The Weavers Guild of Springfield

All are welcome to attend the meetings and events described below:

2010 Special Events	January 8, 2011
September 11, 2010	February 5, 2011
October 9, 2010	March 5, 2011
November 6, 2010	April 2, 2011
December 4, 2010	May 7, 2011
	2011 Special Events

At a typical meeting:

The morning program runs from 10:00 AM to noon.
Lunch and the business meeting runs from noon to 1:00 PM.
The afternoon program runs from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Community House, 735 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106. For directions, see the When & Where page.

2010 SPECIAL EVENTS

Wolf Swamp Elementary School Living History Day
Longmeadow, MA
February 2010
Guild activities: Spinning and weaving demonstrations by guild members & hands-on weaving for kids

36th Annual Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair
Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA
http://www.masheepwool.org/
May 28-30, 2010
Guild activities: Weaving demonstrations by guild members & hands-on weaving for kids on Saturday, May 29th

Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival
Look Park, Northampton, MA
July 17, 2010
9:00 am - 9:30 pm
http://www.glasgowlands.org/
Guild activities: Spinning and weaving demonstrations by guild members & hands-on weaving for all ages

Shelburne Grange Fair
Little Mohawk Road, Shelburne, MA
August 28, 2010
9:00 am -4:00 pm, followed by auction
Guild activities: Weaving demonstrations by guild members & hands-on weaving for all ages

47th Annual Festival of the Hills
Conway, MA
October 2, 2010
http://www.townofconway.com/festival.asp
Guild activities: Weaving demonstrations

Hatfield Historical Society 8th Annual Antique Classic Cars, Trucks, and Tractors Show
October 3, 2010
Noon to 5:00 pm
Guild activities: Weaving demonstrations

Back to top>

2010-2011 MEETING SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Morning: Summer Wrap-up

We will have a thorough discussion of our summer activities, including the Cummington Sheep & Woolcraft Fair, Scottish Festival, and Fiber Nook. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and offer suggestions for program improvement, as well as catch up on members’ activities. This session is always lively and informative.

Afternoon: Waffle Weave: Notes from Donna Singer with Ute Bargmann

This is a program based on Donna Singer's notebook on waffle weave, an illustration of many different ways to waffle.

Back to top>

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Morning: Guild Sample Notebook - All Members

This is the study project for this program year. Members will have a chance to examine closely the treasures located with the many sample notebooks owned by the Guild. Members will work to make sure that each sample is correctly secured to a draft sheet, refresh draft sheets, and inventory each notebook. Members will select one sample as an inspiration piece and weave a "revised" sample for each member.

Afternoon: Point Twill & Rosepath for Figured Weaving with Loris Epps

Members will have a chance to learn about both threadings and how to use them to produce useful and beautiful cloth. Some drafting required.

Back to top>

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Morning: How to Determine Tie-ups & Treadlings with Loris Epps

Tie-ups effect the interlacement of threads. Notational documentation will be discussed as well examples of how both can produce new designs on paper. There will be some woven examples.

Afternoon: How to Read Textile Manuscripts with Ute Bargmann

Textile manuscripts can present a rather confusing image of a draft. Members will learn several ways on how to decipher these enigmas and actually weave them.

Back to top>

DECEMBER 4, 2010

All Day: Holiday Party and Surprise Project

Take a break from the hectic pace of holiday preparations and share laughter, good food, a simple project, and gift exchange.

Back to top>

JANUARY 8, 2011

Morning: Guild Sample Notebooks—All members

Afternoon: Rag Rug Twining with Lynette Douville

Twining is a method similar to weaving of twisting two weft (horizontal) strips of fabric around the warp (vertical) strips of fabric to produce very sturdy items such as rugs, chair seats, chair pads, table runners, placemat,s and more. Twining is done on a frame loom and can be very inexpensive using old clothes, sheets, etc., cut into strips. This is an easy project which yields beautiful, sturdy products that you will want to pass down from generation to generation. You can go as far as your imagination will take you.

Back to top>

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Morning: Susan Wright, Master Weaver

Susan will show and describe many of the pieces she wove to complete all the projects required for her Masterweaver certification.

Afternoon: Weaving from New Zealand with Leslie Crane

Back to top>

MARCH 5, 2011

Morning: Pick-up with Ute Bargmann

A pick-up stick, graph paper, and an agile hand can eliminate some of the lust for many shafts, as long as you have the patience for it.

Afternoon: Adventures in Yarn Farming with Barbara Parry

Barbara Parry, the owner of a great fiber farm in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, will talk about the operations there.

Back to top>

APRIL 2, 2011

Morning: Guild Sample Notebook Wrap-up - All Members

To mark the conclusion of our program year study group project, we will display our updated sample notebooks and exchange the new samples we wove.

Afternoon: Doctor in Homespun with Cynthia Dedeker

Cynthia Redeker will share reminiscences of her aunt, Dr. Mary P. Dole, the original "Doctor in Homespun."

Back to top>

MAY 7, 2011

All Day: Annual End-of-Year Meeting and Potluck Luncheon

Location to be announced.

Back to top>

2011 SPECIAL EVENTS

Wolf Swamp Elementary School Living History Day
Longmeadow, MA
February 2011
Guild activities: Spinning and weaving demonstrations by guild members & hands-on weaving for kids

37th Annual Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair
Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA
http://www.masheepwool.org/
May 2011
Guild activities: Weaving demonstrations by guild members & hands-on weaving for kids

New England Weavers' Seminar (NEWS)
Smith College, Northampton, MA
July 2011
www.newenglandweaversseminar.com
Guild activities: Guild study group projects exhibit, gallery & fashion show entries

Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival
Look Park, Northampton, MA
July 2011
9:00 am - 9:30 pm
http://www.glasgowlands.org/
Guild activities: Spinning and weaving demonstrations by guild members & hands-on weaving for all ages

Shelburne Grange Fair
Little Mohawk Road, Shelburne, MA
August 2011
9:00 am -4:00 pm, followed by auction
Guild activities: Weaving demonstrations by guild members & hands-on weaving for all ages

Hatfield Historical Society 8th Annual Antique Classic Cars, Trucks, and Tractors Show
October 2011
Noon to 5:00 pm
Guild activities: Weaving demonstrations

48th Annual Festival of the Hills
Conway, MA
October 2011
http://www.townofconway.com/festival.asp
Guild activities: Weaving demonstrations

Back to top>