Hand Weavers Guild of Lincoln
Meeting Minutes – May 13, 2017
Guild members present
Mandy Binder Kathy Blum Barb
Dickason Catherine
Easton
John Geppert Elaine Hoemann Mary Howell Jan Jaecks
Joan Johnson Sue
Ranta Cheryl Rennick Cynthia
Swisher
Jan Tooker Justin Eller
Review January
Minutes
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Homestead Days is 6/24/17 not 6/4/17
Motions
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None
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
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We now have $100 in petty cash to make change.
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Voices of Hope sent us a thank you letter for
our donation in a fund raising raffle.
The wall hanging donated was valued at $100 total raised was $1,200.
Guild Groups /
Projects / Classes
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Overshot Project – No updates
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Rug Group
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Will be meeting 7/8/17 at 12 noon
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Space Committee – No updates
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Classes / Workshops / Programs
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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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Beginning Spinning – 4/1/17 – 5/6/17 3-5
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Had 5-6 students
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Advanced Spinning – Thurs 5-7p – 5/11/17 –
6/15/17
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Jane Mailand will be teaching
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Class not offered through SCC
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Focus on wheel Spinning
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$50 for 6 weeks
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1 student
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Class changed to every other Thurs, will meet
with Spinning Group
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Advanced Weaving
- 4/1/17 – 5/9/17 9:30 – 11a
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Class is winding down, thanks to all who helped
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Fall Beginning Weaving – 10/21/17 – 11/25/17 - 9:00 – 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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Double Wall Cherokee
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Quilt Museum Art Market -
11/17/17 3-7, 11/18/17
10-4
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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, 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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Homestead Days - 6/24/17 – 10a – 5p
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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 – 8/12/17
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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
Old Business
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2017 Summer Weavathon
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10 participants so far
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All participants must warp a loom; if a loom is
open you can start warping today.
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Projects include scarves, dish towels and
clothes, shawls and rag rugs
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All projects must be off the loom and finished
by 9/16/17
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If you use your own warp this cost will be
figured into the price of the item so you can be reimbursed
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If you have a picture of your pattern please
post it on the loom so others can see it
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Fiber Festival in York was well organized and
attended. Lots of Midwest area
demonstrators and vendors.
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They are looking for help teaching and
demonstrating next year if you are interested we can add it to our calendar of
events, details TBD.
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Ridged heddle looms can be checked out when not
in use for classes just like all other Studio looms and wheels.
New Business
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Cheryl is working on an updated directory;
please update your information on the 2015 directory on the table in the
classroom. The new master directory will
be stored on the Studio computer.
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Omaha Guild is conducting a workshop 6/2/17 –
6/4/17
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Pre-wound warps $160 plus $25 material fee
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Emily is attending if you want to car pool
Announcements
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Field Trip – Bone Creek Museum, David City – Sat
5/20/17
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150 artist exhibit
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Meet at Studio at 10am, stop at Seward library
10:30ish, David City at 11:30 ish, return to Seward for yarn shop
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Programs
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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, TBD
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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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