Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers Guild Newsletter

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1 May June 2012 Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers Guild Newsletter Hello Spinners and Weavers, Did you hear a heavy thud on the doorstep of your inbox? Here is your wrap-up newsletter for the past two months. If the springs are sagging on your computer, it s because we have been a very busy guild! I have to apologize for the presumption of wrapping May into June. I ve been fighting the buttercup wars. Much the worse for wear I have raised a white flag and retreated from the battlefield. Next year I will expand my fiber usage in the garden. My garlic bed has been nestled under discarded alpaca leg fibre all winter. Look! no buttercups! May all your fiber adventures flourish this well! 1

2 May 22 -Textile Day with Jane Stafford In January of 2011 Jane Stafford travelled to India for one month with the Maiwa Foundation and had the great privilege of observing some of India s finest Sari weavers and block printers. During her trip she took over 3000 pictures trying to capture as much information as she could about these wonderful people and their work. On May 22nd she shared a few of those slides and stories giving us a glimpse at some of the most amazing craftspeople on the planet. Accompanying this slide show and talk was a trunk show of pieces from the Maiwa store on Granville Island that were for sale.. It was a tremendously powerful show, delivered with Jane s usual intelligence and passion. It was even more illuminating to have a lot of the actual textiles and leatherwork there to further grasp the craftsmanship of the people. The proceeds of the sale came to $4400, 100% of the proceeds from this event will go to the Maiwa Foundation. The Maiwa Foundation was established in 1997 by Maiwa Handprints Ltd. as a private trust to help fund practicing and re-emerging artisans in the craft sector. The fund is to support work that develops higher level skills or to sustain existing skills and has carried out numerous charitable activities for the benefit of artisans and craftspeople in developing nations. Many thanks to Barbara Dowd for organizing this event! 2

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5 June Show and Tell Jan is now officially a weaver! and basket-maker too. This is her scarf which she wove on a group warp with the Sooke weavers. Weft is her beautiful handspun. And look at this beautiful willow basket. Cynthia went home after Alison s Bands with Hands Inkle workshop and got serious. She rewarped with 90 threads this time and wove these beautiful bookmarks. 5

6 Toni s 3/1 twill blanket which she wove from the huge stash of her handspinning. Also, some spinning from Andrea Lawrence fiber. Cynara s various spinnings from sheep of different cloaks. 6

7 Spindles! Toni s Spindolyn, Melody s brass version of a supported spindle with nice bushings. Toni s Tibetan spindle and finished yarn. Sandi R s spindle which she bought while caught spindleless in Vancouver. The blue roving purchased on inspiration of Pelle s New Suit children s story. Cynara s spindles made by Rob. The golden wood is Smoke Bush- also a dye-wood - Fustic. 7

8 Barbara Birke s lace-making pieces for entry into the Sooke Art Show. First, a piece built around Kumihimo braids which will become an art piece of a vest - but maybe next year, as thousands of hours are needed. Then the current piece for the SAS - Trellis, in the making, and a detail of the finished work. Finally her lace piece which was previously entered in a Catalogued Lace Art exhibition in Germany. 8

9 Anne Marie s fabulous rug which as woven by her Father - she told a lovely story of how her father came from Scandinavia to Canada and resumed his weaving once settled. How wonderful to grow up in a household so rooted in the textile arts. Toni s plaid and pinwheel Towels Evid s one skein, thousand bead beaded scarflet. This is where knitting becomes jewelry. Gudrun s beautiful rispmatta runner. 9

10 For those interested in the bead lace scarf patter, Evid has shared the pattern: Uses one ball of yarn for a nice length. [ The yarn I was using this time has 125 Metres for the 50 Gm ball and it's about 45 inches long. If you want a longer one I believe that the best way to add a new ball is to tie the slippery little dickenses on at the beginning of the row. ] I've used several of the fancy nylon-type yarns and I think it's about yards/metres of yarn. I believe it uses about 4 vials of #6 glass beads. And yes, one must pre-string all the beads before knitting. But just think of all the pretty colours!! And it's all shiny too. A definite bonus. ;>) I was using 21 stitches but I think that the original 19 would have been a bit better. And Cut fringe lengths before you begin knitting so that you can just knit till there's nothing left. Remember to cut enough for Both Ends. First row, Knit all stitches. Next row : * Purl 2 together, yarn over with a bead on the yarn over, and repeat till the final stitch and then Purl 1 Third row : * Purl 2 together, yarn over ( NO BEADS) and repeat till the last stitch, Purl 1 Repeat these 2 rows until you run out of yarn but leave yourself enough yarn to knit one final row and to cast off. Using a crochet hook, loop the fringe into the ends of the scarf stitches ( I believe it would be into each of the cast on and cast off stitches) and knot well. Dampen the scarf and then lightly and gently press with a warm and not hot iron and using towels to protect the texture. Have a lot of fun playing with colours and DO take the yarn with you to the bead store. Trust me, you cannot remember the colours of your yarns. Never. 10

11 Sandi D brought her hand hooked rug which has been in the making for 20? years. Originally a baby present, now to be a graduation present for the same young lady. Sandi R brought the apron and Shawl from a Sheep to shawl Event she was part of in Nanaimo a few years ago.the shawl is a crammed and dented lace weave. 11

12 May Show and Tell From inkle weaving to placemats, May was a beautiful month. Here s Joanne s Noro scarf and shuttle pin which came from a friend. Sandi D s pink wrapped neck piece is very dressy fun. Then there s Karen s inkle weaving from Alison s Inkle 201 workshop, Bands with Hands and Gudrun s linen placemats, with the finished hemstitch lace detailing. 12

13 Old handwork revisited: Joanne brought a handwoven scarf too beautiful to be languishing in a thrift shop, and offered it up in a draw which Lori won. Alison brought two runners woven to match cups in a Tzouhalem Guild weaver s teacup exchange in Karen brought this lovely sock mending mushroom for socks whose heels may need to be revisited 13

14 Alison shared the drafts of some of those Teacup Runners. The blue and white double weave is her s. She also showed us her framed Prize winning Digital Art piece from the CVArt Show. 14

15 Michele s boucle towels and clasped weft placemats. Cynara and Terry s summer and winter runners from a common warp, linen/ rayon pattern, but varying the ground tabby. Karen s cotton and boucle got your sunglasses on? towels with the great extra boucle hit of colour and texture. 15

16 June Textile Day Annelise wearing her barking fascination headpiece made from strips of maple bark. She s been busy knitting too.. Her vest is in the final stages. Tanis is working on her beautiful handspun vest come jacket. Just looking for the perfect button closure. Sandi has usurped Annelises s bark headpiece and appears to be making plans for a Midsummer Night s Eve of fiber debauchery. I have had a dream, past the wit of man 16

17 Lori brought the Community woven shawl from Leola s studio. It is a triangle, woven on a wide loom. Successive warp threads are cut from the back and woven across. Random warp contributions came from random visiting weavers. Sandi D s beautiful Nuno piece from the felting workshop. Jan s Merino and silk spinnings for a jacket. Val s knitting fairisle from oddments. 17

18 Sandi R took the Fingerweaving Workshop, and learned this very old art. Cathy J has mastered knitting in the round. No more 2D hats and socks. Barbara D has been mastering the art of Brioche. Earflap hat in progress. Annelise is building a vest based on the Baby Surprise Jacket 18

19 Michele s needles eat her handspun yarn. Sandi is modeling Michele s handspun jacket - a Nora Gaughan pattern. Michele s grey sweater is machine knit on the back and handknit on the front. Annelise in her nearly finished cotton blend vest. Joanne s weaving sampler on her table loom. Michele s little shrug, modeled by Sandi. 19

20 Diane Lee s recent trip to England and Marakech. Diane has some great pictures to share of her recent trip. She visited the Tartan Weaving Mill and Exhibition in Edinburgh, The Victoria and Albert Museum, where she saw the Golden Orb Spider Cape. And then she went to Marakesh. I m surprised that she didn t sail home on a Magic Carpet after a trip like that! 20

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23 Carol James Fingerweaving Workshop Alison shared pictures from last Monday's Fingerweaving workshop with Carol James. She is a very enthusiastic instructor and all went home inspired by her sashes and her presentation! First photo - Carol is demonstrating the 'pinch' move used to bring the lower warp thread up to the top of the woven band. The 'scissor' move takes an upper warp thread down to the bottom layer. Second photo - Carol models one of her sashes. The sashes were originally worn by the voyageurs, some of whom might have kept their journals tucked into a 'pocket' created by the folds of the sash. Third photo - Carol is just as keen about Sprang! Here she models a vest trimmed with tablet-woven bands. Go to her blog at to see this project as a work-in-progress. In addition to members of the Tzouhalem Guild, participants in the workshop were from Parksville, Victoria, Salt Spring Island, and Cowichan Bay. Anyone interested in Carol's books (one on Fingerweaving, another on Sprang) can go to her website: 23

24 Sheep to Shawl 2012 David and Jan McKinnon-Loop are organizing a competition Sheep to Shawl this year for the Cowichan Fall Fair. This is the draft of the proposal that Dave and Jan brought to the February Guild meeting. Our guild has mustered up an enthusiastic team, with Tanis as Captain. 24

25 Requests for Guild Demonstrators Bamberton Historical Society Centenary Celebrations. Michele is looking to have 4 people at a time at the event, to demonstrate our crafts. We will be covering from 11:00 to 5:00. The first group should be there by 10:00 am for the set up. She will make sure we have the banner hung and chairs are available. Please let Michele know what hours you can volunteer for and she will work out a schedule. This will be a great day to catch up on some of your unfinished projects and just some time to chat with each other and of course educate the visitors on our heritage crafts. 25

26 Arts on the Avenue in Ladysmith - Sunday August 26. Alison is coordinating our Guild representation there. A tent and 2 tables and chairs will be provided for spinners and weavers. Cowichan Station Hub This request for demo-ing on July 7th, comes via Evid, from some very nice people in a very small community-oriented group. The Hub ( which is the name given to Cowichan Station by the late Jack Fleetwood " ie The Hub of the Universe ) is the old Cowichan Station School. It should be a very nice time and not as glitzy as the Big Time Folks at Bamberton ( a little giggle here as one of the main people at Bamberton is Maureen Alexander who was a parttime teacher and part-time librarian at Cowichan Station School :) ) Please me to tell me that you're interested in coming for a while. ( I'm even planning to help at Bamberton the very next day if that might guilt some of you, ever-so gently. ) Thanks a lot everyone for your help Evid

27 Upcoming Events 2012 Symposium - The List is Out Posted: 26 Mar :00 PM PDT Here is the complete lineup for We will post the full descriptions, prices, and instructor bios here on the Maiwa Blog first and then on the website. Our printed calendar should be in the mail at the end of May. We are very excited about 2012 and hope to see you at a workshop, event, or lecture. WORKSHOPS Stitching as Markmaking Sep 8, 9 Ilze Aviks Monoprinted Cloth and the Stitched Mark Sep Ilze Aviks Living Blue Indigo Sep 12, 13 Anowarul Haq and Apurba Deb Roy The Stitch That Tells a Story Sep 13, 14 Janet Bolton The Stitch That Tells a Story Sep 15, 16 Janet Bolton Narrative Textiles Sep 17 Janet Bolton Two Japanese Natural Dyes Sep 14, 15 Yoko and Kazuho Kano Noren Workshop Sep Yoko and Kazuho Kano The Art of Embroidery Sep Bonnie Adie Weaving: From Thought to Fabric Sep Misao Iwamura and Chisako Hisamatsu Painting with Machine Embroidery Sep Carol Shinn Felting Vision Sep Jorie Johnson Bookbinding Basics Sep 25, 26 Gaye Hansen The Art of Bookbinding Sep Gaye Hansen Encaustic with a Textile Sensibility Sep Daniella Woolf Colour Institute Oct 1-5 Michele Wipplinger 27 Natural Dyes Oct 1-4 Charllotte Kwon Blockprinting Oct 9, 10 Anne Babchuk Filming the World (Morning) Oct 11 Mary Lance Filming the World (Afternoon) Oct 11 Mary Lance The Creative Studio Oct Natalie Grambow One Day Q&A with Michel Garcia Oct 11 Michel Garcia Secrets of the Dye Garden Oct Michel Garcia Indigo: The Organic Vat Oct 15, 16 Michel Garcia Sources of Inspiration Oct 16 Barbara Shapiro The Greener Indigo Oct Barbara Shapiro In Conversation with Sibella Court Oct 18 Sibella Court Introduction to Dyes Oct Natalie Grambow

28 Banjara Embroidery (Second Offering) Oct 21, 22 Jan and Laxmi Duclos Natural Dyes: Print and Pattern Oct Anne Babchuk and Danielle Bush Weaving: Inspiration from the Sari Oct Jane Stafford Designing Knitted Lace with Beads Oct 27, 28 Sivia Harding Hand-Hooked Rugs Oct 29, 30 Michelle Sirois-Silver Shaped Resist with Natural Dye Extracts Oct Joan Morris Needle Felting: A New Adventure Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 Briony Jean Foy Needle Felting as an Art Medium Nov 3, 4 Briony Jean Foy The Photo Emulsion Screenprint Nov 1, 2 Anne Babchuk Phototransfer for Textiles Nov 3, 4 Natalie Grambow Nov 9, 10 Carol Soderlund LECTURES Janet Bolton Sep 12 Following a Narrative Thread Yoko and Kazuho Kano Sep 13 Over the Threshold: The Noren Project Misao Iwamura with Chisako Hisamatsu Sep 18 A Life in Weaving Carol Shinn Sep 20 The Photographic Stitch Daniella Woolf Sep 27 Crossing a Line: The Encaustic Studio Barbara Shapiro Oct 15 Change Is Good Sibella Court Oct 17 Still Life with Stylist Joan Morris Oct 25 New Hybrids from Ancient Tools THE ART OF NOREN Yoko and Kazuho Kano (Artists' Reception) Sep 14 åã MUSUBU: THE TIES THAT BIND Misao Iwamura and Chisako Hisamatsu (Exhibition Opening) Sep 21 BLUE ALCHEMY Mary Lance (Film Screening) Oct 10 BANJARA EMBROIDERY Jan and Laxmi Duclos (Exhibition and Lecture) Oct 20 WRAP PARTY & AUCTION Oct 26 True Colours: Developing a Personal Palette Nov 6-8 Carol Soderlund Waxing Eloquent: Soy Wax Resist EVENTS LIVING BLUE Anowarul Haq and 28Apurba Deb Roy (Exhibition and Lecture) Sep 11

29 Join Us two additional workshops & trunk shows! REGISTER TODAY: Block Resist and Needle Shibori Workshop and Trunk Show with renowned artist Abdul Jabbar Khatri Workshop: Date: June 28-29th Time: 10-4 Fee: $250 includes all lab fees and materials Trunk Show: Date: June 29th Time: 4-8pm Open to the Public Location: Earthues Studio 5129 Ballard Ave Seattle, WA Call to register Natural dye Workshop and Trunk Show with Textile Fashion Designer Edric Ong Workshop: Date: July 19-20th Time: 10-4 fee: $250 includes all lab fees and materials Trunk show: Date: july 20th Time: 4-8pm open to the public Location: Earthues Studio 5129 Ballard Ave Seattle, WA Register for both Edric & jabbar's workshops and receive $50 off! 29

30 Anita Mayer Workshops Alison has invited weaver Anita Luvera Mayer of Anacortes, Washington, to come to the Cowichan Valley in October 2013 (yes, that year is correct) to present one of her workshops. She is an extraordinary textile artist; many of her unique garments are created from narrow handwoven panels embellished with embroidery, beads and other textiles. Anita has written several books and contributed articles to magazines such as 'Handwoven' and 'Threads'. Several years ago she taught a workshop for the Victoria Handweavers & Spinners Guild and then spoke about her 'Stages of Women' Mantles during a public lecture. It's time Anita returned to the Island to inspire more of us! For those of you who are not familiar with her work, please check out the images on the following websites: To give her some idea of which class/lecture Alison should ask Anita to present, she s looking for feedback from those of you who might be interested in attending either or both sessions. Please read through the list of Anita's lectures and workshops on the attached PDF, then let Alison know what your first choice would be for a lecture (choose from A to E) and for a workshop (choose from 1 to 7). 30

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32 Workshops Workshops by Elaine Duncan Learn to Weave Tapestry: May 22-25, 2012 Tapestry Weaving Inspired by Nature: June 12-15, 2012 Tapestry Weaving Inspired by the Zapotec Rug Weavers in Oaxaca, Mexico: July 10-13, 2012 Natural Dye Days: August 14 and 15, 2012 Indigo Dye Days: August 21 and 22, 2012 Tapestry Weaving, Exploring Materiality: September 25-28, 2012 Tapestry Weaving, Not for Beginners Only: October 23-26, 2012 For a complete description of the above classes, please visit Elaine s website: 32

33 Linda Raven is offering two Kelp Basket Workshops. The first, on Friday, July 6 is FULL, for the QWSG, but here is... Good News!!!! Linda has offered to repeat the workshop the following day, Saturday, July 7th, from 1-4 pm at the Guild Loft. Same cost: Cost: $15 plus $20 for a materials fee. Linda is preparing the kelp and the foundations for the bases. Please feel free to pass along this information to your friends in other guilds as well as people who are interested in making a kelp basket. Same maximum number of people-7 How do you register? 1.Let Jo, Vivienne or me know as soon as possible. 2. Write a cheque for $35 to the QWSG. 3. Bring it today to the luncheon or drop it off at my house as soon as possible or let me know if it's in the mail. 3. Put the date on your calendar! 4. On June 30, we will notify participants if the workshop is a go, so register early. 5.We will keep a waiting list. If you cannot attend, you are responsible to find someone to replace you. Unfortunately, we cannot return your payment. Looking forward to hearing from you. Vivienne, Jo, and Jackie 33

34 Willow Basketry Workshops by Alistair Heseltine 34

35 Textile Sources Jane Stafford Textiles 142 Richard Flack Rd. Salt Spring Is., B.C. V8K1N Open Monday to Thursday 10-4 and weekends by appointment. A great mail order source for a wide variety of yarns in a beautiful colour selection. Books, Yarn, Weaving and Spinning Equipment and lots of information. Weaving Retreats throughout the year: check out our retreat page on the website. Dunedin Farm Romney Marsh sheep growers Jan and Dave Loop 1677 Baldy Mountain Road. Shawnigan Lake, BC, V0R 2W2 info@dunedinfarm.ca Buttonladys Gallery 3733 Frigate Road RR # 2 North Pender Island British Columbia, Canada V0N 2 M < info@buttonladysgallery.com Purebred Angora Goats Mohair fleeces Devon Stringer 2109 Ida Avenue, Shawnigan Lake, BC hummingbeefarm@hotmail.com Leola s Studio The studio is located behind the Loom at Whippletree Junction Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, BC. V9L 6E witnie@shaw.ca Classes will be offered in Textile arts, Weaving, 4&8 Harness, Woven Tapestry, Spinning, Dyeing and Felting. Herb Wise Farms Purebred Cotswold fleece Scott & Karla Henderson 3060 Mount Sicker Road Chemainus, BC, V0R 1K Westholme, BC honeybee1@shaw.ca 35

36 Home Farm Shetlands Fleeces, rovings & batts in beautiful natural colours from my small farm to your spinning wheel. Kathy Millar 2881 Mountain Road, Duncan, BC V9L 6N The Loom Whippletree Junction 3705 Trans Canada Highway Duncan V9L 6E Ingrid s Yarn & Needlework 133 Craig Street, Duncan, BC V9L 1M ingrid@ingridsyarn.com Treenway Silks 2060 Miller Court Lakewood, CO, 80215, USA Toll free: info@treenwaysilks.com Toll free T: SILK (7455) F: Our office hours are Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm (Mountain time). Susan Du Bois and Richard Yabunaka from Lakewood, Colorado are totally committed to Treenway. They will be carrying on with all the same high quality products from our trusted suppliers and are looking forward to serving you in an efficient, helpful and friendly manner. We are very confident Susan and Richard will carry Treenway forward in style. We are dedicated to continue working with them for a smooth transition. maiwa@maiwa.com> < Maiwa Handprints Ltd Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S2 < Michele Wipplinger 5129 Ballard Ave NW Seattle WA info@earthues.com earthues@aol.com 36

37 Equipment available for Guild members use Ball winder Drum carder- Fine cloth Drum carder- Coarse Cloth Easel Floor Inkle loom with foot treadles /warping board Large Stainless steel Dye Pot Louet 40 8-shaft table loom McMorran yarn balance Picker Louet wool combs Table cloths First priority for the use of the Louet table loom will be for study groups and workshops. Next in line, Guild members for personal use, with a damage deposit for a period of one month. Damage deposit of $25 for the louet table loom and $10 deposit for all other equipment. Deposits will be repaid upon return of equipment in clean and good order. For more information or pickup of equipment please contact Valerie Rennie-Bell <valeriejbell@live.com> Michele Pace <mpace13@shaw.ca> Note: From January 10, 2012, The TSWG Equipment will be stored in St. Peterʼs Church Hall. All items will be catalogued. Equipment needs to be signed out, and deposits need to be made before any piece can be removed from the Hall. Member s Websites Jennifer Apostoli: Alpaca fleeces etc.: < Anne Fulton: Hand knit Lace, Felted clothing and Felting supplies, Classes. <awfulton@shaw.ca> Judy Gorton: Alpacas < Cynara de Goutiere: < Susan Harvey: < Alison Irwin: Teaching textiles techniques: <alison@cow-net.com> Bonnie Murray: Natural dyes, mordants, embroidery floss, linen thread: <caileans@gmail.com.> Rosalie Power: Black Welsh Mountain Sheep: < Margie Preninger: < Margie Preninger: Art Page: < Dawn Sare: < 37

38 TSWG ADMINISTRATIVE WORKING GROUP Administrator: Sandi Doerksen, Two positions vacant Treasurer: Karen Lengyeltoti. Library: Jan Mackinnon-Loop. Card Sender: Sandi Doerksen. Guild Mail: Jan and Karen. Membership list: Hannah MacLeod. Island Shuttle contact: Diane Lee. Newsletter: Cynara de Goutiere Archivist: Toni Gatland. CFFF contacts: Michele Pace and Janette Lorimer, both are looking for two new coordinators to take over their job Guild Equipment: Valerie Rennie-Bell.Michele Pace Distaff Day coordinators are Sandy Riecken and Bonnie Murray. Jan has Keys to the hall. Guild meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month, except during the months of July, August. Note: June and December are Potluck Luncheon meetings held at a member s house or at St. Peterʼs Church Hall in Duncan. TSWG business year runs from June 1st to May 31st. TSWG meetings are held in St. Peterʼs Church Hall on Church Road in Duncan (off Maple Bay Road). Meetings are held from 10:00 to 2:00. After a short business session, the rest of the time is spent sharing show and tell textiles, and at times we run textile demonstrations or bring in a speaker. TSWG mailing address is: P.O. Box 676, Duncan, BC V9L 3Y1 For additional information contact: Sandi Doerksen, <xpuppies@hotmail.com> Scent-Free Environment Just a gentle reminder that our meetings are scent-free, due to sensitivities and allergies of several members. Hope you understand. Library news up date Jan MacKinnon-Loop would like to remind you all that library materials need to be returned in time. Please check your bookshelves for overdue TSWG-library books, magazines, videos and DVDs, and return them at the next meeting. 38

39 Neps & Locks and Thrums & Snippets Here s another too cool spider story shared by Bonnie: Spider silk spun into violin stringsby Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News Sandi R picked up a small poster from the Saturday Farmer's Market because she noticed that Ulrieke Benner is part of a show with Margit Neilemann. Guild members might be interested in seeing this Show. Opens June 21st and is at Margit Neilemann's Studio at 8350 Richards Trail. 39

40 Els s son in law was in the Lake District in England and sent this photo of a Herdwick Sheep and lamb. This is a breed native to the Lake District of Cumbria, in western England. The Name harkens to the old Norse herdvyck meaning sheep pasture. Contributers to this issue: Alison Irwin Els van Dam Diane Lee Sandi Riecken Karen Lengyeltoti Evid Hazelbower Jane Stafford Cynara de Goutiere Bonnie Murray Michele Pace Cynthia Leuven Jan MacKinnon-Loop Tanis Babty Melody Lang 40