NEXT MEETING: MARCH 22, 2017, 7 PM

THIS MEETING IS ONE WEEK EARLY BECAUSE OF A SCHEDULED LIBRARY SALE ON OUR REGULAR DATE

PROGRAM
12 [Plus] WAYS TO SPIN BATTS with Jillian Moreno

This program will be our "popcorn and a movie" night. Bring a soda or designer coffee for the popcorn that will be served up with the video. Plenty of light if you want to bring your wheel and spin also.

From the video:  
Are you Batty for Batts?
Have you fallen in love with gorgeous batts--beautifully blended, charmingly striped or layered, or totally wild? But how do you spin your very delightful fiber gems to make the most of the color possibilities and produce the yarn you want? 

You'll learn to:

• Identify four main types of batts
• Control the flow of color in a batt
• Spin with or against the batts's inclination
• Control texture to spin for lofty, smooth, or wild yarn

Jilian is the editor of Knittyspin and Ad Manager and Catalyst of Knitty Magazine. This means she is often the brains behind the exciting new ideas implemented at Knitty and is a key part of the success the magazine has enjoyed over the past 12 years. We have a link to the Knitty website on the right side of our blog.

She is a regular contributor to Ply Magazine and currently sits on the editorial board.

Jillian has been a knitter forever, and a spinner almost as long. She knits, stitches, crochets and sometimes weaves with her handspun yarn. She touches fiber every day! Her blog is www.jillianmoreno.com

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
2017

• March 22, Treadles Meeting, [One week early because of Library Book Sale] 12+ Ways to Spin Batts, a video presentation by Jillian Moreno
• April 26, Treadles Meeting, On our usual Wednesday. "The Nomadic People of Northern India" A slide presentation by T2T members Will and Kate Taylor on their very unusual trip to the Himalayas of India.
• May 4 - 7, CNCH Conference at Asilomar (link on the right) Check last month's blog for making an object for the raffle at the Conference.                     Volunteers Needed:
  If you or anyone in your guild would like to be a part of the team making CNCH 2017 a success – please volunteer to help.  Volunteers are needed to help the facilities person get all the equipment to the right rooms, to help with the silent auction and other small tasks.  If you want to sign up to be a class angel, it is not too late!  Contact T2T member Carol Gray to volunteer.             
  Instructor Delivery:
  And if you would like an hour or so alone with one of the instructors – volunteer to pick someone up at the airport and drive them to Asilomar or back to the airport from Asilomar.  Instructors will be flying into and out of Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose.  Contact Penny Peters to volunteer. [contact Vilija for her email]
  Our guild is one of the sponsors of this conference. Please consider some job if you are going to be there.
• May 13, Heritage Day at Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek. 11am - 4pm. Open to the public. We have had nine members interested in demoing spinning and maybe weaving on that day. Details to follow on specifics.
• May 2O or 27, Treadles' Dye Day Program details in flux
• June 3, Spinning at the Winery. This is our 20th Anniversary! How can we make it even more special? Think of some great suggestions. T-shirts in white with a special 20th anniversary logo, in two colors, have been ordered. The white will allow us to over dye, or shibori, or tie-dye the shirts. It could be part of the fun at Dye Day. More info at the meeting.

SAN RAMON SHEEP SHEARING EVENT 2017  

April 22  11:00 to 3:00 

Hello everyone,

You are all a very special group of people because over the years you have all made an impact on the Sheep Shearing Event by donating your time and talents to our community.  This year San Ramon celebrates its 150th birthday and we hope to make the event a special one and you being a part of it will ensure it is!

We hope that you will join us on April 22 from 11am - 3pm for Sheep Shearing Day at Forest Home Farms in San Ramon.  

Contact Reba or Wendy to let them know you would like to take part. They will talk about this at the meeting.

RUG WEAVING CLASS WITH JASON COLLINGWOOD

TREADLES' NEWEST MEMBER

From Roxayn: "My 8.5 week old puppy, Kyte, decided to take up spinning!"

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