Cuyahoga Weavers Guild

CWG October meeting is on Thursday, October 19

October 15, 2023 By Nancy Leave a Comment

October meeting program: Thursday, October 19th

Lunch & social time: 11:30. Program at 12:00 followed by business meeting.

Cuyahoga County Warrensville branch Library

https://cuyahogalibrary.org/branches/warrensville-heights

If you cannot attend in person, Zoom link will be sent in email.

Also, for those who are participating in the Study Group this year, please bring your stash to share and exchange. You can then add to what you will use or get a selection to use. We are continuing the yarn selection for those who missed the first Study Group.

Denise Kovnat Lecture and Power Point

Dorset Buttons: A Heritage Craft

Dorset buttons, designated in England as a “Heritage Craft,” continue to delight fiber artists today as colorful, whimsical embellishments for jewelry, surface-design and fasteners for handmade clothing. The variations are limitless and they can be created anywhere using only curtain rings, a tapestry needle and yarn (and beads if you choose). Further, you can customize these buttons to match your own creations, using yarns from your stash.

Dorset buttons have been around for centuries, beginning in the 17th century as a cottage industry in County Dorset on the English Channel. Come hear the history of these lovely designs, viewing lots of inspirational photos along the way, and learn how to make them on your own.

Study Group is October 5 at 10:00am

October 1, 2023 By Nancy 1 Comment

Thursday, October 5, 2023, 10:00am

An RSVP will be most welcome.

Please come to Patty’s house for our first Study Group meeting of the weaving year. Please bring a bag of beautiful yarns, long enough to be usable, hopefully they will look pleasant together and see what happens as we exchange. Study group is open to any member of the Cuyahoga Weavers Guild.

Study Group has the deliciously intriguing title “Grab Bag Texture Project.” What’s that ask you? Even were I to be able to really explain it, I might wait for our first meeting and have the fun of everyone sharing their own description. Surely that will be inspirational! My notes say—

Texture

Fiber (with texture I think) to share

Surprise Bag

Exchange

Combine with my own

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

CWG first fall meeting is Thursday, September 21. CWG first Study Group is October 5

September 12, 2023 By Nancy Leave a Comment

September 21 11:30 social & brown bag lunch——-12:00 meeting——-12:30 program

Our Big Show and Tell—What you wove this summer.

Innovation Center Demo

Cuyahoga County Library Warrensville Branch

https://cuyahogalibrary.org/branches/warrensville-heights

October 5

Kick-off STUDY GROUP

Home of Patty

Rust Belt FiIbershed offers flax and a demonstration on September 9

September 1, 2023 By Nancy 2 Comments

Jo Ellen sends this:

Rust Belt Fibershed has offered us some flax. Note that the flax is not ready to be spun- most of it will not even be retted. So it will need to be fully processed! If interested send a message through rustbeltfibershed.com to make arrangements.

They will be processing flax as a demonstration at Hale Farm on September 9 at 10am for any members interested in the process! There is admission.

Rust Belt Fibershed describes their organization as:

We are a bioregional textile community growing hope and resilience through local fiber, local color, and local labor.

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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