We Welcome New Members!

Friday, August 29, 2025

NEXT MEETING: September 3rd, 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 September / October

Item #2.  Requests for Spinning Demonstrators in September

  • First:  Thank you to Elise T., Glynis B., & Olivia O. for demonstrating spinning at The Farm at Prophetstown State Park for their Purdue Homesteaders Day!  Always appreciated!
  • Country Fair, The Farm at Prophetstown State Park, September 20 (11am - 3pm), Battleground, IN.
  • 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 C. or Vilija D. for more information.    

Item #3.  Brief Summary of Ideas Discussed by Members at the August Meeting
  • Dye sessions
    • Members voted "yes!" on another meeting for lichen dyeing (entire group, single meeting) (will require members to have handspun yarn ready to dye; details shared prior to dye meeting)
    • Members voted "yes" on 12-color acid dye workshop (entire group, single meeting) (will require members to have 12 6-yard skeins of handspun yarn ready to dye; details shared prior to dye meeting)
    • Members voted "yes" on low-immersion acid dye workshop using Superwash Merino fiber (multiple meetings, 2 people per meeting across several months, these members will need to arrive EARLY to their designated meeting, fiber provided) (Will need to ensure access to TAF kitchen for each dye workshop.)
  • Members suggested speakers: can we afford one?  get one?
    • Jillian Michaels 
    • Kate Larson (Spinning for Socks, other topics)
    • Esther Peregrine (all things Silk)
    • Bev Larson (Basket Weaving)
  • Breed Study possibilities
    • Westfield Woolies (Cormo, others?)
    • Christine Voorheis (Leicester Longwool, Teeswater, CVM, angora goats)
  • Fiber source request possibilities
    • Wolf Park (Wolf, Bison) (Contact question sent on 8/7/25; zero responses received)
    • Wooly Yak & Winery (Yak (also paw paws & wine!)) --> field trip?!
  • Set aside month of May annually for Member fleece growers to sell within group
  • Set aside month of Oct or Nov as a "destash" month between group members 
  • A year-long project next year+ that creates an item using a patchwork of samples spun or dyed at meetings (e,g, a market bag, a lap blanket, other ...) 
Item #4.  Update on Shades for Feast Booth (?)

  • Any updates (Glynis B., Barb C.)?
Item #5.  Llama Fiber Dispersal (White)

Item #6.  Topic for October Meeting --> Angora Fiber

Item #7.  Show & Tells

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


Meeting Program – 3-Braid Mash-Up
  • If you plan to participate, please bring the following:
    • Spinning wheel or drop spindle(s)
    • Lazy kate
    • At least 3 empty bobbins
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