HWSDA Conference 2010
Fibre Olympics
June 4, 5 & 6, 2010 - Kings College, Edmonton
9125 50 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
The Edmonton Weavers Guild will be your hosts for the HWSDA 2010 Conference. They are excited, enthusiastic and geared up to host an event of Olympic proportions. You will not want to miss the 2010 HWSDA conference: Fibre Olympics.
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February 24, 2010 Workshop Updates Instead of listing all the workshops this time, I thought I would just tell you of the ones that are filling fast or are full.
GOOD NEWS! Design for Success with Jette Vandermeiden, which was previously full has now opened to accommodate most if not all the registrants desiring this class.
FULL WORKSHOPS:
Painting with Wool – Tracey Kuffner
Shawl Pin – Christine Muir
At the moment, there is plenty of room in the remaining workshops for both the pre-conference and the conference.
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Pre-Conference - June 1 - 3, 2010!
We have been telling you that we are excited, enthusiastic and geared up to hose an event of Olympic proportions that you will not want to miss...yes, all of this is true,
northing has changed except for the fact we no longer want to keep all our secrets!
We have been telling you to get your team and start training for the Fibre Olympics.
Well, we also feel the training would be more effecftive if you actually knew
what you were training for...read on, read on, our Fibre Olympic
Challenge committee has some tantalizing information for you.
Registration Opens February 1, 2010 for Members
Food
King’s College has a contract with a chef who provides wonderful, mouth-watering menus. The chef is none other than Chef Michel Lamontagne of Choices Catering. Not only are food and menus wonderful, King's College is green! No, not the color...green as in environmentally friendly. Chef Michel will not be serving our meals on disposable paper or plastic. With all the different food intolerances showing up in our society, Chef Michel has gone the extra kilometer!
"Michel, our head chef, has two years of nutrition training and that qualifies him to help guests with special dietary needs, plan their meals. Vegetarians, people with celiac disease, diabetes or other conditions and people with food sensitivities can plan their menus with Michel." (Information taken from: "Overview" www.kingsu.org/ (click on Conference Services, Catering Menu).
To read more information on Chef Michel, and how King's College has gone green, check out this website: www.kingsu.org/alumni-friends/pdf/Kings_Connection(May2009) There is also an article in the Edmonton Journal, February 2009 on Chef Michel.
Venue
King’s College has had some major renovations and additions since the Edmonton Weavers last hosted a HWSDA Conference. As well as the tower accommodations, there is now an apartment complex. There is also RV parking available without plug-ins or hook-ups.
Vendors
The location for the Vendors will be in the huge gym, which is located right across from the cafeteria where many of the meals will be served. Along side the vendors will be the location for the FIBRE OLYMPIC CHALLENGES on Friday afternoon. We are receiving a wonderful response from our potential vendors and will publish a list of vendors after the vendor deadline of March 31, 2010.
Fibre Fair
The Fibre Fair has been eliminated this year so that you can concentrate your efforts as a guild or group of fellow fibre enthusiasts towards the Fibre Olympic Challenge.
Fashion Show
We felt the Fashion Show should be front and centre this year. The FASHION SHOW is taking on the runway Saturday evening after the banquet. As mentioned before, if you are runway shy, models will be available. The Fashion Show will feature wearable apparel created from your weaving, spinning, dyeing, or felting: tops, hats, dresses, vests, scarves, sandals, socks, shawls, capes, robes, mittens, gloves, trousers, jewellry, etc. Enter as many items as you would like to share with us. It is not too late to start working on your wearable apparel. The conference colours are bronze, silver, gold, white and black.
Exchanges - Fibre Art Postcards Exchange
Fibre postcards are easy to make and wonderful to share. Make one or make lots! Use up your scraps of handwovens, felts or silk fusion. We will display them all and then swap them at the end of the conference! Your Fibrecard should be approx. 4`x 6`and is usually made as follows: 1) a front that is made from fabric/ mixed media - with or without embellishments. It could be one piece of handwoven fabric, pieces of handwovens joined together, silk fusion or thin felt, etc. Embellish as desired 2) a middle that is made from batting or fusible web (easiest is a 2 sided fusible web, for example, Fast2Fuse) 3) a back that is light coloured cotton or muslin. Complete instructions will be in your conference package or see the website below:
Instructions:
www.dollyduo.com/ Fabric%20Postcard%20Instructions.htm
www.babylock.com/ ftp.projects/Project-artists%20postcards.pdf
www.arbeedesigns.co.nz/ pdfs/ Postcardlesson.pdf
www.langleyquiltersguild.com/ postcards.htm
Examples:
www.clvquilts.com/ FarAndWide.htm
Door Draws
We will be accepting donations for draws at the Registration Desk on Friday.
Fibre Olympic Challenges: Light the Torch! Let the Games begin!!!
Enter your team to participate in an exciting, creative event designed to thrill, challenge, and entertain you in Olympic proportions. Spinners ... grab some weavers and build your team; Weavers ... grab some spinners and build your team. We can accommodate up to 10 teams.
Where? Gym breezeway, The King's College in Edmonton
When? Friday, June 4, 2010
Start time: noon
Deadline: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 700 p.m.
Bring Olympic Fashion for submission at the banquet.
Prizes?: Olympic medals in gold, silver, and bronze will be awarded to three winning teams. Winning teams will be chosen by an independent panel of judges.
What should you prepare before the conference?
Recruit your team. Select your team name.
Team sizes: At least 2 people. No maximum for number of participants on your team. Each team will "spin" their material, "weave" the spun product, and fashion a "wearable".
Equipment and materials? No equipment to bring. No materials to bring. All necessary supplies, materials and instructions will be proviced when you register on Friday.
Curious about what you will be creating? Think...wearable apparel. The final products will be modeled at the finale to the Saturday Night Fashion Show, and Olympic medals will be awarded at that time to the winning teams.
Want to know what you will use to create your wearable apparel? That`s really our secret...but, spinners and weavers, we are providing a sneak preview of your supply package. It could include...duct tape, newspaper, cassette tapes, plastic tablecloths, twine, staplers, thread, needles and other recycled materials. Spinners...think...twisting fibres without a spindle or a wheel. Weavers...think...human weaving...without a loom.
Registration forms will be included in the Registration Package.
Bring your creativity, the wilder, the better! Bring your sense of humour! Bring your team spirit!
Friday afternoon in the gym along side with the Vendors. IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY STARTED IT IS NOT TOO LATE, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO START GETTING YOUR FIBRE TEAM READY! START TRAINING FOR THE FIBRE OLYMPICS! Details in the next issue of Running Threads or keep checking thise website.
Instructors, Workshops and Seminars
Pre-Conference: June 1-3, 2010
Conference: June 4-6, 2010
Pre-Conference Workshops
3 days - Navajo Weaving - Terry Lunn Carefoot
3 days - Silken Kaleidoscope - Karen Selk
2 days - Cotton Spinning - Joan Ruane
2 days - Russian Lace Spindle Spinning - Caroline Sommerfeld
2 days - Bobbin Lace - Sharon Wickstrom
1 day - Viking Knitted Bracelet - Christine Muir
Conference Workshops
1 Day
Designing with Music and a Paper Bag - Barb Brown
Dyeing in a Jar - Terry Lynn Carefoot
Painting with Wool - Tracey Kuffner
Transparency Weaving - Sharon Wickstrom
Half Day
Out of Control - Michelle Boyd
Putting on the Glitz - Michelle Boyd
Wire Earrings - Christine Muir
Shawl Pin - Christine Muir
Inkle Weaving - Joan Ruane
Charka Spinning - Joan Ruane
Design for Success - Jette Vandermeiden
Noble Napkin - Jette Vandermeiden
Juried Show - Your Personal Best
Please read the separate information below provided by the Juried Show Committee. Something new…Prizes for FIRST-TIMERS. For those of us who are not necessarily new with our fibre arts, but never have entered anything into the Juried Show – this is our year…
Categories:
Accessories (belts, hats, scarves, shawls, jewelry)
Clothing
Rugs and Wall hangings
Household items (tablecloths, napkins, runners, towels)
Off-loom Work (baskets, jewelery)
Yardage (2 metres minimum)
Miniatures and toys
Hand-spun skeins
Hand-spun items
Felted Items
Hand-dyed items - Hand woven, Hand Spun or Felted
The area for the Juried Show, Fibre Fair and Teacher’s Show will be in a large well-lit area. More room for wandering around in awe!
Keynote Speaker Joan Ruane
She bubbles! She is funny! She has a wealth of knowledge! She will entertain you Sunday morning.
Conference Colours and Logo
Keeping with our theme of the 2010 Olympics, the colours are: bronze, silver, gold, white and black. Yes, “The” Olympic rings are five in number, but we cannot copy that logo…Jean Connor, our lovely logo creator, has designed three balls of fibre, bronze, silver and gold, coming from a spindle onto a bobbin.
Registration
Exciting news just fresh from the HWSDA Executive meeting. It has been decided to open the registration to non-members of HWSDA. Non-members of HWSDA are now able to register for the pre-conference only, but only after the early registration deadline. Okay all you HWSDA members, it is time to start promoting the wonderful pre-conference opportunities to your non-member fibre friends. Registration forms will be included in the Registration Package.
Registration packages will be mailed out at the end of January 2010. Registration opens February 1, 2010. Early bird for HWSDA members: February 1 to March 1, 2010. Registration for non-HWSDA members for both pre-conference and conference: March 2-31, 2010. Late registrations will be accepted until ??? (date has not been determined).
You may be wondering why the registration deadline is March 31 when we are not having our conference until June - a very good question. The answer is because King’s College requires final numbers by April 15th. Our lovely Registrar, Marge Gray, will only have 2 weeks to finalize classes. If any classes need to be cancelled the classrooms will need to be cancelled by April 15th. We can still accept registrations after March 31st, but only filling in the classes that are open. Now none of us will really need to concern ourselves with the cancelled classes and deadlines after March 31st because of course all of us will be registering before that, RIGHT?
Conference Schedule
Thursday, June 3, 2010
4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Vendor set-up in Gym
4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Juried Show set-up in SAC
(Student Activity Centre)
Juried Show set-up in SAC
(Student Activity Centre)
Friday, June 4, 2010
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10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Registration opens in Gym Breezeway |
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12 noon - 5:00 pm |
Vendors open in Gym |
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12 noon - 4:00 pm |
Fibre Olympics or Challenges in Gym Breezeway |
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Dinner in Atrium |
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6:30 pm |
AGM in Atrium |
Juried Show opens immediately after AGM in the SAC
Wine & Cheese after opening of Juried Show in the SAC
Saturday, June 5, 2010
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7:00 - 8:30 am |
Breakfast in cafeteria |
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8:30 am - 6:00 pm |
Vendors open |
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8:30 am - 5:00 pm |
Juried/Teachers shows open |
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8:30-11:30 am |
Classes |
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10:00 am |
Nutritional break in Alumni Lounge |
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12 noon - 1:00 pm |
Lunch in cafeteria |
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12 noon - 1:30 pm |
Free time for shopping in Gym |
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1:30 - 4:30 pm |
Classes |
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3:00 pm |
Nutritional break in Alumni Lounge |
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6:30 - 7:00 pm |
Cocktails in Atriuim |
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7:00 - 8:00 pm |
Banquet in Atrium |
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8:00 pm - ? |
Fashion Show, Ribbon awards from Friday |
Sunday, June 6, 2010
| 7:00 - 8:30 am | Breakfast in cafeteria |
| 7:00 am - ? | Executive breakfast in Board Rm. N201 |
| 8:30 - 10:30 am | Vendors open |
| 8:30 - 10:30 am | Juried/Teachers/Fibre shows open |
| 10:30 am | Vendors close - pack up |
| 10:30 am | Juried/Teachers/Fibre shows close - pick up |
| 11:00 am - 12 noon | Keynote Speaker in Atrium |
| 12 noon - 1:00 pm | Lunch in Atrium |
