LEATHER GUILD OF THE CAROLINAS


  • Meeting Location:
                        Tandy Store - View Map
                        4424 E Independence Blvd #A
                        Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Contact: Tom Fagan ncleatherguild@gmail.com


    APRIL 2011 NEWSLETTER

    MARCH 2011 MEETING MINUTES

    9:30 AM: Meeing started (8 members attended)

  • Continued discussion on IFoLG show
  • Show and tell items
  • swap meet
  • Guild sign/jigsaw puzzle more details/further discussion
  • Knife sharpening demonstration

    OUTLOOK (continued) FOR THE NEW YEAR, SOME ITEMS TO CONSIDER,

  • Looking to join IFoLG/attend the show this year/enter pieces for competition
  • offering more leather craft classes
  • "More" demonstration topics for meetings this year
  • Making our jigsaw leather sign


    Demonstration topics for the year (LOOKING FOR MEMBER FEEDBACK)

  • JANUARY- Pear shading, different techniques on how to use
  • FEBRUARY- Lacing, single and double loop stitch
  • MARCH-Tool sharpening
  • APRIL-BASKET WEAVE PATTERN (given by Chuck)-PLEASE BRING ANY BASKET WEAVE TOOLS YOU HAVE/SCRAP LEATHER AND MALLET OR MAUL. He will also be bringing his sharpening system.
  • MAY-
  • JUNE-
  • JULY- (NO MEETING)
  • AUGUST-
  • SEPTEMBER-
  • OCTOBER-
  • NOVEMBER-
  • DECEMBER- (NO MEETING)


    WEBSITE
    Leather Guild of the Carolinas-ncleatherguild.homestead.com

    We encourage members to send any pictures of your work to Steve Fuller.
    Let's try to keep it fresh with photos.

    We are now on Facebook, Chuck has set up an account for the LGOC, http://www.facebook.com/LeatherGuildoftheCarolinas


    NEXT MEETING: SATURDAY 4/16 at 9:30AM

    LOCATION: Charlotte Tandy Store (4424 E Independence Blvd #A Charlotte, NC 28205)
    Phone: 704-536-8898

    Agenda:

  • Discussing plans for 2011 (CONTINUED)
  • Swap Meet
  • Any other items members would like to discuss
  • dues for those who still owe
  • Treasurer's report
  • Follow up on HTA show from members that attended
  • Show & tell items

    TIP OF THE MONTH:

    Click to Open (or Right-Click to Save Linked File...) PDF file - horizontal knife project plans


    SHOW & TELL ITEMS: Please remember to bring any new projects you have been working on.

    I currently have 16 names on the newsletter list

    See Y'all Saturday
    Tom


    Please contact Tom Fagan for further information