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Update-TSWG 2nd Annual Gathering

August 31st, 2009 · Comments Off · What's New

English caning weaves

A big THANK YOU goes out to all the dedicated, determined and delightful member organizers and to all attendees of The SeatWeavers’ Guild that made our 2nd Annual Gathering on July 31-August 3, 2009, such a great success!

Mindy King and Bonnie Rashleigh, the event planning committee, did another super job organizing the venue at Robbins Crossing in Nelsonville, OH. Thanks to everyone on the staff at The Inn at Hocking College for the fine meeting room, motel rooms and restaurant facilities, too.

We’d also like to thank Norm Fox, the Director at Robbins Crossing and his very amiable cooking crew for providing us the space and the fantastic home-cooked (on wood stove no less) lunch for all our attendees. TSWG-lunch

Our theme this year was “Adventures in Advanced Chair Caning Patterns” and the demonstrators provided quite an array of interesting patterns, which were unfamiliar to and never attempted by most of our attendees. Some demonstrations were actual hands-on audience experience, some explained their designs, some used hand-out instructions, and some used a combination of all three.

As before in previous years that we “gathered,” there in Nelsonville, we had a dedicated time for sharing of hints, tips and tools. All of this was to help broaden the individual chair seat weaver’s awareness of what’s available to them. And tips are also shared to help speed up the weaving process in a lot of cases, which makes us weavers more productive and improves each person’s bottom line in their business.

Then too, we had our annual general membership meeting, where we elected board members and ratified our by-laws. Incorporation of our chair caning guild is currently in process as we speak.

TSWG-Gathering-Members

Our new Executive Board consists of:
Myself as President, Cathryn Peters
Vice President, Mindy King
Secretary, Allene Hooper
Treasurer, Mical Wilmoth Carton
Member-at-Large, Tom Holtkamp
Member-at-Large, Pierre Amyotte
Member-at-Large, Joyce Curtis

Committee Heads:
Membership: Bonnie Krist
Newsletter & Historian: Jill Wood
Events: Mindy King
Parliamentarian: David W. Dick
Website & Publicity: Cathryn Peters

Please take a look at our website where we will be adding the 2009 picture albums soon. And consider joining our Seatweaving-Chair Caning Forum,  and Facebook now, too.

We are in the process of finding a new location for the July or August 2010 Gathering so we can better serve our national membership, so stay tuned!

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WEDNESDAY WICKER WISDOM — SeatWeavers' Guild Gathering!

July 8th, 2009 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog

For any of you chair caners that might be sitting on the fence trying to decide whether or not to attend the 2nd Annual SeatWeavers’ Guild Gathering in Nelsonville, Ohio on July 31-August 2, 2009, let me tell you it’s nothing to miss!

We have a great line-up of chair caning demonstrators that will be showcasing the intricate weaves of the Star of David, Blind Caning, English Patterns, Daisy Chain, Spiderweb, Mexican Rush, Wicker Daisy and more.
If you’ve ever had questions about these weaves, or wondered how to do them, now is your chance to see how the pros do it. Have fun–Watch, learn and participate!

There will be tents and canopies set up on the grounds of Hocking College at Robbins Crossing so you can watch the demonstrations and pass from one to another easily. As well as the annual members meeting and dinner. Be sure to bring any tools, tips and hints that you’d like to share with others. Dress appropriately for an outdoors summer event. Bring the sunscreen and the umbrellas, be prepared for whatever!

This event is open to guild members only, so be sure to send in your membership application and registration for the Gathering ASAP! You don’t want to miss another historic event of the first official chair caning guild in America — The SeatWeavers’ Guild.

PDF member application and Gathering registration forms are available at http://www.SeatWeaversGuild.org

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New Seatweaving Guild Featured in Newspaper Article!

July 11th, 2007 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog

Chair caning expert, Mindy King of Guysville, OH is featured in an article from The Athens Messenger, which tells about the new National Seatweavers Guild she’s helping to establish this weekend in Nelsonville, OH at Robbins Crossing.

Joining Mindy are several other chair caning experts from the Seatweaving Forum at http://disc.server.com/Indices/220033.html, attending from eight states and the province of Canada.

This new guild accepts weavers of all levels from the novice to the veteran professional, so the craft of chair seat weaving doesn’t really become a “lost art.”

Read all about this historic and exciting event:

http://www.athensmessenger.com/main.asp?sectionID=1&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=4146

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Chair Caning Guild Forming! July 13-15, 2007

July 1st, 2007 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog

With only two short weeks before the first ever Chair Seat Weaver’s Guild organizational and creational meeting, things are coming together for what looks to be a very unique, interesting and insightful weekend for the chair caning community of weavers! The recreation 1880s village of Robbins Crossing in Nelsonville, Ohio is the place to be!

If you as an individual seatweaver, teacher, basketry guild member, business or Cane and Basket Supplier would like to join us on this momentous occasion, please register through Mindy King’s website http://www.chairweaver.com/ Actual cut-off date is today, July 1st, but we’ll still take a few stragglers if you hurry.

Come lend a hand and share your knowledge by adding your suggestions, meeting others in the filed, serving on the Board of Directors, sharing your bookkeeping or secretarial skills, or even grant writing abilities. We will be applying for non-profit status too, so if you excel in any of these areas and are desirous of seeing this group succeed, please let us know how you can help!

Already, there are between
25-30 chair seat weavers from across the country, binding together to form this tightly woven cohesive little niche group. Some are coming from as far away as Florida, Minnesota, Conneticut, New York and the Province of Ontario, Canada and most are “members” of the online Chair Caning Forum!

If you can’t make this first meeting, you can at least keep tabs on the events through this blog, Mindy’s site and by visiting the Seatweaving Forum at http://disc.server.com/Indices/220033.html


Hope to see ya’ll in Nelsonville, Ohio on July 13-15, 2007!
Feel free to make posts here to add your encouragement or comments.

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