Join Suzanne as she explores Egypt from a textile perspective. Through her slides, fabrics, jewelry, mats and garments, you will get a "feel" for current textile practices in Egypt as well as some insight into ancient creations. This fun program will also include a faux bazaar, instruction on headscarf wrapping, tips on bargaining and camel riding and evocative photos of the Egyptian people, their clothes, inspirational landscapes and sacred places.

Suzanne has been entranced by fiber related arts for forty years. Partaking of weaving, dyeing, knitting, braiding (lanyards!), rug and jewelry making as well as most forms of embellishment, she sold fiber jewelry in Anchorage for several years under the name of Starflower Studio. She has been an active guild member in Alaska, California and Washington and finds fiber enthusiasts to be wonderful people.

Sharing Meeting: Indigo Dyers' Study Group and Annual Pot Luck
The indigo dyers' group will have several different dye vats going, for protein fibers (wool, silk) and for cellulose fibers (cotton, ramie, tencel, bast). Bring small skeins or fabric to dye. It will be interesting and great fun to see the results. Plan to contribute $1 for each piece you want to dye. This will cover the expense of the indigo. If you have them, bring rubber gloves and aprons, and wear old clothes.

To celebrate this indigo adventure and the end of the year we'll join for a potluck lunch afterwards.

This is also the meeting where we bring yarn, books and equipment for sale or exchange. We all have things that are gathering dust — bring them and go home with someone else's dust gatherer!

While at Martha's, you will have a chance to look at the Guild Library which is housed in her studio.

Carpool Information
Please carpool if at all possible. Parking at Matha's is limited. Meet no later than 9:15 at the Park and Ride parking lot that is located across the street from the Aptos Library, between Resurrection Church and the shopping area.

Summer Beginning Weaving Class:

Joan Vierra and Carole Beckett are planning to teach another Beginning Weaving class in July or August, depending on student interest and studio availability. The required text will be Learning to Weave by Deborah Chandler. The class will meet once a week for 5-6 weeks and there will be a nominal fee, yet to be decided. Contact Joan or Carole if you have questions, or to sign up.

Study Group Meetings:

Shuttle Throwers, Wednesday the week following Guild meeting; meet at Fresh Choice in Capitola at 11:45 am. Contact Ann Hamburg for information. This group shares ongoing projects, mostly those woven on a harness loom. New members are welcome.

Rugs, Friday of week following Guild meeting; meet at 9:30am at member's homes. Contact Martha Stanley or Cathy Thomé for information.

Braids, The Braids Study Group meets once a month. All weavers of narrow ware, at any level of experience, are welcome. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, May 28, 10am at the home of Carole Beckett. Bring a sack lunch, and tell us about what you saw and learned at CNCH Sacramento. Or just come and listen, if you weren't able to go. We will also talk about new leadership and what we want to do in the group next year. Please come and bring your ideas. Contact Gudrun Polak for Study Group information. New members are welcome.

Spinning, At present we do not have a spinning Study Group. We recommend Anne's Web which meets in Salinas monthly. Members meet the second Saturday of each month from 10am til 2pm at the Buena Vista Grange Hall, 518 River Road. Each meeting includes a pot luck lunch, a show-and-tell opportunity, any announcements anyone cares to make, and the rest of the time is spent doing whatever each member cares to do. There are no officers, and no rules, other than courtesy. Dues are $12 a year. Members receive a monthly newsletter and a roster. Visitors and newcomers are welcome. Contact: Gerry Wade, Newsletter Editor.
Directions: From Hwy 1 and Hwy 101, take Hwy 68 to Reservation/River Rd., Salinas. Turn east on River Rd., proceed 5 miles to old gray church on right, 518 River Rd.

Directions to Our Meeting Place: Aptos Village Park,

Take the State Park Drive Exit off Highway One (the same one we have been taking for years to go the Aptos Library) but at the intersection with Soquel Drive turn right. Drive past the shopping area and over the bridge. Make a left turn in front of the Aptos Village Garage. Watch out for approaching traffic as the road curves slightly here. IMMEDIATELY after you cross the railroad tracks turn left. Follow the road until you come to the ample parking area and club house.

If you wish information about joining the Handweavers Guild, click on "Who We Are" at the top of this page,

Weaving Supplies in Santa Cruz

Pamela Burke's Boulder Creek Yarn store is located at 13148 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, 831-338-3634. Pamela carries Ashford, Schacht and Louet Spinning wheels and looms as well as accessories and yarn. Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 11am - 5pm.

Mostly knitting yarns, but wonderful variety. The Swift Stitch , 402 Ingalls St. #12, Santa Cruz, 831-427-9276. 10% discount to Guild members.

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