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 – 35^th Street S

Follow 35 S until it dead ends at MN Ave E

Turn right and the follow the left hand turn onto 34^th 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 34^th 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

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!

Some of the highlights of this newsletter are:

• The 3rd Annual Gathering of TSWG takes place on July 30-August 1, 2010 at Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan. Registration details are posted here on our website.

• The annual membership meeting of the guild is scheduled for 8pm on Saturday, July 31st at Tillers, following the banquet. All members in good standing (current paid membership) may attend the annual members meeting, regardless of whether or not they attend the other Gathering functions, which require registration and payment

• Members In-the-News

• Featured Member Interview with Tom Holtkamp

• Listing of Folk Schools in the USA

• Newsletter Editor position open, searching for replacement

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