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2022-2023 FiberArts Guild Meetings Schedule
First Fridays September through May Meetings rotate between Buena Vista and Salida. Members and their guests welcome. Join Us! Times: 9:30 Open Forum - announcements 10:00 Member show and tell 10:30 Program 11:30 Business Meeting Meeting Locations: See Maps below. |
Program calendar
Aug. 26, 2022 *** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE LAST FRIDAY IN AUGUST AND WILL REPLACE OUR SEPT. MEETING***
Location: River Park Pavillion E Main St, Buena Vista, CO 81211 (near the sports fields)
Program: Picnic (bring your own food and drinks); Introductions of Board members; Summer Projects Show and Tell; Announce this year's guild Challenge; Info on upcoming programs
Oct. 7, 2022
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Salida United Methodist Church 228 E 4th St, Salida, CO 81201
The program for this month will be to make our own name tags. The idea is for you to show a bit of your personality and love of fiber in the making of your personalized name tag.
We will have some materials available at the meeting, but please bring your own to use and/or share. Definitely bring scissors and needles for sewing by hand, and knitting needles or a crochet hook if you think you might need them.
Materials that will be on hand: yarn, fabric, ribbon, and embroidery thread.
Equipment we will have at the church: a sewing machine (we could use a 2nd one), thread, needles, a sewing box with misc. items, a hole punch, glue gun, quick-dry adhesive, heavy weight pellon (for stiffening the name tag), a couple of pairs of scissors, name badge magnets for securing your nametag safely to your clothes, and a rotary cutter and mat.
We could use the following additional equipment: a 2nd sewing machine, a small hand loom, a table top ironing board and iron.
Nov. 4, 2022
Location: Colorado Wool Company Mill in Villa Grove, CO
Program: Field trip to tour the Colorado Wool Company mill in Villa Grove
We will meet at 9:30am in the Lagree's Parking lot in Poncha Springs (corner of Hwy 50 and 285) for carpooling.
Dec. 2, 2022
Location: Poncha Springs Town Hall, 330 Burnett St. Poncha Springs, CO
Program: Holiday Party - Potluck
11 AM – 2 PM. Kathy Buono has sign-up sheets for main dishes, side dishes, desserts, snacks, set-up, decorations and clean-up. Kathy may be contacted at: buonokathy@gmail.com. If you are assisting with decorations, Kathy requests your presence at 9:30 am to help get everything setup. Kathy has lots of decorations but if anybody wants to volunteer some just for the party, please tell Kathy. If you are participating in the gift exchange (a nice gift vice a gag gift) there is a $20 limit. Participation is optional but of course, you’ll have more fun if you do! Also, in order to facilitate clean-up and not to contribute to the landfill, please bring your own plates, cups and utensils.
Jan. 6, 2023
Location: Buena Vista Congregational United Church of Christ 217 Crossman Ave, Buena Vista, CO 81211
Program: Stretching/Yoga for fiber artists
Join Jenna Pfinston with jalaBlu Yoga + Collective Healing for a 45 minute ALL LEVEL yoga class. This class will focus on strengthening and opening up the wrists, hands, and shoulders so you can continue longevity with your fiber artist ways. Jenna will also invite you back into the power of your breath and body so you stay connected to other tools to help support your journey.
Feb. 3, 2023
Location: Salida United Methodist Church 228 E 4th St, Salida, CO 81201
Program: Botanical Printing for Fiber - Using Nature as Surface Design for Weavers, Felters and Quilters.
Do you love nature? Want to bring those images into your fiber world? Carol’s presentation through slides and hands-on examples will show her journey into botanical printing using leaves, flowers, seed pods and other natural materials to create patterns on wool, silk, and cotton fabrics.
There will also be a trunk show of Carol’s designs for sale, after her presentation.
Mar. 3, 2023
Location: Buena Vista Congregational United Church of Christ 217 Crossman Ave, Buena Vista, CO 81211
Program: Revisiting an Ancient Craft: History and Techniques of Feltmaking
Presenter: Deb Tewell
From adhesive dots to marker tips, from sound insulation to works of art, felt is one of the world’s oldest and most underappreciated textiles. Many of us remember felt from childhood, yet the US has no tradition of feltmaking like Scandinavian and Asian countries do. A renewed interest in natural fibers has brought felting to the forefront in the last few decades.
This presentation will trace this craft’s ancient beginnings to its modern twists and innovations. Focusing on wearables and everyday household uses, we will look at some techniques that have recently taken felting to a higher level of sophistication.
Location: River Park Pavillion E Main St, Buena Vista, CO 81211 (near the sports fields)
Program: Picnic (bring your own food and drinks); Introductions of Board members; Summer Projects Show and Tell; Announce this year's guild Challenge; Info on upcoming programs
Oct. 7, 2022
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Salida United Methodist Church 228 E 4th St, Salida, CO 81201
The program for this month will be to make our own name tags. The idea is for you to show a bit of your personality and love of fiber in the making of your personalized name tag.
We will have some materials available at the meeting, but please bring your own to use and/or share. Definitely bring scissors and needles for sewing by hand, and knitting needles or a crochet hook if you think you might need them.
Materials that will be on hand: yarn, fabric, ribbon, and embroidery thread.
Equipment we will have at the church: a sewing machine (we could use a 2nd one), thread, needles, a sewing box with misc. items, a hole punch, glue gun, quick-dry adhesive, heavy weight pellon (for stiffening the name tag), a couple of pairs of scissors, name badge magnets for securing your nametag safely to your clothes, and a rotary cutter and mat.
We could use the following additional equipment: a 2nd sewing machine, a small hand loom, a table top ironing board and iron.
Nov. 4, 2022
Location: Colorado Wool Company Mill in Villa Grove, CO
Program: Field trip to tour the Colorado Wool Company mill in Villa Grove
We will meet at 9:30am in the Lagree's Parking lot in Poncha Springs (corner of Hwy 50 and 285) for carpooling.
Dec. 2, 2022
Location: Poncha Springs Town Hall, 330 Burnett St. Poncha Springs, CO
Program: Holiday Party - Potluck
11 AM – 2 PM. Kathy Buono has sign-up sheets for main dishes, side dishes, desserts, snacks, set-up, decorations and clean-up. Kathy may be contacted at: buonokathy@gmail.com. If you are assisting with decorations, Kathy requests your presence at 9:30 am to help get everything setup. Kathy has lots of decorations but if anybody wants to volunteer some just for the party, please tell Kathy. If you are participating in the gift exchange (a nice gift vice a gag gift) there is a $20 limit. Participation is optional but of course, you’ll have more fun if you do! Also, in order to facilitate clean-up and not to contribute to the landfill, please bring your own plates, cups and utensils.
Jan. 6, 2023
Location: Buena Vista Congregational United Church of Christ 217 Crossman Ave, Buena Vista, CO 81211
Program: Stretching/Yoga for fiber artists
Join Jenna Pfinston with jalaBlu Yoga + Collective Healing for a 45 minute ALL LEVEL yoga class. This class will focus on strengthening and opening up the wrists, hands, and shoulders so you can continue longevity with your fiber artist ways. Jenna will also invite you back into the power of your breath and body so you stay connected to other tools to help support your journey.
Feb. 3, 2023
Location: Salida United Methodist Church 228 E 4th St, Salida, CO 81201
Program: Botanical Printing for Fiber - Using Nature as Surface Design for Weavers, Felters and Quilters.
Do you love nature? Want to bring those images into your fiber world? Carol’s presentation through slides and hands-on examples will show her journey into botanical printing using leaves, flowers, seed pods and other natural materials to create patterns on wool, silk, and cotton fabrics.
There will also be a trunk show of Carol’s designs for sale, after her presentation.
Mar. 3, 2023
Location: Buena Vista Congregational United Church of Christ 217 Crossman Ave, Buena Vista, CO 81211
Program: Revisiting an Ancient Craft: History and Techniques of Feltmaking
Presenter: Deb Tewell
From adhesive dots to marker tips, from sound insulation to works of art, felt is one of the world’s oldest and most underappreciated textiles. Many of us remember felt from childhood, yet the US has no tradition of feltmaking like Scandinavian and Asian countries do. A renewed interest in natural fibers has brought felting to the forefront in the last few decades.
This presentation will trace this craft’s ancient beginnings to its modern twists and innovations. Focusing on wearables and everyday household uses, we will look at some techniques that have recently taken felting to a higher level of sophistication.
Apr. 7, 2023
Location: TBD
Program: All About Buttons
We plan to meet with the Monarch Quilter's Guild for a combined program. Kathy Buono, along with other member(s) of the Colorado State Button Society, will present a program that covers the history of buttons, what collectors are looking for, the different materials that buttons are made from, how to tell the age of a button, etc. Bring any buttons that you would like to know more about. If you have certain things you would like to know about buttons contact Kathy at buonokathy@gmail.com and that can be included in the presentation.
The Colorado State Button Society's Annual show will be held 15-16 April in Denver. Admission is free and you will not be disappointed. Many dealers will be selling their buttons, competition trays will be displayed along with winning trays, and a competition category of 'No Harm" button use is always interesting. Let Kathy know if you are interested in attending.
May 5, 2023
Location: Buena Vista Congregational United Church of Christ 217 Crossman Ave, Buena Vista, CO 81211
Program: Review 2022-2023 Guild Challenge Finished Objects, elect new board positions
Location: TBD
Program: All About Buttons
We plan to meet with the Monarch Quilter's Guild for a combined program. Kathy Buono, along with other member(s) of the Colorado State Button Society, will present a program that covers the history of buttons, what collectors are looking for, the different materials that buttons are made from, how to tell the age of a button, etc. Bring any buttons that you would like to know more about. If you have certain things you would like to know about buttons contact Kathy at buonokathy@gmail.com and that can be included in the presentation.
The Colorado State Button Society's Annual show will be held 15-16 April in Denver. Admission is free and you will not be disappointed. Many dealers will be selling their buttons, competition trays will be displayed along with winning trays, and a competition category of 'No Harm" button use is always interesting. Let Kathy know if you are interested in attending.
May 5, 2023
Location: Buena Vista Congregational United Church of Christ 217 Crossman Ave, Buena Vista, CO 81211
Program: Review 2022-2023 Guild Challenge Finished Objects, elect new board positions
Map of Meeting Locations:
Buena Vista: Congregational United Church of Christ, 217 Crossman Street
Buena Vista: Congregational United Church of Christ, 217 Crossman Street
Salida: First United Methodist Church, 288 E. 4th St.
Poncha Springs Town Hall, 333 Burnett Ave., Poncha Springs
Buena Vista Community Recreation Center, 715 E. Main St., Buena Vista
