Meeting Notes October 2013

Diablo Weavers

Meeting of October 25, 2013

President Carol Causey welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Vilija Deutschman gave the Treasurer's Report.

CNCH liaison Will Taylor gave a detailed report of the last CNCH Liaison meeting and plans for the next CNCH Conference.

He passed around the CNCH Treasurer's report, detailed the various galleries people can enter for the conference. You can make hotel reservations now; be sure to use the conference code. Conference registration opens Nov. 1, 2013. Will also passed out a sheet of important Dates To Remember that Kate Taylor prepared.

This conference is bringing back the guild gallery. The theme for gallery is "What's Your Bag?" Bags can be totes, clutches, purses, etc. After some general discussion the membership decided on a theme for the Diablo Weavers Guild gallery - "The Devil Made Me Do It!"

Show and Tell followed, then the break for refreshments.

After the break, Vilija Deutschman and Pam Murdock talked about making bags and purses from hand woven fabrics.

Pam focused on interfacings, underlining, and linings - the bag structure, and Vilija emphasized design techniques and embellishments.