Emergency venue change for November meeting

 The SVH regular venue is not able to supply heating so we will be meeting at R&M Yarns (8510 Highway 60, Georgetown) normal start at 10 or come a little early and shop.

October Meeting

 

The October meeting will be held at the Birchwood Community Center (5623 TN-60, Birchwood, TN 37308) on Saturday the 15th at 10.00am. Please Note: R&M Yarns will not be open prior to this meeting as Phyllis is away at a show. 

It is 'Election Time'  We need to fill a few positions so come prepared to nominate someone (or yourself) so we can vote in the 2023 Committee.

The program will be: An introduction to the Theo Moorman technique.

Bring your "Show and Share" items.  There will likely be some examples from the recent workshop run by Sandi where she demonstrated a myriad of techniques for creating attractive bags from hand woven yardage.

Don't forget to read the draft September minutes to see if any changes need to be made before accepting them at this meeting.

September Meeting

 

The September meeting will be held at the Birchwood Community Center (5623 TN-60, Birchwood, TN 37308) on Saturday the 17th at 10.00am. R&M Yarns will be open 9 to 9.30am for members who need a fiber fix first.

The program will be: How to adjust that sett!  Phyllis will give some tips on changing an existing pattern to suit yarn you have.

Bring your "Show and Share" items

Don't forget to read the draft August minutes to see if any changes need to be made before accepting them at this meeting.

Please note we may be a bit 'management thin' on the ground this meeting.  I have a memorial service to attend in MD and Candy might not be able to attend.  Christie as deputy - in a baptism by fire event - will, I'm sure, handle the strain, but please be kind and don't forget to look forward to the election of officers in October and where-o-where will we be come Christmas party time.

August Meeting

 

The August meeting will be held at the Birchwood Community Center (5623 TN-60, Birchwood, TN 37308) on Saturday the 20th at 10.00am. R&M Yarns will be open 9 to 9.30am for members who need a fiber fix first.

The program will be: "All about Convergence"  All members who attended Convergence in Knoxville are asked to give a brief (10 minutes or less) talk about their experience.  Lectures, Classes, Events, Exhibits and if you have anything purchased include it/them if you can.

Reminder:  There will be a vote on by-law changes at the meeting - members will be mailed the changes and can vote in person or  via email return as per by-laws.

Bring your "Show and Share" items

Don't forget to read the draft June minutes to see if any changes need to be made before accepting them at this meeting.

Note: Our very own Chris Bindrim should be dropping by with his yarn stash that he needs to downsize.  If I understood correctly he will take any donation for yarn so expect some bargains, but please confirm with him first that that is what he meant.

July (non) Meeting

Just a reminder now (and another to follow in a couple of weeks).  There is no scheduled SVH meeting in July because of Convergence in Knoxville.  Next scheduled meeting will be August - normal place/time - further announcements to come.

 

June Meeting

 

The June meeting will be held at the Birchwood Community Center (5623 TN-60, Birchwood, TN 37308) on Saturday the 18th at 10.00am. R&M Yarns will be open 9 to 9.30am for members who need a fiber fix first.

The program will be: Demo for prepping fabric for garment and bag construction projects.  Note that this will be an 'Introduction' to the Workshop to be held on the 1st of October.  See the workshop tab.  Anyone who expressed interest will receive an email shortly and before this is promoted further.

Reminder: there is a new tab on the blog home (2022 Guild Challenge) with photo's and comments. This will be replaced with the 2023 challenge results next year.  There are also new photo's from the April meeting in "Photo's)

Bring your "Show and Share" items

Don't forget to read the draft May minutes to see if any changes need to be made before accepting them at this meeting.

May Meeting

The May meeting will be held At the Birchwood Community Center (5623 TN-60, Birchwood, TN 37308) on Saturday the 21st at 10.00am. R&M Yarns will be open 9 to 9.30am for members who need a fiber fix first.

The program will be: Finishing Techniques led by Phyllis with assistance from Jane, Steve and Carla.

There is a new tab on the blog home (2022 Guild Challenge) with photo's and comments. This will be replaced with the 2023 challenge results next year.

Bring your "Show and Share" items

Don't forget to read the draft April minutes to see if any changes need to be made before accepting them at this meeting.

April Meeting

 

The April meeting will be held on Saturday the 23rd (not the 3rd Saturday this month).  Normal start time of 10 am and R&M Yarns will be open before the meeting from 9 to 9:30 for shopping.

We will shortly have the March minutes to review from the blog.  Please read before you come to the meeting.

The program this month is the Annual Guild Challenge Reveal - members are to bring their finished project - inspired by a Kandinsky piece of art.  Bring along a copy of that piece and be prepared to explain the artistic process.

March Meeting

Hi all,

Our March meeting will be Saturday the 19th beginning at 10.00 am in the Birchwood Community Center, 5623 TN-60, Birchwood, TN 37308.  R&M Yarns will be open 9 to 9.30am for members who need a fiber fix first.

The program will be:  "What If--All about Sett"

Bring "Show & Share" items.

Don't forget to read the draft February minutes so any changes can be made before accepting them at the meeting.

February Meeting

 The February meeting will be held at the Birchwood Community Center, 5623 TN-60, Birchwood, TN 37308 (our new home) at 10 am Saturday 19th of February.

For those that would like to partake in some retail therapy Phyllis has kindly agreed to open R&M Yarns from 9 to 9.30 am. It's on the way if traveling from Cleveland.

Program this month: Hint's and Tips.  Each attending member should bring along a hint or tip they have found useful (if you have one).  Each participant will need to explain this hint or tip and Steve will record details - speak slowly my short hand is shocking - then produce a compilation to circle to all members.  Be prepared to answer questions should any of the other members have them.

Exhibitions to Enter for Convergence

In case you have not seen this already on HGA's website (weavespindye.org), there are several Exhibitions HGA and Non-HGA members can participate in. 

The deadlines are fast approaching to get the items mailed to the appropriate places to be juried to see if they will be chosen for exhibition in this year's Convergence in Knoxville. 

Wouldn't it be nice to see a Scenic Valley Handweaver guild member chosen?  I think so!

Here are the various Exhibitions (full details can be found on HGA's website):

"Mixed Media Exhibition": Deadline to submit item to juror is February 2nd

"Yardage Exhibition":  Deadline is February 9th

"Wearable Art Exhibition & Fashion Show":  Deadline is February 23rd

"Basketry Exhibition": Deadline is March 2nd

"Small Expressions 2022": Deadline is March 15th

January Guild Meeting--NEW DATE!

The first meeting of 2022 will be the 4th Saturday, January 22nd (NOT the 3rd Saturday like usual).

VERY IMPORTANT!  The meetings for 2022 will be held at the Birchwood Community Center, 5623 TN-60, Birchwood, TN  37308 (same place where we did our basket weaving and 2-day weaving workshops in the past). 

R&M Yarns will be OPEN on meeting dates from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for anyone wanting to combine shopping with the guild meeting.

Program:  DVD on Rug Weaving by Tom Knisely.  Also, be ready to discuss (brainstorm) ideas for our Guild for 2022.