HOME PAGE

NEWSLETTER

ABOUT US

CONTACT US

Serving Handweavers and Spinners of the Central Coast of California since 1962.  Guild Motto: Friendship is the Shining Path We Weave
Click HERE for a printer friendly newsletter. Click here for the 2008-2009 membership form.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR May, June & Summer, 2008
THURSDAY MEETINGS Second Thursday of the month, 9:30 - 12:30 at Congregation Beth David, 10180 Los Osos Valley Rd., SLO. Bring something for "Show & Tell"; some items you no longer need for the raffle; and a few dollars to buy raffle tickets; refreshments provided. Diane Ayers & Carol McLellen Rixon are in charge of the Thursday programs this year, call them if you have any questions about the meetings.
MONTHLY RAFFLE Members may donate weaving and fiber related items for the monthly raffle. The money collected will be used to defray expenses for the fall retreat.
MAY 8 EXPLORING HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE GUILD LIBRARY Our librarians, Kay and Rosemary Thorne, will bring some of the many hidden treasures to be found in the Guild Library. Everything from books compiled by the various study groups, to Certificate of Excellence materials; from out of print books and magazines to part of our extensive samples collection. These are items that are frequently overlooked in the Library and yet are inspirational. Come and enjoy these “Hidden Treasures”. You may request that particular “treasures” be included by calling Rosemary or Kay at 438-5501.
SATURDAY MEETINGS 10:00 - 2:00, usually the last Saturday of the month, in member’s homes - potluck lunch. Bring something for Show & Tell. Jeanie Pratt is in charge of the Saturday programs this year, call her if you have any questions about the meetings.
MAY 24 CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY! Come check out the library and check something out of the library to inspire new work! Our library resources include much more than books; have a look at the samples, magazines, videos and monographs. Meet at the Strawbale Barn to peruse the library shelves followed by a picnic potluck. 9156 Santa Margarita Rd. Atascadero. Call 438-5501 if you need directions.
June All-Guild Picnic & Tag Sale
Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 10:00 to 1:00 at the Strawbale Barn, 9156 Santa Margarita Road, Atascadero Enjoy the day with friends, eat an outstanding potluck lunch, admire the handiwork of your fellow Guild members and add to or reduce your collection of yarn and other treasures. There will be shopping, eating, visiting and inspiration; just a typical Guild get together! We will not have a raffle at this meeting. REMEMBER TO BRING: Your Weaver's Challenge item, potluck picnic fare, items for the tag sale, (yarn, fiber, equipment, books, etc., clearly labeled with your name and price), and something you’ve created this year for Show & Tell. Invite a friend.
SPINNING MEETINGS
SPINNING MEETINGS The Tuesday Spinners meet every Tuesday morning from 9:30 - 12:30, at the Strawbale Barn Weaving Studio, Atascadero. Call Rosemary or Kay Thorne for directions, 438-5501. Anyone wishing to learn to spin may join the group for informal instruction. The Evening Spinners are not meeting for the present.
STUDY GROUPS
STUDY GROUP 1: This group in now closed to new members until next January. The topic of study for this year is “Color Interaction in Weaving”. The topic is open to many areas of exploration including “Color & Weave”, color gamps, color and structure, iridescence, and more. Meetings are held in member’s homes from 9:30 – 11:00; usually on the third Thursday of the month. NEXT MEETINGS: May 22, at Patricia’s, 224 Squire Cyn Rd, 627-1456. If you weren’t at the last meeting, call her for a list of things to bring to the meeting. June 19, at Gina’s, 553 Serrano Dr., SLO, 544-5096.
STUDY GROUP 2: Computer Assisted Designing for Weaving Members may enroll in this study group at any time. It is not necessary to own a weaving program to participate, but you do need access to e-mail. To join the group or for more information, send an e-mail to Jannie Taylor <jannieandpaul@att.net> Meetings are held at the request of the group members..
Autumn Guild Retreat
October 24-26, 2008 There is still time to signup and registration is now open to members of the Santa Barbara, Venture and Weavers of the Valley Guilds. The fee is just $110.00, and includes lodging and meals from Friday dinner to Sunday breakfast. Roberta will be accepting checks at the May and June meetings or you can mail your payment to her at: 748 Meinecke Ave., SLO 93405. As usual, we will have several activities available during the week-end or you can bring your knitting, spinning wheel, or just relax and enjoy a week-end retreat from your usual routine. Call Roberta Foster, (805) 549-9471, to reserve your space or if you have a suggestion for one of the weekend activities – so far we are thinking about making “Spirit Dolls” (a fun thrums and scraps project), learning how to add beads to Navajo 3-ply spinning, and a beautiful wrapped star.
Summer Basketry Day
Saturday, July 26, 10:00 to 3:00 We’ll meet again this summer for a day of basket making. Instruction will be provided for the Onion Basket, but experienced basket makers should feel free to create any style basket they like. Meet at Carolyn McCall's home, 425 Woodland Dr., Los Osos, (805)528-3516. Carolyn has plenty of basketry materials that she would love to share, so you don't really need to bring anything unless you want to. Do bring hand clippers, sun screen, a folding chair and a sack lunch.
Web Sites for Weavers
Check out the Association of Southern California Handweavers web site for conference information. There isn’t much up yet, but Bookmark it and check back as Conference time draws nearer -- http://www.aschsite.org/2009/default.htm and the conference site www.colorconnects.org. The Handweavers Guild of America, aka HGA, has lots of good information, have a look --- http://www.weavespindye.org/ The Handwoven pages of the Interweave site has projects, articles and other weaving stuff http://www.interweave.com/weave/ Sandra Rude has a great blog, check it out at http://sandrarude.blogspot.com/ Don’t forget Handweaving.net for an amazing array of free downloadable weaving files - http://handweaving.net/Home.aspx (Web Cruisers – If you fine a good weaving web site let me know and I’ll put it in the next Draft.)
Last Chance to get your CHALLENGE Project completed the June meeting is only a few weeks away!
Textiles: Weaving Fabric Off Loom Using a Water Soluble Base with Brecia Kralovic-Logan ~ September 13-14, 2008 The Strawbale Barn Weaving Studio Dye a collection of silk fabrics in your personal pallet. Then tear the fabric in strips to be used as warp and weft. Then explore options for creating unique textiles. Weave, sprinkle, mosaic, collage; from lacy and ethereal to solid and formidable your new textile can be constructed into a garment, worn as a scarf or wrap or used as wall art. Workshop fee probably will be $60-$75 + $25.00 materials fee. Contact Jeanie Pratt at jeaniepratt@charter.net or 929-4639, to sign up. Class is full, but get on the list in case there are cancellations. 1.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCMENTS
FROM THE TREASURER: Members who have bills outstanding should submit them to Norma Dengler for payment before she closes the books at the end of June. Jeanie Pratt has her brooch “Una Ala” featured in the new book Wrap, Stitch, Fold and Rivet by Mary Hettmansperger. GUILD BOARD MEETING: The board will meet briefly after the June meeting. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER DRAFT DEADLINE ~ Please submit your information by August 30, to Jannie Taylor, 1061 Islay St., SLO, 93401, or e-mail, jannieandpaul@att.net or phone 543-7467. READ YOUR DRAFT ONLINE: The Draft is available on our web site in printer friendly, PDF format. Over half of our members are now getting their guild newsletter online, saving postage, paper and trees. If you would like to get your Draft online, just send an email to me at <jannieandpaul@att.net>. I will take you off the “mailed Draft” list and send you a reminder whenever a newsletter is published and available online. SECRETARY AND HISTORIAN NEEDED: The Guild needs two new board members, a Recording Secretary and an Historian. The Recording Secretary should be able to attend Thursday meetings and the bi-monthly Board meetings on a regular basis. Call Ruth, 239-8779, if you can serve for the remaining one year of the term. ASCH CONFERENCE COLOR CONNECTS, March 6-8, 2009 There are lots of ways for Guild members to actively participate in the conference. The Fashion Show, Celebrate Color!, coordinated by Designing Weavers, will focus on the inspirational use of color and collaboration between artists.   Individual items are welcome and ensembles are encouraged.  Be creative, use unusual materials, techniques and let color inspire you!    The exhibit called Spectrum is our traditional Showcase exhibit with the latest and best work of the ASCH Guild members and juried by their guilds. A new exhibit Harmonies is an exciting new non-juried exhibit of collaborative work in single or mixed media which is open to all.  Work with someone in your own guild, or another, local or distant, an art student, an artist friend who works in a different media.  Collaborate! In addition, we will have an exhibit Overtones for recent work of our conference instructors and presenters as well as a special showing of the 9/11 Tapestries, an exhibit conceived by Monique Lehman with 90 tapestries by artists from 15 countries.  And don't forget there will be Guild Booths in Riverside too!   The booth guild exhibit for the conference is very simple; you use your booth space to show what connects your guild to others in the fiber community. Is it a mutual love of color, an active collaboration with another guild, or is it something else? Find more information on the conference website www.colorconnects.org. .
BOOK REVIEWS & LIBRARY NEWS
Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory by Stephen Quiller, Watson-Guptil, 1989 Although this book is intended for the accomplished painter in either oil, water-color or acrylic, it can be useful to any worker in a craft to which color combinations and color effects are important. Moreover, the many bright and clear illustrations are a feast for the viewer just paging through. Color Choices is about (1) an overview of color in art; (2) color analysis—the color wheel deconstructed; and (3) psychological analysis of color in contemporary Western culture. Even the highly motivated weaver might become overwhelmed by the information herein, but don’t let that sop you from enjoying the illustrations and picking up new color ideas from those that intrigue you. Submitted by Laura Maureen Smith Missing Library Books & Materials –as of 4/18/2008 Our librarians, Rosemary and Kay Thorne, have discovered that many items are missing from the Guild library. Please check your shelves at home to be sure you haven’t accidently blended the Guild items with your own. If you find any of the items below, please call 438-5501, to arrange to return the item. The name/date in parentheses is the last person and date found on the check-out card. The rest are missing but not formally checked out. Books Alderman – A Handwoven Treasury Atwater – Shuttle-Craft Course in Hand Weaving Brown – Weaving, Spinning & Dyeing Book Davison – A Handweaver’s Pattern Book (Janet Kourakis, 10/21/00) Drooker, Penelope – Embroidering with the Loom (Joan Walker 4/97) Field – Ashford Book of Spinning Garrett, Cay – Warping All by Yourself (Nancy Nicholson, 9/28/07) Lausanne – Great Tapestries Ostercamp – New Guide to Weaving Ostercamp –Warping Your Loom & Tying on New Warps Sekijima – Basketry Vandervoort – Temari: How to Make Japanese Thread Balls (D’Elin Lohr, 9/23/00) Monographs (pamphlets) Furry – Home Dyeing with Natural Dyes (Sally Knight, 8/97) Handwoven’s Design Collection, #’s 3, 4, 8 (Janet Kourakis, 10/21/00) Pennington – 16 Harness Patterns (Jeanie Pratt, 2/24/01) Journals Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Spring 1996, vol. 27, no. 2, issue 106 (Ann Means, 12/14/96) Weaver’s, Fall 1996, issue 33 – (Ann Means, 12/13/96) Note: Ann says she gave both of these to someone at a Saturday meeting, asking them to return them – was that you? Videos Barrett – Doubleweave (Carolyn McCall, 7/19/05) Chandler – Beginning Four Harness Weaving (Judy Dietch, 2/11/99) La Lena – Dressing the Loom (Janet Kourakis, 10/21/00) Ross – Hand Spinning (Karen Wiley, 1/22/00) Equipment Triangular loom (Melinda Forbes, 11/14/95) We will also accept donations of any of these items if they can’t be located.
LIBRARY LENDING POLICY
The Guild has an extensive library of books, videos, pamphlets, samples and other printed and woven material relating to weaving and other fiber arts. It is now housed at the Strawbale Barn Studio, 9156 Santa Margarita Road, Atascadero, CA. Guild members may borrow these materials on the following basis: · Materials will be checked out initially for up to 3 months. · The item may be renewed for an additional 3 months unless it has been requested by another Guild member. · An item should be returned to the library as soon you are finished with it. · Librarians will send a post card or email to remind members of an over due item. · Members will be charged for lost books or videos based on replacement cost. To arrange to borrow something from the library, contact one of our librarians, Rosemary or Kay Thorne, 438-5501.
Additions to the Roster
	New Member: Judy Trimble 575 N. Balmoral Drive Porterville 93257 judyweaves@charter.net	New Member: Christine Fischer 248 E. Monte Vista Visalia, CA 93277 559-734-1818 pfcfpf@sbcglobal.net	New Member: Lisa Sampietro PO Box 167 Springville, CA 93265 559-539-3510 lasampietro@yahoo.com
	Welcome to our 3 new members!
Market Place
Louise Schiller is having an “I don’t have room for my stash, Moving Sale”, on Saturday, May 24th, 10 am-3pm. WHERE: 1318 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo. Right in town. Shop, and walk to restaurants for lunch. Free parking across the street. YARN: Fabulous yarns for sale in original packaging-- cones and skeins  at give away prices. Perfect for knitters  and weavers. Many different  types available: bulky, DK, Sport, Lace. Some rug wools, too, Name brands and suppliers such as Noro, Brown Sheep and Web's!! High yardage on cones and multiple hanks in the same colors. All are 100% cotton, wool, or silk, or combinations of wool/cotton or wool/silk. All items are $5.00! NEW SCHACHT 8-shaft LOOM: Assembled, Never Used. 8 shaft, 48" wide  Standard Schacht Floor Loom, high castle in clear maple. One 15-dent reed. Other reeds available, too. Bench not included. No shipping. Bring a station wagon or van! $2600. FOR SALE ~ Schacht Table Loom – 25”, 8 shafts, 10 dent reed. Practically new, $750. OBO. Contact Gayle Hurlbert at hurlbert@thinairnet.com FOR SALE ~ Leclerc Floor Loom – 48”, 4 shafts, sectional beam. Includes a bench, an electric bobbin winder and several boat shuttles. Loom is in good condition and is disassembled for easy transport. $300. OBO – Call Lois Cleworth, 528-0821. FOR SALE ~ Rasmussen Table Loom – 32”, 4 shafts, 8 dent and 12 dent reeds, light oak. Includes a warping board and some yarn. Asking $400.00. Call Phyllis Cameron, 805-528-6270. WANTED ~ Rigid Heddle loom to borrow. This is for a man who is blind and would like to try weaving, but would like to try it out before buying a loom. Contact his wife, Susie at 474-8733, if you have a loom you could lend him.
The Village Spinning & Weaving Shop 425 Alisal Road, Solvang CA, 93463 Open 7 days a week 9:30 to 5:30, Monday - Saturday & 11 to 5 on Sunday Spinning Wheels ~ Weaving Looms ~ Knitting Supplies ~ Hand-dyed Yarns Yarn on Cones ~ Spinning Fibers Galore ~ Tatting ~ Children's Books & Crafts Bobbin Lace ~ Unique Gifts ~ Natural Dyes ~ Artful Clothing & Accessories (805) 686-1192 or toll free order line (888) 686-1192 or visit us on-line at http://villagespinweave.com
>> > > Pass It Forward > > > > Got something you no longer want? Pass It Forward to someone who could use it. The terms are simply that if the new owner finds they no longer need the item, they promise to Pass It Forward for free, asking the next person to do the same and so on. If you have something to pass forward, either bring it to a guild meeting or contact Jannie Taylor, 543-7467, to get it in the newsletter.
CENTRAL COAST WEAVERS RIDESHARE PROGRAM Each month reach out and offer to share a ride or, if you need a ride, call a member who lives in your area to arrange for a ride. We need to see more members at the meetings. With the price of gas going through the roof, it is more important than ever to "rideshare".
DRAFT OF THE MONTH DRAFT OF THE MONTH ~ May - June 2008 Broken Twill Towels ~ on 4 shafts The threading is a simple straight twill with plain weave selvages on shafts 1 and 3. The treadling is straight twill throughout with stripes at both ends. The colored stripes in warp and weft give it a classic look; the broken twill structure gives it a nice texture. There are 480 ends and 740 picks in this draft to weave a 20X32 inch towel, (before finishing) sett at 24 epi and woven at 24 ppi. The pattern could easily be modified for a different sett and pick count. ---- Submitted by Diane Ayers
Print the Draft of the Month page from the "printer friendly" newsletter. (The link is at the top of this web page)
Attention members of the Computer Aided Design Study Group and other Guild Members: To receive a copy of this draft in .wif format, request the Draft of the Month for March/April 2008 at jannieandpaul@att.net.
Membership 2008-2009
The yearly membership fee of $25.00 is due in June of each year.  If you would like to join the Central Coast Weavers, please print and fill out the form and mail it to: Karen Wiley, 1538 Noyes Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA,  93420. Make your check payable to Central Coast Weavers. Click here for the 2008-2009 membership form.