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Contemporary Handweavers of Houston (CHH) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting interest in handweaving, spinning and related textile arts through teaching, hosting workshops, demonstrations and study groups.

Located in Houston, Texas, CHH usually meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month August through November and January through May at Bayou Manor.

Upcoming

Board Meeting, January 28, 10 am

General Meeting:, February 16, 7 pm

Program: Inge Marie Carmel, E-Textiles and Soft Circuits.
We will be enlightened by the techniques being explored by Marie, in the field of electronics and weaving. If you are interested in giving it a try, join the one-day eTextiles Workshop at Tall Pines on February 18.

Livestock Show Volunteer Sign Up

We will be there from Feb. 28 – Mar. 18. Review the Schedule and then email Blaine with your slots.

General meetings are held at Bayou Manor, 4141 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX at 7 pm. (Map).See the Calendar for more information on upcoming events.

NEWS

Yee Haw!

It’s Rodeo Time Again! Sign up to work the Livestock Show. Look at Blaine’s 2012 Livestock Show Schedule to see what slots are available and email Blaine to volunteer for an available time. We will be there from February 28 through March 18.

This is a lot of fun and gives a lot of publicity to the guild. You will also get a parking pass for your day, so come out and demo then go visit the Livestock Show!

Deadlines Loom – for Convergence Exhibits

Almost Convergence Time
HGA’s Convergence®
2012 Long Beach
July 15-21, 2012

DeeDee has provided us with a Fact Sheet on the HGA Convergence. Also check out the Convergence information online. Registration to attend the Conference is open until July 2, but the urgent deadlines are for the Exhibits!

HGA’s Juried Convergence® Exhibits

Small Expressions 2012 – Prospectus
Entry Deadline, US: February 1, 2012
Longitude – Yardage Exhibit – Prospectus
Entry Deadline, US: February 8, 2012
Latitude – All Media Exhibit – Prospectus
Entry Deadline, US: February 22, 2012
Fashion Show and Exhibit – Prospectus
Entry Deadline, US: February 15, 2012

More Resources:

Felted Socks

Update: We found her: Jean May! Will the member who made the felted socks in the sale please contact the webweaver? Or if you know who made them, let me know. We have someone who wants to get some before moving to Washington where she is sure to need them!

ETextiles Workshop at Tall Pines

Inge Marie Carmel will present a talk on E-Textiles and Soft Circuits at the CHH meeting on February 16. We will be enlightened by the techniques being explored by Marie in the field of electronics and weaving. If you are interested in giving it a try, join the one-day workshop, eTextiles and Soft Circuits, for Tall Pines at Pearl Fincher Museum on Cypresswood on February 18. There are still some slots available and non-members are welcome. See the Workshop Flyer for more information.

WordPress Web Weavers Study Group

inspired by our great panel at the January 19 meeting (Lynn, Diane, Tracy and Scharine), some of our CHH Members are starting a WordPress study group with a goal of creating their own website. The Webweaver will be revising the member site using WordPress and this is an ideal time for a group to learn together how to create an effective and relatively easy to maintain website hosted either at WordPress.com or on your own domain. We will all work on our individual projects in a study group environment, learning and solving problems together. We hope to have our initial planning meeting soon, so if you are interested, send the webweaver an email at information@weavehouston.org or at her personal email address from the directory. Join the WordPress Web Weavers (WWW) Study Group and produce a website to show off your handmade creations! Diane showed some super books that can be created from your blog. She talks more about them on her Sooner or Later blog.

CHHit CHHat January Newsletter

The January 2012 issue of CHHit CHHat has been posted on the member section of the website. You can see the whole list of Newsletters or go straight to the January issue. Thanks to Louise for all her hard work on our newsletter!

CHH Board Meeting

The CHH Board Meeting will be on January 28, 2012 at Mary’s Office at 10 am. Send Mary any agenda items.

Deedee’s Holiday Project

The webweaver sent out a call for holiday projects expecting reds and greens and golds. But everybody was too busy weaving and holidaying to send any before the holidays. Then this arrived in my inbox. I love the unexpected! Check out Deedee’s holiday project. Here’s what she says about it:

The warp is handspun by Peggy Barton, which I purchased at the CHH sale this year. It is being woven on my cricket – it will be a scarf!

McMahon Fiber Arts Symposium: New Directions in Fiber

Southwest School of Art presents the McMahon Fiber Arts Symposium for 2012. This annual symposium will feature Sonya Clark (Richmond VA) as keynote speaker, with Namita Gupta Wiggers (Portland OR) and Jenni Sorkin (Houston TX) also speaking about trends in contemporary fiber art. Free and open to the public; no registration is required.

Jan 21, 2012
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Reception for the artists, 4:00 – 5:00PM
Russell Hill Rogers Lecture Hall, Navarro Campus
300 Augusta at Navarro
San Antonio, Texas
www.swschool.org

Fashioning Felt with Tanya Aguiñiga

HCCC and Peel Gallery are pleased to present a master felting workshop by internationally renowned artist, Tanya Aguiñiga. Spend the day learning intermediate and advanced techniques, like nuno felting, coiling, patterning, and appliqué, as you design and create your own felt handbag. Students will work with pure Merino wool, silk, cotton gauze and lace to create pattern and texture and artistically transform felt into functional art. All materials are included. Limited to eight participants. More Details.

Saturday, January 14, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

One Class, 6 hours total
Tuition: $100 + $25 materials fee
Workshop takes place at HCCC
Click here to register

For more NEWS see the Webweaver's Blog.

Miscellany

Houston Skyline Tapestry:

Have you ever wondered about the photo of the Houston Skyline Tapestry that we have used on the CHH website? Well, now you can see more detail and learn more about Gerry Woodhouse, the talented weaver who so generously allows us to use the photo on the Houston Skyline Tapestry page. You can also reach the page by clicking on the image at the top of the left column.

Members Only:

It's all about you! Weavehouston reminds members of the Members Only corner of our website. If you are a member and do not know the login and password, email us. If you have your handbook, you will find the information on page 4.

Amazon:

We are an Amazon.com affiliate. As you look at our website, if you take one of our links to Amazon.com and buy an item during that visit, a percentage of the purchase price (most items) will go to the guild!

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Board Meeting
January 28, 2012
10 am

General Meeting
February 16, 2012
7 PM
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