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Nancy Brouillard, Leader


Las Arañas New Weavers Initiative Taskforce


Last Fall Las Arañas received an award from Handwoven magazine to present programs for New Weavers. Las Arañas has also given funds for this project. A taskforce was formed and has planned the following programs. All the programs will be held on Saturdays from 1:00 – 4:00 PM at the
home of Ruth Ronan.

The programs are designed as a “Weavers’ Review.” We encourage NEW weavers to attend. (No definition has been attempted as to what a “new” weaver is. If you consider yourself in that category – please plan to come.) However, these are NOT beginning weaving classes. We assume you have already at least once wound a warp, threaded a loom and woven a piece. Also, these are demonstrations only, not hands on. They are “Reviews.”

March 15, 2008—Planning a Weaving Project
March 29, 2008—Winding Warps
April 12, 2008—Warping Back to Front
April 26. 2008—Warping Front to Back
May 10, 2008—Tie-up and Weaving
June 14, 2008—Using Computer Programs for Weaving

Though the programs are FREE to participants, there are only a few caveats:

  • Please contact Nancy Brouillard (nbrouill@cybermesa.com). This is because we plan to have fairly detailed notes for each session. We want weavers to watch and not have to have their heads down writing. We’ll need to know how many copies to print and how many chairs to set up.

  • You must be a Guild Member to attend. (Dues for the year for new members as of March are $21.)
    Attend as many sessions as you can. They will not be tied to one another and missing one will not cause problems. For example, you do not need to attend the “Winding Warps” mini-workshop to attend the warping workshops. But attending all of them should give you more confidence to warp a loom and weave a project.

  • We’ll want feed back, both from those attending and those who could not, so that we can pursue further programs.

  • And as part of this New Weavers’ Initiative, we will also offer help to anyone outside of the scheduled programs. So, for example, if you want to attend one of the Guild’s sponsored workshops, but you feel you need assistance in preparing your loom, you can contact us and we will try and hook you up with someone to help you.
     

 

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