Quarter Notes, Vol. 1, No. 1 (November 1984)
First issue of Quarter Notes, the newsletter of the Handweavers Guild of America (HGA), November 1984. It includes Pat Jemian's account of a two-week artist residency teaching fiber arts to elementary students in Eufaula, Alabama, and a calendar of exhibitions and calls for entries. Book reviews cover Armenian Lace and The New Handbook of Time-Saving Tables. The "Mohair Modes" feature by Donna Sullivan gives general tips on spinning, warping, weaving and finishing mohair, with project directions for a plain-weave mohair shawl/blanket and a 2/2 twill jacket, both with drafts. The issue ends with Guild View notes on guild management and newsletters, news of the Certificate of Excellence (COE) recipients, and the newsletter naming contest result.