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March 2018
Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild
Web site: http://www.lasaranas.org Volume 21 Issue 3
Weavers Helping
Weavers
Member Info
Best Wishes to Don Pippenger, rigid hed-dle weaver and spinner from Belen as he moves to Washington state to be closer to
his family.
Congratulations to Joann Gillula and Karen Anderson. They were the recipients of the Jodie Aves Scholarship at the Rigid
Heddle Workshops by Liz Gipson.
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The next sessions of the Weavers’ Re-view are on Saturday, March10 where the subject is Warping Back to Front by Cathlena Burr and Saturday, March 24 where the subject is Warping Front to Back by Ruth Ronan. Both sessions are from 1-3 at Ruth Ronan’s house, 7701 Spring Ave. NE.
Tales of 20 Years
of Rug Service by Sara & Joe Alexanian
The next meeting of the Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild is Tuesday morning, March 27 at 9:30 at the Raymond Sanchez Community Center, 9800
4th St. NW (see map on back page). The program will be presented by Sara & Joe Alexanian about their 20 years in the rug business. Joe & Sara retired from more than 30 years in the rug cleaning, repairing & selling business. Joe began working with his grandfather at age 10 in the family rug business. He learned about rug construction, dyes & stain removal which became his specialty. He also worked in his uncle’s rug warehouse business, which at the time was the 2nd largest carpet business in America. Alexanian Rugs, Inc. gained a reputation for service and quality work for 30 years.
Weavers Helping Weavers will meet on Wednesday, March 14 at 10 AM at the Ray-mond Sanchez community Center. We will meet in the “new room” where our last meeting was held. Cathlena Burr will be taking your questions and helping with solutions to your weaving problems. This meeting is free.
50th Anniversary 50th Anniversary
Planning Committee Planning Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 21. Anyone who would like to attend or wants to pass along ideas should contact Mary Moore at [email protected] or 400-7732.
Earth, Wind & Fiber
April 7 & 8 Albuquerque, Garden Center
Plan to attend and bring your friends. This is a Show, not a Sale.
May 18-20, 2018
Over the weekend, fiber fans can ex-plore the farms where it all begins, meet people who hand spin the yarn and the artists who work with it, and visit the galler-ies and museums highlighting the tradi-tional as well as the most cutting-edge work in the state.
The kick-off party for the Fiber Crawl will be at Tansey Contemporary in Santa Fe on Friday, May 18 at 5:30 with a public reception. Beginning in Albuquerque and winding north to Taos, the Crawl features conversations with artists, exclusive access to gallery and museum collec-tions, hand-on demonstrations and chances to win prizes, including weekend getaways and great meals. And, for those who are happy to do more than just look, there are plenty of opportunities to buy products directly from local pro-ducers and artists. Continued on page 5 —>
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Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild PO Box 91225 Albuquerque, NM 87199
www.lasaranas.org Las Aranas Facebook
Member of New Mexico Fiber Artisans www.nmfiberartisans.org
Newsletter Editor: ............... Ruth Ronan 7701 Spring Ave. NE, ........ Zip: 87110 [email protected] President: Mary Jo Daniel ...................... 977-9265 Treasurer: Tina Martin ............................ 828-1247 Vice President: Kathy O’Connor .................... 573-2514 Secretary: Margie Hanson ..................... 344-9450
Board Members: Ruth Baldwin ......................... 453-2277 Suji Brewer ................... (310) 386-2083 Dana Dawson ........................ 281-1235 Alice Geiger ........................... 892-1825 Sandy Gale............................ 263-5624 Alita Kiwanuka ....................... 236-3497 Marsha Julian ........................ 379-1218 Ruth Ronan ........................... 268-0726 Diane Wilhoite ....................... 771-8901
Committees: Programs/Workshops: Myra Chang-Thompson ...... 864-0876 Special Events Coordinator: Kathy O’Connor .................. 573-2514 Hospitality: Carol Marler (AM ................ 980-4557 Melissa Holt (PM) ............... 265-6028 Education: Becky Arnold ...................... 281-5542 Myra Chang-Thompson ...... 864-0876 Equip. Rental: Ruth Ronan ........................ 268-0726 Facebook Page: Annie MacHale ................... 681-3078 Library: Mary Ellen McMurtrie .......... 281-0306 Dye Book:: Becky Arnold ...................... 281-5542 Outreach: Diane Witt ........................... 897-6747 Wendy Linger ..................... 269-3010 Historian: Mary Moore ........................ 400-7732 Sheep to Shawl: Becky Arnold ...................... 281-5542 Ruth Ronan ........................ 268-0726 Fiber Arts Fiesta: Sandy Gale ......................... 263-5624 Camile Segretto Service Project: Maura Stone .............. (505) 660-0017 Spider’s Market: Myra Chang-Thompson ...... 864-0876 Web Master: Rita Starceski ............ (575) 915-7204
Minutes of the February 15, 2018 meeting of Las Arañas at Raymond Sanchez Community Center
The meeting was called to order at 6:33 p.m. by President, Mary Jo Daniel. New Members/Visitors: New Members – Paula Laramie is a knitter who is moving to weaving and Annie Osburn knits, crochets etc. and has now also taken up weaving. President’s 3 Minutes: Pick up your Membership Books before you leave to save mailing. Contact Ruth Ronan if you
would like a digital copy of the book. Pick up Spiders’ Market Consignor tags from Marsha Julian tonight. Spiders’ Market sign-up sheets are in the break room. Refreshments Sign Up for April is available during break. Thanks to those who contributed
this evening. Please remember to sign in to meeting in the book which is where you can also sign up for
Instant Gallery. New library items will be on table, and the Handwoven magazines are free for the taking. The
library can be accessed during break. See Mary Ellen if you need help. The lights are out in the parking lot so it is suggested that you walk out in groups & use cell
phone flashlights whenever possible. Program: Liz Gipson demonstrated the direct warping method for a rigid heddle loom. Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the January 23, 2018 meeting published in the Febru-ary, 2018 newsletter were approved as written. Spiders’ Market (Myra Chang Thompson): Myra reiterated that sign-up sheets are available in the breakroom. Talk to her about any questions. Historian (Mary Moore): Mary noted that the years 1979 and 1999 will be reported on in the newsletter. She also has a sign-up sheet for the 50th Anniversary (in 2020) planning group. Camille Segretto (Maura Stone) Maura delivered 118 scarves from the Guild last year. Scarves for donation can be brought to meetings or left in the library. Fiber Crawl & Field Trip (Judy Larson): Judy has a sign-up sheet for vendor sales during the New Mexico Fiber Crawl in May. There will be a trip to Molly Zimmer’s show, Raveling Lines, for her MFA Thesis Exhibition this Saturday, February 17th from 2:00-3:00 p.m.at Exhibit 208, 208 Broadway. Gallery Shows (Judy Larson ): Judy reminded everyone to keep working on pieces for the juried Guild show at the Unitarian Church October 13th-November 24th. Announcements: Treasurer’s reports will be given quarterly and will also be in the newsletter. The 2018 Guild
budget was approved at the January Board meeting. If interested in demonstrating tartan weaving, Celtic knitting or other appropriate Celtic skills
such as hand spindle spinning, lucet, tape weaving, etc. at the Celtic Festival, May 19th & 20th, please see Marsha Julian at the Outreach Table to sign-up for half-day shifts.
The Guild’s Facebook page has a listing for the Spiders’ Market. Facebook users, please use this as a way to invite friends and help spread the word.
Sandy Gale will be leading the outreach on Friday, March 2 at SY Jackson Elementary School. See her for details if you’d like to join her small team.
The last day to enter in the AFAC Earth, Wind and Fiber Spring Show is February 25th. The Show is April 7th-8th, setup is April 6th and an artist’s reception is April 7th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Albuquerque Garden Center.
CC Reilly, local tapestry designer and maker, will show and explicate two of her most recent needlework tapestries at Off Center Arts on Friday, February 16th, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. All are welcome to this free event and classes will begin the next day, Saturday, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. followed by individual student help.
A clip board for refreshment sign up for morning meetings is circulating. Planning for Sheep to Shawl will begin soon. Contact Ruth Ronan or Becky Arnold for infor-
mation, this is a perfect time to become more involved with one of the greatest traditions of Las Arañas. The Secretary and Shop Manager positions are open.
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Workshops and Classes
Master Class on Technical
Challenges in Tapestry by Elizabeth Buckley Mar 22, Apr 26, 10-3:30
These Master Classes focus on a range of technical challenges in tapestry: be it weaving smoother curves, better under-standing hachures, or color blending to achieve the effects of transparency, grada-tions, or three-dimensional form. Strong emphasis will continue to be on design, exploring different ways to translate con-cepts and ideas into tapestry, addressing how to synchronize technique and design. The classes are formatted to provide time at home in between sessions to weave and to develop ideas generated during each class. Each class will include design explo-rations, group critiques & discussions as well as individual attention at the loom. For more information, or to register, email elizabeth@elizabethbuckleytapestry artist.com
Workshop on The Visual
Heartbeat: Creating
Movement in Tapestry by Elizabeth Buckley
May 3-6, 9:30-3:30
Rhythm is not only integral to the world of music and dance, but also to effective tapestry design. Repetition of motifs in layers helps to create the sense of visual movement as well as three-dimensions. The act of weaving in itself is filled with rhythmic gestures. In this workshop, we will explore different approaches to visual rhythm through the use of repetition, progressions, gradations, and con-trast in shape, line, value and color. We will look at how use of the techniques themselves also can contribute to a sense of movement. These underlying principles behind rhythm will help you go beyond the flat background to creating a dynamic flow. For more information, or to register, email elizabeth@elizabethbuckleytapestryartist. com.
Warping Back to Front by Cathlena Burr
March 20-21, 10-4
This is a great method of warping for long, dense or very fine warps as the threads are not dragged through the reed and hed-dles as they are rolled on. Students will need a portable loom, warping board, rad-dle, warping tools and yarn for a warp. If you do not have any of these, I have ac-cess to all the parts. I am available for pro-ject consultation. You will warp and dress the loom in class and probably get started weav-ing, but most of the weaving will be done at home. Please do NOT wind anything ahead of time as set up on the warping board is a crucial piece of this method. Cost is $129 (includes tax). Get a preview at the Weavers’ Review on March 10. This class will be held at Southwest Decoratives (5711 Carmel Ave. NE) Con-tact Cathlena at gingkoweavesbyc@ gmail.com or 505-264-7969 to sign up
Fiber Arts Fiesta 2019
Planning for the 2019 Fiber Arts Fiesta is officially underway. The dates are set: May 30, May 31, and June 1, 2019 at the Expo Center on the State Fair Grounds. Updates on deadlines for exhibit entries as well as volunteer needs will be announced periodi-cally at our Guild meetings and in this news-letter. For now just sit back and begin dream-ing of what you want to enter early next year. If you are new to Albuquerque or to the Guild you might want a little background infor-mation. The Fiber Arts Fiesta is a biannual 3 day fiber celebration under the auspices of the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council (www.abqfiberartscouncil.org). The event is organized by 19 participating Albuquerque fiber related Guilds who have agreed to be responsible for organizing and setting up the 13 exhibit divisions. Las Arañas is responsi-ble for the Spinning and Weaving Division. Fiber artists from all over are encouraged to submit entries early in 2019 into the different divisions. Divisions may choose to have their entries judged and awards given.
Fiesta exhibits are created for each divi-sion by the responsible guild. In addition to these exhibits there are usually 60-70 fiber related vendors on site as well as 2-3 special exhibits. The Fiesta uses volunteers from all participating guilds to “run” the event. The pub-lic pays for admission. In 2017 there were ap-proximately 3,000 attendees. The Guild representative for the Fiesta is Sandy Gale. Contact her any time if you have questions. She has been the primary coordina-tor for the Spinning and Weaving Division for the last 2 Fiestas. This will be her last Fiesta. If you enjoy event planning and want to learn how 19 Guilds all make magic happen she would love to have you be part of the process. Contact information: [email protected]; 505-263-5624 For those of you who like to know about other Albuquerque guilds, please go to the Council website (www.abqfiberartscouncil.org) and click the newsletter tab to subscribe to the free monthly eFAN. This is a electronic news-letter which will help keep you up on commu-nity fiber events that may not appear in our guild newsletter.
Classes by Judy Chapman
Surface Designs on an Ice-dyed Scarf
March 8; 10:30-1:30/3:30—$85
Make a Wet Felted Wrist Purse March 13 & 15; 10:30—$85
Nuno Felt a One-of-a-Kind Scarf March 20; 10:30—$89
This class is at Wide Sky Ranch in El Dorado.
Needle Felt a Nesting Hen OR Make a Wet Felted Wrist Cuff!
March 24; 1:00—$40
Make a Wet Felted Purse March 29; 10:30—$85
All classes (unless noted) are at Nob Hill Fabrics. All materials are included except a button for the Cuff (bring a button to attach or you can make the cuff a solid piece). Class size is limited so call Judy at (540) 661-2748 to schedule.
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Las Arañas Special Interest Groups
Saturday Stitch Club
Meets 2nd Saturday of the month at the Corrales Community Library at 10:30. All levels of fiber artists are welcome. Contact Sandra Baldonado at 899-0499 for more info.
Uptown Spinning Group
Will meet from 1-3 on 2nd & 4th Thurs-days. Contact Gale Michel at [email protected] or 217-6844 for more info.
Knit Wits
Meets from 1-3 on the first and third Tues-days of each month. Contact Marsha Starr before each meeting. 307-1465, or [email protected]
Tapestry Group
The next meeting of the Las Arañas Tapes-try Study Group will be Wed., April 4 from 2-4:30 at the Open Space Visitors Center, 6500 Coors Blvd NW. Bring your questions, tapestries & ideas. Contact Mary Colton at 856-7484 or Nancy Wohlenberg at 345-0918 for more info. Nancy can send directions to the Center by email: [email protected].
Swatch Swap Group
The next meeting of the Swatch Swap Group is at Ruth Ronan’s home on Tuesday evening, March 13 at 6:30. We will be creating swatches in “Ms & Os”. Contact Ruth at [email protected] or 268-0726 if you are inter-ested in joining the group.
East Mountain Spinners
Meets the 1st Wednesday at Annie MacHale’s. For info contact Rita Starceski at [email protected] or 221-9411 or check www.meetup.com/Greater-Albuquerque-Spinning-And-Fiber-Arts/.
The following 3 groups meet at Georgia Pearson’s house, 1417 W. Meadowlark Ln. in Corrales. Contact Georgia at 401-2397
or [email protected] for more info or directions
Westside Knitters & Spinners
& Colcheras Meets every Monday from 1-3.
Sunday Spinning at Georgia’s
& Cotton Loving Spinners
Meets the 1st Sunday from 1-3
NM Gossamer Lace
Meets the 3rd Wednesday from 1-3.
Classified Ads:
For Sale: 48”, 8-Harness, 14-Treadle Structo Artcraft Floor Loom. This is a big floor loom but is not built for rugs and is only recommended for lighter fabrics as stoles or baby blanket weight. $1,000 OBO. Call Cat Brysch at (575) 854-345 to get further info & detailed photos.
For Sale: 48”, 8-Harness, 10-Treadle Tools of the Trade Jack Loom. $1,500. Contact Kathleen Dennis at [email protected] or 400-8209 (text or leave a message).
For Sale: 48”, 6-Harness, 8-Treadle Macomber Ad-A-Harness Loom. Also a Shuttle, Bobbin and 2 Warping Hooks. $1,200. Contact Debby Kerkof at 266-0769 and leave a message or deb629dean@ comcast.net.
Member Update
WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS
(Detailed info is on page 6 of this newsletter)
JOAN COK JENS & LUCIA DEICHMANN ELIZABETH FRANCIS LESLIE JONES MACKENSIE LEWIS ELIZABETH MOLONEY BARB NAGEY
February 15 Minutes Continued
The Bead Society is asking for additional items for their show at the airport. Talk to Mary Jo for more information.
Weavers Helping Weavers will meet again in March. See elsewhere in the newsletter for additional information.
Instant Gallery: Myra Chang Thomp-son showed a figurative bound weave from her class done by Dana Dawson; Becky Arnold modeled the hat she knit from her flax and wool hand spun yarn; Karen Hood along with Shelly Dicks and Annie Osburn showed off their final projects from Cath-lena’s January beginning weaving class – 2 shawls and a serape; Jean LaHue taught herself to crochet with variegated wool and showed her scarf where she played with color pooling, Pam Lipper took 8 yards of fabric off her loom and had left the ends hanging off the selvedge. She discovered the ends fulled differently but she’s working on a solution; Annie McHale provided the end of the story she told last month on her client’s blueprint for a strap and also showed some yarn she got from Robin Pascal that after warping, she took off the loom and partially dyed for multi-color; Cat O’Connor showed her tatted dragon’s body with twisted picot as she found instructions on how to do it on the internet, and. Ruth Ronan modeled her Con-vergence entry, a long swing coat in bright blue tencel with overshot silver stripes and a solid silver lining. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. —Margie Hanson
Treasurer’s
Report
As of February 28, 2018, Las Arañas general fund balance is $20,986.15; Dye
book balance is $9485.60; Jody Aves Scholar-ship fund balance is $4996.50; and Mary Colton Scholarship fund is $748.00. To date we have collected $1,982 in dues, $1,380 in workshop fees, $30 in rental fees, and $50 from Mary Colton for the Mary Colton Scholar-ship. Expenses include: $981 for printing and mailing the newsletter and membership books, $556 for library acquisitions, $1,287 for the rigid heddle workshop, $250 for the meeting program, $1,884 for Spiders’ Market expenses, $180 for web fees, and $21 for other miscella-neous expenses. Total revenue to date is $3,442.28 and total expense to date is $5,159.04. The total balance of all funds is $36,216.25. At this point we have paid for several Spiders’ Market expenses, but as the event has not yet taken place, there is no in-come from it yet, so don’t worry. Thank you, Mary Colton, for another do-nation to your tapestry scholarship fund! —Tina Martin
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Yarns from the Past
Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers
Guild History by Mary Moore, Historian
Shades of New Mexico
A Las Arañas Guild show of hand made fiber work. When: Oct. 13-Nov. 24, 2018. Where: First Unitarian Church, Carlisle & Comanche, Albuquerque. Deadline for Entry: September 1, 2018. This will be a juried show of Las Arañas members’ work.
1979 – The Ninth Year Officers: President, Shirley Herbert; Vice-President, Kay Fahy; Secretary, Frances Sze-man; Treasurer, Mary Frances Fisk. Commit-tee Chairmen: Arts Council Rep, Frances Sze-man; Book Recommendations, Dorothy Nel-son; Membership, Becky Arnold; Demonstra-tions Mary Frances Armstrong; Dye Books, Barbara Combiths; Equipment Rental and Dye Supplies, Barbara Byers; HGA Rep for New Mexico, Linda Durston; Librarian, Myr Teeter; Publicity and Public Relations, Karen Logcope; Scrapbook, Margaret Knight; Sheep to Shawl, Reita Jordan, Dottie Miller, Janice Gnatkowski, and Betty Hoffman; Social, Ann Nelson; Tele-phone, Donna Miller; Textile ’80, Jan Vander-burg; Zoo Workshop, Wanda Short; Guild Show at Academy, Kay Fahy, Janislee Wiese, Dottie Miller and Carolyn Tope; Film Librarian, Mary Frances Armstrong The checkbook balance in January was $924.00. Work began on a revision to the Dye Books. Margaret Weinrod was chairman for the Zoo Workshop. Sheep to Shawl had a total loss of $621.72 Meetings were held in members homes. Attendance ranged from 20 to 30 and some-times it was necessary to bring one’s own chair. Calendar for 1979 January 2 Victoria Rabinowe, Puppets February 26 Bob Dauner, Photographer for the Museum of Albuquerque, How to Photograph Handwoven Pieces March 26 Judy Carr, Putting Together a Portfolio April 23 Peggy Cavett Walden, Mini, mini workshop on Felting May 21 Janislee Wiese, Myr Teeter, Kay Fahy, Maria Moya and Frances Szeman, Finishing Handwoven Pieces for Show June 25 Muriel Guggolz, Mini, mini workshop on Spinning Cotton July 23 Wilke Smith, Color August 27 Christmas in August. Members were asked to weave a card, ornament, or hanging and bring it and the draft to the meeting. These were included as a dis play in the Las Aranas All Guild Show in November. September Sheep to Shawl Exhibit at Ne
Mexico State Fair October 22 Voting on show pieces by all guild members November 26 Dorothy Nelson and Carolyn Tope, Reading Drafts December 17 Election of officers Workshops: June 2-3 Wanda Short (Spinning), Margaret Weinrod (Dyeing)
October 2-5 Theo Moorman workshop
1999 – The Twenty-Ninth Year
Officers: President, Jodie Aves; Vice-President, DeAnna Jacobson; Secretary, Tiana Scott; Treasurer, Ruth West Starr. Rov-ing Members: Diana Barber, Cathlena Burr, Bill Hunter, Sylvia Inkelas, Sammie Oaks and Wanda Short. Committee Chairmen: Sheep to Shawl, Janelle Durant, Barbara Merickel and Marsha Starr. Hospitality, Aleatha Scholer and Mary Ellen McMurtrie; Membership Book, Gayle Gilb; Equipment Rental, Frances Sze-man; Library, Alice Graybill; Dye Book, Janislee Wiese; Parliamentarian, Rose Holte. At the beginning of the year, the total balance was $12,811.16. Intermountain Weav-ers Conference was held in Albuquerque, July 29-August 1. A juried fiber exhibition, Fiber Celebrated ’99, was held at the Albuquerque Museum in conjunction with IWC. The second biennial Fiber Arts Fiesta was held and Las Arañas put together pocket calendars to sell at a booth. That sounds dated, now that every-one carries a cell phone. For community ser-vice, members knit preemie hats that went to the hospital. The Taos Wool Festival was held Sept. 29-Oct. 1 and included workshops for the first time. The Guild had a field trip to Casa San Ysidro, which was preceded by lunch in Corrales. Members gave natural dye and spin-ning demos at the Herb Festival held at the Nature Center. Morning meetings were held Monday 9:30am at Hoffmantown Church; evening meetings were held Tuesday 6:45pm at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Calendar for 1997 January 25 AM Sue Daley, Traditional Pueblo Sashes. February 23 PM Diana Torrance and Chuck Homer, History, Uses, and Care of Alpacas March 22 AM Leslie King, Weaving Design and Dyeing April 27 PM Connie Fulwyler, Interwoven Andean Textiles May 24 AM Fiber Swap June 26 Retreat at Janislee Wiese’s house, making human figure centerpieces for
IWC July 27 PM Carol Rhoades, Trips to Australia and Scandinavia. August 23 AM Sheep to Shawl September No meeting – Sheep to Shawl October 26 PM Jodie Aves and Marsha Starr, Trip to New Zealand Nov 22 AM Sandra Crane, Felting with Different Fibers
December Holiday Party at Ruth Ronan’s
Whether you weave, felt, dye, knit or are just interested in New Mexico’s long history with the fiber arts, the Española Val-
ley Fiber Arts Center’s New Mexico Fiber Crawl is a fascinating way to experience the entire tradition. Nob Hill Fabrics is participating in this year’s Crawl as a site with a display of fine, hand-crafted garments. “We want to show off the amazing creativity, talent and skills of our local textile artists.” To enter: Garments should: demonstrate fiber art techniques, be one-of-a-kind, and not have been displayed in a previous show. En-tries will be juried, with a $5 entry fee each, limit of 3 entries per artist. Contact Liz Frank—Nob Hill Fabrics, 4401 Cutler NE, Ste. C, Albu-querque; [email protected] or 266-0674. Tansey Contemporary, 652 Canyon Rd., Santa Fe in collaboration with the Española Valley Fiber Art Center will have an invita-tional & juried show at the Tansey Contempo-rary Gallery. Deadline to enter is March 15. To enter: complete the Submission Form (contact the Newsletter editor for a copy) and email it, with photos to [email protected]. Submit a non-refundable entry fee of $25. payable to EVFAC via credit card or check. May submit up to 3 works and up to 3 images of each work. Only one work, however, can be accepted. High resolution images (300dpi) are acceptable. Images in jpg or pdf format must be labeled with the artist’s last name, title of work & year of creation. Also submit a bio-graphical sketch (200 words max).
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Bio Park Wool Festival
February 24, 2018 Dana Dawson works at the dye pot.
A wooly sheep clothes pin Tara Cunnings and Margaret Trousdale used at the ETC. Table.
The Las Arañas Sign at the Wool Festival
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Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild Membership Form
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Mail completed form and dues ($35 Reg./$15 Student—with valid ID) [make check payable to Las Aranas] to: Las Aranas, P.O. Box 91225, Albuquerque, NM 87199-1225. If you wish to use Pay Pal (for regular memberships), go to lasaranas.org, select “pay dues,” fill out the form and pay using Pay Pal.
Dues for new members joining in September or later will cover the remainder of the year and all of the next year.
Student Regular
Meetings and Notices
The Yarn Store at Nob Hill: lists the following activities: March 2, 3-9 and March 3, 10-5—Veronica Van from Tuc-son will present her Dream in Color Trunk Show & sell her Dream in Color Yarns. March 2—”Knitter’s Night Out” till 9 pm. Bring snacks to share March 18, 4-5:30—Celeste Nossiter will bring samples from her collection of Turkish Socks, talk about what’s unique in Turkish motifs and construction methods. TYS Book Club on Sunday afternoons from 4-5:30. They will be discussing the book: Women’s Work: the First 20,000 years by Elizabeth Wayland Barber. 2019 Intermountain Weavers Conference (IWC): will be held July 25-28, 2019 at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. They have a new web site: http://www.intermountainweavers.org.
15th Annual East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Tour: June 9-10 from 10-4. Come see alpaca, angora rabbit, sheep and goat farms to visit with the animals, talk to the shepherds, learn about raising fiber animals and purchase fleeces. Tour fiber studios and shops for handpainted yarns, handpainted silks, roving, handwoven and felted garments, handwoven guitar straps, hand hooked rugs, one-or-a-kind buttons, equipment and other fiber art sup-plies. Learn about spinning, weaving, dyeing and felting from fiber artists. Admission is free and maps are available at Edgewood Yarns & Fibers and online at http://www.eastmountainfibertour.com. Please leave dogs at home.
Interweave Yarn Fest 2018: April 12-15 in Loveland, CO. Includes workshops, vendor’s Market, Keynote Speaker and Dinner, Fashion Show. Go to interweaveyarnfest.com for more info and to register.
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March 1-3, 2018 .............. Spiders’ Market: Albuquerque Garden Center. March 15 ......................... Deadline Call for Entries: Tansey Contemporary Exhibit. March 17 ......................... Outreach Event: Shamrock Fest at the Balloon Museum. March 27 ......................... Monthly Meeting: Tales of 20 Years of Rug Service by Sara
& Joe Alexanian. 9:30 AM at Raymond Sanchez Community Center.
April 7-8, 2018 ................. Fiber Arts Council Spring Show: ABQ Garden Center. April 12-15 ....................... Interweave Yarn Fest: in Loveland, CO. April 19 ............................ Board Meeting: 6:30 at Ruth Ronan’s home. April 26 ............................ Monthly Meeting: My Textile collection by Marcia Petty.
6:30 PM at Raymond Sanchez Community Center. April 28 ............................ Outreach Event: ABQ Renaissance Faire at the Balloon
Museum. May 18-20 ....................... 2nd Annual New Mexico Fiber Crawl. May 19-20 ....................... Outreach Event: Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival at the
Balloon Fiesta Park. June 9-10 ......................... 15th Annual East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Tour. July 6-12, 2018 ................ Convergence Conference: Reno, NV. September 6-16 ............... Sheep-to-Shawl: at the New Mexico State Fair. Oct. 13-Nov.24 ................ Shades of New Mexico: Las Arañas Guild Juried show at
First Unitarian Church. July 25-28, 2019 .............. Intermountain Weavers Conference (IWC): Fort Louis
College, Durango, CO.
P.O. Box 91225
Albuquerque, NM 87199
Calendar
Deadline for the next issue is March 31, 2018
Send all information to: Ruth Ronan
7701 Spring Ave. NE Albuquerque, NM 87110.
Ph: (505) 268-0726 E-mail: [email protected]
Las Arañas meetings Morning meetings; (Jan, Mar, May,
Aug, Nov) are at 9:30 on the 4th Tuesday.
Evening meetings; (Feb, Apr, Jul, Oct) are at 6:30 on the 4th Thursday.
Raymond Sanchez Community Center, 9800 4th St. NW
Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild
Next Meeting
Tales of 20 Years of
Rug Service by Sara & Joe Alexanian
Tuesday, March 27 at 9:30 am
Raymond Sanchez Community Center
