UPCOMING 2020 MEETING DATES
January 23rd (Thursday) - Lichen Ecology, Jessica Coyle PhD
January 25th (Saturday), 11-3, Wendy's house. Lichen, Roots, Bark, and Pits Dye Day. Guild members only, please. Dye day has been opened up to include even more natural dyes. We will be using several types of lichen as well as brazilwood, sandalwood, annatto seeds, alkanet root and avocado pits to dye wool yarn at Wendy’s house. Details will be emailed to all members.
February 27 (Thursday), Hemp “Spin In”. Bring your wheel or drop spindle to the meeting to spin hemp fibers provided by the guild. During this meeting, hemp processing and sustainability will be discussed. We will also see why many farmers are turning to growing hemp instead of tobacco. Small fiber arts projects that use hemp yarn will be displayed to give you ideas on how to creatively use your hand spun hemp.
May 23, 2020 - Spinning at the Winery
January 25th (Saturday), 11-3, Wendy's house. Lichen, Roots, Bark, and Pits Dye Day. Guild members only, please. Dye day has been opened up to include even more natural dyes. We will be using several types of lichen as well as brazilwood, sandalwood, annatto seeds, alkanet root and avocado pits to dye wool yarn at Wendy’s house. Details will be emailed to all members.
February 27 (Thursday), Hemp “Spin In”. Bring your wheel or drop spindle to the meeting to spin hemp fibers provided by the guild. During this meeting, hemp processing and sustainability will be discussed. We will also see why many farmers are turning to growing hemp instead of tobacco. Small fiber arts projects that use hemp yarn will be displayed to give you ideas on how to creatively use your hand spun hemp.
MEETING MINUTES
TREADLES TO THREADS HOLIDAY PARTY 2019
The truly incredible sheep garland at Vilija's house.
INTERESTING ARTICLES
Weaving Hemp Into the Northern California Fibershed
Free Classes on Sheep Breeds - Facebook, Namaste Farms
Dyeing Cloth With Mud
SOME UPCOMING FIBER EVENTS
Impact: Climate Change. Contemporary
Tapestry from Tapestry Weavers West and Tapestry Weavers in New
England. San Francisco, December 16 - March 13, 2020
Fibershed: the Arc of Texture and Color Derived from a Regional Land Base, Rebecca Burgess, Textile Arts Council, San Francisco, January 18th, 2020
Sheep Shearing at Meridian Jacobs, Vacaville, February 1, 2020
Sacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild "All About Color" Open House and Sale, Sacramento, February 8 - 9, 2020.
Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat, Tacoma, WA, February 13-16, 2020
Stitches West, Santa Clara, February 20 - 23, 2020
CNCH 2020 "Finding The Artist Within", Burlingame. April 3-5, 2020.
Sheep Shearing Day at Forest Home Farms, San Ramon, April 25, 2020.
Introduction to Flax Processing, May 9, 2020
Black Sheep Gathering, Albany, OR, June 26-28, 2020
HGA Convergence 2020, Knoxville, TN, July 23 - 30, 2020.
FiberEvents - a calendar of wool festivals, fiber festivals, knitting, crocheting & craft gatherings/events in the U.S. and the world
Clara Parkes' Knitter's Review - knitting and fiber events
Fibershed: the Arc of Texture and Color Derived from a Regional Land Base, Rebecca Burgess, Textile Arts Council, San Francisco, January 18th, 2020
Sheep Shearing at Meridian Jacobs, Vacaville, February 1, 2020
Sacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild "All About Color" Open House and Sale, Sacramento, February 8 - 9, 2020.
Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat, Tacoma, WA, February 13-16, 2020
Stitches West, Santa Clara, February 20 - 23, 2020
CNCH 2020 "Finding The Artist Within", Burlingame. April 3-5, 2020.
Sheep Shearing Day at Forest Home Farms, San Ramon, April 25, 2020.
Introduction to Flax Processing, May 9, 2020
Black Sheep Gathering, Albany, OR, June 26-28, 2020
HGA Convergence 2020, Knoxville, TN, July 23 - 30, 2020.
FiberEvents - a calendar of wool festivals, fiber festivals, knitting, crocheting & craft gatherings/events in the U.S. and the world
Clara Parkes' Knitter's Review - knitting and fiber events
ONGOING FIBER-RELATED CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Black Rock Ranch (Stinson Beach)
Crockett Fiber Arts Studio (Crockett)
Fibershed (various locations)
Fiber Circle Studio (Cotati)
Meridian Jacobs (Vacaville)
West County Fiber Arts (Sebastopol)
Windrush Farm (Petaluma)
Crockett Fiber Arts Studio (Crockett)
Fibershed (various locations)
Fiber Circle Studio (Cotati)
Meridian Jacobs (Vacaville)
West County Fiber Arts (Sebastopol)
Windrush Farm (Petaluma)