SPRANG is coming (sorry, couldn’t stop myself)

Carol James has always been interested in playing with strings and is of the opinion that anywhere is a good place to weave. Seeing her passion for diverse textile techniques, local military re-enactors asked her for reproduction sashes … sprang sashes, and Carol had to explore that technique as well. She quickly discovered that sprang can be used for much more than sashes. Here she is wearing a sprang shirt that was accepted in the HGA Convergence Fashion Show that never happened last summer! Wanting to learn more about sprang and the ways it has been used in the past, Carol has taken the opportunity to visit collections across North American and Europe. To better understand these items, she maps out the patterns, and has made replicas of some of these items for several important museum collections. She has also made modern wearables, which more than once have been accepted by the Handweavers Guild of America’s Convergence Fashion Show. Happy to share her knowledge, and hoping to provide an easier learning-curve for others, she has taught classes across Canada, the US, New Zealand, and Europe. Her students find her to be both patient and enthusiastic. Her students urged her to enter the world of publishing, making her handouts available as books. She is now the author of three books: Fingerweaving Untangled, Sprang Unsprung, Sprang Lace Patterns, as well as numerous articles and 2 DVDs.

This is ZOOM meeting with pre-registration required. Here is the link:

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Mar 6, 2021 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMofumrpz4pEtUv7TM4y5nUTcNZTNKScM2M

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Dye Day at Tucker’s Grove Park – August 4th (9 am to 3 pm)

Once again we will have multiple dye vats set up for sampling.  This year it is indigo and mushroom plus cochineal and oxalis! (if everyone remembers to bring their frozen flowers!)

This is always a fun day.  Please remember to bring a picnic lunch and any dye vat you want to share.  There will be some shibori tools available. Bring gloves and wear old clothes. Bring something to dye, please note it must be a natural fabric to take the dye well.  Nothing large or bulky and not too many items.  The public is welcome.  Bring your lunch and something to drink, it may be warm

Tucker’s Grove is at the intersection of Turnpike and Cathedral Oaks.  Look for us at one of the picnic areas not too far in.

We will NOT have our regular monthly meeting in July because so many members will be off attending Convergence www.weavespindye.org/convergence-2018 .

Use the extra morning to prep for our August Dye Day in the park (August 4th at Tucker’s Grove).  Details here mid July.  Or you might want to work on a piece for our Fiber Show at the Goleta Library in October!

Adventures in Rug Hooking

Local fiber artist, Mary Stanley, will present a brief history of rug hooking, many of her rug hooked creations, and some from her friends. She will present a demonstration of the art of rug hooking and give everyone the chance to try it out.
Mary has been a member of a local rug hooking group called the Association of Creative Females for many years and shared adventures meeting other rug hookers in different countries over the years.

We meet at 9:30 for social time/short business meeting and then the presentation!

The Maravilla Clubhouse is the Guild’s location for June 2nd. The Clubhouse is a
freestanding building with columns in front and it’s the first thing you see
when entering the main Maravilla entry road from Calle Real.
From 101 N, exit at Patterson Ave.; turn north, toward the mountains, onto
Patterson and then left onto Calle Real. Continue on Calle Real, the entrance to
Maravilla is on the right at the stoplight. Or, take the Fairview exit and follow
Calle Real past the Calle Real Center, and Maravilla will be on the left at the
light. The street address is 5486 Calle Real, Goleta.

Personality, culture, history, and art are woven into the vintage material that
Georganne Alex has chosen for her line of accessories and clothing. Nowhere
is this more apparent than in her use of the Japanese kimono, a primary
source for inspiration and design in Georganne’s work.

Georganne started weaving through Adult Education classes in 1982 and has
continued to perfect her craft for the past 27 years. She practices both onloom
and off-loom weaving which makes her work a fusion of techniques as
well as fabrications.

Visit www.alexclothing.com for more info about Georgeanne’s work.

The Maravilla Clubhouse is the Guild’s location for May 5. The Clubhouse is a
freestanding building with columns in front and it’s the first thing you see
when entering the main Maravilla entry road from Calle Real.
From 101 N, exit at Patterson Ave.; turn north, toward the mountains, onto
Patterson and then left onto Calle Real. Continue on Calle Real, the entrance to
Maravilla is on the right at the stoplight. Or, take the Fairview exit and follow
Calle Real past the Calle Real Center, and Maravilla will be on the left at the
light. The street address is 5486 Calle Real, Goleta.

A busy month!

First, there is the fabulous WoW  (Wonders of Weaving)  Sale!

4th Annual Arts & Crafts Sale Supports Local Weavers; 

Gorgeous hand-made items, including hand-woven, knitted, felted and unique items for home and family, will be offered at the 4th Annual WoW Sale. The sale will be held from 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm, November 3rd, 4th & 5th, 2016 at the Santa Barbara Public Market, 38 W. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara.

See the Wonders of Weaving page for more details, including the online sale option.

MONTHLY MEETING for November

The guest speaker at our regular monthly meeting is Peter Crawford, and we are meeting at the Valle Verde community room.  This is on Saturday morning, November 5th, 9:30 social time, business at 10:00, followed by our speaker.

Peter Crawford is the owner of Red Thread Designs here in Santa Barbara, and will be giving a presentation on designing needlepoint canvases and the process of creating needlepoint today. www.redthreaddesigns.com

Valle Verde
Ray Schneider Social Room, inside the Administration Building.
900 Calle de los Amigos
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 883-4000
Parking is available near the Administration Building entrance and on Calle de
los Amigos. The Ray Schneider Social Room (RSSR) is inside the entrance
lobby.

There is also a retreat  in Cambria on November 11th, see EVENTS page for details.