  | The Early Weaving Study Group will meet at the Indianapolis Art Center annex on the fourth Sunday of February,gathering around 12:30 pm and having a program around 1pm. February’s topic is “Plaid versus Tartan.”For further information,contact annereaves @ yahoo.com
Posted by Kate Larson The Bo Peeps will continue to meet the 4th Monday of the month but have moved to 1st Mennonite Church,4601 Knolton Road,Indianapolis 46228. If you have questions,please email Mailyn at mspurgeo @ gmail.com
Posted by Kate Larson Jason Collingwood is coming to Arcadia May 12,13 &14,2012 (Mother’s Day Week-end) Jason is the “guru”on rug weaving. He will be teaching “Three End Block Weave”with an introduction to Shaft Switching. All levels of weavers can enjoy this class and No special loom is needed except it should be 4 shafts or more. Table looms and small floor looms will be fine. Looms need to be Baby Wolf size or smaller due to space limitations. Fee is $200.00 with a deposit of $100.00 due at registration which is now open. See tabbytreeweaver.com for cancellation policy. Limited to 20 participants so call to reserve your spot ASAP. To register call: Tabby Tree Weaver 317-984-5475 For more information:tabbytreeweaver@comcast.net or 314-984-5475
It will soon be time for the Swift Annual Meeting! The meeting will be held,as usual,at the Conner Prairie Amphitheater on March 3rd from 10am until 4pm.We will have our pitch-in lunch at noon,with cheese and cold cuts provided. Feel free to bring items for sale or trade. Elections will be held at the meeting,so If you are interested in serving on the Swift board,please let me know soon.
I am still tracking down some door prizes and other surprises. Please let me know if you would like to make a donation.
Our presentation this year will be about a textile tour of Estonia. Your fellow Swift members Anne Reeves,Susan Markle,and I traveled to Estonia this summer and we will share some highlights of our trip,pictures,and of course,the textiles we purchased!
So,bring your favourite fiber art,a dish for the pitch-in,and settle in for a fun day.
If you have any questions or need directions,drop us a line at swift.newsletter@yahoo.com
I hope to see you there! Kate Larson Swift Chairman
Lisa Truman is chairing a fibery team for Relay for Life in Mishawaka again this year,called The Gathering Flock. There are several ways for Swift members to participate: 1. Knit for the Sale Table Lisa suggests two patterns,The Horseshoe Cap that appeared in Spin-Off Summer 2010 or the new Breast Cancer Awareness Washcloth. The washcloth pattern recommends US 8 needles and 1 ball of Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (should be similar to Peaches and Cream or Sugar and Spice.) Both patterns are free online,just follow the links. Lisa has also woven pink and white dishtowels to contribute. All proceeds go to Relay for Life. Send your contributions to Lisa at 4110 East 100 North;Warsaw,IN 46582. 2. Show up! The event is again at the Mishawaka High School beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday,May 19 to 10 a.m. Sunday May 20. (That is the weekend following Mother’s Day). The team this year is weaving 15 yards of Overshot throws done in 5/2 perle coton in pink with a white handspun wool weft. The wool is being donated by Shirley Wingett again. The finished size is to be approximately 36″by 45″. Jan Myers who participated on the team last year is again participating this year as well as Karen Hainlen from Apple Cart Creations. Jan’s husband John,himself a lung cancer survivor contributed the funds for the Perle cotton for warp and weft. Thank you,John! 3. Donate Any monetary donations for The Gathering Flock may be made through the Mishawaka Relay for Life website:http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=38438 I am very sorry to share that Gwen Swogger’s husband,Lee, died in a tractor accident on January 10th,2012. Arrangements have been made at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. You can visit the Hite website to leave condolences for the family and read his very touching obituary. Gwen,we are keeping you in our thoughts!
Pennie Phares has a new venture that she would like to announce: Ragtime Rugs is currently located in the middle of Amish country in Topeka,IN. We weave 100% cotton rugs to an amazing array of 201 custom dyed colors. We have an online store with a variety of rugs and we take orders for custom designed rugs. The rugs sizes can range from small throw rugs to large area rugs. There have been several orders recently where someone has looked at the website to get an idea for color &design,then called me to custom weave to their colors and size. It has been a lot of fun,but very busy the past 2 months. I am planning to teach school for at least the next 2 years,maybe three –then retire to the farm to weave &raise sheep. We plan to build a new shop at the farm late this spring. My new email address is:ragtimerugs@gmail.com and our website site is:www.ragrugs.net. My business phone #:888-rag-rugs If you have time please take a moment to look at it the website and let me know what you think. Pennie
Posted by Kate Larson 8th Annual Hoosier Hills Fiberarts Festival Friday,June 1,2012 12:00 pm –8:00 pm 250 Fairground Street,Franklin,IN 46131 |  |
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