Fall 2012 1 New Hampshire New Hampshire Weavers Guild Weavers Guild www.nhweaversguild.org Fall 2012 Officers All morning workshops begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please be prompt. Latecomers may be replaced by people on the waiting list. Meeting Day Schedule 9:00 Set Up 9:30 Sign In for Morning Workshops 10:00 Morning Workshops & Weavers Helping Weavers 12:00 Bring Your Own Lunch 12:45 Business Meeting 1:15 Afternoon Speaker If possible, please stay to help clean up; many hands make light work! Fragrance Free Meetings Some of our members suffer from severe allergies. Please attend meetings “fragrance free”. Thanks! President: Barbara Burns (2013) [email protected]603-927-4965 1 st VP/Afternoon Program Chm: Carole Elliott (2013) [email protected]603-764-9888 2 nd VP/Extended Workshop Chm: Mary Ann Sanborn (2014) [email protected]603-783-4733 Recording Secretary: Pat Bent (2014) [email protected]603-580-2894 Corresponding Secretary: Gail Landy (2013) [email protected]603-532-6475 Treasurer: Betty Dishong (2014) [email protected]603-464-2719 Nominating Committee: Susan Maurer (2013) Barbara Bennett (2014) Ginny Warner (2015) September 19, 2012 Morning Workshops Bead Leno: Holes Where You Want Them Patricia Morton Hands-On Hemstitching & Edge Finishes Jayne Flanagan Rag Rugs Dena Gartenstein Moses Weavers Helping Weavers Introducing Ourselves or How I Got Started Weaving Linda Lincoln, Moderator Afternoon Program Weaving At Warp Speed Dena Gartenstein Moses October 17, 2012 Morning Workshops Pick UP your Inkle Connie Gray Turned Overshot Virginia Coolidge Planning A Project From Start to Finish Jayne Flanagan Weavers Helping Weavers Diamond Celebration: NHWG is 75 Years Old in 2013 June Erla, Moderator Afternoon Program Weaving A Brighter Future: The Mayan Hands Story Marion Kilson / Brenda Rosenbaum Saturday, November 3, 2012 Extended Workshop Program: Peabody Essex Museum see page 10 November 28, 2012 Morning Workshops Drafting: Color and Weave Mary Ann Sanborn What is Lampas? Marjie Thompson Transparencies: Part 1 of 2 Barbara Herbster Weavers Helping Weavers Our Updated Library (meets in Library) Kathy Hutchins, Modrtor Afternoon Program DIMITY Marjie Thompson
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Fall 2012 1
New Hampshire New Hampshire
Weavers GuildWeavers Guild
www.nhweaversguild.org Fall 2012
Officers
All morning workshops begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please be prompt. Latecomers may be replaced
by people on the waiting list.
Meeting Day Schedule
9:00 Set Up
9:30 Sign In for Morning Workshops
10:00 Morning Workshops & Weavers Helping Weavers
12:00 Bring Your Own Lunch
12:45 Business Meeting
1:15 Afternoon Speaker If possible, please stay to help clean up;
many hands make light work!
Fragrance Free Meetings Some of our members suffer from severe
Materials for Students to Bring: Notebook, a few garments with minimum stretch (avoid knits and anything with a lot of stretch) of
varying weight to “deconstruct” and a good pair of scissors. Garments should be washed and dried. Class size—open.
Dena has been weaving for twenty-five years and sells her line of chenille scarves, shawls and hats at highly juried craft shows and
fine galleries around New England. She spent years weaving and selling her unique, “tapestry rag rugs”. She is the founder and
primary teacher at the “Vermont Weaving School”. Dena will also be our afternoon speaker.
Pick UP your Inkle Connie Gray
1 session $12.00 October
Pick it UP, or push it DOWN! Weave simple to complex geometric patterns on your basic inkle loom. By distorting the natural alter-
nation of threads, you can weave crosses, diamonds, squares, even stars and snowflake patterns on a simple narrow strip. Use these
for trims, belts, sashes, bell-pulls, or even shoelaces! Based on traditional Latvian patterns learned from my mentor, Zaiga Upitis, we
will weave a sampler of many patterns and be given more to try at home. This is a fast-paced hands-on class, for those with experi-
ence in basic inkle weaving. Class size 8-10 students. Material/Handout Fee: $2.00 Connie can lend one or two warped inkle
looms for the class, if needed; please notify Connie early!
Homework and Materials to Bring: Pre-warping directions will be sent upon registration. Bring your warped (open-sided) inkle
loom, extra heddles, small belt or stick shuttle, small scissors, tape measure, 2 large-eye needles to fit yarn, pick-up stick (butter
knife or letter opener will do). Suitable yarns: a tightly spun cotton - carpet warp or 8/2 perle cotton in neutral color, about 3 ounces,
two colors of 5/2 perle cotton or embroidery floss (at least twice as heavy as neutral cotton), about 1 ounce of each.
Connie, inkle mistress of NHWG, has taught inkle techniques far and wide to many adults and children. Here at NHWG her classes
have included basic and advanced (pick-up) techniques, random warping, painting inkle warps, tubular necklaces, and inkle Santas.
MORNING WORKSHOPS CONTINUED
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Turned Overshot Virginia Coolidge
1 session $12.00 October
Why weave overshot and monks belt with 2 shuttles when you can do it with one! When a draft is “turned” it is rotated 90o so that
warp threads become weft threads, and weft threads become warp threads. The original threading sequence becomes the treadling
sequence of the new draft and the original treadling sequence becomes the new threading. Overshot is normally threaded on 4
shafts and woven with 2 shuttles using 6 treadles (4 for pattern and 2 for tabby). When the draft is turned, the warp is threaded on
6 shafts and it is woven with 1 shuttle using 4 treadles. Monks belt is a simplified form of overshot woven with 2 pattern treadles,
so it can be turned and woven on 4 shafts. It isn’t quite a simple as turning the book sideways, but I’ll show you how to do it. I’ll
tell you the advantages (one shuttle instead of two is the biggest) and some disadvantages of turning these drafts. And most im-
portantly, show you how to change the tie-up to accomplish this. You’ll have a chance to practice using the graph paper you bring
with you. I’ll bring several examples of turned overshot that I’ve wove in the past several years. Ability of participants: advanced
beginner, knowledge of overshot would be helpful. Class size up to 15 students. Please bring pencil, eraser, and graph paper. A
handout ( 50 cent fee) will be provided with detailed instructions and examples of turned drafts.
For 30 years Ginny has been weaving a variety of techniques and weave structures (no specialization!!) She now has a 24 shaft
Weavebird compudobby loom (certainly not needed for turned overshot) and 8 shaft Baby Wolf. She is a Past President of NHWG
and Past VP (Program Chair) of NEWS.
Planning A Project From Start to Finish Jayne Flanagan
1 session $12.00 October
Whether you tweak a weaving "recipe" or create something completely original, it is helpful to think ahead and plan a clear path
through the obvious variables of your project. Thinking ahead will save you from the many common pitfalls which could turn
warping into a nightmare. Students will be provided with their own copies of a standard outline, with which we will plan several
projects from the ground up and get into the habit of good record keeping at the same time. Bring graph paper, lined paper for tak-
ing notes, calculator, pencil, eraser, ruler. Suitable for all levels. No handout fee.
Using the standard outline she devised early on has saved Jayne from making a lot of planning mistakes, but NOT all of them.
Every warp is a new adventure. She is a member of several New England guilds, HGA and Complex Weavers.
Drafting: Color and Weave Mary Ann Sanborn
1 session $12.00 November
The placement of color in warp and/or weft can create stripes, plaids, checks, and myriad other designs. In fact, in some cases,
color can completely mask structure. In this class we will further our understanding of drafts and drawdowns while exploring the
effect of color on plain weave and twills. This is a hands-on class and most of our time will be spent drafting. To participate in this
class, you should have knowledge of basic drafting as this topic will be only briefly reviewed.
Please bring graph paper, pencils, colored pencils or markers, and an eraser or “white-out” type product. An understanding of basic
thread-by-thread drafting is a prerequisite. There will be a charge for the class handout.
Mary Ann is a longtime member of the NHWG. She has taught classes for our Guild and other area Guilds, as well as at NEWS.
She enjoys weaving, though she doesn’t get to do enough of it, and teaches weaving, drafting, color & weave, weave structures,
tablet weaving, and Shaker textiles. Mary Ann has served on the NHWG and NEWS Boards, and is a member of the HGA Board
of Directors. She lives in Canterbury, NH.
What is Lampas? Marjie Thompson
1 session $12.00 November
Lampas is the weave structure used for many of the elaborate medieval textiles and 19th century figured and fancy coverlets. It
allows extensive patterning with fewer shafts than a drawloom would have required and fewer than block doubleweave, while
allowing for different weave strucures to be used in the pattern and background areas. Even with this use of tie downs, lampas is
best woven using eight or more shafts. Two or three warped table looms will be provided because this structure is best understood
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MORNING WORKSHOPS CONTINUED
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WEAVERS HELPING WEAVERS (no fee)
September: Introducing Ourselves -or- How I Got Started Weaving Linda Lincoln, Moderator An open discussion by attendees about how their interest in weaving was sparked. Do they have a background of handwork? Was
their mother or grandmother a weaver? When did they take their first class/workshop? Are they a color or structure person? What
was their first loom? How many looms do they own now? Linda is one of the Mainiacs belonging to NHWG, a member of
WGBoston and Mainely Weavers, weaving since 1978, and interested in how others have become as fascinated with all aspects of
weaving as she has.
October: Diamond Celebration: NHWG is 75 Years Old in 2013 June Erla, Moderator
The Board voted to have our 75th Anniversary be the theme for our 2013 Guild Challenge for the exhibits at Portsmouth and
NEWS, having received the most member votes at the May meeting. We’ll be brainstorming ideas; what to weave, pattern possi-
bilities, color choices, etc. Bring lots of your ideas to share…… June will be moderating and recording your suggestions to post
on our website for everyone’s information. To get your creative ideas started, here are a few suggestions from June as they pertain
to our 75th anniversary, think numbers, colors, and shapes, i.e.; 1938 – 2013, 75, white, diamond, vintage yardage for 1938-styled
clothing, bead leno using white sparkling beads, diamond shaped pillows, etc. For those of you in Connie’s Inkle Pick-up work-
shop, you might want to learn how to weave numbers or words to incorporate on your exhibit entry. For those of you in Ginny’s
Turned Overshot workshop, you might decide to weave something using an old overshot pattern. Let’s think outside the box and
really wow ourselves as well as pay tribute to our founding guild members back in 1938.
November: Our Updated Library Kathy Hutchins, Moderator
***This session will be held in the Library (in the Yellow building).***
Come visit the updated NHWG Library. We have a larger space, good lighting, and lots besides books. See what we have for
DVD's, look in the Samples File, learn how to find information and ideas, also how to use online access to library holdings and
valuable links. You will have time to explore the collection, ask questions and borrow items.
Bring your list of books and magazines. If we don't have it, we'll see about ordering it. Don't miss this; it is well worth the long
walk from the main building.
by actually weaving it. If you would like to bring your own 8- (or 12- or 16-) shaft table loom for more experimentation, just let
Marjie know so that she can send you the threading.
Marjie again shares with us her enthusiasm for ferreting out little-known techniques that she knows should be more widely used by
contemporary weavers. Marjie teaches nationally, is a past Dean of WGBoston and a past President of NEWS.
Transparencies: Color, Abstraction and Negative Space: Two Parts Barbara Herbster
2 sessions $24.00 November and March
Let your eyes be opened to the technique of inlaying color on a plain weave ground. When inlay is applied to an open tabby fabric
it is referred to as Transparent Weave. The resulting cloth is a Transparency. This is a wonderful decorative wall hanging/
embroidery technique. Although it uses discontinuous weft, it is not a tapestry. The work progresses more quickly than tapestry as
it fills only part of the cloth. Scraps of colored yarns, crewel wool or embroidery threads will be used to shape objects, designs, or
people on a linen warp. The technique of transparent weave will be demonstrated on a table loom in class. Bring a simple photo,
drawing or idea and we will discuss how to adapt your idea to a cartoon to use on your loom. The design cartoon will be started in
class. The cartoon will be transformed into a fiber transparency at your fireside loom as snowflakes fall. You will work
independently but help from the instructor is as close as your computer or phone. A finished piece will be your reward for diligent
work during the three months we are apart. We will share our adventures when we meet in March to learn from one another and
show off the finished pieces. Suitable for all levels. Class size is 12-15 students.
Materials or Homework for Students to Bring: Bring cones, tubes or spools of single or plied natural linen you have on hand. See
what discontinuous weft material you have: ie; Bring examples of embroidery thread, fine cottons to strand, textured novelties,
crewel wool, or wools that are fine enough to strand. Bring photographs, cards, drawings to choose from and use as inspiration.
Bring paper the width you intend your warp to be and materials for drawing and note taking. Material / Handout Fee: minimal $1-
$5 to cover instruction sheets giving particulars of the technique.
Barbara lives in Manchester by the Sea, MA. Her pleasure is teaching and sharing the excitement and knowledge of weaving with
others. Her work has a contemporary direction which she achieves through clean design and a strong sense of color. She enjoys
weaving, teaching, designing for galleries, and commissions for public spaces.
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AFTERNOON PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
SEPTEMBER Weaving At Warp Speed Dena Gartenstein Moses
Whether you want to be able to make more great stuff in less time or you’ve always wondered what it would take to become a pro-
duction weaver or you’ve got a weaving business and are looking for tips, this is a great workshop for you. Dena will draw on her
twenty years of production weaving to talk about many of the things that slow us down and present easy solutions about how to
overcome them.
Dena has been weaving for twenty-five years and sells her line of chenille scarves, shawls and hats at highly-juried craft shows and
fine galleries around New England. She spent years weaving and selling her unique, “tapestry rag rugs” and can consistently
weave a scarf in twenty minutes. She is the founder and primary teacher at “Vermont Weaving School”.
www.vermontweavingschool.com
OCTOBER Weaving A Brighter Future: The Mayan Hands Story Marion Kilson / Brenda Rosenbaum
Mayan Hands is a fair trade organization founded in 1989 that partners with talented Maya weavers in the highlands of Guatemala
to bring their families out of extreme poverty. These women and their families are able to continue to live within the culture they
cherish. This NHWG program will tell the Mayan Hands story through the words of the Guatemalan weavers and their North
American partners and will suggest ways in which NHWG members can help Mayan Hands to further its mission. Mayan Hands
products will be available for purchase at all the fall meetings of the NHWG.
Marion is a long time member of NHWG and is currently a Mayan Hands board member.
NOVEMBER ~ ~ Dimity ~ ~ Marjie Thompson
dimity (dim·i·ty)
Pronunciation: /ˈdimitē/
noun
a hard-wearing, sheer cotton fabric woven with raised stripes or checks
Even the current dictionary definition hints at the “problem” with this weave structure- “hard-wearing” and “sheer” in the same
definition. Come learn more about this interesting but misunderstood weave structure that needs as few as two shafts for pattern but
can require more for different effects. Eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century dimity will be covered as well as the
Southern dimity counterpanes and their drafts.
Marjie likes unraveling weaving nomenclature mysteries almost as much as figuring out the “old drafts.”
The 2013 NHWG Biennial Juried Show
NHWG’s 75th anniversary coincides with a NEWS year; an excellent reason to celebrate by pouring your heart and soul into lots
of creative / functional / traditional / imaginative weaving for both events. The Portsmouth Library Gallery is a multipurpose
room, open to the public for meetings, movie matinees, and art of all kinds. The guild will take advantage of the “high traffic”
with an opening reception, plus perhaps demonstrations and hands-on activities. It all depends on weavers and volunteers!
Our very first planning meeting will be October 17, 2012 at 9AM before the guild meeting. Several members have already
signed up to help, more are needed. Think of what you’d like to help with or what you’d like to learn more about—there really is
something for everyone; publicity, intake/jury, hanging, reception, demo/events, awards, signage/ribbons, the non-juried
Challenge exhibit, takedown, transportation. Here’s the Big Picture:
May 2013: The guild Annual Show & Tell / intake of all items for the Portsmouth Library Show and NEWS (New England
Weavers Seminar) / jurying for the shows / transport to Portsmouth.
June 2013: Hanging the Portsmouth Library Show June 1 / reception and special events / take down show.
July 2013: Transport entries to NEWS. (Conference dates are July 11—July 14, 2013) / pick up entries at end of shows
Since Portsmouth is the closest venue to Maine yet, I volunteered to chair the Show and I hope you all will hop on board with
me—to paraphrase— “many hands make the show work”. Jayne Flanagan, Chairman [email protected] 207-839-5512