9.27.2010

October Guild Meeting - Kay Quintana, "Yarn, Yarn, Glorious Yarn!"

Tuesday, October 5 , 2010
9:30 AM - Noon
Unitarian Church of Santa Fe
Corner of Galisteo and Barcelona


Kay Quintana, co owner of Looking Glass Yarns and Gifts will demonstrate the use of yarns and beads to create one of a kind ropes, i-cords, braids, and much more. Kay will emphasize the use of fiber and fiber techniques to make jewelry. She will include many examples of finished projects and bring new and unique yarns for knitting and weaving. You can visit the shop's website, http://
lookingglassyarns.com/

9.23.2010

Kay Quintana october workshop

Reminder:
Please sign up for the Tuesday, October 5th workshop ( following the morning meeting described in the September newsletter). Kay Quintana will be our morning speaker and is offering a 2 hour class on crocheting a very fine wire necklace with beads.

NO experience necessary!

It is beautiful and easy to make (Kay makes them out of thread and yarns also). Class fee is $25. It will be from 12:30 - 2:30 so bring your own lunch. Materials can be brought from home or purchased in class. Please register with Mariel by September 26th.

8.27.2010

September 2010 Guild Meeting

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

The first meeting of Las Tejedoras' 2010-2011 season will be a potluck picnic on Tuesday, September 14, 2010.
The picnic will be held at the home of Ken and Ruthie Coleman in Santa Fe. Details will be in the September newsletter. In the meantime, start planning:
Last names starting with M-Z, please bring an entree or salad
Last names starting with A-L, please bring dessert

The hospitality committee will provide drinks, ice, cups, plates, utensils, etc.

6.14.2010

Santa Fe Shops and Galleries showing Textiles, Fiber Art, and Yarn

The final list of Santa Fe Shops and Galleries showing Textiles, Fiber Art, and Yarn has been compiled and will be distributed to Convergence attendees. You can also take a look at it by clicking the link below.

Show me the list

4.26.2010

May Guild Meeting

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Unitarian Church of Santa Fe
9:30 am - Social
10:00 am - Meeting

Joan Babcock learned macrame as a teenager in the 1960's. When she moved to Santa Fe in 1986, she rediscovered knotting in the form of knotted jewelry. She often uses the Cavandoli technique, a condensed form of knotting similar to weaving, in which a square inch can contain 250 knots or more. In addition to one-of-a-kind necklaces, Joan creates earrings, medicine bags, vessels, and decorative items, some of which incorporate pendants of silver, copper, and brass as well as a variety of beads in stone, metal, and glass. She gets her inspiration from tribal cultures, Asian art, and natural forms.

Joan's work can be found at Handwoven Originals and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Shop in Santa Fe, at Artemesia in Taos, and at Tamiko's Hamilton Montana. She has an Etsy page at http://www.etsy.com/shop/joanbabcockdesigns.

Joan teaches micro-macrame workshops and has published two instructional works: Micro-Macrame Jewelry (2005) and Micro-macrame and Cavandoli Knotting (DVD, 2007). Both are available from the author. For information, inspiration and additional information, visit her website:
http://joanbabcock.com/, Join us on Tuesday, May 4, to view Joan Babcock's work and be inspired by her adventures in knotting.

PS: Joan will teach at Convergence, SS701 Fundamentals of Micro-macrame and UB105, Cavandoli Tapestry Knotting

3.24.2010

“Mingle at the Mansion” benefit for EVFAC

Join EspaƱola Valley Fiber Arts Center for New Mexico music, food and wine at The Governor’s Mansion in Santa Fe. Date and time is Friday, May 7, 2010 5:30pm to 7:00pm.

Tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information see the FLYER (PDF format this will open in a new window/tab) or contact EspaƱola Valley Fiber Arts Center (EVFAC.org)

3.16.2010

April Guild Meeting - Trashique by Nancy Judd

Tuesday, April 6th
Unitarian Church (Galisteo and Barcelona), Santa Fe
9:30 Social, 10:30 Program

Nancy Judd

A Toyota convertible soft-top jacket with electric wire “fur”, aluminum flowers and leaves from Coke cans sewn to a cocktail dress, garments made from phone book paper, cassette tapes, rusty nails, junk mail, and even crushed glass --- all by artist, Nancy Judd, to provide conservation education. Nancy went from recycling educator for the City of Santa Fe to the creation of her own company, Recycle Runway. Her “couture” creations have been exhibited in airports throughout the US and she has been commissioned by corporations such as Toyota and Coca-Cola. She created three garments from Obama campaign materials that were exhibited at the Green Inaugural Ball and other inaugural events, and the “Obamanos Coat” was selected for display in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

Nancy Judd will relate for us her truly fascinating story and exhibit and describe some of her creations. See her website at www.recyclerunway.com

3.05.2010

Contemporary Hand-woven Rugs

Member Sandy Voss will have a solo exhibition of her original rugs at Marigold Arts, 424 Canyon Rd., Santa Fe. from March 19-April 28.

Reception on Friday, March 19, 4-7. More info at (505) 982-
4142 or www.marigoldarts.com.

2.12.2010

March Meeting

Please remember that the March meeting is Saturday the 13th, after Susan Wilson's workshop, not on a Tuesday, and not on the first Saturday, either.

And I am so sorry I won't be there for either the workshop or the meeting, My husband picks our ski trips out long before we schedule our workshops, unfortunately. And the ski club we belong to is going to Snow Mass that week, so that's where we will be. I hope they have as much snow as my friends in MD and DC who are beginning to complain about their riches.

In case I didn't describe very well where Santa Fe Fabrics is, it is across from Trader Joe's and closer to the church where we meet than Trader Joe's is. It in the same bunch of stores as CVS, but at the west most end. Can you tell that right now I can't think of the name of any of those streets to save my soul?-Su