Tuesday, December 2, 2014


KLAMATH SPINNERS’ & WEAVERS’ GUILD NEWS         December   2014

By Sharon                                                                                                                   541-891-0817          ballen004@yahoo.com


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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. 

The November meeting was a very nice relaxed time at Leap of  Taste.  Many members showed and shared their latest creations.

Here is the Guild’s agenda for the 2014-2015 year.

December – Guild Christmas cookie and ornament exchange.                                                           
January – Beginning Backstrap weaving hosted by Margery Brick                                                                             
February – Card weaving hosted by Kathy Nelson                                                                           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 it is also the guild annual potluck.

The back room at the Klamath County Museum has been reserved for our meetings once a month until June.

The Guild sometimes meets informally in the summer for dyeing or fiber working.

A possible local summer workshop is brewing……. More details to come.

This Month’s Meeting

This month our meeting will Tuesday, December 9th at 10am in the back room of the Klamath County Museum, 1451 Main St., at the corner of Main and Spring Streets.  We will be having our annual cookie and ornament exchange.  Please bring a dozen cookies to share along with the recipe if you wish, and a fiber related ornament.  Please come even if you aren’t participating in the exchanges.  It’s a good, cozy meeting to wish each other a Merry Christmas!

Would the Guild be interested in being a member of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce? Please  come to the meeting and voice your opinion.

For those of you in the Spinning Challenge

This month the examples that are due are:  1 oz of Susan’s light llama fiber, altered and 1 oz of Teresa’s brown alpaca, spun plain.

It is inspiring and interesting to see how each spinner interprets the fibers into yarns.  There have been many lovely yarns created through this challenge.

Marisa has graciously been checking out printing prices and has worked on a template for a Klamath Spinners’ and Weavers’ Guild postcard to be distributed at various locations and events to help promote our guild.  The template design is very nice and informative.  Please come to the meeting to see it! The prices for 250 are less than $1 each and if we order more the price of each postcard is less.

From the Guild Library by Karen Williams for  December 2014

Johnson, W.J. Yarn Works, How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn. Creative Publishing International, Inc., 2014, 192 pages. Not a part of guild library.

 

The Saga Hill Design founder and author dedicated this book to her “Swedish ancestors, who spun for necessity, so that I may spin for joy.”

 

The book is divided into four informative workshops: Fiber, Spin, Dye and Knit. Nice crisply colored photos accompany a fact and technique- packed text.

A nice beginner- to- intermediate reference if you don’t already have one, or want to add to your library anyway.

 

 Weaving Guilds of Oregon (WeGO) and Association of Northwest Weavers (ANWG) news.

 

Klamath Spinners’ and Weavers’ Guild has won a scholarship from Weaving Guilds of Oregon for $200.

 

The guild has decided to have a drawing for those members interested in attending a workshop in 2015, with the understanding that those attending a workshop would share it with the guild at a future meeting. I believe there will be either 4, $50 scholarships, or 5 $40 scholarships, or if there aren’t  4 or 5, but less folks interested, the scholarship money would be divided accordingly.

 

If you would like to be considered to receive a portion of the $200 to attend a workshop in 2015, please come to the meeting and put your name in the hat for one!

 

The Guild also needs to decide how we are going to help with the Bend workshops next fall

 

The guild discussed doing something to contribute to the welcome bags.

Ideas are:  writing to various companies for promotional materials, weaving the handles of the bags, making the bags, and the guild buying chocolates to put in each bag.

 

There could be possible workshops with Heather Winslow in 2015.  WeGo is working on the details. Check the WeGO website for updates.  www.wegoregon.org

 

Save to my compuSave to DropboxShops with Classes around the Area

Laize Dayz Yarn and Tea Shop, 2617 Pershing Way, Klamath Falls, OR 541-892-6856. www.laizedayz.com

The Websters, 11 Main St. Ashland,  OR  541-482-9801.  www.yarnatwebsters.com

Warner Mountain Weavers,  459 S. Main St., Cedarville, CA,530-279-2164. Email: warnertmtnweavers@citlink.com    Open Thursday- Saturday, 10am to 5pm. 

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

Tuesday Gatherings at Leap of Taste for Fiber Working and Tea Sipping, 9:30 am, 907 Main St.

Bring Your Own Craft evening at the Klamath County Library, Tuesday, December 16th, 5:30pm.

Friday, June 19 , Saturday, June 20th and Sunday, June 21st , Black Sheep Gathering, Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon,   www.blacksheepgathering.org

September 11-13, 2015,   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

Newfoundland dog  hair.   Wondering if anyone was interested in it to work with? Contact:  Teresa Young     Teresa.young.st4p@statefarm.com  or 541-281-0700.

Looking for someone to take over the newsletter.  My last issue will be June 2015.  I will be happy to help the new newsletter person get started.  Contact:  Sharon – ballen004@yahoo.com 
Merry Christmas!