NEWSLETTER - Mountain Spinners & Weaver Guild

Page 6 MSW Newsletter April 2010
Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild
Minutes of the General Meeting March 20, 2010
The meeting was called to order by President Anne Marston at 9:05 a.m.
We had no visitors today.
Minutes: February minutes were approved. M/S/V, Mary Kelly/Mary Morel/All.
1st VP: Mary Morel: April’s presentation will be Leslie Loomis, a massage therapist. She will present “Dyeing,
Spinning, and Weaving Ergonomics”. May’s program will be by Jill Holbrook on “Spinning through the Ages”.
June will be Nancy Wilson speaking on the criteria for yarn judging, regarding yarn judging at competitive
shows and what they look for. July and September programs are TBD. The annual picnic will be in August.
Mary has contacted Trish Lange, a weaver, for a possible program in the fall.
2 nd VP: Kathy Kelly: Today is going to be a really great Silent Auction. Our next event will be the Mountain
Artist Guild Spring Art Show, Mother’s Day weekend (May 8-9), at the Prescott Courthouse Plaza. Diane
Braun will lead this event. The following event will be the Folk Art Fair, June 5 & 6, at Sharlot Hall Museum.
Sign-up sheets will be available at the break. The following events are later this year, and we will discuss them
as they get closer: (1) the Summer Festival at the Courthouse Plaza, August 14-15, (2) the annual picnic, August
21, at the clubhouse, at Yavapai Hills, (3) The Yavapai County Fair, September 30 – October 3, 2010.
Remember to mark your calendar.
Workshops: Barbara Albeck: Barb was contacted regarding a lady from Virginia who is in AZ (April 19-27)
doing workshops. She does knitting, weaving and spinning. If anyone is interested in taking a workshop please
let her know. Annemarie Bellem may hold some classes. One class would be on designing and knitting your
own lace. Another class would be on a seamless woven shawl. Interest sign-up sheets will be available at the
break. Lois Longfield will hold a locker hooking class on April 10. Sign-up sheets will be available at the break.
The Southwest Fiber Arts Guild will meet at Barb’s home on March 27 for lunch and a trip to the Peaceful
Prairie Ranch in Prescott Valley. Please let Barb know if you are interested in attending. Jill Holbrook will do
a 2-day workshop May 13-14 on “Color” (drum carding for color, spinning painted rovings, etc., etc…all about
color). Jill’s workshop will be at the Mountain Artist Gallery. Don’t forget to check the Yahoo site for
workshop information and details.
Special Interest Groups: Bobbin Lace, Beading, Spinning, and UFOs each reported that their groups are
continuing to meet regularly.
Sunshine: Mary Bricker – absent today. Anne reported that Patti Perkins’s mother recently passed away.
Announcements: Anne – The collection cup will be passed around. If you forgot your name tag, you need to put
in a quarter ($.25). Don’t forget “Fibers through Time”, April 15-18, in Phoenix, sponsored by the Arizona
Federation of Weavers and Spinners Guild.
Hospitality: Yvonne Johnson – Refreshments provided by Barbara Albeck, Eleanor Bostwick, and Sharon
Richards.
Historian: Marilyn Smith – absent today
Librarian: Patti Perkins – absent today. She has asked for a volunteer to take over as Librarian. Margaret
Espinoza kindly volunteered.
Membership: Caralee Roberts – We currently have 77 members.
Newsletter: Diane Braun – As a regular reminder, all inputs for the newsletter are due the Saturday following
the Guild meeting.
Parliamentarian: Debbie Allen – absent today
Publicity: Margaret Espinoza – She recently sent out 60 PSAs for the MSWG. She would like to start a Sunday
Spinning group that would meet at the Prescott Public Library. This group is especially for folks who work
during the week and are unable to attend the Monday Spinning group at Sharlot Hall. Contact Margaret if you
are interested.
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