Sivia Harding KGGB Spring Seminar Openings

Knitting Guild of Greater Buffalo has openings on Saturday, May 16 for their spring seminars. More info can be found here: http://www.buffaloknittingguild.org/Seminars.html

From KGGB website:

We are so pleased that Sivia Harding will be presenting at our Spring Seminar.  Sivia is one of the premier designers of lace and bead accessories.  The seminar will focus on the techniques of adding beads by stringing and by crochet hook, lace pattern reading, moebius cast on and shaping, among other techniques.  The classes are all project oriented, with two magnificent pieces of jewelry offered on Saturday, and with a fabulous shawlette and moebius cowl offered on Sunday. $40 per class for non-guild members.

Saturday classes are 9am - 12n:  Galatea Neckpiece 

1pm - 4pm:  Moonrise Necklace

Knitting Guild Yarn Fest April 16

Spinning Locks with Amanda

April 12, 2015, from 1-4 pm at the Burchfield Nature Center. 

This month, we'll be spinning locks! We'll also have time for show 

and tell including any news from those participating in The Big One!

Here's an example of locks and the yarn we'll be making

From Amanda:

For our lock spinning lesson, feel free to bring along any loose 

locks you have, or purchase some from Sue Phillips or me at 

the meeting. We'll have them in one or two ounce bags ready to go. 

You'll also need a binder to ply with. I'll bring the silk bobbins I use, 

and you're free to use them for the meeting (though I have a limited 

supply--first come, first served). However, if you want to finish your 

yarn at home, or make a larger skein, you'll need to purchase 

something appropriate. 

I recommend 

     •  Coats and Clark's machine embroidery thread found in the 

        sewing thread section 

     •  Aunt Lydia's Crochet Thread Size 10 (found some that's 

        100% Viscose and looks great) in the yarn section 

     *  OR a Size 10 or 12 crochet thread, usually found in the 

        embroidery floss section.

Supplies to Bring:

     •  two bobbins--one for spinning the locks onto and one to ply onto
     •  locks (BFL, BL, Cotswold, Wensleydale, mixes, mutts, etc and 

        can be purchased at the meeting)

     •  plying thread to use as a binder (see above for explanation)

     •  optional niddy noddy

May meeting falls on Mother's Day and we'll have a nice, relaxing 

open spin!

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