KSWG January 9th meeting - Basic Weaving

Klamath Spinners' and Weavers' Guild January Meeting

Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 ( 2nd Wednesday of the month)

10am until noon, with an opportunity work hour from noon to 1pm

Washington Federal Conference Center

5215 South Sixth St.

Klamath Falls, Oregon

Next meeting is January 9^th and will be basic weaving with members bringing various looms (cardboard, Inkle, Rigid Heddle, Shaft) and any questions, and help to get new weavers started.  Members are encouraged to bring yarn and tapestry needle if they wish for weaving, but there will also be an assortment available.

KSWG December 12th meeting - COOKIES

Klamath Spinners' and Weavers' Guild Meeting

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

10am until noon, work hour from noon to 1pm

Washington Federal Conference Center

5215 South Sixth Street, Klamath Falls, OR

We will be having our annual cookie exchange.  Please bake and bring your favorite cookie!  The idea is to bring about 2 dozen cookies to share and a plate.  Then fill your plate with cookies from all the other guild members.

Also, please bring a fiber mystery tool or mystery picture of something that may be a mystery to the other guild members, let them guess, then educate us all on your tool or mystery picture.

And, if you would like to stay for the work hour, please bring your project to work on.

Coming up in January:

Basic Weaving; table loom, rigid heddle loom or floor loom.  

Bring your questions.

KSWG November 14 Meeting

Klamath Spinners' and Weavers' Guild Meeting
Wednesday, November 14th, 10am to noon, work hour, noon to 1pm
Washington Federal Convention Center
5215 South Sixth St., Klamath Falls, OR 

Kathy Nelson will be showing us how to Andean Ply.
There will be tips and tricks for making socks.
There will be talk on blends of fibers for socks.

Please bring your wheel and a shortish piece of singles yarn (say 4-5 yards) or a couple of bobbins with different lengths that could be plied, to practice Andean plying.
Also bring any handspun socks to talk about.  What you like or dislike about them. Please bring any tips or tricks you may have on spinning for socks.

KSWG - October Guild Meeting

Klamath Spinners' and Weavers' Guild Meeting
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018, 10am to noon with a work hour from noon to 1pm
Washington Federal Conference Center
5215 South Sixth St., Klamath Falls

Bring your spinning wheels, looms, projects.  This is a work on your project month. Get some feedback.  Maybe get some help with problems with your project.   Katie Fienhauer will also be giving a presentation on Agri-Camp USA

October Sip n Spin - Leap of Taste

Please join us for our October Sip 'n Spin at the Leap of Taste at 12pm - 1pm. Feel free to bring your spinning wheel or any small project.  Hope to see you there. 

KSWG Meeting - Sept 11, 2018

Our first Guild meeting for this year 2018-2019 is Wednesday, September 11th at 10am, at the Washington Federal Conference Center, on S. 6th St.  in the big room.  We have the room until 1 pm, so if you would like to stay for the work on your project hour after the meeting, please do!  We will be talking about our upcoming year.  Please join us.

September Sip n Spin

The September Sip and Spin will be Saturday, September 8th in front of Leap of Taste, noon to 1:30pm.  We had a nice time in August there and hope you can meet us there in September!

July Sip n Spin - Brevada Brewhouse

Hi Everyone,

We are trying to get together once a month on a Saturday to Sip and Spin, but you may also bring a small project you are working on. You don't have to spin.... This is an opportunity for everyone, and especially those that cannot make it to a weekday Guild meeting.

The July Sip and Spin will be Saturday, July 7th (the 1st Saturday of the month) noon to 1:30 pm. It will be at the Brevada Brewhouse in the Campus Square shopping center. (where Matteo's used to be) Off Campus Drive.  There is shade and plenty of seating. Hope to see y'all there.

Guild Annual Potluck June 2018

Klamath Spinners' and Weavers' Guild Meeting

Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 (2nd Wednesday of the month)

10am until noon, (with an added hour of project work time after the meeting)

Washington Federal Conference Center

5215 South Sixth Street, Klamath Falls, OR

Crater Lake Room

Guild Annual Potluck

Please bring your favorite dish along with your dinnerware and beverage.

Please also bring your creation for:

Oregon State Fair

Reno 2018 Convergence

and/or  a future weavers conference either in Prince George, B.C. in 2019 or Salem, OR 2021

or just bring what you have been working on!

May 2018 - Cotton

Cotton Cotton Cotton.... Come join us and learn about the fiber and how it is processed and spun. If your a spinner, weaver, or just love fiber come learn with us. We have a couple a great ladies from Northern California presenting the workshop. We would love to have you!

Klamath Spinners' and Weavers' Meeting
Wednesday, May 9th, 2018, (2nd Wednesday of the month)
10am until noon, with a project work hour after meeting
Washington Federal Conference Center
5215 South Sixth St., Klamath Falls, Oregon

Cotton is the topic for the May meeting! Jill and Donna are leading a workshop with an overview of cotton, varieties, characteristics, and 'how to spin' cotton on a spinning wheel. Cotton fiber samples to spin will be supplied!

Bring examples of your cotton projects to share, your spinning wheel with its smallest whorl, your experiences with cotton, and of course questions!

Spring 2018 Equipment for sale

KSWG April meeting notice - Rigid heddle looms

Klamath Spinners' and Weavers' Meeting

Wednesday, April 11th, 10 am until noon (2nd Wednesday of the month)

Washington Federal Conference Center

5215 South 6th Street, Klamath Falls, OR

Rigid Heddle Loom Presentation hosted by Kathleen Vaagen

Kathleen will be sharing the history and ease of using the Rigid Heddle loom.  This will be a great time to get your hands on a few different types of rigid heddle looms.  There will be plenty of hands one along with a direct warp demonstration.  We will also have a couple of shaft looms to give a comparison.  And as always, feel free to invite a guest(s).  

DONT FORGET..... there is project hour after the meeting from 12-1pm if you would like hang out and work on your project.   See you there!!

Project Hour

We have added a project hour from 12 to 1pm. Bring your spinning wheels, small looms or whatever fiber project you are working on and a sack lunch of you wish. See you there!!

March Meeting - Silk

Klamath Spinners' and Weavers' Meeting

Wednesday, March 14th, 10 am until noon (2nd Wednesday of the month)

Washington Federal Conference Center

5215 South 6th Street, Klamath Falls, OR

Silk Meeting Agenda hosted by Liz.

1.       Old Business

2.       New Business

3.       Show and Share  All Things SILK  Anything of silk or silk blend that you have made or that you think would be of interest to the Guild

4.       How to tell if a fabric/fiber is silk.

a.       Sight

b.       Touch

c.       Smell

d.       Burn Test

5.       Types of Silk fibers

6.       Types of Silk fabrics

7.       Washing Silk

8.       Dyeing Silk

9.       Knitting with Silk

10.   Weaving with Silk

11.   Felting with Silk

12.   Blending silk with wool.  At this point we will try carding with some wool and silk.  If you have a drum carder that you would like to bring, do so.

13.   Spinning with Silk.  If we have time we will spin our carded silk and or silk samples.  Bring your wheel if desired.  There will be silk for sale if you would like to take some home to try.  It will packaged in small bags priced at $3 to $5 each.

Myan Weaving and Culture - Change of Plans for meeting

Subject: February Meeting

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

10:00 AM to Noon

Washington Federal Conference Center

Mayan Weaving and Culture, hosted by Debby and Kathy

1. Old Business

2. New Business

3. Show and share, items you have made

4. DVD: Mayan Weaving and Culture

5. Showcase your colors: Every culture has colorful symbols that may be found in flags, ceremonial dress, flowers, or other art forms. Bring something you can share about your heritage and/or ancestry. Items might include (but not be limited to) fabric, fiber, ribbons, etc.

    Share your comments about this culture and any meaning you know about the symbolism of it's colors.

6. Enjoy Valentine treats

Silk Fiber and spinning will continue in March

February 14th - Silk

We have a fun meeting coming up..... Silk!!! Come let your hands enjoy the pleasures of silk. Liz will be going over the process and handling of silk fiber. Feel free to bring your spinning wheels and/or spindles. If we have time at the end of the meeting we can do some spinning. Great opportunity to purchase some silk if you would like. Hope to see you there and please, invite a friend, like our page and share.
Meeting will be held at the Washington Federal Conference Center, 5215 South Sixth St., Klamath Falls, OR 97601. February 14th 10am - 12pm.

January 10th 2018 Meeting

Klamath Spinners’ and Weavers’ Guild Meeting

Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 (2nd Wednesday of the month)

10am until noon.

Washington Federal Conference Center
5215 South Sixth St., Klamath Falls, OR  97603
(from South Sixth St., drive to building in back of the bank building)
Crater Lake Room

We will be playing educational “Weaving Bingo”!  We will learn and review weaving terms and what they mean in a fun way. Please come and have fun. There will be prizes……  😊