KLAMATH SPINNERS’ & WEAVERS’ GUILD NEWS March 2014
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Klamath Spinners’ and Weavers’ News Guild annual dues are
$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. Thanks to everyone who has paid.
Thank you to our demonstrators who share our craft with so many!
This
Month’s Meeting
This
month our meeting will be Tuesday March
11th at 10am in the back room
of the Klamath County Museum, 1451 Main St., Klamath Falls, Oregon. The March
meeting is an open meeting. Please bring a project you are working on.
Here
is the guild’s schedule for the 2013-2014 year:
March
– open April – Tenerife Embroidery by Karla
Lockwood May – Inkle Weaving Demonstration by
Karen Williams
June – Annual Potluck
From the Library
Guild Book Review by Karen Williams, guild
librarian for March 2014
Indigo, Madder and Marigold: a Portfolio
of Colors from Natural Dyes. Trudy Van Stralen, Interweave Press, 1993.
There is a copy in the guild library!
For any natural dyers and color
chemists among us, Trudy Van Stralen’s book, Indigo, Madder and Marigold:
a Portfolio of Colors from Natural Dyes, provides more than 200 dye
recipes and an analytical discussion of more than twenty important natural
dyestuffs. There are chapters on equipment, dyeing preparations, and
mordanting. Included is the author’s own approach to dyeing which allows
maximizing an array of dye colors from just a few dye pots. Brilliant color
photos of various naturally dyed fabrics and yarns abound to show a few
different hues possible with a variety of mordants.
Some
information from Liz.
News on needlefelting.
There will be a display at the Klamath County Library in
March of needle felting by a local needle felting artist.
A
great website to check out on needle felting is fittobeloved.com
click on tutorials. This site has the best how-to for
realistic animal eyes.
Another internet tip; if you are on
Facebook, join Fiber Artists & Yarn Spinners. You have to send a request,
but they except all fiber folks. It is a well monitored group, so it
stays friendly. And the photos that members post are so beautiful.
A wealth of inspiration.
Thanks
Liz.
Dear KSWG members,
Due to positive response, I have submitted our portion of the ANWG Grant Request for the 2015 Bend Conference. My additions are basically that we have approx. 30 members currently, we have at least 5 members showing interest in attending the conference, the Guild is willing to offer a $40 scholarship to be applied to lodging or conference fees for up to 5 members, and our Guild is willing to help with name tags, welcome bags, and some staffing at the event (attendees). I hope this is acceptable to all.
The next WeGO meeting will be on April 12. As rep, I would love to take some "show and tell" items from our Guild members, to show off our talents and whims. Anything - hand spun yarn, woven items, dyed, felted or otherwise fiber crafted (Margie - T shirt rugs?)Please email Sharon or me to arrange pick-up and return of any items you would like to share.
The Needle Arts Mentoring Program idea seems to be in limbo. Even if we did a short session or two - say three meetings (Sharon suggested maybe do one session with children, maybe through the Library, then maybe one at KCC or OIT to get some older and potential new guild members involved)It could be a nice contribution to the community?
Due to positive response, I have submitted our portion of the ANWG Grant Request for the 2015 Bend Conference. My additions are basically that we have approx. 30 members currently, we have at least 5 members showing interest in attending the conference, the Guild is willing to offer a $40 scholarship to be applied to lodging or conference fees for up to 5 members, and our Guild is willing to help with name tags, welcome bags, and some staffing at the event (attendees). I hope this is acceptable to all.
The next WeGO meeting will be on April 12. As rep, I would love to take some "show and tell" items from our Guild members, to show off our talents and whims. Anything - hand spun yarn, woven items, dyed, felted or otherwise fiber crafted (Margie - T shirt rugs?)Please email Sharon or me to arrange pick-up and return of any items you would like to share.
The Needle Arts Mentoring Program idea seems to be in limbo. Even if we did a short session or two - say three meetings (Sharon suggested maybe do one session with children, maybe through the Library, then maybe one at KCC or OIT to get some older and potential new guild members involved)It could be a nice contribution to the community?
Kathy Nelson
This is from a letter about lodging from the
Bend area organizer, Linda Gettman about the upcoming workshops in Mt. Bachelor
Village September 11-13th of 2015.
Here are some condo
prices for you both – the basic hotel room type room with a bath and 1 queen
bed would be $109, could sleep 2 in 1 bed.
The Ski house
condos are the older ones, but still very nice. They include a full
kitchen, living room, deck, fireplace and some hot tubs with a bedroom and bath
$153, can sleep 2 or 3, most have a hideabed in the living room.
1 bdrm with loft
$183, has same as above except a loft with another queen or twin beds, so can
sleep 2-4.
2 bedrm $198, has
same as above with 2 bdrms and 2 baths, sleeper sofa, can sleep 2-5.
The River Ridge
condos are newer, bigger, nicer. 1 bdrm $217, bath, kitchen, living room,
deck, hot tub, fireplace, can sleep 1-3
2 bdrm, same as
above $265, can sleep 2-5; these also have sleeper sofas in living room.
3 bdrm, same as
above $340, can sleep 3-7
“
“
So, sharing
accommodations is the way to go we think. That way everyone has the use
of the kitchen for their breakfasts and living room, deck areas.
The River Ridge
condos have king beds, so sharing these beds makes it easier than a queen.
We figure if 3 go
together in a 2-bdrm River condo, they would be paying about $90/night, 4
sharing would be $70/night
In the 3-bdrm one,
3 would pay $115/night, 4 $85/night, 5 $68/night.
In the Ski condos,
rates would be even less.
Shops with
Classes around the Area
Everyone is invited to come to a St.
Patricks Day Potluck lunch at 12:30 on March 8th.
Green yarn is 10% OFF or any yarn that has green in it.
BEGINNING
SPINNING
Saturdays, March 1, 15, and 29, 10am to Noon
3 SESSIONS IN THIS CLASS / Cost: $55 + $15 materials fee
Saturdays, March 1, 15, and 29, 10am to Noon
3 SESSIONS IN THIS CLASS / Cost: $55 + $15 materials fee
Learn
to spin, using one of our spinning wheels and local wool. You will learn how to
spin, as well as basic wheel mechanics and an introduction to turning fiber
into your own handspun yarn. Bring your own wheel or use one of ours which can
be taken home between classes.
Middleford Yarn & Stitchery Shoppe, 30 N. Central Ave. ( new address), Medford,
OR 97501. 541-734-8800. www.miyarn.com
Eugene Textile Center, 1510
Jacobs Drive, Eugene, OR 97402,
541-688-1565, www.eugenetextilecenter.com
Events
Saturday, March 29th, 2014, Fiber Market Day, Prineville, Oregon. For more information: www.highdesertwoolgrowers.org
Friday,
April 11th, 2014 , Knitting
Workshop with Sivia Harding, Gossamer Yarn Shop in Bend, Or. “Moonrise
Necklace.” For more information call
541-383-2204 or email: lindag@bendbroadband.com
Saturday,
April 12th, 2014, Knitting
Workshop with Sivia Harding, Gossamer
Yarn Shop in Bend, Or,
Sunday,
April 13th, 2014, Knitting
Workshop with Sivia Harding, Gossamer Yarn Shop in Bend, Or, “Moebius and
More.” For more information call 541-383-2204 or email: lindag@bendbroadband.com
Friday,
May 16-Sunday, May 18, 2014, Fiber
in the Forest Camp Myrtlewood,
Oregon. 3 day workshops. For more information contact the Eugene Textile Center
at 541-688-1565 or www.eugenetextilecenter.com
Friday,
June 20th-Sunday, June 22nd, 2014, Black Sheep Gathering,
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Or .
For more info: www.blacksheepgathering.org
September 11-14, 2014, Warner Mountain Weavers 14th
Annual Woolgathering, Cedarville, CA for more information, call 530-279-2164 or
email: info@warnermtnweavers.com, website: www.warnermtnweavers.com
September
11-13, 2015, Tentative Bend Weaving and Spinning Workshops,
Mt. Bachelor Village, still in the
planning stages, Klamath Spinners’ and Weavers’ Guild will provide 5 - $40
scholarships to KSWG members who
attend.
September 27th and 28th , Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival,
Canby, Or., for more info: www.flockandfiberfestival.com
Classified
Handmade Knitting Needles for
Sale. Knitting needles, crochet hooks,
stainless steel weaving needles. Great
tools and gifts. Contact: George
Lockwood at 541-545-6263.
Connie McCornack has two older Angora goats that need a
home. Billy (silver gray) and Rudy ( blondish)
Connie can be reached at 1-541-273-1418. The guild has been
receiving free fleeces from these two prolific goats for several years
now. Their mohair is nice. Please pass the word.
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