Wabash Weavers Guild

MEETING PROGRAMS FOR 2026: all meetings begin at 9 AM

All this year’s meetings will be held at the Arts Federation Building

Jan. 16:  Favorite Fiber, plus Introduction to the 2026 Challenge with Peggy F.

Feb. 20:  Program: “Krogbragd”, by Sandi Lemon (Tabby Tree)  (Peggy)(snow date:  March)

Mar. 20:  Book Club:  Individuals report (5 min) on a book from our library.   (Carleen)(snow date:  Feb.)

April 17 :  Shadow Weave – Mindy McCain   (Vilija)

May 15:   Navajo Weaving with Susan Smith  (Janelle)

June 19:  Workshop: Make a Book Cover with Sue Hodge

July 17:  Zoom: Textile Adventure in Peru + Double Weaving on a backstrap loom with Jennifer Moore doubleweaver (Carleen)

Aug 21:   “Make a Pattern of Your Own”: Weaving Design on FiberWorks  byJanelle Ohlemiller

Sept 18:   Rag Rug Weaving with Jan Young  (Carleen)

Oct 16:   2026 Challenge Presentation:  Weave with a Fiber “New”  to you.

Nov. 20:   Towel Exchange,  Holiday Luncheon and “Make and Take” 

Past PROGRAMS FOR 2025: all meetings, except February, begin at 9 AM

All this year’s meetings will be held at the Arts Federation Building. Enter through the side door from the parking lot [ring the bell to get in]- go up to the first floor.

Some of the meetings below will be in the “Dance” room, rather than our regular room Both are on the same first floor from the parking lot. Also, February meeting time is changed to 11:30AM- 3 PM.

• Jan. 17 2025 Challenge and “Tips and Tricks”. [art room] The challenge for this year is “BUTTON UP!” The guild has an old valise of buttons that were used by a button salesman. Use them or anything in your stash to embellish something you will weave, or have woven, with buttons. This should be a fun, anything goes project.
• Feb. 21 11:30 AM to 3 PM Weaving Video [art room – bring a sack lunch]
• Mar. 21 “Tapestry” with a video by Nancy Harvey, with a demo following by Carleen [Dance Room]
• April 18 “Profile Drafts” with in-meeting speaker – Mindy McCain [art room]
• May 16 “Summer and Winter” with Zoom speaker – Laurie Duxbury [art room]
• June 20 In house program with Ryoko – “Pictorial Plain Weave” [Dance room]
• July 18 “Benefits of Using Weaving Software”, with member Elaine C. [art room]
• Aug 15 “Tapestry Box” An all day workshop [Dance room] Go to Tapestry_eBook.pdf for really great info on tapestry techniques and “weaving a box” which we will all try at the workshop!
• Sept 19 “Dräll”, a short look at a few Swedish weave structures.
• Oct 17 2025 Challenge Presentation “Button Up” Show & Tell [art room]
• Nov. 21 18th Annual Towel Exchange and Holiday Luncheon [Dance room] For those interested, we will have a “Make & Take” – weaving a Paper Swedish Star. IF you have the following, bring them to use and to share: *cutting mat *rotary cutter *see thru ruler like quilters use *any other kind of paper cutter *scissors *paper glue -some glues will be available – a “quick tack” is best *clip-type clothes pins or the plastic ones quilters use. All paper to use will be supplied.

Past Programs for 2024 All meetings begin at 9AM.

All meetings are held at the Arts Federation Building in Lafayette, Indiana, except the August meeting which will be a workshop at a members home.

The Guild Challenge for the Year is: “Weave Your Story”. Any interpretation of this theme is acceptable and encouraged. Members will share their weaving at the October meeting.

January 19 “Transparencies”

February 16 “Gamps“

March 15 “Uzbek Ikat: The Personal Saga of an Exceptional Cloth” a documentary by Marilyn Romatka

April 19  Dorothy’s Stash: Threads and Yarns for Members. Plus, program on “Double Faced Twill”

May 17 “Ikat Demonstration“

June 21 Robyn Spady ”Passementerie” A zoom talk. spadystudios.com

July 19 ”Finishing Techniques for Weaving”

Aug 16 Warp Painting Workshop at a members home

 Bring a ready made warp in either cotton, linen, tencel, rayon – no wool or silk. Limit your warp to 6 yards in length and 20 or so inches in width, just so that we hopefully don’t run out of dye. You can make it smaller/narrower, or have two narrow ones that you can then mix when warping. Bring an extra warp if you like for any left over dyes after everyone has made one warp [or one set of two small warps]. We’ll have 10 colors which include the basic 3, plus some others. You will be able to mix these colors to suit yourself. You will need to bring:

• your warp wet – we will soak in soda ash here
• a container or bags to take your warp home wet
• rubber gloves if you want – we do have some gloves in an L and XL size.
• a luncheon dish to share – drinks will be provided
• nice weather like last year!

Sept 20 Carol James “Sprang: From Ancient Times to Today” A zoom talk sashweaver.com

Oct 18 ”Weave Your Story” member sharing

Nov 15 Holiday Luncheon and Annual Towel Exchange