Our Monthly Newsletter for updates on all meetings noted below, can be found at:  http://diabloweavers.org/

Sept. 17, 2010 Sale & Trade at a members home. Please check the newsletter for location.

Oct. 15, 2010 Double Weave Program and introduction to our Annual June Picnic Project

Nov. 19, 2010 “Save Those Thrums” Cute stuff you can make from the leftovers from your warp or any bits and pieces of interesting yarns and threads.

Jan 21, 2011 Michael R. Rhode. Talk & slideshow about his month long travels in Eastern Tibet and the tapestries that were inspired by his time there.

Feb 18, 2011 TBA

Mar. 19 2011 Linda Hartshorn,  ”Natural Dyes & Handwoven Textiles”

Apr. 22, 2011 “The Woven Frog Launch”

May 20, 2011 TBA

June [date TBA]  ”Picnic Project” Our annual picnic/ project day

ANCIENT TECHNIQUES, CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

More than 1,200 years ago, the people of the American Southwest perfected the vertical loom and weaving techniques I use today. The finished selvages on all four sides of each piece allow me to pack the weft yarn tightly so the rug will withstand hard wear on the floor.

I dye the wool yarns I use for weft with modern washfast, lightfast “acid” dyes (the acid to fix the dye is ordinary household vinegar). These dyes give me a wide range of rich colors with minimal environmental impacts.

Summer Solstice - Stephanie T Hoppe

Kongthong is a master weaver who together with her sister owns of the  Phaeng Mai Gallery in Vientiane.  Kongthong will describe the history and background of the traditional textiles of Laos and the cultural meaning of the cloth. She will also describe the role of the Phaeng Mai Gallery in efforts to keep alive the weaving skills and cultural  traditions of her region.  Join us to learn more about the place weaving holds in the culture of Laos and the rich symbolism of the designs.

Napa Senior Activity Center,  1500 Jefferson St

Thursday July 8 at 6 pm.

Coffee and cookies

Lecture starts at 7 p.m.

A  $5 contribution is requested.

A trunk showing and sale of these exquisite textiles will follow the presentation.

For more information contact: silveradoguild or call Barbara Stafford at  707.224.3229

Workshop for Weavers:  Tuesday July 6 and/or Wednesday July 7

Kongthong Nanthanvongdouangsy  will hold two days of workshops on Traditional Lao Weaving Techniques. This will be an informal gathering of up to 10 weavers. There will be some flexibility in format and subject matter but will include a presentation describing the traditional Lao weave structures with an emphasis on the supplemental  technique followed by hands-on weave design and practice. Necessary supplies and equipment will be provided. Workshops will be in Barbara Stafford’s back yard and studio using the Harrisville rug loom rigged to carry the Lao loom assembly.

You will not need to bring any supplies but a notebook and camera might be useful.

Tuesday July 6 and/or Wednesday July 7

Time: 10 a.m. – 4 pm or???

Location: 1520 Seminary Street, Napa

Lunch: bring, eat out or take out at local restaurants – several within walking distance.

Fee: $30/day.

Call Susan Greer 510-236-3837, or email <sgreer>edu to register.

We will be dyeing and spinning. There will be a weaving demonstration.

Friday October 22 to Sunday October 24. There is also Saturday only registration.

For more information and the registration form go to the Retreat page of our MotherLode Weavers and Spinners website.

www.mlwsguild.org

Thom has been a participating artist in Santa Cruz County Open Studios and has exhibited his work at the Santa Cruz County Building, the Santa Cruz Art League, the Olive Hyde Gallery and quilt expositions, including the Pacific International Quilt Festival.  He has taught varied aspects of working with beads and textiles at Cabrillo College, quilting and sewing guilds and seminars at Asilomar.

Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Time: 9:30 AM until 12:00 PM

Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos, CA

Guild Meeting – April 25 at 11 AM – $5 Guest Fee

Kaye Collins’ interest in reviving ancient arts began with her career as a homebirth midwife where for over 20 years she delivered hundreds of healthy babies in several different states. Spinning for over 20 years, Kaye has received several awards and certificates, including HGA’s Certificate of Excellence in Hand spinning, Master Level, and a Master Knitter designation from the Knitters Guild of America. She juried the skeins gallery, Spin a Grand Strand at HGA’s Convergence Grand Rapids MI, 2006.

Kaye enjoys teaching at various local and state guilds, spinning retreats, alpaca conferences, SOAR, and Convergence. Along with teaching, Kaye currently has a passion for restoring antique spinning wheels from all over the world. Her workshop is located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado near their geodesic dome cabin that she and her husband built themselves.

Kaye’s handspun alpaca knitted poncho with Andean punta edging is featured in the New Handspun Handknit book from Interweave Press. Check out Kaye’s articles in Spin Off Magazine Alpaca that Floats in Summer 1999, Andean Knitting Winter 2001; Fiber Basics Guanaco and Vicuna in Winter 2008; Angela’s Wedding Shawl in Fall, 2008.

For further details, please see our web site at:
http://spindlesandflyers.org

LINDA HARTSHORN has created hundreds of yards of beautiful textiles over the last twenty-five years.  Her specialty is incorporating unique dyework into her handwoven fabrics.  She teaches weaving at The Ink People Center for the Arts in Eureka and is a winner of the Victor Thomas Jacoby Award for Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers.
Program description:
Natural Dyes and Handwoven Textiles
Linda Hartshorn will illustrate the uses of natural dyeing in handwoven textiles with samples and slides. Her wide repertoire of techniques includes ikat, woven shibori, paste resist and painted warp, all which can be done with natural dyes.  She will show how these beautiful dyes enhance her work and the textiles of other artists and other cultures.
http://www.lindahartshorn.com

Our guest speaker, Anne Field teacher and author from New Zealand, will be sharing her tips and tricks with Dévoré. Dévoré is a technique we are familiar with when it is applied to velvet cloth. With handwoven and machine or hand knitted cloth made of both cellulose and other yarns, the cellulose content is dissolved in places leaving some transparent areas. Designs are made by stencils. Finished articles will be handled and discussed.

Devore Wrap

COLLAPSE WEAVE — THE MAGIC OF WOOL (2 Day Workshop):   In this workshop students will weave and finish several samples to gain an understanding of the structure of collapse weave. Students will bring their looms already warped. Samples will be woven and discussions on the relative values of active and passive yarns will lead to an understanding of why and when collapse happens. Students will then choose whether to continue sampling, or to weave a scarf.

Contact:  Gloria Miller glorsm

For more information, please check Anne’s website:  http://www.annefield.co.nz/anne.html

Collapse weave dress with wrap

SPINNING OTHER FIBERS (1 Day Workshop):  The fibers covered will be silk, alpaca and mohair. We will begin with observing and discussing the qualities of the fibers and compare those to the qualities we want in the spun yarn. Different preparation and spinning techniques, from worsted through to woolen will be taught to make the yarn reflect the look of the original fiber and the end use. Several different techniques can be used with each fiber, depending on the required appearance and end use. Small sample skeins will be spun and washed, then analyzed. On a 1 day workshop, already prepared fibers will be used, because of time restraints.

Contact:  Judy Dauberman judy.dauberman

For more information, please check Anne’s website:  http://www.annefield.co.nz/anne.html