Weavers Helping Weavers Schedule... 10 am to Noon ... September 12, 2007 NEWS Reports Share what you learned this summer at NEWS 2007. Bring your notes, samples, and opinions. Tell us which seminars you did or didn’t enjoy and why. Articles from the Juried Exhibit and Fashion Show will be on display. October 10, 2007 Margit White and Ruth Buchman If you are planning to submit articles to the sale in November, find out what the jurors look for and how to price your work. Learn about Sale procedures. Inventory forms and tags will be available.
Ask the Experts A panel of master weavers will be available to help you with your handweaving challenges. Bring your questions about yarns, setts, weave structures, finishing techniques, design, and loom mechanics.
Adele Peterdi
Harvey
Adele Peterdi Harvey will be showing and commenting on her collection of textiles from Hungary. Although Hungarian textiles tend to lean heavily toward embroideries, there are some interesting handwoven pieces in this collection, ranging from inherited pieces to recently purchased ones.
Margit White
Margit White will bring the sample book she created in her first year of weaving school in Germany. She will explain how the patterns were woven. Most of the patterns were created with a pick-up stick. Interested weavers will have the opportunity to try some of the pa
Lois Hardy Lois Hardy has been creating unique dolls for many years. She will show samples of how her dolls evolved from teddy bears and muslin figures to her own distinctive designs made with a wide variety of materials and techniques.
Annual Meeting Our afternoon speaker will be Edward Maeder. His topic is The Rise and Fall of the Breast: The Aesthetics of the Bosom in History. He is also presenting a morning workshop How Firm a Foundation: the Importance of Corsets in Women’s Lives in the 18th and 19th Century. Also the morning-workshop sessions that would have been held in February will run this month. During Weavers Helping Weavers, Adele Peterdi Harvey will discuss Hungarian textiles from her own collection. Please bring samples or finished pieces from this year’s morning workshops or the Special Workshops in April to show. Several people have passed the Ratings this year and their work will be on display. The potluck lunch will be held. Please bring something to share. Be sure to include a card with ingredients since some members have food allergies. Pack your coffee mug, plate, utensils, and a handwoven place mat Return to WGB Upcoming Program | WGB Monthly Meetings | WGB Home Page |