Mary M. Atwater Weaver s Guild Presents The 2016 Fabulous Fiber Festival April 1 2, 2016 Utah Cultural Celebration Center (rooms 104 105) Friday Evening, 6:30 8:45 p.m. Catered dinner by Eiffel Tower Caterers Robyn Spady, Keynote Speaker The Undeniable Truth about Learning New Things Saturday Morning, 9:00 a.m. 12 noon Presentation by Robyn Spady: Weaving TNT or The Devil s in the Details Noon to 1:00 p.m. Catered box lunch by Eiffel Tower Caterers Saturday Afternoon Workshops, 1:00 4:00 p.m. Robyn Spady: Jewelry Making for Fiber Enthusiasts Jill Dahle: Silk, Beautiful Silk! Beth Myrer: Japanese Kumihimo Technique s 1
Jazzy Junk Jubilee, 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. This sale is your chance to clean out your stash and help the Weaver s Guild at the same time! Simply go to the Jazzy Junk Jubilee form at the end of this pdf, and print as many labels as you need. Complete a label for each item you wish to sell. Loose items should be bagged in a clear zipped bag along with a label. 20 percent of all proceeds will go to the Mary Atwater Weaver s Guild. Sellers must be registered for at least the Saturday portion of the Fiber Fair. All items not sold must be taken home by seller! Descriptions of Workshops and Presentations Friday Evening, 6:30 8:45 p.m. Catered dinner by Eiffel Tower Caterers. There will be gluten-free and vegetarian fare available. Robyn Spady: The Undeniable Truth about Learning New Things. A humorous and educational speech about creativity and inspiration. Saturday Morning, 9:00 a.m. 12 noon Robyn Spady: Weaving TNT or the Devil s in the Details. Would you like to find ways to make your fiber art projects more intriguing, see different ways to incorporate fiber into other projects, or look for simple ways to improve your projects and set yourself apart as a fiber artists? Sometimes the most understated detail or accent can make the difference between something ordinary and something extraordinary. In this class, participants will be presented with a variety of fiber techniques for adding a little detail to create exceptional results. Noon to 1:00 p.m. Catered box lunch by Eiffel Tower Caterers. There will be gluten-free and vegetarian fare available. 2
Saturday Afternoon Workshops, 1:00 4:00 p.m. Robyn Spady: Jewelry Making for Fiber Enthusiasts With a few simple tools and a little imagination, participants will learn basic jewelry-making techniques in this hands-on workshop and see how to transform thrums and weftovers into different types of jewelry using traditional and non-traditional jewelry findings. Participants will complete pieces suitable for wearing. Participants will have the opportunity for hands-on exploration. Materials fee: $20 Jill Dahle: Silk, Beautiful Silk! In this class you will learn how to spin silk and make a necklace from your beautiful yarns. You will learn how to spin singles and to make cabled and coiled as well as spiral yarns. You must already know how to spin. You can use either a spindle or spinning wheel, but you must provide your own spinning wheel. If you don t have a spindle, one will be provided. Bring a Lazy Kate, bobbins, and a nostepenne. Materials fee: spindles ($16), fiber, beads, and findings to make a necklace ($35) Beth Myrer: Japanese Kumihimo Techniques Kumihimo is a Japanese technique for creating braids and bands. We will explore different shapes round, square, flat and learn how to change the color placement on the braids. Beth will provide the supplies for the class, which will be available if this is something your would like to explore further. The kit will be made from supplies that can be found locally and not from official equipment. Getting to Know Robyn Spady Weaving has always been a part of my life. It started with my baby blanket handwoven by my great-grandmother. While growing up, it helped instill in me a sense of creativity and confidence at a time when 3
my self-esteem was developing. During my years while working, in what I like to call Corporate America, weaving helped give me sanity and feel a sense of productivity, which was very important while working on long-term projects when day-to-day progress was not evident. In 2001, changes in my life provided me the opportunity to dedicate myself to weaving full-time. One of my earliest undertakings, which has had a huge impact on my life and my weaving, was tackling the Handweavers Guild of America s (HGA) Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving (COE-W). In October 2002, I successfully completed Level II: Master in Handweaving with the specialized study Loom-Controlled Stitched Double Cloth. I am fascinated by the infinite possibilities of crossing threads and love coming up with new ideas to create fabric and transform it into something that has never existed before. My intrigue with stitched double cloth encouraged me to explore the many ways to weave double-faced fabrics as a way to create versatile fabrics that are reversible, self-lined, etc. In addition to double-faced fabrics, I love to discover uncommon and unusual weave structures, especially if they can be woven on only four-shafts. Recently, I ve also been studying how elaborate trims can be woven on narrow warp weaves. For many of us, weaving is a type of circle of life. The loom my great-grandmother used to weave my baby blanket on over 45 years ago is in daily use helping me transfer my inspirations into new fabrics and inspiring new generations of weavers. This project is supported in part by Utah Arts and Museums, with 4
funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts. 5
2016 Fabulous Fiber Festival Registration Form Event you wish to attend: (Select one) The Entire Festival: $70. I ncludes the Friday night program, catered dinner by Eiffel Tower, Saturday morning program, lunch and a choice of one afternoon workshop. Friday Night Only: $30 Includes the Friday night program and catered dinner by Eiffel Tower. All Day Saturday Only: $50 Includes the Saturday morning program (lunch and choice of one afternoon workshop). Saturday Morning Only: $25 Lunch Only: $10 Saturday Afternoon Only: $25 Choice of one afternoon workshop Total Payment Enclosed: Name: Email: Phone/cell: Please indicate your workshop preference: Workshops will be filled in the order registrations are received. Since everyone may not get their first choice, please rank the workshops in the order of preference: (1=first choice, etc). Jewelry Making Silk! Beautiful Silk!! Kumihimo braiding Please indicate dietary restrictions or preferences: Vegetarian Gluten Free Other The festival fees should be paid at the time of registration, and registration forms should be sent by March 11. Checks should be payable to Mary M. Atwater Weaver Guild or MMAWG, and are non-refundable after March 11. Send registration and form to: Sonya Campana 8407 Dynasty Way Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 801-733-588 6
2016 Fabulous Fiber Fair Jazzy Junk Jubilee Name: Address: Daytime phone: Email: List of Items for Sale: Item # Description Price $ _ Amount paid Amount paid to vendor to MMA (20%) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. ================================================================================== Total number of items: Total price Total paid to vendor: Total paid to MMAWG: To enter items into the Jazzy Junk Jubilee, the seller must fill out the above form completely. In addition, the seller must complete a label for each item to be sold (see the attached page with blank 7
labels). Loose items should be placed in a zipped bag with a label. All other items must have the label attached to them in some manner. Drop-off time: 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 2. Pickup time: 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2. MMAWG receives 20 percent of sellers profit as a donation. Sellers must be registered for at least the Saturday portion of the Fiber Fair. Sellers are responsible for taking home all items that do not sell!π 8