KLAMATH SPINNERS’ & WEAVERS’ GUILD
NEWS October 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 came
and spun, wove and visited at the Sheep to Scarf at the Farmers’ Market last
September 6th. It was a fun
time. Kathy wove a beautiful scarf. Many
people bought raffle tickets and Margery Brick won the scarf. We made $50 to donate to the Farmers Market
EBT match program!
Thank you also to Karen
Williams for hosting our last Guild meeting at her home. It was beautiful,
pleasant, cozy, fun and productive.
Thank you Karen!
At the
last meeting it was decided to continue to have “President for the Day” for
another year.
Here
is the Guild’s agenda for the 2014-2015 year.
October- video by Tom Knisely
November – a tentative plan for a meeting at Leap of Taste on
SATURDAY, November 8th at 9 am to 11 am. I will let you know if this plan
materializes. The library was already
scheduled and they prefer to have library sponsored programs use their room. December
– Guild Christmas cookie and ornament exchange. January – Card weaving hosted by Kathy Nelson
February – Beginning backstrap weaving hosted by Margery
Brick
March – A bring your current project work day. April – Art yarn- bring a yarn you have worked on and also bring
your wheel to learn a new one at the meeting. May
– Wet felting hosted by Susan Schuette.
June - Carding and Blending; bring fibers and carders and guild annual
potluck.
The
back room at the Klamath County Museum has been reserved for our meetings the 2nd Tuesday of the month until June and excepting November.
The
Guild sometimes meets informally in the summer for dyeing or fiber working.
This
Month’s Meeting
This
month our meeting will be Tuesday October
14th at 10am, in the back room of the Klamath County Museum in Klamath Falls, Oregon. We will be viewing
a video by Tom Knisely. He is a weaver
and has quite a few books out. He weaves
rugs. His weaving sounds interesting.
Bring a project to work on while watching if you wish.
For
those of you in the Spinning Challenge
The yarns were so
lovely. Everyone did such a beautiful
job. It was fun to see the differences
using the same fiber by different spinners.
This month please bring yarn spun with 1 oz. white Corriedale, but
altered in some way, and yarn spun with 1 oz of Margery’s gray wool spun plain.
From the Library
October 2014 guild book review by Karen Williams, guild librarian.
This book is not a part of the guild collection.
Friedman, Barry with photographer Gary Diamond. Chasing
Rainbows: Collecting American Indian Trade & Camp Blankets.
Bulfinch Press, 2002, hardcover, 304 pages.
While this book does not address hand weaving, it does cover an
important piece of North American weaving history. By the late 1800s American
weaving mills, including Pendleton Woolen Mills of Oregon, were weaving bright
mainly geometric design blankets for trade and sale to American Indians,
specific tribes, and the general public. Both wool and cotton blankets were
manufactured by numerous mills. Collectors covet these blankets.
This coffee table worthy book has 320 brilliantly full color and
60 black and white photographs which accompany an entertaining and informative
text. Its price may be off-putting, but what a unique experience to thumb
through this book and see all those eye-dazzling blankets!
The ANWG nominating committee, consisting of Jo Anne Ryeburn, Ellie Sheeran and
Annita Magee, need to come up with a slate of nominees for the 2015 ANWG Board.
The positions we need to fill are First Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. We
already have one application for the position of Treasurer. Application forms and
descriptions of positions can be found on the ANWG website.! !
Please forward this to your guild president to recommend people who might be suitable
and willing to apply. Our Nominating committee will follow up on any applications or
suggestions you may make. Thank you for your assistance!! !
Sincerely,!
Annita Magee
The WeGO meeting is on October 11th in Eugene, so if anyone would like me to take a show and share item, I would love to pick it up on the 8th or 9th (I'll head to Eugene the 10th and can return the item at the next Guild meeting)
Our guild’s turn is coming up to possibly win a scholarship that
could be used at the September 2015 workshops in Bend, Oregon. More information
will be forthcoming soon.
Shops with Classes around the Area
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
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.
As far as I know, we have 3 spinners participating in
Spinzilla next week. They are all a part
of The Web-sters team and are Karla, Margery and Sharon. They will be spinning as much as possible
from 12:01 October 6th to midnight, October 12th. Good luck!
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