2007 - 2008 EVENTS & PROGRAMS
The Pikes Peak Weavers' Guild meets the second Friday of each month from September through May at the Mountain View Church of Christ, 1080 E. LaSalle St at Paseo in Colorado Springs, CO (unless otherwise indicated).
Come for coffee, socializing and library time at 9:00 am. The business meeting starts at 9:30; the program begins at 11 AM. Click and drag on the map below for more location information.
Meetings and Programs
- July 20, 2007 Warp dyeing workshop
- August 8, 2007 PPWG Board Meeting
- September 14, 2007 PPWG Regular Meeting - Bobbie Julsen: Navajo Weaving
- September 14, 2007 Entries due for exhibit at CommonWheel Gallery
- October 1 – 7, 2007 Spinning and Weaving Week
- October 5, 2007 PPWG Exhibit opens at CommonWheel Gallery, Manitou Springs
- October 12, 2007 PPWG Regular Meeting - Bobbie Irwin: Iridescence in Weaving
- October 13, 2007 PPWG One-day workshop - Bobbie Irwin: Iridescence
- November 9, 2007 PPWG Regular Meeting - Jane Rock Contanza: Photographing your Handwovens
- November 11, 2007 PPWG Exhibit closes at CommonWheel Gallery, Manitou Springs
- December 14, 2007 PPWG Regular Meeting - Kathleen Orr: What's new for 2008. Plus fundraising stash sale and South of the Border Potluck
- December 15, 2007 Living with Beauty: Handwoven Textiles for the Home - juried show entry deadline
- January 11, 2008 PPWG Regular Meeting - Judi Arndt: Hill Tribe Costumes from Laos, Viet Nam, and China
- February 08, 2008 PPWG Regular Meeting - Linda G. Lugenbill: The Basket Scene German Style and Afternoon Mini Workshop: Colorado Tea Basket
- March 11-13, 2008 PPWG Annual Workshop - Betsy Blumenthal:: Two Sides Are Better Than One
- April 11, 2008 PPWG Regular Meeting - Carol Wilkinson: Guatemalan Women and Their Weaving
- April 25,2008 Bedspreads and Beyond Reception
- April 26, 2008 Coverlet Exhibit (Bedspreads and Beyond) opens at Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
- May 09, 2008 PPWG Regular Meeting - Judi Arndt and Debbi Holdeman: Celebrate! Luncheon
- June 13, 2008 Living with Beauty: Handwoven Textiles for the Home opens at BAC
- July 26, 2008 Living with Beauty: Handwoven Textiles for the Home closes at BAC
- August 17, 2008 Coverlet Exhibits closes at CSPM
PPWG ANNUAL WORKSHOP
Two Layers are Better than One - - March 11 - 13, 2008
Instructor: Betsy Blumenthal
Participants will explore double-sided textiles that combine the bold patterning of warp-faced and weft-faced weave structures. This workshop introduces a collection of weave structures that allow both both warp-faced and weft-faced areas on the face of a fabric. Included are twill weaves, double-weaves and tied weave structures that require from 4 up to 16 shafts to weave. The focus of the presentation will be on the visual potential of these several structures.
This workshop explores four versatile double-faced weave structures.
1. Interlocked 4-Shaft Double-faced Twill.- 2. 8-Shaft Turned Twill.
- 3. 8-Shaft 2-Block Double Weave.
- 4. Tied Lampas Weave” A block weave for t or more shafts. This weave has 1 block on 4 shafts, and with more shafts you can weave another block for each additional 2 shafts; This means 3 blocks on 8 shafts, 5 blocks on 12 shafts, or 7 blocks on 16 shafts, etc. There will be several different threading provided for this weave structure.
We will thread the looms ahead of time, with extra warp for trading looms during the workshop. Participants will concentrate on the weave structure that they have threaded, experimenting with treadlings and exploring color and design possibilities. We will use the samples to develop future projects and explorations.
About Betsy
Betsy Blumenthal is a textile artist who has been exploring the intersection of weaving and dyeing for over 30 years. She holds an MFA in Textiles from Indiana University and co-authored Hands on Dyeing. Betsy was an Adjunct Professor in the School of Fine Arts at Indiana University and has taught at many workshops at conferences and elsewhere across the United States. She weaves wall pieces, unique wearable art pieces and textiles for the home.
She has received awards for her work including First Prize in the Tsunami Yardage Exhibit at Convergence 2002, Juror’s Award in the Lines into Shapes 2005 show at the Art Center of Estes Park, Honorable Mention in Small Expression at Convergence 2004, and the award for Best Use of Color in Fiber Celebration 2003 in Estes Park. Betsy’s work has participated in a number juried shows and invitational exhibits, and has been featured in several one-person shows at The Gallery in Bloomington, Indiana. She lives in Boulder, Colorado and is a full-time fiber-artist.
Her current interests include the differential shrinkage properties of fibers and combining color with structure in double layered fabrics.
Contact: WW Walker, corancher1999@yahoo.com
