Happy Fall!

Social at BS&;L 7-9 pm Thursday, November 6

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.

Next business meeting December 13, 10:15 to 1:45, Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room:

De-stashing fiber swap round robin in the am
Business meeting at noon

Brown bag lunch with Holiday Snack - optional potluck sharing - If people do this Leslie can provide coffee and tea

Guild equipment inventory and redistributing Guild equipment

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

January -  Yarn Harvesting - Date and details coming

Saturday, March 21 - Robin Russo Exotic Fibers Workshop

Location: The Putney School, 418 Houghton Brook Road, Putney VT 05346

Join River Spinners as members

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.

Membership dues can be brought to quarterly guild meetings or mailed to

     River Spinners
     c/o Leslie Markey
     PO Box 91
     East Dover VT 05341-0091

Members get discount on Interweave magazines $18 for each yearly subscription - send in your dues to get the discount before 12/31/14

Respectfully yours,

Elizabeth Johnson

Fearless Leader

A Windham County Sampler of Weavers and Felters

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. 

Opening reception at the Crowell Gallery, Saturday, September 6, from 1 til 3 p.m. 

Gallery open during normal library hours. 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

Artists include many of the guild members - here is a complete list of the artists in the show:

Kim Canon, Jenna Konesko, Melissa Johnson, Kathleen Meeks, Margaret Miller, Laura Solomon, Shannon Herrick, Somara Zwick, and Dena Gartenstein Moses

Be inspired!

A chance to see Richard Muto and David Lima in action - go be inspired :) Come on back home and register for their 9/6 workshop - 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!)

UPCOMING EVENT: EVER POPULAR JAMAICA HISTORY DAY

This year’s celebration will take place on Saturday, August 23, 2014 from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. and will feature a walking tour of the village and a special demonstration at
the Jamaica Historical Museum. Returning acclaimed fiber artists Richard Muto and
David Lima will demonstrate spinning and weaving techniques. Raffle tickets will
be sold and the lucky winner will receive a very special shawl – woven at this event.

Richard Muto is an award winning fiber artist who works as a spinner, weaver and
knitter creating one of a kind clothing and apparel. Richard studied theatre arts at
the University of Rhode Island and progressed to designing and knitting sweaters
before discovering the joy of spinning. He has won many awards in the field of
prepared fiber, judged at textile trials at sheep and wool festivals and continues
contributing as judge and member of several fiber and knitting guilds. He teaches
spinning and also finds the time to compose music for cabarets and music events – a
true renaissance man.

David Lima, an award winning spinner and weaver, has judged sheep and wool
festivals throughout the Northeast and is a member of the Rhode Island Spinners
Guild and founding member of the Maine Fiber Arts. His works have sold in shops
and galleries throughout New England. Jamaica is proud to host this talented pair
who will celebrate the renewed interest in this special craft.
Jamaica Village Walking Tour booklets with a map will be available and several
homes and establishments will be open to view.

Join us Saturday 9/6/14 for The Perfect Rolag/English Long Draw

Class Description: 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.

Location: Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room (back entrance on 2nd floor)

224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301 - Library hours on Saturdays are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Registration deadline: 9/1/14 looking for a minimum of 10 participants, maximum of 40 participants - register early to help the planning.

How to register: Send an email with names and numbers in your party, indicate if you are a member or not, and if under 18 please indicate your age as well to riverspinners@gmail.com. Checks can be sent to PO Box 6043, Brattleboro, VT 05302 and should be made out to the River Spinners. Cash will be accepted at the door.

 

Cost: Free to members of the River Spinners, $30 for non members.

Minimum age: 12

What to bring: spinning experience, a spinning wheel with scotch tension, and hand cards (broken in if possible).

Prompt arrival at 10 required for a successful event.

Brown bag lunch/meeting from 12-12:30

 

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