Drop that Spindle!

This is a day of explore and more.  DK will demo how to spin on a traditional Navajo Drop Spindle, and you have a chance to try that. Have a spindle you are willing to let others demo for the day?  Bring it on down. Looking at some bits and bobs of roving that have have no real purpose in life?  Bring it on down!

Have a burning desire to take your little addiction with you wherever you go?  Then stop in for the afternoon and work on several different styles.  Hey, you never know when this little post apocalyptic skill will make you look even cooler than you already are.

Also, I've recently came across this blog: https://botanicalcolors.com. She's also on pinterest. If your interested it straight forward how-to's I think this may be a good place to start. Pages on mordants, dyes, eco-printing, etc. And includes how to dispose of leftover indigo, CHM.

October 14, 2018 Meeting

What's on your wheel?

We will meet this Sunday, October 14, at our usual location from 12:30 - 4:00; business meeting starts at 1:30.  Bring your dye day results, any treasures you adopted at recent Fiber Festivals, and any creations you would like to share with us for Show & Tell.

Our upcoming programs:

November - kumihimo and braiding

December - annual potluck.

Challenges:

Keep filling out those Spingo boards.  Share your progess at Show & Tell

We will wrap up our Charity Challenge at the October Meeting.  If you donate any item, handmade or store bought, you will qualify for the name tag sticker.  All items will be donated to Harvest House in Buffalo.

September 2018 Meeting

Dye Day is always a favorite with our members.  A shout out to Liz, our program coordinator, for having the colors prepped for members as they colored with foam brushes and bottles!  Our members used fiber, sock blanks, silk, and even a little re-purposed cashmere. These photos represent only a sample of what left the studio space.  There is nothing better than a play date with friends!  

September 2017 meeting

We had a great time making felted "rocks" at our September meeting. Petra had all of the supplies ready for us to create amazing life like pebbles that will be sewn together into a rug. The wool is felted around a foam core, so each rock is soft and cushy.

Here is our creation.

July 2017 Common Threads meeting

We had a great July meeting at Chris's house in Eden. It was a perfect sunny day with good food and wonderful company. We took a tour of his house (including his very impressive wool, yarn, and dye stash), his very cute barn, his Shetland sheep, and the incredibly beautiful pond. Thank you Chris for a very lovely afternoon. Here are a few pictures from our day.

March 2017 meeting

March brings our annual auction! Are you getting excited? It's always a meeting full of hope, anticipation and good laughs. Now the boring part - rules. The auction is for members only. It is our biggest (and only) fundraiser of the year. Money raised help us pay for all the great programs we have throughout the year, fill our library with new books and maintain our fantastic selection of fiber related equipment. 

Peter is our auction chair and is working very hard to repeat the last year success. How can we help? We need donations for the items to be auctioned. We are looking for fiber, as well as non-fiber related items. Items that are in perfect working order but you don't need them any more. Items and projects you have no time to work on. Things you love and you would like to spread the love to the others. Things you make. And we don't shy away from bottles of adult drinks or a plate of freshly baked cookies either.

January 2017 Meeting

What a Roc Day Liz has planned for you!  I hope you have been training for this one!  Twelve, count 'em, 12 natural fibers to sample including cotton, hemp, soft bamboo, flax and ramie.

Only members who pre-ordered from Liz will be able to participate in this one.  Please remember to bring $5 cash for each card ordered.

If we find ones we really like we can later bulk order larger amounts and dedicate meeting time for further study.

See you all next week!