Shuswap Spinners and Weavers-
Minutes for the meeting of Monday October 6,2008
16 members present;
The meeting was called to order by President Sue Moret;
1.There were no minutes to read from the last meeting of June 2008.
2. Noelle collected membership fees for the year.
3. TREASURERS REPORT;
4. SHEEP TO SHAWL REPORT;
Judith was very pleased with the outcome of the Sheep to Shawl competition and the resulting shawls were all beautiful. There were problems with access by the public for viewing in front of the competiton because of congestion in the pathways. It will be something that we will have to address next year. The prize money has been paid and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Judith is stepping down as convenor and will be documenting everything out in a file as to the procedures for running the competition.
5. CHRISTMAS SALE;
The Christmas Committee was away at a Workshop in Washington (no report). Gudrun was unable to get the display case at the Salmon Arm Library and so she has asked Elvi if there is any available window space in Piccadilly Mall to use to advertize our Xmas Sale. The Christmas Sale is Saturday November 22, with set up on Friday November 21. 2008. Sue has volunteered to help Marcia with advertizing the Sale. Gudie will bring the tree already dressed with lights and Gudrun will assist.
6. WORKSHOPS;
Sharon has three videos ; Silk Fusion, Jason Collingwood Rug weaving and Inkle Looms. She was wondering if the Guild would like to purchase them to use as a format for future Workshops. The costs run between $40.00 and 50.00. Elvi showed us the videos that Guild already has in our Library. Elvi reported that the Dyeing Workshop was a great success and Gudrun reported that the Hand painted Silk Workshop was also well attended and successful.
7. PROGRAMS;
October; Gudie shared her experience at the Plucky Fluff workshop in Vancouver. There many wild and wonderful skeins of fibre with plyed bits of balls and the colours were incredible. Gudie would be interested in doing a workshop on the techniques in the future.
November; Leno program with Gudrun (workshop may follow)
December; Potluck
January, Februay, March- to be announced.
8. Library;
Darlene is away in Australia. No report.
9. Equipment;
The missing table loom has been returned. but there may be one other loom missing. Discussion followed as to how to better control the large equipment being rented.
Motion made by Mona that "Any large equipment rented must have a $150.00 deposit made before it leaves the Guild Room, on a two month rental only, and the cheque would only be cashed if the item was not returned. Seconded by Sharon. Discussion followed. Judith advised that a Committee be formed to make a more undated procedure for rental equipment. Motion was carried over for next month. Committee is Judith, Mona, Elvi, Sue, Gudrun and Shirley...a date will be set which may be the next Knit-In.
10. Newsletter/Blog ; no report
11. Membership; Noelle passed the membership list around for any changes.
12. Historian; No report
OLD BUSINESS;
Mona and Elvi painted the mannequins black and found that two of the 8 mannequins are in the possession of the Salmon Arm Quilters Guild. Mona will arrange pick up of them so they can be used at the Christmas Sale. A reminder of the Mug Exchange is set for the December Pot Luck.
A discussion was held about the Raffles and other ways to make money for the Guild. Some suggestions were; raise dues, raise the percentage of the commissions. Ask for donations of product to be sold for the Guild at sales. We will discuss this further at the next meeting when more members are in attendance. Gabby asked that the draw prizes be more visible at the draw box table.
Fall Fairs will be done again but may not be used as a fund raiser but more a means of a education venue for the public and to attract more members to the Guild
Darlene and her husband John and Elvi installed some wooden shelves on the wall. Anne said the Guild Room clean-up day in June went very well and was enjoyable.
NEW BUSINESS;
Gudie made a Motion to use the felted flowers that are in stock and make them into a product that can be sold at the Xmas Sale. Judith seconded. Sara asked that a few be kept for future displays. Gudie is willing to re-vamp the flowers. Motion carried.
Anne made a motion to pay Sharon for the product used for the Sheep to Shawl competition. Motion carried.
Gudie reported that John Lowe from Woolhouse in Armstrong is taking donations of equipment to be repaired and sent to Ethiopia . Sharon moved that the Guild's spare Spinning Wheel be donated. Wendy seconded. Motion carried.
Wendy bought 5 mannequin heads for the Guild's use.
Noelle motioned that we pay Sharon two months rental for use of the Visa machine. Mona seconded. Motion carried.
ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS;
1. PRESIDENT; Judith Glibbery
2. VICE PRESIDENT; Sharon Wickstrom
3. TREASURER; Noelle Cox
4. SECRETARY Gabrielle Clark
5. NEWSLETTER; Clare Fensom
6. EQUIPMENT; Elvi Pukas
7. LIBRARY; Darlene Thornbury
8. SHEEP TO SHAWL; TO BE DISCUSSED
SHEEP TO SHAWL 2009.
The format and future of the Sheep to Shawl will be discussed further at the next meeting in November. Judith mentioned that the costs are quite high what with the cost of entry fees, lunch meals, however the venue is very educational for the public. Judith has also been donating the costs of the wool for the competition out of her own pocket each year. A motion was made that we take a year off and do a Guild only Sheep to shawl display seconded by Elvi . Motion carried forward to next meeting for discussion.
Mona has a friend donate the book "Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing by Rachael Brown.
FALL FAIR APPRECIATION DINNER; Friday October 24, 2008 @ 6:00 p.m. at the Salvation Army Hall. rsvp to Noelle
SHARON donated boxes of knitting patterns for everyone .
THANK YOU was read from the Fall Fair for sponsoring the Spinning and Weaving catagories. Sue mentioned that Phil Wright was very pleased with the participation activities at our display.
SPIN INS;
October 7th @ 10:00 a.m. at Gabby's
October 22 @ 7:00 p.m. at Noelle's
UCANKNITS;
October 27 at 10:00 a.m. at Mona's
Judith suggested that we make the meetings more casual and more open and encourage new members to join and keep them coming back. We will concentrate on improving the format at the meetings with maybe the Executive meeting being held by e-mail. Gloria also has ideas that she will be sharing when she gets back re; starting a weaving study group which will meeting prior to the monthly meeting with dinner in between.
NEXT MEETING;; Monday November 3, 2008 at 7:30. p.m.
Meeting adjourned; by Sharon.
SHOW AND TELL;
Noelle showed the tea towels that were woven at the Salmon Arm Fair which were the Raffle Prize. Log Cabin design
Sharon had two yarn shawls woven with a rayon weft with a mixture of fibres in the warp.
Shirley; knitted soxs
Wendy had wool dyed at Elvi's and then spun chunky and plied on a green commercial yarn.. she also had a knitted, felted tea cozy.
Gudrun had small tablecoths done in overshot on a 4 harness loom, at 42 epi.in with a 8/2 weft in reds and blue. The pattern was from a Vav magazine which was altered by Gudrun on her computor. Some the cloths went to Europe as gifts to relatives.
Gudie had Coopworth fleece from the Fall Fair that she had spun, some in the grease and some washed. The fleece was a 18month growth, she will be giving the skeins back to the previous owner as a memento. The new owners of the Coopworth sheep are Clare and Rob.
Judith showed her mulicoloured yarn dyed at Elvis and knitted into soxs. She also had 1skein of a mixture of 1 bobbin of tencel and 1 bobbin of silk/merino put together with green. It was a beautiful skein made with leftovers on her bobbins.
Elvi displayed two flannel handmade quilts made with a frayed pattern in green and wine colours.....just something she whipped up in the last weeks.
GUDIE; brought her skeins spun both at the Plucky Fluff workshop and what she has spun since then. The designs were incredible and hard to explain in words . A mixture of colours, thickness and shapes were spun onto a core using different techniques of spinning. Thrums, strips of silk fabric and felted shapes were plied onto the yarn and some skeins were made using a carder to mix the fibres. One skein of multicoloured slubs looked like lifesavers candy attached to yarn. This was a revoluntionary spinning workshop held in Vancouver and the teacher's work can be viewed at Pluckyfluff.com . Gudie may be interested into doing a workshop of some of these techniques if anyone is interested