Our website address: www.khws.ca
Ontario Handweavers and Spinners – www.ohs.on.ca
Next Regular Meeting: October 10, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Portsmouth Town Hall
This Month’s Program: Short information session from the Fire Dept. to let us know about fire
safety issues.
Spinners Group: Spinning day will be on Wed. Oct. 3, 10am-3pm, at the home of Elaine
Horemans,
November-Nancy Carr
December-studio
January-Pat Hardy
Open Studio Dates: Thursdays
A big thank you to all those involved in weaving the blankets that were donated to the guild for
sale at whatever functions might come along. The folks who contributed to the donated blankets
are: mainly Doreen, Jackie, and Bridget but Doreen worked on all of them; also Jennifer,
Marisse, Susan, Jocelyne, Roberta, Elaine, all contributed to the warp. There were also monies
being donated to the guild for the sale of a blanket.
Show and Sale: Annual Show and Sale – November 16, 17, 18, 2012
What can you do right now to help out?
1. Take a couple of bookmarks and use them as your invitation to friends to come
2. Complete another project or two to put in the sale
3. Encourage others to join you at Open Studio and use the time to finish up projects
4. Keep the date open and sign up at the next regular meeting to help out. We will need people
to demonstrate weaving and spinning, helping shoppers on the floor, to set-up and to take down
the displays.
Every member can help out in some way and all help is appreciated and valued.
Blue tags (10 for a dollar), stuffing tags and consignment sheets are all available now. Brenda
Kuluk will be available at the October meeting with these items or you can get them at any Open
Studio.
If this is your first Show and Sale, you need a consignment number. The list of available
numbers will be posted in the Guild Hall. Please register your number on this list. Numbers that
have been previously assigned can also be checked on this list.
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Membership: We would like to thank Guylaine for her very fine work as membership person.
She took this on as a new member and did a very fine job under those challenging circumstances.
Thank you Guylaine!
Laurie Paquin, a brand-new member, has volunteered to be our new Membership person! This is
absolutely awesome and very much appreciated and we will all help her as much as we can as
she learns "the ropes". To make things as easy as possible, Guylaine (who also was a new
member at that time) has left her with well-organized material as to how she did things. I'm sure
that Laurie would welcome it, if anyone offers to work with her. Thank you Laurie!
KHWS Workshops: Hi everyone, here are the upcoming workshops. A pleasant reminder to
please sign up as soon as you know you want to take the workshop. We have to make decisions
about whether we can go forward, and to give the instructors time to prepare. So as not to be
disappointed, please sign up well before two weeks in advance of the workshop.
Introductory Spinning – Drop Spindle
Learn to use a drop spindle to produce usable yarn.
Date: Sat. Oct. 13, also offered when we have 4 participants signed up.
Times: 9 am. – 1 pm.
Instructor: Pat Hardy
Cost: $40.00 members, $45.00 non-members
Limit: 8
Spindle and materials supplied.
Introductory Weaving
Learn the basics of setting up and weaving on a floor loom, how to read and interpret a weaving pattern
and how to plan a project.
Dates: Friday – Sunday, Oct. 12 – 14, 2012
Times: Fri.6 pm.- 9 pm, Sat, Sun 9 am. – 4 pm.
Instructor: Roberta McKinney
Cost: $150.00 members, $175.00 non-members
Limit: 7
Loom and materials supplied.
Rug Workshop - Various Techniques
Each participant works on his/her own loom. Hand manipulated techniques will be practiced, such as
Soumak, Chaining, Boutonné, Rya and Kelim.
The loom controlled Flat Weaves include Plain Weave, Twill and Broken Twill, applying various colour
and weave effects.
Suggestions of suitable fibres, setts and weave structures for durable rugs will be offered; there will be
exercises in design, and how to finish the raw edges.
Dates: Saturday - Sunday, Oct 20 – 21, 2012
Times: 9:30 am. – 4:30 pm.
Instructor: Susi Reinink
Cost: $120.00 members, $140.00 non-members
Limit: TBA Materials: as per instructions
Luxurious Silk
Learn to spin several forms and types of silk to create yarns for knitting, weaving, and embroidery. Silk is
long and lustrous and you will be surprised at how easy it is to handle. Reel cocoons and make your own
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silk hankies for spinning. Silk is great added to other fibres in a blend or plied with other fibres for a
sparkle. Come and have fun creating yarns with silk.
Dates: Saturday – Sunday, Oct. 27 – 28, 2012
Times: Sat. 9 am – 4 pm, Sun 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Instructor: Beth Abbott
Cost: $100.00 members, $120.00 non-members
Materials: TBA
Felted Vessels
Explore how to felt a three dimensional project using a resist. Learn to add surface design elements to embellish
your work.
Date: Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012
Times: 9:15 am. – 4:30 pm
Instructor: Jackie Sylvester
Cost: $60.00 members, $70.00 non-members
Limit: 12 Materials Fee: TBA
Ceinture Fleché
Learn the old technique of ceinture fleché (finger weaving).
Date: Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012
Times: Sat. 9 am. – 4 pm.
Instructor: Polly Parker
Cost: $60.00 members, $70.00 non-members
Materials: $3.00
BWSG Coiled Shawl Pin workshop with Nancy Latchford, from London, ON
Date: October 10th, 2012
Time: 9 am to 3:00 pm
Place: Belleville Rec Centre, 116 Pinnacle St. Belleville
Cost: $55.00 & $ 5.00 for materials
Information: There has again been a suggestion that the meetings start 1/2 hour earlier - that is
at 6:30 for the social 1/2 hour and then the actual meeting at 7 rather than at 7:30. This is not to
allow people to drive during daylight hours because that is irrelevant in the winter (it's dark after
4:30) but so that people who live farther can get home at a more reasonable hour. We will take
an online vote about this issue after the Oct. meeting and before the Nov. meeting when the
results of the vote will be presented but notice is to be given now. Members will be given the
options of:
"earlier start" ( 6:30 social, 7:00 meeting)
"regular start" (7:00 social, 7:30 meeting)
Coming Events:
KHWS Annual Show and Sale: November 16, 17, 18, 2012
The Fall Fibre Affair, 2012 returns to the Fairfield-Gutzeit House in Bath October 13th and 14th,
10:00am to 4:00pm. The event features talented local artists in a variety of media: weaving, quilting,
felting, art-to-wear, spinning, fibre art, hand-dyed silks and new this year, pottery! The Red Cow Society
will provide refreshments in the historic dining room. The Fairfield-Gutzeit House is located in the
wonderful village of Bath, 341 Main Street, just 30 minutes west of Kingston and less than 20 minutes
from the Odessa 401 exit. Admission is free. This event is being held in conjunction with The Bath
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Artisan’s annual Fall Art Show and Exhibition in the St. John’s Hall and Bath Fire Station, 9 am-5p, both
days.
For Sale:
GREAT YARN SALE: Saturday, October 13, 10am-3pm
279 William Street, north off Victoria, Belleville, at the home of Beth and Nic Lambooy.
Cottons and orlecs - large selection of colours- $3/500gm.
Wools $3/skein and $5/cone.- 2/12 Merino cones; Some silk and linen & misc. beads.
Magazines $2 including recent issues of Knitters and Interweave Knits
Books; weaving ,spinning, knitting, beading, are all $5 unless specially
marked.
Some weaving equipment, bobbins, pickup sticks, shuttles
Wheels - Quebec antique & Belgium Flax wheel & antique wool winder
prices negotiable. Cash only!
Beth Lambooy was a long standing member of the Belleville Weavers & Spinners Guild. The
money raised, is being donated back to the guild, to use for future workshops. She had a great
love for historical, fashion weaving & knitting books. Below are photos of Beth's items for sale.
No prices, best offer.
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Intriguing Websites: The Tett website address is: http://www.tettcentre.org/ Please have a
look.
On the subject of the Tett, a big thank you goes out to Susan Gow for being the presenter for the
KHWS at the Pecha Kucha event.
“I crave to die with my hand at the spinning wheel.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
All submissions are gratefully received.
Deadline for newsletter submissions –September 25.
Send submissions to: Joan MacDonald,
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