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October
1, 2009 - Profile Drafting Block Design Workshop
The Guild hosts
a workshop by Bettes Silver-Schack
at Medford
Leas from 10 am to 4 pm with a break for lunch (please bring your lunch).
This workshop is intended to
help you understand the enormous potential for designing with block diagram
designs. We will quickly review the rules of thread by thread drafting and
then move to an analysis of block designs. By the end you will be able to
design patterns from your profile threadings,
generate designs in either the drawdown area or from the tie-down area, and
understand how to substitute thread by thread notations for those designs. We
will also do a case study of Rep Weave designs during which you will see how
a simple 4 block design can generate up to 8 blocks of color. Our work will be done with
pencil and paper. Please bring paper scissors and either a glue stick or some
scotch tape. Cost $25. An additional fee of $3 is payable to instructor at
the workshop for handouts. SJGSH
2009 Show & Sale
The Apple
Festival, Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Kirby’s Mill, sponsored by the
Medford Historical Society, will again be the site of our annual Show and
Sale. The booth will display items for sale, showcase other exhibits of
interest to the public, and offer hands-on weaving and spinning
demonstrations by member volunteers. Items for sale usually include
hand-spun yarn or items made from them, handwoven
scarves, garments, belts, household textiles, wall art and basketry. Kirby's Mill is located in
Medford, on Church Road near Fostertown Road (directions). The Apple Festival includes more than 80
Colonial arts and crafts booths, including a blacksmith shop and craft
demonstrations. Apple butter, apple cider doughnuts and ice cream will all be
made on site. There will also be a bake-off, a food court and apple desserts
of all types. Hours are 9 am - 4 pm. Click Warp Painting Workshop to learn more about a new
Dyeing Study Group. August
2009 News
Note the date
changes for the September and October meetings. Spinners'
Spin-In: September 12th
at 10:30. Join in our Spinning Guild Challenge. To participate in the hat/cowl
Spinning Guild Challenge, bring 5-6 oz. of ready-to-spin fiber with your name
and the circumference of your head to the September 12th Guild meeting. Spinners' Spin-In: October 10th
at 10:30. Bring a 10-yard sample of the yarn you are spinning for the Guild
Challenge and knit a swatch. Find the needle size that works for your yarn,
figure out the gauge of your swatch and start knitting. April
2009 News - Burlington County Earth Fair (Sunday, June 14)
We are again
looking for volunteers to demo spinning and weaving at the Burlington County
Earth Fair. Barb has reserved a space for us, and more information about the
event appears below. It is a really popular event, and our booth always
attracts lots of visitors. Please let us know if you are able to demonstrate
on that day (rain or shine). The Burlington County Board of
Chosen Freeholders presents Earth Fair Sustainable Living on Sunday, June
14, from 10 am to 4 pm at Historic Smithville Mansion in Eastampton,
NJ. In addition to recycling opportunties such as
document shredding and lawnmower and computer recycling, there will be a
Sustainable Living Tent with information on hybrid vehicles, solar panels,
green driveways, energy saving lightbulbs and
appliances, and green building and decorating products. Additional activities for the
whole family include nature walks, canoeing on the Rancocas Creek, rock
climbing, moon bounce, musical playground, face painting, storytelling,
theatre, magic and puppet shows, the Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels, alpacas,
Star Lab Planetarium, and a dumpster divers recycled art exhibit. For more information and
directions, call 609-265-5068 or click Burlington County Division of Cultural Affairs & Tourism . April
2008 News
On April 5th,
Irene will teach us how to Navajo ply. Come learn how to create a 3-ply yarn
from a single bobbin. See Irene's beautiful handspun. We have a lovely space
at the Mount Holly Library. Come join us 10:30 to 1:30. This month we also
share our space with an art exhibit. There will still be plenty of room for
us. On the second Saturday, May
10th, Nancy will teach us her secrets of spinning on a drop spindle. She will
also display and discuss her collection of drop spindles. Be prepared to
share your experiences from the 2008 Maryland Sheep & Wool Show. With no program planned, our March
1st meeting was a resounding success with seven attendees and two new program
volunteers. All enjoyed the spacious room and easy parking. Here is a collage
from our February demonstration of the picker and drum carder: February
2008 Spinners’ News
Come see our new
meeting space at the Mount
Holly Library, 307 High Street on Saturday, February 2nd from 10:30 to
1:30. Bring a bag lunch and a mug for a hot drink. Bring a dessert to share,
if you can. Plan on staying as long or short as you like. February's meeting
will a demonstration by Barb on the use and advantages of a picker
and by April on the use of a drum carder. Bring ideas for what you might
share with the group or techniques that you would like to learn in future
months. Bring Spin-Off articles
that you would like to explore. We will have a brainstorming session for
future meetings. The presentations will start at 11:00. We will be meeting in the large
room at the back of the building. There is a small parking lot and plenty of
street parking. You may come in the building using the parking lot door or
the front door. The library is open to the
public during this time and I expect that we will get interested public
visiting us. Questions? Barb 609-267-7787 or barbjohns(at)earthlink(dot)net. Also, mark your calendar for the
2008 Earth Fair on Sunday, June 8th, at Historic Smithville Park.
See directions to and a history of the site.
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