November is such a monochromatic month. I have often thought of taking a plein air painting class in November using only varying shades of grey. We can observe nature’s life-lessons too in November as barren trees bend with the wind, sleet, and early snow, accepting and enduring as winter rolls in.
Many of us welcome this time of settling in as a chance to finish projects, begin new art challenges, or just slow to a less hectic pace. The holidays, though, loom large and our holiday sale will add excitement to the fall and early winter.
Thanksgiving, our November holiday, is always a time for gathering and sharing our favorite recipes. I recently tasted a “pumpkin” pie that was better than most. I will share the recipe in hopes that you will try it and love it too.
ACORN SQUASH PIE 2 cups squash 1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/3 cup honey or brown sugar 1/8 tsp salt
2 large eggs, separated 1 can Eagle Brand Condensed CARMEL
1 tsp cinnamon flavored milk (do not substitute!)
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice Unbaked pie crust of choice Bake acorn squash at 350 until soft (cut in half, scoop out seeds, coat with olive oil, and place cut side down on a baking sheet also coated with oil. Takes about an hour.) When squash is cool scoop out two cups and beat until creamy. Add spices, salt, two egg yolks, and carmel flavored condensed milk. After beating together, taste for sweetness to decide if you want to add the honey or brown sugar or leave out. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and then fold into squash mixture. Pour into pie shell. Bake 425 for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 for 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. I’m going to try this by baking pie pumpkins too. Happy sampling!!
See you November 1!!
November 1st Speaker
Cinda Dawson has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Ohio State University and has worked 21 as a test engineer. She began branching out from the usual retirement hobbies and began exploring steampunk, polymer clay, epoxy resins, mosaics, and beading. This all evolved into her personal form of jewelry, including cabochons, wire wrapping, and silversmithing. She will demonstrate and share some of her ideas, and bring some of her jewelry to show.
Bogie Lake Greenhouse
1525 Bogie Lake Road, White Lake
PRE SALE INFORMATION Props drop-off week of November 26-29
Sale merchandise drop off November 29 • 10am-2pm
Sale set-up November 29 • 9am-4pm
Final jurying November 29
SALE DATE INFORMATION Sign up for a work shift and/or DEMO shift Friday, November 30 • 10am-6pm
Saturday, December 1 • 9am-4pm
Sign up sheets available at October meeting Pick-up and take-down December 1 • 4pm-5pm
EVERYONE until all cleared out
Spring Fling date to TBA when Bogie Lake gets back to me with a date
If there are changes to those who signed up for the sale committee or those participating
in the sale, please notify Ellen Lecureux or Barb Nagy
Need to know for the Holiday Sale:
Your membership dues must be paid or received by November 1st meeting in order for you to sell your wares at the Holiday Sale at Bogie Lake Greenhouse.
Send checks ($25) to: Black Sheep Weavers Fiber Guild (BSWFG)
P.O. Box 409, Hartland MI 48353
OR: Bonnie Janssen 1396 Thorn Ridge Dr, Howell, MI 48843
Sale tags for Holiday Sale:
The November 1st BSWFG meeting is your last chance to purchase guild tagsfor items for sale at the upcoming Holiday Sale. $1.00 for a pack of 10. Various sizes available, depending on the sale item. Questions? Contact Darlene.gould.murray@gmail.com
Please bring props!
With the BSW holiday sale quickly approaching the set up committee is reminding everyone to dig through you closets, garages, basements for any and all items that may be used for displaying items in our sale. Baskets, racks of any kind, shelving displays, jewelry neck forms/trees- anything that you think could work. Some of you may have stored BSW items for us and it’s time to find them and dust them off for the sale. These items can be dropped off at Bogie Lake Green House and placed in the back NW corner of the green house anytime during the week prior to the show (Nov. 26-29th). *Sale Setup is November 29th from 9-4 and *Sale merchandise drop off is November 29 from 10-2. Questions to Pam at epifine@gmail.com
Showcase our products!
The entry way showcase in the Cromaine Library has been reserved for the month of November to show off the kinds of handcrafted items that will be in our holiday sale. It will also advertise the Bogie Lake Greenhouse location. Please bring any items you wish to feature to the November BSW Guild meeting. You may also bring items you have purchased from another Guild member as well as your own work. PLEASE include an inventory list of items you are bringing and/or put your name on each item to help with the returning of items. Items will be returned at the December potluck and the January meeting unless other arrangements are made. If enough items are brought in we will try to reserve the Community Ed building showcase also. This is a great way to entice people to our sale and “showcase” the diverse talents of our wonderful fiber artists. Any questions, call Annette Shaffer at 517-548-2335 or email annette@annieswoolworks.com
Sulky Threads Sew Elegant Workshop
Friday, November 9th • 2 – 6 pm
Hartland Consolidated Schools Building 9525 Highland Rd, Hartland
Take your sewing skills to the next level! Learn how easy and fun it is to use all of those glamorous techniques seen on very expensive designer clothing. Your sewing projects and wearable art can be just as dazzling and exciting as the experts! A Sulky National Educator will demonstrate and teach various embellishing techniques. Sulky Sew Elegant workshop participants learn Twin Needle Work and Pintucks, Wing Needle Work, Cutwork & Richelieu Bars, Cutwork with Needle Lace, a Shaped Pocket, Twisted Tucks, and Embellishing with Twisted Threads. Demonstrations include hemming on knits and needle felting. Class Cost $30 and requires purchase of a kit. Kit Cost: $25
Upcoming program events
December 6: Holiday Potluck at the home of Sandra Howe in Brighton January 3: Presenter Karen Tuckes, Textile artist, “Transforming fabric” February 7: Presenter: Sandra Howe, Chinese Textiles, and badges of rank March 7: Garage Sale and swap. Bring items for sale (or free) Mystery bag exchange April 4: Presenter: Kathy McMinn, Basket-maker, Exploring Basketry May 2: Presenter: Dottie Sims, Textiles in Kelsey Museum, Ann Arbor. June 6: Summer Potluck. Location to be determined
Meeting Minutes October 4th, 2018
The meeting was called to order at 6:32PM. 44 people were present.
Kathy Stahl repeated our goal of getting to know each other better. The ice breaker consisted of counting off by 5s at each table, rearranging ourselves by # called and then drawing a question about ourselves from an envelope and finally answering that question with our new tablemates. Holiday sale information was discussed, including signup sheets for sellers, set up schedules, prop requests, and publicity. Nov 29 from 9AM to 4PM will be set up time. An explanation of the sales tags was explained. Small tags are for small items. Large tags for jewelry and the medium tags for anything you wear or that needs a fiber content listed. Bonnie Janssen reminded us that only people who have paid their $25 dues by Oct 31 are allowed to participate in the Holiday Sale. December 13 will be the night of the Holiday potluck at Sandy Howe’s house in Brighton. Attendees are to bring a small homemade ornament or a small holiday themed item wrapped up for an exchange. Debbie Nachtegall informed us of a November workshop (Embellishing with Sulky Threads) to be conducted in our normal meeting room on Friday, November 9 from 2-6 PM. 15 people are needed to sign up. Cost is $30.00 per person plus a $25 per person kit fee. This program will be presented by a Sulky® national educator. A supply list will be posted on the webpage. Kathy Amerman reviewed last year’s budget and the current year’s budget. Last year a 15% fee of holiday sales was collected. Last spring that fee was reduced to 10%. This year the holiday fee will be 10%. The budget was approved. Publicity reminded us to bring items for the Hartland Showcase next month. Those items will not be available for sale in the display case or at the Holiday Sales. The following passage from last month’s published minutes was amended to read: “Discussion regarding advertising for the winter and spring sales. This discussionwas tabled until next time. This may be a matter for the publicity team to discuss.” It formerly read: “Discussion regarding advertising for the winter and spring sales. Votewas tabled until next time. This may be a matter for the publicity team to discuss.” We are still looking for a representative to the Michigan League of Handweavers. We spent some time with our usual show and tell of member’s items. The meeting was adjourned at 8PM. The night’s presentation followed. Cindy Maxwell presented a selection of bobbin laces and their method of construction as well as information on other types of laces. Our November meeting will be about the tools used in jewelry making and how they are used.
Treasurer Bonnie Janssen reports a current balance in the
BSWFG treasury of $6002.35!
Thank you for the donations to Women With A Mission (WWAM). Your items will be added to our monthly WWAM Marketplace and sold to help raise funds for MAP, Michigan Abolitionist Project, preventing modern slavery though education and awareness ( www.michiganabolitionistproject.org). We are still accepting items for the Marketplace. If interesting in donating your handmade items please see Pam McCormick or email with questions at epifine@gmail.com.
FREE INKLE LOOM AND LOUET SPINNING WHEEL! with accessories. Contact Sandi Niles at 517-861-0951
Revised Board Members 2018-2019 President: Kathy Stahl 1st VP Programs: Jan Bhavsar 2nd VP Workshops: Debbie Nachtegall Secretary: Sandy Howe Treasurer/Membership: Bonnie Janssen MLH Rep: Vacant Hospitality: Elisabeth Lindsay and Sharon Clark Librarian: Mary Bajcz Publicity: Cathy Greenhalgh, Sharon Howitt, Kelly Stashko Newsletter Editor: Jane Brown Webmaster: Linda Lundstrom
Meeting Place Our meetings are held at Hartland Consolidated Schools Educational Support Service Center (Old Hartland High School), Room 3, accessed via the last set of doors near the east end of the building. 6:15pm Social time: coffee, tea, goodies • 6:30pm Business meeting
7:30-8pm Scheduled program for the evening
Meeting Cancellation Policy If the Hartland Schools are closed there will be no BSWFG meeting. If weather worsens during the day, a decision will be made by 4 PM and every attempt will be made to post a meeting cancellation on our website. When in doubt, please contact a Board member or visit www.hartlandschools.us Visit our Website: www.Blacksheepweavers.com Join us on FACEBOOK: Black Sheep Weavers Fiber guild
