MSWG Newsletter - Mountain Spinners & Weaver Guild

MSWG Newsletter
THE MOUNTAIN SPINNERS AND WEAVERS GUILD
VOLUME XXXVI NUMBER 1 September, 2012
P. O. BOX 1820 PRESCOTT, AZ 86302
Newsletter Archive
President’s Message
It’s September, and autumn is in the air. The COE judging is in less than a
month, and the Holiday Show and Sale takes place in two months. All are
great motivations to create. Let loose that fiber person within you!
--Diane Braun
September Membership Meeting
Saturday, September 15, 2012
9:00 a.m. meeting 10:30 a.m. program
American Lutheran Church
1085 Scott Dr. Prescott AZ
Programs:
September – “Know Your Sheep” – Diane Braun
October – “Sheep Walk” – Cindy Shanks
November – TBA
December – Holiday Potluck
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MSW 2012-2013
Officers
President---Diane Braun
First VP---
Second VP---Rebecca Bass
Secretary---Donna Meyer
Treasurer---Pat Anna
Workshops---
Support Staff
Historian---Marion Patterson
Hospitality---Brenda Behrens
Librarian---Caralee Roberts
Facebook--- Kathy Robbins
Membership--- Anne Marston
Newsletter Editor---Donna Meyer
Web Mistress---Donna Meyer
Parliamentarian---Debbie Allen
Publicity---
Sunshine --- Mary Bricker
Ways & Means--- Sharon Richards
September 14 – Beverly Pott
September 18 – Roland Faulkner
September 29 – Annemarie Bellem
Holiday Show and Sale
Our annual Holiday Show & Sale this year is November
10, at the Hassayampa Inn.
----Janet Lambert & Barb Kiger
COE Judging coming to Prescott in
October!
The greater Prescott area may not be big
enough to hold Convergence, the biennial
convention held by the Handweaver’s Guild of America, but
we are hosting HGA’s second most important program: the
judging for the Certificate of Excellence in weaving. This puts
our guild on the national stage October 5 th – 6 th and gives our
members an opportunity to be involved in a major fiber event. Location: Yavapai Title Agency, at
the light where Gurley, 89 and 69 meet. Please donate non-perishable food to their collection
box for the Yavapai County food bank. The judges are Judy Eatough and Rebecca Winter.
Check with Shelly Leichter to see how you can be a part of this special event!
Announcements:
Yavapai Fair September 27 - 30, 2012 at Tim's Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, AZ
Please contact Rebecca Bass, (chair) if you can demonstrate at the fair!
General entry forms are due by 9/18/2012 Drop of is: 9/24 Noon to 8pm;
9/25 8am to 6 pm; 9/26 8am to Noon.
http://yavapaifair.com/
(The Fair website)
http://yavapaifair.com/uploads/2012_General_Rules_and_Regulations.pdf
(general rules and regulations)
http://yavapaifair.com/uploads/2012_Fair_Entry_Guidelines.pdf
(Fair entry guidelines - dates and times)
http://yavapaifair.com/uploads/Entry_Form_-_General_Entry_Form.pdf
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(General entry form)
http://yavapaifair.com/uploads/2012_Department_H_-_Homemaking_Arts.pdf
(Weaving and Handspun yarn falls in Dept. H)
Mountain Spinners & Weavers Guild
Minutes of Membership Meeting August 18, 2012
The meeting was called to order at 9:05 a.m. by President, Diane Braun. Guest: Dorothy
Secretary: Donna Meyer: May meeting minutes approved as published.
1 st VP: (vacant)
1. September – “Know Your Sheep” – Diane Braun.
2. October – “Sheep Walk” - Cindy Shanks.
3. November – TBA
4. December – Holiday Potluck.
2 nd VP: Rebecca Bass
1. Yavapai Fair –Thursday, September 27 setup, Friday – Sunday need demonstrators.
Tim’s Toyota Center, Prescott Valley, AZ.
2. Holiday Party – December 15 th .
Special Interest Groups: no report
Historian: Photos available from the August Plaza Show.
Sunshine Mary Bricker: Cindy Faulkner.
Membership: Anne Marston - $25 renewal of membership due by October 1 st for directory
inclusion. Forms available today or you may download a form online.
Newsletter: Information due August 25 th . Email issues to be corrected.
Hospitality:
Brenda Behrens – Today’s hostesses: Mary Bricker and Wilda Postel.
Librarian: Caralee Roberts brought new books that are available for checkout.
Announcements:
1. Publicity chair needed.
2. Demonstration request for Alta Vista senior facility.
3. Amber plate left at potluck – see Brenda Behrens.
4. Sheep bank donated by Shelly Leichter.
5. Combination lock for storage bin donated by Shelly Leichter.
6. Due to space constraints, Studio Three requested a couple of months ago that the
Guild library be moved to another location. If any Guild member has a suggestion for
where the library can be located, please contact Diane Braun.
7. Mary Jane Hopf will host a group on Facebook for Buy Sell Trade ads.
8. Guild members will no longer be charged for ads in the newsletter. Anne Marston/Luida
Gottlieb/All. Motion passed.
9. Textile class to be offered at Yavapai College October 15 – November 12, Mondays
from 1-3. Register online. – Diane Braun, teacher.
10. Request for spinning commission. Contact Donna Meyer for details.
11. Verla Davis volunteered to fill one of the vacant positions on her return to Prescott, AZ.
12. Interest in bead weaving expressed by the public at the August Plaza Show.
13. Kathy Robbins will monitor the Facebook group.
14. Mary Turbyfill continues to be interested in Guild activities. Feel free to contact her at
Prescott Lakes Senior Apartments.
Old Business:
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1. COE event October 5-6 th at Yavapai Title in Prescott needs food organizer, helpers,
snacks and scribes. An additional host needed. Donations for the Yavapai Food Band
requested by Yavapai Title who is not charging us rent. Contact Shelley Leichter.
2. November 10 th Holiday Show and Sale (3 rd annual) – Flyers available. Volunteer sign-up
sheets available. Take in on November 7 th 1-4 p.m. at Yvonne Johnson’s home at 7231
E. Conestoga Way, Prescott Valley, AZ. Take in on November 8 th 1-4 p.m. at Wilda
Postel’s home at 704 El Camino Corvo, Prescott AZ. Bring items in a container with your
name and information on both the top and bottom. Tags and inventory sheets available
on the website. Add personal tag include dimensions, fiber content and care. All items
must be prewashed. Jewelry should be woven (knitted or crocheted). Raffle items are
being collected by Carma Koester and may be dropped at A Good Yarn/Fiber Creek.
Need: Demonstrators, cashiers, models, sales helpers, set-up and take-down. Morning
or afternoon sign-up.
New Business:
1. Scholarship parameters for funds for classes at local yarn shops need to be drawn up.
Committee: Mary Morel, Mary Jane Hopf, Caralee Roberts and Mary Bricker.
Other Discussion: none.
Show & Tell:
1. Mary Bricker – woven top made from two rectangles, thrum bag, woven hanging with
double weave sections learned at Ghost Ranch under teacher Susan Halverson.
2. Pat Anna – 60” wall hanging using 5/2 and 3/2 pearl cotton.
3. Wilda Postel – Overshot samples using tencel and cotton chenille based on Samples
You Can Use by Penelope B. Drooker and petit point.
4. Luida Gottieb – Skein of hand spun yarn.
5. Shelly Leichter – Peruvian weavings including a bag with ikat stripe and Peruvian
catalog.
6. Caralee Roberts – woven pillow and wall hanging (Jason Collingwood workshop
projects), chemo hats and baby blanket for Blankets for Kids.
7. Kathy Robbins – Coasters based on book about tapestry weaving.
8. Carma Koester – Baby blankets woven by Patty Zay for Blankets for Kids.
Drawing for free membership: Gretchen Mummert.
Adjournment: 10:25 a.m. Motion to adjourn: Marion Patterson/Yvonne Johnson/All.
Submitted by Donna Meyer, Secretary
For Sale: Harrisville 36 in. Folding Loom
Contact: Dick Sanders 928-541-9789
rksanders@cableone.net
The 36” workshop loom has 4 harnesses. For more information
check:
http://www.yarnbarn-ks.com/Harrisville-36-in-Folding-
Loom/productinfo/WLHD-3600-/
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Local Suppliers
High Castle Traditional Crafts
Handwoven, Handspun, and Handknitted Items
Cotswold Sheep, Yarn, Supplies, and Classes
Diane Braun, Proprietor Wilhoit, AZ
www.HighCastleCrafts.com 928-442-9291
Camp Verde Llamas
Llamas, alpacas, and Shetland sheep
Fleece, fiber, rovings, and hand-dyed yarn
Homegrown fiber, Eucalan wool wash, Greener
Shade dyes
Chris and Nancy Wilson Camp Verde, AZ
Spinllama@msn.com 928-567-6684
A Good Yarn -- Debra and Carma
Information for October newsletter due by September 22nd.
Send articles or address corrections/updates to info@mtnspinweave.org
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Mountain Spinners & Weaver Guild
PO Box 1820
Prescott, AZ 86303
www.mtnspinweave.org
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