Hand Weavers Guild – Lincoln
Meeting Minutes
April 13, 2019
Guild Members Present: Ardis Barthuli, Diane Beckham, Mandy Binder, Kathy Blum, Linda Carlson,
Catherine Easton, John Geppert, Sue Green, Victoria Hilton, Joan Johnson,
Cheryl Rennick, Cindy Swisher, Jan Tooker, Jerry Tooker, Rachel Wyatt
Non-Members Present:
None
Announcements
·
Mid-Plains Fiber Fair – York NE April 27 & 28, 2019 The last day to sign up for classes is Monday
April 15, 2019
·
Phone Messages
1) A caller asked whether anyone had any
Appalachian basket weaving supplies available for purchase – No one at the
meeting did.
2) A caller requested information on classes and
prices – Cheryl will call her.
·
Linda Carlson conveyed her gratitude to
the Guild for sending cards acknowledging the deaths in her family.
·
Catherine is having an open house art
fair tomorrow, April 14th at her house from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Directions to her house are posted on the
bulletin board.
·
Jerry spread the word about spinning
while at jury duty. One person was
interested.
Review Minutes
·
March
2019
Cheryl
moved to approve the minutes as amended; Diane seconded
Minutes
approved as amended
·
June,
July, September, and October 2018
Cheryl
moved to approve the minutes as amended; Jan seconded
Minutes
approved as amended
Treasurer’s Report
·
Updated member list passed around
·
Documents pertaining to the March 2019 treasurer’s reports were
reviewed.
Motion: Jan moved to approve
the Treasurer’s Reports as written; Victoria seconded
Motion
approved
·
Treasurer Reports are located in a binder in the library area.
Reports on Past and Upcoming Events/Classes/Workshops:
·
Weaving Van Gogh’s Palette
The show will take place at the Lux
Center for the Arts (Lux Center) 2601 N. 48th St. throughout the
month September 2019. The theme is:
Weaving the Palette of Van Gogh.
Guild members met earlier today to
begin planning the details of the show.
Cheryl reported on the meeting and the following items were discussed:
Ø There will be a
First Friday event on Sept 6th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. All members, whether or not they have items
in the show, are encouraged to attend the First Friday event.
Ø Volunteers will be
needed to help hang the items at the Lux Center. Hanging the items will take place on
September 3, 4, or 5 during the day. The
exact date and time will be determined once we know who is available and how
many items will need to be hung. All items for the show should be delivered to
the guild by August 29th.
Guild members will then take the items to the Lux Center. All pieces must be ready for hanging – each
piece must have something on it by which the piece can be hung. We are looking at different ways to hang
scarves.
Ø Volunteers will be
needed to take the show down, which will likely occur on Sept. 26, 27, or
28.
Ø A volunteer is
needed to coordinate food for the First Friday event. Food should be “fiber-friendly” e.g. not
sticky.
Ø Maryjane
volunteered to look into printing photos of the Van Gogh paintings that
inspired each woven piece.
Ø Maryjane also
volunteered to be in charge of printing the artist cards that will hang by the
woven pieces.
Ø We will print
postcards and a few flyers with information about the show. Postcards should be done soon so that guild
members can send them out to friends and family.
Ø Rachel volunteered
to design a poster with information about the guild that can be displayed at
the Van Gogh show as well as at other guild events.
Ø If anyone has
connections to the newspaper or suggestions for publicity, please contact
Cheryl.
Ø Currently, 10
people have stated their intentions to participate in the show. However, everyone is welcome to participate
and we don’t need to know who will have something in the show until
August.
Ø The next meeting to
discuss the show will be June 8, 2019 at noon.
All are welcome to attend the meeting even if not showing a piece.
Please let Cheryl
know if you’re interested in volunteering.
·
Tapestry Class (Catherine E.) – The last class will
take place today. Two participants have
finished their pieces.
·
Spinning (Victoria H. and Jerry T.) – One
student has signed up.
·
Fall Class (Cheryl) – Cheryl received notice
from Southeast Community College (SECC) that they are finalizing the SECC Fall
Schedule. The Beginning Weaving Class
will be scheduled for October 19, 26 & Nov 2, 2019 from 9:00 to 3:00 with a
half hour lunch. The class will be
taught on 4-harness table looms and the # of students will be limited to the
number of table looms we have available.
We must have a minimum of 3 students.
The cost of the class will be posted in SECC Fall Schedule.
Demonstration Schedule
·
Homestead Days (Linda Carlson) – June 22, 2019 Sue Ranta and Diane Beckham have
volunteered to demonstrate on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Victoria volunteered to go and spin.
·
Maker’s Market SAC Museum
(Rhonda Griess) – July 20, 2019 Nothing
to report
·
Camp Creek (Jan Tooker) – July 20 -21, 2019 Nothing to report
·
Lancaster County Fair (Victoria Hilton) – August 3, 2019 Victoria will
attempt to contact event coordinators
·
Seward County Fair (Catherine Easton) – August 10,
2019 Nothing to report
·
Arbor Lodge (Joan Johnson) – October 26, 2019 Nothing to report
·
Quilt Museum
– Nov. 22 & 23, 2019 Jan has signed the
contract with the Quilt Museum for this event.
·
Arbor Lodge Christmas at the Mansion (Diane Beckham) –
December 7, 2019 Nothing to report.
Old Business
·
New group project ideas – the guild has opted to build on
tied weave structures from the Robin Spady Workshop. Catherine provided an overview of tied weave
structures: Generally, tied weaves are
loom controlled pattern weaves that have short floats. Tie-down means that the pattern weft is
secured or “tied down” by specific warp ends.
The result is blocks that create the patterns. Blocks can vary in size and there are many
possible patterns. The blocks that can
be created are tied to the number of harnesses. On a 4-harness loom, two different blocks
can be created. As harnesses increase,
more blocks can be achieved. Summer and
Winter is a “single two-tie” structure and results in one side being light and
the other dark. The guild has a copy of
the material from the workshop. The
information is well presented and the patterns provided are easy to
follow. The workshop material includes
patterns that use 2-tie threading and some that use 3-tie threading.
·
Guild logo apparel (Jan T.) – The order has been
fulfilled and all members have picked up their items. We might place another order in about August.
·
Stitch video (Jan T.) – The person who wanted to
make the video has not followed up with Jan and until he does so, this item
will be removed from the Agenda
·
Storage Room (Cheryl R., Jan T., John G.) – Shelving
estimates have been obtained. The cost for wood shelves that are about 2 feet
deep is $454.25 plus shipping. The depth
of the shelves should
accommodate our
large rubber tubs end-wise. There will
be about 4 shelves floor to ceiling. The
shelves are white, which will keep the room bright. Wire shelving would cost about $770 without
shipping. The wire shelves were 20”
deep.
Motion: Jan moved to buy
and install pre-finished adjustable shelving on the east wall and part
of the south wall of the new store room, at an estimated cost of not more than $500 from Mendards.
Cheryl seconded.
Motion
carried
Motion: Jan moved to have permission to
spend a maximum of $200 for organizational and storage supplies,
including but not limited to, pegboard, racks for reeds, spacer stick storage, and tray table
storage. Victoria seconded.
Motion
carried
·
YouTube video (John G. and Rachel W.) – The beginning class is being revamped so
taping and making videos is on hold.
·
Weaving for the Guild Sale and Open House – We will compile a
list of the looms are threaded and the weaving structure on them. Members are welcome to weave on these looms
to generate items for the guild sale.
Victoria and Jerry have constructed and
donated spindles to be offered for sale.
·
Plaque – Cheryl will have Russell Brauer’s name added to the Honor
Plaque
·
Monastery (Cheryl) – Cheryl had ordered 5/2
white perle cotton for the nuns to use for towels. The yarn had to be back ordered and Cheryl
has since been informed by Yarn Barn that the dye company that was the source
of the yarn, has closed. Yarn Barn is
ordering from another vendor, which will hopefully provide enough yarn so that
the nuns can finish the towels they have been working on.
Also, this morning Cheryl answered a
phone call from a woman asking if Cheryl knew where to get 5/2 perle cotton because the caller
wanted to donate the yarn to the Carmelite nuns. After some discussion,
Cheryl learned that this was the woman who donated the loom to the nuns. The woman
is going to buy the yarn Cheryl has ordered to give to the nuns. The caller also asked if the nuns needed another loom. The woman wants to provide the nuns with
whatever they need or help
them find resources. Cheryl will get
back to the woman and tell her that the nuns probably could use another loom.
After they finish the towels, the nuns want to weave fabric for their
habits.
·
Roster/Address Book – The guild’s Address Book is being
updated. Members are asked to make sure
that contact information for current and former guild members is correct.
New Business
·
Outside Sign – The guild sign above the door into
the studio is wood. We may want to consider
having a plexiglass sign made for this spot.
Also, the plexiglass on the sign on the building at 48th
& Cooper St. is cracking and will need to be replaced at some point. It was suggested that we consider replacing
both signs in 2020.
·
Equipment Rental Proposal (Cheryl, John) – It has been
challenging for the guild to keep track of equipment and supplies. The bigger items, such as looms, have
inventory numbers and the guild has a policy for loom rental. However, other guild supplies are more
difficult to track.
Ideas: Ensure
all items are marked with Guild ID
Have members put
checkout cards in a separate index card box
Have time limits for
checking out and rechecking out items
Have members sign out
supplies with another guild member present
A task force was formed to develop a
proposal for inventorying and tracking guild equipment and supplies.
Task group: Cheryl R., John G., Diane B.
·
Give to Lincoln Day (Mandy)
The guild has received approval to
participate in the event. Give to
Lincoln Day is a fundraising event coordinated by the Lincoln Community
Foundation. The Lincoln Community Foundation
gives a proportional share of funds to the participating charities. For example, if the guild gets 5% of total
donations, the Lincoln Community Foundation will give us 5% of the funds they
have allotted for Give to Lincoln Day.
Donations may be made online from May 1st to May 30th. On May 30th only, donations may
also be made in person at specified locations.
On May 30th charities may set up booths and solicit donations
at Tower Square. We could have people
spinning or weaving at the Tower Square event.
A marketing class for participants to learn how to maintain donor lists
is being offered on April 26th at 8:30 a.m. and noon.
Mandy has begun setting up the guild’s
homepage for this event. She is using
the summary about the guild that is on our blog and has also linked the
homepage to the blog. She will also add
a short history of the guild and some pictures.
Meeting Adjourned for Show and Tell
Kathy Blum
Recording
Secretary
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