her here in Northeastern Ohio.
She will be our featured guest teacher this November 7-8 teaching a concurrent workshop for 8 shaft looms – All Tied-Up! and for 4 shaft looms – The Versatile Twill… and Beyond!
In addition to the workshop we’ll be kicking off our time with Jette with a Friday night lecture which is absolutely free andopen to members of any guild, regardless of whether you will be attending the workshop. Please consider this an invitation to join the Western Reserve Spinners & Weavers at 7PM on Friday, November 6th as we learn about:
Damask Goes North: the history of the tablecloth
Where does the tablecloth come from? Why is it used? Tracing the emergence of the tablecloth through the centuries closely follows the movement of damask from the Middle East up to Scandinavia through Europe. The development of the drawloom and the Jacquard loom in Europe brought enormous cultural and societal changes to professional weavers of the time. Connections between religious and political events and the development of damasks and linens as royal textiles tell an interesting story of the influence of weaving on world events through the ages.
We have several places still open for our special Concurrent 8 shaft and 4 shaft workshop, and for your information I’ve attached a copy of the flyer for this program. I hope that you’ll share this information with your guild and any weavers that you know. Spaces are limited, so please contact Nancy Curtiss for availability. Susan Conover of Conover Workshops has offered to supply kits for the participants of these 2 workshops, which will include pre-wound warps with the weft materials that you’ll need in your project. If you wish to choose this option, pricing and ordering of these kits will be available to attendees later this summer. I hope that you find the attached concurrent workshop offerings intriguing!
All events will be held at Lake Metroparks Farmpark, 8800 Euclid Chardon Road, Kirtland, OH 44094.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about either the lecture or the workshop. We look forward to these events, and hope that you’ll be joining us!
Nancy Curtiss, 2015 Workshop Chair
Beginning weaving at Peninsula Arts Academy
Come and learn how to calculate your warp, dress the loom, and weave a sampler, using many different types of 4-harness weaves. From there, the sky is the limit! For more information, or to register, contact Carol at 330-657-2681 or through her web site.
When: Saturdays, 2 pm
Where: Peninsula Art Gallery, 1600 W. Mill Street, Peninsula, OH, 330-657-2248
Fee: $30 per week, or $28 for PAA members, plus a materials fee of $15. Select any 6 weeks to complete your sampler. Sign up for all 6 weeks now for $175 or $160 for members plus the $15.
April meeting and workshop
This Thursday, April 23rd, at our April meeting, Barb Wainright from Rochester, NY, will present a lecture on “Let’s Not Call It Honeycomb” at the usual time – 11:30 am for lunch with a short business meeting at noon, lecture afterwards, and done by 2 pm.
If you are interested in joining the workshop and your schedule has freed up at the last minute there is still room to join us. This is a stash friendly workshop so materials will be inexpensive and easy to find and/or swap amongst ourselves.
Our workshop will start immediately after the Guild meeting, and we are trying a schedule that is a little different to try and accommodate people’s work schedules:
Thursday, April 23rd: from end of Guild meeting until around 5:00 pm-ish then going to supper (optional)
Friday, April 24th: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm and
Saturday, April 25th: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Barb’s description of the workshop:
Given the right sett and materials honeycomb can produce tailored, deeply textured fabrics suited to many purposes, even clothing. Fabrics of surprising complexity are possible on only four shafts. Using woven examples we will examine the effects of threading, yarn, sett, and beat in developing texture. We will also consider use of color with this structure. Like all deflected-weft weaves, honeycomb needs wet-finishing to blossom but results can be hard to predict. The samples you create will help you plan future projects with confidence.
More information on Barb’s work can be seen in Handwoven, September-October 2007, page 52 and Interweave Press e-book, Best of Handwoven: Honeycomb Technique Series, which includes her Honeycomb laptop case project. We also have materials in our library about the weaves Barb will be teaching.
We are also trying something new with a limited round robin where each weaver creates samples for herself on only four looms with representative threadings of the entire workshop.
Cost will be $50 per person ($60 for non-CWG members).
If you want to join the workshop, please contact Lynne Killgore.
Honeycomb workshop with Barb Wainwright, April 23rd – 25th
Barb’s lecture for the Guild, “Let’s Not Call It Honeycomb” will be on Thursday, April 23rd, at the usual time (11:30 am for lunch with short business meeting at noon then lecture afterwards done by 2 pm).
The workshop schedule is a little different. We are trying to make the time more user-friendly to everyone who is working full-time and needs time to run errands or just relax on Saturday.
Thursday, April 23rd: from end of Guild meeting to 4 pm.
Friday, April 24th: 9 am – 4 pm
Saturday, April 25: 9 am – 1 pm
We are also going to try something new with a limited round-robin where each weaver creates samples for herself on only four looms with representative threadings of the entire workshop.
Workshop description:
Did a coarse 1970’s wall hanging turn you away from honeycomb? Or was it a stringy sample woven at the end of a tiresome overshot warp? Forget them. Given the right sett and materials honeycomb can produce tailored, deeply textured fabrics suited to many purposes, even clothing. Fabrics of surprising complexity are possible on only four shafts.
Using woven examples we will examine the effects of threading, yarn, sett, and beat in developing texture. We will also consider use of color with this structure. Like all deflected-weft weaves, honeycomb needs wet-finishing to blossom but results can be hard to predict. The samples you create will help you plan future projects with confidence.
For more information on Barb’s work it can be seen in Handwoven, September-October 2007, page 52, and Interweave Press Honeycomb e-book which includes her Honeycomb laptop case project.
Cost will be $50 per person ($60 for non-CWG members). Please send check and registration form to: Jean Jackson, 2980 Washington Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118.
This is a stash friendly workshop, so materials will be inexpensive and easy to find and/or swap amongst ourselves.
Note a new date: April 10th is our next program and meeting
Please come to our April 10th meeting to hear Su Butler‘s lecture on surface design. Su will be here from the greater Chicago area conducting our Easy Pick Up workshop. This meeting is the second week of April rather than our usual third week due to scheduling and holidays. We will meet in our usual space and welcome everyone who is not taking the workshop to come see what we are doing. Brown bag lunch is at 11:30 am with the meeting and lecture at 12:30 pm. See you there.
