The annual membership meeting of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc. will take place in the Guest House on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 8pm EDT following the banquet/dinner during the 3rd Annual Gathering at Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan.
All members in good standing (current paid members), are invited to attend this meeting of the corporation at no cost, however if you want to also attend the Gathering events and/or the banquet you are required to register and pay the fees.
For complete dtails on the Gathering go to the Gathering page at http://SeatWeaversGuild.org/gathering and contact either Mindy King, chairweaver@verizon.net Phone: 740-662-2001 or Bonnie Rashleigh rfrashle@wenet.org Phone: 419-287-4766 for Gathering lodging, registration and meals, ASAP. Hope to see all members at the meeting or Gathering!
Tillers International, 10515 East OP Avenue. Scotts, MI 49088 USA
(800) 498-2700, (269) 626-0223, (269) 626-0226 fax tillers@tillersinternational.org
DIRECTIONS–
Tillers in Scotts, Michigan
The Tillers Complex is in between I 69 and M 131, just south of I94
From I-94 East or West
Exit 85 – 35th Street S
Follow 35 S until it dead ends at MN Ave E
Turn right and the follow the left hand turn onto 34th St S.
The first road on the left is OP Ave E (or EOP)
Turn Left and the Tillers complex is on the left hand side of the road.
From the Kalamazoo Airport
Exit the airport on Kilgore Rd and turn right (east)
Kilgore Rd will become N Ave E. Follow that for several miles until you get to 34th St S. Turn right (south).
The first road on the left is OP Ave E (EOP).
Turn left and the Tiller’s Complex is on the left hand side of the road.
A special “Chair Seating” exhibition will be presented by members of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc. (TSWG) during the 3rd Annual Gathering of the guild on July 30-August 1, 2010 at Tillers International Museum in Scotts, Michigan.
This rarely presented chair seatweaving exhibit is free and open to the public during the entire weekend.
The exhibition features chairs, footstools and wicker furniture with handwoven seats, showing a variety of patterns and designs created with both natural hand-gathered and commercially prepared materials.
The public is invited to view these pieces and learn a bit about the historic relevance of woven chair seats and the specific designs and materials used to create them.
Get all the details about the “Chair Seating” exhibition, the 3rd Annual Guild Gathering events information, membership and other details about the guild on the official website of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc. at http://TheSeatWeaversGuild.org and on our new Facebook Page at http://facebook.com/TheSeatWeaversGuild
We need members to demonstrate the craft of chair seat weaving in a variety of patterns using paper fibre rush at our 3rd Annual Gathering and Members Meeting of The SeatWeavers’ Guild on July 30-August 1, 2010 at Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan.
If you’ve ever woven the International, Scandinavian, Italian or Checkerboard patterns and the traditional rush pattern with the four triangles which converge in the center to form an “X” pattern, we sure could use your help demonstrating to the other members just how it’s done.
Contact Event Committee members Mindy King at chairweaver@verizon.net or Bonnie Rashleigh at rfrashle@wcnet.org right away so we can add your name to the member demo list. Thanks!