June

And now it is JUNE!  Two weeks to ANWG 2025 Conference in Yakima!

We look forward to our end-of-the-guild-year Potluck Picnic, again generously hosted by Janet S, at her lovely home.  We will do the “installation” of our Officers who were elected last month, and will be appointing a member who volunteered to fill the Secretary position.  Thank you Kay!

We will have a Dog Daze Sale, but hold off on the Shawl Raffle because the Shawl will go to our guild booth at ANWG.  Our booth will reflect our tagline “Friends Making Fabulous Fabrics”, showing how we work together each year at the Sheep To Shawl activity at the Fair.

I am so excited about our Ice Dyeing activity at the picnic.  The colorful projects will be dyed, but must go home with the dyers to batch, so we won’t see what you did until later.  We will have a big show and tell in September, and if you send images, we can post them on the FB page.  Send those to Donna, or post them yourself.

Many of us from TWG are going to the ANWG Conference, and will have lots to share when we begin our year again in September.

We plan to participate in the Tacoma Arts Studio Days in October, by having an open house of weaving demos and activities at our meeting location at Saint Andrews.  We also plan to again have a sales booth at Arts At The Armory this fall.  Remember to weave items to sell there!

I have only one weaving project in process; my Family Reunion towels to give out in July.  My family has a historical connection to bar codes; my dad’s company pioneered some of the reading devices for them, so I was determined to create a readable code with our family name, using white and black cotton.  Another weaver had done this a few years ago, so I knew it was possible, but it was challenging to design the color order.  After making the code, I had to determine the smallest line to equal one thread wide, so that the rest of the code was in proportion.  I didn’t want to thread the loom and have the towels not be read-able. With a geeky engineering family like mine, most everyone will have a tiny scanner app on their phone!  I’m still in that “fingers crossed” mode, but will soon know if it works!  

Happy Summer Weaving!

Mimi

Mimi Anderson, TWG President 2024-2026

May

Four months of 2025 gone.  Only 1 month to ANWG in Yakima!

I admit to being distracted.  My new AVL K Loom finally arrived, and with help, we got the frame assembled.  The heddles/harnesses process is pretty slow, and, there are forty shafts!  It will be awhile until I get to weave something, but one day in the future!

We are finishing up our guild year, and I very much look forward to our member showcase by Bobbie Bronson.  I think Bobbie and I have been guild members for about the same number of years and I love to hear about her weavings and garments made.

We will have our election this month as it is our Annual Meeting, and be sadly saying farewell to Carol Thompson who has helped keep TWG together over these past years.  Carol isn’t leaving us, but is moving across country to Illinois.  We’ll get to see her on Zoom, and appreciate the continued service for TWG she will do as our webmaster!

I’m working on the ICE Dyeing project for our June Picnic at Janet Stanley’s home.  More details at the May Meeting, and via email.

I am be busy with Fashion Show entries, and sewing a piece for a display.  And hanging harness frames….. :o)

Enjoy the ever warming days, now it’s garden time!

But also keep on weaving.  Arts At the Armory will be here before you know it!

Mimi

Mimi Anderson, TWG President 2024-2025

April

Three months of 2025 gone.  Only 2 months to ANWG in Yakima!

My Tacoma loom is finishing up a scarf to be entered in the Juried Show at the conference.

My Megado loom is now weaving a warp for the collaborative effort that Pam and I are doing for the SWG booth.  We are going to put together a couple of hand woven textiles with some of Pam’s beautiful dyed cotton fabric.  It will be a tabard garment, a pattern by Sandra Betzina.  And the clock is ticking….

I’m looking forward to seeing all the samples that were woven at the recent workshop.  TWG members had the pleasure of learning from Nadine, as well as listening to her lovely voice.

Nadine Sanders, the Singing Weaver, has agreed to sing and play for conference attendees at The Webs We Wear fashion show opening night.  We still need more entries, and I’m sure they will come in soon — I know how long things take!

Enjoy the warming days, now it’s  garden time!

But also keep on weaving.  Arts At the Armory will be here before you know it!

Mimi

Mimi Anderson, TWG President 2024-2025

March

Two months of 2025 gone.  Only 3 months to ANWG in Yakima!

I was able to spend a week on vacation where it is warm/hot, and while I loved that get-away, I am happy to be back at the loom.

My Megado loom is weaving a narrow warp for the Complex Weavers Award streamers. It was an honor to be invited to weave these, only past winners are asked.  However, I found that a narrow warp can be a challenge.  Sett is a bit different than for a scarf or wider yardage.  Learning new things, as always.  I’m nearly finished, and will get that loom ready for the next project. 

TWG is fortunate to be having Nadine Sanders, the Singing Weaver, this month, talking to us at the meeting, and following with a two-day workshop on Saturday & Sunday.  Nadine is an excellent teacher – I know everyone will benefit from this class.

Enjoy the warming days, soon it will be garden time!

But for now, keep on weaving!

Mimi

Mimi Anderson, TWG President 2024-2025