At this meeting we'll give everyone a chance to show results of recent workshops. Those who are taking Bea's Swedish decorative weaving workshop, please bring your project, no matter how far along you are. Also, those who warped and wove on the inkle loom from last month's workshop with Brian, please bring your project. Of course, we'll have show and tell of other weaving, too. Let Dorothy know which library books you would like brought. Also, spinners will be May 27, 1:30, at Dorothy's house.
To plan ahead, our July meeting will be shortened, followed by a workshop on summer and winter weave. Linda Adamson of Tabby Tree Weaver, will lead it.

The April meeting will be Brian teaching how to warp and tension 
an inkle loom.  If you own one, you can bring it along with 3 
different colors of yarn.  You must have around 20 string heddles 
already made. (If you need help making heddles, email Brian.)  Also, 
bring your show and tell.  We'll also take a trip upstairs to the 
Nexus exhibit. (See pictures at right.) Let Dorothy know any library books you would like brought. Spinners will meet April 29 at Dorothy's house at 1:30pm.

The first meeting for Bea's decorative weaving (a Swedish type of tapestry) workshop will be held on April 8. If you are not on the list and are interested, call Jan.

Assuming all the bad weather is over, we will have our March meeting on the 21. Sue H will show us how the triangle loom works. She has made several very beautiful shawls on hers. Be sure to remember your show and tell. Let Dorothy know if there are any library books you specifically want at the meeting (we're cutting down on the number brought to save backs).
Spinners will be on March 25 at Dorothy's at 1:30. All are welcome.

Back at our normal meeting room in TAF, we will be hearing more from Ryoko about our upcoming exhibit upstairs in TAF in March and April. Then warping a loom will be discussed with demonstrations of 2 methods. Be sure to bring your show and tell! Let Dorothy know if there are any library books you wish to have. Spinners will meet on the 26th at Dorothy's.

Happy new year to all. We're going to start the new year with a visit to a professional weaver, Lilly Marsh, who has graciously agreed to show us her studio, for our January meeting. She has a wonderful loom that will be new for most of us. Lilly is the current president of Artists' Own, the co-op artists' store in downtown Lafayette. After seeing her studio, we will still have a regular meeting there, with show and tell, so be sure to bring what you have been working on.
We will meet at 9:30am at Lilly's house, 328 Laurel Drive,WL (off Happy Hollow, top of the hill). Go around the back of her house for a direct entrance to her studio. If you need help with directions, look on Google maps or call Dorothy.
No library this time, so if you want a particular book, let Dorothy know. Also, spinners will meet on January 29 at Dorothy's house, at 1:30pm.

At this last meeting of 2007 (we do not meet in December), we'll have our towel exchange. If you wish to participate, bring 2 towels you have woven, any size, any pattern. (Please put info about the weave on the towel.) Then, after show and tell (again, remember to write out the weave info), Jane will demonstrate winding a warp, to help our new weavers get started. This may last longer than noon, for those who wish to stay. If there are any special books you want from our library (see lists on this web site), let Dorothy know. Spinners will meet at Dorothy's on Tuesday, November 27, for all spinners and wanna-be spinners.

The Feast of the Hunter's Moon is coming up October 13 and 14, and it looks like we'll have good weather this year! Our meeting will be only a few days after, so we can share tales of the Feast.
Be sure to bring your show and tell; we hope to have lots.
If anyone wants a copy of her picture from the Sept. meeting, let Dorothy know. Also, if there are any library books you want brought to the meeting, let her know.
Annual dues ($10) to support the guild are due. (If you can't make the meeting, be sure to mail yours to Jan.)
Spinners will be meeting at Dorothy's on October 30 at 1:30pm.
Looking forward to seeing you all!

After show and tell of all the weaving we have been working on, Jan will lead us in a tour of past Feast weaving projects. We'll also see this year's loom, warped by Jessica, that we will be weaving on, on October 13 and 14 (The Feast of the Hunter's Moon at Ft. Ouitenon). Be sure to let Dorothy know of any books you want to borrow, so she can bring them to the meeting. Spinners will be meeting at Dorothy's on September 25 at 1:30.

Joan & Jan have worked hard to give all the members a chance to have a particular book, magazine, or pamphlet brought to the next meeting. To make your selection easier, the list is accessible from the home page by author, by title, and even by topic.
Just e-mail Dorothy with your choices, and she will bring them to the next meeting for check out.

Our new planning committee (Jessica, Ryoko, and Jan) has been working hard on new ideas. This month Joan wil give us a taste of the Midwest Weavers Conference she attended in June, with lots of pictures. She took a 3 day workshop on double weave, and has lots of enthusiasm to share.

On July 20, 9:30am at TAF, we'll be continuing with the topics we didn't get to in June. (But there will be no lunch.) Bring your show and tell, and any questions you have. Also, we'll have a spinning meeting at Dorothy's on July 31, around 1:30pm. Any new spinners?

This meeting, June 15 at TAF, will be a little different. First we will talk a little about the guild - history, memories, etc. We will also be planning any costumes needed, and distributing assignments, for the Feast on October 13 and 14.

We also will be selling each other any excess tools or yarns. Now is the time to go through your stash and make room for more. We will have a demonstration of how to make a mob cap for the Feast, and how to tie a string repair heddle. If all goes well, we'll finally be exchanging our lace samples (for those who are participating, but of course all get to see!). Then, sometime before noon, we'll start a pitch-in lunch. Bring something to share, and your own plate, cup, and utensils.

In addition, we'll be reinstating our spinning sub-group. Several of us used to meet regularly and had a great time. For now, we'll try the last Tuesday of the month, from 1:30 to 3:30 or so, at Dorothy's house. Any of you who want to come are welcome. Also, anyone who would like to learn to spin is welcome. This first one will be Tuesday, May 29.

On Friday, May 18, 9:30am at TAF, we'll continue our discussion on drafting. Bring any hard-to-understand drafts you may have. Also bring any computer program you may have for drafting. And, of course, show and tell. Dorothy will bring a snack. Be thinking about any items you may want to sell at the June meeting.

Pictures from members meeting Eric and Janet Chavez are now up. Click on the sidebar.

The way weavers write down instructions for weaving an item is called drafting. On Friday, April 20, 9:30am till noon, we'll be discussing how to read a draft, writing your own for record keeping, and using computer programs for drafting. Joan will bring the snacks. Also, remember your show and tell.
In June we will be having a "studio cleaning sale" for any tools or yarn you would like to sell. Start thinking about it now.
The Fiber Event will be April 13 and 14, just north of Greencastle. They have classes and 3 large buildings of vendors. See www.thefiberevent.com for more information.
Midwest Weavers Conference is June 20-23. Contact Jan if you're interested in going.
Be sure to check out Jessica's blog (listed in our Interesting Links). Good job Jessica.

Since we had to cancel our February meeting because of the weather, our March meeting will be the same subject, etc. See the February meeting below. We should have plenty of show and tell with so much time between meetings! Please bring several examples of items using more than one color in the warp. The meeting will be at TAF on March 16, at 9:30am till noon.

Due to our record breaking snow, and the extreme cold, we're canceling the February meeting. The March meeting will be the same topic.

One of the interesting things about weaving is the way color can be used for visual interest, even in non-pattern weaves. If more than one color is in the warp, there are several different ways of winding and warping the yarn. Please bring lots of examples of woven items that have more than one color in the warp, and we'll discuss the best methods for setting up each type.
The meeting will be on Friday, February 16, at 9:30am at TAF. Phyllis will be bringing snack.
Don't forget to bring show and tell... in addition to color warping examples.

A new year is here for us to try the weaving projects that have been in our heads for too long!

We'll start with the January 19th meeting bringing, showing, and comparing inkle looms. Bring any inkle loom(s) you have plus items that have been woven on one.

Mildred will give the book report of her choice. And don't forget show and tell -either projects or projects-to-be (inspired by new Handwoven?).

Our next meeting is on November 17, from 9:30am till noon, at TAF. At our demonstration at the Art Museum and at the Feast, Ryoko has shown how to do kumihimo braid on a card, and pretzel weaving. Since not everyone got to see her demonstrations, she will be teaching us these 2 fun things at our next meeting. Bring any thrums you have that are at least 24 inches long. Jessica will be giving a book review. Be sure to bring show and tell also. We do not meet in December, so this will be the last meeting until January. Notice the new Links section in the upper left.

The Feast was a big success this year. Good weather really helps. For some pictures of our booth at this year's Feast, click on the category in the upper left.

Everything is coming together well for our booth at the Feast of the Hunters' Moon, October 7 and 8, our biggest outreach event of the year. And the weather looks good!
Our regular meeting will be Friday, October 20, 9:30am till around noon, at TAF in Lafayette. The topic is rep weave (warp-faced weave). Bring any examples you have of rep. We will also be looking at some samples inspired by the new book, Rep Weave and Beyond, by Joanne Tallarovic. In addition to warp-faced weaves, be sure to bring show and tell. We'll also talk about the Feast.

Jane will be presenting "Finishing Touches for Handwoven Clothing" to the guild at our September 15 meeting, at TAF. Bring examples that you have, to add to the discussion. As always, bring show-and-tell. We will also finish planning for our booth at the Feast of the Hunters' Moon, which is October 7 & 8.

Our August meeting will be back at our regular place - Tippecanoe Arts Federation, on August 18 at 9:30 am. Our last 3 meetings have all been "on the go" (Purdue, Delphi, and Art Museum - click on lists of pictures at the top left). We should have an interesting meeting this time talking about these 3 trips plus hearing from those who went to Convergence. We also will have lots of show-and-tell from over the summer.

Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, July 22, instead of our usual Friday meeting. The meeting will be a "weave-in" for the public to learn about weaving. It will be held in the Art Museum, main floor, in conjuction with our exhibit which is upstairs. Each weaver will be demonstrating a different part of the process, or a different kind of loom. At the same time, the Ouiatenon Spinners will be demonstrating - so we can see the complete process of making cloth.

We will be open to the public from 1:00 until 3:00pm. Be sure to invite your friends, especially those who wonder what this strange thing is that you use to make cloth.

Many thanks to Lucinda for the REALLY successful exhibit she put together at the Art Center, and to Susan who made all the arrangements to use the three-treadle loom ...and even provided the lunch... at the Delphi Canal Interpretive center!

There are pics from both events in the sidebar to the left.