MEETING/PROGRAM ARCHIVES
Previous
Programs
2006 (below)
Dec 14 - Christmas party will be at Meg Wilson's home.
Nov 9 - Letitia Rogers will present a program on the Theo Moorman technique. Letitia has been weaving with this technique for about 20 years. She will have a slide show and hands-on samples that correspond with the items being presented. Handouts will be available also. Come see how this technique is woven and how it can be used for decorative pieces and clothing.
Oct 12 - Tips and Tricks - Sue Plattsmier and Meg Wilson
Sue and Meg will give us more tips and tricks for weaving. It is on tools, techniques, and resources as a refresher and knowledge exchange for best practices in weaving. Meg may weave in some learning from Convergence.
Sept 14 - Christmas in September - Eileen Thompson
Eileen will show a variety of ways to make your own textile related Christmas Cards. This will be a "make and take" program where everyone will have the opportunity to make a card. We will have a loom warped for boundweave figures, some small and cardlooms set up, and off loom ideas. If you have them, please bring colorful or interesting thrums, small lengths of yarn (handspun or otherwise), handwoven fabric scraps, pretty buttons or other doodads that could be glued on a card. Your own scissors would be useful too.
July 13 - Gudrun Polak, well known card weaver, will give a slide presentation of techniques of card weaving and bring some of her bands to display.
June 8 - Annual WSSA potluck picnic at Lisa Charbonnet's
and show-off of Weaving Poker Guild Challenge entries if you've woven
yours.
May 11 - Twill Design with slides and computer drafting
by Meg Wilson.
Apr 13 - Cut Your Warping Time in
Half and Learn to Warp with Multiple Fibers (including a completed
warp give-away by Sandra Doak) Handout
Mar 9 - Boucle and NoveltyYarn
Spinning; Refining Your Spinning Skills. Carol Wyche and Eileen Thompson
will discuss how to improve your spinning and how to spin novelty yarns.
They will follow this up by further practice on the 4th Thursday spinning
night.
Feb 9 - What's Hot and What's New in American
Weaving (fiber trends in America and abroad) Meg Wilson.
Plus the introduction of a WSSA Guild Challenge: Weaving Poker coordinated
by Eileen Thompson
Jan 12 - Charlotte Allison; complex weaving, Acadian weaving
(details)
2005
(below)
Dec. 15
— Christmas Party at Charleen's at 7:00
pm. Annual Chinese gift exchange, lots of arcane rules but lots
of fun and no one leaves without a gift! Bring a present to give, handmade
or under $10 please. A-R brings a salad or entree, S-Z a dessert.
Nov 10
— Sandra Doak; Paper Weaving for Christmas. Preparation
necessary. See our projects
in progress.
October 13
— Connie Creed and Sage McKenzie; The Art of Spinning
Cotton
October 1-2
— Workshop on Theo Moorman inlay technique for weaving
rugs at Letitia Rogers fabulous new studio in Fredericksburg
September 8
— Meg Wilson and Sue Plattsmier; Weaving Tools, Tips
and Tricks from Beginner to Expert
August 25
— Vacation/Spinning Night
July 14
— Elizabeth Adams; Netting. Bring $1 for needles and
string. Some full kits will be available for sale.
June 9
— Year-end Picnic. 7pm. We'll party at Lisa Charbonnet's.
A-K bring entree or salad, L-Z bring dessert. We'll elect a new Board
and brainstorm on next year's programs and workshops.
May 12
— Fashion in Zinacatan. Come hear Lori Benson speak
about her 9 years of experience with the Maya and their textiles in Chiapas,
Mexico. She's been associated with the Science Museum of Minnesota in
St. Paul for many years and has amassed a glorious collection of textiles
of her own during frquent visits to Zinacatan. She'll have lots of slides
and stories?
April 14
— Help set up CHT at Airport Hilton.
Mar 10 —
Elizabeth Adams, non-toxic dyes
February
10 —
Knots: Meg Wilson and her patient and talented husband, Fred, will lead
us to discover a wide range of knots useful and traditional to the art
of weaving. So, limber up your fingers.January 13
—
Bring your surplus cleaned fibers: batts, rovings, yarn, cotton, wool,
silk, linen—the
works, and trade for something different. Bring spare weaving books, patterns,
knitting patterns to niddy noddies and let's make a deal. WSSA Board Member-at-Large
Elizabeth Adams will also speak to us about forming a group to sell our
handmade fiber items at Farmer's Markets and, possibly, other local venues.
2004 (below)
Dec 9—
6:30 pm Come celebrate the holidays with the WSSA. Generous Charlene has
volunteered her house.
Nov 11
— Chinese Dragon Box (Christmas Box, if you prefer!)
This project involves wrapping yarn around a cardboard form. By folding
the forms you create a five-corner box that is then wrapped top to bottom
with the yarn (or narrow ribbon) of your choice. The size of the box determines
the size of yarn used.
Oct 14
— Tablet (card) weaving is an ancient, alternate form of weaving
on the loom. Intricate, colorful patterns can be created to make belts,
hatbands, sashes, trim, wall hangings, purses, etc. Sharon and Eric Bramblett
will demonstrate card weaving using the backstrap method and inkle loom,
respectively. (see also http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~llama/fiber/cardweaving.html)
Oct 9
— Felting Workshop (Meg Wilson)
Sept 9
— Find some colors vibrate from afar and
others just go grey? Confused about color blending with fiber, a wonderful
heathered effect or just a muddle? Don't miss Eileen Thompson's mini-seminar
on color! We'll explore Deb Menz's new book, Color Works.
July 8
— Trina Das will tell us about her work
with textiles in India and at Syracuse University where she is pursuing
a MFA. She'll present slides as well as let us touch some of her designs.
June 10
— Party Time! Welcome one and all, members, ex-members, and interested
guests. We'll meet at Meg Wilson's home, 2005 Arthur Lane, Austin, TX
78704. For driving instructions go to MapBlast
and enter your address. Come join the fun with a picnic to share: A thru
K bring an entree or salad; L thru Z bring dessert.
We'll elect
and welcome the new Board and brainstorm planning for next year's programs
and workshops. We've already had requests and suggestions about tapestry
knots, diamond ornament boxes, taproot looms and Nuno felting. What would
you like to learn?
May 13
— Come "Tie One On" with the WSSA! Eileen and Meg will
demonstrate new ways to tie on to the loom. Bring your own ideas, we'd
love to continue the exploration. Eileen
will also bring goodies from her trip to New Zealand. Bring your own show
and tell too.
Apr 8
— Fibers and dyeing will be our topic this month! We'll be experimenting
with natural dyes and a diverse array of fiber including mohair from Pam
Murfin and llama from Sharon Bramblett and Karen Conyngham.
Mar
11
— Our very own Drop Spindle Study Group will get a chance to strut
its stuff. We're looking forward to hearing about techniques both new
and tried and true. Bring $2 for a build-your-own drop spindle.
Feb 12
— Warping Efficiency
by Meg Wilson. We'll view Peggy Osterkamp's awesome videotape. It is great
for beginners and experts! Please come and share suggestions/methods/problems!
(handouts p1,
p2,
p3,
p4,
p5)
Jan 8 — Gail Sword will demonstrate her pattern for making a sweater
out of our odds and ends of handspun yarn. Gail has a clever, easy way
to join the pieces that doesn't require fancy stitches. Bring your bits
and pieces with you.
2003
(below)
Dec
11— Holiday Party
Nov
13 — How to spin mohair loopy bouclé.
Oct 9 — Connie Creed will teach us how to make beaded scissor point protectors.
Sept
11 — Patricia Day and Charleen Searight will teach us to make handmade
"box books:" great fun, great gift idea and a good way to use
your handmade papers. Bring scissors, 12" ruler, pointed needle with
an eye large enough to take waxed linen, needle nosed pliers and $1.50
for materials.
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