I assigned 1 for interested, 0 for maybe, and -1 for not interested. Some people checked in between or checked two boxes so we ended up with some .5s. Here are the rankings and my notes:
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| Beaded Embellishments |
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Heidi will lead us at the September meeting. (use of beaded tassels, beaded buttons, beaded button covers, beaded fringe, etc.) |
| Edge Finishes |
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Amy could show piping, chenille yarn, and homemade cording. Was successful for Daytime Wearables. |
| Tulle & Solvy |
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Heidi will lead us (seaweed, leaves, flowers, abstract forms, etc.) |
| Closures |
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Amy could bring Japanese vest with the piped on-edge buttonholes from Lois Erickson's book. This topic could be combined with edge finishes. Donna Clarke wrote that Daytime Wearables had low attendance, but Nan Miller wants them to try it again and wrote that Daytime Wearables needs a good demonstration. |
| More Dimensional Flowers |
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Amy could bring "Xena Digs the Flower Bed", Rebecca Wat's book, and Ruth MacDowell's pieced flowers. |
| Stencilling ready-to-wear garments |
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Candy Cox Blann could teach. Was successful for Daytime Wearables. |
| Crinkling |
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| Embossing Fleece |
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Dana is willing to teach. |
| Thread Play/Surface Design |
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Heidi is willing to teach, or we could ask June Steegstra. |
| Pleats & Tucks |
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| Foundation Piecing |
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| Computer |
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| Painting Scarves |
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| Fitting |
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Was successful for Daytime Wearables. |
| Linings |
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Dana is willing to teach "bagging". |
| Pillbox Hats |
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Oops! Let’s not. |
Here are people's other ideas:
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| Revision Revue - bring garments & get ideas! | Bring recycled garments to show how ready-to-wear can become a work of art. Bring finished garments and works-in-progress for advice, or to serve as a warning for others. Alterations & remodeling. |
| Swap Meet - my lost causes may be your treasures! | Could combine with another topic |
| Inkblot painting | Candy Cox or Joanne Schoner would be willing to teach this |
| Follow "Complex Cloth" in monthly steps and end up with a great piece of fabric | We could start with hand-dyed fabric, make our own stamps, then stencil |
| Felted knitted hats | Was successful for Daytime Wearables. |
| Outrageous hats | |
| Other hats | |
| Invite a clothing designer to bring garments to try on | Was successful for Daytime Wearables, with a designer invited by Gaynel Kline. |
| Coordinating Full Ensembles | |
| Bringing traditional ethnic styles into the 21st century | |
| Simple Jacket Style | Larkin would be happy to teach this – she learned it from Cindy. |
| Create an atmosphere that attracts around 12 enthusiastic people to each meeting, not necessarily emphasizing finishing projects, but people excited about trying new things | |
| Opportunity to exhibit (as a group) in addition to, or in a different venue than, the May General Meeting Fashion Show | |
| Fairfield Video | This would be at least the third annual. |
| Beaded bracelets, beaded edging | Larkin would be willing to teach |
We have nine meetings. We could program some of the high-ranking items plus some of the other ideas. We could do edge finishes & closures relatively late, i.e. just before the May fashion show. We could cover some topics with handouts for those who are interested instead of devoting meeting time.
The possibilities are limitless!