Guild Calendar – January 2021
January 14, 2021 Virtual Meeting
7:00 pm
Evening Meeting Only
Virtual Board Meeting
January 28, 2021
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
President’s Message
Back when we were still having monthly meetings in the MAC auditorium, I really disliked Show and Tell. I couldn’t see what the person was holding up, I couldn’t hear what they were saying and it was so dismal in that cavernous room. Now that we are having Show and Tell as a part of the monthly Zoom meeting, I really like it.
Members send Linda Edquist pictures of their work, usually taken with their phone, and Linda puts them in a Powerpoint presentation. The pictures are detailed and clear and you can actually hear what the member is saying. Most of the pieces, of course, have a story. Last month Judy Daggett Head showed and talked about the last tapestry she wove 29 years ago which was in a sad period in her life and was mostly dark colors. Then she showed her first tapestry since then, a colorful and lively tapestry inspired by art work of her grandson. Stephanie Anderson showed her North Coast Chief’s Robe, finally finished. She discussed the symbology and techniques, interwoven with snippets of her family history in Alaska. There were others, of course, but space does not allow me to mention them.
I got to watch all this in the comfort of my own home, and I didn’t have to drive in the dark and rain to MAC! Please grab a cup of tea, find a comfy chair, and join us for the January 14 Zoom meeting, with a program by Robyn Spady and a wonderful Show and Tell by our own members. I look forward to seeing you there!
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:
January 14, 2021
Robyn Spady
Great Weave Structures for Color and
Texture using Novelty Yarns
Perhaps you have walked into a yarn shop and been fascinated with stunning novelty yarns. But as a weaver, it can be a challenge to figure out how to incorporate them into weaving projects in order to showcase the yarns without breaking the bank. Or you may have been inspired by the fabric used for a Chanel-style jacket that was created by Linton Tweed, Lesage, or Bernat Klein and would like to see how these fabrics were created so you can design and weave your own. In this program, Robyn Spady will share a small collection of weave structures that let you take advantage of fun and exciting yarns and add new dimensions to your weaving.
Zoom Link
EVENING MEETING ONLY
Portland Handweavers is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PHG January 2021 Meeting
Time: January 14, 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, January 11, 2021.
Thanks,
Linda Edquist
Coming Up
February 11, 2021
Program Topic TBD
Stay tuned for more details coming soon!
Workshops
Detailed information will be posted on the PHG website as it becomes available so check there often. Click here for more info.
NOTICE: All Workshops are on hold. We are working on scheduling online possiblities. Please stay tuned.
We will attempt to reschedule the planned workshops when it is safe for us to gather again in person. In the interim, the possibility of remote/online workshops is being explored, but it isn’t looking all that promising at the moment.
As always, feel free to ask any questions!
Lynne Fitzsimmons
fitzbase@comcast.net
GUILD NEWS
Community Outreach
A Message from Cooki Messmer and Maggie Patterson
Maggie Patterson and I agreed to be the Community Outreach Co-Directors this year. We hoped to increase the Guild’s efforts to introduce folks to weaving, encourage people who have an interest in weaving to pursue it, and make them aware of our Guild as a resource. But then the pandemic struck and it became difficult to reach out to the public. But we did brainstorm some great ideas and asked the Guild to buy us a couple of small rigid heddle looms for our efforts.
Here are some ideas we came up with and are hoping to follow through on once we can all get out into the public safely. When that happens we’ll be asking for volunteers to help out.
- Set up a table at some of the local farmers markets with a couple of small looms for demonstrations and have the Guild flyer available. We have all experienced how folks often stop by at Guild sale demos to chat or try out a loom. Hopefully they will do the same in a farmers’ market setting.
- Contact local art teachers from the public schools and offer to do a demo in a class with the hope that when they see that there are small, inexpensive looms available they may be motivated to get a couple for their classrooms and continue to introduce weaving to their students.
- Set up a booth at the Art Teachers Professional Organization state conference to demonstrate weaving to the teachers and answer their questions on resources and support for weaving in the classroom.
- Develop a Portland area resource list for weaving lessons, workshops, and support that we can hand out at public events and distribute to yarn shops, titled “So You’d Like to Learn How to Weave”.
If you have any other ideas for outreach, please let us know. And we’re hoping many of you will be willing to help us with these efforts when the time is right.
Latest ANWG News
The Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds has posted their Fall 2020 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.
Limited Access to PHG Library and Rental Equipment
As the Multnomah Arts Center has recently allowed limited access to the building, we are now able to access the library and rental equipment.
Please login to the PHG website and see the Limited Access page for details.
Renew Your Membership
If you haven’t already this year, it’s time to pay your dues. You can do this online from the new PHG website. Just go to Membership -> Renew, or click here: https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/portland-handweavers-guild-membership/renew-my-membership/
Not sure if you’ve paid your dues yet? Email Dan Steves at dansteves@gmail.com and he’ll check.
ANWG Conference Fiber Connections Rescheduled to 2023
On August 29, 2020, the 2021 ANWG Conference Steering Committee met via Zoom video conference to discuss the future of the conference. As comments and ideas were put forward, a key issue of concern was the impact of COVID-19 and if we would be able to move forward with the event. After careful consideration, the committee unanimously approved the recommendation to move the conference to the summer of 2023. This decision was made after considering a number of issues regarding the pandemic, mandates for public gatherings, and nationwide health concerns. On September 10 and 11 the ANWG and WeGO boards voted unanimously to concur with the rescheduling recommendation.
For those who are unaware, the 2021 ANWG Conference venue, Willamette University (WU), has been closed to the public since March and conference organizers have been unable to visit the campus. As a result, WU is unable to provide organizers with any certainty about when or if the campus will reopen to visitors or whether the conference in June 2021 would be permitted. These factors and other health risks led to the decision to reschedule the conference to the summer of 2023.
Over the next few weeks the committee will be in close contact with Willamette University to determine if they have availability in their summer 2023 calendar for the conference. Communications will be sent to all parties involved as soon as a new date and possibly a new venue are determined.
We are saddened to reschedule the conference but feel this is the prudent course of action for the ANWG membership and conference guests. Now you have more time to weave, spin and create fiber art in the conference colors! We will keep you updated with our progress toward 2023 in periodic blog posts and on the website. So stay tuned, we’ll be working on moving everything forward and hope you will join us.
2021 ANWG Conference Steering Committee
anwgconference2021.com
Happy New Year from Your Complex Weavers Representative
We look forward to a new year of progress in the fight against COVID-19; please take care of yourselves and loved ones.
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.
Some members may remember Penny Wakefield, an Alaskan weaver who was a fixture at many conferences. Penny passed away August 16, 2020; read the obituary here.
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
A virtual 2021 Gathering of the Guilds is in the works. It will take place April 30-May 2, 2021 and, depending on the amount of volunteer help and enthusiasm, might feature special live events online or even small in-person socially-distant events around town. The website will remain online for at least a couple of months after that.
As in the past, each guild will plan its own portion of the sale and determine who can participate and how to cover its share of the costs. For the 2021 virtual show, Portland Handweavers Guild will have an application process similar to what it used the last few years. Show publicity will be via social media and word of mouth rather than the extensive advertising done in the past, so costs will be fairly low. PHG will cover participation costs for its members in the show.
Planning is progressing slowly, but information for applicants should be available by mid-January. Contact PHG Director of Sales Janis Johnson janis.marie.johnson@gmail.comwith questions.
gatheringoftheguilds.com
The Bulletin Board
Online Workshop Opportunity
Sprang Workshop 2021 by Carol James. This one is via the Braids and Bands group on groups.io, so you’d have to join that group and then sign up. This workshop is free. The format is posted documents that you follow along with. It starts January 4, but, again, you don’t have to start on that date; the files will be up forever. Lynne Fitzsimmons took a workshop from Susan Foulkes on band weaving though this group, and it was well done. Lots of conversation in the group from those participating.
Braids and Bands group: https://groups.io/g/braidsandbands/topics
Find the Sprang workshop list of materials here.
Support Fiber Arts
During this Season of Giving, please consider supporting efforts to educate and inspire fiber arts communities around the globe. Follow these links to learn more about donating to HGA’s Fiber Trust and WARP (Weave a Real Peace).
Send your items for the Bulletin Board to Sylvia Emard
Fiber News & Events
Memory of Egypt Exhibit – Nancy Arthur Hoskins
December 5, 2020-January 31, 2021
Lincoln City, OR
Nancy Hoskins’ handwoven textiles will be on display in an exhibit called “Memory of Egypt,” at the Lincoln City Cultural Center Fiber Arts Studio Gallery.
Find more info here.
Fibreworks Studio & Gallery
Master Weaver and Master Spinner Courses
April-May, 2021
12887-12889 Sunshine Coast Highway, Madeira Park, BC, Canada
Find more info here: www.fibreworksgallery.com
Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival
September 25-26, 2021
Canby, OR
www.oregonflockandfiberfestival.com
Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat
February 16-20, 2022
Tacoma, Washington
redalderfiberarts.com
Handweavers Guild of America – Convergence 2022
July 15-21, 2022
Knoxville, TN
Convergence® is heading to the Smoky Mountains for 2022!
Convergence
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
Sunriver Art Fair
August 13-15, 2021
The Village at Sunriver
Virtual Online Event: August 13-September 26, 2021
2021 Sunriver Art Fair. Apply on Zapplication.org by March 15, 2021.
Troutdale Fall Festival of the Arts
September 18-19, 2021
Glenn Otto Park, Troutdale, OR
Troutdale Fall Festival of the Arts. Apply on Zapplication.org by March 15, 2021.
Corvallis Fall Festival
September 25-26, 2021
Corvallis, OR
Corvallis Fall Festival applications will open in Zapplication.org on Feb. 15, 2021.
Check the PHG website for details on these
and other fiber events in the area.
All newsletter submissions must be received by email (emards@comcast.net) no later than the 25th of the month in order to be included in the next month’s newsletter.
Rental Equipment
PHG has equipment we rent to members. We have a variety of weaving and spinning items for a pretty great price – most items rent for $20 per month. Check the members link on the PHG website to browse the collection and submit a rental request.
Contact Information
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PortlandHandweaversGuild
Website: PortlandHandweaversGuild.org
President: Chris Rossi – chrisrossi14@gmail.com
Secretary: Lynne Fitzsimmons – fitzbase@comcast.net
Treasurer: Lynette Peterson – cmllp@aol.com
At-Large Director: VACANT
Director of Education: Linda Edquist – edquistls@gmail.com
Workshop Chair:Lynne Fitzsimmons – fitzbase@comcast.net
Program Chair: Linda Edquist – edquistls@gmail.com
and Dan Steves – dansteves@gmail.com
Community Involvement Director:
Maggie Patterson – mudgepatterson@hotmail.com
and Cooki Messmer – cookimessmer@comcast.net
Exhibits Chair: VACANT
Member Services: Robin Korybski – korbyPHG@gmail.com
Library: Robin Korybski – korbyPHG@gmail.com
and Nora Fairley – nlfairley@hotmail.com
Rental equipment, PHG closet: Judi Fisher – jafisher423@gmail.com
Communications Director: Dan Steves – dansteves@gmail.com
Webmaster: Dan Steves – dansteves@gmail.com
Newsletter: Sylvia Emard – emards@comcast.net
Facebook Admin: Judee Moonbeam – jude@judeemoonbeam.com
Instagram & Google Groups: Amy Belgan – amybelgan@gmail.com
Membership Director: Dan Steves – dansteves@gmail.com
Sales Director/PHG Representative to Gathering of the Guilds:
Janis Johnson – janis.marie.johnson@gmail.com
Organization Liason Director: Sue Walsh – sugar2311@comcast.net
Representatives:
ANWG Rep: Dan Steves – dansteves@gmail.com
WeGO Rep: Sue Walsh – sugar2311@comcast.net
Complex Weavers Rep: Ladella Williams –
ladellawilliamsCZZ@gmail.com
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