Jeffery Pinkston, Author at Desert Weavers & Spinners

2022 Fiber Challenge & December 2022 Show-and-Share

In May of this year we started a Fiber challenge. The same fiber was given to every one who signed up to take part in the challenge, we had around 20 people sign up. We showed off the projects as our December program. Here are the guidelines that were given:

You can combine it in any way you choose to create something unique to you: spin it, knit with it, incorporate it into a weaving, felt with it, wrap it, …you name it, you do it. We are asking everyone to take a few notes as to how you decided to create what you did and take a few pictures as you go along to document how you got to your finished masterpiece! We will share it at the December meeting as the program. It will be fun to see what we all come up with.

Thanks to Martha Lumia for organizing the challenge.

Here is the fiber, pre-challenge:

Here are some of the Fiber Challenge creations:

October 2022 Meeting

October was our second in-person meeting, and we brought along quite a few projects to show off. (Though I may have forgotten to bring along my extra camera battery!) If you have any pictures, captions, or corrections you’d like to add, please send an e-mail to the webperson, jefferypink@gmail.com

June 2022 Bracelet Exchange

In June we completed a bracelet exchange. Here is a “handful” of images from our creative members that joined in on the fun

Joan Ruane Workshop 1-27-20

Participants enjoying the fabric dyeing and cotton spinning workshops provided by Joan Ruane after the general meeting on 1-27-20.

Photos by Carol Listenberger.

New Officers for 2020

Election of new officers for 2020 was held on Dec 16.

Pictured above from left to right is: Ellen Finan – Co-VP Programs, Denise Squires -Historian, Jane Edgett – Secretary, Carol Listenberger – President, Bren Ahearn – Treasurer, Kat Mac Donald – Co-VP Programs and Linda Bohlinger – President Emeritus.

Not pictured is Liz Russotti – Membership and Ann Lieboh – Member-at-Large. Photo by Julie Roy – Website.

Photos from Demo at Coachella Valley History Museum

From left to right: Maggie Aguirre, Mariellen Boss, Linda Bohlinger, Jane Edgett, Frances Westlund, Pam McSmith and Joyce Kleckner

On Saturday, Dec. 7, several members of DWS demonstrated spinning and weaving and sold fiber arts at the Coachella Valley History Museum .

Linda Bohlinger wove a rug on the 100 year old floor loom the guild renovated.

Pam McSmith

Jane Edgett

DWS Demo at Chamber of Commerce Mixer

9/18/19 – Carol Listenberger and Linda Bohlinger Co-Presidents demonstrating fiber arts at the Chamber of Commerce mixer at Create Center for the Arts in Palm Desert.

Cabot Pueblo Museum – Demonstration Feb 10, 2019

Around 60 visitors stopped by the DWS booth at the Cabot Museum in Desert Hot Springs at their Artisans at the Pueblo event Sunday, Feb. 10.

Linda Bohlinger, Mariellen Boss, Robin Johnson and Ellen Finan participated in demonstrating weaving and spinning techniques.

Linda showed a spinning wheel and fleece combs, Mariellen worked with a peg loom and Robin with a rigid heddle loom.

Ellen Finan at her own booth.

Officers for 2019

Pictured above from left to right: Paula, Marie, Carol, Linda, Denise, Julie and Ann.

Pictured above: Kat, Becky and Martha

The following members were voted in on Dec 17, to hold Board positions for 2019:

BOARD POSITIONS
Co Presidents – Linda Bohlinger and Carol Listenberger
Vice Presidents/Program Managers -Martha Lumia and Becky Smith
Secretary – Kat Mac Donald and Jane Edgett
Historian – Denise Squires
Treasurer – Marie Hartman
Membership – Paula Durrant
Members At Large – Julie Roy and Ann Leiboh
President Emeritus n/a

Other dedicated volunteers holding appointed positions are listed on the 2019 Nominations: DWS_2019_Nominations_12-10-18

Still Time to Enter the County Fair

The Riverside County Fair will be held from Feb 15 thru Feb 24. Our Guild was instrumental in creating additional classes and divisions in the Clothing & Textiles category. We hope to better reflect our fiber arts in the revised classes of 229, 230 & 231; Rigid Heddle & Other Looms Weaving, Multi Shaft Weaving and Other Fiber Arts. Here’s a link to the Handbook of guidelines:
https://datefest.org/Information/Competition-Handbook Go to the Clothing & Textiles section for the guidelines, the list of divisions and classes and the details of the additional awards you can earn. The Guild is sponsoring some prizes internally to our members who enter and there are additional outside sponsor prizes, as well as county “money” prizes at stake.

What have you brought to “show and share”? Why not enter a few items in the appropriate classes and receive feedback from a fiber expert? The Guild wants to see an increase in entries, so now is your chance.

The last day to submit your entry on-line is Saturday, January 19, 2019. Please do not wait until the last day to enter. Pam McSmith is willing to take your entries to the facility for you if you can’t get them there yourself. Bring your entries and a copy of the registration form to the Jan 28 meeting.

See Linda Bohlinger or Pam for more details. Based on the skill levels of our members, your chances to win cash prizes and ribbons are very high. Good Luck to all our Fiber Artists!