NEXT MEETING. October 2017 Calendar. Please contact Hostess before event

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1 Please contact Hostess before event October 2017 Calendar Spinning / Study Group October 11, (Study Group, 12-2, bring lunch) Carrie Gordon Weaving Study Group Color Video Oct 4, :00 Teri Wise (Call Teri & bring snack) (RSVP is important if you want a seat) Tatting Group Contact LaDel Jones Knitting Study Group October 28, 2017, Contact Cynthia Wasner NEXT MEETING The Third Wednesday October 18, 2017 Highland Baptist Church, Redmond 3100 SE Highland Program: What Fleece Should I Choose for my Project? Mary Jo Purkerson, Donna Wilson, Melissa Potter, and Carrie Gordon will be presenting various handspun, handknit and handwoven projects. They will show what fibers used and why. And talk of soft twist versus hard twist fibers. DO NOT FORGET the Spin to Weave!! AND The 2017 Exchange Challenge!! Both Challenges will be the main subject for the Show and Tell of the November Potluck Meeting at the Redmond Senior Center (a new venue for our exploding membership). So bring all your experiments and tell us all what you have been creating. FORTH Saturday October 28, 2017 Sisters Library 1:00 PM Program: What Fleece Should I Choose? The WeGO Traveling Show: All of the pertinent information, including submittal forms and artist s agreement, is on the WeGO website: http//wegoregon.org/traveling_shows Do not let Linda Davis down. Submital deadline is October 31, MORE INFO ON PAGE 2

2 A Message from Linda Gettman COSW Holiday Show and Sale November 4, Environmental Center, Downtown Bend. There are still a couple of booths available if anyone wants to join in the sale this fall. Please contact Linda Gettmann if you are interested in a booth or sharing a booth. Kathi Keller is once again heading up the Guild booth, so we are looking for lots of participation from all of you to contribute items for sale there. The sign-up sheets will be at the October meeting as well as the price tags sheets. I ll have Donna put the inventory sheet on the website so you can print off copies or me and I ll send it to you. We will be able to get into the Environmental Center on Friday evening from 5:30-7:00 to set up if you would like. I will be there at 7 am on Saturday Nov. 4 for the set up, and the show opens at 10 am, runs until 4 pm. Contact Kathi or Linda for more information. We are looking forward to another wonderful event. WeGo Traveling Show Items to be considered for display for the traveling show are due between October 20 (NOT guild meeting day) and October 31. You may enter 1-3 items. The Categories are weaving, felting, spinning, and basket making. The fees are : $25 non-refundable entry fee for the first item and $5 for each additional piece. This juried show is themed as Color Gone Wild. The Opening Show will be in Bend at COCC on January 12, 2018 and our guild will be hosting a reception on Jan 13th or 14th. Contact Linda Davis if you have questions. She requests that you submit your entries in a sturdy shipping container. The necessary forms and information are posted on the WeGO web site: http//wegoregon.org/ travelingshow Programs Wednesday Meeting Saturday Meeting 9:30 AM Highland Baptist Church 1:00 PM *** Sisters Library October 6,7,8, Workshop: Rug & Tapestry Weaving with Kathe Todd Hooker Oct 18: What Fleece Should I Choose? Oct 28: What Fleece Should I Choose? SATURDAY Nov 18: Holiday Potluck At the Redmond Senior Center 325 NW Dogwood across from the Redmond Fire station No Meetings for December Any Changes (****) will be posted in the newsletter or ed

3 Sisters Library Show is Approaching! The COSW show at the Sisters Library will run from Oct 3-Nov 30, Thank you to all who signed up at the August Wednesday meeting indicating you would submit something. Anyone else not at the meeting that day, please me and let me know you are planning to submit something. We still need items. This show is much anticipated and we don t want to disappoint! Think of items you submitted for the fairs, for example! We can take up to three items per person and will attempt to hang all submissions but sometimes it is not possible. Items can be submitted at the September 20 or 23 guild meetings, or you may deliver your item at 9:00 a.m., Sept 30, the day of hanging. All submitters must have an artist agreement filled out and signed. The form is available on the COSW website or you can find it here: http// Take down will be on Nov 30. Details about that will appear when the time gets closer. All pieces must be wall-hung or capable of being wall-hung. Sometimes we can figure out a way to hang items that are not typically wall-hung, so if you have something like that, please contact me so we can discuss possibilities. Any questions? Please contact me! Linda Davis Running List of Noted Fiber Arts Persons from the Web. WEAVING: Peggy Osterkamp DYEING: Margaret Coe Redding Method TAPESTRY: Tien Chiu Rebecca Mezoff Jane Stafford Textiles Kathe Todd Hooker Bobbie Irwin: Weaving Iridescence: Color Play for the Handweaver Beginners Saori Clothing Design Kenzo Jo Miao Jo: Story : Self-innovation through Free Weaving Robin Spady s Blog: Loom for Sale: 32 Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom complete set-up in excellent condition. Includes stand, double-heddle set-up, warping board, shuttle, peg, 5 reeds, threading hook and instruction book. Asking price $500. Contact terryheinen@outlook.com

4 CENTRAL OREGON SPINNERS and WEAVERS Minutes September 20, 2017 Stephanie opened the meeting, welcomed new members and introduced guests. Stephanie thanked hosts Dee Ford Potter, Carolyn Jones, Heidi Coonfield, and Sharon Campbell. Members were reminded to sign in. Show and Share: Liz Douville old Handwoven magazine Cynthia Wasner socks, with old lady dancing in the heel, hat with same motif Mary Lefevre: Finnish Lace towels from Handwoven, March April 2017; Sharon Campbell chenille scarves, towels, tiny sweater Christmas ornaments; Patty Lieuallen Connecting Threads sale and samples 100 % cotton; she uses this for plain weave at the ends of her towels for thinner hems. Linda Gettmann towels, derived from Sept.-Oct Handwoven, 8 shaft block pattern soft cotton from Jane Stafford Textiles and Webs, T shirt with Guild logo. Mary Anna Swinnerton: Book - Weaving Iridescence by Bobbie Irwin. Explains how to weave different colors together to create an iridescent effect. Mary Wonser: Dyed Warp from workshops she has taken. Scarf - rayon warp, mohair and silk weft, woven in tabby. Dee Ford Potter: woven earrings from Peru. Sara Kaderlik: color challenge - wall hanging in small honeysuckle and summer and winter rug from the Leclerc website. Business Meeting: Minutes were approved as printed in the September Newsletter. Treasurer s Report: Teri Wise Checking: Balance - $ , Withdrawal - $644.33, Deposit - $ Savings (Marsha s Fund): Balance - $ , Interest - $0.14 Committee Reports: Program Committee: (Patty Huffer) For today s program, we will use Kumihimo braiding disks to create new lanyards for new members name tags. October: a panel of spinners will discuss why spinners use what yarns they use to knit, helpful for weavers also. We have outgrown our Nov. potluck location and this classroom is also too small. Possibilities include the United Methodist Church in Madras, or Redmond Senior Center. Venue will be announced in October newsletter. Newsletter: (Kay Parkinson) submission deadline is the 25 th of the month! Kay is looking for pictures of the Fairs or workshops for the October newsletter. Webmaster: (Donna Wilson) - No report, however, she encouraged someone younger to take over and expand the site. It does not involve a great time commitment and is a good opportunity to upgrade and expand the website. Scholarship Committee: (Donna Wilson) - No Report Saturday Meeting: (Donna Wilson) - No report Library: (Mary Lefevre) 14 books received from Handweavers Guild of America.

5 Hospitality: (Mary Anna Swinnerton) No report. COSW September 2017 Minutes continued Stephanie said that they can always use more people to serve on the greeting committee. Rental Equipment: (Teri Wise). She and Patty Huffer will be working on refurbishing the looms and other equipment. Organizational Reports: WEGO (Weaving Guilds of Oregon): (Donna Wilson) Fall meeting will be held in Ashland, Linda Gettmann will attend. ANWG (Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds): (Linda Gettmann) Linda will be ANWG s president for the next two years. HGA (Handweavers Guild of America): Our guild is a member and received 14 books for our library free, except for postage. Exhibits, Fairs, Projects, Workshops Fairs: Aug. 25-Sept.5: Oregon State Fair (Colleen Franks) Karen Dodson won best of division at all 3 fairs! Exhibits: October - November - Sisters Library Exhibit (Linda Davis) Has a tub in which to put entries. Show will be hung on 9/30. Take down will be announced. October - WEGO Traveling Show - Color Gone Wild (Linda Davis) Get entries to Linda between Oct. 20 and Oct. 31 st. Information about the show is on the WEGO website. The show starts Jan. 12 th at COCC and will move through 5 venues ending up in Salem. Plan on your items to be gone 15 months. Items must be delivered to Linda in sturdy shipping containers. Do not bring items to the October Guild meeting. Workshops: Tapestry Workshop: Kathe Todd Hooker (Donna Wilson) October 6,7,8,9, Friday evening talk on how she plans her tapestries is available to all members at Village Wiestoria 7:00 pm. The looms made by Jim Wilson are $ Let Donna know if you need one. There is one available through the Guild. November 4: Guild Fall Show & Sale (Linda Gettmann) Downtown Bend at the Environmental Center. She is advertising in all free venues. This year, both rooms are available. Prices for booth space are: 8 x8 - $64, 9 x8 $72. Spaces are still available. Kathy Keller will be coordinating the Guild booth. Items need to be tagged with the tags Linda has and each seller must fill out an inventory with prices if you are using the Guild Booth. 20% of items sold in Guild booth will go to Guild treasury. Linda Davis has produced postcards advertising the sale. Also, 25 printed flyers are available. The postcard and flyer have been ed to members. Send them out via to friends. Volunteers are needed for the guild both, central checkout, set up and take down. All sellers are expected to help in one of these areas. Use the ID number in the upper corner of the tags. 500 new business cards have been printed. Take cards with website and meeting dates and share them with friends.

6 Study Groups: COSW September 2017 Minutes Continued Weaving: (Patty Huffer) Patty will lead a color study. Meeting at Teri Wise s on Wed., Oct. 4 at 10 am. Map will be in the newsletter. A couple of videos will be shown good for spinners and weavers. Please bring a snack to share. Spinning: (Mary Jo.) Oct 10 at Carrie Gordon s. Will finalize Nov. program for the potluck Knitting Study Group (Cynthia Wasner) Oct. 28 Saturday, noon at Cynthia s. Bring a project you need help with, along with all the necessary materials to knit the project. If you have questions, please call Cynthia. New knitters are invited. Old Business: Tatting: (LaDel Jones) The group is not currently meeting. Call LaDel if you are interested in tatting. Tapestry group has ended. Nomination for Guild Offices Dean has agreed to remain president for next year. Teri has agreed to continue as treasurer. Gillian Burton agreed to be the Library Assistant. We still need a Co-Secretary. Patty Lieuallen asked for volunteers. It is not a job that takes a lot of time, and sharing the responsibility is very handy for both people. New Business: Reception for: October WEGO traveling Show Color Gone Wild. (Linda Davis) Hanging Jan. 11; reception on 1/13 or 1/15. Board decided we will spend $ on food and beverage for the reception. Donna Wilson announced a Magnus spinning wheel for sale. Contact Donna and if you are interested in this wheel or in doing spinning demonstrations this fall at Snow Diamond Alpaca farm. Patty H. announced that the first Tartan Workshop will be held 3/15, 16, 17, 2018 at the Catholic Diocese. The cost, including meals, will run about $ people signed up, so Patty divided the group in two by drawing names from a hat. More information will be forthcoming. PROGRAM: Create Kumihimo lanyards for member name tags. Announcements:Please, read the Newsletter for Coming Events. COSW Board Meetings: Wednesday, October 11 at 1:00 (Kay Parkinson s home) Wednesday, December 6 at 1:00 (Kay Parkinson s home) The next COSW meeting is at Highland Baptist Church on Wed., Oct. 18 at 9:30 am. Respectfully submitted, Jan Kozak, co-secretary Tartan Workshop COSW Guild member Linda Davis has offered to provide a tartan weaving workshop in late February or early March, In this workshop, each student will select their own tartan and type of project they wish to weave (scarf, runner or towel). Linda will provide each student with their threadcount for the chosen tartan and identify the colors and types of fibers needed. Each student will work on their own loom and tartan (4 shaft looms required). Two months advanced preparation is needed for this workshop. Group 1 : March 15,16,17, $125. Group 2: October Contact Patty Huffer.

7 Eugene Textile Center Fall Classes & workshops Dyeing Soy Wax/Dye Pastes & Crayons: May 10-12, 2018 Spinning Intro to Spindle Spinning: Nov 18 Beginning Spinning: Oct 7, Dec 2 Adventures in Color: Nov 18 Rug Hooking Felting Mixed Media Felted Scarf: Oct 18 Intro to Feltmaking: Oct 4 Surface Design: A Stitch in Time: Oct 1 Intro to Stitch Resist Shibori: Oct 14 Mushroom Dyeing: Nov 19 Weaving Pine Needle Basket: Oct day Learn to Weave: Nov Tapestry Sampler: Nov Tying the Countermarch: Nov 2 Swedish Art Weaves: Nov 3-5 Beginning Weaving: Nov 7,14,21,28 / Jan 4,11,18,25 COMING EVENTS October 11, 1PM at Kay Parkinson s Oct-Nov, 2017 Sisters Library Display Oct 21 & 22,2017 Fiber Fusion Northwest, Monroe, WA Oct 27-29, Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival, the Dalles, OR Nov 4, 2017 COSW Guild Fall Sale Nov 10-12, 2017 Portland Handweavers Guild Fall Sale, Multnoma Arts Center October 30, 2017 deadline for entries WEGO Traveling Show Color Gone Wild Jan 12, 2018 WeGO Traveling Show at COCC in Bend Jan-Feb July 6-12, 2018 HGA 2018 Convergence Reno, Nevada Peppermill Resort 2019 June ANWG Conference Prince George, BC, Canada 2021 ANWG NW Weavers Conference Salem, OR Check Web site for more information Weaving refresher by appointment. Sincerely Suzie and Staff 2017 GUILD MEETING HOSTESSES October: Carol Piersee, Karen Dodson November: Holiday Potluck, Mary Anna Swinnerton Spinning Hosts Contact Carrie Gordon October: Carrie Gordon Sunshine Card: Jeannette Bobst Check Out Our Web Site Web : Donna Wilson Library List now available Guild Equipment List (under Library) Guild Handout Page (new)