November 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, November 20, 2020
Our November meeting will be at 10 am on Friday, November 20, the third Friday of the month. You will receive an email Zoom invite before then.
November Program
Video Presentation with Linda Adamson About Weaving Gamps
New weavers have often been encouraged to weave a gamp or two to explore not only color interactions, but also structure interactions. Linda talks about weaving twills and overshot gamps, with colorful threads and monochrome threads. Even experienced weavers can take a step back to do some explorations of this useful exercise. Linda will not be speaking to us in person, but if anyone has questions or comments on Gamp weaving, we certainly have lots of experienced weavers in our Guild to have a discussion. If you have some Gamps you have woven, send photos in to Vilija for Show & Tell.
A simple 4S twill gamp with 6 colors and 5 twills
An Overshot gamp
A neutral warp and weft twill gamp
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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
Update: outdoor sale cancelled
Your safety is really important to us. In light of the rapid increase of Covid-19 cases in Richmond, we have decided to cancel the in-person Ceramics Sale and Curbside Vendor Market for our Holiday Arts Festival at Richmond Art Center.
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
Schacht 8-shaft Mighty Wolf floor loom
SOLD
Schacht 8-shaft Mighty Wolf floor loom, 36” weaving width, with 10 treadles.
$1800, pickup in Oakland.
Loom has stroller wheels for easy moving, and folds to about 18" for storage. The loom was built in 2007 and has been lightly used; it is in great shape. Comes with 2 stainless steel reeds (8 dent and 10 dent), Schacht raddle, 1000 stainless steel heddles, 3 apron bars, and 2 lease sticks.
Click on image for full view and correct orientation.
Glimakra Standard Counterbalance (1985) , 47 Inch (120cm) - $1500
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
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
Note: Click on the photos below and you will see the correct orientation.
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
Do you have items you would like to add to our website? Links to interesting websites, online events, and weaving related items for sale are all welcome.
Send information and photos if applicable to Carol, carol.gray@gmail.com
Header photo: Coloured wool: By Sfuarch480 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Common
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