Janice Arnold gave a presentation to the Guild a couple years ago. For another look at her work, be sure to visit the Evergreen State College Gallery for this exhibit:
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2013 Sheep to Shawl
Marjorie contributed these photos of the OWG team at the 2013 Sheep-to-Shawl competition at the Puyallup Fair.
Protected: OWG Newsletter – September 2013
OWG at Thurston County Fair
[contributed by Lana]
A milestone year for Olympia Weavers Guild’s participation at the Thurston County Fair: It is the 20th year we have presented a Hands On experience for the community.
We have a weavers’ count of 203 at the 4 harness loom and surely another 40+ at the little 2 harness and tapestry looms. Once a kid started, they wanted to do more! And that’s not all! There was basketry(Carol Williams), lavender wand weaving(Suzanne Victoria), inkle(a few hands here) and kumihimo. As the photos will record, our braiding team of Gail Trotter and Jan Green kept so many people of all ages concentrating on the pattern of the 7 strand braid and stayed for more. It was all fun.
Besides the volunteers listed above, I need to add thanks to Eleanor Hintz, Edith Garling, Roxanne Robertson, Judy and Larye Parkins, Pam Odam, Debra Bond-Yancey, Vickie Booth and most emphatically, Sarah Nopp, who, with me, was there daily…a groupie for pleasure. I estimate 236 volunteer hours were contributed – and that is if everyone left on time, which just does not happen.
We handed out many business cards and brochures to an inquiring public. It is always hard to say whether it will bring us active participation, but I can plainly state this: we created a wonderful experience for so many people
Mention needs to be made of all the ribbons members brought home with them. I am afraid to list them as I know I will miss something. But I do have to draw attention to Terry Schurke’s Grand Champion piece – her tencel huck lace shawl. What a way to go, Terry. You show OWG in pride.
ANWG Booth
ANWG 2013 was a great conference, and the guild booths were outstanding in their innovation. Olympia didn’t get a ribbon, but there was a lot of interest shown in the many bags, baskets, and other “baggage” displayed. For those who missed the conference, here is a photo of our booth:
Olympia Weavers Guild 2013 ANWG booth “The Baggage We Carry.”
Protected: June 2013 Newsletter Available for Download
May 2013 Showcase
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This gallery contains 24 photos.
Protected: OWG May 2013 Newsletter Available for Download
Coast Salish Art at the Burke
(forwarded via Tamie)
Hello!
Greetings from the Burke Museum! We would like to invite you to the Burke Museum to enjoy Coast Salish art activities at the Burke. Coast Salish artifacts not normally on display will be available for viewing and visitors can try their hand at a large weaving loom. There are also guided exhibit tours every Saturday at 1 pm. Coast Salish art activities are available Saturdays and Sundays in April, 11 am – 3 pm. Please pass on this information on to anyone who may be interested. More details can be found a the website:
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Salyna Sek
Public Relations and Marketing Assistant
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
University of Washington | Box 353010
Seattle, WA 98195-3010
Tel: 206-616-7538 | Fax: 206-616-1274
The Washington State Museum since 1899
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Yarn In A Bag — 2013
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This gallery contains 33 photos.
The Yarn-in-a-Bag challenge for 2013: All participants contributed odds and ends of unwanted yarn, which were divided up into bags and redistributed. The challenge was to create “something”–woven, felted, knitted, crocheted, braided, or knotted–from the yarns, which were mixed wool, … Continue reading