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Calendar of Events - see the newsletter in the Members Only area for more details on events.
We have guild meetings September through May.Calendar for 2010: June l July l August
Calendar Photoshoot
6/22/10: Affinityfilms- a local nonprofit media production company is looking for 12 Alaskan artists for a women's health calendar for 2011. They are particularly seeking women of ethnically diverse backgrounds. They will be able to pay for their time as well as provide a portrait for their own use after we've shot the images. Ideally she would be between 40 and 60 years of age.Anyone interested in being inclused in this widely distributed calendar?
MaryKatzke can be reached at 907-250-6897, or
Affinityfilms, Inc.
"Meaningful Media"
www.affinityfilms.org
Handweavers Guild of America
http://www.weavespindye.org/
Convergence 2010 Albuquerque is coming this summer and registration booklets will be available soon. What a wonderful opportunity for the fiber arts community to gather in an environment of inspiration, education and rejuvenation. Convergence presents opportunities for every level of weaver, spinner or felter, from beginner to professional and brings us all together in a learning experience like none other.
The theme for Convergence 2010 is “New Visions: Ancient Paths” and with events/exhibits entitled Walk in Beauty, Enchanted, Eye Dazzlers, it’s simple to envision the beauty and grandeur of the New Mexico’s landscape reinterpreted for all to view and experience in this biannual conference. The deadlines for Convergence exhibits are early in 2010 and vary according to exhibit, so check HGA’s website for details at: www.weavespindye.org.
Should you have any questions regarding Convergence 2010, or any of HGA's educational programs, including membership, conferences or the resources available for guild activities, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I wish you continued success in all of your fiber related expressions.
With warmest regards,
Pamela M. Grefsrud
HGA Alaska Representative
pgrefsrud@alaska.comThird Thursday Knitting
By Dolores RoguszkaWe will continue to meet each Third Thursday during the summer months.
If you’d like an e-mail reminder of each of these get togethers, send me an e-mail and I’ll add your name to my current “reminder” list.
If you have questions or need directions contact me at dande80@alaska.net or call 346-1024. Come join us for the afternoon, or any part of it.
Chemo Cap Report
By Dolores RoguszkaWe need to say “thank you” to several folks:
To Michelle Coburn for the lovely yarns donated. They were grabbed up in a hurry by our knitters and will miraculously turn into beautiful chemo caps!To “Linda”, friend of Karen Laing: We were overwhelmed with your recent gift of 43 chemo caps! Thank you so very much!
To Susan Savage in King Salmon: Your contributions of chemo caps for kids were wondrously soft and lovely.
To The Staff at Outpatient Oncology, Alaska Native Medical Center: Your card of appreciation for our chemo caps has inspired us to keep creating them!
To Flo Clawson & her “Knit Wits”: Thanks for your contributions and for picking up chemo caps from knit shops and delivering them to us.
To You Steadfast Supporters of this project: I can’t name all of you, but you know who you are. I haven’t kept track of the numbers of caps you have contributed, but these have been the majority of those we have been able to deliver to cancer clinics. We are grateful to you for your continuing support.
To date we have delivered a total of 4,572 caps to cancer patients. This project is one we must continue. The need is there. If you can help by knitting caps, or donating very soft yarns, we need you.
Guild Challenge
by Sherry Rogers
Every year our guild puts out a challenge to members. This year we have tied that challenge to our fashion show to be held in April 2011. So warm up your weaving loom, oil your spinning wheel, find your drop spindle, locate your knitting needles, lace bobbins or peruse your felting and surface design books (the guild librarian has wonderful books on surface design) - whatever your addiction may be we need you! Examples are hand embellished items, hand dyed fabrics, handwoven , handknit, felted or bobbin lace items and items from handspun yarns. Remember we will need accessories for garments to adorn our models. You have March to work on this. Your challenge will be shared at the April 10 guild meeting. Stimulate us with your creations and support your guild with entries for the Anchorage Weavers and Spinners Fashion Show.Thinking Ahead
by Myler Almandinger
The name of the fair theme this year is “IMAGINE IF.” The fair is August 26 to September 6. Anchorage entry date is at the Boys and Girls Club in Mountainview again. Dates and times are: August 9 from 11am to 7 pm and August 10 from 11 am to 7 pm. Judging Day is August 15. I have most of my judges. Thank you to all who signed up at the last judging day but one member has moved so I need another spinning judge.
I will write next month to each judge to confirm your position Anchorage weekend is August 27, 28, and 29. If you want to come any other days I will be happy to give you tickets for the next week. So when sign up comes around let the committee chairman know.
Pick up date is September 10 from 12 to 7 pm and September 11 from 12 to 7 pm at the boys and girls club. I am training a new Supervisor this year and she will be there each month till summer vacation to keep everyone up to date.Fair Update
by Myler Almandinger
The fair has decided to change the starting times on Friday to 10:00 am instead of starting at 12 noon for demo purposes for starting times.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:
- 2010 Jane Stafford - Terrific Twills-- 3 days, Round robin weaving exploring a number of twill patterns through 3 basic design principles tie-up, threading, and treadling. Samples are woven on a variety of natural fibers.
