`Klamath Spinners’ & Weavers’ Guild News December 2012
by Sharon ballen004@yahoo.com 541-891-0817
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Klamath Spinners’ and Weavers’ Guild has annual dues of $10/year. Dues are due in November and can be given or sent to our treasurer, Karen Williams, 1700 Fairmont St., Klamath Falls, OR 97601.*Thank you to everyone who has paid.
Thank you to Liz for hosting and leading the November needle weaving meeting!
This Months Meeting
This month’s meeting will be Tuesday, December 11th at 10am in the back room of the Klamath County Museum, on the corner of Main and Spring St. in Klamath Falls, OR. We will be having our annual cookie and ornament exchange. Please come and share your favorite holiday cookie and bring an ornament to exchange. Come even if you don’t have cookies or an ornament!
January 8th – possible retreat?
February 12 --TBA
March 12 –Beads in Spinning and Weaving by Sharon
April 9 – open
May14 –open
June 11th –Annual Potluck
From the Library
December 2012 Book Review by Karen Williams, guild librarian. Thanks Liz, for the inspiration to finally read this fascinating book! This text in not part of the guild library.
Working with Wool, a Coast Salish Legacy & the Cowichan Sweater Sylvia Olsen, Friesens Printing, 2010, 328 pages.
The Coast Salish women had a centuries-long tradition of blanket weaving intertwined with the practical need for physical shelter from the cold and damp coastal climate as well as the complex social interchange of trade and potlatch give-aways. This way of life was permanently disrupted with the European immigration into what is now British Columbia, Canada. The ensuing European culture and harsh governmental restrictions on tribal customs lead to generations plagued with grinding poverty and a loss of their weaving tradition.
In the early 1900s their strong wool working desire and exposure to European knitting practices transformed the Coast Salish work efforts into the development of the Cowichan sweater. This unique and appealing garment was roughly handspun and knitted from lanolin-rich contrasting natural sheep wool colors with close ties to the British fishermans’ Gansey or Guernsey, the Fair Isle jersey, Icelandic sweaters and other European knitting influences.
The cottage industry of Cowichan knitting has since endured many obstacles including unreasonable governmental economic constrictions and control, competition from imitation sweaters, the upswing of synthetic fiber/fabric use, and fickle whims of fashion. Possibly the largest obstacle has been the all-too-familiar challenge of pitting human limitations of handwork production against overwhelming demands of self-preservation and “instant gratification” minded middle-men and consumers. In present day a segment of Coast Salish people continue to be creative and resilient wool workers with skills and determination to manage their craft, product, and market.
Shops with Classes around the area
Please visit these shops, call and/or check out their websites to learn more about available classes.
Laize Dayz Yarn and Tea Shop 2617 Pershing Way, Klamath Falls, Or. 541-892-6856 www.laizedayz.com
Warner Mountain Weavers 459 South Main St., Cedarville, CA 279-2164. . www.warnermtnweavers.com
Middleford Yarn & Stitchery Shoppe 1112 Court St.,#101, Medford, OR 541-734-8800. www.miyarn.com
Events
Monday, June 17 through Sunday, 23, 2013, ANWG 2013 Conference (Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds), Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA http://www.anwg-conference-2013.com
Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23, Black Sheep Gathering, Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon www.blacksheepgathering.org
July 2012 Weaving Guilds of Oregon Traveling Exhibit in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Classified
The guild has a red Ashford spinning wheel available to loan out to guild members. If you would like to use it, please contact Sharon, Ballen004@yahoo.com or 541-891-0817
45 inch Leclerc 4 shaft loom for sale. 6 treadles. Beautiful and in excellent shap. $1,000. It was donated to the guild. Various accessories included. Can be seen at the Klamath County Musium, 1541 Main St., Klamath Falls, OR For more information contact Carol Wylie at 541-882-4031 or email rcwylie@charter.net
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
My son has told me that Bacon Weaving is really, really popular now, so I thought you weavers’ and fiber folks would like to see this! I'm sorry I can't copy and paste a picture from the internet to here. Please go and look at the amazing bacon weavings!
People are wrapping bacon around lots of things. There are turtle shaped bacon cheeseburgers. There are bacon baskets which are very interesting. The weaving looks very cool. Some have very nice selvedges too! J
For examples type in “Bacon Weaving” and you will be amazed.
Bacon Weave Recipe from www.grouprecipes.com
25 minutes to make Serves 6
Preheat oven to 400.
Weave 1 lb bacon and place into a large cast iron skillet.
Cook bacon until it’s done, 20-30 min. You want it cooked, but even if you LOVE cripy bacon, you don’t want this crispy as heck, you want to be able to roll it without breaking.
Once done, carefully take it out of the pan and transfer to a cooling rack. Sprinkle cheese onto bacon, and then roll it up, almost like sushi.
Let it rest for about 2-3 minutes on the seam, so it stays sealed.
Slice, and have a heart attack. Could try turkey bacon? Tomatoes? Avocado?
Next month…… high fiber salad……. J
