Tapestry/Navajo/Backstrap Study Group
MCC Indigenous Weaving is a study group for tapestry and Navajo loom weaving. General meetings are held on the Second Saturday of each month from 9:00 am-12:00 pm at Mesa Community College main campus on Southern/Dobson in Mesa (1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa AZ 85202) at the Social Cultural (SC) Building #14 in room SC-30. All weavers are welcome – bring your supplies and weave with us. We have plenty of room! Do come and join us. See our Face Book page: MCC Tapestry and Navajo Study Group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/500724433452424 Our Guild also has a Face Book page: Telaraña Weavers and Spinners Guild, https://www.facebook.com/groups/371232296224033 I hope you are a member of that also.
PLEASE COLLECT:
Coffee cans/lids or plastic containers/lids to put coffee grounds and peelings of vegetables/fruit. The MCC Red Mountain has a newly planted orchard with 9 fruit trees and has started a compost pile. The containers will be sent home with students to collect this material. Give to Sharie.
Boxes or we used to call them flats. When you are in the grocery stores, look down the beverage aisle and see if a soda pop representative is filling product. He/she will be happy to have you take the boxes. We need them for our children’s weaving project at Pueblo Grande Museum in February. Sharie is collecting these and will pre-cut them so they are ready to be warped.
Yarn suitable for Navajo weaving and tools (Forks) to be sent to Tohatchi High School in New Mexico. They have a class in Navajo weaving for interested students. They always need yarn and tools. A one-ply wool yarn like Brown Sheep brand or handspun is what is needed. Give to Sharie to mail.
Weavers Study Group
The Weavers Study Group meets on the 3rd Monday of the month in a member’s home or at a community room. We review books and videos together, share tips and techniques, have a detailed show-and-tell, and collectively offer suggestions when someone is in a quandary.
Last year’s weavers study group was focused on making wearables from handwoven fabric. We know that it is common to have a mental block when it comes to cutting into handwoven fabric. We discussed suitable fabrics, weave patterns, fibers, reinforcement techniques and sewing patterns. Several experienced members showed us examples of garments they had produced in the past. As the year progressed, several group members showed us patterns and or patterns they planned to use. We plan to show our finished garments at the October Telaraña meeting.
Contact Winnie Johnson or Nancy Ryan if you want more information, telarana.az@gmail.com
Jane Stafford Study Group – Lee Killpack
Focusing on the Jane Stafford online classes
Last Guild year we successfully finished our study and application of Jane Stafford’s first season of her School of Weaving online classes. Everyone learned so much both from her videos and from each other. It was a great year! We will be covering all of Season 2 which lays the foundations of Color and Design.
This study group will be of interest to all from beginning weavers to experienced. I’m always excited to learn a new weaving tip and no matter how long I have been weaving there are always more things to learn. The Study Group could go over one or two lessons per month. What a great way to support each other! Jane Stafford has created an online weaving program called the School of Weaving. The lessons are available on most all devices. She currently has 10 years recorded with 10 lessons per year. All 10 years will be available to you with your 1 year subscription. Check her out at https://janestaffordtextiles.com/ . For continued participation you will need to invest in her Weaving School. We hope you will have watched her online video each month prior to our meeting to aide in our discussion.
Meetings will be at 1:00 pm the 3rd Wednesday of each month at Lee Killpack’s home. Our first meeting will be October 21st and we will be discussing Season 2, Episode 1. Hoping to see you there!
If you are interested and have any questions, text Lee Killpack and I will call or text you back.
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