Cuyahoga Weavers Guild

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SPRING newsletter deadline is March 1

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Snowdrops have been sighted. The newsletter deadline is now March 1.

Please send newsletter materials, especially items of your, hopefully, cozy doings at the loom. A President’s letter, program notes,  upcoming April Workshop details, study group schedule notes and member’s profile will all be welcome.

No doubt that photos of your projects, a new technique or yarn you are trying,  or a weaving reference book you have discovered will be welcome. Or even an essay about your weaving adventures, discoveries, or compatriots. Perhaps a quandary that you would like help with.

Anyone up for submitting a Penelope’s Perils episode?

Or sharing your experience from a weaver’s workshop or class?

Contribute directly to Nancy or to newsletter@cuyahogaweaversguild.com

 

CWG February Meeting is Thursday, February 15 Live and via ZOOM

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February Meeting:  Thursday, February 15th at Warrensville Library
11:30    Social Time & brown-bag lunch
12:00     Program:  Great Weave Structures for Color and Texture using Novelty Yarns by Robyn Spady
Walk into most yarn shops and its easy to become fascinated with stunning novelty yarns. But if you’re a weaver, it can be a challenge to figure out how to incorporate them into weaving projects in order to showcase the yarns without breaking the bank. In this program, a variety of weave structures will be reviewed to add new dimension to your weaving and let you take advantage of fun and exciting yarns.
Program followed by business meeting and show and tell
Robyn will be joining us via Zoom, so please try to arrive before program begins, if possible.
We hope to see you all at this first meeting of the year, but members may join us by Zoom if inclement weather.
Topic: Cuyahoga Weavers Guild Feb Meeting
Time: Feb 15, 2024 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 836 4712 1749
Passcode: CWG

CWG’s Cleveland Museum of Art and Egytomania field trip–a follow up

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Guild members enjoyed a tour of Egyptomania by Laura Martin, and even had the opportunity to meet curator Darnell Jamal-Lisby.  Laura also showed us textiles that are currently on view in other galleries of CMA.  Below is a listing up upcoming attractions that Laura has shared.
And Laura writes:
“Thank yo so much for the chance to do that tour yesterday — I had a great time. And thanks also for the opportunity to hang out with you guys over lunch.
Here is some info for you about upcoming textile-related events at CMA. (You can get additional info and tickets at the links.) First, the free lecture I mentioned:”
Framing Recently Conserved Textiles: Two Case Studies 21 February at noon (free ticket required)
Next, upcoming free special exhibitions/installations:
 
Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India 22 March – 1 September 2024 Gallery 242B

Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution 28 April – 12 October 2024

 

Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry 10 November 2024– 12 October 2025    Textile Gallery 234
Upcoming ticketed exhibitions:
Africa & Byzantium April 14–July 21, 2024 Exhibition Hall (on lower level)

Picasso and Paper December 8, 2024–March 23, 2025 Exhibition Hall and Gallery (on lower level)

Also, for anyone who would like to follow up on the curatorial inspirations around Egyptomania, this essay by curator Darnell Jamal-Lisby is an excellent read: https://www.clevelandart.org/articles/egyptomania-0.

CWG December meeting is a field trip–Thursday, December 18 10:00am

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We will be meeting at the Cleveland Museum of Art on January 18th to view Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession.  Docent and Guild member Laura Martin will shed light on “how ancient Egyptian funerary objects and processes have led to dynamic fashion designs..celebrating a culture that is the bedrock of many societies across history and today.”
Meet in the CMA main lobby at 10:15.  NOTE: the CMA opens at 10:00
If you have any Egyptian influenced clothing or jewelry please feel free to wear or bring along.

Your CWG friends are wondering………..

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Perhaps things have been busy in your life?  Most likely. And it’s so easy to forget CWG’s dues.

Yet your CWG friends would like to have you stay on as a member.

Can we count on you to send in this year’s dues?

Won’t you please send your dues to Patty or bring them to next week’s Program at the art museum?

Rustbelt Fiber Shed offers a discount

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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