NEXT MEETING: JUNE 1, 2022, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
(Shelly to lead topic)
- To participate, you need to bring:
- Your spinning wheel or drop spindle
- Handcards
- Soft wool for possible blending experiments
- Scissors (maybe)
In the area now known as British Columbia and Washington State, the Coast Salish peoples long used dog fur from the now extinct Salish Wool Dog to make clothing, capes and blankets. As fur trading posts became established in the area, the introduction of imported and inexpensive machine-made blankets lowered the value of the dog fibre blanket. By the mid 1800's, this resulted not only in the decline of the use of dog fibre, but the eventual extinction of the Salish Wool Dog
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| Image of the Salish spinners from Hakai Magazine |
Business Items & Overall Agenda
- Feast of the Hunters Moon: Call for Volunteers
- Booth space and button request submitted
- Forgot to ask: any interest in volunteering during Children's Days? (Thurs & Fri)
- Two dates at Prophetstown State Park
- Back-to-back dates, June 11 & 12
- Saturday, June 11: The Farm's Family Day, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Demonstrations only
- Volunteers??
- Sunday, June 12: Spinners at the Farm, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- OUR teaching event:
Thelma, Louise, and Cocoa, the three sheep who live at The Farm, graciously provide beautiful fleeces each year. Discover how to spin their fleeces to create yarn that can be used to make wearable articles. This hands-on program teaches you to build a simple drop spindle (which you can take home after the event) and provides lessons in beginner spinning on that drop spindle. You will be able to investigate spinning on a spinning wheel via short lessons and/or demonstrations. In addition, you might choose to try hands-on experiences with fiber preparation that include flicking and hand carding the wool. Registration required, $5 per person. Call 765-567-4700 to book your spot! 1:00pm-3:00pm. - Last update: 6 people signed up (I capped number at 10.)
- Volunteers??
- OUR teaching event:
- Coming up: Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival (HHFF), Franklin, IN: Fri/Sat Jun 3/4; link: HOME | HHFF (hoosierhillsfiberfestival.com)
- Anyone taking a class??
- Did anyone check out the Illiana Fiber Festival in Crown Point on May 21 & 22?
- Update Potential Speakers/ Programs
- Previously discussed:
- Esther Peregrine (Silks, silk worms, silk reeling)
- Kate Larson
- I e-mailed Kate on 5/13/2022; no return response as of 5/25/2022
- Example possible classes:
- Spinning for Socks
- Spinning a Sound Single
- Color & Creativity for Spinners
- Finishing School: washing, blocking, fulling
- Luxury: spinning fine fibers for beautiful cloth
- Spinning Spectacular Yarns for Knitting
- Spinning Lace
- Previously discussed:
- Pick a Topic for July
- Field trip to a mill?
- Gotland wool?
- Art yarns?
- Needle felting?
- Other ... ???
- Additional meet-up for Newer members / Those wanting a Topic Refresher
- at my house [Diana H.}
- to focus specifically on "beginning" topics: wool washing, flicking, carding, blending, beginning spinning, beginning plying, beginning knitting (sorry, I don't crochet ...) in order to make a small item from start to finish throughout the year
- Need a follow-up meeting for Focus on Blending -- What day to meet, early in month? Focus on blending other fibers with wool. Attendees need to bring their washed and flicked wool from last meeting!
- Need to re-start wool washing / flicking / handcarding? (Two new members interested?)
- To continue closer to schedule: a second meeting later in the month? Topic: Spinning. What day to meet?
- Show & Tell --
- Anyone have yarn or finished project they would like to share -- an item that you are proud of, or learned from, or was a "first", or ... to share with others about your spinning journey.
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| Junior is ready to share |
