Cuyahoga Weavers Guild

Weaving and other fiber-based fun for 45 years and counting

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

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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.

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.

Announcing “Rocking Braids and Bands” conference–great opportunity

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This announcement was sent to Bob. Doesn’t it sound interesting?  And might you be willing to share any of the equipment they are seeking?

 

I am writing as one of the organizers of Braids. 2025, Rocking Braids & Bands which will be held in Cleveland, OH, USA from June 15 – 21, 2025. These International Braid Conferences have been held every three years beginning in Japan in  2010, followed by England in  2013, Tacoma, WA in 2016, Japan in  2019, Denmark in 2022, and now Cleveland, OH in 2025.

Classes will be offered that uses a variety of equipment including:

  • Ayatakadai
  • Takadai
  • Marudai
  • Inkle Looms
  • Tablet Weaving Looms.

Since conference attendees come from all over the world, and some of this equipment is heavy/bulky, we are working to have equipment for attendees to rent if they need it. Sally Vourlojianis of the Western Reserve Spinning and Weaving Guild gave me your name as the contact person for the Cuyahoga Weavers Guild. I’m wondering if you would pass this information on to your members. I’d like to know if any of your members have any of the equipment listed above that they would be willing to loan to the Braids 2025 committee for this conference. If so, they can contact me directly and let me know what equipment they are willing to loan or with questions about the conference.

I’m also hoping that some of your members will consider attending the conference. Go to braids2025.com for more information about the conference.

Thank you for your help with this.

Jane Peterson

janepeterson2820@gmail.com

CWG May meeting/program is at Praxis

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Thursday, May 16th at 11:30am
For our May meeting, we will assemble at Praxis, 15301 Waterloo  before heading to the Digital Weaving Lab for a tour.  They would like to headcount.  Current members, please email Sheri if you plan to attend (beemerquilter@yahoo.com)

Please RSVP for CWG’s May 16 program

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Sheri asks for an RSVP for
Thursday, May 16th at 11:30am
For our May meeting, we will assemble at Praxis, 15301 Waterloo  before heading to the Digital Weaving Lab for a tour.  They would like to headcount, so please email Sheri if you plan to attend (beemerquilter@yahoo.com)
There are a couple options nearby for those interested in lunch afterwards, so also note if you are interested in lunch.  Beachwood Ballroom is right down the street, as is Citizen Pie or a little further on Lakeshore is Beach Club Bistro (which opens at 1) but it would be helpful to give them a heads-up to know how many to expect.

CWG March Meeting is Thursday, March 21

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March Meeting:  Thursday, March 21 at Warrensville Library. Children’s section of the library.
11:30    Social Time & brown-bag lunch
12:00     Program:   “The Art of Photographing Fiber”
Meeting to follow?
Our guest speaker for March will be Jordan Salkin (JoEllens’s daughter for anyone who isn’t aware). Jordan’s presentation is called “Master the Photography of Fiber,” and she will be sharing her best tips and tricks for taking photos of your work. She will go over lighting techniques, how to frame your photo with the perfect composition and background, and will even share a few editing tips.
Jordan is a scientific photographer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. She has won numerous awards for her work, including awards with the Plain Dealer, Rochester Institute of Technology where she went to school, and with NASA. Jordan has also been published in several books and articles including in The Plain Dealer, The New York Times, F-Stoppers, two textbooks and the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Magazine. She also has started a side business photographing professional headshots and likes to experiment with other studio work.  For more information check out her web site  https://jordansalkinphotography.com/
Jordan will join us via a Zoom link.
Topic: CWG March Zoom Meeting
Time: Mar 21, 2024 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Passcode: CWG
Warrensville Branch of Cuyahoga County Library

Cuyahoga Spinners announces ‘The Spinnin’ Guru Workshop

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Workshop is May 9.

Registration is open and spaces are limited.  Contact Elfriede for details.

Patsy Sue Zawistoski 

  “The Spinnin’Guru”

https://spinninguru.com/

May 9, 2024 9:00-4:00

 Color Options for Hand Spinning Painted Rovings

This class encourages and teaches you how to explore a variety of options and yarn styles with painted rovings.

May 10, 2024 9:00-12:00

  Adding That Special Twist

Spinning for Knitting

An exploration of the various properties of yarn and how they can be manipulated when hand spun and used for knitting

Non-Members: $100 + $35 materials fee

For more details contact: elfriede.heaney@gmail.com

 Location 

Peace Lutheran Church

 3740 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44121