4th Annual Gathering of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.
July 29, 30 & 31, 2011
Hamilton County Fairgrounds & Exhibition Center
O.V. Winks Building
Noblesville, Indiana
Make sure you’ve sent in your registration and membership application or renewal for the 4th Annual Gathering of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc. by deadline date of July 7th so you will be able to attend this perk of membership and enjoy this innovative and informative chair caning event!
There’s still time to register for The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc. (TSWG) 4th Annual Gathering, “Over the Rails Chair Seat Weaving,” which will be held in Noblesville, Indiana on July 29, 30 & 31, 2011 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds & Exhibition Center.
You’ll need to join our chair caning guild first, as the annual Gatherings are a perk of our national organization membership, then register for the Gathering itself and arrange for your accommodations. All members in good standing however, can attend just the annual member’s meeting on Sunday morning at no cost and are not required to attend any of the Gathering events if they so desire.
All information is posted to our website with ongoing discussions on our Facebook page and the Seatweaving & Chair Caning Forum.
This year our hosts for the “Meet and Greet” on Friday night will be executive board member Tom Holtkamp and his wife Sarah. It will be held at their Prairie Style-Italian Renaissance (ca. 1915) historic home in Noblesville, so you don’t want to miss this!
Saturday’s events begin with workshops, demonstrations and talks held in the O.V.
Winks Building, about chair seat weaving, ranging from:
- Tom Holtkamp’s Shaker tape, nylon & cord weaving techniques and also he’ll show us how he creates new patterns using a computer
- Bill Brick will demonstrate for us the special tricks needed in weaving the perfect paper rush seat
- Cathryn Peters will show the wide binding cane diamond pattern with several variations and hints on weaving them
- Wayne Sharp presenting weaving variations in oak, ash, hickory bark and rattan splint
- Mindy King will give a presentation on the history of the woven seat in conjunction with our “Woven Chair Seats Through the Ages” chair seating exhibition, both for the members during the Gathering and then for the public on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday evening will be a catered barbecue dinner, with the guild picking up the tab for dinners of paid members. Then a board member meeting including all committee chairs will follow the dinner.
Sunday’s morning events will be the annual meeting of the corporation where all members are welcome to attend at no cost, whether or not you are attending the other Gathering events.
This year we will hold elections of President and Treasurer. Cathryn Peters has served as President for two terms (2007-2011) and is stepping down as per the by-laws, and Mical Wilmoth Carton has graciously accepted the Treasurer’s position again if re-elected. Then following the annual members’ meeting we’ll hold the “tips and tools” segment of sharing hints and suggestions with the members.
Something new for this year on Sunday afternoon between 1-5 p.m. will be public seat weaving demonstrations given by our members and also public viewing of our 2nd chair seating exhibit, “Woven Chair Seats Through the Ages.”
The chair seating exhibit and demonstrations, which are free and open to the public, will be held in the O.V. Winks Building at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant Street, Noblesville, Indiana.
Hole-to-hole hand caning
Are you new to the profession of chair caning and seat weaving and could use some guidance and tips with projects? Or maybe you are a seasoned professional and would like to help out others by sharing your knowledge? Or maybe you just want to be “connected” with others of like mind that love, love, love this work.
Whatever your reason, be sure to register to make posts and join in on the conversations on the Seatweaving & Chair Caning Forum–The Caner’s Community Hub™
The chair caning forum is for beginners, hobbyists and professionals, founded and moderated by our guild President, The Wicker Woman-Cathryn Peters in 2004. So it’s been around a long time helping thousands of people with their seat weaving problems. In fact, that’s where the idea of forming a chair caning guild started in the spring of 2007!
Then to make sure you don’t miss a single post, you can subscribe to the Daily Updates so all the new posts will come to your email box once a day. Never be “out of touch” a single day that way!
You can also do a SEARCH on the forum to see if your topic has been discussed before in the past. And you can read back, page after page, to glean all sorts of seat weaving information from all the previous posts going back to March of 2004!
Read through the forum “rules” first to get an idea of how to maneuver on the site, then register as a forum member and start talking!
The welcome mat is always out for fellow chair seat weavers that have a desire to perpetuate the craft and elevate it in a positive manner. Happy Weaving!
All of you that are sitting on the fence and procrastinating on registering for and making your arrangements to attend the 4th Annual Gathering and member’s meeting of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc., had better hurry!
Deadlines are fast approaching and you don’t want to be left out and miss all this great fun!
Members join us in Noblesville, Indiana on July 29, 30 & 31 or else you will miss out on tons of chair caning and other seat weaving techniques, tips and hints that you can’t find anywhere else! Not a member yet? Then fill out the membership application form and send in your check ASAP!
Deadline for securing your motel accommodations is June 28th to be exact, on one of the motels. Go to the membership application page to fill out the form and send in your check.
And actual registration for the Gathering must be completed by the first weekend in July. Hope to see you all at this most unique gathering of chair seat weaving enthusiasts.
Be safe and have a good weekend–keep the message of the day, to honor our fallen members of the military and pray for all those still in the service, helping to keep our country free and strong.
Originally know as Decoration Day, May 30, 1868 was when the day was first observed, to honor the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers. General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former sailors and soldiers declared it by official proclamation.
In 1971 the name was changed to Memorial Day and became an official federal holiday, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the American military.
Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, remembering all who have died, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. And the day is also now known as the unofficial beginning of summer.