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Hand Weaver’s Guild
of
Peoria
  April 2006

April Meeting

The April Meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, in our regular meeting room at 2026 N. University.  This will be a most special time of remembering and honoring our friend and mentor, Peggy Turner.

March Program

  The March program was presented by Diane Denekas and was on Double Weave Pick-up.  Diane brought a warped loom and gave a demonstration so this program was a great follow-up to the program on basic double weave given by Joan Quigg in February. 


Double Weave Saturday

Laughter, learning, good food, fun, more laughter, and more learning were the order of the day on Saturday, March 18.  Joan Quigg provided 4 looms, all warped with different learning projects.  Guild members came for varying lengths of time but everyone had a GREAT time.  Once again, members expressed how nice it is to have expert weavers who are so generous with their time and expertise.  Thanks Joan!

Upcoming Events of Interest

IAOAB Alpaca Show

  The Illinois Alpaca Show is April 8-9 at The Oaks, East Peoria Convention Center. 4200 E. Washington Street, E. Peoria.  The exact schedule has yet to be published.  IAOAB President, Shari Prichard, has promised to e-mail the schedule to us as soon as it is available.  There will be yarn for sale as well as many demonstrations.  Some of the events include an alpaca obstacle course competition, adult and youth costume contests and an egg & spoon race…. Now doesn’t that conjure up an interesting mental image!  The traditional events include a spin-off, and judging of fleece for brightness, color, crimp, luster and lock formation.

FAME May 20

  The registration forms for the Fiber Artists May Event spring retreat at Camp Wokanda were e-mailed to everyone.  If you need a mailed copy of this form, please call Margo at 309-467-3597.

A Little About Looms

  Have you ever wondered about some of the “options” offered with looms?  For example, what is the purpose of a loom extension?  When referring to a table loom, the extension is to provide weight and balance if the loom is being used to create pattern samples for execution on a large floor loom.  Sampling looms need to be able to duplicate the weave of multiple harnesses with high ends-per-inch for maximum usage.  Sometimes small looms are not heavy enough to allow for the variety of fibers and tightness of the weave without the additional weight and balance provided by the extension.

Another Recipe

By Popular Demand

(Thanks to Mary Didesch)

 

Mary’s Pasta Salad

16 oz shell macaroni (cooked)

12 oz tuna

16 oz Miracle whip

4 stalks celery…diced

½ medium onion…diced

16 oz shredded mild cheddar

       cheese

Mustard to taste

Mix and chill for 3 hours.

Weaver’s Tip

When working with colors that are similar in shade and intensity, it is very helpful to put a safety pin at the edge of the completed color in your weaving.  This prevents frustrating mistakes caused by the optical illusion of similar colors.

(It really works…Thanks Jennie!)



Future Meetings

April 4- Reception at regular Meeting Place
May 2- Warp Weighted Loom Weaving; Margo Tennis at Margo's home
June 6- Potluck; Lise’ Mundwiller
July- ?  Annual Tea;  Joan Quigg

Contact Information

President: Joan Quigg
    309-589-2003

Newsletter: Margo Tennis
            309-467-3597

Web Master: Jennie Hawkey
    hgp.home.mchsi.com