Editor: Doreen McLaughlin

Location:Wesley United Methodist Church85 StanfordPueblo, CO 81005

Mailing address: HGP PO Box 2508Pueblo, CO 81005

WHEN WHAT TIME CONTACT WHERE 1st Monday Garment Group 10am Diane Gromowski ATC2nd Tuesday Spanish Peaks Tapestry Group 1pm Betty Kochevar Lamb Library2nd Wednesday Weaving Study Group 10am Nancy Vertrees 1491 30th Lane3rd Wednesday HGP Board Meeting 9:30am Cathy Howard Rawlings Library4th Wednesday HGP Membership Meeting 9:30am Cathy Howard Wesley UMCMay 2020 Colorado Weavers’ Day Corrine Gipson PCC

Cathie Graeser

Presidents Column May 2019

Wow time goes by fast. It’s spring and things are popping up and trees are blooming. Mother Nature’s color show has begun. If you ever wonder what colors go good together all you have to do is take a stroll thru a garden. Now that is inspiring. We are fortunate to have some nice parks in town and Nancy has some beautiful irises that should be blooming soon.

I would like to remind everyone we will be taking donations for several causes. If you want your donation to go to something specific please tag it so we know. We have Intermountain, CWD, and Christmas party baskets. Intermountain we will collect until June.

May is tush cush reveal time. I hope mine is ready??? I'm excited to see what kind of tush cushes show up. How fun. What a great idea Janet gave us.

I would like to thank Hannah for stepping up and running the meeting in my absence on such short notice. Hopefully it was like getting on a bike again when she donned her presidents hat again.

See you soon, Cathy Howard

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Happenings At a Glance

Newsletter May 2019Handweavers’ Guild of

Pueblo

Programs for 2019May Program will be Alice Ridges – Rugs using Theo Moorman technique

Afternoon Class 1-4 PM Weaving Rugs using Theo Moorman technique

June Picnic TBA

July Program - Marjorie Bratzler - Baskets Afternoon Class 1-4 PM We will be making a beautiful reed snowflake

August State Fair

September Program - Denise Kovnant - Random Acts of ColorWorkshop will begin that afternoon from 1-4 and continue Thursday and Friday from 9 to 4 at the church.

October Program – Sale Meeting

November Program – Monique and Tracy Mullis from the Felted DogAfternoon Class will be a felting project

December Christmas Party TBA

May Program and Afternoon WorkshopOn May 22, Alice Ridges will give a program on Theo Moorman rugs. In the afternoon, the workshop will be a presentation on weaving a rug using the Moorman technique. Instead of bringing your looms Alice will set up three looms for us to weave on.  All you have to do is show up with lunch and be prepared to learn and weave.

Members who are participating in the TUSH CUSH CHALLENGE will be sharing their creations at the May guild meeting.  These lovely and creative cushions will be used at our Handwoven Holiday Sale in November to keep our members and guests comfortable.  It will be fun to see how our members have challenged themselves.

September Program and Major WorkshopDenise Kovnant – Random Acts of Color

“One warp – Many Structures”

The September Program and Workshop will be presented by Denise Kovnant.

The program will be presented on September 25 after our regular meeting.

The 2 ½ day workshop will follow in the afternoon. The Workshop is called “One Warp – Many Structures.” The price will depend upon how many participants. She will take 20 students. I am hoping it will run around 150.00. The sign-up sheet will be passed around again at the next meeting. We will need $75.00 as a down payment at that time. If you can’t make the meeting, please call me to reserve your place. This is going to be a wonderful workshop. Questions? Please call Sandy (719) 369-8800. Please check out Ms. Kovnant’s website to see her beautiful weavings. (Continued on next page)

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The following information was taken from the website.

One Warp, Many Structures: 

An Exploration of Extended Parallel ThreadingAs Marian Stubenitsky has shown in Weaving with Echo and Iris, extended parallel threadings offer endless possibilities. In this workshop, designed for advanced beginners and beyond, you will begin with your loom dressed in a two-color warp threaded on opposites.* (Drafts will be provided beforehand.) Working with a variety of tie-ups and treadlings, you will weave a series of designs in Echo, Jin (Turned Taqueté) and Shadow Weave -- and, if you're game to cut off and re-sley your warp, Rep and Double Weave. The takeaway is a sampler of colorful patterns and a broader, deeper understanding of the potential for extended parallel threadings and how to design them. For 4-shaft looms and more.

*(By way of example, to thread on opposites, you would use two colors, A and B, and thread them in a straight draw on 8 shafts this way: Color A would be on shafts 1 through 4 and color B would be on shafts 5 through 8, with the warp threaded in a sequence of 1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7, 4, 8.)

ABOUT DENISEI'm a weaver, dyer, occasional spinner and "free-range seamstress" who loves painted warps, collapse weave,

and extended parallel threadings -- all to make colorful, textured fabrics used in garments for teaching samples, shows and sales. My pieces have been juried into the HGA Convergence fashion shows since 2008. About 15 years ago I started teaching at the Weaving and Fiber Arts Center here in Rochester, NY, and now I also teach at conferences and guilds in Canada and the United States.

Working out of my home, I weave on a 16-shaft Toika compu-dobby loom, a 12-shaft Macomber jack loom, a 16-shaft Germaine table loom and a 12-shaft LeClerc table loom. In addition, I like to travel with my 8-shaft Structo: Just take down the castle, put it in a suitcase, and I'm good to go.

Shearing Day Invitation High Plains Alpaca Ranch

Watch our alpacas get their annual, professional shearing on Wednesday, May 22, 11:30am to 1pm.  Shop for a fresh alpaca fleece, other alpaca fiber products and the best compost available locally, or lease a fleece for your alpaca fiber projects or alpaca enrichment.  For the safety of the shearers and animals, this event is limited to the first 6 participates who RSVP.  Phone 719-547-2455 or email highplains2@yahoo.com .  Ray and Lynn Moore, High Plains Alpaca Ranch, LLC, Pueblo West.

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Colorado Weaver’s Day 2020 by Cathie GraeserWe have booked Springhill Suites, 150 S. Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003, phone # 719-546-1234 for May 1st through the 3rd, 2020.  The room rate will be $129 a night, 10 rooms with 2 queen size bed, and 10 rooms with a King size bed.  We can go up to 40 rooms.  If we book 40 rooms, we can have the reception room for free. The group cutoff date will be 4/2/2020, and the cancellation date will be 4/6/2020.  Room reservations will be made directly to the hotel.  Hotel amenities include free high speed internet, indoor pool and spa, Business center, Hair dryer, in room coffee, complimentary deluxe hot breakfast, valet laundry, 24 suite shop, hotel bar open Mon- Sat 5 PM to 10 PM, Happy hour 5-6PM. Book your group rate for Colorado Weavers Day

We have booked two keynote speakers, Daryl Lancaster and Bonnie Inouye.  

We will have information on First Friday events available, with a possible reception Friday night at the Springhill Suites.

We are working on breakout session instructors so please let Cathie Graeser or Cory Gibson know if you are interested in conducting a breakout session.  There will be 3 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon.The main event is taking place at the Fortino Ballroom at Pueblo Community College.  More information to come soon!  We need LOTS of help!

A message from your Handwoven Holiday Sale CommitteeWhile the HHS committee was hard at work planning the 2019 Handwoven Holiday Sale we decided it

would be a great idea to give you monthly updates on what we are planning for the sale. Therefore, we will post some of our decisions in the newsletter each month to keep you up to date.

1. Dates for the sale.Oct 29 Tuesday 5 – 8 PM Opening Reception

Oct 30 – 31 Wed & Thursday 10 - 5

Nov 1 Friday 10 – 7 To include Friday Artwalk

Nov 2 Sat 10 – 5

Nov 3 Sun 10 – 3

2. Guest Artist Include a Potter, a Woodworker and a Jewelry person. (same jewelry person as last year).

3. Items that have been added to the standards: baskets, gourds, kumihimo, ply-split braiding, and bobbin lace

4. Invited items Include: buttons, handmade paper, silk fusion, hand-dyed yarns and Viking knit.

5. Gift bags will be given on opening night. We need 12. If anyone has anything they can make for the bags, it would be greatly appreciated.

6. Felted items must be visually at least 60% felted.

We will continue to keep you updated. The Standards packet will be e-mailed this month. We really hope that everyone will participate in the sale. It is a great way to meet and get to know our members and, not to mention, make some money. Thanks, Sandy and Claire

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Handweaver’s Guild of Pueblo Meeting Minutes – April 24, 2019 by Lori ChivingtonHannah Guthrie called the meeting to order at 9:30.

Visitors: NoneNew Member: Marlyce Strecker

Groups:Felting Group: No newsGarment Group: Next meeting 10 am Monday, May 6th @ ATC, 121 Broadway, Pueblo. The group is planning for fashion show in the fall, all interested are welcome to come and bring ideas.Spinning Group: No newsWednesday Evening: Carol Salas reported that the group is on hiatus for now. Tapestry Group: Meets on the 2nd Tuesday @ Lamb Library @ 1:00 pm downstairs. At the May 14, 2019 meeting, we shall plan our new study based on Mette Lise Rössing’s book “The Thread’s Course in Tapestry”. The study will cover three topics: Technique, Cultures and Technique into Practice. Daytime Study Group: Meets the 2nd Wednesday at the home of Nancy Vertrees. They are studying acrylic and looper rugs.

Monday, May 6th will be basket making day @ Joanne Caldwell’s. Please contact her if you are coming so she can let you know what to bring. Marjorie is making up kits with the basket supplies for attendees as well. Basket making will start at 9 a.m. Please bring a lunch to enjoy on the patio!

Treasurer’s Report: Alice Ridges reported that the Guild has $12,461.72 in the bank. 2019 budget shows a $1600.00 deficit because dues were not charged to previous year’s members for 2019.

Library: Connie Skoglund showed the members 4 new books that have been purchased for the library:The Threads Course in Tapestry, The Stubenitsky Code, Weaving on Three Shafts, and A Weavers Guide to Yarn. It was suggested that the library might look into purchasing books specific to rigid heddle weaving, such as Handwoven Home, Weaving on a Little Loom, and The Weaver’s Idea Book. A motion was by made Connie Skoglund to purchase these three books, seconded by Patricia Mock, and approved by the members. It was also suggested by Doreen McLaughlin that some of these books may be available for less money when purchased as a set. More rigid heddle books may be added in the future. Also, 7 of the 10 Tapestry CD’s that are a part of the library are missing. Please check to see if you have forgotten to return them.

Programs: Sandy Wells reported on upcoming programs:May: Alice Ridges will give a program on Moorman rugs at the monthly meeting with a workshop in the afternoon.July: Marjorie Bratzler will give a program on snowflake baskets at the meeting with a workshop in the afternoon.September: Denise Kovnat of Random Acts of Color will be giving a workshop “One Warp, Many Structures” in the afternoon after the meeting on September 25, and September 26 and 27. If 20 people sign up, the cost will be $150. Her weaving technique is similar to Stubenitsky’s Echo & Iris. This workshop is suitable for advanced beginners and up.November: There will a morning class at the meeting and an afternoon workshop presented by The Felted Dog.

Holiday Sale: Monthly meetings are held on the third Wednesday at 11 am after the board meeting at the Rawlings Library. New items added to the standards are baskets, bobbin lace, kumihimo, ply split braiding, and gourds. Invited items for this year are buttons, Viking knit, handmade paper, silk fusion, and hand dyed yarns and warps. Invited artists for this year are a jeweler, a woodworker, and a potter. Monday, Oct 28 will be product drop off day in the morning. Sale dates are Oct 29th from 5 to 8 pm for the opening reception. Oct 30 through Nov 2, 10 am to 5 pm with additional hours until 7 pm on Friday for the Art Walk. Nov 3 open 10 am to 3 pm.

Colorado Weavers Day: Corinne Gibson reported that there has not been much activity toward planning in the past month. She still is looking for people to sign up to help with planning. Cathie Graeser has been in touch with Spring Hill

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Suites and has secured a rate of $129 per night for at least 20 and up to 40 rooms. If 40 rooms are reserved, they will provide a complimentary meeting room. Carol Salas brought her goodie bag from Northern Colorado Weavers Day to provide ideas for what we might want to put in our goodie bags. She displayed a chili pepper bookmark that members can make for the goodie bags. The pattern requires an 8-harness loom. She will put together kits to give to interested members. Each kit makes 10 bookmarks.

There was discussion about tri-fold informational brochures that were made in the past. Some had been left at ATC. Janet Ballentyne offered to run off 200 copies but the brochures will need to be updated with the website, etc.

Facebook: No news

Website: Joan Archuleta tried to upload newsletter but will keep working on that. The website is: http://handweaversguildofpueblo.com/

Meeting Refreshments: Cathy Howard has the list and will provide info before May meeting.

Cathie Graeser announced that Saturday, April 27, 2019 is Free Museum Day and many of the museums in Pueblo are participating.

Colorado State Fair is August 23rd through September 2nd. Please consider helping with setup of the guild’s display and also about participating. Joanne Caldwell and Nancy Vertrees are in charge of set up. Last year the guild gave $200 to the Fair as a sponsor. Motion was made by Joanne Caldwell to send $200 for 2019, seconded by Janet Ballantyne. Motion was approved by membership.

Newsletter: Doreen McLaughlin needs the names and addresses of members that would like to receive a paper copy of the newsletter. Weaving articles are welcome to be submitted for the newsletter. Please submit all articles by the 10 th of the month.

Marianne Snygg presented a program on ply-split braiding to the members. She gave a history of ply-splitting, explanation of the techniques and resources for additional information. She also presented a workshop from 1 to 4 for more in depth learning!

Refreshments/Hospitality: You can check with others in the initial range for the month to coordinate what you might be bringing. 

May: Ho-Marl June: Picnic PotluckJuly: Mart-MuAug: State Fair Sept P-SaOct Sin -St Nov To -W Dec Christmas Party

From Janet Anzlovar: My sister"s garage-craft supply sale at 197 So. Alta Vista Drive in Pueblo West will be from 8 am - 2 pm on Friday, May 17 and May 18 Saturday. She will have beads, embellishments, handmade paper greeting cards ($2.00), plastic storage boxes, office furniture and much more.  I will be there on Friday. 

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Looking for an instructor?Westcliffe: Jere Duran 970- 948-0031 : Weaving, WorkshopsBlack Forest : Deb Greer 719-499-3874: 2-4 Harness, Tapestry, Rigid Heddle, Basketry, Wet Felting, Spinning, Natural dyeingCanon City : Diane Gromowski 262-366-2765: Alamosa: Jacque Hart 719-587-3342: Weaving, Spinning, Dyeing, Knitting, CrochetPueblo: Nancy Vertrees 719-251-3812: WeavingPueblo: Lois Weaver 303-908-7530: Rigid Heddle weaving

HGP Rental Equipment RatesSchacht Wolf Pup 4 Shaft $25/month $8/weeklySchacht Wolf Pup 8 Shaft $25/month $8/weeklySchacht Baby Wolf 4 Shaft $25/month $8/weekly12-inch Mountain Loom Table Loom $20/monthTapestry Loom (Brennan style) $10/monthTapestry Loom (12” by 20”) $10/month22-inch Backstrap Loom $10/month25-inch Erica Rigid Heddle Loom $10/monthSchacht Inkle Loom $10/monthMajacraft Spinning Wheel $25/monthDrum Carder $20/month18- to 26-inch Reeds (rented separately)*$10/monthOther items available to rent:Umbrella SwiftBall WinderRope MachineContact Joanne Caldwell for rentals caldwelltheweaver@gmail.com or (719) 561-2540.

Directory Changes and AdditionsMarlyce Strecker934 So. Rudioso Dr.Pueblo West, CO 81007(303) 934-8418Ked33326@gmail.com

Hannah Guthrie’s email address is: hangu@earthlink.net

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HGP member Lee Ann Meiklejohn passed away on Wednesday May 1st.

Lee Ann's Service will be at the Canon Community Baptist Church in Canon

City at 2:00, Saturday the 18th.

Wild W illow's Webs N Weeds: For upcoming classes contact Deb Greer 13075 Sunny Slope Rd. Falcon, CO (719) 499-3874 deb.j.greer@gmail.com

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At left: 4-shaft Network-Drafted Twill, handweaving.net draft # 72353.