Michigan Weavers Guild

SEPTEMBER 2010 MEETING

NEW DAY-NEW TIME-NEW LOCATION

Please join us

“Weaving off the Floor

Saturday, September 25th, 2010
1:00-3:00 PM

Peace Lutheran Church
17029 West 13 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48076-7749

Weaving doesn’t have to be done on a large loom. This meeting features many different types of weaving that can be done on your lap or on a table.

There will be many small looms of different types for you to try, and samples of what you can do with these looms. If you have any small looms that you are wondering how to use, bring them-someone will probably be able to help you figure them out.

There will be several types of potholder looms (with a twist), inkle looms, various table looms, weave-its, frame looms, a triangle loom, kumihimo, pin looms, card weaving and several more types.

Come and bring a fiber friend or two and some extra yarn from your “stash” for a fun afternoon of exploring Weaving Off The Floor.

Refreshments will be served.

MAP OF MEETING LOCATION

Hi–we had fun at the art fair, although it wasn’t busy and wasn’t the type of place to really sell anything. We did attract some attention and handed out some info about our guild. Want to attach pix–we’ll see how it goes

I stopped at the BBAC this afternoon to see the Michigan Fine Arts Competition exhibit which is on display there until Friday. I was surprised with the number of fiber related pieces in this years exhibit. I have seen that show a number of years and I am not sure I have seen more than one fiber related item. Is it that more is being entered or did this juror have more of an affinity with this discipline.

Guild member Loretta Oliver had a felted item titled “Protecting the Border”

Former member Marilyn Prucka had a quilt,
there was a felted stole, a handwoven cloth with warp painting and ikat, a very abstract fiber piece with a steel base, handmade paper with embroidery, and another art quilt.

Quite an impressive showing.

SML

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THE ANTON ART CENTER of Mt. Clemens is offering our Guild some free space for demo-ing and promoting themselves at the Mt. Clemens Art Fair. This would be a great opportunity for some great exposure for the Guild and its members. I hope we can find some interested weavers… Attached is the downloaded PDF for more information. Please let Joan know if you’re interested as soon as possible!

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I know it was announced in our blog about the Dueling Looms, but I forgot completely about it. My husband decided on Saturday that we should go to the Detroit Library to look for a book he wanted and couldn’t find at our local libraries. I tagged along since after that we were to go to the DIA. I was surprised to walk up to the second floor and seeing Michael Daitch who spoke last year at our guild meeting and his partner Jim McCutcheon weaving. It was good to see the number of people who stopped by to ask questions. The library pulled out their weaving books and had them on a near-by table.  Sue L

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ello to Michigan Weavers Guild and Michigan League of Handweavers,
We are most pleased to be hosting a weaving demonstration here at Detroit Public Library by Coat of Many Colors weavers, Michael Daitch and Jim McCutcheon.  The event is Saturday, April 10, 2010, from 12 noon – 3 pm at Detroit Main Library, Music, Arts, & Literature Department, 3rd floor.  Parking is free on Saturdays in the library employee lot (take Cass to Putnam) to capacity.

An event flyer is attached.  We would appreciate your passing on the info to your members and readers.  We invite everyone to come to this free event!  Thank you for your assistance.  Sincerely, Ellen Simmons

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Ellen Simmons, Manager
Music, Arts & Literature Department
Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward
Detroit MI 48202
313-481-1382
esimmons@detroitpubliclibrary.org

TUES & WED: 12 noon – 8 pm
THURS – SAT: 10 am – 6 pm

Michigan Weavers Guild is planning a lecture honoring two of our long-time Members who have passed away recently. Margaret Windeknecht and Jean Brudzinski were both members of long standing and made very important contributions to our guild. Both were members of the rug study group which for years was an active component of MWG. Margaret served in several positions including President.Jean was the chair of the exhibit committee and worked hard to plan and carry out our exhibit schedules. Both were talented fiber artists and continued in spite of serious physical limitations that would have deterred most of us.

Margaret was also active in the Michigan League of Handweavers as teacher and participant.She became know nationally as a teacher and author with 25 publications including 10 books. She was known as an authority in Color and Weave techniques. More recently she became known for her miniatures.
Jean was a rug weaver until her medical problems made that impossible. She then took up paper strip weaving, producing beautiful wall pieces.

Margaret passed away on March 9, 2009 and Jean on June 12. It is a terrible loss for MWG and the fiber arts.

Contributions have been made to fund a memorial lecture honoring both of these people. A committee comprised of Ken Allen, Arlene Gendelman, Joan Koelsch, Laura Lipson, Loretta Oliver and Nancy Peck are working to bring this about.

We have arranged for Madelyn van der Hoogt to speak at a memorial Lecture on October 23, 2010 at the VistaTech Center at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. This event will be open to the public and we hope that there will be many people there.

We still need help with funding this event. If you have not yet made a conribution, but would like to do so, it is not too late. You may make your contribution via paypal or you may send your checks to:

Ken Allen
33567 Michele
Livonia, MI 48150

If you have questions, contact one of the members of the committee. There will be more details as they develop.

Sue–your scarves are beautiful.  Mine are done and I will take pictures and post them.  Can’t wait to do some more.  I have some dyes, so if you want to you can come over and dye your next scarf.  Joan