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New Hampshire New Hampshire

Weavers GuildWeavers Guild

www.nhweaversguild.org Fall 2012

Officers

All morning workshops begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please be prompt. Latecomers may be replaced

by people on the waiting list.

Meeting Day Schedule

9:00 Set Up

9:30 Sign In for Morning Workshops

10:00 Morning Workshops & Weavers Helping Weavers

12:00 Bring Your Own Lunch

12:45 Business Meeting

1:15 Afternoon Speaker If possible, please stay to help clean up;

many hands make light work!

Fragrance Free Meetings Some of our members suffer from severe

allergies. Please attend meetings “fragrance free”. Thanks!

President: Barbara Burns (2013) barbarabbb@tds.net 603-927-4965

1st VP/Afternoon Program Chm:

Carole Elliott (2013) carole@kematrans.com 603-764-9888

2nd VP/Extended Workshop Chm:

Mary Ann Sanborn (2014) masanborn@aol.com 603-783-4733

Recording Secretary:

Pat Bent (2014) pebent41@comcast.net 603-580-2894

Corresponding Secretary:

Gail Landy (2013) glandy@myfairpoint.net 603-532-6475

Treasurer:

Betty Dishong (2014) edishong@tds.net 603-464-2719

Nominating Committee:

Susan Maurer (2013) Barbara Bennett (2014) Ginny Warner (2015)

September 19, 2012 Morning Workshops

Bead Leno: Holes Where You Want Them Patricia Morton Hands-On Hemstitching & Edge Finishes Jayne Flanagan Rag Rugs Dena Gartenstein Moses

Weavers Helping Weavers Introducing Ourselves or How I Got Started Weaving Linda Lincoln, Moderator

Afternoon Program Weaving At Warp Speed Dena Gartenstein Moses

October 17, 2012

Morning Workshops Pick UP your Inkle Connie Gray Turned Overshot Virginia Coolidge Planning A Project From Start to Finish Jayne Flanagan

Weavers Helping Weavers Diamond Celebration: NHWG is 75 Years Old in 2013 June Erla, Moderator

Afternoon Program Weaving A Brighter Future: The Mayan Hands Story

Marion Kilson / Brenda Rosenbaum

Saturday, November 3, 2012 Extended Workshop Program: Peabody Essex Museum

see page 10

November 28, 2012 Morning Workshops

Drafting: Color and Weave Mary Ann Sanborn What is Lampas? Marjie Thompson Transparencies: Part 1 of 2 Barbara Herbster

Weavers Helping Weavers Our Updated Library (meets in Library) Kathy Hutchins, Modrtor

Afternoon Program DIMITY Marjie Thompson

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MORNING WORKSHOPS To register please see page 13

Bead Leno: Holes Where You Want Them Patricia Morton

1 session $12.00 September

Learn to create a lacy fabric using bead leno, with regular holes or texture changes where

desired. Bead leno makes a stable, airy fabric for scarves, curtains, and even clothing. Sett

variations change the fabric from being "holey" to "textured". The "beads" are a tool to cross

the warp ends over each other, keeping them apart. There are no beads in the final fabric.

Leno fabrics are traditionally done either by hand pick-up or doups, but this method is much

easier! This lecture/demo shows you how easy it is to set up bead leno. We'll cover many

draft and sett variations, weaving tips, and some unusual uses for twisted warps. A loom is

provided so that you can try it out. You have to see how this fascinating technique works to

believe it! Suitable for all levels. Please bring any interesting leno fabrics you may have -

handwoven or not. No homework. A comprehensive handout will be provided by the

instructor — fee $2.00 Class size 20 students.

Patricia Morton has been weaving for over 20 years. She enjoys teaching both beginning and

experienced weavers. She has taught at weaving guilds, weaving studios, and garden clubs

throughout New England. Patricia is the co-owner of Treeditions, a company that

manufactures weaving tools.

Hands-On Hemstitching & Edge Finishes Jayne Flanagan

1 session $12.00 September

Simple hand-hemstitching is explained in the back of every issue of Handwoven, but there

are other options for finishing edges and hems. Many decorative and functional methods are

illustrated clearly by the instructor’s large-scale sampler woven of seine twine. Using normal

-sized fabric and threads supplied by the instructor, you will practice two methods of simple

hand hemstitching (both forwards and backwards!) and try many of the other hemstitching

and edge finishing techniques shown. Learn how to plan for hems, tips for precision hem

turning, and burn-free pressing. Please bring a tapestry needle (blunt tip, about 1 ¾” long), a

6” embroidery hoop, and a small crochet hook (2.25 mm, size B or 1) if you have one. This

class is suitable for all weavers and useful for ratings. Materials/handout fee $1.

Jayne weaves mostly flat things which benefit from finishing details to raise them above the

status of yardage. She has taught at NEWS and several New England guilds, and served as

2003 NEWS President.

Rag Rugs Dena Gartenstein Moses

1 session $12.00 September

Rag Rug weaving is the ultimate recycling adventure! In this class, we will learn all the ins

and outs of turning those old and unwanted clothes into fabulous rugs. We will begin by

talking about setting up your warp. We will learn how to dissect clothes and prepare them

for your weft, discuss many different design possibilities, and look at lots and lots of sam-

ples. This class will also cover different looms and what makes them better or worse for

weaving rugs. You will leave with plenty of inspiration and information to get started on

making great rag rugs. Suitable for all levels. Students must at least understand

Morning Workshop Chairman & Registrar

Marlene Witham, Chairman mcwdnw@metrocast.net 603-286-9590

Barbara Morse, Registrar morning_workshops@nhweaversguild.org 603-434-7224

NHWG Meetings

The NHWG fiscal year runs from

July 1 to June 30. The Guild

meets on the third Wednesday of

September, October, November,

March, April and May.

Advertising Policies

Any member may place a free

(non-commercial) ad; there is a

25 word limit. Make sure your

copy is accurate and legible. Non

-members and commercial adver-

tisers please contact the Advertis-

ing Editor: Marjie Thompson /

marjie@maine.rr.com / 207-829-

6111 for sizes, prices and formats.

Commercial ads need to be cam-

era-ready or in an agreed upon

computer file format. Newsletter

Editor: Jayne Flanagan /

jhfpf@maine.rr.com / 207-839-

5512

Yarn Table

The Yarn Table hours are 9:00-

10:00 AM and 12:00-12:30 PM.

Any sales during the Guild

meeting, whether on or off the

Yarn Table, owe 10% to the

Guild; sales arranged ahead of

time do not.

The Yarn Table managers are not

responsible for the security of

items for sale.

Each and every article MUST

have 2 tags on it, each with your

name and price. If your article is

not tagged, it cannot be sold on

the yarn table.

Purchasing with CASH is pre-

ferred so that all sales proceeds

can be distributed on the same

meeting day. If that is not possi-

ble, make your check out to the

NHWG. For items paid by check

over $25, buyers may be asked to

pay the seller (90%) and guild

(10%) separately.

Ten percent of each sale goes to

the Guild’s Education Fund.

Please remember to pick up un-

sold items at 12:30 pm.

If you plan to bring more than one

box of items to sell, please let us

know in advance.

Julie Morse: 603-526-6386

jjmorse@tds.net

NHWG Membership Records & Information (Membership Form—page 13)

Heidi Clow thacweare@comcast.net 603-529-2125

Leslie Stone 603-526-6326

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how to warp a loom. Handout provided—no fee.

Materials for Students to Bring: Notebook, a few garments with minimum stretch (avoid knits and anything with a lot of stretch) of

varying weight to “deconstruct” and a good pair of scissors. Garments should be washed and dried. Class size—open.

Dena has been weaving for twenty-five years and sells her line of chenille scarves, shawls and hats at highly juried craft shows and

fine galleries around New England. She spent years weaving and selling her unique, “tapestry rag rugs”. She is the founder and

primary teacher at the “Vermont Weaving School”. Dena will also be our afternoon speaker.

Pick UP your Inkle Connie Gray

1 session $12.00 October

Pick it UP, or push it DOWN! Weave simple to complex geometric patterns on your basic inkle loom. By distorting the natural alter-

nation of threads, you can weave crosses, diamonds, squares, even stars and snowflake patterns on a simple narrow strip. Use these

for trims, belts, sashes, bell-pulls, or even shoelaces! Based on traditional Latvian patterns learned from my mentor, Zaiga Upitis, we

will weave a sampler of many patterns and be given more to try at home. This is a fast-paced hands-on class, for those with experi-

ence in basic inkle weaving. Class size 8-10 students. Material/Handout Fee: $2.00 Connie can lend one or two warped inkle

looms for the class, if needed; please notify Connie early!

Homework and Materials to Bring: Pre-warping directions will be sent upon registration. Bring your warped (open-sided) inkle

loom, extra heddles, small belt or stick shuttle, small scissors, tape measure, 2 large-eye needles to fit yarn, pick-up stick (butter

knife or letter opener will do). Suitable yarns: a tightly spun cotton - carpet warp or 8/2 perle cotton in neutral color, about 3 ounces,

two colors of 5/2 perle cotton or embroidery floss (at least twice as heavy as neutral cotton), about 1 ounce of each.

Connie, inkle mistress of NHWG, has taught inkle techniques far and wide to many adults and children. Here at NHWG her classes

have included basic and advanced (pick-up) techniques, random warping, painting inkle warps, tubular necklaces, and inkle Santas.

MORNING WORKSHOPS CONTINUED

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Turned Overshot Virginia Coolidge

1 session $12.00 October

Why weave overshot and monks belt with 2 shuttles when you can do it with one! When a draft is “turned” it is rotated 90o so that

warp threads become weft threads, and weft threads become warp threads. The original threading sequence becomes the treadling

sequence of the new draft and the original treadling sequence becomes the new threading. Overshot is normally threaded on 4

shafts and woven with 2 shuttles using 6 treadles (4 for pattern and 2 for tabby). When the draft is turned, the warp is threaded on

6 shafts and it is woven with 1 shuttle using 4 treadles. Monks belt is a simplified form of overshot woven with 2 pattern treadles,

so it can be turned and woven on 4 shafts. It isn’t quite a simple as turning the book sideways, but I’ll show you how to do it. I’ll

tell you the advantages (one shuttle instead of two is the biggest) and some disadvantages of turning these drafts. And most im-

portantly, show you how to change the tie-up to accomplish this. You’ll have a chance to practice using the graph paper you bring

with you. I’ll bring several examples of turned overshot that I’ve wove in the past several years. Ability of participants: advanced

beginner, knowledge of overshot would be helpful. Class size up to 15 students. Please bring pencil, eraser, and graph paper. A

handout ( 50 cent fee) will be provided with detailed instructions and examples of turned drafts.

For 30 years Ginny has been weaving a variety of techniques and weave structures (no specialization!!) She now has a 24 shaft

Weavebird compudobby loom (certainly not needed for turned overshot) and 8 shaft Baby Wolf. She is a Past President of NHWG

and Past VP (Program Chair) of NEWS.

Planning A Project From Start to Finish Jayne Flanagan

1 session $12.00 October

Whether you tweak a weaving "recipe" or create something completely original, it is helpful to think ahead and plan a clear path

through the obvious variables of your project. Thinking ahead will save you from the many common pitfalls which could turn

warping into a nightmare. Students will be provided with their own copies of a standard outline, with which we will plan several

projects from the ground up and get into the habit of good record keeping at the same time. Bring graph paper, lined paper for tak-

ing notes, calculator, pencil, eraser, ruler. Suitable for all levels. No handout fee.

Using the standard outline she devised early on has saved Jayne from making a lot of planning mistakes, but NOT all of them.

Every warp is a new adventure. She is a member of several New England guilds, HGA and Complex Weavers.

Drafting: Color and Weave Mary Ann Sanborn

1 session $12.00 November

The placement of color in warp and/or weft can create stripes, plaids, checks, and myriad other designs. In fact, in some cases,

color can completely mask structure. In this class we will further our understanding of drafts and drawdowns while exploring the

effect of color on plain weave and twills. This is a hands-on class and most of our time will be spent drafting. To participate in this

class, you should have knowledge of basic drafting as this topic will be only briefly reviewed.

Please bring graph paper, pencils, colored pencils or markers, and an eraser or “white-out” type product. An understanding of basic

thread-by-thread drafting is a prerequisite. There will be a charge for the class handout.

Mary Ann is a longtime member of the NHWG. She has taught classes for our Guild and other area Guilds, as well as at NEWS.

She enjoys weaving, though she doesn’t get to do enough of it, and teaches weaving, drafting, color & weave, weave structures,

tablet weaving, and Shaker textiles. Mary Ann has served on the NHWG and NEWS Boards, and is a member of the HGA Board

of Directors. She lives in Canterbury, NH.

What is Lampas? Marjie Thompson

1 session $12.00 November

Lampas is the weave structure used for many of the elaborate medieval textiles and 19th century figured and fancy coverlets. It

allows extensive patterning with fewer shafts than a drawloom would have required and fewer than block doubleweave, while

allowing for different weave strucures to be used in the pattern and background areas. Even with this use of tie downs, lampas is

best woven using eight or more shafts. Two or three warped table looms will be provided because this structure is best understood

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WEAVERS HELPING WEAVERS (no fee)

September: Introducing Ourselves -or- How I Got Started Weaving Linda Lincoln, Moderator An open discussion by attendees about how their interest in weaving was sparked. Do they have a background of handwork? Was

their mother or grandmother a weaver? When did they take their first class/workshop? Are they a color or structure person? What

was their first loom? How many looms do they own now? Linda is one of the Mainiacs belonging to NHWG, a member of

WGBoston and Mainely Weavers, weaving since 1978, and interested in how others have become as fascinated with all aspects of

weaving as she has.

October: Diamond Celebration: NHWG is 75 Years Old in 2013 June Erla, Moderator

The Board voted to have our 75th Anniversary be the theme for our 2013 Guild Challenge for the exhibits at Portsmouth and

NEWS, having received the most member votes at the May meeting. We’ll be brainstorming ideas; what to weave, pattern possi-

bilities, color choices, etc. Bring lots of your ideas to share…… June will be moderating and recording your suggestions to post

on our website for everyone’s information. To get your creative ideas started, here are a few suggestions from June as they pertain

to our 75th anniversary, think numbers, colors, and shapes, i.e.; 1938 – 2013, 75, white, diamond, vintage yardage for 1938-styled

clothing, bead leno using white sparkling beads, diamond shaped pillows, etc. For those of you in Connie’s Inkle Pick-up work-

shop, you might want to learn how to weave numbers or words to incorporate on your exhibit entry. For those of you in Ginny’s

Turned Overshot workshop, you might decide to weave something using an old overshot pattern. Let’s think outside the box and

really wow ourselves as well as pay tribute to our founding guild members back in 1938.

November: Our Updated Library Kathy Hutchins, Moderator

***This session will be held in the Library (in the Yellow building).***

Come visit the updated NHWG Library. We have a larger space, good lighting, and lots besides books. See what we have for

DVD's, look in the Samples File, learn how to find information and ideas, also how to use online access to library holdings and

valuable links. You will have time to explore the collection, ask questions and borrow items.

Bring your list of books and magazines. If we don't have it, we'll see about ordering it. Don't miss this; it is well worth the long

walk from the main building.

by actually weaving it. If you would like to bring your own 8- (or 12- or 16-) shaft table loom for more experimentation, just let

Marjie know so that she can send you the threading.

Marjie again shares with us her enthusiasm for ferreting out little-known techniques that she knows should be more widely used by

contemporary weavers. Marjie teaches nationally, is a past Dean of WGBoston and a past President of NEWS.

Transparencies: Color, Abstraction and Negative Space: Two Parts Barbara Herbster

2 sessions $24.00 November and March

Let your eyes be opened to the technique of inlaying color on a plain weave ground. When inlay is applied to an open tabby fabric

it is referred to as Transparent Weave. The resulting cloth is a Transparency. This is a wonderful decorative wall hanging/

embroidery technique. Although it uses discontinuous weft, it is not a tapestry. The work progresses more quickly than tapestry as

it fills only part of the cloth. Scraps of colored yarns, crewel wool or embroidery threads will be used to shape objects, designs, or

people on a linen warp. The technique of transparent weave will be demonstrated on a table loom in class. Bring a simple photo,

drawing or idea and we will discuss how to adapt your idea to a cartoon to use on your loom. The design cartoon will be started in

class. The cartoon will be transformed into a fiber transparency at your fireside loom as snowflakes fall. You will work

independently but help from the instructor is as close as your computer or phone. A finished piece will be your reward for diligent

work during the three months we are apart. We will share our adventures when we meet in March to learn from one another and

show off the finished pieces. Suitable for all levels. Class size is 12-15 students.

Materials or Homework for Students to Bring: Bring cones, tubes or spools of single or plied natural linen you have on hand. See

what discontinuous weft material you have: ie; Bring examples of embroidery thread, fine cottons to strand, textured novelties,

crewel wool, or wools that are fine enough to strand. Bring photographs, cards, drawings to choose from and use as inspiration.

Bring paper the width you intend your warp to be and materials for drawing and note taking. Material / Handout Fee: minimal $1-

$5 to cover instruction sheets giving particulars of the technique.

Barbara lives in Manchester by the Sea, MA. Her pleasure is teaching and sharing the excitement and knowledge of weaving with

others. Her work has a contemporary direction which she achieves through clean design and a strong sense of color. She enjoys

weaving, teaching, designing for galleries, and commissions for public spaces.

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AFTERNOON PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

SEPTEMBER Weaving At Warp Speed Dena Gartenstein Moses

Whether you want to be able to make more great stuff in less time or you’ve always wondered what it would take to become a pro-

duction weaver or you’ve got a weaving business and are looking for tips, this is a great workshop for you. Dena will draw on her

twenty years of production weaving to talk about many of the things that slow us down and present easy solutions about how to

overcome them.

Dena has been weaving for twenty-five years and sells her line of chenille scarves, shawls and hats at highly-juried craft shows and

fine galleries around New England. She spent years weaving and selling her unique, “tapestry rag rugs” and can consistently

weave a scarf in twenty minutes. She is the founder and primary teacher at “Vermont Weaving School”.

www.vermontweavingschool.com

OCTOBER Weaving A Brighter Future: The Mayan Hands Story Marion Kilson / Brenda Rosenbaum

Mayan Hands is a fair trade organization founded in 1989 that partners with talented Maya weavers in the highlands of Guatemala

to bring their families out of extreme poverty. These women and their families are able to continue to live within the culture they

cherish. This NHWG program will tell the Mayan Hands story through the words of the Guatemalan weavers and their North

American partners and will suggest ways in which NHWG members can help Mayan Hands to further its mission. Mayan Hands

products will be available for purchase at all the fall meetings of the NHWG.

Marion is a long time member of NHWG and is currently a Mayan Hands board member.

NOVEMBER ~ ~ Dimity ~ ~ Marjie Thompson

dimity (dim·i·ty)

Pronunciation: /ˈdimitē/

noun

a hard-wearing, sheer cotton fabric woven with raised stripes or checks

Even the current dictionary definition hints at the “problem” with this weave structure- “hard-wearing” and “sheer” in the same

definition. Come learn more about this interesting but misunderstood weave structure that needs as few as two shafts for pattern but

can require more for different effects. Eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century dimity will be covered as well as the

Southern dimity counterpanes and their drafts.

Marjie likes unraveling weaving nomenclature mysteries almost as much as figuring out the “old drafts.”

The 2013 NHWG Biennial Juried Show

NHWG’s 75th anniversary coincides with a NEWS year; an excellent reason to celebrate by pouring your heart and soul into lots

of creative / functional / traditional / imaginative weaving for both events. The Portsmouth Library Gallery is a multipurpose

room, open to the public for meetings, movie matinees, and art of all kinds. The guild will take advantage of the “high traffic”

with an opening reception, plus perhaps demonstrations and hands-on activities. It all depends on weavers and volunteers!

Our very first planning meeting will be October 17, 2012 at 9AM before the guild meeting. Several members have already

signed up to help, more are needed. Think of what you’d like to help with or what you’d like to learn more about—there really is

something for everyone; publicity, intake/jury, hanging, reception, demo/events, awards, signage/ribbons, the non-juried

Challenge exhibit, takedown, transportation. Here’s the Big Picture:

May 2013: The guild Annual Show & Tell / intake of all items for the Portsmouth Library Show and NEWS (New England

Weavers Seminar) / jurying for the shows / transport to Portsmouth.

June 2013: Hanging the Portsmouth Library Show June 1 / reception and special events / take down show.

July 2013: Transport entries to NEWS. (Conference dates are July 11—July 14, 2013) / pick up entries at end of shows

Since Portsmouth is the closest venue to Maine yet, I volunteered to chair the Show and I hope you all will hop on board with

me—to paraphrase— “many hands make the show work”. Jayne Flanagan, Chairman jhfpf@maine.rr.com 207-839-5512

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Message From Your President:

Hello everyone,

Of the four seasons, I love summer best, and right now this one is shaping up as a beauty. The garden is tak-

ing off and my beehives are buzzing with activity. I hope that when you read this, things will still be looking good

weather-wise and we’ll all be tanned, relaxed and refreshed.

Fall is my second-favorite season. Even though I haven’t technically been a student for many decades, I still

get that back-to-school feeling when Labor Day rolls around. It’s time to get the looms cleared off; those projects that

have been spinning around in my “summer brain” need a place to go! I hope that you, too, dear weavers, are having

the same kinds of thoughts. Maybe you have already finished those beautiful pieces that we’ll have in our 2013 shows,

but I’ll bet many of you are still in the planning stages like me.

I got a chance to personally visit the Portsmouth Library in June. The exhibit areas that we will use in June

2013 are spacious and have beautiful lighting. It will be a great challenge to fill that exhibit with lots of gorgeous

work, but I know we can do it justice. Please, no more worries about judges’ comments and other extraneous matters,

“just do it”. Weave your best and proudly enter it for all to see! Our participation in the NEWS juried shows in 2011

was quite a bit smaller than in the past, so we need to really go all out in 2013 “show our stuff” to all of New England

at NEWS and to our friends, families and fellow citizens in Portsmouth.

This brings me around to the topic of our 75th Anniversary. Thanks so much to the 2 or 3 people who remem-

bered that it is almost here! Whew! We could have let it slide right by without a party! This is going to make a great

Challenge for us; I know we are all mulling over how to best celebrate our Diamond Jubilee in our weavings. Plans

are brewing, as you will see elsewhere in the newsletter.

Thanks to all who have made the last year a very enjoyable one for me as president. Many kind words have

been spoken or sent to me in little messages, and I do appreciate that. It has been great to have people come forward to

volunteer and accept nominations for jobs and offices. I certainly hope that trend will continue; we are going to need

lots of help at all levels to make the coming of 2013 a sparkling, diamond jewel of a success. Here we go!

Fondly,

Barbara

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Sterling Silver NHWG

Pins Available from

Diana Frost

Guild Historian:

Cynthia Amidon

NEWS Reps:

Barbara Burns &

Christine House

Bulletin Board:

Diana Frost

NHWG Mail Lady

Lyn Falcone:

mail_lady@

nhweaversguild.org

The Three Guild Looms

The LeClerc Minerva 8 shaft floor loom (22” weaving width—10 treadles) is available for rent for a $25.00 refundable deposit

and a non-refundable $10.00 per month rental fee, payable in advance of each month to NHWG, c/o Paula McKone, Treasurer.

To make arrangements for rental, contact its current custodian:

Penny LaRaia, P. O. Box 4, Salisbury, NH 03268 pblaraia@gmail.com 603-648-2375

The Belva Mohle 4 shaft Macomber Loom is a guild loom available for demos. (24” weaving width)

Please contact President Barbara Burns to make arrangements. (Current custodian: Carole Elliott)

The 4 shaft Dorset donated by Harriet Mitiguy is available for use by guild members only. (22” maximum weaving width)

Please contact President Barbara Burns to make arrangements. (Current custodian: Jane Dumais)

Come visit the updated NHWG Library. We have a larger space, good lighting, and

lots besides books. See what we have for DVD's, look in the Samples File, browse

magazines and shelves for new ideas.

Materials may be borrowed from one meeting to the next by members in

good standing upon presentation of their current guild nametag.

Bring your list of books and magazine articles or email your needs ahead of time.

If we don't have it, we'll see about acquiring it.

Please contact one of the Library Team for renewal of materials if you cannot return

them on time.

Also, consider volunteering to be a Library Sitter for one meeting date. You will be

amazed at what we have and you can borrow. The Library is located at the front of the yellow building. It is open every regular

meeting day from 9:30-12:30. Don't miss out; it is well worth the long walk from the

main building.

Your Library Team

Kathy Hutchins haroldhutchins@comcast.net (978-374-7229)

Joan Warren joanbcwarren@gmail.com

Barbara Morse bmorse50@comcast.net

Penny LaRaia pblaraia@gmail.come

Corrections to Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes as mentioned by Norma Smayda at the October 2011 workshop:

There are no printed errata. She is aware of a few minor treadling errors in some of the drawdowns, and that should there ever be

a 2nd printing, those corrections will be made.

p. 111 the large corner blocks of Waldenweave should be woven 4x, not 3x.

p. 120 Bomber Flight. lines 45 and 47 - those 2 blocks should be treadled 3x, not 2x.

p. 131 all blocks of Jitterbug are either 1, 2, or 3 shots. Once per repeat, the 4x block should be 3x.

p. 146. Superhighway. block on line 12 should be 3x, not 2x high.

LOOKING FOR A NEW NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Are you looking for a way to help the guild? Do you want to see everything that’s happening FIRST?

This is my 20th issue (10 years as Editor)–I need a change and I’d like to serve NHWG in a different way.

If you’re interested, let’s talk! Jayne Flanagan, Editor 207-839-5512 jhfpf@maine.rr.com

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THE EDUCATION FUND The purpose of the Education Fund is to assist Guild members to attend weaving classes, craft schools, formal classes of higher

learning, workshops and/or conferences. It is not “need-based”. Applicants must be a member of the New Hampshire Weavers

Guild in good standing for at least a year.

Receipt of an Education Grant is considered an honor, recognizing a weaver’s goal of improving, understanding, ability, and crea-

tivity in weaving. Recipients will be expected to share their new knowledge with the Guild membership. There are many ways that

you can share what you’ve learned:

Write an article for the newsletter. It can be a just a couple of paragraphs about what you have learned for the class you’ve

just taken .

Provide the next newsletter sample. It’s not as scary as you may think.

A sample of a new technique you learned with a description of the process to go in the Library’s sample collection.

Volunteer to be one of the greeters, make the coffee or help with the clean-up after a guild meeting. We are always looking

for help.

If you feel comfortable teaching a workshop or moderating a Weavers Helping Weavers, please let us know.

We have application forms and guidelines available on the website and on the information table at each Guild meeting. If you are

still unsure about requesting funding please just ask any of the Education Fund Committee members listed below; we would be

more than happy to discuss options available. Please apply as soon as possible, prior to the class for which you are requesting the

funds.

Michele Clarke, Chairman 603-320-0082 nhweaver@gmail.com

Carole Elliott 603-764-9888 carole@kematrans.com

Ginny Warner 603-456-2740 gfwarner@mcttelecom.com

Complex Weavers Seminars 2012 Washington, DC September 12-15, 2012

www.complex-weavers.org/seminar.htm

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Extended Workshop Program: Peabody Essex Museum Saturday, November 3, 2012

On Saturday, Nov. 3, NHWG members will travel to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, take two tours, have lunch , and

then take additional time to visit other museum exhibits and the gift shop (It will be just about time to start Christmas shopping).

Fee: $18.00 (includes two tours and museum entrance fee)

Schedule

10:00 Arrive in Salem, park and walk to museum.

10:15 Meet in museum lobby

10:30 – 11:30 AM Guided tour of the exhibit: The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and

the Pastrana Tapestries 11:45-12:45 AM Guided tour of the exhibit: Hats an Anthology by Stephen Jones

1:00 Lunch (either at the museum or a nearby restaurant)

2:00 Visit other exhibits and the gift shop

Below are web addresses for additional information. The NHWG site provides live links.

Please note that we have decided to offer this one day workshop program on a Saturday to entice members who cannot attend

regular meetings to join us. So whether you are a regular at NHWG meeting or a member who cannot regularly attend

meetings, please come.

Brief Tour Information.

The Invention of Glory: Alfonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries:

http://www.pem.org/exhibitions/151-

the_invention_of_glory_afonso_v_and_the_pastrana_tapestries

The Pastrana Tapestries are rare examples of Gothic Tapestry and measure 36’ each. The

four panels are currently in the U.S. having been recently restored. Woven in the 14thc of

silk and wool, they depict the military prowess of Portugal’s King Alfonso V. This is the

only museum exhibit of these tapestries in the Northeast.

Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones

Stephen Jones created hats, lovely and outlandish, for Britain’s most famous entertainers.

This exhibit, organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, features 250 hats, all works of

art, which might just inspire some of us to create some very special hats for our “Diamond

Jubilee” exhibit.

http://pem.org/exhibitions/146-hats_an_anthology_by_stephen_jones

Thinking Diamond Jubilee, hats, Queen Elizabeth? Try http://www.vanityfair.com/

society/2012/05/diamond-jubilee-hats-queen-elizabeth#slide=1

Registration Form

To register, fill out the information below,

include your check payable to NHWG for $18.00, and mail to:,

Mary Ann Sanborn, 16 Abberton Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224. Registration is limited and must be received by September 25th.

Name:

Address:

Home Telephone: Cell:

E-mail address:

At the September and October meetings, we will try to arrange car pools for those who would prefer them.

Come with us on November 3rd

, we’ll have a great time!

Other exhibits of interest to our

group will be explored after

lunch. For more information: http://pem.org/exhibitions/current

These include

Perfect Imbalance, Exploring

Chinese aesthetics

http://pem.org/exhibitions/3-

per-

fect_imbalance_exploring_chines

e_aesthetics

Fish, Silk, Tea, Bamboo: Culti-

vating an Image of China

http://pem.org/exhibitions/17-

fish_silk_tea_bamboo_cultivating

_an_image_of_china

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HANDWEAVERS GUILD

OF AMERICA

www.weavespindye.org

Diana Frost

State Representative

dianafrost@aol.com

603 868-7465

Mary Ann Sanborn

HGA National Director

masanborn@aol.com

603-783-4733

The dates for upcoming

NHWG Board meetings are:

Saturday, September 8, 2012

and

Saturday, December 1, 2012

(Snow date Dec 8)

at 9:30 at the League of NH

Craftsmen (Concord)

49 South Main St, Suite 100

in the “SMILE!” building

NHWG RATINGS

PROGRAM

Mary Ann Sanborn would

like to find out which members

are currently working on

ratings or have an interest in

the program.

Please let her know:

masanborn@aol.com

603-783-4733

Ratings Dates to Remember

If you are planning on submit-

ting please let Mary Ann know

by March 1, 2013 so she can

arrange jurors and answer any

last minute questions.

Submit at April 2013

meeting!

NHWG Extended Workshop

Cancellation Policy

If cancellation is received prior to 30

days before workshop, NHWG will at-

tempt to refund all fees paid, provided

your place is filled. For registration

cancellations received within 30 days of

the workshop, no monetary refund can

be promised, though NHWG will make a

good faith attempt to reimburse, as funds

generated by the workshop permit.

MEET MAYAN HANDS!

Please visit our website www.mayanhands.org to learn more about our up-

coming tour and the remarkable women who work with us, as well as the

beautiful handcrafted items they produce.

Nov 7-17 Travel to Guatemala and meet Mayan Hands'

weaving co-ops with Deborah Chandler, translator and guide,

author of Guatemalan Woven Wealth and Learning to Weave!

Founded in the early 1990s, MAYAN HANDS is a fair-trade organization

that works with more than 200 Mayan weavers organized in 9 different

cooperative groups in Guatemala. Though hailed the world over as remark-

able artists, most Mayan weavers live under conditions of extreme poverty,

barely making $5 to $7 per month when they sell locally. Mayan Hands

partners with these talented weavers to find Fair Trade markets for their

beautiful textiles and provides them with opportunities for educational ad-

vancement and development of their communities. In the 21st century,

Mayan women continue weaving on backstrap looms, handed down from

their ancient foremothers many hundreds of years ago. Mayan women love

to weave, to inscribe in their cloth symbols of the earth’s sacredness and

their culture’s unique vision of the universe. Your purchases allow these

remarkable weavers and their families to eat better, send their children to

school, build up their communities—and to harbor hopes of a better future.

You can also partner with our weavers and help them sell their

beautiful products, making a small profit for your guild!

For questions or if would like to hold a sale with Mayan Hands products,

please contact us at mary@mayanhands.org, or 301-515-5911

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Directions: Kimball-Jenkins Estate, 266 N Main St., Concord, NH

From North, West and South:

I93 to Exit 15W, 393W to No. Main St.**

From East: 393W to No. Main St.**

**Sharp right at No. Main and 393.

Sharp right into driveway to Kimball-

Jenkins Estate. Parking is to the rear

of the Carriage House.

Weavers Wanted for Guild Samples

One of the many perks of guild membership is a twice-

yearly handwoven sample. These samples are woven by

volunteer guild members, and offer us all the opportunity to

share our craft and get to know each other. Each draft sheet

includes details of the weaving process, as well as a biog-

raphy of the weaver. Please consider lending your talents

to our guild. All levels and abilities are most welcome!

How much do you have to weave? 200 samples, 3"x3",

for example:

15 inches wide by 3.5 yards long or

24 inches wide by 2.125 yards long or

30 inches wide by 1.75 yards long or

36 inches wide by 1.5 yards long

For more info on draft sheet and fabric preparation contact:

Charlotte Crowell, 468 Jaffrey Rd, Marlborough, NH

03455, 603-876-3842 charway@myfairpoint.net

Sarah Sherburne, 102 Cheney Ave #11, Peterborough, NH

03458. 603-784-5333 sarah.sherburne@gmail.com

The Spring sample was woven by Gerry Cosgrove.

Look for your envelope at the guild meetings!

Schedule of Guild Helpers

NEW Coordinator: Paula Taggart

pstaggart@yahoo.com 207-793-9696

September 19, 2012

Greeters: Patricia Russell, Diana Frost

Coffee: Jill Hunter, Debbie Stohn

Clean Up: Barbara Gogolan, ****

Library Sitter: ****

October 17, 2012

Greeters: Harriet Mitiguy, Barbara Bennett

Coffee: Pat Bent, ****

Clean Up: Carolyn Corson, Joan Biasucci

Library Sitter: ****

November 28, 2012

Greeters: Debby Cary, Arlene Ilgenfritz

Coffee: Lyn Falcone

Clean Up: Connie Gray, Chris House

Library Sitter: ****

**** need volunteers, thank you

The Loom List

Diana Frost maintains a list of looms and equipment for sale

which is circulated to various New England guilds and individu-

als. It is posted at each NH Guild Meeting. Anyone may use this

list, the only proviso being that when a loom is bought or sold,

that information is sent immediately to Diana. Each item will

stay on the list for exactly one year unless it is sold or Diana is

notified to extend its exposure. For a copy of the current list,

please send a SASE (with postage for three ounces) to:

Diana Frost

16 Oyster River Rd., Durham, NH 03824 603 868-7465

dianafrost@aol.com

LOOM NEWS VIA RAVELRY !!!

Lisa Hart Olson and her family are still running

Macomber Looms in York, Maine, despite the

unexpected death of her father, Rick Hart, in January.

They had a booth at Convergence and the biggest

news of all; in July they launched their own website

www.macomberloom.com (no “S” on the word

“loom”)

~~~ info thanks to June Erla

VENDORS: wishing to sell at NHWG meetings,

please contact the President in advance (see

page one), so that set-up can be arranged.

Selling should take place before 10AM and

from 12 to 12:30PM. Vendors shall donate 10%

of earnings to NHWG.

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Workshop Information/Policies

You must be a current mem-

ber of the New Hampshire

Weavers Guild in order to

register for a workshop.

Workshops meet from

10 a.m. until noon.

Workshop fees are $12.00

per session.

You must register for all

parts of a multi-session

workshop, unless otherwise

indicated in the workshop

description.

You may list as many as

three choices per session.

Indicate your 1st, 2nd & 3rd

choices.

You will be notified if you

do not get your first choice

workshop.

Register Early! If

there is insufficient

registration, a

workshop may be

canceled. Cancellation Policy: If you

cancel your registration at

least 48 hours in advance of

a workshop, you will receive

a voucher for another work-

shop – provided your place

can be filled from a waiting

list for that workshop.

Workshop registrations are

not transferable. All vacan-

cies will be filled from a

waiting list.

Questions?

contact Barbara Morse, Registrar:

morning_workshops@

nhweaversguild.org

603-434-7224

NHWG MEMBERSHIP FORM The Guild year begins on 7/1;

All memberships expire 6/30. Please complete form and enclose $22.00 for annual

dues. Make checks payable to “New Hampshire

Weavers Guild”. Please mail to:

Heidi Clow, NHWG Membership Chairman

125 Concord Stage Rd.

Weare, NH 03281-4616

(Please send SASE to have membership card with

new website password sent back to you.)

Name _____________________________________

Address ___________________________________

__________________________________________

Phone (with area code) _______________________

Email _____________________________________

Please check this box if you have none or limited

internet access, and prefer the newsletter on paper.

New member Renewal

REGISTRATION FORM FOR MORNING WORKSHOPS

Name ___________________________________________________

Mailing Address ___________________________________________

Phone # __________________________ Email __________________

(IMPORTANT-please include)

Enrollment begins September 1. Registration forms postmarked before

9/1 will be treated as if postmarked on 9/1.

Bead Leno: Holes Where You Want Them

1 session $12.00 September ……………………… $__________

Hands-On Hemstitching & Edge Finishes

1 session $12.00 September ……………………… $__________

Rag Rugs

1 session $12.00 September …………………….... $__________

Pick UP your Inkle

1 session $12.00 October ……………………...…. $__________

Turned Overshot

1 session $12.00 October …………………..…….. $__________

Planning A Project From Start to Finish

1 session $12.00 October ……………………..….. $__________

Drafting: Color and Weave

1 session $12.00 November ………………….…... $__________

What is Lampas?

1 session $12.00 November ………………….…... $__________

Transparencies: Color, Abstraction & Negative Space

2 sessions $24.00 November and March ………..… $__________

TOTAL $___________

For morning workshops please make your check payable to: NHWG

Mail your check and registration to: Barbara Morse

244 Winding Pond Rd

Londonderry, NH 03053

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NEW HAMPSHIRE WEAVERS GUILD, INC.

P.O. BOX 3422

CONCORD, NH 03302-3422

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