Columbia Weavers and Spinners Guild

Holiday Exhibition & Sale Study Group

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

adopted April 23, 1992

1. To build an awareness of the fiber arts in the community.

2. To demonstrate weaving and spinning for the education of our community.

3. To encourage Guild membership.

4. To encourage Guild members to spend more time enjoying their craft.

5. To provide a market for Guild members to market their creations.

6. To foster the appreciation of high quality handcrafted goods.

7. To exhibit our finest work to our friends and fellow Guild members.

8. To provide a means to increase funding for the Guild's educational projects and scholarships.

9. To make the Guild and its resources more visible to the community.

10. To help bring Guild members together by strengthening relationships and increasing the amount of time spent together.

Holiday Exhibition & Sale Study Group History

The Marketing Study Group evolved in the fall of 1990 when Ann Edwards and Paula McFarling asked for support from the Guild membership to sponsor a retail sale of member's work. Paula and Ann chaired the 1990, 1st Annual Holiday Sale. Guild members who participated in this first sale were: Amy Preckshot, Barbara Overby, Mary Jane Thorne, Jean Williams, Ruth Walker, Debbie Schluckebier, Jenny Niekrasz, Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser, Helen Carter, Katy Howland, Vickie Smith, and Jane Accurso.

The 1990, 1st Annual Holiday Sale was a success. Paula, Ann and all of the participants put in a lot of hard work and it showed. Their work on this first Sale laid the groundwork for all the sales that have followed. Paula assumed the responsibility for chairing the Marketing Study Group and the Holiday Sales of 1991-1996. She devoted seven years to this effort, spending countless hours organizing, setting goals, establishing guidelines and motivating guild members to participate in this Guild activity. We all owe her much for the benefits we have derived from her dedication to the Marketing Study Group and to the Guild!

Our study group changed its name in 2000, from the Marketing Study Group to the Holiday Exhibition & Sale Study Group. We wanted to be clear that demonstrating and exhibiting the beauty of the fiber arts is the goal of our group.