CARMEL CRAFTS GUILD NEWSLETTER
November 2006
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NOVEMBER MEETINGS
You will have TWO opportunities to see COLOR AND WEAVE EFFECT, a slide presentation from the Handweavers Guild of America. Ann Pettit will narrate the show.

Showing #1: Day Meeting
Date: November 9, 2006
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Place: Buzzard's Backyard BBQ
2030 N. Fremont St., Monterey

Showing #2: Night Meeting
Date: November 30, 2006
Time: 6:30 p.m. - ??
Place: Merrie Hewitt's home
343 Asilomar Blvd.
Pacific Grove - 646-0246


HOMECRAFTERS' MARKETPLACE
Remember to visit guild members in downtown Carmel on Sat., Nov. 18 from 9 - 3. You will have a chance to buy one of Susan Bradshaw's fused glass pieces. Or buy a set of Berta Jones' denim place mats, or a tencel scarf from Mary Lou Hanley. There will also be pillows made by guild members. If you are embellishing pillows, please bring them to our next meeting or drop them off at Jan Thoele's by Nov. 15.
Check out Links at our website for more work by Susan and Nancy.

DECEMBER GIFT EXCHANGE
At our December day meeting, we will hold our annual potluck and gift exchange. Our gift exchange this year is a bag/purse. Any size, any material, any shape, any design--use your imagination and creativity. Robert at Buzzard's Backyard BBQ will prepare a main course. Please bring a side dish. You are welcome to join us even if you don't participate in the gift exchange.

A CITY GIRL HAS FUN
Want to watch a sheep get sheared? Want to watch groups of 3rd graders watching a sheep get sheared? If so, sign up for The Farm Day Experience. It's a time when "the ag community reaches out to those who don't understand how their plates are filled". The first Ag Day was held Thurs. Oct. 26 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. Ann Pettit, Linda Millerick and Jan Thoele volunteered to weave. (Actually, Linda was there all day registering volunteers and then weaving.). After the sheep shearing, Gerry Wade gave a talk on what happens with the wool: washing, carding, dyeing, spinning (with Anne's Web Spinners and CCG's Lila Blalock and Ruth Andresen) and weaving. This was followed by a free luncheon for all volunteers. There are two more chances to participate. It's great fun!
January 25, 2007 - Salinas
March 8, 2007 - South County (King City)
Contact Joanne Nissen 595-1199 or 675-3950

LIBRARY NEWS
Kate McGrave has compiled a new list of books in our library arranged alphabetically by title. Copies will be available at our Nov. meetings. If you would like a book, please call Jan (375-8049) and I will bring it to a meeting or you can pick it up. You can also browse through our books and magazines. Just make sure I'm home! Some new books of interest:
Willow Basketry by Benard & Regula Verdet-Fierz
Imazighen: The Vanishing Tradition of Berber Women by Margaret Courtney-Clarke
Lace & Lace-Making by Marian Powys
Rugs & Carpets of the World Ed. by Ian Bennett


WEBSITE NEWS
Susan Bradshaw reports the newsletter will now be on the website (www.carmelcraftsguild.org). There are other additions to the website worth looking at. We've been getting hits, and even new members, because of it. Thanks, Susan!

ASILOMAR 2007
The CNCH 2007 Fiber Retreat information is now available at www.cnch.org. Reserve Apr. 19-22, 2007. Return to Asilomar Conference Center. Registration opens Nov. 1. Paper registration books will be available at our Nov. meetings. If you ask early enough, you may be a &"class angel"; for one of the workshop teachers, insuring a place in that workshop.

VENDOR SURVEY
Cheryl Reynolds, CNCH Advisory Council President, wants feedback on vendors for the 2008 Conference. Below are some questions to discuss at our next meetings - or contact Laurie with your comments, so we can pass them on to Cheryl. This is a good opportunity to make sure your favorite vendors are at the conferences so you can buy, buy, buy.
Can you recommend a merchant that hasn't participated at CNCH, or suggest one that hasn't attended in years that you would like to see again?
Are there materials you would like to purchase, but haven't found at conferences lately?
What are the items that you usually purchase at conferences?
What items do you usually order via catalog?
What items do you covet but find difficult to replace in your cache of weaving or spinning supplies?
If you're a weaver, what do you enjoy weaving the most - tapestry, rugs, clothing, household goods, baskets, beads....?
If you are a spinner, what materials do you enjoy spinning the most? Do you prefer raw fleece or prepared?
Do you enjoy dying fiber or cloth? Is it something you do frequently?
How often do you attend conferences? Which ones do you attend?
What do you enjoy most at conferences? Least?
What are the major reasons you choose not to register for a conference?
Any other suggestions or comments?

Nadine Sanders, The Singing Weaver
Nadine will speak on "Weaving that Sings, the Theo Mormon Technique" on Wed. March 14, 2007 at the Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild. She is a teacher, weaver and performer. A two-day workshop will follow. These are some of her workshop titles:
A Rumpelstiltskin Delight: Double Warp Overlay Rugs and Design
Spinning Straw Into Gold: Woven Harmonies - the rhythmic and metaphoric link of weaving and music.
Warping On a Shoestring - a speed warping technique, lecture and hands on participation.
Let's discuss possibly doing a joint workshop with SCHG.
(ww.singingweaver.com)

NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The time is here for at least 3 volunteers to work on the nominating committee for the 2007 CCG election. Please take a turn to work on the committee and/or take a board job. Contact Merrie at 646-0246.

THINGS TO DO OR SEE
Nov. 19: Clothes for the Table in 1500s - 1800s. Lecture with Edward Maeder. 10:00 am. Textile Arts Council, Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum, San Francisco. www.textileartscouncil.org

Thru Dec. 31: The Quilts of Gee's Bend. de Young Museum, San Francisco.

Thru Feb. 25, 2007: The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946. Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco. www.mocfa.org

Thru Feb. 25, 2007: Alexander Girard: Vibrant Modern. SFMOMA, San Francisco. Girard and his colleagues Charles Eames and George Nelson formed a team that transformed the legacy of American Modernism. This exhibit features a selection of Girard's lively, bold designs, including textiles designed for Herman Miller in the 1960s.

Nov. 29 - Dec. 1: Robyn Spady workshop in Berkeley: There's Two Sides to Every Cloth. Sponsored by Loom and Shuttle, San Francisco.
Dec. 2: Inkle Loom Workshop, sponsored by Loom and Shuttle, San Francisco. See different weaving techniques to create exciting embellishments, jewelry, and accessories. Contact Penny at penny_peters@hotmail.com or 510-524-4776.

Jan. 15, 2007: "Wildflowers of the Sierra"; Fashion Show entry deadline for Association of Southern California Handweavers Conference. Garments, which must be worn at the ASCH Conference Fashion Show on Mar. 24, must be 50% handwoven - knitted and crocheted items will be accepted. www.aschsite.org

COLOR TIPS
To complement our Color and Weave Effect slide show, here are some thoughts on color:
In dyeing, a strong color can be grayed by adding a weak dye solution of its complement
A black warp brings out the colors in the weft; a white warp washes out the colors in the weft
Colors, other than complementary, placed side by side will tend to shift away from each other toward their complements. This is useful in a mixed warp: several closely related shades of blue, used together, will "push apart" - a blue used with a blue violet will look more violet.
(Weaver's Wisdom, The Weavers Guild, Boston, MA)