As I write, I am sitting in the midst of a number of unfinished holiday sale items, but when our newsletter is released, our fiber arts projects will be happy memories and we will be planning our celebration potluck. Thank you to Sandy for opening her home on December 13th, and thank you to our holiday chairs, Ellen and Barb; to our set-up crew, led by Pam; to our publicity team of Cathy, Kelly, Sharon, and Annette; to our treasurer, Bonnie, for all her extra time; and to all the artists, workers, and buyers who make this sale a guaranteed success. Also, we appreciate our generous and accommodating Bogie Lake Greenhouse hosts for providing this charming sale location.
As the season progresses, I wish all our members rich and memorable holidays. Our next meeting will be January 3rd of the new year. Board members, let's plan to meet at 6:00 for a brief pre-meeting session.
DIRECTIONS to Holiday Potluck
For those with GPS: 4683 Canyon Oaks Drive, Brighton MI 48114
From Interstate 96:
Exit at Spencer Rd. Coming from the east:
turn left (North) at the light at top of ramp
Coming from the west; turn right (North) at top of ramp
*Follow Spencer Road to traffic light at Old 23, turn left…but stay in far right lane after turn to follow Spencer Rd. Next light (Spencer Rd) turn right..
**Pass over US23 and immediately turn right onto Culver. About ½ mile turn left into Harvest Hills subdivision—(Canyon Oaks Dr. ) Straight in..6th house on the left.
From US23: Follow Exit for Lansing onto 96 westbound and exit onto Spencer Rd.
Follow directions above*.
From Old 23: Coming from north; turn left (East) onto Spencer Rd, and follow
Directions above**
Coming from south; turn right (East) onto Spencer Rd and follow
Directions above**
2018 HOLIDAY SALE
January 3rd Transforming Fabric by Karen Turckes
Karen is a full time fiber artist and teacher. She has worked with textiles all of her life and is a graduate of the Clothing and Textiles program at Michigan State University as well as the Art Cloth Mastery Program in San Antonio, Texas. She dyes her own cloth and adds layers of depth to the fabric using paint, soy wax, fabric manipulations and other surface design techniques. Turckes is the owner of Windberry Studio, a private studio in Michigan. Her artwork has been exhibited at Art Prize as well as nationally. Her website is Windberry.com.
ARTFUL NUMBERS
Karen Schaefer has developed a unique idea for a colorful table numbering system that will insure all our pass-around information gets to everyone at all the tables during our meetings. Double-sided stand-up numbers will be designed and crafted by a variety of cheerful volunteers in a medium of their choice. The exciting unveiling of Artful Numbers will be at the January meeting.
Volunteers for crafting numbers are Elisabeth Lindsay, Sharon Clark, Cathy Greenhalgh, Cindy Geist, Debbie Nachtegall, Karen Schaefer, Cheri Skomra, Annette Shaffer, Sharon Howitt, Bonnie Dimitry, Mary Bajcz, Sarah Tierney, Lisa Davis, and Darlene Murray.
Upcoming program events
January 3: Presenter Karen Turckes, 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
Black Sheep Weavers Meeting Minutes for November 1, 2018
Meeting was called to order at 6:30 by Kathy Stahl. 34 members and 2 guests were present.October 4 minutes were approved. Treasurer reported a balance of $6564.87. A workshop presented by Sulky will be presented in the normal meeting room from 2-6 PM on Nov 9. There was discussion of interests for 2019 workshops, among them one on knitting and dyeing of fabric. We were reminded of the scholarships available to members. The deadline is March. Our organization asks that recipients tell some of what they learned at their class during a monthly meeting. It was decided that the email addresses of the board members be removed from our website. Karen Schaefer proposed an idea to insure sign-up sheets circulate in a timely and organized manner during a meeting. Enough volunteers agreed to help her with the project. Holiday sale information was again discussed. Drop-off day will be Thurs. Nov 29 from 9 AM-12 noon. Set up time will be 9 AM to 4 PM on that day. Sale hours will be 10 AM – 6 PM on Friday and 9 AM – 4 PM on Saturday. Holiday Potluck will be Dec 13 at Sandy Howe’s house in Brighton at 6 PM. A holiday gift exchange will take place for those who wish to participate.The Spring Sale was briefly discussed. We will coordinate with Bogie Lake Greenhouse’s sales hours. Drop off will be a Friday with the sale occurring on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday’s closing time will be one hour shorter. Meeting was adjourned at 7:24 PM with Show and Tell following. The presenter for the evening was Cinda Dawson who described how she goes about designing jewelry along with a description of how cabochons are made.
Sandy Howe, Secretary
Cricket Loom for sale
Brand new, never used. Assembled, with all parts and information paperwork. Made by Schacht. Portable. Comes with 8-dent rigid heddle reed, threading hook, warping peg, table clamps, 2 shuttles.
Dianne Deinek, 248-363-8290
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
