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March 2019 minutes


Hand Weavers Guild – Lincoln
Meeting Minutes
March 8, 2019


Guild Members Present:  Mandy Binder, Kathy Blum, Catherine Easton, Victoria Hilton, Mary Howell, Joan Johnson, Sue Ranta, Cheryl Rennick, Jan Tooker, Jerry Tooker

Non-Members Present:   None 
           
Agenda:  Items added/removed: None

Announcements

·         Linda Carlson’s brother-in-law Noah passed away.
·         A thank you card from Linda was passed around.
·         A Christmas card from Clare Ehernberger was passed around.
·         A thank you card from the nuns Cheryl taught to weave was circulated.
·         Southeast Community College Continuing Education Classes (e.g. Beginning Weaving and Spinning) will not change to the semester system.  They will remain on a quarterly schedule but dates may change slightly.

Review Minutes

·         February 2019:  Minutes approved as written

Outstanding minutes from April, June, July, September and October have been received. 

·         April 2018: Approved as corrected
·         June 2018: Review tabled
·         July 2018: Review tabled
·         September 2018: Review tabled
·         October 2018: Review tabled

Treasurer’s Report

·         Mandy cleaned out the business file drawer and removed paperwork that was more than 7 years old.  She put the remaining paperwork in hanging files and labeled the files.

·         Mandy submitted a 990e post card to renew the guild’s 501(c)(3) status.  There is a password that can be used to access the 501(c)(3) status via the Secretary of State website.

·         Registration for Give to Lincoln Day opened and Mandy submitted a registration for the guild.  As of the date of this meeting, she had not heard whether we have been accepted into the program.

·         An updated member list was passed around for review.

·         Documents pertaining to the February 2019 treasurer’s reports were reviewed.

            Motion
            Cheryl moved to approve the Treasurer’s Reports as written
            2nd - Mary H.    
            Motion adopted by unanimous vote

·         Treasurer Reports are located in a binder in the library area.

·         The guild’s CDs have been rolled over at the same interest rates. 

Reports on Past and Upcoming Events/Classes/Workshops:  

·         Weaving Van Gogh’s Palette The Lux Center for the Arts (Lux Center) has agreed to provide the guild space for the Weaving Van Gogh’s Palette show in September 2019.  We will hang the show in the community gallery which is on the 2nd floor.  The room has been fixed up and is not being used as a classroom.  We can hang pieces the week of Labor Day.  Methods for hanging are the responsibility of the artist.  After the show, guild members will be required to fix any holes in the wall (the Lux Center will provide spackle). Guild members will be allowed to sell pieces, but the pieces must stay hung throughout the month.  The Lux Center does not charge a commission for sold items but will accept donations from the seller.  A donation is recommended for higher priced sales.  The Lux Center is not responsible for loss or damage.  The Lux Center does limited promotion on Facebook and it holds a First Friday event.  Any extra promotion would be at the guild’s cost.  The guild would be allowed to hold an event outside of the Lux Center’s regular hours for $25/hour.

·         Beginning Weaving Class (Cheryl R. and John G.) –  The next class will begin in October 2019

·         Weaving 102 Class (Cheryl R. & Jan T.) –  Two students recently completed the class.  The next class will begin in January 2020

·         Tapestry Class (Catherine E.) – Seven students (probably) will be starting the class today.  Classes will run 6 Saturdays.  Pieces are to be off of the guild looms by May 1, 2019.  If students pay studio use fees, items can remain on looms longer.

·         Spinning (Victoria H. and Jerry T.) – Students sign up for the spinning class through Southeast Community College and Victoria does not find out the number of students registered until just prior to the date the class is scheduled to begin.  The maximum number of students is six.  Class begins April 6, 2019 and will run six weeks. 

Victoria received some donated fleece.  She has plenty of material (roving) for the class.

Jerry & Victoria have purchased materials for and are assembling spindles and donating them to the guild.  They may make additional spindles to be sold at the guild sale.





Demonstration Schedule 

·         10,000 Villages (Sue Ranta) – this demonstration took place on March 9, 2019.  There was not a big crowd, probably due to rain.  Some observers did express interest in spinning and weaving.

·         Homestead Days (Linda Carlson) – June 22, 2019    Sue Ranta and Diane Beckham have volunteered to demonstrate on Saturday, June 22, 2019.  At this time only two people are signed up so we cannot accommodate demonstrations on an additional day.  This event is also the same weekend as the Midwest Weavers’ Conference.

·         Camp Creek (Jan Tooker) – July 20 -21, 2019      Nothing to report

·         Maker’s Market SAC Museum (Rhonda Griess) – July 20, 2019    Nothing to report
           
·         Lancaster County Fair (Victoria Hilton) – August 3, 2019        Nothing to report  

·         Seward County Fair (Catherine Easton) – August 10, 2019    Nothing to report

·         Pioneer Days – October 2-4, 2019     We will not be participating in this event.

·         Arbor Lodge (Joan Johnson) – October 26, 2019    Nothing to report

·         Quilt Museum – Nov. 22 & 23, 2019    Nothing to report

·         Arbor Lodge Christmas at the Mansion (Diane Beckham) – December 7, 2019   Nothing to report.

Old Business

·         New group project ideas – No report
                       
·         Guild logo apparel (Jan T.) – An email was sent out informing members that the deadline for ordering apparel is a week from today (March 16).  The vendor provided some additional clarification regarding sizing of some of the items. The size charts are on the website
                       
·         Stitch video (Jan T.) – The person making the video has not contacted us.  No further action can be taken until we hear from him.

·         Storage Room (Cheryl R., Jan T., John G.) – We will be getting some cost estimates for shelving.  A number of plastic storage tubs were donated to the guild.  We may also need to buy some bigger tubs.

·         YouTube video (John G. and Rachel W.) – No report

·         Ideas Weaving for the Guild Sale and Open House – there will be no particular theme or focus.  We would like a variety of items.  We have a low inventory of rag rugs.  Towels seem to sell well.  Other items to consider are wall hangings and holiday door hangings.

·         Midwest Weavers’ Conference – The conference will take place June 20-22, 2019 in Grinnell, IA. 

·         Brochures – Brochures have been stuffed with updated inserts.  To help advertise the Van Gogh show will make stickers announcing the date of the show and stick those on the brochures.

·         Carmelite nuns (Cheryl) – the nuns have finished their 1st four towels and the towels have been cut off the loom.  The nuns want to do 12 more 48” long towels.  Cotton warp has been ordered and Cheryl will continue to help them, as needed.  They are enjoying weaving and hope to weave fabric for their habits and cowls.

New Business

·         The large loom with tied up pedals (currently located in the east room) will be dismantled and disposed of.

·         A proposal was made and adopted that we dispose of much of our supply of cotton and wool strips used for rag rugs.  We have 7 bins full that have not been used in a long time. 

o   if anyone wants any of the fabric strips, they must be picked up before May.
           
·         Proposed Changes to Membership Levels (Mandy)

            Mandy proposed that the following changes be made to the Membership Levels form:
-          Rearrange the columns so that the First Year Member Dues column precedes the Renewal Guild Dues column and the First Year Studio Fees column precedes the Renewed Studio Fees column; 
-          Remove any reference to monthly fees;
-          Remove any reference to keys;
-          Remove the Newsletter as a guild membership benefit;
-          Remove the statement that guild dues are 50% of the annual rate when joining July 1 through December;
-          Add a statement that dues are due by the end of January; and
-          Add a statement that participation in the guild’s annual sale is a guild membership benefit
           
            Motion
            Cheryl moved to accept Mandy’s proposed changes to the Membership Levels form and to             remove the Sustaining, Life, and Member in Memorial statuses.
            2nd - Mary H.
            Motion adopted by unanimous vote

Meeting Adjourned for Show and Tell  

Kathy Blum
Recording Secretary


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