Complex Weavers

The assignment for 2011 is: To Be Announced

1. All the skill and creativity of the weaver should be expended on the sample. Yarns, colors, designs, and sett are at the discretion of the weaver, but all 16 shafts should be used in the design.
2. Specifications for the sample:
   • Sample must be a minimum of six (6) inches square, finished.
   • All raw edges must be finished.
   • Wet finishing is strongly encouraged.
   • If you choose a design larger than six inches square, send a 6" x 6" sample of a part of the piece and a photograph or scanned image of the complete pattern.
3. Specifications for documentation:
   • Research the weave structure and share sources.
   • Include on all pages your name and the date of the sample.
   • Include on the first page: your address, phone, and email (if you have it), yarn type and size, sett and reed, type of loom, and software used.
   • Include a draft for a treadle loom and the pegging plan (liftplan) if you use a dobby.
   • Include comments on any particular problems encountered and suggestions for others to use.
   • Do NOT attach the sample to the documentation sheet.
   • Do NOT punch holes in the sheet.
4. Specifications for distribution:
   • Mail all samples and documentation flat in a large envelope. Do NOT fold.
   • Mail during the month of October.
   • Send one sample to each person on the list.
   • Send three samples to the Chair (see above): two for Complex Weavers libraries, and one for her personal collection.
   • Remit $3.00 dues to the Chair. These may be submitted when you send your samples.
   • A member who wishes to resign, or to sit out for a year, should notify the Chair of that fact as early as possible, and certainly before September 1 of the sample year. (This is to help the rest of group plan the number of samples they will need to weave.)
5. Remember, you must be a member of Complex Weavers to be a member of the Sixteens. Check to make sure your dues are paid.
6. Failure to comply with the above regulations:
   • If a member is unable to mail her samples during October, she must notify the others in the group to that effect, giving a date when the samples may be expected.
   • Any member not sending a sample by the end of the calendar year in which it is due will not be allowed to participate the following year. However, exceptions may be granted for good reason. Requests for extended delay should be addressed to the Chair and include a reason for missing the deadline and the anticipated date of sending the samples.
7. Please notify the Chair of potential new members so they may be sent information.
8. The 16's samples will be archived on CD as well as in paper format. Both paper and cloth samples and the CD will be available for loan from the Complex Weavers Library.