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VOL. 36 Issue 5 SEPTEMBER 2015

SEPTEMBER 5TH PREMORDANTING WORKSHOP with Gail Mayo at the Georgeson dye garden on Saturday, September 5 from 10 AM to Noon. Anyone who plans to attend should pre-register by calling Gail. FEE: $15.00 Pre-register by calling Gail 479-2954 What to bring: fibers, skeins or dye material.

SEPTEMBER 12TH

DYE GARDEN FINAL ROUNDUP & DYE DAY Meet at the garden at 10 and plan to stay until the

garden is put to bed and all the dye plants are harvested. Off to the Weaver's Yarn backyard at (1810 Alaska Way) to process the plants & dye your fibers.

We will probably be at Weaver's Yarn around noon and on through the afternoon. This year bring

premordanted yarn by mordanting at home. See Mordant instruction see: www.fairbanksweavers.org What to bring: gardening gloves and small tools if you wish large buckets or bags to hold the harvest, a snack or lunch, skeins of yarn or other fibers ready to dye. .

See PREMORDANTING WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 5

GARDEN HARVEST TIME: Sept 12 LOCATION Georgeson Botanical Gardens

10am to noon at the Garden followed with the Dye Workshop

Noon to 5pm : LOCATION: A Weavers Yarn, 1810 Alaska Way off of

College Road. For directions, call 374-1995 MORE INFORMATION: Call Gail Mayo, 479-2954

or Kate Hedstrom. WHAT TO BRING: Mordanted fiber, ready to go into the dyepots. The only dye not needing a mordant is indigo,

Yarn: best luck with protein fibers such as wool, silk, alpaca, mohair, etc. Bast fibers such as cotton and rayon can also be

dyed, but require a different mordanting process.

FALL PICNIC: Sunday, SEPTEMBER 20 September 20. 11am to 4pm. Bring a dish to share,

your spinning wheel, knitting project or a UFO. Berry Picking & MAYBE A INDIGO POT

DIRECTIONS:23 mile Chena Hot Springs Rd. Exact directions will be included in your email. Call 488-4779

OCTOBER 5 – 11, 2015 NATIONAL SPINNING & WEAVING

WEEK We will celebrate all week starting on

Wednesday, OCTOBER 7th Guild meeting on Wednesday

TIME: 6:00pm for snacks PROGRAM at 7:00pm

TABLET & CARD WEAVING Kate Hedstrom will present a program on Tablet

Weaving, also called card weaving, a weaving technique where tablets or cards are

used to create the shed through which the weft is passed. Currently most tablet weavers produce narrow bands such as belts,bands, guitar straps, shoestrings, necklaces, and

garment trims. Warping Demo, view the samples and their uses. Try your hand at tablet weaving.

GUILD OPEN HOUSE & Spin-In

12 to 5pm, Sunday, October 11th

‘Try your hand at Spinning and Weaving” Spinning wheels and Looms will be available with

instructions on how to card fleece, try spindle & wheel spinning and weaving

AT THE WEAVING STUDIO, ROOM 219 LATHROP BLDG. 516 2

nd Avenue.

(Not interested in spinning, THEN just bring a project to work on as you watch the action.

Other activities to experience are: holiday card cutting, tablet weaving, double weave

on rigid heddle loom, experience the electronic Toika loom, the bead loom, the bicycle loom.

NOVEMBER MEETING (Date to TBA)

BOARD MEETING: SEPTEMBER 21, 5:30pm Location: Jodi Gouwens, 924 Kellum St. Suite 304

Next newsletter Early October with Fall activities

CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR WORKSHOP UPDATES

www.fairbanksweavers.org

Mailing Address Weaving Studio PO Box 73152 Room 219, Lathrop Building Fairbanks, Alaska, 99707 516 2

nd Avenue

Phone: 907-452-7737 Fairbanks, Alaska 99701

Website:www.fairbanksweavers.org email:fairbanksweavers@gmail.com

2015 Fair Results Grand Champion: Devta Khalsa - 3 piece handwoven suit

- skirt, shell, and shrug with beading. Devta unplied a novelty yarn, and used a different yarn combination in each

piece for a coordinated texturized effect. Class A Lot 5 Jr Grand Champ - Else Mayo - age 14 - wet felted bowl -

Class FF Lot 6C Class Champs: Madalynn Tucker - age 7 - bracelet - Class AA, Lot 3A Josiah Turner - age 8 - pot holder - Class BB, Lot 1B

Django Gianakopoulos -age 6 - God’s eye -Class CCLot 4A Elsa Willsrud - age 14 - art yarn collection - Class EE Lot 10C

Else Mayo - age 14 - wet felted bowl - Class FF Lot 6C L. Eames - age 10 - sun-dyed t-shirt - Class HH Lot 1B

Mika Grubis - age 7 - purple tie-dye painting dye on silk dip - Class II Lot 4A

Cathy Curby - household yardage - Class B Lot 2 Cathy Curby - handwoven towel - Class C Lot 4 Kate Hedstrom - fulled flowers - Class E Lot 4

Lisa Dixon - kitty at night needle felting - Class F Lot 1 Kate Hedstrom - handspun, hand knit blue sparkly shawl -

Class I Lot 5 Cassandra Zhdanov - 14-card tablet weaving of homespun

yarn - Class L Lot 1 Heather Bramhall - AK grown, Icelandic yarn, pigtails +

beads - Class M Lot 9 People’s Choice:

Adult: Lisa Dixon - kitty at night needle felting Jrs: L. Eames - age 10 - sun-dyed t-shirt

People’s Choice prizes donated by Jodi Gouwen, handwoven baskets and Heather Bramhall, handspun yarns

Qiviut Scarf Raffle Winner: Fred Wirth Handwoven by Penny Wakefield

Warp: 100% qiviut donated by Vivian Osborne, Arctic Qiviut, dyed by Moxie

Pender Weft: 100% cashmere donated by Penny Wakefield

Special thanks to the many volunteers that helped judge and man the booth.

Also, many special thanks to the wonderful guild members that donated all

the silent auction items. Moxie

WELCOME to new members: Peggy McMillian, Jan Rowell and Devta Khalsa. Devta was the Grand Champion winner at

the fair with a woven ensemble.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to so many guild members for selling 842

raffle tickets in 10 days (the most tickets sold for a scarf over all the years. The Silent

Auction brought in another $800. Thanks to everyone who donated.

THANK YOU to Penny Wakefield for warping and weaving the Qiviut and cashmere scarf. Thanks to Moxie Pender for donating leftover

musk ox yarns dyed from past knitting projects from Vivian Osborne.

Fair Entries were down this year but THANKS to everyone who did enter.

JUDGES – Thanks so much, what would we do without you.

A very big THANK YOU TO MOXIE, ROB, KATE & for stepping up again as Fair

Superintendents, Rob & Kate for Entry day and Moxie for managing everything else despite her busy schedule and new job.

A job well done by all.

Presidents Letter September 2015

A major THANK YOU to all of the members, friends and relatives who helped make the Weaving & Spinning Division a success this year – especially our Division 10 Fair crew of Moxie Pender, Rob Cermak. and Kate Hedstrom. The unexpected change of no free tickets for booth sitting was a challenge. A big THANK YOU goes to all those who purchased their own tickets and worked shifts in our booth. Many worked several shifts. Special thanks got to Joyce Outten who was there almost every day. Thank You to the people who took the time to bring in entries; to the people who helped with judging, setup and display; and to the people who donated items for our successful silent auction. Each person was an important part of our success. Congratulations to the Winners – the Adult and Youth Grand Champions and the People’s Choice winner. With our recent cold snap, we are reminded winter is coming soon. It is time to plan the new warp for your loom, get out the fleece to be spun, or other winter projects. Start thinking about the fibers you have on hand that you just haven’t gotten to yet. Make this the year you finally put some of these items to use. In October we will be celebrating National Spinning and Weaving Week. This is a great time to start new projects or finish old ones. Make a resolution to get some fiber fun in your life each week. Jodi Gouwens, President

Not too late to take as a hobby weaver

FULL WaitLiist

Sept. 3 Thurs. 6:30pm Art 127 Begin Weaving Class Sept. 5 Sat. 10am- 12 Pre-Mordanting workshop Sept. 12 Sat. 10am – 12 DYE GARDEN Harvest Sept. 12 Sat. 12am – 5 DYE Workshop @ Weavers Yarn Sept. 8 Tues. 5:30pm Art 227: Woven Design: Rugs Sept. 15 Tues.12 – 3pm DAYTIME WEAVING CLASS Sept. 15 Tues. 12–5:30pm Free Warping Sept. 19 Sat. 12pm - 4pm Free Warping Sept. 20 Sun. 11am – 4pm Fall Picnic & Berry Picking Oct. 5-11 Nat’l Spinning & Weaving Week Demo’s Oct. 7

th Guild program on Tablet/Card Weaving

Oct. 11th 12 – 5pm Spin & Weaving Studio Open House

Oct. 17 Sat. 10am – 5 Felt Workshop with Ann Wood Oct. 24 9am-3pm Rug Hooking with Kate Lamal Dec 11, 12 & 13 Judith MacKenzie Spinning Workshop

ART 127: INTRO TO WEAVING

COURSE 6:30pm

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd SCHEDULE: Tues./Thurs.

HOURS: 6:30 to 9:00pm LOCATION: Weaving Studio, Rm. 219, Lathrop Bldg.

516 2nd Ave. 452-7737 NSTRUCTOR: Penny Wakefield, 457-4124.

FEE: $275 incl. materials payable to the guild $75 fee to UAF for registering credits.

DESCRIPTION: Fundamentals of weaving taught through basic techniques and processes for Tapestry and woven

structures on four harness looms. Includes instruction in loom terminology and function, process of warping and threading,

basic methods of pattern drafting and designing, planning color and texture in weaving. Class will be graded and requires a

sampler notebook. ART 227:WOVEN FABRIC DESIGN: Rugs

5:30pm TUESDAY, begins SEPTEMBER 8th DATES: Tues. & Thurs. HOURS: 5:30 to 8:00pm

LOCATION: Weaving Studio, 452-7737, Rm219, Lathrop Bldg, 516 2

nd Avenue.

INSTRUCTOR: Penny Wakefield, 457-4124 FEE: $275 incl. materials payable to the guild as Hobby

weaver. For credit: Sign up at UAF, pay $75 fee to UAF to register credit

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will encourage exploration and experimentation with color, texture and pattern

in Rug structures utilizing traditional and non-traditional materials, recycled and unusual materials. Students will further refine techniques learned in ART127. Sign up through the Guild if you are just interested in learning how to weave. Check

website for descriptions. www.fairbanksweavers.org

WEAVING STUDIO ACTIVITIES

WARP UP THAT LOOM FOR WINTER PAINT A WARP, A SKEIN OR FABRIC WITH

INKO DYES Table, floor or Rigid Heddle loom

Tuesday, September 15th

, 12 to 5:30pm Saturday, September 19

th, 12 – 3:30pm

The long tables are still free before the Fall Workshops begins. Make a cotton warp and

paint with INKO DYES for colorful winter warp. Call Weaving Studio to sign up 452-7737

OCTOBER 17 Method Nuno Felting with Ann Wood O’Brien Nuno felting is a technique where wool is a laminated (felted) to silk gauze fabric. This gives you thin felt that drapes beautifully. The original method takes hours of hand-rolling to achieve a well felted piece. This dryer method is much less laborious and faster. We will make a simple scarf using merino wool and silk gauze fabric Materials needed: lunch or $$ to get lunch in the area, small spray bottle, regular sized bath towel (not huge), 15" narrow fabric strips to tie bundle while in dryer, ( 8 -10 is enough, strips of an old tee shirt work well) Date of class: Oct. 17, Sat Hours for class: 10-5 Fee: for the class: $80 includes materials: Maximum students: 6 FULL (Waiting List now) Minmum number of students: 3

OCTOBER 24 RUG HOOKING WORKSHOP The Elements of Rug Hooking with Kate Lamal Students will be provided with

backing material, a pattern, wool strips and a hook, all of which will be the student's to take home, and will learn the how to pull loops through the backing to create a hooked mat. With the skills learned in this one day workshop, the student should be able to continue on their own to complete the project begun in class. Materials needed: Students will be asked to bring a small scissors and a quilting type hoop that is used to stretch the backing taut while hooking. Date of class: Oct. 24, Sat Hours for class: 9:00 AM to 3 PM Fee: for the class: $100.00 Fee includes with backing material, a pattern, wool strips and a hook. Students are asked to bring scissors and a quilting hoop. Maximum students: 16 but could accommodate a few more if there is interest. Minimum: 4

6 WEEK DAYTIME WEAVING COURSE Tuesday, September 15, TIME IS ADJUSTABLE DATES: TUES/THURS BEGINS SEPTEMBER 17 – NOV.

7TH

on Tues/Thurs. 12 to 3pm Time adjustable FEE: $175 includes materials for two warps. REGISTER: CALL 457-4124 OR 452-7737 Student will make a colorful sampler warp with a variety of threading & treadling patterns. Design an alpaca scarf from the sampler.

PLAN WINTER PROJECTS NOW FOR THE HOLIDAY GIFT EXHIBITIONS

MAKE PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR

SAVE THE DATES

HGA’s Convergence® 2016 Conference July 30 - August 6, 2016

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

December 11, 12 & 13:

Judith MacKenzie Spinning workshop

on the 'Spinners Toolbox' In this workshop, you’ll learn new skills andrefine the skills you already have. We’ll learn about how different wheels work and how to improve your own wheel’s performance. We’ll also learn tricks to make your wheel do things it didn’t know it could do. You will learn to adjust your wheel to spin diameters that range from spider web fine to bulky, soft singles. In this class, you will learn six basic draws that form the basis of good yarn design. You will also learn how to modify them to get the perfect yarn for the project of your dreams. We’ll use a variety of beautiful fibers, including Cormo, Woolworth, fine merino, silk and silk blends, yak and alpaca. We’ll also learn how to make a variety of beautiful textured yarns using wool, silk, alpaca and cashmere fibers. We’ll spin, bouclé’s, frosted and glazed yarns,slubs and gimps. Equipment: Bring your wheel and all its parts, even the ones you don’t use. Bring a ball winder and a swift if you have them, a niddy noddy, handcards: cotton ones if you have them; Combs if you have them. Bring along any fibers you have questions about. Fee: TBA + Fiber Fee Call Weaving Studio to register: 452-7737.

LOOMS & EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Several spinning wheels for Sale

at the Guild ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

4 shaft loom Schacht Baby Wolf, made of hard maple with an X-frame construction for easy folding and stay-put weaving. It's storage size is 44" high, 33" wide, 18" deep. It will weave a 26" piece.

$850 Gretchen Murphy 479-8224

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Counterbalance 4 shaft Floor Loom with lots of extras

Warping yarns, reeds, shuttles and more. Call Carol Secor 479-6574 for pricing.

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Loom for Sate Reduced Price

45” LeClerc 4-shaft floor loom, 3 reeds, warping board, rigid heddle frame, bench, shuttles & more Extra heddles etc $850 or Best offer

Call Tom Gross, 322-7093 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

4 shaft Table loom with a stand Some Books, shuttles, warping board

$400 Call the Studio ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

10 harness 45” Glimakra loom with many extras Call Kathy Buckley 457-4847

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 40 inches, Schacht 4 shaft loom, 6 treadles $1200

one reed and warped, so come and try it out Call the Weaving Studio 452-7737

A TREE BOMB WITH CROCHET Should we think about doing something

like this?????

FAIRBANKS ARTS ASSOCIATION

BEAR GALLERY Exhibits & fundraising activities ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER 30

th Annual 64

th Parallel Exhibition

October 2 to October 31, 2015 Submission dates are: Sept. 25, 26 & 27

Times: 12 to 5pm Reception: October 2, 5 – 7pm

For the Prospect www.fairbanksarts.org

******** PORTFOLIO REVIEW FOR THE YEAR 2017

DEADLINE OCTOBER 31st

, 2015 Fine the prospectus info on the

Fairbanks Arts Association website: www.fairbanksarts.org

****** LIMITED EDITION GALLERY EXHIBITION

November 6 to 28th

Limited to 5 pieces of artwork (12x12x12”)

Entry day: October 30, 31 & Nov. 1 Fee: $5.00/entry, with 3

rd one Free with FAA

membership. *****

THANKS TO ALL THE MEMBERS WHO RENEWED AT THE FAIR. YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS IMPORTANT TO

THE GUILD

ANYONE INTERESTED IN HELPING WITH THE GUILD NEWSLETTER?

ANYONE INTERESTED IN DOING

A BEGINNING SPINNING WORKSHOP in prepartion for the Judith Mackenzie workshop in

December???? Call 452-7737