FRIDAY
Open house at Silver River Center for Chair Caning 10-6. Registration at the FolkArt Center Auditorium 11-4. BOARD MEMBERS ONLY Guild Dinner Friday evening.
Saturday July 30
9:30-10:00 Registration Open
10:00-10:15 Welcome
10:15-12:00 Musical Chairs Workshop: Rotate through 6 weaving stations
1) Staining workshop with Caryl DeFrancesco
2) Splicing different materials together with Jill Woods
3) Weaving with Belts & Sue Muldoon
4) Fine tuning laced caning (Xs!) with Dick Knotts
5) Corn shuck weaving with David Russell
6) Danish cord weaving with Emily Emza Uphill
12:00-12:30 Boxed lunch .
12:30-1:30 Lunch continues during Annual Meeting
1:30-2:00 Keynote Speaker Walter Turpening "Pulling it Together"
Lecture on Weaving with braided cotton cord in graded colors
2:00-3:00 Walter Turpening "Pulling it Together " Demonstration
3:00-3:30 Chair Caner's Yoga with Lillah Schwartz
3:30-5:00 Speed Seminars:
1) 3:30-4:00 How to post correctly on Facebook with Sue Muldoon
2) 4:00-4:30 Business tips by Emily Emza Uphill
3) 4:30-5:00 Tips, Tools, & Tricks
5:00-5:45 Break: Converse with Speed Seminar Participants, Practice skills from the morning sessions, tour the Folk Art Center.
5:45-7:00 Buffet BBQ
7:00-7:30 Chair Nerd Jeopardy
7:30-8:30 Raffle/Socialize/Set up for Sunday's SeatWeaving Roadshow
Sunday July 31
10:00-10:30 Conclusion
10:30-11:15 Open Weaving Practice. Material Swap. Group project with Walter Turpening's braided cotton cords on a Woody's Chair Shop footstool.
11:15-12:00 Lunch & prep for SeatWeaving Roadshow
12:00-4:00 The SeatWeaving Road Show....Membership welcomes the Folk Art Center Visitors to the Auditorium and demonstrate that chair caning is a thriving art!
Don't feel like volunteering? Practice basic skills & learn new tricks that will speed up/simplify your weaving.
Ways you can help: Encourage visitors to step up and try it out. Talk with visitors about their chairs. Engage the public or ask pertinent questions of members to enliven conversation. Share your struggles and successes in your practice.
12pm-4pm The SeatWeaving Roadshow Hands-on Weaving Station Area
Visitors and non-members are welcome to participate
Station 1 Laced Caning
Station 2 Machine Caning
Station 3 Splint Weaving
Station 4 Rush weaving
Station 5 Shaker Tape
Station 6 Danish Cord
12pm-4pm The SeatWeaving Roadshow Member Demonstration Area
Visitors and non-members may watch. Weaving is for members only to
practice skills learned on Saturday.
Open Weaving practice & Demonstration of Advanced Techniques
Cattail Rush Weaving with Cathryn Peters
Continue weaving with belts, splicing different materials, and corn shucks.
Continue weaving with Walter Turpening's braided cotton cords on The SeatWeavers' Guild Group Project.
Volunteer Schedule will be available at the conference. Thanks to everyone who offered to help. I cannot thank you enough. Brandy 828-785-9425 (cell)
