The Crispin Colloquy

[center]25th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Schedule Update[/center]

October 23-25, 2009
Old Sturbridge Village, MA

This year's meeting promises to be another great weekend of learning, fellowship and fun. In addition to the New England history nearby, OSV is one of the country's largest living history museums, with 59 historic buildings on more than 200 acres, practicing tradesmen and women in various areas, gardens and lots to see and do. We have a large meeting room at OSV reserved for members to share their skills and demonstrations. We look forward to seeing you all in Sturbridge!

Schedule of events:
Friday, October 23
Registration from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Motel 6 - welcome and get acquainted with your fellow cordwainers. Followed by the annual "Feasting and Drinking" at Admiral T.J. O’Brien’s Restaurant in Sturbridge.

Saturday, October 24
Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Old Sturbridge Village’s Fuller Conference Center for coffee and the Annual General Meeting, followed by our day's feature presentations:

Bruce Graham
Roundtable Discussion on How to Plan and Organize a Beginner's Shoemaking Class

Peter Oakley
Pegging 101 - How to Make a Pegged Shoe

Marc Carlson
"Where's my hammer?" Examining early historical tools through texts, images and archaeology

Nasser Vies
Approaching Pattern Cutting for Shoes, Taping Last to Obtain Form and its Application to the Geometry of the Pattern

Dan Freeman
Patternmaking Tricks and Ideas

Sharlot Battin
Canvas Last Draping Technique and a Discussion of Last Nomenclature

Nasser Vies
Making Hand Wax

Thanks in advance to all our presenters. All those interested in sharing a presentation, lecture or workshop are encouraged to contact Marc Carlson at marc-carlson@utulsa.edu, Al Saguto at dsaguto@cwf.org, or Peter Oakley at oakli81@msn.com – Come and share your knowledge and skills.

Saturday Evening Group Dinner
at Picadilly Pub, followed by Swapping and Trading (Bring your tools, work samples, shoes and stuff to show and trade.)

Sunday, October 25
We will meet for a group breakfast at Cracker Barrel, followed by additional presentations, time to tour Old Sturbridge Village and local Sturbridge, and a possible side trip to Brockton, MA, to visit the Fuller Craft Center for the exhibit:
The Perfect Fit—Shoes Tell Stories
From the Fuller website (http:www.fullercraft.org):
“Brockton, Massachusetts, once known as the shoe capital of the world, will revive its legacy with The Perfect Fit – Shoes Tell Stories…this exhibition will explore how shoes can tell stories, addressing topics such as gender, history, sexuality, race, class, and culture.”

HOTEL AND TRAVEL:
Peter Oakley has reserved a block of 10 rooms at the Motel 6 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts for this year's AGM. The rate is $65.99/night double occupancy, and rooms are being held in the name of Cordwainers or Peter Oakley. The hotel is convenient to Old Sturbridge Village and area attractions.

Motel 6
408 Main Street
I-90 at exit #9/I-84 at Exit #3-B
Sturbridge, MA, 01566
Phone: (508) 347-7327 | Fax: (508) 347-2954

Have fun Guys,
Ahh, one day when I'm actually making a quid from shoemaking I'd like us to be able to come over for one of these. Untill then...

Cheers
Duncan

Alright!! Fun's over!! Where's the photos??!!

Tight Stitches
DWFII--HCC Member

I took almost 300 pictures Friday night and Saturday, and I will only be posting the ones that are worth looking at, hopefully tonight. Since no one was up when I left Sunday morning, I got no usable pictures then ...

Here is the cordwainers Friday's first supper,but hopefully someone had taken a better picture,I will post more later.


Nasser

Some pictures send in by John Bailey to be posted to the Colloquy.


Marc Carson presenting "Where's my hammer?"

Peter Oakley demonstrating Peggig 101

Nasser Vies sharing his Pattern Cutting technique

Sharlot Battin explained Canvas Last Draping and brought slides of an impressive theatrical footwear collection she produced

Nasser Vies melting wax

Group photos (find the 10 differences :-)

Thank you John!

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Great photos...keep 'em coming!

And we need names!!

Tight Stitches
DWFII--HCC Member

This potter is a DW look alike, i always liked pottery shops.


Check the stone flour mill on the side.

Nasser

I'd like to thank everyone who attended our 25th AGM in Old Sturbridge Village for making it such a valuable and enjoyable experience. Educational seminars were as usual the most interesting and valuable aspect, followed by the tool swap and show-off session. Vice-President Peter Oakley ex ux Linda ensured all went smoothly. It was very good to see many new, young cordwainers among old friends.

I've uploaded a batch to Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/imarcc ). Note, if you search for HCC or AGM on the tags, there are also pictures from last year and a couple of years ago in Delavan.

Nasser,

During your demo, I didn't get a chance to write down the wax name from the packaging. What is it?

Thanks,
Roy

Roy,

The wax i used at the HCC meeting is called,
SELLARI'S
WHITE
STITCHING WAX
BROWNSVILLE,TN 38012

Thanks for bringing the gear for the wax making.

Nasser

Marc had to leave really early Sunday morning, I have some snapshots from the swap meet and Sunday morning before our departure to NY.

Swap meet

early morning gathering, Nasser providing room service

Sunday Breakfast

Bruce playing in front of the Cracker Barrel for tips

The house band, Burce and Peter

Old Sturbridge Village, the museum. Note the gorgeous weather. On Saturday it rained cat and dogs!

The shoemaker shop

The shoemaker shop with shoemakers

And the shoemaker replacing Peter Oakley as he was indisposed this weekend

More Old Sturbridge Village museum:

A good time was had by all!

Rob, thank you for that. Gorgeous pictures (except for those with me in them). I'm sorry I had to miss that.

Marc, I feel the same way about the pictures I am in so that makes it even. These are just snapshots, point and click, nothing fancy.
You were missed on Sunday together with a handful of other member who were only there on Saturday. With the change in weather on Sunday we took the opportunity to stroll around the museum grounds. Did anyone make it to the Fuller Craft Center in Brockton? Are there pictures or a report?

A few more pics from Sturbridge--better late than never!

Jenny

Continued...

Part 3...

I love these pics. I wish I could be there. That place seems amazing..

This is a duplicate posting of Larry Waller's announcement in the HCC Bulletin Board topic regarding the upcoming 2010 AGM. It is here for reference only.

Please see The HCC Bulletin Board for updates and all "official" Guild announcements.

Admin.



The Honourable Cordwainers’ Company
25th Annual General Meeting
October 22-24th , 2010
Walrus Shoe & Leather Co. LLC
Will proudly be your Host.


Dear HCC members,

Come one come all to the annual meeting at Walrus Shoe & Leather Co. LLC

The meeting: will be held on the 22nd-24th of October, at Walrus Shoe & Leather Co, W8295 Hwy 11, Delavan WI 53115. Walrus Shoe & Leather Co is 45 Miles SW of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and 65 miles NW of Chicago O’Hare Airport, with easy access from either airport. Google us.

Hotel info: We are holding a block of rooms at the Comfort Suites, 313 Bauer Parkway, Delavan WI 53115,under the name “Cordwainers”. Call the hotel at 262-740-1000 to reserve your room with the rate of $79.99 per night with double occupancy, by October 1st 2010.

Presenters: for this year include:


Lisa Sorrell on working with exotic leathers.
Georgene McKim More tips on making Womens fashion footware.
DW Frommer II on Bootmaker to Shoemaker (the journey)
Dan Freeman commentary on reprint of new Devlin Book

There is room for more presenters if anyone else would like to give a presentation. Just let us know by calling or emailing, Larry at 262-882-6006, larry@walrusshoe.com

Please check back for updates. They will be added as they occur.



So please call Larry at 262-882-6006, or e-mail at
larry@walrusshoe.com, to let us know you are attending and or if you wish to present so we may have the correct accommodations ready for talks and food. Hope to see you all here.

Larry, Cindy and Crispin

(Message edited by admin on September 22, 2010)

Larry has more great speakers lined up so hopefully an update is coming soon.
Georgene

All

I will be arriving Chicago O’Hare at 1.33 p.m. on Fri 22nd Oct. and have a rented car booked at Hertz. If any body needs a ride to Delavan, they would be welcome to join me.

The same applies to my journey back. I have to be at O’Hare on Tue 26th Oct in time to catch a flight leaving at 2.15 p.m.

If you do not know me, I would happy to look out for you at the Hertz checking-in desk. There will not be too many 70+ grey-haired Englishmen walking up to the desk at any particular time but please contact me. The email address is below.

This event is a highlight in my year and I am looking forward to seeing everybody at Delavan again and meeting some newcomers.

Frank Jones
frank.jones@noblefootwear.com

Anyone willing to share a room? I am going solo and sharing the room cost would be great. My plan is to be there Fri, Sat and Sun nights.

Thanks

Paul Opperman
paulo@sfshoeco.com

Hello everyone,

I'm new to the HCC and am excited to join you at the annual meeting.

Are there any ladies in the group who would like to split a double occupancy room?

I'm also wondering if anyone else will be leaving the Milwaukee airport anytime on Friday and if I could possibly get a ride. I don't drive and I would really appreciate your help.

Olesya.

olisichka8@yahoo.com