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Calendar of EventsSat., Nov. 2 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Meeting at Christ Episcopal Church, 870 Diamond Park Square, Meadville PASat., Dec. 7 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Meeting at Christ Episcopal Church, 870 Diamond Park Square, Meadville PA Sat., Jan. 4 Weather Permitting10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Meeting at Christ Episcopal Church, 870 Diamond Park Square, Meadville PA November
2024 Program
Marilyn Merbach will lead us in a
hands-on lesson on Tablet/Card Weaving. She will provide weaving cards
and warp thread. Bring scissors and an inkle loom, if you have one. If
not, you can use the 'backstrap' method to maintain tension on the warp
threds. For this you will need a belt and something to which to tie the
other end of the warp. A large C-clamp or the warping peg from a rigid
heddle loom are good suggestions.
Minutes of the October 2024 Meeting Ann Growley called the meeting to order.
Chris Cornell gave the treasurer's report. The minutes from the
September meeting were approved. Old
Business: There was no old business. New Business: Phyllis Lord brought samples of marbling she did on muslin from a class at the Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival to see if members would be interested in booking the teacher in spite of the cost being higher than our typical programs (approximately $250 for teaching and milage fees, plus a $60 per student materials fee, which includes dyes and equipment set up plus 15 pieces of muslin per student for up to 15 students). The response was very positive, so it was generally decided to set up something for this spring, most likely separate from our regular meeting. Other
upcoming meetings and other programming topics were also discussed: Other program ideas discussed: Fun fiber pack; Using various natural dyes and/or dye amendments; chair (or small project) caning; making or using pin looms; basket making with reed and/or natural materials Show & Tell: Holly Smolinsky demonstrated her new rubber band bracelet maker and showed a jump-rope sized band she made patterned in all the colors she has. Kim Smolinsky attended the Shenandoah Fiber Festival without major weather disturbances this year! She brought a big bag of various fibers, dyed mulberry silk in several colors she likes together, a merino/bamboo braid, and about six skeins of yarn spun in mainly cool colors. Kim also finished the cowl she has been crocheting in well balanced splashes of purple and orange. Ann Growley displayed samples of the star ornaments we will make at our Christmas meeting, and some of her “Franken-socks,” made with ends of different sock yarns. She also showed blue and green silk hankies, buttons, and some Finn sheep fleece she got from the festival in Aurora, NY. Adrianne Hills also got buttons there, and showed her Timbertops chair wheel, plus a beautifully done Alphabet Album made for a grandchild’s second birthday. Angelina Dobmeier, a visiting spinner who learned on an Ashford Traditional when she was 12, showed a photo of her accelerator spinning wheel. Currently she is spinning black alpaca on a top-whorl drop spindle. Maddie Mumford brought a peach patterned tote bag she sewed, a Kool-aid dyed skein, an indigo skein spun on her drop spindle, and a collection of items she entered at the fair this year, including a stunning scarf woven with hot colors in a black background. Karen Fry displayed her completed yarn swift, decorated with multicolored flowers on a country-blue background, a large skein of her handspun, and a black and white slow-stitch pouch. Chris Cornell modeled her squirrel and acorn sweater that got best of show at the fair. She also displayed a short-row scarf she knit for her daughter in light natural colors with blue and green ‘feathers.’ Tammy Tenpas attended the Endless Mountains Fiber Festival and acquired beautiful silver sliver, a bag of superfine wool with Tencel, two skeins of fingering weight “morning glory” yarn in purple and white with just a touch of green, sock blockers, and a sample bag of Texel fiber. She is working on a pair of shorty socks in heathered purple and gray. Elaine Fertig has been spinning. Tonya Whaley has a number of Jacob sheep, some crossed with merino, and is just learning what can be done with the wool. She showed two pumpkins knit in variegated yarn on Phyllis’s knitting machine and stuffed with old T-shirts. Phyllis Lord shared her marbled fabrics and spoke about a polymer clay class she took. She is still using her knitting machine. Marilyn Merbach passed several card woven bands she made – a mandolin strap from a Michael Cook pattern, thinner two-tone purple and green-and-yellow bands and a red brocade band with the gold weft shining through the ‘open’ holes. Marje Koehlert display a rough-draft inkle loom she designed and built over the summer, the nearly 7-yard band she wove on it, a skein of silver alpaca from the Annadele Alpacas open house, and a needle-felted picture of her grandmother’s dog. She also passed books on Radical Potholder Weaving and Hawaiian Lauhala Weaving. Respectfully
submitted, Classified
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