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Please visit us at our new and improved website: VenturaWeaveSpin.com . See you there!

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Our April 24 meeting will be a planning session for some of our upcoming programs, such as our 40th Anniversary Open House. This year is our guild's 40th Anniversary and we want to celebrate with everyone. We'll be celebrating our roots and demonstrating weaving, spinning, maybe some dyeing, felting and whatever else we can think of. If you have a particular talent, ie. inkle loom

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Introduction to Bobbin Lace with Maria ProvencherMaria will be with us for the afternoon after the Guild meeting to give us a taste of bobbin lace making. She will help us with basic bobbin lace stitches to make a simple bookworm. If you have ever been curious about bobbin lace, this is the workshop for you. We will learn a bit of lace history and have a chance to see a multitude of lace

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These are the workshops that are already booked along with the workshops/programs that we are working on. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact Edie or Ginny or leave a message here.Monday, February 22: Nancy Bush, Estonian Traditional Folk Socks (1-day workshop)Sat/Sun, February 27 & 28: Sara Lamb, Contemporary Knotted Cut Pile (program & 2-day workshop)Saturday, March 27:

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We had such a great turn out in January but I think we all felt the pinch for space. We know that we will be moving in a month or two but that doesn't mean we should be uncomfortably crammed into the space that is currently available to us. So, we have made the decision to look for an alternate meeting space for February and possibly March. So, this month, make note that we will be meeting at the

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The next meeting of the VCH&S Guild will be held at our new meeting location in Camarillo. Look to the right of this message for the address and directions. Its at the NEW SCIART Gallery across from the Camarillo Farmers Market.January 23rd is the date of our next meeting. Coffee at 9am with the General meeting to follow at 9:30.There will be a Program at the conclusion of the meeting. We are

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September 26 - 27, 2009 – Trish Lange program and workshop. On Saturday, Trish a nationally well-known weaver from the Southern California area, will present our program on her work, and then teach a workshop on Saturday afternoon and Sunday titled "12 Terrific Tops and Toppers." Fee: $100. For sign up and materials list, please contact Silvia Leidig at saleidig@yahoo.com

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August 22nd 2009 Guild MeetingSCIART (Studio Channel Islands Art Center)8:30 Executive board Meeting9:00 Coffee and Socializing9:30 General MeetingOur August program will be Show & Tell. Everyone who has submitted something to the County Fair (whether this year or year’s past, whether Ventura County or another county or something you just want to show off), please bring it and show it to our

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Note Change of Location!!!Studio Channel Islands Art CenterVentura Handweavers & Spinners Guild is one of the sponsors for the current exhibit at SCIART. We will be holding our June meeting at SCIART, and be taken through the exhibit by curator Gerri Johnson-McMillin. Parking fee is $6. We look forward to seeing you there for a wonderful experience!Four Exhibits that Show That Fiber Art Is

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NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE!!!!May 16, 2009 9:30 am Ventura Adult Education Center 5200 Valentine Rd., Ventura, CADonna Nelson, a member of our Guild, raises chinchillas and will presenting a program about them. Donna has been promoting the use of chinchilla fiber for use in spinning and needle arts. She will bring several of her animals (she brought one for a “teaser” to the Aril meeting)

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Ventura Adult Education 5200 Valentine Road, Ventura, CA 93003The February meeting will be held at Ventura Adult Education Building for Guild members to view a proposed site for the guild’s new home. Teresa Johnson, Principal of VACE will be present to answer questions and show the membership the site. Members present will vote on whether or not the Guild should move to this site and hold our

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Welcome to 2009!We're hoping to share a great year of fibery goodness over the next 12 months. Please join us!January 2009 Guild MeetingPlease Note: change of venue! : Meeting will be held at the Studio Channel Islands Art Center (Guild has paid for parking.) Click here for a link to their site and a map, or go to their site at http://www.studiochannelislands.org/Deborah Jarchow will be our

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NOW is the time to get your checks in for the new year!Please remember that there is a significant delay from the time a check is sent to the PO Box until it reaches the membership chairperson so try to hand in a check at the next meeting, or mail it directly to our membership chairperson, Karen Tyner, who will be handling all of the 2009 renewals.Please complete the form which will be included

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The October Guild meeting date is changed!!The meeting will be Saturday October 18, at Studio Channel Islands Art Center. The meeting will start at 9:30 and last until 3 pm. We will first have a business meeting, then Susan Goldberg will emcee the Show & Tell of the Challenges we have completed.At the same time, we will host vendors in the Mosaic Garden outside. Guild members who would like to

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July ProgramJanie Taylor will be our program presenter. Jannie comes to us from Central Coast Handweavers. She is a member of Complex Handweavers, and teaches for AVL. She has taught workshops for our Guild in the past, including one on Shadow Weave. This time she will be our program presenter for Saturday program, and will teach us how to make Camel Necklaces on Saturday afternoon and

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The Beatrice Wood Center for the ArtsNew Work Exhibit March 8 – April 20, 2008.Opening Reception: March 8, from 2 – 6 pmThe public is invited to attend and meet the exhibiting artists. Featuring Richard Amend, Susan Stinsmueller-Amend, Evelyn Dayman, Diane Bennett, Christina Carroll, Gayel Childress, Bernadette DiPietro, Carol Henry, Stanton Hunter, Laura Langley, Elisse Pogofsky-Harris, Harry

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Workshops: Saturday Afternoon, 2/23/08, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., $35.00 per personSpinning 101: Beginning Spinning: Cheryl Ambrose will be teaching beginning spinning. Participants need to indicate whether they will be using a spinning wheel or drop spindle.orSpinning 102: Spinning Designer Yarns: Susie Meach explores adding color and texture to your yarns by carding in fibers-both natural and man-made.

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The ChallengeChallenge yourself to create something that you’ve never done before. The creation can be woven, knitted, crocheted from handspun. It can be felted or a number of other techniques. It could be clothing, a basket, home decoration, for household use, and so on.The purpose is to challenge yourself to do something completely different from anything you’ve done before. Your intended

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Thanks to The Spooners for hosting our festive Holiday Party. It's very generous of you to share your home with us during the holidays, and everyone had a wonderful time.We hope you didn't miss the January workshop with John Pitblado on Indigo dyeing. His presentation was very interesting and informative and the pictures were lovely. We hope to see pictures of the products from the workshop

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You're invited! Please plan to join us for the Guild's annual Open House, Sale and Show, October 20 - the third Saturday in October - from 10 to 3, in the beautiful outdoor sculpture garden at Studio Channel Islands Art Center. We'll have demos, fibery goodies for sale, a silent auction and more. Please note that parking is FREE for the day. The fee for selling at the Open House is $35 per

Elisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188826102475335601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33395427.post-28982895557965283842007-08-19T19:36:00.000-07:002007-08-19T19:39:13.502-07:00

This is an interesting demo of spinning on a great wheel.

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September WorkshopsNo prior basketry experience is needed for either workshop. Come and learn a fascinating new skill with us! Fascicle Pine Needle CoilingSaturday, September 22, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Fee: $55 for Guild Members ($65 for Non-members), payable to VCHSG. OR Members $110 for both days (Non-members $150 for both days).There is no materials fee for this workshop. This class is a

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For our June program, weaving artist and instructor Deborah Jarchow will discuss weaving tips and tricks, with emphasis on things she’s learned to make weaving easier. Guild member Deborah Jarchow is a full-time weaver who has created hundreds of garments and accessories for sale and exhibition across the country. She has won numerous awards and has written articles for Handwoven Magazine.

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We still have a few openings left for this workshop. If you are interested, please contact Elisa at epspinsATgmailDOTcom. Weaving with Wire and Metal Workshopwith Susan McGehee Fee: $75 for guild members ($100 for non-members).There is an additional $30 materials fee payable to the instructor.Dates: Saturday, May 26, 1:00 – 4:00 pm andSunday, May 27, 2007, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (at Anacapa Fine

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Stagecoach Inn - Pioneer Jamboree DaysSaturday, June 910:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Spinners and Weavers needed to demonstrate at the Stagecoach Inn Pioneer Jamboree Days, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park, Saturday, June 9, 2007, 10-4 pm. We will be demonstrating on the porch of the museum. Tables will be provided. Signups for demonstrating spinning and weaving will be taken during the April and

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Weaving with Wire and Metal Workshopwith Susan McGehee Fee: $75 for guild members ($100 for non-members).There is an additional $30 materials fee payable to the instructor.Dates: Saturday, May 26, 1:00 – 4:00 pm andSunday, May 27, 2007, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (at Anacapa Fine Yarns in Ventura) Intermediate and advanced weavers will learn that wire has many similarities to yarn and is easier to

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Weft-Twining with Anna Zinsmeister Los Angeles-based weaver Anna Zinsmeister will discuss weft-twining as used by the Maoris of New Zealand and the people of the Pacific Northwest. Weft twining is a method of weaving that creates a strong, decorative fabric. It is often confused with embroidery, because of the type of surface it creates and the wide range of designs that are possible with the

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The Association of Southern California Handweaver's Conference is in full swing.Our Guild booth - Blooming Cotton Scarf Challenge - features cotton scarves made by members in a variety of techniques and a rainbow of colors. Thanks to Nona for another great booth design, and to Silvia and her assistants for a great conference.

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We’re looking for members to present a program (with or without an accompanying workshop) during upcoming guild meetings.Do you have a fibery collection you’d like to share?Want to show us slides from your recent fiber-related trip? Are you an artist who’d like to talk about what you’re doing in your studio? Have you learned a new technique you could teach other members? We’d love to hear from

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**Spinners and Weavers are needed to demonstrate at the Topanga Banjo, Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival, Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills, Sunday, May 20, 2007, 9 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.We will demonstrate on the porch (short section) of Old Town, across from Huckeby’s Feed & Grain Store and Brays Mercantile. Maps will be provided. You will need to bring your own chairs, water, sunscreen, and

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Living with Beauty: Handwoven Textiles for the Home December 15, 2007 is the postmark entry deadline for this juried exhibit of handwoven textiles for the home, titled Living with Beauty: Handwoven Textiles for the Home. This unique exhibit is jointly sponsored by the Pikes Peak Weavers Guild and the Business of Art Center (BAC) in Manitou Springs and will be hung in the BAC’s Hagnauer

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February's meeting will feature a lecture and slide show by Dr. Robert Liu on Contemporary Glass Jewelry Dr. Robert Liu, Co-editor of Ornament Magazine, will discuss contemporary glass jewelry, including the works of many bead artists. In 1975 Liu founded The Bead Journal, which changed its title in 1978 to Ornament, a journal of personal adornment. Self-trained as a jeweler and

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A list of scheduled programs and workshops for the first half of 2007 is below. Programs are held during Guild meetings; they are free and visitors are welcome. Guild meetings are the fourth Saturday of each month, except November and December. Location and directions are here.Workshops are by reservation only; reservations can be made during Guild meetings or by sending email to Elisa at

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Our first program of the new year features Gwen Powell, Spinner Extraordinaire. During the morning meeting, Gwen will present "Chinese Knotting for Spinners and Weavers", giving us ideas to incorporate Chinese Knots into our fiber arts (weaving, knitting, crochet, felting and more). There will be plenty of samples and handouts for simple knots.Gwen will also present two workshops, for which

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Please join us for our annual Guild open house, show and sale. All fiberists are welcome. Bring your spinning or weaving or knitting or crochet or lockerhooking or whatever and join us for a day of fun and relaxation. There will be a short meeting at 9:15 to install next year's officers - and then we'll be concentrating on fiber fun!Vendors Include:Anacapa Fine YarnsChameleon

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This year's Sheep to Shawl at the Ventura County Fair was a huge success - and the shawl, modeled by Sylvia, was one of our best ever. The winning bidder paid $466 at the auction for this beauty. And Glenda's knit socks were an incredible hit, earning an additional $90! We had fewer participants this year, but with some hard work and dedicated spinning, we were able to keep Michelle's shuttles

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Congratulations to Anacapa Fine Yarns, recently voted the #1 Yarn Shop in Ventura County in the Ventura County Reporter's "Best Of Readers Poll"! To celebrate, Lois and crew are having a 20% - 40% off sale on select yarns during the entire month of October. Be sure to stop by, check out the great yarns and join in the celebration.These October classes still have openings:Multi-Directional

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Congratulations to our very own Diana Lewis for placing second overall in the "National" spinning contest held in Dixon, CA on July 28. Diana also took second place in Strategic Use of Fibers and third place for Length of Fiber. Annie Toth also participated in the contest and was the only spindle spinner in a field of wheels.You can read all about Lambtown in the latest edition of Fiber Femmes.

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Photo caption: Integrity by Michael Rohde,hand dyed wool & silk on linen warp.An Evening With Michael RohdeTuesday, September 5, 2006 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.Technology Development Center5200 Valentine Rd., Ventura$10 General Admission - $5 Students & SeniorsFree to FOTM Members & Students Under 18.Limited seating. Reservations are required: 805.653.2501.Early arrival guarantees a seat.Michael

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Mark your calendars and join us Saturday, October 21, for our annual Open House and sale at the historic Dudley House in Ventura. More details soon!Cambria Retreat, October 27, 28, & 29, sponsored by the Central Coast Weavers. Reservations are required; email Ruth at imaweverATtcsnDOTnet for more information.More Fair Ribbons! (Did we miss your ribbons? Send your info, along with a picture if you

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Our program on September 23 will be presented by Giovanna Imperia, who will speak about kumihimo (Japanese braiding) and the influences on her designs.Giovanna is "an ex-marketer with the spirit of an artist". Her work has been shown in many juried and invitational national and international exhibits. Most recently, her work was included in exhibits in the UK and Japan, and will be featured

Elisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188826102475335601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33395427.post-1156746909620717482006-08-26T23:34:00.000-07:002006-08-31T13:24:03.663-07:00

Our August program was a giant "Show and Tell", with members showing items entered in this year's Ventura County Fair. We had a fair-ly good time. (sorry!)The Guild's booth took first place, thanks to the year-long efforts of Nona and her team. The judges loved the blooming cotton plants and the use of natural fibers - woven cotton panels - for the booth walls. Good job, Nona!Guild members

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