NEXT MEETING: July 2nd, 2025

Our Guild meets in the Art Studio room on the first floor as you enter from the parking lot.  Please remember to arrive between 6:15 and 6:30 p.m., as AF building doors will be watched to open for you during this time, and after that time, the doors are locked. Call Diana if you arrive after that time. 

Business Agenda

Item # 1.  Upcoming Fiber Events in July / August

• Michigan Fiber Festival, Aug 13 - 17, Allegan MI

  michiganfiberfestival.info

Item #2.  Requests for Spinning Demonstrators in July / August

• Not a specifically requested event, however if spinners would like to publicly demonstrate their skills, they may attend Canal Days, Wabash & Erie Canal, any Saturday between May 24 through Sep 13 (1 pm - 4 pm), Delphi, IN.  See Linda or Vilija for more information.
• Still under discussion for later in July:  Mon. Jul 21 through Thurs, Jul 24 Tippecanoe County Fair, under discussion with county fair contact; set schedules to be set at this upcoming meeting if we are to attend.  
• Coming up in August:  Purdue Homesteaders Day, The Farm at Prophetstown State Park, August 16 (11am - 3pm), Battleground, IN. 
  The Farm REALLY wants us to volunteer at this event, so please put this on your calendars!!  (You've got time to plan!) 

Item # 3.  Random Updates

• Anything else?

Item #4.  Topic for August Meeting --> Continue with Pine Needle Weaving?  Or -- Three-Braid Mash-Up ?

Item #5.  Show & Tells

Please share your show and tells -- (purchased or prepared) fibers, yarns you've spun, finished items you've made, etc.

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Meeting Program – Pine Needle Baskets

• If you plan to participate, please bring the following:
• String (18 yds or more).  Reminder: last month we learned to spin hemp & flax: this is PERFECT use of a very thin 2-ply hemp or flax thread that you have spun yourself!!!
• Tapestry Needle with eye large enough for your string
• Small tub (5" x 7" x 2") to soak pine needles in.  (Note: No need to bring; I have enough small tubs to bring & share!)
• Small pair scissors
• Large, 4-hole button, or drilled dowel (holes large enough for needle & tread to go through) (Linda C may have several drilled dowels to share.)
• 2 old dish towels (you'll be working with wet/ damp pine needles)
• Provided at the meeting:
• 2 oz White Pine needles / person, washed & ready to use
• 1/4" x 1" clear carrier tube
• Instruction sheet for project
• Water to soak pine needles
• It might help if you pre-watch the following (or other related) YouTube(s) to have an idea of what we'll be doing:
• Pine Needle Basketry Basic Stitching and Working with A Wood Center / Textile Indie:
  Pine Needle Basketry Basic Stitching and Working with a Wood Center: Tutorial