STUDY GROUPS

SPINNING  - - RAG RUGS  - -  WEAVERS' SUPPORT -- REP WEAVE -- WAFFLE WEAVE

SPINNING, etc.
This DFHG Group meets once a month during the school year,
usually on the 2nd Saturday of the month
from 10am -- 2pm in our Fiber Studio in The Depot.
Spinners of all levels - beginners to experienced - are welcome
as well as any fiber lover with a portable project and an interest in a "circle" type meeting.
We chat as we spin, sharing all sorts of information and thoughts
including, but not limited to, fiber-related topics.
If you will need lunch, bring a bag lunch or go out to a downtown Duluth
restaurant. Hot water for coffee and tea will be provided.

If you think you will be attending,
please let Leslie Williamson White know by e-mail or a phone call.
leslieww876@msn.com --- 728-9545
Or send an e-mail to our Yahoo Group: DFHGuild@yahoogroups.com

Bring: your fiber work
and, if you want, a bag lunch and/or a treat to share.

PURPOSE: The meeting time is informal and friendly with members supporting and helping each other. All levels of spinners from beginners to experts can benefit from this inspiring time together.

RAG RUGS
The Rag Rug Study Group

NEXT MEETING:
April 4, 2008
6:30 - 9:00pm
Ruth Maney Room, The Depot

Bring rugs, old and new, to share.
Everyone is welcome!
(All weavers and fiber lovers can enjoy this fun evening.
You do not have to be a rag rug weaver to appreciate them
or learn new weaving tips!)

GENERAL MEETING INFO

WHEN: 2 times a year (Fall and Spring) as announced in the newsletter

TIME: Usually 7:00-9:00pm on a Friday

WHERE: Usually at The Depot, as announced in the newsletter

PURPOSE: To share knowledge, information and the love of rag rugs. Bring rag rugs - new or old - to share as well as questions, news and other rag rug information. Everyone is welcome.

Contact Janet Meany for more information
Phone: 525-5778    or e-mail:   jmeany@weaversfriend.com

WEAVERS' SUPPORT GROUP
(just a gathering, not a study group)

WHEN: 2nd Wednesday of every month

TIME: 9am - ?? (usually 1-1/2 to 2 hours)

WHERE: Amazing Grace Coffee Shop, 394 South Lake Ave. (in the basement of the DeWitt-Seitz Bldg.)

PURPOSE: Informal sharing and support

CONTACT  PERSON: Bev Martin   GBLS@aol.com    or    724-0015

!!!NEW!!!

WAFFLE WEAVE TOWEL STUDY GROUP
Facilitator: Caroline Shallman --- 218-525-1703 --- duluth@icanseethelakefromhere.com

This dishtowel "support group" is aimed at newer weavers who would enjoy the camaraderie and encouragement
of working on an individual project in a small group setting, but all guild members are welcome.

Waffle Weave is a fascinating weave structure that looks more difficult than it is. We will each complete
a kit from Halcyon Yarn that makes 3 dish towels with a finished size of 17" x 28". There are 5 different
color themes available and weavers will select their color preference in advance. See the this web site
for color choices:
http://www.halcyonyarn.com/kits/weavingkits.html

Pre-requisite: Beginning weaving class or ability to warp a 4 shaft loom independently

Materials: $26.50 for a kit, plus shipping (approx. $3.75)

MEETING TIMES:
Thursdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm & Saturdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Feb. 28 through March 22, 2008
In the DAI Depot Fiber Studio

Limit 6 members

Objective: Each member completes a rep weave project of their choice before Dec. 15, 2007 - having achieved a strong understanding of the Rep weave structure and process.

Group purpose:
a) Show up to encourage & inspire each other
b) consult and advise each other - colors, fibers, designs
c) combined fiber orders where possible (volume discounts)
d) meet bi-weekly to do a) and b)
e)
f)

Weave structure:
- Rep weave refers to warp-faced or warp-dominant weave
- Usually warp threaded with a dark thread followed by a light thread
- Dark thread is usually thought of as the pattern thread
- Light thread is thought of as the ground (background) thread
- See examples of block (*Get from Shelley)

Warp Dominant Examples and Warp-faced Ideas:
Rep Weave and Beyond by Joanne Tallarovic

Warp-faced Ideas*, all from Handwoven magazines:
Placemats, Sept/Oct '05, p 32
Placemats, Sept/Oct '03, p 32
Placemats & napkins, May/June '04, p 52
Table runner, Sept/Oct '05, p 44
Table runner, Nov/Dec '87, p 60, 1-15
Wall hanging, Sept/Oct '05, p 58
Rug, Sept/Oct '03, p 48
Party purses, Sept/Oct '05, p 52
Hot pads, Sept/Oct '05, p 36
Crop top blouse, Sept/Oct '88, p35 & 95
Pillows, Sept/Oct '88, p 40

*There is more information, including summarized project materials needed, on a handout that Shelley prepared and passed out at the first meeting.

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