Challenges & Exchanges

During the year guild members participate in a variety of Challenges & Exchanges which are optional fun learning experiences for members.

Examples of challenges and exchanges that the guild members have participated in recently include:

The Four Card Draw Challenge in which a member randomly draws 4 cards that represent a weave structure, a color way, a fiber content, and a finishing technique which they then must apply to a finished project. This challenge encourages members to work outside their normal weaving choices.
The Beast in a Bag Challenge in which members place unwanted yarn in a brown paper bag. The bags are then exchanged and the the recipient of the bag must weave something with the contents of the bag to return to the owner of the yarn by the end of the challenge time period. This challenge promotes some very interesting and creative weaving!
A Napkin Exchange in which every participant weaves 4 napkins and to exchange for 4 napkins woven by 4 different weavers. Each year the item chosen to exchange is different. For example, it could be towels, mug mats, placemats.

Upcoming Challenges & Exchanges in 2017-2018

Four Card Draw Challenge 2017-2018 begins December 2017

Get ready! For this year's Weaver's Challenge we will draw cards once again at the December Holiday Party for the annual Weavers Challenge. You will draw 4 cards that define the parameters for a project that you need to create and present by the September 2018 guild meeting. This year we have added a long-awaited twist: You can swap one of your cards for a new card if you just can't fathom how to use the combination you got! So no longer will you be forced to felt elastic yarn or sew sequins onto a waffle weave towel! The 4 bags you will draw from are:

weave structure
color
fiber content
finishing technique

The Weaver's Challenge is due at the September 2018 meeting.

New! this year
The Beauty in a Bag Challenge 2017-2018 begins October 2017

Put some yarns into a brown paper bag that are suitable for weaving 2 towels and bring them to the October 2017 meeting
We will exchange paper bags at the meeting
Your goal over the next year is to create 2 towels (dishtowel or tea towel, for example), one for you and one for the person whose yarn you chose
You may add additional yarn to the "bag" and the structure is up to the you, the weaver.
Have fun and be creative!
The completed towels will be exchanged at the October meeting in 2018.