NEXT MEETING: July 1st, 2026
The next meeting is Wednesday, July 1st, from 6:30 - 9:00 P.M., in the Arts Room / basement of the Tippe Arts Federation Building. Doors will be open between 6:15 - 6:30 p.m. (Doors are locked after this time; please call Elise if you arrive late to gain entry.)
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Business Agenda
Item # 1. Upcoming Fiber Events
· August 12 - 16, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan MI
michiganfiberfestival.info
Item #2. Requests for Spinning Demonstrators
· Saturdays, May 23 through Sat, Sep 12 - Saturdays 1 pm - 4 pm Canal Days, Wabash & Erie Canal, Delphi, IN. Spinners are invited to come spin any Saturday afternoon during "Canal Days" season. See Linda C. for more information. Special request for this Saturday, July 4th!!
· Mon. Jul 20 through Thurs, Jul 23 Tippecanoe County Fair, (2 pm – 5 pm & 5 pm – 8 pm) These demo days are tentative: more discussion and commitment is needed by members.
· Saturday, July 25 (8 am – noon), Homesteaders Market Day (at Stockwell Farmer’s Market), Stockwell, IN at the church courtyard. https://www.tickettailor.com/
events/stockwellfarmersmarket · Any updates to share on this fall at the West Lafayette Library? Dates? Times? Details?
Item #3. Feast Updates
· The Feast Application for our spinning demonstration group has been mailed to TCHA. (Reminder that The Feast is held later than usual this year on Sat/ Sun Oct 24 & 25.)
Item #4. Meeting Notices
- Help Needed! To rearrange the room at the beginning and end of each meeting. In order to fit members + wheels, please move &/or stack tables and place chairs to make a large round circle of spinners in the opened room. Please keep at least one (or two) table(s) near the back wall outlets for use by those with e-spinners.
Item #5. Show & Tells
- Please share your show and tells -- (purchased or prepared) fibers, yarns you've spun, finished items you've made, etc.
- In particular: If you took spinning lessons with Diana H., what final project or blended yarn or dyed yarn did you produce? Please share!
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Meeting Program – Dyed Braid Three Ways – OR – Cable Yarns with Gold Silk –OR – Open Spin
I am at a small loss for what we’d like to do at this upcoming meeting, so if you have a chance to reply, please do.
· Does everyone need more time to complete the dyed braids three ways?
· Although we have done this in the past, we have enough new people who haven’t seen this, we could repeat the Cable Yarn using gold silk, resulting in a yarn that looks like a gold chain.
· Or we could just “hang out” for a meeting.
Let me know your thoughts.
If you’re still working on your dyed braid, you may need:
· Your dyed braid
· Your wheel (or drop spindle)
· Four empty bobbins, ready to go!
· Handcards
If we decide to do the gold silk cable yarn you will need:
· Your wheel or drop spindle
· At least one empty bobbin
· Knowledge on balanced plying (group help available)
· Knowledge on Andean plying (group help available)
