Welcome
The Weavers Guild of Miami Valley, Inc. was organized in 1949 to promote interest in handweaving. Today the Guild is a non-profit, educational organization promoting handweaving, handspinning and the textile arts. The Guild offers educational programs in fiber techniques and processes and encourages artistic awareness and excellence in the textile crafts through lectures, discussions, exhibits, workshops and demonstrations.
The President’s Column
Greetings Guild Members,
Folks, I hope this message finds you well. I know a lot of news and politics have been in front of my eyes lately and I hope to find some peace in the coming days. I hope you find the same.
The Weaver’s Guild held its first Board Meeting of the Year and wow was it jam packed! We have a lot of energy in this group and I’m excited to bring everybody on board. Your energy, enthusiasm, and excitement are what makes this Guild come together. I know it sometimes seems frightening to pick up a position of leadership, but just remember that your vision for what your guild can do for you can only come true when you hold the reins. With that being said, I want to thank the previous years and years of Board members who have helped to keep this Guild thriving and alive. Martha, Diana, and myself had the opportunity to do a Handweaver’s Guild of America virtual Guild Development Retreat the previous weekend and the amount of stories of past leaders putting their Guilds into financial ruin was harrowing to hear. So, thank you, to all of those who came before and to those of you currently working to make sure the house doesn’t crumble around us. I think it is very easy to take for granted what good leadership looks like, so thank you to everyone in this Guild for assisting.
I’d also like to thank Diana Nelson, for putting together our Traditional Weaves workshop, and for those of you who braved the foot deep snow to come out on Saturday morning. It was a wonderful time, and although beautiful, absolutely terrifying to drive in, so thank you to those that did so.
In a foreboding message to come, we will be asking for volunteers for our Nominating Committee this upcoming February meeting. We are searching for 3 members to take up that role. Yes, we are at that time of year once again when we will be having elections soon. We are also once again looking for somebody to take the role of Membership. Ellen has already done the hard work for the year of printing the Roster, so maintenance and keeping a running list of edits for next year is most of what is being asked.
We have a lot of wonderful things planned for the upcoming year, and I hope you’re as excited as we are for some whimsical weaving time!
Best Regards, Jarrett Eckhardt
WGMV, President 2024 – 2025