Anchorage Weavers and Spinners Guild



Home About Coming Events Workshops Gallery of Events Join Members Only Classified Ads Links	The Anchorage Weavers and Spinners Guild is a non-profit organization dedicated to the encouragement of the fiber arts in Alaska. The guild seeks to promote the exhibition of fiber arts and to inform its members and the public through lectures, workshops and craft demonstrations. We hold monthly meetings from September through May, often featuring a guest speaker. at 10:00 a.m. the second Saturday of the month at the Anchorage Museum in the Reynolds Classroom. Other Guild activities include beginning weaving and spinning classes, workshops led by professional instructors, demonstration of weaving and spinning at local events, participation in the Alaska State Fair, and a spring and fall fiber retreat in cooperation with the Valley Fiber Arts Guild. We will resume our monthly Membership meetings this fall, on the second Saturday of September, and each month following. Contact us for more information, or watch for our late summer newsletter coming out the beginning of August. President's Message by Lorri Wright, 2010-2011 AWSG President Welcome to the Anchorage Weavers and Spinners Guild 2010/2011 New Year. We are very fortunate to be meeting in the Anchorage Museum again this year. I look forward to seeing you all in the Reynolds Classroom, September 11, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We have an exciting year planned! Kathryn Young has agreed to teach a beginning spinning class during Octobers National Spinning month. Renowned weaving teacher, Robyn Spady, will arrive in Anchorage to teach several of her classes in January, 2011. In April, 2011we will have the opportunity to showcase the great artistry and craftsmanship of the guild in the Fashion Show. We will also have several opportunities to sell our projects; The Denaina Center in November and after the Fashion Show in April. Intermixed with all these events, will be lots of opportunities to be inspired, learn from each other, and enjoy our member support and encouragement. We are truly blessed. It's Fair Time The AWSG performed spinning and weaving demonstrations at the State Fair on Friday, Saturday, and Suday, 27, 28 and 29 August. We demonstrated from 10AM to 8PM daily. If you have never done this before, come on down. It is a lot of fun. You get free entry into the fair, and parking passes to get you up close to Irvin Hall. You will have a blast, guaranteed. We are also soliciting demonstrators for the following week and weekend through the end of the fair. If you have the time, spend some of it at the fair during this time as well. I will be coordinating demonstrator reservations. I will need to know what days you want to demonstrate. I will also need to know your age. (Over 60 gets in at half price). As you plan your demo times, please get with other Guild members so that you can car pool if possible. This will save gas and limit the number of parking passes we will have to request. This is one of the premire times when the Guild gets to strut our stuff in front of a lot of people. Please support the effort if you can. A good time will be had by all. See you at the fair! Tom Hobbs Below Tom Hobbs, Past President of AWSG demonstrating spinning with a drop spindle. Photo by Marjorie McLaren Click for more photos of spinning at the 2009 Grass Roots Fair Trade Show. Click for 2009 Alaska State Fair Fiber Winners! Guild Library: The guild has a library of spinning and weaving books, videos and equipment available for rent to members. See members only page. Wrap by Nancy Perry Photo by Chris Arend © copyright 2009 AWSG \| PO Box 244055, Anchorage, AK 99524 \| Email Website by Conover Designs

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The Anchorage Weavers and Spinners Guild is a non-profit organization dedicated to the encouragement of the fiber arts in Alaska. The guild seeks to promote the exhibition of fiber arts and to inform its members and the public through lectures, workshops and craft demonstrations.

We hold monthly meetings from September through May, often featuring a guest speaker. at 10:00 a.m. the second Saturday of the month at the Anchorage Museum in the Reynolds Classroom. Other Guild activities include beginning weaving and spinning classes, workshops led by professional instructors, demonstration of weaving and spinning at local events, participation in the Alaska State Fair, and a spring and fall fiber retreat in cooperation with the Valley Fiber Arts Guild.

We will resume our monthly Membership meetings this fall, on the second Saturday of September, and each month following. Contact us for more information, or watch for our late summer newsletter coming out the beginning of August.

President's Message
by Lorri Wright, 2010-2011 AWSG President

Welcome to the Anchorage Weavers and Spinners Guild 2010/2011 New Year. We are very fortunate to be meeting in the Anchorage Museum again this year. I look forward to seeing you all in the Reynolds Classroom, September 11, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

We have an exciting year planned! Kathryn Young has agreed to teach a beginning spinning class during Octobers National Spinning month. Renowned weaving teacher, Robyn Spady, will arrive in Anchorage to teach several of her classes in January, 2011. In April, 2011we will have the opportunity to showcase the great artistry and craftsmanship of the guild in the Fashion Show. We will also have several opportunities to sell our projects; The Denaina Center in November and after the Fashion Show in April. Intermixed with all these events, will be lots of opportunities to be inspired, learn from each other, and enjoy our member support and encouragement. We are truly blessed.

It's Fair Time

The AWSG performed spinning and weaving demonstrations at the State Fair on Friday, Saturday, and Suday, 27, 28 and 29 August. We demonstrated from 10AM to 8PM daily. If you have never done this before, come on down. It is a lot of fun. You get free entry into the fair, and parking passes to get you up close to Irvin Hall. You will have a blast, guaranteed.

We are also soliciting demonstrators for the following week and weekend through the end of the fair. If you have the time, spend some of it at the fair during this time as well.

I will be coordinating demonstrator reservations. I will need to know what days you want to demonstrate. I will also need to know your age. (Over 60 gets in at half price). As you plan your demo times, please get with other Guild members so that you can car pool if possible. This will save gas and limit the number of parking passes we will have to request.

This is one of the premire times when the Guild gets to strut our stuff in front of a lot of people. Please support the effort if you can. A good time will be had by all.

S

ee you at the fair!
Tom Hobbs

Below Tom Hobbs, Past President of AWSG demonstrating spinning with a drop spindle. Photo by Marjorie McLaren
Click for more photos of spinning at the 2009 Grass Roots Fair Trade Show.

Click for 2009 Alaska State Fair Fiber Winners!

Guild Library: The guild has a library of spinning and weaving books, videos and equipment available for rent to members. See members only page.

Wrap by Nancy Perry
Photo by Chris Arend

© copyright 2009 AWSG | PO Box 244055, Anchorage, AK 99524 | Email
Website by Conover Designs