On the agenda – March 2011

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Learn needle felting!

Following the business meeting, Reta Pipher will teach a hands-on session on needle felting; the project will be a small butterfly pin.  Supplies will be available at a nominal cost.

Coffee will be provided – members are welcome to bring snacks to share.

WSU Campus, McKnight Hall, room 118
10:00 a.m. – noon

Directions: From Hillside, turn into WSU at the entrance where the Football Memorial stands. Parking lots are on the left, McKnight Hall on right.  Look for a Guild sign on the brown double door!

On the agenda – Feb. 2011

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Saturday, February 5, 2011

10:00 am – noon

*WSU Campus, McKnight Hall, room 118

Following the business meeting, the program will be a hands-on lesson in felting wool to silk.

This project is the “Personal Icon” for the guild table at the annual KAWS meeting in Manhattan on April 16 – 17.  (We won first prize at KAWS in 2010, let’s win again!)

BRING:

  • One bath towel
  • A source to heat water (electric tea kettle or a crock pot and ladle, or a pot and stove that uses gas canisters)

  • Optional: small pieces of lightweight fabric – for example,  scraps from formal wear

Wool, silk and other supplies will be provided.

People can personalize their piece by adding beads, sequins, very lightweight things to their felted piece after they get it started and take it home.

*Directions: From Hillside, turn into WSU at the entrance where the Football Memorial stands. Parking lots are on the left, McKnight Hall on right.  Look for a Guild sign on the brown double door!

January 2011 program

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The new year started off very productively with a basket weaving workshop led by Margaret  Raymond.   She not only instructed the group, but also did all the preparation beforehand and provided the materials.

Our fearless leader

There were two design options; once participants got their instruction sheets and materials, they were off and running – and kept Margaret running, too!  (And a few times, I’m sure it felt to her like trying to herd cats.)

It was hard to choose between these two styles

And one of the resulting ‘student’ baskets: