Hand Weavers Guild of Lincoln
Meeting Minutes (Final)
June 8, 2019
Guild Members Present: Diane Beckham, Mandy Binder, Kathy
Blum, Linda Carlson, John Geppert, Rhonda Griess, Sue Ranta, Cheryl Rennick,
Cindy Swisher, Jan Tooker, Jerry Tooker, Rachel Wyatt
Non-Members Present: None
Announcements
·
The Seward County Fair is August 10, 2019, which is the same day
as the guild’s September meeting. A number of guild members demonstrate at the
fair and would therefore not be able to attend the meeting. At the July guild meeting, we will discuss
and decide whether to change the August meeting date, possibly to August 17th.
·
The Yarn Shop is having a retreat Oct
18-20, 2019 at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel. There will be workshops and vendors will be
on site. Call the Mittra Nguyen at the
Yarn Shop (402-570-8566) or check the
Yarn Shop’s Facebook page for more information.
·
The guild received a letter from someone
who has a 4-harness floor loom that she would like to go to a good home. The loom was purchased at an antique store in
1969 and has been in storage ever since.
Cheryl will contact the person to see if the loom might be a good option
for the nuns at the Carmelite Monastery.
·
Please keep an eye on the dehumidifier
and empty it if it is full. The
dehumidifier will shut off if full and not serve its purpose.
·
After Guild Meeting Programs
o June (Cheryl) – steam finishing a rug
o July (Mary H.) – Navaho weaving collection
o August (Diane B.) – cinch weaving
Review Minutes
·
May
2019: Cheryl
moved to approve the Minutes as written
Diane B. seconded
Minutes approved as written by unanimous vote
Treasurer’s Report
·
The current member roster was passed
around for review
·
Documents pertaining to the May 2019 treasurer’s reports were
reviewed.
·
Treasurer Reports are located in a binder in the library area.
·
The guild received seven donations
totaling $455 through Give to Lincoln Day. The Lincoln Community Foundation will send
us a check for our share of the matching funds.
The guild may be responsible for some service fees for credit card
processing.
Motion
Cheryl moved that the
guild invest $10,000 from the guild’s checking account in an interest-bearing account or short-term CD. Linda seconded.
Motion approved by
unanimous vote.
Motion
Sue moved to approve the Treasurer’s Reports as
written. Cheryl seconded.
Motion
approved by unanimous vote
Reports on Past and Upcoming Events/Classes/Workshops:
·
Weaving Van Gogh’s Palette – (Cheryl R.) The planning
group met today. It appears there will
be about 20 pieces in the show. We plan
to make slides showing the weaving process and showing projects in various
stages of completion. The slides will be projected onto a wall during the First
Friday reception. If you are working on
a project for the show, please take pictures along the way so that they can be
included in the slide show.
All
members, whether showing a piece or not, are encouraged to attend the First
Friday reception. The reception is
September 6, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Post cards
with information about the show will be available next week for members to mail
out and to take to demonstrations.
The next
planning meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2019 at noon. All are welcome to attend.
·
Spinning (Victoria H. and Jerry T.) – The class has ended. One student initially enrolled in the class
and second student joined about halfway through. There is enough roving for several more
classes. Victoria and Jerry are making
top and bottom whorl spindles that will be available for students to use in
future classes.
·
Fall Class (Cheryl R.) – The class is scheduled
for October 19, 26, and November 2, 2019.
Cheryl has revised the class format and will teach the new format for
the first time during the fall session.
The fall class will be taught on three full days and students will be
taught on 4-harness table looms.
·
Rigid Heddle Class (Diane B.) – Diane is in the
planning and development stages. Class
dates are to be determined but the class will likely begin in January
2020. Information about the class will
be submitted for inclusion in the Southeast Community College Winter Catalogue.
Demonstration Schedule
·
Homestead Days (Linda Carlson) – June 22, 2019 Sue R. and Diane B. will demonstrate rigid
heddle. Linda will demonstrate on a
floor loom.
·
Maker’s Market SAC Museum
(Rhonda Griess) – July 20, 2019 Rhonda
G. and Diane B. are planning to demonstrate.
It would be nice to have a third demonstrator at this event. Please contact Rhonda, if you are interested.
·
Camp Creek (Jan Tooker) – July 20 -21, 2019 We are confirmed for this event. Cheryl R., Linda C. and Jan T. will
demonstrate.
·
Seward County Fair (Catherine Easton) – August 10,
2019 No report
·
Arbor Lodge (Joan Johnson) – October 26, 2019 No report
·
Quilt Museum
(Jan Tooker) – Nov. 22 & 23, 2019
Jan T., Mary H., Cheryl R., and Diane B. have volunteered to demonstrate
and sell at this event. Additional
volunteers are needed.
·
Arbor Lodge Christmas at the Mansion (Diane Beckham) –
December 7, 2019 Diane B. and Kathy B.
will demonstrate.
Old Business
·
Mouse traps – These have not been set yet.
·
New group project ideas (Catherine E.) – No report
·
Storage Room (Cheryl R., Jan T., John G.) – New
wooden shelves have been installed and the room has been organized. Please put items back where they belong and
help keep the room organized.
·
YouTube video (John G. and Rachel W.) – John has
lighting for videoing. The video content
has not yet been determined.
·
Weaving for the Guild Sale and Open House – The guild does not
have the quantity of pieces to sell that we have had in past years. This could negatively impact the amount of
proceeds we take in at the sale. There
are looms in the studio threaded so that pieces can be woven for the guild to
sell. Among the items that could be
woven are rugs, baby blankets, and scarves.
·
Monastery (Cheryl) – The nuns would like a
second floor loom with at least four harnesses.
Cheryl followed-up on a possible loom donation, but that has fallen
through. There is a person willing to
pay up to $300 for a loom for the nuns. Please let Cheryl know if you know of
anyone who has a loom to sell or donate to the nuns.
The nuns are finishing up their
towels and will start new project in the Fall.
·
Roster/Address Book – This is being updated. As it does now, the updated booklet will
include instructions on steps for closing up the studio space. The guild membership and studio use fees need
to be updated, as well as the check-out procedure for equipment & books.
·
Outside Sign & Handrail Improvements (John, Diane B.) –
John is making a new sign to hang above the guild entrance. A new handrail has been installed.
·
Equipment Rental Proposal (Cheryl, John, Diane) – No report
·
Give to Lincoln Day (Mandy) – The consensus was that it
was worthwhile for the guild to participate in the Give to Lincoln Day. If we participate next year, it was suggested
that, on our Give to Lincoln Day webpage, we set a money goal and explain how
the donated money will be used.
·
Reminder
that Halcyon Yarn will send a check to the guild for 5% of the sales. To get this reward, members need to identify
themselves as a member of our guild when purchasing yarn.
The Woolery has a similar program and
we will be applying for that program in the near future.
New Business
·
We may want to consider demonstrating at
the Sunday College View Farmers Market next year. Some businesses along 48th Street
have people in front of the stores selling.
There are a lot of people in the area during the farmers market and
weaving/spinning demonstrations would give the guild a lot of visibility. We would not need to demonstrate every
Sunday. Cheryl knows some of the
business owners on 48th Street and will contact them to see if guild
members could set up in front of one of their stores.
·
At the August and September meetings, we
will discuss whether to sell, donate or otherwise dispose of excess guild equipment
including some of the 2-harness teaching looms.
We will vote on this at the September meeting.
Items for follow-up at a later time
·
Emily
S. traveled to Kyoto, Japan May 17 – 31, 2019.
Emily volunteered to present a program about her trip, probably sometime
this winter.
Meeting Adjourned for Show and Tell & Presentation
Kathy Blum
Kathy Blum
Recording
Secretary
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