KLAMATH SPINNERS’ & WEAVERS’ GUILD NEWS April 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.
This
Month’s Meeting
This
month our meeting will be Tuesday April 8thth
at 10am in the back room of the Klamath County Museum, 1451 Main St.,
Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Karla
Lockwood is leading our meeting this month after recovering from surgery a few
weeks ago. She will be doing the meeting on “Teneriffe, also called needle weaving
or woven embroidery”. Please come and
bring a piece of fabric, yarn or string, a needle that your yarn or string can
be used for, an embroidery hoop, and scissors.
Carol
Wylie will be bringing various weaving items of Dorothy’s and Carol’s to do some
spring cleaning. If anyone else would like to bring some spring cleaning fiber
items to sell, trade or give away, please do.
Here
is the guild’s schedule for the 2013-2014 year:
April
– Teneriffe Embroidery by Karla Lockwood
May
– Inkle Weaving Demonstration by Karen Williams
June – Annual Potluck, and how about having our “carding party” hosted
by Sharon?
From the Library
Guild Book Review by Karen Williams, guild
librarian for April 2014
the Practical Spinner’s Guide Cotton,
Flax, Hemp, Stephenie Gaustad, Interweave Press, 2014, pp159. Not
currently a part of the guild library.
Cotton, flax and hemp each have a
detailed chapter explaining the plant fiber characteristics, preparation and
handling for textile production at home. This book abounds with tips,
techniques, and suggested equipment for successful manipulations from raw fiber
to thread or yarn to cloth.
Spindle, in addition to charka or wheel
spinning methods are discussed. Included is an extensive chapter on yarn
handling with a discussion of equipment for removing the singles yarn from the
bobbin or spindle for plying and setting the twist. There are detailed photos,
line drawings and text explaining unwinding and transferring spun yarns, all
with glimmers of the author’s humorous personality popping up here and there.The two final chapters give insight into knitting and weaving with cellulosic yarns and how to best utilize their unique characteristics, as well as tips on finishing the cloth. There are a few specifics on dyeing plant fibers mentioned, though a dye reference would round out that topic further.
A short but impressive bibliography allows some further exploration of plant-based textile techniques. And the author includes the Ashenhurst Formula Chart for setts based on using identical warp and weft yarns of the “vegetable lamb” (cotton) and bast fibers.
This is a nice reference for cotton, flax and hemp textile techniques. The only area not completely addressed, in my mind, is any dissertation on fiber twist direction while spinning the various fibers, especially flax. It appears she spins Z and plies S regardless of the fiber, from what I can glean.
For added fun, look up Stephenie Gaustad’s and Alden Amos’ Dragonfly Farms in Jackson, California on-line and learn more about this interesting duo in the textile community.
News
from Weaving Guilds of Oregon and Association from Northwest Weaving Guilds via
our WeGo representative, Kathy Nelson.
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.
Any guild member is invited
to go to the ANWG Annual meeting June 14th
in Portland, Oregon. Attached is the invitation.
Also there is a challenge
from the president of Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds. The challenge
is: to try something new, something you
have been afraid to try, either with a color, technique, or idea. Some guilds will form challenge groups. Would our guild want to form a challenge
group, maybe for a summer challenge?
Shops with
Classes around the Area
Laize Dayz Yarn and Tea Shop,
2617 Pershing Way, Klamath Falls, OR 541-892-6856. www.laizedayz.comWarner Mountain Weavers, 459 south Main St., Cedarville, CA 530-279-2164. www.warnermtnweavers.com
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
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
27th & 28th, 2014, Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, Canby, OR., for more info: www.flockandfiberfestival.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.
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.
Ok, I was going to play an April Fools joke on you and say I was spinning steel wool….. so, I looked it up on the internet to see if anyone is doing it. Yes, a few handspinners are, but also, people light steel wool on fire and spin it around and it is a type of fireworks! Pretty but dangerous! You might look it up as it is amazing and I was quite surprised. Try searching steel wool spinning……
I guess the joke was on me
Happy Easter Everyone.
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