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NEWSLETTER
Hand Weavers' Guild of Peoria

December 2006
December Meeting
Annual Christmas Party
Christmas Tree

The Handweavers’ Guild annual Christmas Party, Potluck, and Auction will be held Tuesday, December 5 at 6:30 PM at the home of Mary Didesch.  Mary will provide meat, dessert and drinks.  Call 274-6150 for directions. 

We will hold our annual fun fundraiser.  This is how the Guild raises monies for future workshops and activities. Think about yarns you no longer need, books of projects you know longer want to do or items you have made and want to share.  Anything that may be useful and enjoyed by others can be used to create a basket for the Silent Auction.

The game “Weave-O” will be played by anyone interested.  Mary, Jeannie and Joan are working on this new adventure for us.

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Thanks and More Thanks

The 2006 Guild Sale was deemed a great success. Thanks to Lise’ Mundwiller for allowing us to use her home.

And Thanks to Walt and Mary Didesch for the November program on Name or Code Drafting.  A new study group will begin in January to work on a Name Drafting project.

From the November Meeting

The November meeting was held in Metamora at historic Stevenson House.  Shirley Adams of the Stevenson House


Future Meetings

Open House 2007

       The Annual Guild Open House has been tentatively set for April 21, 2007 at the historic Balance/Herschel House on Randolph Street in Peoria.

Just For the Fun of It

      Be inspired and awed by the beautiful coverlets in the Jontz-Montgomery Coverlet Collection at Connor Prairie Living Museum in Fisher, Indiana.  From the Connor Prairie web site follow the links from Discover & Learn to History on Line, and then to Artifacts & Collections.  Under Collections, you will find an article with pictures of the Coverlet Collection….well worth a few minutes.  www.connerprairie.org

“Classic Crackle and More”

Workshop with Susan R. Wilson

Sponsored by

Prairie Weavers of Springfield

“Crackle weave is a surprisingly versatile weave with exciting design potential for fabrics from table linens to clothing to rugs.  Crackle is a block weave that shares some characteristics with overshot and summer/winter, but has its own advantages and idiosyncrasies. In this workshop, you will learn the essentials of designing classic 4-shaft crackle weave through lecture, drafting exercises and on-loom exploration of the design element of color, texture and proportion.”

DATES: March 10, 11, & 12, 2007

LOCATION: Springfield Ceramics and     Crafts Building

COST: $75.00 for non Prairie Weavers’ Guild members.

NOTE: Registration will be opened to non Prairie Weavers’ members after January 10.  If interested, contact Margo Tennis for Registration forms and more information.
Contact Information

President: Joan Quigg
    309-589-2003

Newsletter: Margo Tennis
            309-467-3597

Web Master: Jennie Hawkey
    hgp.home.mchsi.com
 Have a Most Peaceful and Blessed Christmas!