December 2020
Diablo Weavers Guild, based in Walnut Creek, will be meeting via Zoom on the third of Friday of the month from September 2020 through June 2021, 10:00 am until noon or a little later. We do not meet in July and August.
Membership:
Dues for the year, September 2020 - June 2021, are $30 per person; $40 per family.
If joining after January, dues are $15.
Current members please send your dues by mail to Kris.
New members and guests are welcome. Let us know if you would like to attend a meeting and we will send you the link to join the Zoom meeting.Contact: carol.gray@gmail.com
Diablo Weavers Meeting Friday, December 18, 2020
Our December meeting will be at 10 am on Friday, December 18, the third Friday of the month. You will receive an email Zoom invite before then.
December Gathering on Zoom
Our December "meeting" will be an informal gathering with a short business meeting and a holiday related "show and tell", sharing holiday ideas and any projects you have finished or have in progress. If you have something to share, please send photos in to Vilija to compile for viewing (details below).
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Each month for sharing, photos for Diablo should be sent to Vilija by noon on the Thursday before each meeting. That gives her enough time to get the last minute ones in. The sooner, the better for her. However, she said that she can definitely handle “last minute”.
If members have a preference on how they want their pics shown, they should include info on that.
Richmond Art Center
58th Annual Holiday Arts Festival
Online Crafts Festival
The Holiday Arts Festival returns in 2020 with an online event! Click on the link below to view the event schedule and artist listings.
Arts and Crafts Hub
richmondartcenter.org/haf/online
November 9 - December 31
Mayan Weavers Cooperative Online Sale
Jolom Mayaetik at the Hillside Club
Charlene Woodcock gave a presentation for Diablo several years ago about her work with the Jolom Mayaetik Weavers Cooperative. Here is an update from her about the annual holiday sale.
Some of you will have visited the Hillside Club in Berkeley for the annual Holiday Art Sale, which this year is accessible online. As you think about holiday gifts, I hope you’ll scroll through the photos of handwoven textiles from the Jolom Mayaetik weavers’ cooperative for possibilities. There was a good response to the email I sent out in August, when I learned of the significant loss of income for the weavers as the pandemic closed markets. I hope many of you will find something among the cooperative’s work that would please someone you know. I can provide small cards for gift purchases that give a brief history of the cooperative. To arrange for a purchase, email me at charlene@woodynet.net.
https://bhcweb.wixsite.com/hillsideclub/charlene-woodcock
Looms for Sale
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FOR SALE: Gilmore GEM II, a compact loom, 8 and 10. Excellent condition.
It has wheels and moves easily through doorways. Included with the loom are two stainless steel reeds (10 and 12), a Gilmore boat shuttle, 400 inserted-eye metal heddles, and two dozen Texsolv treadle cord/arrow sets.
Also included is also a top tray with a light.
Loom is in the Berkeley area.
Contact:
Liz Keefe by email or text: lizkeefe@gmail.com or text 415.260.9150. No phone calls please.
$1950.00
FROM THE GILMORE WEBSITE: GEM II
"This loom is a "jack" type loom. It has 8 harnesses and 10 treadles.
It has a generous shed and accommodates 23 1/2" inch reeds. The GEM II weaves 22 inches wide. It is made so the weaver can sit in a regular chair and weave. The woven cloth goes up around a "knee bar" then to the cloth beam. This keeps the cloth away from your knees and allows even the tallest of weavers to sit
comfortably into the loom.
The front cloth beam is a ratchet type, with the advance handle on the right side. The warp beam has a cable on a hardwood drum friction brake. This brake can be released from the front, using a foot pedal, or released from the back where there is also a brake release pedal."
Unfolded dimensions: 29"W x 34"H x 33" D
Folded dimensions: 29"W x 38"H x 29"D
Weight 52 lb.
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Glimakra Standard Counterbalance (1985) , 47 Inch (120cm) - $1500
Note: Originally posted for sale in November, still available as of December 30,
Pleasanton, CA
Pick up only. (loom breaks down)
4 Shaft, 6 treadles
Includes:
Height adjustable bench
Approximately 270 Texsolve Heddles (recently Updated)
New tie up kit
12 , 10 , and 8 dent reed
Ronja warping frame for back of loom
Raddle
Mallet
32 inch wood temple
20 warping stick
Lease sticks
Nonskid rubber feetFabric protector board (front beam)
3 books related to Swedish looms to get you started
I am the third owner. This loom is in good working condition and I am using it now. One lower lamm is worn but does not cause any issues.
Contact: Vtvickers@gmail.com OR Virginiavickers@yahoo.com
Phone: 925-698-4428
Gilmore Floor loom
This is a Gilmore Floor Loom with a 32" weaving width and 4 harnesses. See the below website for further information and photos of the loom below.
https://www.gilmorelooms.com/MapleFloor.html
Contact Kim Goldsmith: kimberlyjeanjackson@gmail.com
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Gilmore Floor Loom - A great loom seeking new owner
Gilmore Floor Loom, in Sebastopol and can be delivered.
This is a Gilmore Floor Loom in excellent condition. 6 treadles, 32" weaving width and 4 harnesses.
There is also a supply of yarn to go along with it.
Contact:
Donna
818.913.4929