July is Guild Picnic Month!

Happy 4th to everyone! 

A quick reminder that lieu of a regular guild meeting this month, we are having our annual family picnic on July 11th, starting 11 am and Tanglewood.  Bring a dish to pass, your own service, bring family, visitors,  projects, games, whatever!

Banners patches should be turned in at the picnic.  The felted bra project for the fundraiser for cancer research will be available to be worked on.

Anyone signing up for the basket workshop can reserve their spot by paying their deposit at the picnic.

Saturday, June 27th, evening group reminder…

A quick reminder that Saturday evening get-together for knitting, spinning, whatever… for guild members and adult & teen visitors is coming up tomorrow June 27th, 6-8pm at the church. While this is not a guild meeting, we will be discussing a basket weaving project planned for next month. Shown is a photo of a basket very similar to the one we have chosen to make. Some of the guild members are planning to weave their own straps for their baskets, using an inkle/tape loom for their weaving.

Events Updating…

Apologies going out to anyone who came looking for info about the event at the fairground on Saturday only to find that we’d omitted the exact time we’d be there. Upcoming events have been updated and will continue to be updated as they get closer.

We had quite a few people stop by and ask us questions about our spinning, fiber, wheels and more. We were set up on the porch of the log cabin and really enjoyed ourselves.

guild members spinning at the fairgound

spinning at the fairground

Reminder… 5/23 – Shearing Day at the Monastery…

Shearing Day at Mount Saviour Monastery is scheduled for May 23rd.  Shearing will start at 8:30 and continue till done.  A few guild members are scheduled to do spinning demos in the gift shop lobby.

May 2nd 2009 Meeting Reminder…

Just a quick post to remind everyone that the next meeting is Saturday, May 2nd.  The new meeting starting time is 11pm, but we are there till 4pm. Come all day or for just part of the meeting.  

Last month we focused on many different types of lace (photos coming) with plans to continue with a lace workshop in the May meeting.  However, with shearing season upon us, we decided instead to bring in samples of many different types of fibers, including many different breeds of sheep wool so the members could compare the qualities of each.

Photos of sheep owned by members will be added soon as well as some updated event news…

March 2009 Meeting Notes…

The guild has a new meeting time.  We are starting at 11am rather than 1pm but still going to 4pm.   The business/discussion part of the meeting will be at about 1pm or so. That allows for a couple of hours to work on projects, visit..  then a break for lunch and guild business and news… the another couple of hours for sharing projects, etc.  The longer hours give members more flexibility with coming later or leaving early. 

At March’s meeting those interested in learning how to weave learned how to make a warp.  This is an ongoing project that will continue at each meeting in addition to whatever else we have going on. 

The main part of the meeting was De-stash Day.   Members brought in fiber & craft related things to sell, trade, donate. There was something for everyone. 

Two new members joined. 

Some photos from shared projects;

     

At the next meeting we will be exploring lace work. Several guild members have volunteered to demonstrate a variety of  lace techniques, bobbin, shuttle, needle, crochet, knitted and more..      We will then follow with a workshop in April with the lace technique members choose.   

Photos of the Entangled Fibers exhibit in the previous post …

Upcoming events page is in the process of being updated, be sure to check back soon to see guild and other events.

Women In The Arts – Entangled Fibers

In celebration of Women History Month, the guild participated in a Women In The Arts exhibit ENTANGLED FIBERS.  Here are a few photos fom that exhibit.

Back view of the same case…

Second Case

 Same Case

The exhibit continues all month long at the Steele Memorial Library, be sure to stop in and see it along with quilts and other displays by other local groups.

 

February 2009 Notes, March meeting reminder…

We had quite a few visitors at the February meeting, with several joining.   Updates on old business discussed, also new events and items of interest to guild members.  Members shared projects.  

Exhibit  – Rita Rhodes from The Community Arts Center Of Elmira spoke to the members, giving updates and guidelines for the Entangled Fibers Exhibit as part of  Women In The Arts Month.  Due to work on the communty building, the exhibit will be at the Steele Memorial Library through the Month of March and possibly longer. Several members had their exhibit items ready, other items are to be dropped off before exhibit opening.

Banner – We started working on the guild banner.  Members shared their ideas for the banner, some decisions were made.  Each Member will be designing and creating their individual ’squares’  With all the variety of talents, knitting, weaving, crocheting, felting, jewelry making, quilting, mixed media and so much more, it will be interesting to see what each member creates.

March 7th Meeting – Destash Day -  Members will be bringing  craft or fiber related (including finished or partially finished items, storage items, tools, etc) things they do not want and offering them at a low price, sometimes free, in the effort to clean out storage areas and stashes at home. While only members are allowed to participate and set up for destash day, visitors are welcome to come and see if there is anything they may want.    This was a very successful event last year, with many good items finding new homes.

February 2009 Meeting Reminder…

The next guild meeting will be on February 7th, 1 – 4 pm.   We will been starting the work on our banner, mostly making some final decisions on what we want to do, how large each individual member square can be, what we want to back it with, final size etc. 

There will also be some needle felting supplies for those who want to sharpen up their needle felting skills.

Members are asked to bring samples of what they will be submitting to the Women in Arts exhibit in March

January Roc Day Notes…

On January 3rd, the guild held its 2nd annual Roc Day Celebration.

 Members brought food for the Dish to Pass luncheon.  There was a good variety of delicious food, evidence that our guild members talents extend beyond  fiber arts.   

6 vendors had a variety of items for sale, fiber, fleeces, yarn, supplies, note cards, bags, stitch markers, jewelry and much more, something for everyone. 

Contest theme was ‘Winter Games’.  Prizes were awarded in the following categories: Knitting, Crochet, Drop Spindle, Wheel Spinning.

Several donated items were raffled off.

After a long day of fun, while everyone packed to go home, it was time to take a nap…

Shown is a little visitor named Tyler who seemed to think the Jacob sheep pelts from Amazing Grace farm were very soft and comfy indeed.