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Our Monthly Challenges:

Future Challenges


Nursery Rhyme

Into the Light

Black - with many colors

Modulations

Shifting Harmonies

Sweet and Sour

Textured Rhythm



Past Challenges

October 2024 - "Inner Motion"

September 2024 - "Growing out of the Stripe"

August 2024 - "Elegant Diamond"

June 2024 - "Riding the Waves"

May 2024 - "A Step Further"

April 2024 - "Along the River's Edge"

March 2024 - "Pastel"

February 2024 - "Do What You Love"

January 2024 - "Doodles"

June 2023 - "Fibonaci"

May 2023 - "The Colors of Summer, Spring, Winter or Fall"

April 2023 - "An Interruption"

February 2023 - "Flower Power"

March 2023 - "Cooking with Gas"

Novemver 2022 - "The Holly and the Ivy"

October 2022 - "What's Your Astrological Sign"

September 2022 - "Inspired by Kay Sekimachi"

July 2022 - "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"

June 2022 - "Amazing Lace"

May 2022 - "Jumping Through Hoops"

April 2022 - "Show Me Some Love"

April 2022 - "Show Me Some Love"

February 2022 - "Variations on the flag of my ancestors"
February 2022 - "Complements/Compliments"

January 2022 - "I am finally going to do something with that yarn I have had forever!"
November 2021 - A Design Structure from an Ancient Source
August 2021 - Favorite Monochrome

July 2021 - Pictures at an Exhibition
June 2021 - Georgia O'Keeffe
April 2021 - There is sadness, there is peace
"Two roads diverged in the woods..." It can be anything about "The Road Not Taken" you wish to explore. - Claudia
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Your favorite Impressionist paint(ing)(er) - Terry
No Pictures
Ships in the night - Carol
No Pictures
A safe place - Leila
No Pictures
October 2020 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
September 2020 - First Memory
September 2020 - Deep Ble Sea
May 2020 - Painting by Deborah Doering
March 2020 - Circus
April 2020 - Stonewall

February 2020 - Glam Grunge
January 2020 - 2 or 3 Shafts in Black and White or Other Colors

November 2019 - Try it again
October 2019 - Weaving Through Traffic
September 2019 - Nothing Rhymes with Orange
August 2019 - 4X4X4X4
July 2019 - Square
June 2019 - Not the Same Old Thing
March 2019 - The Elements: Earth, wind, water and fire. Weaver's choice
February 2019 - A Journey
November 2018 - Carry It or Tote It,
October 2018 - Resurrection,
August 2018 - Outside the Box
July 2018 - Ragtime
June 2018 - "Silk Purse out of a Sows Ear"
April 2018 - "Frank Sinatra"
April 2018 - "Minimal Color Contrast"
February 2018 - "Bookmark"
January 2018 - "Let there be light"
December 2017 - Birds
November 2017 - "I know that I have lived"
September 2017 - Yellow Brick Road
August 2017 - Inspired by a Poem
July 2017 - An Odd Number
June 2017 - A Small Pattern
April 2017 - Freedom
March 2017 - Lumpy and Bumpy
February 2017 - Continuation
December 2016 - Thick and thin
October 2016 - What if . . .
September 2016 - Weave a Recipe (must use a food recipe and bring a copy for everyone).

August 2016 - Use Your leftovers.
May 2016 - American Beauty.
June 2016 - A Night at the Movies.
May 2016 - Weave with Colors You Usually Avoid.
March 2016 - Flowers
February 2016 - Random warp any structure
December 2015 - Straight Draw Magic
October 2015 - Weave for a Celebrity
September 2015 - Any Holiday but Christmas
June 2015 - Inspired by a Trip
May 2015 - Inspired by a Picture
March 2015 - Twills and More Twills
February 2015 - Change Fiber and Weave
January 2015 - Let's Make Neutrals Sing
October 2014 - A View of Nature
September 2014 - Round and Round it goes and where it stops . .
June 2014 - All the colors you can combine
April 2014 - Light and Dark

March 2014 - Coney Island

February 2014 - Anything without a mistake

January 2014 - The Sky





OUR GROUP CHALLENGES


Inner Motion
October 2024

"Inner Motiion" was the challenge suggested by Carol. She found it in a book by a tapestry artist and thought the title would work for us.

Katy took a course with Madeline van der Hoogt. This was a sample she wove on a compter controlled loom. There is certainly a lot of motion here.



Such rich colors too. Would love to see how this was done.



Claudia did this very lovely piece awhile back. She was doing painted warps in rayon. This was part of a longer warp.



Here it is in the frame she put it in. Incredible!



After some health problems Ronnie is back with us.Yay! This is the answer to an earlier challenge, "Doodles".



And she certainly made doodles simply by playing with changing the lift order of the shafts.



And another piece by Ronnie. This for the challenge "A Step Further".



And the blocks do step right up the length of the piece. Ronnie is the queen of chenile.



After a couple of faulty starts, Terry finally came up with this. He felt it looked like water in motion.



Here is a close up. Not likeing to use multiple shuttles in this type of weaving, it proved difficult to complete.