January 13, 2011

Exploring the World of Goat Fibers With Robin Russo

Saturday, March 26, 2011 9 am-4 pm
Brattleboro Savings and Loan
221 Main Street, Brattleboro

The River Spinners are excited to be hosting Robin Russo for her day-long workshop entitled, “Exploring the World of Goat Fibers.”

Robin describes her workshop: “This spinning class teaches participants about Angora, Pygora, Cashgora and cashmere goats. We discuss the history, geography, industrial uses and fiber properties of each of these animals. We will card, comb and spin samples of each fiber in their natural colors and dyed. We will also experiment with blending and creating novelty yarns to make the best use of the special properties of these luxurious fibers.”

Cost for this full day workshop, including materials fee:
$40 for River Spinner Members
$60 for Non-members who want to join, $70 non-member, not joining
$20 for students under 18 (must register with an adult)

Please bring a wheel, drop spindles, cards, combs (if you have them) and your lunch.

We will have drop spindles to give you if you need one.

Space limited to 25 people

Please request a PDF registration form from our Purse, Lisa, if you didn't receive it in an email on January 13, 2011 and include it with your check or money order.

January 6, 2011

Logo Selection!

Thank you for selecting one of these two logos! and a special thank you to the members that entered the logos!

Sheep spinning a river of fleece is our new logo for the River Spinners.



Sheep riding on a riverboat wearing scarf