Southern Nevada

Handweavers

and Spinners

Guild, Inc.

Guild meetings are usually held the second Saturday of the month beginning at 9:15 at the Blind Center 1001 North Bruce St.( except July and Aug ) Please check the newsletter each month for date and location of the meeting. Everyone with a love of fiber is welcome.

The Fiber Arts Guild

P.O. Box 370604

Las Vegas, NV 89137

Nominations for new officers

President: Beverly Fielder

Vice President:

Secretary: Jean Suess

Treasurer: Cinda Towne

Website www.lvfiberartsguild.org

Email lvfiberartsguild@gmail.com

June 2015

Please note that we now have someone running for President. We have an opening for Vice– President so you might like to consider running for this office. The slate of nominees is print-ed just to the left of this message. Voting will take place at our June meeting which is June 13th at the Blind Center.

Reminder that the June refreshments are potluck. Please bring something nice and simple and good to eat. Plan for about 10 people each and we should have plenty to go round.

Also bring your projects to share for Show and Tell.

Kathi

This year the Helldorado Pa-rade was held at 10 am. Our float was at spot #43, we have never had a spot so close to the front.

Many thanks to all those who participated. Our presence is always no-ticed by many.

Good morning,

For the next newsletter could you put in an update of Poker challenge? And an invitation for oth-ers to contact me if they want a "Hand" with the following parameters: Fiber, Structure, Color, Function, and Surprise Element. The reveal is the November meeting.

These are the WEAVER'S hands that have been dealt so far:

Pamm Spooner smooth, Bronson Lace, red, children's, use Leno

Lori Zajac linen, combine two weaves, green, decorative, variegated yarn

Marilyn MacMurtrie blended, combine two weaves, purple, children's, variegated yarn

These are the KNITTER'S hands that have been dealt so far:

Janet Mayers Bumpy, bobbles, one color/many values, clothing, small checks

Charles Parker shiny, seed stitch, green, purse, incorporate holes

Marilyn MacMurtrie synthetic, no ribbing, color (?), scarf, some metallic yarn

Bibi Bellotto Other natural, bobbles, analagous, clothing, incor-porate holes

Have a great day,

Pamm

Sept. 13 Guild Mtg. Jan Flore’s house Welcome Back

Oct. 25. Guild Mtg. Blind Center 9-12

Finishing Techniques by Audrey Strehlow and Maurine Adrezin

Oct. 25 Mormon Fort demo 10-2

Oct. 31 Tule Springs demo 1-4

Nov. 8 Guild Mtg. Maurine Adrezin’s house 9-12

Macrame by Maurine Adrezin

Dec. 13 Guild Holiday Party Jami Johnson’s house

Jan. 10 Guild Mtg. Lorelle Nelson’s house

Tatting by Dianne Warren

Jan. 17 Rigid Heddle Class call Maurine for info

Feb. 14 Guild Mtg. Lori Zajak’s house

Quilting by Lori Zajak Grandmother’s Flower Garden

Mar. 4 Demo 10-2 at College of So. NV

Mar. 14 Guild Mtg. Blind Center

Sprang by Audrey Strehlow

Apr. 11 Guild Mtg. Blind Center

Lucet Elaine Eggink

May 9 Guild Mtg Nancy Belian’s house

Dyeing in the Front Yard Nancy Belian

May 16 Helldorado Parade 10 AM

June 13 Guild Mtg. Blind Center elections

End of year luncheon and Fashion Show

July 23-26 Intermountain Weavers Conference in Durango, Colorado

WANTED

We are looking for busy elves to whip up about 120 small penny pouches, to be donat-

ed as Guild favors to IWC. As of the week ending April 25, 2015, we have collected about 80 penny pouches made by very tal-

ented crafters of our guild. The Las Vegas Fiber Arts Guild has been making vari-ous favors for the last few Intermountain Weavers Conferences, and they are really treasured by conference participants! Do you remember the pin cushions for the 2013 conference? They were marvelous! Thank you so much. We have pin backs to attach to the pouches.

Donations for IWC Raffle Basket

We are still looking for donations for the Intermountain Weavers Conference (IWC) raffle basket.

The 2015 IWC basket is being made by Nancy Belian’s son Donavan. Our guild has been a strong

supporter of the auction baskets for past conferences. The theme for this basket is SPINNING.

If you have nice spinning fiber, yarns for weaving or knitting, books, fiber tools, books or other

goodies to spare, please bring it to the guild meeting.

Committees

Hospitality Vicki Johnson

Equipment Bev Fielder

Librarian Michelle Duncan

Historian Jerry Magner

Newsletter Kathi Meisel

Programs Maurine Adrezin

Web Site Charles Parker

IWC Representative

IWC Hermi Hiatt

Refreshment Volunteers

Oct. Kathi Meisel

Nov. Michelle Duncan

Dec. Guild Potluck

Jan. Hermi, Renee, Janet

Feb. Lori Zajak

Mar. Michelle and Marilyn

Apr. Jean and BiBi

May Nancy Belian

June Guild Potluck

Mary Dixon Kies (March 21, 1752 – 1837) was an early 19th-century American who was the first recipient of a patent granted to a woman by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on May 5, 1809, which was for a technique of weaving

straw with silk and thread

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