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Meetings are held on the first Saturday of February, April, June, August, October and December.

The next meeting will be Saturday ~ April 5, 2008

Agenda
         9:45 AM - Meet & Visit
         10:00 AM Business Meeting
         10:30 AM Program & Lunch
         Remember to bring your own mug and custom made name tag to each meeting.

WE'VE GOT THE BLUES

"Indigo, A World of Blue " is a recent 60 minute DVD on Indigo production and use in Asia, all the way from the fields of Sindh, Pakistan, through Laos, Indonesia and Turkey to the famous Pitchi Reddy farm in India. In this beautifully photographed documentary from Maiwa Productions (Vancouver), well known natural dye experts Noorjehan Bilgrami, Jenny Balfour-Paul and Harald Bohmer will discuss the importance of indigo from its manufacture to the pivotal role it has played in the history of textiles and trade.

Members are invited to bring along for display an interesting piece of indigo dyeing from their personal collection.


Election of Officers

PRESIDENT Judy Grady
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Eve Conner
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Sally Forelli
RECORDING SECRETARY Rhonda Smith
CORRESPONDING SEC'TY Kathy Murphy
TREASURER Marlene Golden
HISTORIAN Marion Norberg

Does this list look familiar? It's the same officers as last year. Those of you have not held an office, start thinking about next year. Most offices don't require a lot of work and can be a lot of fun.

Membership Roster

Welcome new member:
Tien Chiu, San Francisco,94124, tienchiu-AT-yahoo.com
New e-mail address for Jayne Ogrodnik - jayneogrod-AT-gmail.com

Happy Birthday, Mary

April 12th is Mary Schwartz's 102nd birthday!
Many happy returns, Mary.

Bird Challenge

The Bird challenge was such a success that there's going to be a book. Included will be all the entries. If you haven't already submitted information about your bird, please bring your draft, fiber content, inspiration and any other pertinent information to the meeting or send it to Kathy Murphy, check your roster for her address.

See Photos of the Bird Challenge ! - Thanks to Kathy for sending me the photos, we have a gallery page again !


New Challenge

The new Guild challenge for our December meeting: make a Container. Weave a tote or handbag or create a container, which does include garments, a container for the body. One of the latest Handwovens has directions on how to weave using a box as a tapestry loom. We'll have fun seeing how creative our wonderful members can be. If your container is in the shape of a bird, even better.

St. John's United Church of Christ, 501 Laguna Honda Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94124

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Board Meetings

are held on the first Saturday of the alternate months, along with the Textile Study Group.
Everyone is welcome to attend. The textile group is a loosely woven group; providing us with an opportunity to discuss our latest projects plus show & tell. Board meeting at 10am Textile meeting at 10:30am

Saturday, July 12, 2008
 Textile Study Group
The next Textile Study Group meeting will be July 12 (July 4th is the week before)
There's no meeting in May because of CNCH 08 scheduled for the first week of May.
We are in need of a host for the July gathering. Please let Judy Grady or any of the officers know if you can volunteer


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Membership is $20 annually, due in June. This includes admission to meetings, a subscription to the bi-monthly BULLETIN, participation in the Textile Study Group, access to our library of weaving, spinning and dyeing books and $3 to CiNCH Notes, the quarterly newsletter from CNCH.

There are two classifications of membership:

ASSOCIATE MEMBER: A weaver may become an associate member for two years. An associate member may participate in all Guild activities except showing at a conference or show.

PARTICIPATING MEMBER: A weaver wanting to become a participating member must submit three pieces of weaving for critique within two years of joining the Guild.

Follow this link to get the Membership Application as a PDF, print, complete and mail with your check to the membership chairperson listed on the application.

If you need the PDF file viewer/printer (Adobe Acrobat Reader), download it here for free:

Lapsed Member?
If you've let your membership expire and want to renew, please contact Marlene Golden 415.665.6402 or email at handwevr-AT-pacbell-dot-net for her address.

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The Loom & Shuttle Guild has an extensive library of weaving,spinning and dyeing books as well as subscriptions to a variety of Periodicals plus samples.

The updated lists are here in pdf version or here it is as an excel spreadsheet.

If you need the PDF file viewer/printer (Adobe Acrobat Reader), download it here for free:

All housed at Barbara Nitzberg's. 415 564 1334

New Library Books
The library is for Guild members. Books may be borrowed by contacting the Librarian for an appointment or books may be requested and picked up at regular LOOM & SHUTTLE GUILD meetings and returned at the following meeting.
Four books may be taken out for no longer than two months. Lost books must be replaced or paid for in full. A fine of $1.00 per month will be assessed for each overdue book.

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