Category: Monthly Meetings

May 2023 Meeting

Date:
Monday, May 22, 2023 at 9:30 am Pacific time

Program:

Robyn Spady spoke on Closures and noted that making a buttonhole can be daunting since it often means putting a hole in a garment or fashion accessory.  In this session, participants explored different techniques that may be used to secure a garment or fashion accessory.  The group learned that from frogs and hand-wrapped hooks and eyes to knotting and clasps, designing and making your own closures can be fun and exciting.

Show and Share

Linda Bohlinger: 8/2 Cotton Towel (huck weave on rigid heddle loom)
Denise Squires: Shawl (woven on 24″ Ashford rigid heddle, using a 7.5 dent reed. Yarn: Lion Mandala 100% acrylic Chimera color way; Used a pick-up stick for 1:1 waffle weave. Finished size: 21.5″ X 80″)
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April 2023 Meeting

Date:
Monday, April 24, 2023 at 9:30 am Pacific time

Program:
Joan Ruane: How Important Industrial Hemp is to our Environment

Joan has been teaching spinning for almost 30 years. As a graduate from Springfield College, she taught in the Tucson public schools before going to New Zealand in 1971. In New Zealand at that time were 3 million people and 30 million sheep, she learned to spin from Ruth Reid. Returning home to the U.S. a year later, she brought with her two fleeces, a Pipy wheel and a flick carder.

In time, Joan’s focus turned to industrial hemp which is the topic of her presentation entitled How Important Industrial Hemp is to our Environment.

Joan informed the group how to spin and weave industrial hemp.

Show and Share

Sammie McGlasson: 8/2 Cotton Napkins
Sammie McGlasson: Scarf: variegated mohair, variegated handspun wool, 8/2 cotton, variegated nylon warp, variegated nylon weft
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February 2023 Meeting

Eco-Printing on Silk Scarves + Show and Share

Date:
Monday, February 27, 2023 at 9:30 am Pacific time

Program:
Eco-Printing on Silk Scarves: From Plant to Print
by Suzanne Chappell & Nettie Roberts

Nettie and Suzanne shared their eco-printing journey of discovery. They explained that eco-printing is the transfer of plant images onto cloth, paper or leather, and it can be done with or without the use of mordants. The natural juices and tannins present in plant leaves and flowers magically produce different colored prints on, in our case, fabric. They also gave a demo.

Nettie Roberts is an artist who likes to experiment with anything fiber.

Suzanne Chappell is primarily a weaver who likes to dabble.

Suzanne Chappell
Nettie Roberts (foreground), Suzanne Chappell (behind Nettie), Tech Person Jeffery Pinkston (with striped shirt)
Eco- Printing Examples
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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:

Pre-challenge fiber

Here are some of the Fiber Challenge creations:

Martha Lumia
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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.

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