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Guild Calendar – April 2021
April 8, 2021 Virtual Meeting
7:00 pm Evening Meeting Only
Library Pickup/Return
Thursday, April 15, 2021
10-10:30 am at the MAC back patio
Please send your requests to Robin by Monday, April 12, 2021.
Virtual Board Meeting
Thursday, April 22, 2021
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
President’s Message
Some of us are old enough to remember listening to “The Lone Ranger” while we were washing and drying dishes. Do you suppose we will have fond memories of Zoom and the internet some day when technology has moved on? This month our Zoom offering is a presentation by Jennifer Moore, one of the world’s premier practitioners of doubleweave. Be sure to tune in to Zoom on Thursday, April 8, at 7 pm. Later in the month there will be a virtual Gathering of the Guilds from April 30-May 2 at www.nwguildsshowcase.com. You can tune into it anytime, and even peruse it while you are doing the dishes!
As always,
Chris Rossi
PHG President
Programs
Zoom will be our meeting format for the foreseeable future.
ZOOM TUTORIALS
If you are not yet familiar with Zoom, you can find some tutorial videos here. There are 2 in particular you may find helpful.
Join a Meeting: Click here.
Configuring Audio and Video: Click here.
REMEMBER the morning meeting has been cancelled for the time being so please Zoom in to the evening meeting starting at 6:30 pm if you want to chat with others during social time, and the program will begin at 7:00 pm. For those unable to access Zoom, the recorded meeting will be available later on the PHG website.
NEW MEETING FORMAT: Going forward, the program speaker will begin at 7:00 pm and sharing of members’ projects will take place afterwards.
TIP: Please identify yourself on the Zoom meeting by changing your display name if your device is named “ipad 3” or some similar generic label. This will function as the online equivalent of wearing your name tag at a meeting. Click here for a video explaining how to edit your Zoom profile.
Evening Meeting Only:
April 8, 2021
Jennifer Moore
Double Rainbow: An Evolution in Color
Jennifer Moore’s work in doubleweave has always focused on the interaction of color between the two layers of cloth. She will show a number of images of her work in doubleweave pickup that play one solid colored layer against a layer in a gradation of a spectrum of colors. In 2016 she began developing a system of color rotations in both the warp and the weft that combine with all of the possibilities for bringing different colors to the surface of the cloth and weaving in multiple blocks. She will show how this idea developed for her and the process that she goes through in designing her textiles in her Double Rainbow technique.
Zoom Link
EVENING MEETING ONLY
Portland Handweavers is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PHG April 2021 Meeting
Time: April 8, 2021 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Please Share Images of Your Projects
Please send images of the projects you have been working on to Linda Edquist, who will put them into a Powerpoint presentation to share at the meeting. Deadline: Monday, April 5, 2021.
Thanks,
Linda Edquist
Coming Up
May 13, 2021
Deborah Jarchow
Finishing Techniques for Woven Fabric
It’s always good to decide your finishing technique before beginning the project so you can plan for the necessary length. Knowing what your options are can help you make a more informed decision about the best technique for the piece you are weaving. During this presentation Deborah will present many different ways to finish the ends of your woven fabric and give you a taste for future possibilities.
Workshops
We’ve got two 1-day zoom workshops presented by Deborah Jarchow in May.
First up, on May 15 is Finishing Techniques for Woven Fabric.
“In this workshop you will learn several techniques that can give you alternatives for the ends. Learn how to plan for hemming and about twisting, braiding, adding beads, decorative knotting, and knitting and crochet to the edges as well as some fancy techniques.”
Then, on May 16 is Twining, Looping, Soumak, Rya, and Inlay – Tapestry Techniques.
“Spend some time making a sampler that includes simple hemstitch, twining, looping, soumak and inlay, which can add textural interest to your weaving projects.”
Each day has two 2-hour zoom sessions, plus time in between for you to work on your project.
These workshops are suitable for both shaft and rigid heddle looms.
The MOST either one will cost is $75; each additional person registering past the minimum lowers the overall cost to all participants.
The cut-off date to decide if the workshop is a go is April 1, but IF the workshop is a go, registrations will be accepted until April 15, or the workshop sells out, whichever happens first (Lynne Fitzsimmons maintains a waiting list).
Read more and register here: https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/education/workshops/
If there are any questions, please contact Lynne Fitzsimmons.
Guild News
A Message from the PHG Website Administrator
One of the big things that the website admin does is help people with passwords and logins. Now, there’s a page that will tell you all about passwords, including how you can reset your password. Check out the Password Problems page at https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/password-problems/. Questions? Please contact Dan Steves.
A Message from the Membership Director
It’s that time of year already. Starting April 1, 2021 we can accept membership renewals for the 2021-2022 fiscal year that starts July 1, 2021. And just a reminder – your membership runs from July 1 to June 30. All memberships are up for renewal on July 1. The only exception is new members who joined after March 1 of this year. If you have any questions or concerns contact the Membership Director at dansteves@gmail.com.
Speaking of next year, we’re looking for a new Membership Director, or someone who would be willing to be co-director for a year with an eye to becoming the sole membership director at some point. Responsibilities include updating the membership directory PDF file (the online directory maintains itself), processing check renewals, answering membership questions, and welcoming new members to the group. Contact Dan if you’re interested or want more information.
A Message from the PHG President
We are still seeking a new President for the 2021-2022 year. Please consider being the next PHG president. It is a decision you will never regret. If you are interested, please email Chris Rossi, who looks. forward to hearing from you.
A Message from Your Community Involvement Directors
Maggie Patterson and Cooki Messmer are planning some PHG outreach activities starting this spring, and going into the summer and fall. They are planning some demonstrations at farmers markets, yarn shops, and other locations to reach out especially to non-weavers who may be interested in learning to weave. They will have a handout with resource information for our guild, weaving equipment and supplies, local teachers, etc. They will set up dates starting April 30-May2 for “Gathering of the Guilds”.
Maggie and Cooki will do some of the demonstrations themselves but are also hoping to generate a list of other guild members willing to volunteer. If you are willing to be on that volunteer call list please email Maggie at mudgepatterson@hotmail.com giving her your email and phone number. They have a table, a canopy, yarn and 2 small looms, including a rigid heddle loom, so you don’t need to bring anything unless you want to. Being cautious about COVID-19 concerns, all volunteers will wear masks and we will not allow folks who stop by to chat to actually try out the looms, but only watch the demos. If you have any questions, please contact Maggie.
A Message from Your Complex Weavers Representative
Past President of Complex Weavers and the Association of Northwest Weaving Guilds Ladella Willams would like to share info with you. If you would like to join Complex Weavers or would like more information please send an email to LadellawilliamsCZZ@gmail.com or text her at 503-729-1704.
Ladella is soliciting submissions for an article on paper weaving as there seems to be much interest, so anyone who is a member of Complex Weavers is welcome to submit information about weaving with paper. Email LadellawilliamsCZZ@gmail.com for more info.
Save the dates July 10-13, 2022 for the Complex Weavers seminars in Knoxville, TN. We hope you will join us there!
PHG Rental News
After a year at home, are you looking for a new fiber challenge? Maybe you want to try something more portable, or you just want to try out a new tool before investing in one. Check out the newly revamped rental equipment page. (Thank you, Dan!) Try before you buy.
We have a variety of looms and spinning equipment to rent with a low or no monthly rental fee. Are you a rigid heddle weaver considering whether you want to step up to a shaft loom? Try one out. Maybe you are wishing you could take your weaving outside – try out a rigid heddle or tapestry loom. There are also kumihimo looms and a triangle loom.
The shutdown provided us the opportunity to sort through the miscellaneous equipment that the guild has accumulated over the years. They have been inventoried, organized and photographed. Did you know that PHG had a warping mill? Temples? An auto dent reed hook? And more. They are now available for checkout for a month at a time just like the library books.
And don’t forget that the library has plenty of books and DVD’s available for direction and inspiration.
Find details and pictures on the PHG rental equipment page. Email requests and questions to Robin by Monday, April 12, for pickup on Thursday, April 15 on the patio off the back parking lot of the Multnomah Arts Center between 10 and 10:30 am.
Open ANWG Webmaster Position
The Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds is actively seeking to fill the Webmaster board position. If you or someone you know can help out, or would like more information, please contact webmaster@northwestweavers.org, or click here to read the job description and apply online.
ANWG Newsletter
The Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds posts a quarterly newsletter. Check out the creative ways other Northwest weaving guilds are getting their members together for fiber activities during COVID-19. Click here to read the newsletter.
Also check out the study group Wrapped in History: Russell Groff Challenge. Projects to be completed June 2021. Click here for more info.
ANWG Conference Fiber Connections Rescheduled to 2023
The 2023 Conference Committee has been proactively looking at a wide-range of venues. This has been quite a challenge as they must take into consideration everything from the location, size and availability of the venue, as well as the specific needs of the conference. At this time, they are continuing efforts to narrow down the most suitable choices and have not yet determined an exact date or location.
So for now, please continue to weave, spin and create fiber art in the conference colors. The committee will keep you updated on progress toward the 2023 conference in periodic blog posts and on the website as they work on securing a date and location for the summer 2023 ANWG conference.
Stay tuned!
2023 ANWG Conference Steering Committee
anwgconference2021.com
Handweavers Guild of America
Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) is our national weaving organization whose mission is to educate, support and inspire the fiber arts community. Many of us think of Convergence, the biennial international conference, when we think of HGA. The next Convergence will be in Knoxville, Tennessee July 15-21, 2022. (Please check the link for updates on the conference schedule during this uncertain time).
Membership also entitles you to receive the quarterly Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot magazine, guided study opportunities, grants to study or take workshops, fiber resources such as textile kits and multimedia rentals, travel excursions and eligibility for Small Expressions exhibit and the HGA Award given to more than 30 deserving artists each year.
Please go to the HGA website www.weavespindye.org for more information.
Sale News
Virtual Gathering of the Guilds 2021
April 30-May 2, 2021
The 2021 GOTG show will be an online virtual show April 30 – May 2, 2021. Click here for a countdown clock to the show. All six guilds will participate and you will be able to SEE AND BUY a wide variety of unique, hand-made products from the artists.
The 2022 show is planned to be back to A TRADITIONAL SHOW and again at the Oregon Convention Center – May 6-8, 2022.
Over 150 artists • live demonstrations and hands-on activities • hourly door prize drawings • free admission
Bulletin Board
2021 Handwoven Kitchen Towel Exchange
hosted by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) is excited to announce we are bringing back the Handwoven Kitchen Towel Exchange this summer. Participation is open to all who hold an active Individual, Family, Student, or Professional Artists membership with HGA. are invited to participate in HGA’s 2020 Handwoven Kitchen Towel Exchange. This age-old tradition of weaving and exchanging towels with fellow weavers is a wonderful way to learn more about color, pattern, and construction. Let’s share our love of weaving and our love of sharing. Not a member? No problem. Join Today! The guidelines are as follows:
- Towels must be woven from cotton (unmercerized is preferable for kitchen towels), linen, hemp, bamboo or any combination of these fibers.
- Towels should be hemmed (either hand-sewn or machine-sewn).
- Wash your towels so that shrinkage has been addressed.
- Finished (after washing and hemming) minimum measurements are to be 18” x 25”.
- Weave five towels.
Include five (5) printed one-page information sheets with your name, contact information, and the draft for your weaving along with thread samples and sources. There should be one for each towel. Insert each information sheet in a sheet protector to keep it flat and neat while shipping. - Email a digital copy of your information sheet to the exchange administrator (to compile a complete listing of all towels entered). Instructions will be emailed with your registration confirmation.
- Ship your towels beginning August 1, 2021 per the directions in your emailed registration confirmation. Towels must be received by the exchange administrator no later than August 31, 2021.
- DO NOT MAIL TO HGA. Your towels will not be received.
- Towels will be exchanged and shipped by September 30, 2021.
Participant Requirements
- Current HGA Student, Individual, Family or Professional Artist Membership. Join
- Participant fee of $20 to cover return priority-mail shipping and administrative fees.
The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It’s mission is to educate, support and inspire the fiber art community. To support HGA’s Grants program, please consider a gift to HGA’s Fiber Trust. You can donate online by clicking here. To become a member of HGA, click here to join now.
Fiber News and Events
HGA’s Textiles & Tea Online Conversation
Now through June, 2021
The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.’s (HGA) exciting new program for 2021, Textiles & Tea takes place every Tuesday at 4 PM (EST). We’ve invited some of the most respected fiber artists in the field to join us for an hour long conversation where we discuss their artwork and creative journey. Make a cup of your favorite tea and join us as we talk about fiber, creativity, inspiration, process and so much more.
Textiles & Tea espiodes are broadcast via Zoom to the first 500 registrants to sign into the app. Overflow simultaneous live viewing is available on HGA’s Facebook page (a link will be provided in the registration confirmation email). These broadcasts are recorded, free to view, and open to all. You can support our programming with a donation to HGA’s Fiber Trust. For more information about Textiles & Tea, our programs, and membership, visit www.WeaveSpinDye.org or call (678) 730-0010.
Oregon State Fair
Summer, 2021
Salem, OR
An official announcement about the summer 2021 State Fair plans is expected by the end of May, 2021.
oregonstatefair.org
Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival
September 25-26, 2021
Canby, OR
A final decision on whether to hold the festival and potential festival date are pending.
www.oregonflockandfiberfestival.com
Fiber Fusion Northwest
October 16-17, 2021
Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, WA
The planning team is hoping for a live event in 2021, but will make a final decision by July 23, 2021.
www.fiberfusion.net
Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat
February 16-20, 2022
Tacoma, WA
Fibreworks Studio & Gallery
Master Weaver and Master Spinner Courses
Postponed until Spring, 2022
12887-12889 Sunshine Coast Highway, Madeira Park, BC, Canada
Find more info here: www.fibreworksgallery.com
Fiber in the Forest
May 13-15, 2022
Camp Myrtlewood, OR
Fiber in the Forest is coming back in 2022!
More info here.
Handweavers Guild of America-Convergence 2022
July 15-21, 2022
Knoxville, TN
Convergence® is heading to the Smoky Mountains for 2022!
Convergence
The Weaving Guilds of Oregon (WeGO) committee is delighted to announce that the traveling show will take place beginning in January of 2023. This show travels around the state of Oregon showcasing the fiber arts in our communities. The Title of the show is “Filaments.” A prospectus for submissions will be coming out soon and we hope to have a large response from participating guild members. The WeGO Traveling Show has been well received in the past, so now is the time to begin to plan your Filaments project.
Happy weaving,
WeGO 2023 Traveling Show Committee:
Sarah Mostkoff
Marilyn Roberts
Charlene Virts
ANWG Conference – Fiber Connections
Has Been Rescheduled for Summer of 2023
Please see the notice in the Guild News section of this newsletter and read more here: anwgconference2021.com
Calls to Artists
Corvallis Fall Festival
September 25-26, 2021
Corvallis, OR
Corvallis Fall Festival applications are open in Zapplication.org. Apply by May 17, 2021.
Umpqua Valley Arts
Has Many Opportunities and Open Calls for Artists
Click here to learn more.
Rental Equipment
PHG has equipment available for rent to current PHG Members. Click here for more info.
PHG Board and Chairs
Please click here for a list of PHG Board Members and Committee Chairs.