NewNew HampshireHampshire WeaversWeavers GuildGuild

www.nhweaversguild.org Fall 2012

Officers September 19, 2012 Morning Workshops

President: Barbara Burns (2013) Bead Leno: Holes Where You Want Them Patricia Morton barbarabbb@tds.net 603-927-4965 Hands-On Hemstitching & Edge Finishes Jayne Flanagan Rag Rugs Dena Gartenstein Moses 1st VP/Afternoon Carole Elliott (2013) Program Chm: [email protected] Weavers Helping Weavers 603-764-9888 Introducing Ourselves or How I Got Started Weaving 2nd VP/Extended Mary Ann Sanborn (2014) Linda Lincoln, Moderator Workshop Chm: [email protected] Afternoon Program 603-783-4733 Weaving At Warp Speed Dena Gartenstein Moses

Recording Pat Bent (2014) Secretary: [email protected] October 17, 2012 603-580-2894 Morning Workshops

Corresponding Gail Landy (2013) Pick UP your Inkle Connie Gray Secretary: [email protected] Turned Overshot Virginia Coolidge 603-532-6475 Planning A Project From Start to Finish Jayne Flanagan

Treasurer: Betty Dishong (2014) [email protected] Weavers Helping Weavers 603-464-2719 Diamond Celebration: NHWG is 75 Years Old in 2013 June Erla, Moderator Nominating Susan Maurer (2013) Afternoon Program Committee: Barbara Bennett (2014) Weaving A Brighter Future: The Mayan Hands Story Ginny Warner (2015) Marion Kilson / Brenda Rosenbaum

Saturday, November 3, 2012 Meeting Day Schedule Extended Workshop Program: Peabody Essex Museum

9:00 Set Up see page 10

9:30 Sign In for Morning Workshops November 28, 2012 10:00 Morning Workshops & Morning Workshops Weavers Helping Weavers Drafting: Color and Weave Mary Ann Sanborn 12:00 Bring Your Own Lunch What is Lampas? Marjie Thompson 12:45 Business Meeting Transparencies: Part 1 of 2 Barbara Herbster

1:15 Afternoon Speaker Weavers Helping Weavers If possible, please stay to help clean up; Our Updated Library (meets in Library) Kathy Hutchins, Modrtor many hands make light work! Afternoon Program DIMITY Marjie Thompson Fragrance Free Meetings Some of our members suffer from severe All morning workshops begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. allergies. Please attend meetings Please be prompt. Latecomers may be replaced “fragrance free”. Thanks! by people on the waiting list.

Fall 2012 1 NHWG Meetings NHWG Membership Records & Information (Membership Form—page 13) The NHWG fiscal year runs from Heidi Clow [email protected] 603-529-2125 July 1 to June 30. The Guild Leslie Stone 603-526-6326 meets on the third Wednesday of September, October, November, Morning Workshop Chairman & Registrar March, April and May. Marlene Witham, Chairman [email protected] 603-286-9590 Advertising Policies Barbara Morse, Registrar [email protected] 603-434-7224 Any member may place a free (non-commercial) ad; there is a 25 word limit. Make sure your MORNING WORKSHOPS To register please see page 13 copy is accurate and legible. Non

-members and commercial adver- Bead Leno: Holes Where You Want Them Patricia Morton tisers please contact the Advertis- 1 session $12.00 September ing Editor: Marjie Thompson / [email protected] / 207-829- Learn to create a lacy fabric using bead leno, with regular holes or texture changes where 6111 for sizes, prices and formats. desired. Bead leno makes a stable, airy fabric for scarves, curtains, and even clothing. Sett Commercial ads need to be cam- variations change the fabric from being "holey" to "textured". The "beads" are a tool to cross era-ready or in an agreed upon the warp ends over each other, keeping them apart. There are no beads in the final fabric. computer file format. Newsletter Leno fabrics are traditionally done either by hand pick-up or doups, but this method is much Editor: Jayne Flanagan / easier! This lecture/demo shows you how easy it is to set up bead leno. We'll cover many [email protected] / 207-839- draft and sett variations, weaving tips, and some unusual uses for twisted warps. A loom is 5512 provided so that you can try it out. You have to see how this fascinating technique works to believe it! Suitable for all levels. Please bring any interesting leno fabrics you may have - Yarn Table handwoven or not. No homework. A comprehensive handout will be provided by the  The Yarn Table hours are 9:00- instructor — fee $2.00 Class size 20 students. 10:00 AM and 12:00-12:30 PM.  Any sales during the Guild Patricia Morton has been weaving for over 20 years. She enjoys teaching both beginning and meeting, whether on or off the experienced weavers. She has taught at weaving guilds, weaving studios, and garden clubs Yarn Table, owe 10% to the throughout New England. Patricia is the co-owner of Treeditions, a company that Guild; sales arranged ahead of manufactures weaving tools. time do not.

 The Yarn Table managers are not

responsible for the security of items for sale. Hands-On Hemstitching & Edge Finishes Jayne Flanagan 1 session $12.00 September  Each and every article MUST have 2 tags on it, each with your name and price. If your article is Simple hand-hemstitching is explained in the back of every issue of Handwoven, but there not tagged, it cannot be sold on are other options for finishing edges and hems. Many decorative and functional methods are the yarn table. illustrated clearly by the instructor’s large-scale sampler woven of seine twine. Using normal  Purchasing with CASH is pre- -sized fabric and threads supplied by the instructor, you will practice two methods of simple ferred so that all sales proceeds hand hemstitching (both forwards and backwards!) and try many of the other hemstitching can be distributed on the same and edge finishing techniques shown. Learn how to plan for hems, tips for precision hem meeting day. If that is not possi- turning, and burn-free pressing. Please bring a tapestry needle (blunt tip, about 1 ¾” long), a ble, make your check out to the 6” embroidery hoop, and a small crochet hook (2.25 mm, size B or 1) if you have one. This NHWG. For items paid by check class is suitable for all weavers and useful for ratings. Materials/handout fee $1. over $25, buyers may be asked to pay the seller (90%) and guild (10%) separately. Jayne weaves mostly flat things which benefit from finishing details to raise them above the  Ten percent of each sale goes to status of yardage. She has taught at NEWS and several New England guilds, and served as the Guild’s Education Fund. 2003 NEWS President.  Please remember to pick up un- sold items at 12:30 pm.  If you plan to bring more than one Rag Rugs Dena Gartenstein Moses box of items to sell, please let us 1 session $12.00 September

know in advance.

Rag Rug weaving is the ultimate recycling adventure! In this class, we will learn all the ins Julie Morse: 603-526-6386 and outs of turning those old and unwanted clothes into fabulous rugs. We will begin by [email protected] talking about setting up your warp. We will learn how to dissect clothes and prepare them for your weft, discuss many different design possibilities, and look at lots and lots of sam- ples. This class will also cover different looms and what makes them better or worse for weaving rugs. You will leave with plenty of inspiration and information to get started on making great rag rugs. Suitable for all levels. Students must at least understand 2 Fall 2012 continued MORNING WORKSHOPS CONTINUED how to warp a loom. Handout provided—no fee. Materials for Students to Bring: Notebook, a few garments with minimum stretch (avoid knits and anything with a lot of stretch) of varying weight to “deconstruct” and a good pair of scissors. Garments should be washed and dried. Class size—open.

Dena has been weaving for twenty-five years and sells her line of chenille scarves, shawls and hats at highly juried craft shows and fine galleries around New England. She spent years weaving and selling her unique, “tapestry rag rugs”. She is the founder and primary teacher at the “Vermont Weaving School”. Dena will also be our afternoon speaker.

Pick UP your Inkle Connie Gray 1 session $12.00 October

Pick it UP, or push it DOWN! Weave simple to complex geometric patterns on your basic inkle loom. By distorting the natural alter- nation of threads, you can weave crosses, diamonds, squares, even stars and snowflake patterns on a simple narrow strip. Use these for trims, belts, sashes, bell-pulls, or even shoelaces! Based on traditional Latvian patterns learned from my mentor, Zaiga Upitis, we will weave a sampler of many patterns and be given more to try at home. This is a fast-paced hands-on class, for those with experi- ence in basic inkle weaving. Class size 8-10 students. Material/Handout Fee: $2.00 Connie can lend one or two warped inkle looms for the class, if needed; please notify Connie early!

Homework and Materials to Bring: Pre-warping directions will be sent upon registration. Bring your warped (open-sided) inkle loom, extra heddles, small belt or stick shuttle, small scissors, tape measure, 2 large-eye needles to fit yarn, pick-up stick (butter knife or letter opener will do). Suitable yarns: a tightly spun cotton - carpet warp or 8/2 perle cotton in neutral color, about 3 ounces, two colors of 5/2 perle cotton or embroidery floss (at least twice as heavy as neutral cotton), about 1 ounce of each.

Connie, inkle mistress of NHWG, has taught inkle techniques far and wide to many adults and children. Here at NHWG her classes have included basic and advanced (pick-up) techniques, random warping, painting inkle warps, tubular necklaces, and inkle Santas.

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Turned Overshot Virginia Coolidge 1 session $12.00 October

Why weave overshot and monks belt with 2 shuttles when you can do it with one! When a draft is “turned” it is rotated 90o so that warp threads become weft threads, and weft threads become warp threads. The original threading sequence becomes the treadling sequence of the new draft and the original treadling sequence becomes the new threading. Overshot is normally threaded on 4 shafts and woven with 2 shuttles using 6 treadles (4 for pattern and 2 for tabby). When the draft is turned, the warp is threaded on 6 shafts and it is woven with 1 shuttle using 4 treadles. Monks belt is a simplified form of overshot woven with 2 pattern treadles, so it can be turned and woven on 4 shafts. It isn’t quite a simple as turning the book sideways, but I’ll show you how to do it. I’ll tell you the advantages (one shuttle instead of two is the biggest) and some disadvantages of turning these drafts. And most im- portantly, show you how to change the tie-up to accomplish this. You’ll have a chance to practice using the graph paper you bring with you. I’ll bring several examples of turned overshot that I’ve wove in the past several years. Ability of participants: advanced beginner, knowledge of overshot would be helpful. Class size up to 15 students. Please bring pencil, eraser, and graph paper. A handout ( 50 cent fee) will be provided with detailed instructions and examples of turned drafts.

For 30 years Ginny has been weaving a variety of techniques and weave structures (no specialization!!) She now has a 24 shaft Weavebird compudobby loom (certainly not needed for turned overshot) and 8 shaft Baby Wolf. She is a Past President of NHWG and Past VP (Program Chair) of NEWS.

Planning A Project From Start to Finish Jayne Flanagan 1 session $12.00 October

Whether you tweak a weaving "recipe" or create something completely original, it is helpful to think ahead and plan a clear path through the obvious variables of your project. Thinking ahead will save you from the many common pitfalls which could turn warping into a nightmare. Students will be provided with their own copies of a standard outline, with which we will plan several projects from the ground up and get into the habit of good record keeping at the same time. Bring graph paper, lined paper for tak- ing notes, calculator, pencil, eraser, ruler. Suitable for all levels. No handout fee.

Using the standard outline she devised early on has saved Jayne from making a lot of planning mistakes, but NOT all of them. Every warp is a new adventure. She is a member of several New England guilds, HGA and Complex Weavers.

Drafting: Color and Weave Mary Ann Sanborn 1 session $12.00 November

The placement of color in warp and/or weft can create stripes, plaids, checks, and myriad other designs. In fact, in some cases, color can completely mask structure. In this class we will further our understanding of drafts and drawdowns while exploring the effect of color on plain weave and twills. This is a hands-on class and most of our time will be spent drafting. To participate in this class, you should have knowledge of basic drafting as this topic will be only briefly reviewed.

Please bring graph paper, pencils, colored pencils or markers, and an eraser or “white-out” type product. An understanding of basic thread-by-thread drafting is a prerequisite. There will be a charge for the class handout.

Mary Ann is a longtime member of the NHWG. She has taught classes for our Guild and other area Guilds, as well as at NEWS. She enjoys weaving, though she doesn’t get to do enough of it, and teaches weaving, drafting, color & weave, weave structures, tablet weaving, and Shaker textiles. Mary Ann has served on the NHWG and NEWS Boards, and is a member of the HGA Board of Directors. She lives in Canterbury, NH.

What is Lampas? Marjie Thompson 1 session $12.00 November

Lampas is the weave structure used for many of the elaborate medieval textiles and 19th century figured and fancy coverlets. It allows extensive patterning with fewer shafts than a drawloom would have required and fewer than block doubleweave, while allowing for different weave strucures to be used in the pattern and background areas. Even with this use of tie downs, lampas is best woven using eight or more shafts. Two or three warped table looms will be provided because this structure is best understood

4 Fall 2012 continued MORNING WORKSHOPS CONTINUED by actually weaving it. If you would like to bring your own 8- (or 12- or 16-) shaft table loom for more experimentation, just let Marjie know so that she can send you the threading.

Marjie again shares with us her enthusiasm for ferreting out little-known techniques that she knows should be more widely used by contemporary weavers. Marjie teaches nationally, is a past Dean of WGBoston and a past President of NEWS.

Transparencies: Color, Abstraction and Negative Space: Two Parts Barbara Herbster 2 sessions $24.00 November and March

Let your eyes be opened to the technique of inlaying color on a plain weave ground. When inlay is applied to an open tabby fabric it is referred to as Transparent Weave. The resulting cloth is a Transparency. This is a wonderful decorative wall hanging/ embroidery technique. Although it uses discontinuous weft, it is not a tapestry. The work progresses more quickly than tapestry as it fills only part of the cloth. Scraps of colored yarns, crewel wool or embroidery threads will be used to shape objects, designs, or people on a linen warp. The technique of transparent weave will be demonstrated on a table loom in class. Bring a simple photo, drawing or idea and we will discuss how to adapt your idea to a cartoon to use on your loom. The design cartoon will be started in class. The cartoon will be transformed into a fiber transparency at your fireside loom as snowflakes fall. You will work independently but help from the instructor is as close as your computer or phone. A finished piece will be your reward for diligent work during the three months we are apart. We will share our adventures when we meet in March to learn from one another and show off the finished pieces. Suitable for all levels. Class size is 12-15 students.

Materials or Homework for Students to Bring: Bring cones, tubes or spools of single or plied natural linen you have on hand. See what discontinuous weft material you have: ie; Bring examples of embroidery thread, fine cottons to strand, textured novelties, crewel wool, or wools that are fine enough to strand. Bring photographs, cards, drawings to choose from and use as inspiration. Bring paper the width you intend your warp to be and materials for drawing and note taking. Material / Handout Fee: minimal $1- $5 to cover instruction sheets giving particulars of the technique.

Barbara lives in Manchester by the Sea, MA. Her pleasure is teaching and sharing the excitement and knowledge of weaving with others. Her work has a contemporary direction which she achieves through clean design and a strong sense of color. She enjoys weaving, teaching, designing for galleries, and commissions for public spaces.

WEAVERS HELPING WEAVERS (no fee)

September: Introducing Ourselves -or- How I Got Started Weaving Linda Lincoln, Moderator An open discussion by attendees about how their interest in weaving was sparked. Do they have a background of handwork? Was their mother or grandmother a weaver? When did they take their first class/workshop? Are they a color or structure person? What was their first loom? How many looms do they own now? Linda is one of the Mainiacs belonging to NHWG, a member of WGBoston and Mainely Weavers, weaving since 1978, and interested in how others have become as fascinated with all aspects of weaving as she has.

October: Diamond Celebration: NHWG is 75 Years Old in 2013 June Erla, Moderator The Board voted to have our 75th Anniversary be the theme for our 2013 Guild Challenge for the exhibits at Portsmouth and NEWS, having received the most member votes at the May meeting. We’ll be brainstorming ideas; what to weave, pattern possi- bilities, color choices, etc. Bring lots of your ideas to share…… June will be moderating and recording your suggestions to post on our website for everyone’s information. To get your creative ideas started, here are a few suggestions from June as they pertain to our 75th anniversary, think numbers, colors, and shapes, i.e.; 1938 – 2013, 75, white, diamond, vintage yardage for 1938-styled clothing, bead leno using white sparkling beads, diamond shaped pillows, etc. For those of you in Connie’s Inkle Pick-up work- shop, you might want to learn how to weave numbers or words to incorporate on your exhibit entry. For those of you in Ginny’s Turned Overshot workshop, you might decide to weave something using an old overshot pattern. Let’s think outside the box and really wow ourselves as well as pay tribute to our founding guild members back in 1938.

November: Our Updated Library Kathy Hutchins, Moderator ***This session will be held in the Library (in the Yellow building).*** Come visit the updated NHWG Library. We have a larger space, good lighting, and lots besides books. See what we have for DVD's, look in the Samples File, learn how to find information and ideas, also how to use online access to library holdings and valuable links. You will have time to explore the collection, ask questions and borrow items. Bring your list of books and magazines. If we don't have it, we'll see about ordering it. Don't miss this; it is well worth the long walk from the main building.

Fall 2012 5 AFTERNOON PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

SEPTEMBER Weaving At Warp Speed Dena Gartenstein Moses

Whether you want to be able to make more great stuff in less time or you’ve always wondered what it would take to become a pro- duction weaver or you’ve got a weaving business and are looking for tips, this is a great workshop for you. Dena will draw on her twenty years of production weaving to talk about many of the things that slow us down and present easy solutions about how to overcome them.

Dena has been weaving for twenty-five years and sells her line of chenille scarves, shawls and hats at highly-juried craft shows and fine galleries around New England. She spent years weaving and selling her unique, “tapestry rag rugs” and can consistently weave a scarf in twenty minutes. She is the founder and primary teacher at “Vermont Weaving School”. www.vermontweavingschool.com

OCTOBER Weaving A Brighter Future: The Mayan Hands Story Marion Kilson / Brenda Rosenbaum

Mayan Hands is a fair trade organization founded in 1989 that partners with talented Maya weavers in the highlands of Guatemala to bring their families out of extreme poverty. These women and their families are able to continue to live within the culture they cherish. This NHWG program will tell the Mayan Hands story through the words of the Guatemalan weavers and their North American partners and will suggest ways in which NHWG members can help Mayan Hands to further its mission. Mayan Hands products will be available for purchase at all the fall meetings of the NHWG.

Marion is a long time member of NHWG and is currently a Mayan Hands board member.

NOVEMBER ~ ~ Dimity ~ ~ Marjie Thompson dimity (dim·i·ty) Pronunciation: /ˈdimitē/ noun a hard-wearing, sheer cotton fabric woven with raised stripes or checks

Even the current dictionary definition hints at the “problem” with this weave structure- “hard-wearing” and “sheer” in the same definition. Come learn more about this interesting but misunderstood weave structure that needs as few as two shafts for pattern but can require more for different effects. Eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century dimity will be covered as well as the Southern dimity counterpanes and their drafts.

Marjie likes unraveling weaving nomenclature mysteries almost as much as figuring out the “old drafts.”

The 2013 NHWG Biennial Juried Show

NHWG’s 75th anniversary coincides with a NEWS year; an excellent reason to celebrate by pouring your heart and soul into lots of creative / functional / traditional / imaginative weaving for both events. The Portsmouth Library Gallery is a multipurpose room, open to the public for meetings, movie matinees, and art of all kinds. The guild will take advantage of the “high traffic” with an opening reception, plus perhaps demonstrations and hands-on activities. It all depends on weavers and volunteers!

Our very first planning meeting will be October 17, 2012 at 9AM before the guild meeting. Several members have already signed up to help, more are needed. Think of what you’d like to help with or what you’d like to learn more about—there really is something for everyone; publicity, intake/jury, hanging, reception, demo/events, awards, signage/ribbons, the non-juried Challenge exhibit, takedown, transportation. Here’s the Big Picture:

May 2013: The guild Annual Show & Tell / intake of all items for the Portsmouth Library Show and NEWS (New England Weavers Seminar) / jurying for the shows / transport to Portsmouth.

June 2013: Hanging the Portsmouth Library Show June 1 / reception and special events / take down show.

July 2013: Transport entries to NEWS. (Conference dates are July 11—July 14, 2013) / pick up entries at end of shows

Since Portsmouth is the closest venue to Maine yet, I volunteered to chair the Show and I hope you all will hop on board with me—to paraphrase— “many hands make the show work”. Jayne Flanagan, Chairman [email protected] 207-839-5512

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Message From Your President:

Hello everyone, Of the four seasons, I love summer best, and right now this one is shaping up as a beauty. The garden is tak- ing off and my beehives are buzzing with activity. I hope that when you read this, things will still be looking good weather-wise and we’ll all be tanned, relaxed and refreshed. Fall is my second-favorite season. Even though I haven’t technically been a student for many decades, I still get that back-to-school feeling when Labor Day rolls around. It’s time to get the looms cleared off; those projects that have been spinning around in my “summer brain” need a place to go! I hope that you, too, dear weavers, are having the same kinds of thoughts. Maybe you have already finished those beautiful pieces that we’ll have in our 2013 shows, but I’ll bet many of you are still in the planning stages like me. I got a chance to personally visit the Portsmouth Library in June. The exhibit areas that we will use in June 2013 are spacious and have beautiful lighting. It will be a great challenge to fill that exhibit with lots of gorgeous work, but I know we can do it justice. Please, no more worries about judges’ comments and other extraneous matters, “just do it”. Weave your best and proudly enter it for all to see! Our participation in the NEWS juried shows in 2011 was quite a bit smaller than in the past, so we need to really go all out in 2013 “show our stuff” to all of New England at NEWS and to our friends, families and fellow citizens in Portsmouth. This brings me around to the topic of our 75th Anniversary. Thanks so much to the 2 or 3 people who remem- bered that it is almost here! Whew! We could have let it slide right by without a party! This is going to make a great Challenge for us; I know we are all mulling over how to best celebrate our Diamond Jubilee in our weavings. Plans are brewing, as you will see elsewhere in the newsletter. Thanks to all who have made the last year a very enjoyable one for me as president. Many kind words have been spoken or sent to me in little messages, and I do appreciate that. It has been great to have people come forward to volunteer and accept nominations for jobs and offices. I certainly hope that trend will continue; we are going to need lots of help at all levels to make the coming of 2013 a sparkling, diamond jewel of a success. Here we go!

Fondly,

Barbara Fall 2012 7 Come visit the updated NHWG Library. We have a larger space, good lighting, and lots besides books. See what we have for DVD's, look in the Samples File, browse magazines and shelves for new ideas. Materials may be borrowed from one meeting to the next by members in good standing upon presentation of their current guild nametag. Bring your list of books and magazine articles or email your needs ahead of time. If we don't have it, we'll see about acquiring it. Please contact one of the Library Team for renewal of materials if you cannot return them on time. Also, consider volunteering to be a Library Sitter for one meeting date. You will be amazed at what we have and you can borrow. The Library is located at the front of the yellow building. It is open every regular meeting day from 9:30-12:30. Don't miss out; it is well worth the long walk from the main building. Your Library Team Kathy Hutchins [email protected] (978-374-7229) Joan Warren [email protected] Barbara Morse [email protected] Penny LaRaia [email protected]

LOOKING FOR A NEW NEWSLETTER EDITOR Are you looking for a way to help the guild? Do you want to see everything that’s happening FIRST? This is my 20th issue (10 years as Editor)–I need a change and I’d like to serve NHWG in a different way. If you’re interested, let’s talk! Jayne Flanagan, Editor 207-839-5512 [email protected]

Corrections to Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes as mentioned by Norma Smayda at the October 2011 workshop:

There are no printed errata. She is aware of a few minor treadling errors in some of the drawdowns, and that should there ever be a 2nd printing, those corrections will be made.

p. 111 the large corner blocks of Waldenweave should be woven 4x, not 3x. p. 120 Bomber Flight. lines 45 and 47 - those 2 blocks should be treadled 3x, not 2x. p. 131 all blocks of Jitterbug are either 1, 2, or 3 shots. Once per repeat, the 4x block should be 3x. p. 146. Superhighway. block on line 12 should be 3x, not 2x high.

Sterling Silver NHWG Guild Historian: NEWS Reps: Bulletin Board: NHWG Mail Lady Pins Available from Cynthia Amidon Barbara Burns & Diana Frost Lyn Falcone: Diana Frost Christine House mail_lady@ nhweaversguild.org The Three Guild Looms

The LeClerc Minerva 8 shaft floor loom (22” weaving width—10 treadles) is available for rent for a $25.00 refundable deposit and a non-refundable $10.00 per month rental fee, payable in advance of each month to NHWG, c/o Paula McKone, Treasurer. To make arrangements for rental, contact its current custodian: Penny LaRaia, P. O. Box 4, Salisbury, NH 03268 [email protected] 603-648-2375

The Belva Mohle 4 shaft Macomber Loom is a guild loom available for demos. (24” weaving width) Please contact President Barbara Burns to make arrangements. (Current custodian: Carole Elliott)

The 4 shaft Dorset donated by Harriet Mitiguy is available for use by guild members only. (22” maximum weaving width) Please contact President Barbara Burns to make arrangements. (Current custodian: Jane Dumais)

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Complex Weavers Seminars 2012 Washington, DC September 12-15, 2012 www.complex-weavers.org/seminar.htm

THE EDUCATION FUND The purpose of the Education Fund is to assist Guild members to attend weaving classes, craft schools, formal classes of higher learning, workshops and/or conferences. It is not “need-based”. Applicants must be a member of the New Hampshire Weavers Guild in good standing for at least a year.

Receipt of an Education Grant is considered an honor, recognizing a weaver’s goal of improving, understanding, ability, and crea- tivity in weaving. Recipients will be expected to share their new knowledge with the Guild membership. There are many ways that you can share what you’ve learned:

 Write an article for the newsletter. It can be a just a couple of paragraphs about what you have learned for the class you’ve just taken .  Provide the next newsletter sample. It’s not as scary as you may think.  A sample of a new technique you learned with a description of the process to go in the Library’s sample collection.  Volunteer to be one of the greeters, make the coffee or help with the clean-up after a guild meeting. We are always looking for help.  If you feel comfortable teaching a workshop or moderating a Weavers Helping Weavers, please let us know.

We have application forms and guidelines available on the website and on the information table at each Guild meeting. If you are still unsure about requesting funding please just ask any of the Education Fund Committee members listed below; we would be more than happy to discuss options available. Please apply as soon as possible, prior to the class for which you are requesting the funds. Michele Clarke, Chairman 603-320-0082 [email protected] Carole Elliott 603-764-9888 [email protected] Ginny Warner 603-456-2740 [email protected]

Fall 2012 9 Extended Workshop Program: Peabody Essex Museum Saturday, November 3, 2012

On Saturday, Nov. 3, NHWG members will travel to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, take two tours, have lunch , and then take additional time to visit other museum exhibits and the gift shop (It will be just about time to start Christmas shopping).

Fee: $18.00 (includes two tours and museum entrance fee)

Schedule 10:00 Arrive in Salem, park and walk to museum. 10:15 Meet in museum lobby 10:30 – 11:30 AM Guided tour of the exhibit: The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries 11:45-12:45 AM Guided tour of the exhibit: Hats an Anthology by Stephen Jones 1:00 Lunch (either at the museum or a nearby restaurant) 2:00 Visit other exhibits and the gift shop

Below are web addresses for additional information. The NHWG site provides live links.

Please note that we have decided to offer this one day workshop program on a Saturday to entice members who cannot attend regular meetings to join us. So whether you are a regular at NHWG meeting or a member who cannot regularly attend meetings, please come.

Brief Tour Information. Other exhibits of interest to our The Invention of Glory: Alfonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries: group will be explored after http://www.pem.org/exhibitions/151- lunch. For more information: the_invention_of_glory_afonso_v_and_the_pastrana_tapestries http://pem.org/exhibitions/current The Pastrana Tapestries are rare examples of Gothic Tapestry and measure 36’ each. The four panels are currently in the U.S. having been recently restored. Woven in the 14thc of These include silk and wool, they depict the military prowess of Portugal’s King Alfonso V. This is the Perfect Imbalance, Exploring only museum exhibit of these tapestries in the Northeast. Chinese aesthetics http://pem.org/exhibitions/3- Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones per- Stephen Jones created hats, lovely and outlandish, for Britain’s most famous entertainers. fect_imbalance_exploring_chines This exhibit, organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, features 250 hats, all works of e_aesthetics art, which might just inspire some of us to create some very special hats for our “Diamond Jubilee” exhibit. Fish, Silk, Tea, Bamboo: Culti- http://pem.org/exhibitions/146-hats_an_anthology_by_stephen_jones vating an Image of China Thinking Diamond Jubilee, hats, Queen Elizabeth? Try http://www.vanityfair.com/ http://pem.org/exhibitions/17- society/2012/05/diamond-jubilee-hats-queen-elizabeth#slide=1 fish_silk_tea_bamboo_cultivating _an_image_of_china Registration Form To register, fill out the information below, include your check payable to NHWG for $18.00, and mail to:, Mary Ann Sanborn, 16 Abberton Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224. Registration is limited and must be received by September 25th.

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At the September and October meetings, we will try to arrange car pools for those who would prefer them.

Come with us on November 3rd, we’ll have a great time!

10 Fall 2012 MEET MAYAN HANDS!

Please visit our website www.mayanhands.org to learn more about our up- coming tour and the remarkable women who work with us, as well as the beautiful handcrafted items they produce.

Nov 7-17 Travel to Guatemala and meet Mayan Hands' weaving co-ops with Deborah Chandler, translator and guide, author of Guatemalan Woven Wealth and Learning to Weave!

Founded in the early 1990s, MAYAN HANDS is a fair-trade organization that works with more than 200 Mayan weavers organized in 9 different cooperative groups in Guatemala. Though hailed the world over as remark- able artists, most Mayan weavers live under conditions of extreme poverty, barely making $5 to $7 per month when they sell locally. Mayan Hands partners with these talented weavers to find Fair Trade markets for their beautiful textiles and provides them with opportunities for educational ad- vancement and development of their communities. In the 21st century, Mayan women continue weaving on backstrap looms, handed down from their ancient foremothers many hundreds of years ago. Mayan women love to weave, to inscribe in their cloth symbols of the earth’s sacredness and their culture’s unique vision of the universe. Your purchases allow these remarkable weavers and their families to eat better, send their children to school, build up their communities—and to harbor hopes of a better future.

You can also partner with our weavers and help them sell their beautiful products, making a small profit for your guild! For questions or if would like to hold a sale with Mayan Hands products, please contact us at [email protected], or 301-515-5911

HANDWEAVERS GUILD The dates for upcoming NHWG RATINGS OF AMERICA NHWG Board meetings are: PROGRAM

www.weavespindye.org Mary Ann Sanborn would Diana Frost Saturday, September 8, 2012 like to find out which members State Representative and are currently working on [email protected] Saturday, December 1, 2012 603 868-7465 (Snow date Dec 8) ratings or have an interest in the program. Mary Ann Sanborn Please let her know: HGA National Director at 9:30 at the League of NH [email protected] [email protected] Craftsmen (Concord) 603-783-4733 603-783-4733 49 South Main St, Suite 100 in the “SMILE!” building Ratings Dates to Remember If you are planning on submit- ting please let Mary Ann know NHWG Extended Workshop by March 1, 2013 so she can Cancellation Policy arrange jurors and answer any If cancellation is received prior to 30 last minute questions. days before workshop, NHWG will at- tempt to refund all fees paid, provided your place is filled. For registration Submit at April 2013 cancellations received within 30 days of meeting! the workshop, no monetary refund can be promised, though NHWG will make a good faith attempt to reimburse, as funds generated by the workshop permit. Fall 2012 11 Weavers Wanted for Guild Samples Schedule of Guild Helpers

NEW Coordinator: Paula Taggart One of the many perks of guild membership is a twice- yearly handwoven sample. These samples are woven by [email protected] 207-793-9696 volunteer guild members, and offer us all the opportunity to share our craft and get to know each other. Each draft sheet September 19, 2012 includes details of the weaving process, as well as a biog- Greeters: Patricia Russell, Diana Frost raphy of the weaver. Please consider lending your talents Coffee: Jill Hunter, Debbie Stohn to our guild. All levels and abilities are most welcome! Clean Up: Barbara Gogolan, **** Library Sitter: **** How much do you have to weave? 200 samples, 3"x3", October 17, 2012 for example: Greeters: Harriet Mitiguy, Barbara Bennett 15 inches wide by 3.5 yards long or Coffee: Pat Bent, **** 24 inches wide by 2.125 yards long or Clean Up: Carolyn Corson, Joan Biasucci 30 inches wide by 1.75 yards long or 36 inches wide by 1.5 yards long Library Sitter: **** November 28, 2012 For more info on draft sheet and fabric preparation contact: Greeters: Debby Cary, Arlene Ilgenfritz Coffee: Lyn Falcone Charlotte Crowell, 468 Jaffrey Rd, Marlborough, NH Clean Up: Connie Gray, Chris House 03455, 603-876-3842 [email protected] Library Sitter: **** Sarah Sherburne, 102 Cheney Ave #11, Peterborough, NH 03458. 603-784-5333 [email protected] **** need volunteers, thank you

The Spring sample was woven by Gerry Cosgrove. Look for your envelope at the guild meetings!

The Loom List Diana Frost maintains a list of looms and equipment for sale which is circulated to various New England guilds and individu- VENDORS: wishing to sell at NHWG meetings, als. It is posted at each NH Guild Meeting. Anyone may use this please contact the President in advance (see list, the only proviso being that when a loom is bought or sold, page one), so that set-up can be arranged. that information is sent immediately to Diana. Each item will stay on the list for exactly one year unless it is sold or Diana is Selling should take place before 10AM and notified to extend its exposure. For a copy of the current list, from 12 to 12:30PM. Vendors shall donate 10% please send a SASE (with postage for three ounces) to: of earnings to NHWG. Diana Frost 16 Oyster River Rd., Durham, NH 03824 603 868-7465 [email protected]

Directions: Kimball-Jenkins Estate, 266 N Main St., Concord, NH LOOM NEWS VIA RAVELRY !!! From North, West and South: I93 to Exit 15W, 393W to No. Main St.** Lisa Hart Olson and her family are still running From East: 393W to No. Main St.** Macomber Looms in York, Maine, despite the unexpected death of her father, Rick Hart, in January. They had a booth at Convergence and the biggest **Sharp right at No. Main and 393. Sharp right into driveway to Kimball- news of all; in July they launched their own website Jenkins Estate. Parking is to the rear www.macomberloom.com (no “S” on the word of the Carriage House. “loom”)

~~~ info thanks to June Erla

12 Fall 2012 Workshop Information/ REGISTRATION FORM FOR MORNING WORKSHOPS Policies

 You must be a current mem- Name ______ber of the New Hampshire Weavers Guild in order to register for a workshop. Mailing Address ______ Workshops meet from 10 a.m. until noon. Phone # ______Email ______ Workshop fees are $12.00 per session. (IMPORTANT-please include)  You must register for all parts of a multi-session Enrollment begins September 1. Registration forms postmarked before workshop, unless otherwise indicated in the workshop 9/1 will be treated as if postmarked on 9/1. description.  You may list as many as Bead Leno: Holes Where You Want Them three choices per session. 1 session $12.00 September ……………………… $______Indicate your 1st, 2nd & 3rd choices. Hands-On Hemstitching & Edge Finishes  You will be notified if you 1 session $12.00 September ……………………… $______do not get your first choice Rag Rugs workshop. 1 session $12.00 September …………………….... $______ Register Early! If Pick UP your Inkle there is insufficient 1 session $12.00 October ……………………...…. $______registration, a Turned Overshot workshop may be 1 session $12.00 October …………………..…….. $______canceled. Planning A Project From Start to Finish  Cancellation Policy: If you 1 session $12.00 October ……………………..….. $______cancel your registration at Drafting: Color and Weave least 48 hours in advance of 1 session $12.00 November ………………….…... $______a workshop, you will receive What is Lampas? a voucher for another work- shop – provided your place 1 session $12.00 November ………………….…... $______can be filled from a waiting Transparencies: Color, Abstraction & Negative Space list for that workshop. 2 sessions $24.00 November and March ………..… $______ Workshop registrations are not transferable. All vacan- TOTAL $______cies will be filled from a waiting list. For morning workshops please make your check payable to: NHWG Questions? Mail your check and registration to: Barbara Morse contact Barbara Morse, Registrar: morning_workshops@ 244 Winding Pond Rd nhweaversguild.org Londonderry, NH 03053 603-434-7224

NHWG MEMBERSHIP FORM Name ______The Guild year begins on 7/1; Address ______All memberships expire 6/30. Please complete form and enclose $22.00 for annual ______dues. Make checks payable to “New Hampshire Phone (with area code) ______Weavers Guild”. Please mail to: Email ______Heidi Clow, NHWG Membership Chairman 125 Concord Stage Rd. Please check this box if you have none or limited internet access, and prefer the newsletter on paper. Weare, NH 03281-4616

New member Renewal (Please send SASE to have membership card with new website password sent back to you.)

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DATED MATERIAL

New Hampshire Weavers Guild Advertising & News Deadlines Spring Issue: January 1 Fall Issue: July 1

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