Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Show and Tell May 7th



A needle felted mask created by Melissa  and shared at the May 7th meeting's SHOW and TELL!  












Elvi's finished sampler from the OVERSHOT Workshop - yards of fun!

Monday, May 21, 2012

Minutes: May 7 Meeting

May 7, 2012

Monthly Meeting of Shuswap Spinners and Weavers Guild

The meeting was called to order by President, Gabriele at 7:02 pm.  With 26 members and 
1 guest present.  (Janet from Red Deer relocating to Eagle Bay)

Glenda H. moved the March minutes be adopted as posted, seconded by Louise.  Carried

The Vav subscription has been renewed for 2 years.
Committee Reports:
        Equipment: Some items are currently rented and everything is going well.
Library:  New books have arrived and several DVDs which Darlene will catalogue and get them into the library.
Fashion show:  no report or updates
IPE: Sharon will act as liason and keep us informed.
Sheep to Shawl:  Elvi is working as convenor and rules are posted on the Fall Fair website.
Skein Workshop:  June 16 with Louise Smith, 2 spaces still remain.
Double Weave Workshop:  attended by 10 people and went well
ANWG: Louise moved we donate $25 towards a prize for the open exhibits.  Seconded by Eileen, carried.
 
New Business:
Enderby Art  Show:  July 28th, 9 am – 4 pm  bring tables, chairs and your ideas of things to show the public as well as items you wish to sell.
Haney House and Museum:  We have been invited to spin on 
Father's Day June 17 – come by 9ish and stay as long as you are able
Pioneer Days July 8 – as above.  Wear pioneer dress if possible.
Vintage Car Show August 12 – come and spin beginning at 9ish.  Check their web page for more information about activities at the Heritage Park and Museum.
Mannequins – Shuswap Singers donated a pair of tickets for their upcoming concert in thanks for the use of the mannequins.  Elvi is the recipient.
June Potluck: Glenda moved we hold our June potluck at Clare's on June 4th with the Guild to pay the cost of $100.80.  Seconded by Gloria.  Carried.  Bring enough to serve 6 – 8 servings of appies, salads, main dishes, desserts or whatever.
Meeting Times: Gloria moved that we discuss alternating day and evening meetings.  Seconded by Elvi.  Rosalie offered to put out a survey to gather opinions on alternating meetings and present the findings at the October meeting.  Glenda moved we do this, seconded by Rosalie, carried.
Dates:  Spin-Ins   May 15th at Gudrun W.
    June 19th at Mona's
Knit-Ins May 22nd  at Glenda H.
June 26 at Marcia D.
 

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Double Weave Workshop - Saturday, May 5th

Ten participants gathered on Saturday morning and spent the day with Master Weaver Gudrun W. learning the rudiments of Double Weave.  The possibilities of this technique are endless and some of the samples that Gudrun shared were utterly amazing.  As a group we all did pretty well on the basic techniques, but the process of creating even simple designs by picking up threads was fairly complicated and will take some time to perfect.  ( That is my excuse anyway, and I am sticking to it!)  As Gudie put it, " Well, I comprehended 3 out of 4 techniques today and am quite happy with that !

We had a great day and there were lots of interesting conversations around the lunch table!

May Meeting Reminder

Monday, May 7 at 7 pm at the Recreation Center as usual.  See you there!