CARMEL CRAFTS GUILD NEWSLETTER - MAY 2007

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MAY DAY MEETING

Martha Stanley, a rug weaver and teacher since 1969,
will be the featured guest at our May day meeting.
Martha wrote the Introduction to A Rug Weaver's
Source Book and is co-editor of In Celebration of the
Curious Mind. She is known for her study and
"replication" of Anasazi sandals (300-700 AD) and the
Grand Gulch blanket (1130 AD). Martha is very talented
and a very dynamic speaker. Please invite your family
and friends to hear her.

Time: Thurs., May. 10, 2007 -10:00 am -12:30 pm
Place: Buzzard's Backyard BBQ, Fremont St., Mty

(near Travelodge Motel)

MAY NIGHT MEETING

Dick Campbell, a member of the Sally Griffin Active
Living Center, has repaired the loom at the center. The
guild will warp up the loom at our May Night Meeting.
Also, those who attended CNCH 2007 will share their
workshop experiences.This is an opportunity to bring
shuttles, yarn, and other weaving equipment that you
plan to donate to the Center.

Time: Thurs., May 24. 2007 -6:30 -8:30 pm
Place: Sally Griffin Center, 700 Jewell Ave., P.G.

APRIL MEETINGS RECAP

Many thanks to Susan Bradshaw for her presentation on
Profile Drafts which she gave at both our meetings in
April. It is an amazingly helpful tool. Susan provided
clear handouts but, to be perfectly honest, you need
Susan to explain them. Perhaps she'll do housecalls.
Thanks again, especially for driving in from Royal Oaks
not once but twice!

CNCH 2007 AT ASILOMAR

The guild booth featuring the Nanyuki Spinners and
Weavers at the CNCH 2007 Fiber Retreat at Asilomar,
was a smashing success. Kudos to Merrie and Tom Hewitt
who designed very appealing "certificates of sheep
ownership"; and to Claudia and Merrie for setting up the
booth. Merrie reported that over $900 was donated to
purchase sheep for the Nanyuki group. Certificates of
sheep ownership are still available for those of us who
were not at Asilomar - donation $45. In addition, knit
kits, designed by Kate McGrave, will soon be available.
The kits contain yarn and instructions to knit animals.
Monies from these projects will be sent to the Nanyuki
through Hands of Hope.

SIGHTSEEING/KNITTING/MUSEUM TRIP

Thanks to Laurie Simmons for alerting us to the San Jose
Express (line 55) that Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST)
now offers riders. Guild members are considering an
outing/field trip with the San Jose Museum of Quilts and
Textiles as our goal.

The buses leave Monterey's Tyler St. parking garage at
5:15 am, 9:50 am and 3:18 pm , stopping at the Transit
Center, Sand City, Prunedale, Gilroy, and Morgan Hill
with their final destination within five minutes walking
distance of the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Returning buses
leave at 7:55 am, 1:35 pm and 5:53 pm. The full trip
takes about two hours and costs $8 (exact change).
Just think - sightseeing, four hours of knitting time,and
a visit to a fabulous museum. And think of the gas we can
save! Check exhibits at SJ Quilt Museum listed on p. 2.
Let Kate McGrave (655-3597) or me (375-8049) know
if you're interested. We'll make it happen.

For complete schedules, maps, and fares, call 1-888MST-BUST or visit MST.ORG.

MONTEREY COUNTY FAIR 2007

The fair dates this year are Aug. 14-19, 2007. Get busy
with your weaving, knitting, spinning and art work so we
can have lots of entries. 2007 Entry Guide Books are
coming soon, according to the website.

Lili Blalock (375-5092) is looking for volunteers to set
up displays, staff the wool room, and demonstrate
spinning, carding, and weaving. Ann Pettit, our long-
term fair liasion, is singing in the Bach Festival this year and will not be available to do her usual warping of our looms and coordinating our demonstrators. If you're
interested in replacing the irreplaceable Ann on any of
these activities, let Ann or Merrie know.

Important Fair dates to remember:

* Fair Entry Forms due: by mail June 30
by email July 10
* Entries due at Fairground: by mail or UPS,before
or on July 10. In person July 31 noon - 3 pm
* Wool Judging: Aug. 4
* Handcraft Judging: Aug. 8
* Wool Auction: Aug. 19 12:30 pm
Check www.montereycountyfair.com.

LOOM REQUEST

Ruth Andresen is looking for a rigid hettle loom or small
table loom or any portable loom for loan or purchase.
Call Ruth at 422-2884.

LIBRARY NEWS

We have many wonderful books in our library, which is
housed in my garage. Check out the lists that Kate
McGrave prepared (by title and by author). I'll be happy
to bring books to the meetings. You can even drop by
and check out the library yourself. (Call first in case I'm
not here (375-8049).) If you have books to return, I'll
be happy to pick them up at the meeting or you can
drop them off on my front porch.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Sat., May 12, 1-3 pm. Virginia Davis - "Art
Through Textile Tradition: Constructed Canvases
& Embedded Images." Museum of Art & History, 705
Front St., Santa Cruz, CA. (Santa Cruz Handweavers
Guild will hold their May meeting at this time.)

Apr. 17-July 8. American Tapestry Biennial 6.
Organized by the American Tapestry Alliance (ATA),
this juried international exhibition includes 42 tapestries
woven by artists from thirteen countries.The works
reveal a lively interest in exploring new materials and
new dimensions while addressing contemporary issues
common to all 21st century artists.San Jose Museum of
Quilts and Textiles. (408-971-0323) or
www.sjquiltmuseum.org

Apr. 10-July 8. Put a Roof Over our Head: Quilts
from the Alliance for American Quilts. Artists from
around the U.S. and three foreign countries created the
74 colorful and creative art quilts in this exhibit.

A LINK TO LATVIA

Courtesy of Nancy Trissel
An amazing collection of handknit Latvian mittens were
knit for a 2006 NATO summit in Riga, Latvia. Cited
from the press release:
"To give a warmly welcome to the guests of the meeting
of NATO Heads of State and Government in Riga, the
organizers are planning to present a pair of unique,
handmade Latvian ethnographic mittens to the members
of NATO delegations and media representatives.

Around 300 knitters, even men, from all regions of
Latvia are busy knitting 4500 pairs of mittens. Each of
them will be made with unique traditional Latvian
ornaments, originating from four Latvia's geographical
regions - Vidzeme, Latgale, Kurzeme and Zemgale, some
of them even being as old as ten centuries.

The knitters admit that the idea of NATO summit
organizers has promoted revival of knitting traditions or
as they call it "Renaissance of ethnographic ornaments."
Being symbolic to Latvia's history, they will show the
guests the richness of Latvia's culture and diversity of its ethnographic ornaments. Organizers also hope that the
memories of our guests from Riga will be encrypted in
the mittens."

Go to www.habetrot.typepad.com and click on Dec.
2006 for more pictures. The website is great and has lots
of other interesting stuff (see sheep cartoon). Thanks
Nancy.

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Carmel Crafts Guild Officers Carmel Crafts Guild
P.O. Box 32
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
(831-646-0246)
President: Merrie Hewitt
Vice Pres.: Laurie Simmons
Secretary: Pat Rosburg
Treasurer: Ann Pettit
Librarian: Patricia McDowell
Newsletter: Jan Thoele
Website: Susan Bradshaw
www.carmelcraftsguild.org