Latest News (too late/early for the Newsletter)

October 6, 2008
Our next Board Meeting is this Wednesday, October 8th geginning at 9:30am at Randi's home in Hebron.   All Guild Members are invited to participate.   Come and learn about the operation of your Guild.   Contact Randi or Gail for directions.

October 3, 2008
We have an updated Show Sitter's Calendar which you can see here.   Please use the calendar to verify your Show sitting time(s).   Remember: It's critical that we have a Gallery Sitter on-site whenever our Show is open.

October 1, 2008
We have an updated Show Sitter Calendar which you can see here.   We still have a few opening we need to fill.   We also have two sets of pictures posted.   The first set is of the Show judging and the Show setup or hanging.   The second set is of our October Guild Meeting with awards presentations and viewing our Show.   You can view these and other pictures at our Past Events Pics page.   And, YOU are invited to visit our FREE Fiber Arts Show during the month of October in Woodstock, IL.   See our Show Flyer for the location and times here.

September 30, 2008
Our Guild Meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 1st, beginning at 9:30am at the McHenry County Farm Bureau.   We'll have our business meeting, Show and Tell, and awarding of prize ribbons.   After that, we'll go preview our great Show, which is being hung today.   See you there.

September 27, 2008
Don't forget.   Show Entry Take In is this Monday morning, the 29th, from 8:00am til 11:00am at the Old Courthouse Arts Center in Woodstock.   Bring your entries & entry fees then.   If you won't be able to make it, contact another Member who can bring your entries in for you.   We're looking forward to ANOTHER GREAT Show.   See you Monday.

September 26, 2008
Last, Last call for Show Entries !   The 2008 Show Entry process will close at 6pm today.   After that, you can still bring last minute entries to Check In on Monday morning.   Remember that your entries need to be delivered to the Old Courthouse Arts Center between 8:00am and 11:00am on this coming Monday unless you've made other arrangements.

September 24, 2008
Last call for Show Entries !   We've been testing the show entry process, the database and print reports needed to support the Show.   So far, it's been going surprisingly well, SO, if you have any last minute entries you've been thinking about, get them submitted.   Looks like we can go a a little later and still get things done.   But, don't dilly-dally.   <grin>

And, we've updated our Gallery Sitters Calendar, but still have a few openings; sign up now.

Also, we've posted our Show Flyer on the 2008 Show page so you can print out a copy and invited your friends or see it here.

September 23, 2008
We've updated the Gallery Sitters Calendar which you can see here.   As you can see, we still have some times that will need coverage and thanks to all who've already volunteered to Show Sit.

September 22, 2008
And you Towel Challenge Exchangers (you know who you are) - Enter one or more of your lovely towels !   Our Towel Challenge display is pretty thin right now.

September 22, 2008
Our Show Entry process is scheduled to close at the end of this Wednesday.   If you're planning to enter any items in our 11th Annual Guild Show, you need to have these in the Internet 'system' very soon.   So...get those great handwoven items ready to go and enter them !

September 20, 2008
TIME IS RUNNING OUT !   If you're planning to enter any items in our 11th Annual Guild Show, you need to have these in the Internet 'system' NO LATER THAN THIS COMING WEDNESDAY.

September 20, 2008
Electronic copies of the October Newsletter are in the 'ether', coming to you soon through the graces of the Electronic Great Pumpkin.   Paper copies should be in the smail tomorrow.   Keep an eye out for it.

September 12, 2008
Keep checking our Gallery Sitters Calendar; we're updating it regularly & are now showing the latest update date in the upper right corner.   Don't be shy; sign up & visit with interested visitors to our Show.   See the September 11 posting below for more details.

September 11, 2008
We've posted the current Gallery Sitters Calendar that Gayle R created.   It's at the bottom of our Showtime 2008 page or click here to see it.   As you can see, we still need Gallery Sitters for a number of times AND we still need more demonstrators for the Art Train Day.   Please help out by picking a time to Gallery Sit and let Gail D know at gailweaves@att.net and we'll keep the Gallery Sitters Calendar updated.

September 9, 2008
We've updated our It's Available page again; take a look; there's a good selection of items right now.

September 8, 2008
Someone had a problem trying to view our Website when the background music automatically starts.   So...the tune doesn't start automatically any longer; if you want to hear it, though, you can click this button on the front page to start it.

September 7, 2008
Our next Board Meeting is this Wednesday, September 10th beginning at 10:00am at Diane's home in Beloit, WI.   Here's YOUR opportunity to help your Guild and bring in your new ideas.   Come to the Meeting and help.   Contact Diane or Gail if you need directions.

September 6, 2008
We've posted a bunch of pictures from our Margaret Roach Wheeler Workshop, Studies in Color on our Past Events Pics page.   Take a look; if you weren't there, you missed a great Workshop.

September 6, 2008
We've posted information on Alie's So You'd Like To Sew Your Handwovens Workshop and Rita's Overshot Weaving Refresher Workshop on our Workshops page.

September 3, 2008
Our Show Entry Process has been open on the Website for 15 days; there are 22 days remaining to get YOUR entry forms completed. So far, we have 1 (yup; from Gail) WWG [Woodstock Weavers Guild] entries and 0 (that's zero) HTS [Hollow Tree Spinners] entries.

September 3, 2008
We've got pics posted from our September 2008 Guild Meeting in Past Events Pics.   What a GREAT turnout for our first Meeting of our new Guild year.   And, we had a great Program from Margaret Roach Wheeler; then Lunch !   <grin>

September 2, 2008
Our first Guild Meeting of 2008-2009 is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 3rd.   We've got a full agenda and Margaret Roach Wheeler presenting The Seasons of My Weaving: Life with Summer/Winter.   So, come join us for a great Meeting and seeing and visiting with other Guild Members once again.   And then lunch.

Then, don't forget, our Studies in Color Workshop starts Thursday.

August 30, 2008
We've got pictures of our Demonstration and Display at the Walworth County Fair posted on our Past Events Pics page.   A great opportunity on a beautiful day - take a look.

August 27, 2008
Checkout our It's Available page; we have a number of good values there now.   Enjoy your browsing/shopping.

August 26, 2008
Hey, WWG Members.   We're still pretty thin on volunteers for our Guild outreach and demos at the Walworth County Fair this Saturday.   If you have any free time, it's only a couple of hours and the Guild pays your entry.   Contact Karen soon if you can find time to help out.

August 22, 2008
Ahhh.   New printer is alive and well and printing (although a day later than expected).   So, September Newsletters are in the mail to area Guilds and to 2007-2008 Members who have not renewed.   And, as a reminder, if you don't renew shortly, this will be your last WWG Newsletter.   :-(

August 20, 2008
Our September Newsletter is on the way to all 2008-2009 Guild Members.   However, the printer went belly-up, so Newsletters to other Guilds (for their info) and to past due Guild Members is delayed til the new printer is delivered (supposedly later today?).   We are sending the Newsletter out for the first time by mail or email as you've chosen.   If we've sent the 'wrong kind' to you, let jerryjd@att.net and we'll get it fixed for you.   OR if you don't get the email version later today or the smail (snail mail or USPS) version by the weekend, let us know.   If you've chosen the email version, and you have any problems, contact jerryjd@att.net.

August 20, 2008
Besides our new front page, we've turned on our 2008 Show Entry Process, and we need to have ALL the entry forms in no later than September 22nd.   So, please get your entry forms in early & help us out.   Click 2008 Show to get started.

August 5, 2008
The Woodstock Weavers Guild will be demonstrating in the Log Cabin at the Walworth County Fair, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, on Saturday, August 30, from 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.   We are looking for Guild members who would be willing to come in for a two-hour shift sometime that day.   We will be setting up the booth, similar to what we had at the Midwest Fiber Fair, handing out brochures and business cards, answering questions, etc.   Rita is bringing her Wolf Pup, and will demonstrate from 9:00-12:00.   There will be a small 2-harness table loom warped up, an inkle loom and a kumihimo loom.   We will also have samples of our work out for display.    Woodstock Weavers Guild will reimburse you for your ticket into the fair.   Contact Karen klyork@hotmail.com if and when you can be there.   We especially need members in the afternoon.   You can bring your own weaving equipment or samples and items for sale.   Call Karen if you can help.   Let’s spread the news about the joy of weaving and the Woodstock Weavers Guild!   

August 5, 2008
We've got a few pictures of our August Board Meeting in Past Events Pics.   We're getting ready for our new Guild 2008-2009 year!   Our first Guild Meeting will be on Wednesday, September 3rd.   Come out and enjoy the Experience!

August 3, 2008
Last call for our Margaret Roach Wheeler Workshop, Studies in Color.   We'll need to contact Margaret by mid-week with the number of participants so that she can prepare the right number of handouts, etc.   We still have a few openings, soooo, if you're interested, let Gail know NOW at: gailweaves@att.net or give her a call.   Don't miss this great opportunity.

August 1, 2008
Our first Board Meeting of our 2008-2009 Guild year will be this Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 beginning at 10:00am at Gail's home between Belvidere and Rockford.   We'll be discussing our upcoming Show, our next Workshop, our budget, the Midwest Fiber Fair, demonstrating at the Walworth County Fair, and a number of other topics to help kick off our Guild year.   So, come on out & participate - we'd love to hear YOUR ideas; we'll have coffee, tea and maybe even Boone County Fair donuts.   Hope to see YOU this Tuesday.   Contact Gail if you need directions.

July 26, 2008
Check out our It's Available page; we've added 3 looms looking for new homes.

July 19, 2008
We have some images posted from the Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair on our Past Events Pics page.   A number of people stopped by our display and showed interest in our craft.

July 17, 2008
Don't forget.    Woodstock Weavers Guild will be at the Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fest this weekend; Friday from 6pm to 9pm - Saturday from 9am to 7pm - and Sunday from 9am to 5pm.   We'll be demonstrating all during the Fest.   If you're going to be in the Crystal Lake-Ridgefield area, stop by - the entry cost is $7 with free parking.   For those of you who may not get to the Fest, our display will contain the stuff shown below, besides what each Member brings to demonstrate and display.   From left to right: Membership applications & solicitation; WWG Brochures; WWG Business Cards; WWG picture in back with You're Invited sheets for our Annual Show in October; our demo 2H loom; Prospectuses for our Studies in Color Workshop; and a drawing for a shuttle for handweaving visitors to the Fest.

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