When: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 10:30 a.m. until 3:00p.m.

What: A Southern Studio Tour, Potluck Lunch, and Carolina Snowflakes

For our June meeting, we have the privilege of visiting the studios of three Guild members who live in Utah Valley. We got to tour some of the weaving studios in the Salt Lake City area last year, and it was so interesting for everyone that we decided to do it again.

We will begin our studio tour at Beth Myrer’s home. Please plan to be at Beth’s home by 10:30. After touring her studio, we will travel a short distance to Judie Eatough’s home, where we will see Judie’s studio and have a potluck lunch. Please bring a potluck item to share.

After lunch we will go south to Ann Edington Adam’s home near Santaquin. (We can carpool from Judie’s house, if you would like.) At Ann’s home, we will be making Carolina Snowflakes, which are charming little basketry snowflakes. We will use glue guns and basketry scissors for this project. If you have either item, please bring it. Otherwise, the items will be provided. We will also have some homemade ice cream for your afternoon snack.

 Instructions to Beth Myrer’s Home Address: 1407 West 1100 North, Provo (Beth’s home is at point B and Judie’s is at point C on the map.) Directions from the north: Take the University Parkway exit from I-15 and go east. Turn right on Main Street in Orem; RC Willey is on the corner. Go south (note that the street name changes from Main Street in Orem to 2100 West in Provo). Turn east on 1460 North when the street ends (doing this is your only choice). Turn right (south) on 1500 West. Turn left (east) onto 1100 North. Beth’s home is at the end of the cul-de-sac.

Directions from the south: From 500 West in Provo, travel west on 800 North, which becomes 820 North. (Avoid construction and do not come from Geneva Road.) At the roundabout, turn right and travel up the hill. When you come to the stop sign, which is at the top of the hill, continue traveling straight. Then turn right on 1100 North. Beth’s home is at the end of the cul-de-sac.

Instructions to Judie Eatough’s Home Address:1252 North Uinta Drive, Provo Judie’s home is less than one mile from Beth’s home. When you leave Beth’s home, go west on 1100North. Within a few blocks you will see a church directly in front of you. Go through the church parking lot and turn right on Grand Avenue. Take the second right turn onto Uinta Drive. (The map shows the  street directions without the parking lot shortcut.)

    Click on thumbnail for larger image of the map.

Instructions to Ann Edington Adam’s Home Travel on I-15 south to exit 244, the first Santaquin exit. You will then be traveling west on Highway 6. Go12 miles to where Highway 6 and Highway 68 intersect (Highway 68 is Redwood Road going west of Utah Lake.) Keep traveling west past this intersection about1/4 of a mile. There is a 60 MPH speed limit sign on the right side of the road. Just after that on your left is a road called Tunnel Road. Turn left there. Go two miles until you see a fence that comes from the west and intersects Tunnel Road. There is also a sign there that says, “Stop, Game Reserve” (or something like that). Turn right at the fence and travel west on the north side of the fence. Continue on the dirt road for 2 miles (if you get to the chicken farm, you have gone too far). You will come to a gate that says “NoTrespassing” on it. Continue in though the gate and  you are there.

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    Temari Balls

Supplies needed for the meeting:

1-3” diameter polystyrene or Styrofoam ball, wrapped with Base Color

            Base Color can be any cotton or polyester thread.  Serger thread works very well. 

Do NOT use any thread that is shiny or slippery, you will need further work to stay put on this layer.  Approximately 325 yards of the base color are needed to sufficiently cover the ball.  Do not be worried about putting too much thread on the ball (you will need to stitch INTO the thread with later work).  So this layer needs to be firm and tightly wound.  When you have finished winding with the base color, cut a tail approximately 16” long on the thread.  Thread onto a needle and sew the thread into the base color layers you just did.

Embroidery threads

            Three to five colors that coordinate with your Base Color, size 5 pearl cotton.

Metallic thread

Eight strand thread works nicely for this.  Do NOT use a single ply light weight metallic thread.

Pins

A selection of pins with round colored heads, about 1” long (a dozen or so should be adequate).

Needles

Long sharp needles with eyes that are sufficiently large enough to accommodate the embroidery and metallic thread.  Darning needles size or similar give best results. (We will also bring needles for you.)

Scissors

Resources:

The Temari Book by Anna Diamond (this is an excellent book)

Temari by Diana Vandervoort

www.Temarikai.com provides instructions and patterns and is an excellent site

Go to the guild web page for links to just click on.  www.mmawg.org. 

From Judie Eatough

We will have a few extra balls and threads for those of you who want to purchase them at the meeting.  We will have needles for everyone. 

Some of my favorite web sites, etc.

Barbara Suess’s site: http://www.japanesetemari.com/index.html  she even does online classes.  http://www.japanesetemari.com/japanese-temari-classes.html Marjie Thompson did a couple and really liked them. 

http://www.temari.com/video.htm There is a video available from Diana Vandervoort.  Maybe we can talk about the best items to add to the library.  I wish it was a DVD. 

 http://www.amazon.com/Temari-Book-Techniques-Patterns-Japanese/dp/1579902251/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1

On the Amazon site, the Look Inside! Feature à First Pages-- shows wrapping a ball.  Since you can look at this website online, no copyright infringement.  Note:  Lori only uses the thread layer.  Others only use the thin batting and thread layer.  So just a thread layer will be fine. 

The Simple Art of Japanese Temari: 45 Traditional & Contemporary Designs by Dominique Herve

http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Art-Japanese-Temari-Contemporary/dp/1844483991/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270106205&sr=1-3#reader_1844483991

 The Temari Book by Anna Daimond:  http://www.amazon.com/Temari-Book-Techniques-Patterns-Japanese/dp/1579902251/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1  is Lori's favorite book.  The First Pages shows wrappping a ball. 

* The church now has a working elevator.