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The Newsletter of Central Coast Handweavers, Spinners & Textile Arts Guild Inc.

Est 1972 May 2014 Page 1

Topic Page

Introduction 1

Presidents Report 2

Gosford Show 3-4

B’days-Workshops 5

Websites 6

Buy Swap Sell 7

Lexophiles 8

Dates for Diary 9

Montacute House 10

Annual General Meeting & Nomination Forms

11-12

Guild Directory 13

As you may have noticed our website is up and running. A massive thank you goes to Naomi

and Simon for all the work that this amounted too!!!

Any news and photos for the website can be sent to [email protected]

A quilt hanging in the Guildhall in Londonderry,

representing the plantation people.

Most of the background fabrics are either Donegal or

Harris tweeds. The appliqués are hand painted.

The Cottage (home of the guild)

Building 2, 10 Russell Drysdale St, East Gosford, NSW 2250

All correspondence Postal or Email to:

The Secretary, PO Box 4056 East Gosford NSW 2250

Secretary: [email protected]

Website: www.cottagecrafts.net.au

Phone the cottage: 02-43254743 (Phone anytime and leave a message and we will get back to you asap)

Email the Editor: coastalyarn@gmail

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President’s ramblings ...

Well the Gosford Show has gone and although it was a bit of a disappointment as far as the number of

visitors was concerned those wonderful members who came to woman the stand certainly did us proud –

very good display and Rachel’s homemade loom was very eye catching.

There were only four of us at Community Quilts on Saturday which shows just how many of our faithful

patchworkers are away travelling, spending time with family and just enjoying (hopefully) themselves

doing their own thing. We had a good chatty time, the conversations ranged far and wide and three of

them worked wonders on the next quilt- and I just knitted a square – well I would have done but I had to

undo it once because I was increasing on both ends and it was a very funny shape. Thank you Noelene for

your guidance!

The next General Meeting is on Saturday 14 July at 10 am so it would be good to see you there as there are

a couple of proposals about which the Committee needs YOUR thoughts and ideas.

The last Committee Meeting for the current Committee is at 1 pm on Wednesday 25 June and the AGM is

on Saturday, 12 June at 10 am – the Nomination form is, hopefully, being printed with this newsletter,

please give your consideration to who you would like to be caretakers of the Guild for the next while and

put your nomination forward in good time.

As far as I know the next “happening” is on Saturday, 14 September at the Rudolf Steiner School – so we

need ideas on what activities we can plan and prepare for the children to take part in. Again YOUR input is

requested.

Don’t forget to take good photos of anything you are making with story attached and send it to our new

website – we need up to date information and activities so readers can get a full knowledge of what we all

get up to !!

We have had a proposition from Tuggerah Lakes Community College to hire our cottage for some Saturday classes run by Lindsay Cameron (ex member) for natural fibre (reeds, vines etc) weaving and nuno-felting. She has run these classes at other places but is trying to find a venue closer to where she lives. Lindsay came in last Tuesday to show some of her "art" and we are considering a try out to see how this works out. Positions Vacant page - Website Admin: Ensures the Website is updated on a regular basis.

Hope you are all well and happy and I’ll see you around at The Cottage.

Cheers

Eileen

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Gosford Show Shared by Noelene and Raewyn It was a good day on Saturday after we did a very "artistic" set up on Friday, with quite a variety of articles to display. The two big quilt/display hangers made by Gay and Billy were a real boost and made it easy to hang the quilts, and then to be able to attach items to them for display. Thanks so much....(The hangers each now have their own bags which contain all the parts for each hanger.) The rigid heddle loom was quite popular as I think it appealed to people because of its simplicity and smallish size. The raffle was well received and with sales from now till the Annual General Meeting, it should make a good contribution to Guild funds. It was nice to be next to the Bee Keepers display again, with our display and theirs both being hands on for the public.

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What a wonderful display and demonstration by the Guild. Many thanks to all those who

helped set up the beautiful display on Friday. Also thanks to those who demonstrated,

chatted to the public,sold raffle tickets and packed everything away on Saturday and

Sunday.It really was a great PR exercise.

Mouse house at Gosford Show

Anne Pearce and Patricia in Rachel'

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Birthday Wishes

Happy Birthday wishes go to Gwenda and Beth from the quilting group.

Unfortunately I have mislaid the lists from other groups, so,

please accept our best wishes if you have celebrated your big

day during April, May and June.

The NSW Quilters Guild Workshops 2014

30th

May Thursday – Pam Furniss “Mini Magic”

4-5th

August – Bob James “Silk & Indigo Log Cabin Variation”

22nd

November- Wendy Williams “Wool Work”

All workshops will be held at Epping Creative Centre, Dence Park,

Epping. Bookings via the Guild Office.

Please see the Template Newsletter for further details.

An Invitation to Cavalcade of Creative Craft

Come along on Friday June 13 from 3pm to 7pm to

The Regional Gallery Studio 1 and help The Central

Coast Creative Craft Group Inc celebrate the

opening of the June exhibition A Cavalcade of

Creative Craft.

Meet the exhibitors and enjoy some light

refreshments.

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Community Quilts – Northern Ireland

Detail of part of quilt from Londonderry

.

Websites

www.lecien.co.jp/en/hobby/patterns - free patchwork and stitchery patterns

www.mollyflanders.blogspot.com.au - and then click on TUTORIALS on the sidebar. Gives another way to make quick triangles and also some info on hand quilting. Also included is "That Block" which looks complicated when finished but not too hard to make really.

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BUY SWAP & SELL Pre Loved Equipment looking for a New Home

Electric Spinning Wheel $180.00

Jumbo Spinning Wheel $150.00

Drum Carder $100.00

Enquiries to Gay or Vicky at The Cottage

Tuesday or Friday Mornings (02) 4325 4743

Seems to me that half the guild has just been or getting ready to go gallivanting somewhere

either within Australia or Overseas. Life is meant to be enjoyed.

To make life more enjoyable for those who are keeping things going a little note on the

housekeeping front. When borrowing equipment please write a contact phone number in

the book next to your name, also if wishing to use said equipment for an extended length of

time please check with other members to see that no one else wants to use the same

equipment before you have completed your project. It is these little things that make life so

much easier. Thank you Gay.

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Lexophile" & Paraprosdokians shared by Eileen

"Lexophile" is a word used to describe those that have a love for punning wordplay,such as "you can tune a

piano, but you can't tuna fish", or "to write with a broken pencil is pointless." A competition to see who can

come up with the best lexphillies is supposedly held every year in an undisclosed location.

This year's winning submission is posted at the very end.

.. When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.

.. A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.

.. When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U. C. L. A.

.. The batteries were given out free of charge.

.. A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail.

.. A will is a dead giveaway.

.. With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

.. A boiled egg is hard to beat.

.. Police were called to a day care centre where a three-year-old was

resisting a rest.

.. Did you hear about the fellow whose whole left side was cut off? He's

all right now.

.. When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.

.. The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine is now fully recovered.

.. He had a photographic memory which was never developed.

.. When she saw her first strands of grey hair she thought she'd dye.

.. And the cream of the wretched crop:

.. Those who get too big for their pants will be exposed in the end.

Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or

unexpected; frequently humorous.

Winston Churchill loved them.

1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.

3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit.. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

10. In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency, Notify:' I put 'DOCTOR'.

11. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut,

and still think they are sexy.

12. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

13. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.

14. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

15. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

16. You're never too old to learn something stupid.

17. I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it’s getting harder and harder for me to find one now

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Dates for Your Diary

Friday 13th June Central Coast Creative Craft Group Exhibition 3-7pm at the Regional Art Gallery Studio, East Gosford

Saturday 14th June

General Meeting 10am at The Cottage

Wednesday 21st May

Committee Meeting at Cottage at 1:00pm

Saturday 12th July

Annual General Meeting 10am at the Cottage

Sydney Quilt Show 9th – 13th July 2014

Sydney Exhibition Centre Glebe Island

NB General Meetings are to be held mostly on 2nd Saturday of the month as notified in

the Coastal Yarn.

Wool embroidered bedspread-Montacute House

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Montacute House has a beautiful

collection of samplers dating from the

16th century(The Goodhart Collection).

This is just one of many Sampler, dated 1747, Mary Postle. Wool

embroidered with coloured silks using long

and short, buttonhole, cross, satin and

Algerian eye stitches. Rows of alphabets,

numerals, narrow repeating border patterns

and verses, surrounded by a border of natural

flowers rising from a basket at the bottom.

Verse and inscription 'Great God

compassionate and mild, Forgive the follies of

a child. Teach me to pray and mind thy word.

That I may learn to fear the Lord. Wrought by

Mary Postle in 1747'.

The coats of arms establishes the date of the bed as 1612. The cover which was

originally the curtain surrounding the bed is all wool embroidery

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NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS

PLEASE ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT MEETING

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – SATURDAY 12H JULY 2014

It is time to elect a new committee for the coming year. All committee positions will be declared vacant at the

Annual General Meeting of Saturday 12th July 2014. The Executive Committee consists of:

President

Chairs all committee and general meetings and controls the overall running of the Guild.

Vice President

Attends committee and general meetings and stands in for the President when necessary.

Treasurer

Collects and banks all monies, prepares cash book and reconciles to bank – controls petty cash.

Secretary

Attends committee and general meetings, takes minutes and types up for the minute file and circulation to

members. Collects mail from the PO Box, lists incoming mail and types up outgoing correspondence.

Other positions to be filled are:

Cottage Manager – Buys provisions for the Cottage ie kitchen and bathroom requisites.

Librarian – Catalogues new books, keeps library in order and controls lending.

Workshop Convenor – Arranges workshops as and when required.

Social Convenor – Arranges social outings as and when required.

Newsletter Editor – Prepares monthly newsletter and attends to its circulation.

Publicity Officer – Contacts local agencies (newspapers/radio etc) about upcoming events.

Equipment Officer – Attends to minor repairs of equipment

Public Officer – The position is normally filled by the current Secretary or Treasurer.

If you are interested in taking up one of the roles please ask someone to nominate you by completing the

form below.

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CENTRAL COAST HANDWEAVERS, SPINNERS & TEXTILE ARTS GUILD INC

NOMINATION FORM

I, ……………………………………………………….................................................................................................................................................

Nominate ……………………......…………………………………………..................................................................................................................

for the position of …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...................................

Signed ……….................................………………………………..………… Seconded ………………………………………………………………

I, ……………………………………............................................................................................................................................................................

accept the nomination for the position of ……………………………………...................................................................................….

Signed .................................................................................................................................................................

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Guild Directory

PRESIDENT Eileen Miller

VICE PRESIDENT

SECRETARY Fiona Nicholas

TREASURER Vicki Wagemans

PUBLIC OFFICER Fiona Nicholas

EQUIPMENT OFFICER Gay Brown

COTTAGE MANAGER Wendy Randazzo

WELFARE OFFICER & SOCIAL SECRETARY Raewyn Van Der Walt

NEWSLETTER EDITOR Beth Davies

PUBLICITY OFFICER

LIBRARIAN Naomi Perry

WORKSHOP CONVENER Linda Bagnat

WORKSHOP CONVENER Jenny Campbell

WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR

Patron

Mayor of Gosford, Mr Lawrie McKinna

Life Members

Camelia Rogers, Norma Shimeld, Pat de Carle.

WEEKLY DIARY

Tuesday 9:30am Spinning, Weaving and Other Crafts

Wednesday 9:30am Patchwork and Quilting

Wednesday 7:00pm All Fibre and Textile Arts

Friday 10:00am Knitting and Crochet

MONTHLY DIARY

2nd Saturday of each month 10:00am General Meeting

4th Saturday of each month 9:30am Community Quilts