Cuyahoga Weavers Guild

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Countdown to Sunday’s Reception. Please join us.

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Our opening reception for our Weavers show at the Beachwood Community Center is this Sunday from 1 pm to 2:30 pm.
Please come if you can. Bring your family and friends. The show is big and beautiful. Refreshments are being provided.
We have a floor loom and a big inkle ready to go. Wheels are welcome. Feel free to bring any fiber skill you want to show. If you aren’t demonstrating, consider docenting. Some curious minds may have questions that only a weaver can answer.
Please wear your official Cuyahoga Weavers Guild blue apron if you have one. New name tags are available for all active members.
See you Sunday!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR WEAVING GUILD EXHIBIT 

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR WEAVING GUILD EXHIBIT 
Here is the latest and greatest information for everyone regarding our Exhibit at the Beachwood Community Center. There have been many changes so please take note carefully.
April 3-10– Get your pieces to Patty
April 12–Set up
April 14-May 6–Show open to the public
    8:00am-4:00pm Monday thru Friday
April 20–11:30am, Monthly Guild Meeting at the show location, brown bag lunch
April 30–1:00-2:30pm, Open House with us providing demonstrations.

CWG Study Group meets Thursday, April 6, 2023 and NOT March 2

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Cuyahoga Weavers Guild Study Group
April 6, 2023 10:00 AM

The Brietzmanns* will be our host.  RSVPs are appreciated.

Additionally, this is a very convenient time to bring your show submissions.  The exhibit committee is requesting any captions, photos of your process, weaving education notations to accompany your work.

*refer to the members roster for address or email. (Note: the roster page is under repair, but Jean and Bob’s details are there.). Or email below:

newsletter@cuyahogaweaversguild.com

Here’s our mission.

BOTANICAL

In May, Study group gathered for the finale of the year and harnessed the concept for our coming year Study topic, Botanical. pastedGraphic.png

Whether you choose:

a fiber (i.e., hemp, cotton, bamboo, linen,)

a dye (i.e., indigo, madder)

a subject (i.e., weave a pictorial, tapestry, a color flow as in botanical subject)

a botanical object to weave (i.e., a three-dimensional object maybe, or felt?)

or a combination

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The choices are vast, there being almost no restrictions. Using imaginations and all the resources we have available to us; this should prove to be a wonderful project. And exceedingly interesting for our exhibit that will be on display in April.

Bring your current work, questions, show and tell.

 

How to be a moderator….Joan’s experience

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Your CWG newsletter editor didn’t add this to the spring newsletter.   Apologies.

It is good news from Joan Horwich:

I was the moderator for a virtual MAFA class led by Mary Mandarino this past weekend.  The class title was “making woven chenille”.    Mary explained both how to create the chenille as well as how to weave a chenille rug.  The chenille is woven in a plain weave structure using a variety of threads to make up the weft.  After weaving the cloth, it is  removed from the loom and cut into chenille strips. These strips are then used as the weft to create a beautiful lofty rug.  I found this to be very interesting and something out of the ordinary.  Hopefully, I will have a chance to weave a chenille rug in the near future.

And her Transparencies and Blanket

Exhibits and classes of interest

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Take in a great show at Lakeland Community College.  And support CWG member Debbie Silver.

http://lkn.lakelandcc.edu/apps/integration/launch/display.cfm?ID=434&type=n

Take a look at Classes that Praxis has on offer.

https://www.praxisfiberworkshop.org/digital-weaving-conference.html

You might like to explore classes offered by Susan Conover.

https://conoverworkshops.com/faclasses.html

Cleveland Museum of Art has two textile exhibitions of note.

https://www.clevelandart.org/exhibitions/native-north-american-textiles

https://www.clevelandart.org/exhibitions/ancient-andean-textiles-0

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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