Handweavers Guild of Lincoln
Meeting Minutes
August 3, 2019
Guild Members Present: Diane Beckham, Mandy Binder,
Kathy Blum, Linda Carlson, Catherine Easton, John Geppert, Rhonda Griess, Mary
Howell, Sue Ranta, Cheryl Rennick, Cindy Swisher, Jan Tooker, Jerry Tooker,
Non-Members Present: None
Announcements
·
After Guild Meeting Programs
o August (Diane B.) – cinch weaving
·
A number of guild members would like to
learn card weaving. Let Joan or Cheryl
know if you are interested in demonstrating this method.
·
The spinning display rack that has been used at the guild sale and
open house is missing. If anyone knows
where it’s at, please let Jan or Cheryl know.
Review July 2019 Minutes
Motion: Linda moved to approve the Minutes as corrected
John seconded
Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report
·
The guild’s membership to the Handweaver’s Guild of America will
expire next month. The cost for the Affiliate
membership is level is $100 for 2 years
Motion Sue
moved to continue the Affiliate membership at $100 for 2 years
Diane seconded
Motion carried
·
The guild roster was passed around, which includes a line for
members who have paid the Van Gogh Show participation fee.
·
The bank has not yet processed the guild’s latest CD
purchase. This is expected to appear on
the September statement.
·
Documents pertaining to the July 2019 treasurer’s reports were
reviewed.
Sue seconded
Motion
carried
·
Treasurer’s reports are located in a
binder in the library area,
Reports on Past and Upcoming Events/Classes/Workshops:
·
Weaving Van Gogh’s Palette (Cheryl R.)
o The show will be displayed during the month of September. The First Friday Reception is September 6,
2019 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
o
Cindy Swisher will buy food, plates, napkins, cups etc. for the
First Friday Reception
§ Show participants are
asked to pay $10 for the food,
o
The guild will supply fishing line for members to use to hang
pieces.
o
Participants should have all received an email with instructions
about what information to submit to Marijane so that she can format and print
cards to accompany each person’s piece.
o
Pieces must be dropped off at the guild by August 29, 2019.
§ Please clearly identify
your piece with your name and the description/name of the piece you drop off.
o
Cheryl has hangers to affix to the wall.
o
There are a few postcards left that can be mailed out to friends
and family. Postcards have been mailed
out to the guild’s contact list.
o
The committee will be hanging the show on September 4, 2019. Those volunteers who are going to hang the
show will meet at the guild at 10:00 on the September 4th and take
items to the Lux.
o
Diane, Mary, Sue and Jan are bringing wine for the reception on
August 6th.
o
Sue is bringing ice and a rolling cooler.
o
Jan is making a guest book.
o
Sue is taking pictures at the event.
o
Rachel will take high resolution pictures of each person’s piece.
o
Posters advertising the guild and the Van Gogh show are ready to
be printed.
o
We have 24 confirmed pieces for the show.
o
Please email pictures of your pieces at varying stages to Cheryl
so that she can include them in the slide show that will be shown during the
First Friday Reception.
o
Rhonda is making pins with the guild logo on them for members to
wear during the First Friday Reception
·
Fall Class (Cheryl R.) – the Fall SCC Catalogue
is being mailed out next week. John and
Cheryl will begin making videos of various weaving techniques.
·
Rigid Heddle Class (Diane B.) – The class will be listed
in the Winter Southeast Community College Catalogue as Rigid Heddle Weaving
101. The class will be held on February
9, & February 23, 2020 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. The cost will be $50.
Demonstration Schedule
·
Maker’s Market SAC Museum (Rhonda Griess) – July 20, 2019
The event went well. It took
place on the same day as the 50th anniversary of the moon landing so
there were a lot of people at the SAC Museum.
·
Camp Creek (Jan Tooker) – July 20 -21, 2019 Saturday was very hot and the event was not
very well attended. The heat seems often to be a factor at this event. Attendees who stopped by showed a lot of
interest in the guild. It rained Saturday night and Sunday and the grounds were
so muddy that events for that day were cancelled.
·
Lancaster County Fair (Rhonda Griess) – August 4, 2019 Volunteers are scheduled for the day and will
be demonstrating in the Lincoln Room.
Volunteers will be demonstrating on rigid heddle and table looms, and spinning.
·
Seward County Fair (Linda Carlson) – August 10, 2019 Volunteers will be demonstrating spinning
and weaving. Anyone who lives adjacent
to Seward County, such as Lancaster County can enter an item in the Seward
County fair. To enter, items must be
taken to the fair on August 6, 2019. The
fair awards premium money for winning items.
·
Arbor Lodge (Joan Johnson) – October 26, 2019 No report
·
Quilt
Museum (Jan Tooker) – Nov. 22
& 23, 2019 The guild will be
selling pieces at this event. Additional
volunteers are needed to sit at the guild’s table. This is a fundraiser for the Quilt Museum.
·
Arbor Lodge Christmas at the Mansion (Diane Beckham) –
December 7, 2019 No report
·
Prairie Hill School (Linda) – The guild received an invitation to demonstrate at a Prairie
Hill School event on September 21 & 22, 2019. However, because we set our demonstration
schedule in January each year and we will be preparing for the guild’s open
house and sale, we declined the invitation.
Old Business
·
Studio Improvements – storage, entryway, bathroom (Cheryl R., Jan T.,
John G) – John is planning to make tray table storage. The type of storage needed in the bathroom
will need some discussion and planning. The
linoleum in the entryway needs to be laid.
·
YouTube video (John G. and Rachel W) – John and
Cheryl are going to make a video of warping onto a loom using the method that
Cheryl learned during her visit to the Yarn Barn.
·
Weaving for the Guild Sale and Open House – Warp will be added to the AVL
loom so that towels can be woven. Other
studio looms are tagged and have directions on them for weaving a variety of items
(e.g. rag rugs, overshot, baby blankets).
·
Demonstrations at Sunday College View Farmer’s Market (Cheryl) – tabled until next
year
·
Monastery (Cheryl) – Cheryl received an email
from the nuns letting her know that they received their 2nd loom
(which was donated). The nuns also
reported that they have finished their towels.
They plan to start warping for wimples.
·
Equipment Rental Proposal (Cheryl, John, Diane) – No report
·
The Honor
plaque has not yet been shown to Russell.
A visit to him will be scheduled in the future.
New Business
·
The Woolery Guild Rewards (Jan T.) – Jan sent in the guild’s
registration for the Woolery rebate program.
The Woolery sends a link which can go on the guild’s website. For the
guild to get a rebate, the Woolery must be accessed through the link. The Woolery will track sales and credit them
to the guild. The guild will receive a check, if the guild earns at least a
$100 rebate.
·
Excess Guild Equipment (Cheryl)
o
The guild has about 20 2-harness
teaching looms. However, some of them are
not in good condition. If we dispose of those
looms that are in poor condition, we need to keep the working parts (reeds,
heddles etc.) In the future, the beginning
weaving class will be taught on 4-harness table looms so we may not need the
teaching looms. However, we may want to
see if we have success teaching on 4-harness table looms before we dispose of
the 2-harness looms.
o
It would be helpful to track which looms are used and what their
working order is. The Equipment
Committee will add this to their discussion.
o
The guild has a policy that allows any member to bring their
personal looms to the guild. We may want
to re-visit this policy due to our storage limitations.
·
Schact Celebration – Schact is having a 50th
anniversary celebration on September 20, 2019 in Boulder CO. They will have tours, demonstration, and
other events. More information is on-line.
·
Cleaning for the Guild Open House & Sale (Kathy) – Cleaning can begin soon for the Guild Open
House and Sale. Dusting looms can be
done earlier than some of the other tasks. The cleaning check list will be
posted on the bulletin board. All members are asked to help clean. If you complete a task, check it off on the
posted check list.
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.
·
At the September meeting, we will continue
to 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.
Meeting Adjourned for Show and Tell
& Presentation
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