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Fiber artists and admirers welcome.River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-19573369588792047872018-04-02T22:01:00.000-04:002018-05-20T10:15:02.283-04:00Farewell River Spinners<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The River Spinners had a good run. Approximately twenty years. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you are reading this you are probably wondering were to turn now to further your skills, inspiration, and/or find good company of those that also love the fiber arts. Lucky for you we care to share alternative sources of fiber arts knowledge in the area.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Green-Mountain-Weavers-and-Spinners-622700447768197/" target="_blank">Green Mountain Spinners and Weavers </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Martha Seymour <a href="mailto:crowhillrd@yahoo.com"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">crowhillrd@yahoo.com</span></a> and </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jacquie Fowler <a href="mailto:jacquiefowlerlocke@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacquiefowlerlocke@gmail.com</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What happened to the guild's equipment? A couple of pieces of equipment were sold and the remaining equipment was donated to the fiber arts program at <a href="https://www.putneyschool.org/studios" target="_blank">The Putney School</a> in the memory of our late member Victoria Huff.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What happened to the guild's finances? We are renewing the subscription to Spin-Off magazine at Brooks Memorial Library and after that all remaining funds will be donated to The Putney School's Rwanda Fund in memory of late member Victoria Huff as soon as the accounts are settled and then the checking account will be closed. I will try to post more info about the Rwanda Putney connection over the next few weeks as it is a worth while cause and you may be inclined to support it as well.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Who was Victoria Huff? Victoria Huff was a lovely and brilliant soul that cared about giving back to The Putney School because they had been so generous to the guild over the years with time, expertise, and workshop space. She was spinning yarn around the time of her passing in the hopes of it being sold to help raise funds for the Rwanda Project (See below for more info on Rwanda Project). We honor her activism, spirit, and life. She died unexpectedly on June 14, 2017. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What will happen to guild's lovely logo of a sheep spinning a river of fiber? It has been given back the original artist to use as she sees fit.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have been working to close out all emails, social sites, other sites that reference the guild.</span></span></div>
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<style></style><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">As promised here is more info on the Rwanda project:</span><br />
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Understanding silk from the egg to the final product. We will cover everything about silk from raising silkworms to spinning every form of silk available to the hand-spinner. This class involves a little science, geography, history, and lots of spinning. We examine silk fabrics, threads and fibers with magnification devices; reel cocoons; stretch cocoons over frames (hankies); and blend silk with other fibers to create luxurious yarns. This is a very popular class. I have been teaching this subject since 1989 when I first began raising silkworms. If this class is greater than 1 day it can include making silk paper or incorporating silk into your felting projects. --Robin's brief description of class<br />
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<br />River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-6590834478661409942016-01-31T11:09:00.001-05:002016-02-20T10:46:52.695-05:00Weaving with Handspun Workshop with Melissa JohnsonWeaving Workshop with Melissa Johnson<br />
Weaving with Handspun<br />
March 12,13, 19, and 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m<br />
2 day or 4 day option (same affordable price)<br />
at The Putney School<br />
Sponsor: River Spinners - riverspinners@gmail.com<br />
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Instructors:<br />
Melissa Johnson <br />
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Melissa moved to southern Vermont from Istanbul in 1973 and graduated from The Putney School in 1977. She learned to weave at the Putney School from Libby Mills, one of the Green Mountain Spinney founders, and now teaches Textile and Fiber Arts as a member of the Putney School faculty. She attended the University of Vermont, Goddard College and apprenticed to Trudy Walker, a production weaver, before beginning her career as a weaver and knitwear designer. Melissa has been working with the Green Mountain Spinnery since the beginning in 1981. <br />
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She teaches workshops on weaving, knitting, and natural and synthetic dyeing to all skill levels and multiple topics simultaneously all the while being supportive, helpful, gracious, and as lovely as possible. Melissa is a designer, dyer, and color consultant, and creates custom textiles on commission. During the summer of 2013, she and a group from Putney School brought looms and yarn to Kigali, Rwanda. They set up a weaving studio and taught 12 disadvantaged Rwandans to weave. The Rwandan weavers have now formed a co-operative and are producing scarves for sale to support themselves and their families. Melissa continues to visit the Rwandan weavers and is surely saving up yarns and planning her next visit.<br />
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Melissa is a lifelong member of the River Spinners.<br />
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For more information on Melissa check out these links. <br />
FYI most of the information above was shamelessly stolen from these sources.<br />
http://www.spinnery.com/index.php/2012/05/meet-the-dyer-melissa-johnson<br />
http://summer.putneyschool.org/adultstudio/fiber-arts<br />
http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_25435794/weaving-sustainable-future<br />
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Minimum requirements: <br />
Desire to weave. <br />
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What to bring:<br />
Your own handspun yarns are not a requirement but suggested due to the topic.<br />
Rigid heddles are fine, but we encourage the use of floor looms at The Putney School.<br />
Lunch and snacks.<br />
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Pricing:<br />
$60 (members only event due to the 10 participant limit) <br />
Cost to become a member $20 (just $10 youth through 21) New members will only have option of taking class if there are any openings.<br />
Nominal material fee should you desire to use yarn from the weaving studio. Paid by weight at the event. Very affordable.<br />
The studio is open from start of class to end of last day – we will need to be off looms by the last day.<br />
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Business meeting will be held during one of the days - date will be determined after we have a better idea of what day will have the most attendance. All are welcome join business meeting voting is a member privilege. <br />
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Scholarships:<br />
A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Please only request if the cost is preventative for you to attend. Scholarship recipients will have all but $5 of class fee waived.<br />
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Registration:<br />
<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/1GJSil4K9J" target="_blank">Registration</a> in advance is required as space is limited to 10 people. If you are planning to attend please register by March 1, so that we can have a better idea what day do hold the business meeting and if any outside advertising will be required in the end. Please send checks to our treasurer, River Spinners, c/o Leslie Markey, PO Box 91, East Dover VT 05341-0091, PayPal option is also available. Space is only reserved when payment is received. Detailed directions will follow with confirmation upon receipt of payment. <br />
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Refund Policy: <br />
100% refund prior to February 29; 50% March 1-5; 0% March 6 and after unless your seat is filled.River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-6934172392588347002016-01-28T22:22:00.000-05:002016-02-20T10:40:12.977-05:00Green Mt. weavers and Spinners 3rd annual spin in<br />
Spin in will be held Saturday, February 20, from 9:30 - 3:00. It will be at the Parish Hall, All Saints Church, Summer Street (next to the Post Office), North Adams.<br />
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Please join in for a day of spinning, learning, sharing, camaraderie, relaxing, knitting, or just socializing.<br />
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Spinners, weavers, knitters, crocheters, shepherds, and everyone welcome.<br />
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No schedule, so come for the day, an hour, or whatever fits your schedule.<br />
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If you have a special skill you would like to share, there will be an opportunity to do that, as well.<br />
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Fiber related Swap table..only one rule..if no one else wants that ugly yarn you brought it goes back home with you.<br />
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Plenty of parking, kitchen facilities, chairs, it will be bright and warm, coffee and tea provided. Munchies welcomed.<br />
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Hope to see you all there, Martha Seymour <br />
Email riverspinners@gmail.com for Martha's contact info. Happy to share just don't want to put it out there for all of cyberspace. . . River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-76079595956173806252015-08-05T23:20:00.000-04:002015-08-08T16:44:28.272-04:00Fall 2015 Workshops!<div>
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Happy August,</div>
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Recap: Guild members had a lovely time at the June meeting at the Brattleboro Food Coop and a blending day in July. <br />
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August
29: Members only dye day in Newfane from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m being lead by
Sumac. We are close enough to the new year that if you were not already
a member and joined now we would honor that as your 2015-16 dues. See
information below the signature on what it means to join. If you plan to
attend please be in contact so I can share the details, such as brown
bag lunches, directions, what to bring (fiber, yarn, heat sources).</div>
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September
13: I have some exciting news. We are bringing Richard Muto and David
Lima back again this September. They have agreed to teach the two
different topics (The Perfect Rolag and the English Long Draw and
Lace-Weight Spinning to Cobweb-Weight Spinning) we were interested in on
9/13. We will have one before lunch (our annual start of year business
meeting) and then the second topic after lunch. The Putney School
graciously is allowing us to use one of their spaces for the class. Same
parking lot but a different location than the Robin Russo workshop.
Directions will be sent to those that registered for the class.</div>
The pricing is equally exciting and very affordable. The details are in the <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/Dl3rnYCvcd" target="_blank">registration and sign up</a>.
Registration opened to members last week and we are already 1/3 of the
way full for the morning class. If you are interested please act fast as
I will be sending out press releases shortly and sharing the link on
social media. </div>
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Fall 2015: we plan to meet again at the Brattleboro Food Coop for the November quarterly meeting</div>
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March 2016: Weaving with handspun with Melissa Johnson in The Putney School Weaving studio</div>
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Summer 2016: Members dye day with member Betty Murphy</div>
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September
17/18 2016: Leslie Markey has secured the dates with Robin Russo for a
two day workshop - be sure to keep the weekend 9/17/2016 and 9/18/2016 open!!!!
Thank you, Leslie.<br />
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We have some other fun things planned for the fall and are always open to new ideas and members. </div>
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special congrats to those of you that participated in this year's Tour
de Fleece! I'd love to see us have a team again next year!</div>
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Golding Prototype Loom for sale $500 and purchaser must plan to use it and love it and will have to pick it up in Bondville.<br />
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The loom is the Standard 36" 4 Harness jack loom. It was unfinished and wiped down with
some beeswax/orange oil but it has not had polyurethane applied. It needs a 36" reed. When I got it years ago I emailed Tom and he said the
Harrisville Design 36" reeds fit perfectly but the Schacht reeds are
too long, and that it was perfectly okay to leave the wood unfinished,
but if anyone wanted to finish it he recommended a wipe on polyurethane
in two coats. It has never been used and is in need of a loving
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You
may want to consider formally joining the River Spinners if you have not already done so,
and there are many advantages if you do so. Fiscal Year runs September
1, through August 31. Dues for River Spinners is $20 a year. Youth dues
rate is $10 (high school - 21 years old) a year. No fee for first
meeting to come try us on. $5 fee per meeting for non members who come
to multiple meetings but don't join. $5 for nonmembers on Dye Days
unless otherwise specified. </div>
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Membership includes . . .</div>
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•Quarterly business meeting and social gathering<br />
•Supporting fiber arts in Southeastern VT and Southwestern NH<br />
•Ewesful News email updates (monthly)<br />
•Priority
placement and discounts on workshops <br />
•Membership lists and handouts<br />
•Discounts with certain Fiber Vendors (i.e. Golding Spindles)<br />
•Priority placement of links and events on website<br />
•Discount
on Interweave Publications and other various offers - current
discounted rate is $18 a yearly subscription for any or all of their 14
different publications.<br />
•Mini topics at several guild meetings - take turn in sharing areas of expertise<br />
•Guild Dye Days (weather permitting, of course)<br />
•Use of guild equipment (there's lots of great equipment such as a drum carder, combs, etc.)</div>
Please send your payment to our Treasurer:<br />
River Spinners<br />
c/o Leslie Markey<br />
PO Box 91<br />
East Dover VT 05341-0091River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-2151821944960902112015-05-12T15:31:00.002-04:002015-05-12T15:31:08.397-04:00Guild Member's Weaving Work on Display this Weekend!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Hill Institute in Florence Ma is holding it's annual exhibition this
weekend. Kim Cannon's master weaver work will be on
display. She would love to see you there. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's a little info on the show and a link to the Hill:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.hillinstitute.com/annual_exhibition.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.hillinstitute.com/<wbr></wbr>annual_exhibition.cfm</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Hill</span><span> </span><span>Institute</span><span> is holding its annual exhibition on </span><span><span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1986569434" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Friday, May 15</span></span></span></span><span>, from </span><span><span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1986569435" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">5:30 to 8:00 p.m.</span></span></span></span><span>and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1986569436" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Saturday, May 16</span></span>, from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1986569437" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">10:00 a.m.</span></span> to </span><span><span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1986569438" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">1:00 p.m.</span></span></span></span><span> The
exhibition is open to the public free of charge. Students' projects
will be on display throughout the school: paintings (all mediums),
quilts, sewing, home decorative sewing, knitting, crocheting, hooked and
braided rugs, weaving, baskets, woodworking, skin-on-frame boats,
jewelry making, and youth crafts. Also on display will be projects made
by the kindergarten class.</span><br /><br /><span>Everyone
is invited, and there will be free refreshments under the tent. Several
of the instructors have donated items that they have made for a raffle.
Raffle tickets can be purchased on both days of the exhibition, and the
winners will be drawn at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1986569439" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">12:30 p.m.</span></span> <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1986569440" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Saturday</span></span>.</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hill Instituted is located at 83 Pine Street in Florence. </span></span></span>River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-67140080970275743632015-01-30T12:58:00.002-05:002015-01-30T14:35:30.321-05:00Exotic Fibers with Robin Russo<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-1ed36bd5-3bfe-a237-5afb-10bd908a6332" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sponsor: River Spinners </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- riverspinners@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This spinning class will cover, yak, camel, qiviut, llama, alpaca, angora, and silk. We will discuss each animal's geography, history, and fiber properties. We will also spin from raw fiber, commercially prepared fiber, and our own fiber preparations. We will cover wheel adjustments, spinning techniques, and fiber preparation. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Robin Russo lives in Bradford, Vermont where she teaches spinning, felting, dyeing, and working with exotic fibers. She has been teaching since 1989 at gatherings of spinners, weavers, knitters, and historical societies. She had been a fiber enthusiast for more than forty years and takes every opportunity to explore its potential.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Minimum requirements:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some spinning experience and comfort with own spinning equipment for basic yarn expected.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What to bring:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Spinning wheel, hand cards, combs, bagged lunch, a great attitude and willingness to try something new. (Guild has some extra combs)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pricing:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Members $35 plus $18 materials fee. Send check for $53.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Non members $60 plus $18 materials fee. Send check for $78.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cost to become a member $20 join and save! Send check for $73 (adult) or</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">just $10 youth through 21. Send check for $63 (youth) and gain all the member benefits.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>(Not sure if you are a member? Did you get the early bird email? Then you are) </i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A limited number of scholarships are available. Please only request if the cost is preventative for you to attend. Scholarship recipients will have class fee waived and will still need to pay materials fee.</span></div>
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<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/v1mUPPNDSd" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Registration</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> in advance is required. If you are planning to attend please register by February 24 for Robin to prepare for the class. The hard registration deadline is March 14. Space is only reserved when payment is received. Please send your payment to our Treasurer, River Spinners, c/o Leslie Markey, PO Box 91, East Dover VT 05341-0091. Detailed directions will follow with confirmation upon receipt of payment. Visit </span><a href="http://riverspinners.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://riverspinners.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> for the </span><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/v1mUPPNDSd" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">link to register</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> or email </span><a href="mailto:riverspinners@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">riverspinners@gmail.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">100% refund prior to March 7; 50% March 8 - 13; 0% March 14 and after.</span>River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-20305815475651445192015-01-24T22:53:00.001-05:002015-01-24T22:53:19.724-05:00Robin Russo Exotic Fiber Workshop March 21We are getting ready to release the registration for Robin's Workshop!!!! Watch your email. . .River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-78701197966206852852014-12-03T21:49:00.001-05:002014-12-03T21:49:15.757-05:00Spinning is Like LoveSpinning is like love - the more you do it the easier it gets.<br />
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This popped into my head today - probably "<a href="http://everything2.com/title/unvent" target="_blank">unvented.</a>" I Googled it but came up with nothing. It still makes me happy because it is so true.<br />
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Happy spinning!<br />
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ElizabethRiver Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-58608251712253384522014-12-01T21:43:00.000-05:002014-12-03T21:43:53.474-05:00December Ewesful News<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy December! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Upcoming events:<br />Our next meeting is <b>Saturday, December 13</b> and will be held at <b>Brattleboro Savings and Loan from 10:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">De-stashing fiber swap round robin in the am<br />Business meeting at noon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brown bag lunch with Holiday Snack - optional potluck sharing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guild equipment inventory and redistributing Guild equipment (see more below)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>January - Yarn Harvesting - January 11, 2015 - with Sadelle Wiltshire at Jenny Bakriges'</b> home in Whitingham. 11:00 a.m to 3:00 pm. Weather permitting. (see more below)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Saturday, March 21 - Robin Russo Exotic Fibers Workshop</b><br />Location: The Putney School, 418 Houghton Brook Road, Putney VT 05346</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Join River Spinners as members</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Members wanted and needed. I am pleased to say we are currently up to 11 members. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://riverspinners.blogspot.com/p/membership.html" target="_blank">Membership</a> dues can be brought to quarterly guild meetings or mailed to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">River Spinners<br />c/o Leslie Markey<br />PO Box 91<br />East Dover VT 05341-0091 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Members get discount on Interweave magazines $18 for each yearly subscription - send in your dues to get the discount before <br /><br />______________________________<wbr></wbr>__</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A lovely offer from our founding member.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Jenny Bakriges, founding guild member, has graciously offered to host socials at her home in Whitingham. </b>We
are thinking possibly doing this quarterly on Sunday's in between the
quarterly meetings. Please plan to discuss this further during the
December business meeting and will get back to her with our suggestions. Thank you Jenny!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guild equipment inventory and redistributing Guild equipmentWe
need to know what we have and make sure everything is in good working
order. <b>Please
email me with a list of guild items in your possession soon and plan on
getting the items to the December quarterly meeting</b> where it will be
discussed how to best circulate what we have to guild members. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
currently have the drum carder and the spinning wheel in my possession
and am curious as to the location of the following items and to know
what else we accumulated during my maternity leave.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
plan to suggest that we look over the equipment and determine what
needs repair and cleaning during the meeting and vote on anything that
needs to be done to get items in good working order and how to
distribute them to River Spinner Members. Feel free to reply even if you
don't have the items but you believe you know who had them last so I
can follow up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>We hope to see you on December 13 at Brattleboro Savings and Loan.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas please do let me know.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Respectfully and gratefully yours,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Elizabeth Johnson</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fearless Leader</span>River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-39660968923364205742014-11-03T21:00:00.002-05:002014-11-04T08:10:09.541-05:00<div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy Fall!<br /><br />Social at BS&;L 7-9 pm Thursday, November 6</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I plan to be
at BS&L in the evening to spin some lovely purple, green, and white
bfl. Please join us and bring a friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Next business meeting December 13, 10:15 to 1:45, Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">De-stashing fiber swap round robin in the am<br />Business meeting at noon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Brown bag lunch with Holiday Snack - optional potluck sharing - If people do this Leslie can provide coffee and tea</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Guild equipment inventory and redistributing Guild equipment</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We
need to know what we have and make sure everything is in good working
order. Please
email me with a list of guild items in your possession soon and plan on
getting the items to the December quarterly meeting where it will be
discussed how to best circulate what we have to guild members</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Saturday, March 21 - Robin Russo Exotic Fibers Workshop</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: The Putney School, 418 Houghton Brook Road, Putney VT 05346</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Join River Spinners as members</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We
hope that if you haven't already sent in your dues that you will do so
soon so we can better gauge interest in keeping the River Spinners
going. Please consider this a personal invitation to join us. We need
you and promise to bring as many educational opportunities to you as we
can as long as we have funds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://riverspinners.blogspot.com/p/membership.html" target="_blank">Membership</a> dues can be brought to quarterly guild meetings or mailed to </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> River Spinners<br /> c/o Leslie Markey<br /> PO Box 91<br /> East Dover VT 05341-0091 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Members
get discount on Interweave magazines $18 for each yearly subscription -
send in your dues to get the discount before 12/31/14</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Elizabeth Johnson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Fearless Leader<span class="HOEnZb"><span style="color: #888888;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-59883085243725844382014-09-06T15:00:00.000-04:002014-09-06T15:00:02.618-04:00A Windham County Sampler of Weavers and Felters<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A sample of some of the talented folks that live and work in Windham County, from
Brattleboro to Jamaica to Putney and towns in-between. Come visit the show at the Moore Free
Library’s Crowell Gallery from September 5, 2014 thru September 30, 2014. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Opening reception at the Crowell Gallery, Saturday, September 6, from 1 til 3 p.m. </span><br />
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The Moore Free Library/Crowell Gallery is located at 23 West Street, Newfane, Vermont 05345-0208
Library Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 1 to 5 pm; Thursday 2 to 7 pm and Saturday 10 am to 1 pm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kim Canon, Jenna
Konesko, Melissa Johnson, Kathleen Meeks, Margaret Miller, Laura
Solomon, Shannon Herrick, Somara Zwick, and Dena Gartenstein Moses</span>River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-57611735122850842592014-08-22T12:31:00.002-04:002014-08-22T12:46:15.071-04:00Be inspired!A chance to see Richard Muto and David Lima in action - go be inspired :) Come on back home and register for their <a href="http://riverspinners.blogspot.com/2014/08/join-us-saturday-9614-for-perfect.html">9/6 workshop</a> - free to all members (since we didn't pay dues last year if you were a member before that you are considered a member now!)<br />
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UPCOMING EVENT: EVER POPULAR JAMAICA HISTORY DAY<br />
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This year’s celebration will take place on Saturday, August 23, 2014 from 10 a.m. to<br />
3 p.m. and will feature a walking tour of the village and a special demonstration at<br />
the Jamaica Historical Museum. Returning acclaimed fiber artists Richard Muto and<br />
David Lima will demonstrate spinning and weaving techniques. Raffle tickets will<br />
be sold and the lucky winner will receive a very special shawl – woven at this event.<br />
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Richard Muto is an award winning fiber artist who works as a spinner, weaver and<br />
knitter creating one of a kind clothing and apparel. Richard studied theatre arts at<br />
the University of Rhode Island and progressed to designing and knitting sweaters<br />
before discovering the joy of spinning. He has won many awards in the field of<br />
prepared fiber, judged at textile trials at sheep and wool festivals and continues<br />
contributing as judge and member of several fiber and knitting guilds. He teaches<br />
spinning and also finds the time to compose music for cabarets and music events – a<br />
true renaissance man.<br />
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David Lima, an award winning spinner and weaver, has judged sheep and wool<br />
festivals throughout the Northeast and is a member of the Rhode Island Spinners<br />
Guild and founding member of the Maine Fiber Arts. His works have sold in shops<br />
and galleries throughout New England. Jamaica is proud to host this talented pair<br />
who will celebrate the renewed interest in this special craft.<br />
Jamaica Village Walking Tour booklets with a map will be available and several<br />
homes and establishments will be open to view.River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-56509533466157434582014-08-06T10:00:00.000-04:002014-08-12T20:08:05.637-04:00Join us Saturday 9/6/14 for The Perfect Rolag/English Long Draw<div>
<span jsl="$x 8;" jstid="327"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Class Description: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Learn to card the perfect rolag using hand cards. Learn the twenty-four count of carding/ charging the cards, how to transfer the wool, and the trick of rolling under the hand card. Perfect rolags, like wisps of smoke, perfect for the English Long Draw technique of spinning yarn.</span></span></span><br />
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We started off with show and tell where Betty, who drove up from Long Island that morning to be with us shared some exciting news. She was interviewed by <a href="http://www.vogueknitting.com/magazine.aspx" target="_blank">Vogue Knitting</a> with a story about her <a href="http://moosemanorhandpaints.com/" target="_blank">Moose Manor Hand Paints</a> business and it will be appearing in the issue that is due to release on or before July 8.<br />
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Here is the cover so you know what to look for . . .<br />
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Sumac brought some gorgeous core spun yarns with cores ranging from bulky, to lace for inspiration and then gave us a hands on demonstration. She even gave us a look at core less core spinning - who knew that even existed. It was very cool. Thank you Sumac!!!!! What a great way to kick off our new quarterly meetings.</div>
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We voted on several things all unanimously at the meeting of all those in attendance.</div>
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<li>There will be no official first Thursday night meetings from July - September</li>
<li>We set the dates for the next two quarterly meetings - same time (10:15-1:45) and place (Brooks Memorial Library meeting room) on <a href="http://riverspinners.blogspot.com/p/ewesful-events.html" target="_blank">September 6 and December 13</a>. Please mark your calendars.</li>
<li>That we bring in an outside instructor (to be announced once they are secured to date and topic) from New England for the September meeting and that the guild pay for their services from the treasury.</li>
<li>That new officers are to be elected at the September meeting which will be the start of a new year for the River Spinners.</li>
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Additional items of discussion - although not voted on unanimous consent that this was how we wanted to proceed.<br />
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<li>People should plan to bring dues for the September meeting we did not officially vote to reinstate as it makes more sense to do that at the start of the new business year</li>
<li>The December meeting we will have in place of the Yankee swap a destash round robin - no worries if you don't have a big enough stash to destash</li>
<li>The December meeting topic will be upcycling sweaters (Please step forward if you have expertise with this and can make the meeting) with focus manly on the following areas:</li>
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<li>Salvaging for yarn</li>
<li>Making pillows from old sweaters</li>
<li>Making bags from old sweaters</li>
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<li>We will plan for the March meeting to bring in another outside instructor</li>
<li>When we advertise the guild we are going to be less limiting as a spinning guild and let people know that other fiber arts and bead work is also welcome.</li>
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<br />River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-27053225104185536592014-06-16T08:00:00.000-04:002014-06-21T20:52:09.061-04:00June 21 Meeting Notice and Agenda<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The quarterly meeting is this Saturday! </span><br />
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 Agenda</div>
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Brooks Memorial Library meeting room - next to Children's room on second floor</div>
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10:15-11 am Welcome with show and tell</div>
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11-12 Core Spinning with Sumac (see supplies and info below)</div>
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12-1 Business meeting/Lunch (due to so many dietary concerns we are just brown bagging it :) - Subway is right across from the library as another option)</div>
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1-1:45 Time to work on individual projects or more time to work on core spinning</div>
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<i>For core spinning, you'll need a yarn for the core. It can be anything, as it will be covered. I've used cotton or commercial yarn. Here's a good use for your favorite ugly yarn/fiber. If you want your yarn to be on the more balanced side, add more twist to the yarn by spinning it onto a bobbin. Also will need a lazy kate and some fiber to cover the core with. "Ordinary" fiber will work, or a more funky artsy blend. Time to play!</i></div>
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Feel free to come to all or part of the day. We are looking forward to seeing you! Bring a friend!</div>
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River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-28761124032523482302014-04-08T09:17:00.002-04:002014-04-08T09:17:51.969-04:00April Meeting 1.0 NotesThose in attendance voted and carried the resolution to continue meeting
on Thursday at 7 PM and to hold a quarterly meeting from 10:45 to 1:15
at the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro. The quarterly meetings
will be held on the Saturday either on or closest to the Solstices and
Equinoxes--the next quarter will be June 21, during which time our dear
Sumac has offered to do a corespinning demo/class. Rather than being a
potluck affair, those who wish to eat are welcome to bring a bagged
lunch.<br />
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There are still some unresolved questions, including that of the guild's
permanent home. Leslie offered to get in touch with the Savings and
Loan to see if our former meeting place might still be available; I
contacted the fire hall in Putney to inquire about the community space.
For what it's worth, I did succeed in reaching someone and was told that
the community space carries a fee of $50 per event--or, in our case,
per meeting.. ouch!--and that from now until sometime in September, the
space is unavailable on Thursday evenings because there is an EMT
training course going on in the community space. Leslie just sent me an
email saying that the person in charge of bookings at the bank is on
vacation but will return next week. So, for the time being, until the
question of our permanent home is resolved, we'll continue to meet at
the Putney Friends Meeting House.<br />
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There also remain the questions of dues and officers. Anyone with
nominations is welcome to e-mail me directly so I can present them at
the next meeting; any suggestions on dues are also encouraged and
accepted. Offices held are: Treasurer, Pen, and Fearless Leader. (Did I
miss anything?)River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-13057862408010783002014-03-17T09:04:00.001-04:002014-03-17T09:04:20.937-04:00March Meeting Notes 1.0Thanks to everyone who showed up! It turned out to be a productive meeting with lots of discussion and ideas.<br />
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All the information generated by the survey is very useful; it was proposed that the guild take that information <br />
and use it to narrow down the possibilities to the three most popular locations given in the survey, and based <br />
on that, a vote will be held among those who attend. That way, hopefully, we can decide on what will end up <br />
being the guild's permanent home. However, it has also been decided that the vote on this issue is best conducted in-person; if you're not present when the vote is held, you won't be able to vote. I know this is upsetting, but for the good of the guild, the more people who attend, the more voices will be heard.<br />
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There is also the possibility that the guild will resume charging dues, especially if we end up choosing a location that requires a fee for use of space, and to help defray costs of future events and workshops. This also brought up the idea of bringing back guild officers: Fearless Leader, Treasurer, and Pen. Nominations are accepted--nay, encouraged!<br />
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The last piece of business discussed was the idea of adding a quarterly
meeting to be held on a Saturday at the Brattleboro library. The rationale for this is that it would potentially give those who are
unable to attend the regular meetings a chance to get together with the rest of the guild at a time and place that's convenient for
more people. Quarterly meetings will likely be held on the Saturday closest to--or on-- the Solstices and Equinoxes, sometime during the
day. There was also the suggestion that if folks want to do a lunch-type event that, rather than having a pot-luck, we consider
doing a brown-bag lunch so that those with food allergies or other dietary concerns will be able to eat and not have to be worried about potential reactions.<br />
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Lots went on! It was a good meeting and we're grateful to those who attended and shared so many good ideas. Thanks, guys!River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-38869032497725518062014-01-09T22:52:00.000-05:002014-01-09T22:52:02.179-05:00January Meeting NotesThe River Spinners met at the Friends Meeting House in Putney tonight and there was much discussion among those present. One of the subjects discussed was the continued use of the Meeting House as a meeting place for those who wish to attend; the fee has already been paid without using guild funds, which ensures that the guild may use the space for the month of January.<br />
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Those present discussed and concurred that resumption of the twice-monthly meetings would be a good way to encourage community outreach as well as giving other members an opportunity to participate if they missed the first meeting. Meetings will be on the first and third Thursday of the month, from 7 to 9 PM. For now, the main goal is that we continue to meet so that the guild can continue to function; those wishing to offer a dissenting opinion are encouraged to attend meetings and bring suggestions so that we can find a mutually satisfactory solution to the problem of finding a permanent home for the guild. The next meeting will be on January 16th at 7 PM at the Putney Friends Meeting House.<br />
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Those present also discussed opening the guild to knitters and weavers, thus becoming a fiber guild as well as a spinning guild in the hope of furthering the aim of encouraging wider participation and attracting new members.<br />
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Everyone who was present had a good time getting to know our newest member and enjoyed having a chance to get together in the new space. Many thanks to all who attended and offered input and fibery goodness. ^_^ Looking forward to seeing folks next Thursday. There will be <b>cookies! </b>(And possibly truffles...)River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-9302887977949377572013-09-17T10:13:00.002-04:002013-09-17T10:14:07.186-04:00September Meeting NotesThe guild is considering changing to a less formal structure with out officers or collecting dues.<br />
Among the changes discussed at the September meeting were the possibility of seeking a new, more central location and meeting at an earlier time, potentially from 4 PM to 6 PM on the first Thursday of the month. Potential locations discussed were the Putney Library, Putney School, Putney Community Center, and the Putney Cares Barn. We will continue to meet at the Brattleboro Savings and Loan until December, by which time hopefully we will have made a decision regarding the new location. Beginning in January, all future meetings will be elsewhere. Members are encouraged to email the list to discuss this and any other ideas for a new location, and any other suggestions for changes to the guild.<br />
Once the guild have chosen our new location, we will compile a detailed list of all the equipment; this equipment may also be made available to the public, though anyone interested in making use of it will be expected to pay a deposit and provide contact information. The "rental" period will be a certain number of days, at the end of which the equipment must be returned to the guild. All this is also open to discussion among current guild members.<br />
Please bring any thoughts, suggestions, and ideas to the October meeting!River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919774686930098830.post-21704714635193799722013-05-31T13:23:00.002-04:002013-05-31T13:23:29.881-04:00May Meeting NotesAlison very kindly arranged for us to watch a dvd of Judith MacKenzie prepping and spinning exotic fibers ranging from angora to cashmere, and beyond. There was popcorn and a brief discussion to see if there was any interest in making use of Six Loose Ladies' new facilities for a dye workshop, as well as the possibility of taking a field trip to a bison farm outside of Townshend.River Spinners Regular Meetingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351719937447348109noreply@blogger.com0