| Twinings from the Prez Well, the cold weather is here. I hope every one is staying warm. Just a reminder that we are in need of teachers. I hope that some of you will step out and see that teaching is not so bad. If you have a basket that you would like to have taught please let me know. Stay warm and I will see you in March. Happy Weaving, Darlene Collins |
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| February 2008, Newsletter |
| Meeting date: February 4, 2008 6:30-9:00pm Project: "Darlenes' Delite" Basket Teacher: Darlene Collins Refreshment provided by: Julie K. & Lorry F. |
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| Notes from the January 7, 2008 meeting The Mid-Summer Weave committee members met Saturday, Jan 12th 10:00am at “Panera Bread” near the Fairfield Mall. Volunteers to work on the food committee are still needed. Lorry F., the food chairperson, would like to schedule her volunteers to work part-time in the kitchen and still be able to take a 4 to 6 hour weaving class at MSW. This is a great idea as long as there are enough people on the food committee to make this happen. Call Lorry if you can help, even for a few hours. We need about 8 more people to teach or sponsor a basket for our monthly meeting projects. I heard there were some beautiful baskets at the Christmas party that people would love to weave and Julie K. took pictures and asked if you would like to teach this basket. It doesn’t have to be your own basket pattern to be able to teach as long as the original pattern is purchased from the owner. Won’t you reconsider? Marla Helton’s class for Feb 22 &23 has only 2 people signed up from our guild. This opportunity will be opened up to other guilds and basket weavers Jan. 20, 2008. Call Julie to reserve your space, now. Sue Twombly will be teaching Aug 15th and 16th at Julie K. house. She taught at those beautiful bracelets last year at MSW 2007. Mark your calendars now. More information will be coming. Membership dues. Karen D. will get a new membership list out next month, so if dues are not paid by that time, your names will not appear on the 2008 roster. We have the dates for the Weave in the Park series set for May 24 8Am- whenever and Barb Schimming will teach her antique flower basket she designed. Our second event will be Sept. 27, same time and we're looking for a basket everyone would like to weave. Generally we look for one with a bit more challenge that everyone wants to weave, but doesn't try on their own. If you have any ideas, please let me know so I can research the pattern and contact the originator to ask permission to weave it and purchase the patterns from her. Contact person is Karen D. Refreshments for the Feb. meeting will be provided by Julie K. and Lorry F.s from the January Meeting Carol White..acting secretary. |
| DID YOU KNOW?............... Theresa C. is having surgery on Jan. 25th. She wants to let you know that you were missed at the January meeting and says. “You need to come and join in the fun.” Sally M. was in a minor car accident on I 75 and she is fine but her car need a doctor. Glenna H. had a deer run into the side of her truck she was driving. She saw the deer walk away and she was not hurt. Jennie D. is busy caning 7 chairs. Good luck, Jennie. Dian M. went to Biloxi, Mississippi to donate money to a casino. This is according to her sister, Glenna. Julie K. has 4 basket patterns in the winter issue of “Just Patterns.” Congratulations, Julie. Barb S. is the new owner of an embroidery sewing machine. Shirley R. had eye surgery on Dec. 19th and can see much better. She will start teaching baskets on Jan 15th at L (Life Enrichment Center) in Dayton, Oh. Karen D. (membership Chair) will send out a new membership information form to create a game in the newsletter. Using the info, members are asked to guess the name of the mystery member. Please complete the new form and return it to Karen. Carol White sends a big Thank-you for the cards, phone calls, and prayers while she was in the hospital. She feels it was truly a miracle that she is healing and continues to improve each day. Jean J. husband of Bernie J. had surgery on both knees on January 18, at Kettering Hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery. |
| Happy February Birthday to: Susan O'Neal Feb 5 Jane Pope Feb. 6 Julie Kleinrath Feb 7 Phyllis Evans Feb. 8 Cheryl Penny Feb. 18 Linda Seever Feb 23 |
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| The Heritage Basketry Guild meets the first Monday of every month unless otherwise stated. We meet at the Community United Methodist Church 339 Meyer Ave. Riverside, Ohio. Meeting begins at 6:30pm with a brief business meeting at 7:00pm. Visitors welcome, members expected. Board Members: Darlene Collins-President darlenecollins@hughes.net Barb Schimming- Vice President Barschimming@roadrunner.com Carol White-Acting Secretary carolwhite43@woh.rr.com Cindy Holland-Treasurer wahoorule@yahoo.com Karen Douglass-Membership dokami@ameritech.net Julie Kleinrath-Teacher Liaison julie@wovendesigns.com Julie Kleinrath and Susan Keferl - MSW Chairpersons 2008 |
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| February Project: "Darlene's Delite" To make this basket you will need: A 6" by 9 1/2" D handle 7/8 Flat reed - 4 cut 21 inches 5 cut 22 inches. 1/4 Flat reed Colored - 9 pieces at least 32 inches long 1/2 Flat reed for weavers & rim row 5/8 Flat oval for rim 11/16 Flat oval for lashing This is a quick and easy basket and I am sure if you are like me you have all of this stuff in your stash but if you don't the kit is only $15.00 Please call or email Darlene if you want to purchase a kit by Jan. 28th. Darlene C. |
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| Welcome New Board Members for 2008 |
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| Board members left to right: Julie Kleinrath (teacher liaison) Darlene Collins, (President) Karen Douglass (membership), Carol White (acting secretary) Barb Schimming (Vice-President) not pictured is Cindy Holland (Treasure) |
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| Tapestry Gourd by Marla Helton |
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| Weaving opportunities Subject: WTWKY 2008 Retreat The 14th Annual Weaver's Retreat in Western Kentucky will take place March 6, 7 & 8, 2008 at The Executive Inn, in Owensboro, Kentucky. Booklets are available for registration to begin December 3rd. 15 instructors will be teaching 40 classes from beginner to advanced, in a variety of styles and methods, including gourds, stools. For more information and retreat booklet, call Jo West 270-424-5044 or email Vicky Brown at brownbasket@bellsouth.net . You do not have to be a member of any guild to attend. This retreat is sponsored by the Woven Together in Western Kentucky Basket Guild. http://groups.msn.com/wtwky Association of Michigan Basketmakers – 2008 Dues is now due Dues for AMB is being accepted at the present time for 2008. Dues postmarked on or before January 31, 2008, will receive the first mailing of the convention materials. Membership renewal form can be secured from the AMB website www.michiganbasketmakers.com WinterWeave in Mentor, OH - Feb 22, 23, 24, 2008 it's not too late to sign up! Registration for Winter Weave, Feb 22, 23, and 24, is open and there are so many great classes to choose from. Check out their web site at www.winterweave.com Although the deadline is stated as December 1, they will continue taking registrations, but don't wait - classes are filling! 2008 Cherokee Gourd Artists Gathering Just a quick note to let you know we're thinking of you and hope your upcoming holiday season is gourd-geous! The 2008 Gathering will once again be held the weekend following the Memorial Day Holiday - so it will be May 30, 31, and June 1. Vendor setup and early bird classes will be on Thursday May 29. The website has been updated with some basic information for 2008, and newbies can still browse through 2007 links to learn what the Gathering is all about www.gourdgathering.net Stateline Friends We are still taking registrations for Stateline Friends Weaving Retreat 2008. We would love to have you all join us. Remember that we are limiting to only 350 participants and are already within our last 100 spaces. We would hate for anyone to miss out. Check out our online brochure at: www.whitewaterbasketguild.com/retreat.htm Lake Country Basket Guild's Basket Fest 2008 Lake Country Basket Fest 2008, held on May 2, 3, & 4 2008 in Brookfield, WI (just west of Milwaukee). We have 11 great teachers lined up for this event, and it's looking like another great Fest. It's not too late to join the guild and get first crack at classes - classes do fill up fast! Visit our web site at www.lakecountrybasketguild.com and click on the membership link for a downloadable form. Non-members can request a brochure after they're available, but you will only be allowed to choose from classes not already filled by current members. |
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