First Fall Meeting Sept. 18, 2014

September 5, 2014Past Programs, ProgramsElizabeth Eddy

Our first meeting for the fall 2014 will feature Alfred Eberle, speaking and demonstrating silk reeling.

Reservations will be made at Buck’s at 5:45 pm for those who wish to eat together and visit beforehand. Everyone is welcome!

We begin to gather at 7 pm at Woodside Church further down Woodside Road, across from the school, beside the library. The library parking lot is available for our use, and usually too is parking in the school lot. The program begins at 7:30 pm.

Alfred will show use a mix of modern and antique equipment to carefully unwind silk cocoons onto bobbins. He will talk about warping with silk, show us his collection of naturally dyed silk textiles he has woven, and if possible give us a chance to try our own hand at silk reeling.

We break at 8:30 for refreshments, and complete the meeting with show and tell,

upcoming workshop business and the like.

Summer Meeting Aug. 21, 2014

August 10, 2014Past Programs, ProgramsElizabeth Eddy

We’ll meet at our usual location in Woodside Church Parish Hall at 7:30 pm. Dinner space will be reserved at Buck’s from 5:45 pm and anyone who wishes to, come!

This will be a Round Robin event with demonstrations of felting, plying with a spindle and with a spinning wheel, natural dyes from our own neighborhoods with dyed wool samples, and a special sort of challenge which Kathleen Dickey says is a lot of fun. If you just attended Teresa Ruch’s weaving for draping workshop earlier this month, bring some examples to share. If you’d like to demo a technique not on this list, bring that as well. See you there!

Teresa Ruch Workshop – Creating Drape in Handwoven Fabric

June 29, 2014Past Workshops, WorkshopsTeddieG

August 2-3
The purpose of this workshop is to understand how drape can be created in a handwoven fabric. It is a combination of fiber characteristics, yarn twist, the sett (ends per inch), the weave structure or the number of intersections of yarn per inch and the finish of the fabric. All of the factors contribute to the drape of the fabric.
This workshop would be held the first weekend in August at Amazing Yarns in Redwood City. Total cost would be about $200-$250 (includes $95 material fee) depending on the number of participants. Please contact Barbara O’Connor (mailto:barbara_oconnor@earthlink.net) if you are interested or need more information.

See Teresa website at http://www.teresaruchdesigns.com/ for some examples of her work.

Beginning Rug Weaving with Jason Collingwood

March 28, 2014Past Workshops, Workshopspaulad

It’s not too soon to put it on your calendar, we are having a Beginning Rug Weaving workshop with Jason Collingwood on October 10, 11-12, 2014. Learn the basics and when he returns for CNCH in 2015, you’ll be ready to take his more advanced class.

The workshop will be held at the home of Paula Dennis in La Honda, Ca. We will be accepting a deposit of $100 starting at the Guild meeting in April, with the final cost determined by the number of attendees.

To see more about Jason, please see his website: http://www.rugweaver.co.uk/

Gudrun Polak March 20, 2014

March 4, 2014Past Programspaulad

Black Sheep Handweavers Guild’s very own Gudrun Polak will be our presenter this March. Gudrun has taken card weaving and braiding to the next level with complicated patterns and textures. We’ll get to see many examples of her work as well as hear about her weaving path that has brought her to this phase of her artistic journey.

Join us on March 20th to find out what Gudrun is now creating and be inspired by these intricate designs.

Suki Russack April 24, 2014

March 4, 2014Past Programspaulad

Suki Russack uses warp ikat double weave to create life-sized images of women that chart an internal journey of discovery. She designs clothing constructed from narrow hand woven strips of fabric as well as costumes in hand-dyed fabrics for dance productions. Join us for an evening of unique pieces that are bound to inspire your weaving.

You can find more of her pieces on her website at www.sukirussack.org

Note: The April meeting has been moved to Apr. 24, because of Easter, it will still be at Woodside Village Church.

Show and Tell May 15th, 2014

March 4, 2014Past Programspaulad

This is our opportunity to share what we’ve been creating for the last few months. Whether it is something you’ve learned from a CNCH class, workshop, study group or what you’ve been working on, on your own we want to see it! Share your creativity and inspire all of us.

Note: Our meeting this month will be held at the Sequoia Yacht Club, 441 Seaport Ct. Redwood City, Ca. 94063

Directions: http://www.sequoiayc.org/node/49

Fundraiser and Stash Sale June 16, 2016

February 14, 2014Past Programs, Programspaulad

Join us for our annual Fundraiser and Stash sale on June 16th at 7:30 pm, at our usual venue, Woodside Community Church in Woodside CA. Clean out those nooks and crannies of that yarn, fiber or equipment you no longer have interest in. Please contribute an item for our Silent Auction if you can. This is fun evening of camaraderie before the summer, Don’t miss it!

Reservations for dinner beforehand will be made at 5:30 p.m. at Buck’s Restaurant on Woodside Rd., Woodside CA.

Jane Ingram Allen Feb. 20, 2014

February 2, 2014Past Programspaulad

Jane Ingram Allen will be joining us Feb. 20th to share her expertise and experiences with using handmade paper in weaving and other textile techniques. One of the founding members of the Black Sheep Handweavers guild, her career has taken many roads. From teaching weaving at Foothill College to living abroad, her vast knowledge of weaving and now paper making, has her creating many unique pieces.

Join us Feb. 20th for an interesting presentation of her current work with paper made from plants from all over the world.

Anita Luvera Mayer Jan. 16, 2014

January 2, 2014Past Programspaulad

Renown creative cloth maker and surface embellisher Anita Luvera Mayer is our speaker. Her unique designs are known throughout the weaving and hand embellishing communities. She will be sharing with us her creative journey in surface embellishment, and weaving.

Come join us for an evening of inspired creativity and hear from Anita about her journey in the fiber arts.