KAWS 2012
Midwest Weavers Conference Prep

April 27-29, 2012
Emporia West Presbyterian Campus
1702 W 15th Avenue
Emporia, Kansas

As many of you already know, KAWS will be hosting the Midwest Weavers Conference in 2013. Plans have been made, committees have been formed, and many volunteers have stepped forward to help. But much work is still ahead. Because of the work to come, your KAWS board has decided to use our annual conference this year to prepare for the MWC.

Making ‘Prairie Winds’ a great success and showing pride in our state requires the help of all KAWS members. Therefore your attendance in Emporia on April 28-29, 2012 is very important.

Activities for the fun weekend will include:
• Felting Sunflower broaches for KAWS members to wear at MWC
• Making nametag decorations
• Touring ESU Facilities
• Committee Reports
• Guest Speaker from Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Spin In, Knit In, Demonstrations, Fiber Fun!
• Assisting guilds with goodie bag items

Our Midwest Weavers Association Board Representative, Betty Huttner, will be coming from Iowa to view our progress, offer suggestions, help in anyway, and answer any questions we may have. This will be a great opportunity for KAWS to show the MWA board what an awesome group of volunteers we have and how enthusiastic we are about hosting the Midwest Weavers Conference.

Schedule:
Fun Night- Friday April 27-
6:00 pm – close
Spin In, Knit In, Demonstrations, Snacks and Yarn Cocktails

Conference- Saturday & Sunday April 28 & 29-
9:00 am – close
Work on MWC Projects
Tour ESU facilities
Reports from MWC Committees
Report from MWC Board Rep- Betty Huttner
Guest Speaker from Convention & Visitors Bureau
KAWS General Meeting
Show & Share
Lunch at ESU (Dutch)

Items to bring (If you have):
Brown Buttons:
1/2"-3/4”
1’’- 1 1/2”
Felting Needle
Sharp Scissors (smaller size)
Handspun thrums in shades of orange/brown
Locks of Mohair or Wool in shades of orange/brown
Towel

To keep cost at a minimum, the KAWS board decided to have individual guilds assist with providing meals.

Friday Evening Snacks & Drinks- Flint Hills
Saturday Breakfast- Flint Hills
Saturday Lunch- Dutch @ ESU
Saturday Dinner & Sunday Lunch-
Deli Tray- KAWS
Chips/Crackers- Manhattan
Salads- Kansas City
Desserts- Wichita
Veggies - Fleece & Fibers
Fruit- Smoky Valley
Sunday Breakfast- Kaw Valley & Topeka
Sunday Lunch- KAWS

Registration:
$25 fee payable at registration in April to Kansas Alliance Weavers & Spinners
Please RSVP to your guild representative by April 14, 2012.

Questions:
Barb Say
bmsay@osprey.net
620-343-6283