Hand Weavers Guild of Lincoln
Meeting Minutes – February 11, 2017
Guild members present
Lori Beck Mandy Binder Kathy
Blum Linda Carlson Barb Dickason Catherine Easton Claire Ehernberger John Geppert Elaine Hoemann Mary Howell Jan Jaecks Joan
Johnson Sue
Ranta Cheryl Rennick Cynthia Swisher Jan Tooker
Review January
Minutes
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No corrections
Motions
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To renew the Guild’s $5,000 CD for 24
months. Interest for the first 18 months
at 1%, and 2.97% for the last 6 months.
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Made by Cheryl – 2nd by Mary
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Discussion – none
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Vote
- Y – 16, N – 0, A – 0
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To purchase Weaving with Echo and Illusions from
Cindy for $35
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Made by Cheryl – 2nd by Mary
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Discussion – none
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Vote
- Y – 16, N – 0, A – 0
Treasures Report
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Checking account balance: $ X.XX
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CD 1 balance: $ X.XX
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CD 2 balance: $ X.XX
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Total Net
Worth: $ See In-house minutes
Guild Groups /
Projects / Classes
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Overshot Project – No updates
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Rug Group
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Met 1/21/17 at The Studio at 12:00 noon to
discuss ideas and interpretation of the theme
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Cheryl will be submitting a Yarn Barn order, if
you would like to add to the order let her know by Friday.
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Space Committee – No updates
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Classes / Workshops / Programs
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Beginning Weaving Winter Class – 1/7/17 –
2/25/17 3 – 5p
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8 students, all excited and having fun
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Advanced Weaving – 1/7/17 – 2/25/17 9:30 – 11:30a
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2 students
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Walk in and Weave
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$60 if using Studio weft
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$40 if using your own weft
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Ridged Heddle Class – Sue and Cindy -
1/29/17 – 2/12/17 1:30– 4:30
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There are 2 openings left.
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Beginning Spinning – 4/1/17 – 5/6/17 3-5
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Former students were invited to sit in
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Advanced Weaving
- 4/1/17 – 5/9/17 9:30 – 11a
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Fall Beginning Weaving – 10/21/17 – 11/2/17 - 9:30 – 12p
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Basket Weaving Oct 14, 21, 28 – 3 – 5p
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Class will be offered through SCC
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More info will be available in May
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St Mary’s College has asked us to host a Basket
Weaving Workshop at no cost to us. We
all agreed this would be a good opportunity for us but we have some questions:
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What is the maximum number of students?
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Will the workshop be held at The Studio or at
The College?
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How much prepping and time commitment is needed?
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What is the schedule and is it flexible?
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Joan emailed Chris Krampe this week, no response
yet.
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Robyn Spady – Cutting Loose with Tied Weaves –
9/15/18 – 9/16/18
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Cost – TBD
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All 8 harness looms must be freed up by August 1st
2018, notices will be posted on these looms.
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Demonstrations
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10,000 Villages – 3/11/17 – 10 – 12p
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Sue Ranta will coordinate
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Homestead Days - 6/4/17 – time TBD
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Linda Carlson will coordinate
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Camp Creek – 7/15/17 – 7/16/17 – 8 - 5p / 8 – 4p
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Linda Carlson will coordinate
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Lancaster Super Fair – 8/5/17 – 8/6/17
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Joan Johnson will coordinate
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Seward County Fair – 8/12/817
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Linda Carlson will coordinate
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Arbor Lodge – 10/28/17 times TBD
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Joan Johnson will coordinate
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Prairie Hill -
We did not hear from them prior to our deadline and will not
participating as a Guild this year. Tricia
really enjoyed this event last year and will contact them about volunteering
for this event this year.
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Joslyn Art Museum – They do not have an event
for us to participate in this year, we will
check with them again for next year.
Old Business
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Sale workshop to make items for our 3rd
Annual Sale scheduled for Oct - 10/7/17
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8-9 projects in addition to walk-in and weave
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All weekends in July and August
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Still looking for a name
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Post card invitations for the Open House / Sale
and the calendar insert for the brochure are complete – thanks Jan and Cheryl
New Business
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Last year’s Studio members who have not paid
should return Studio keys.
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Studio Check-out procedures
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Need a process to track items
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Barb is willing to make a list every Jan of
items checked out
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Joan will send a general email requesting items
checked out be returned – will send second email with names of people who have
items checked out
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Yarn Barn samples are missing. If you know where they are please let us
know.
Announcements
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David City Art Museum, Bone Creek, is looking
for 150 woven pieces
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11 X 14
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Deadline 2/24/17
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$20 to enter each piece, if your piece is not
chosen your money will not be refunded
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Venita has been moved to a rehab hospital. She is getting better with physical, occupational
and speech therapy
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Last year we had a visitor come and talk about
the Ugandan women weaving with straws.
The woman who organized the project will be visiting, John will see if
we can get to come and talk more about the project.
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Sherri – Child Care Weaving
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Sent email asking for help learning and
teaching, would be a large time commitment if anyone is interested
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3/3/17 – Catherine is selling items at Noyes
Gallery
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Mid Plains Fiber Fair – York NE
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4/22/17 – 4/23/17
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Classes, Vendors and Demonstrations
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Programs
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3/11/17 – Jan, finishing techniques
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5/13/17 – Joan, Backstrap Weaving by KAREN Women
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6/10/17 – Linda, Robyn Spady
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7/8/17 – John, TBD
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8/12/17 – Cheryl, rug finishing techniques
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9/9/17 – Catherine, Indigenous Weaving
Techniques from populations of North and South America
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12/9/17 – Holiday party / potluck
Mandy Binder
Recording Secretary
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