Christmas Party Potluck and Ornament Exchange

 What a Wonderful Afternoon with friends, the food was amazing, should we make a recipe page on our blog? Great ornaments exchanged and fun show and tell.

First the food:

And then the Ornament Exchange:

And Show and Tell

Linda has started a new hobby making pottery at the Arts Council. Very well done
for her first attempts.

One 

One of Nancy's baskets  was recognized at the AMB Exhibit in Grand  Rapids
for her excellence in Naturals.
See the Exhibit at this link:

Michigan Basket Makers Events

She also took a class and made a Chainmail Sterling Bracelet.

Priscilla made this picture of the Red Dock Cafe by first putting some paint on denim and
then stitching the black lines.  She intends to give it to the owners as they have recently closed.
Very Special.

Priscilla also brought several samples of felting with stitches, makes the felting very interesting.

Wendy made the wooly pine tree.

Wooly Tree Kit and Videos

available at Sarafina Fiber Art

click on the link above

Wendy also made this gnome on an embroidery machine.
Design by Sweet Pea Designs

Making Garments with Handwoven Fabrics

Hat and Mitten Tree at
First Reformed Church

They will take donations.

A Journey with the Woodland Weavers & Spinning Guild’s Garment Study Group: From Pattern Selection to Finished Garment

 Presenters: Judi Pulver and Margaret Jager

Judi and Margaret gave us a great look into making garments from Handwoven fabric, or any loosely woven type fabric.  The following pictures and screenshots will give you a good amount of information.

Clicking on the pictures will enlarge them. 

This is the pattern they recommend, can be purchased  online.

Judi explaining the process.

Fabrics waiting to be sewn into a jacket.
If you are interested in woven clothing Judi recommended following Sarah Howard.
She is on Etsy, Instagram and Facebook.

This is a Handmade spun and woven Alpaca Jacket that a friend of Margaret's had made years ago.

Hard to see, but the outside is all fuzzy from wear, interesting to see the inside pattern.

Margaret explained the techniques she used.

Show and Tell

We had lots of interesting show and tell items, most related to weaving.

Jean shows weaving with a Kumihimo disk

Jean explains the jacket she made with woven fabric.

Susan made lots of hats while recovering from knee surgery.

Suzanne perfecting her bird design

Kay brought two beautiful handwoven vests that she purchased.

Jennifer with new doll face designs from the wonderful fabric she bought in Japan.

Wendy shows off a coat she double wove with wool yarn about 30 years ago.

Liz wove a beautiful full length very heavy and warm vest.  Each little square is like a little pocket.

These 3 woven items are examples of  Swedish tapestry that Priscilla did years ago.
Priscilla wove the top she has on. It is a crackle weave woven with rayon chenille.

This Swedish Tapestry is a picture from a magazine from the Museum displaying her piece.

Another picture of quite a large Swedish tapestry.

Smaller examples of Swedish Tapestry, very intense weaving.

Click on this to go to the Museum Page
Be sure to click the little circles under the picture for more pictures.