UPCOMING 2020/2021 MEETING DATES
Online meetings start at 6 p.m. Zoom link is open around 5:30 p.m. The link will be sent to guild members within a few days of the meeting. If you don't receive the link, please contact Wendy L.
YEARLY DUES
If you haven't already, send a check to treasurer Pam M. today. Individual membership, $25. Family membership, $30. Pam's address can be found in the roster that was sent to guild members for the 2019-2020 year.Starting next month, the mailing list will be matched to the new roster so unless you've paid your dues, you will be removed from the mailing list and will not receive the Zoom call information.
MEETING MINUTES (Linda B.)
ZOOM
MEETING
SEPTEMBER
30, 2020
6:00 p.m.
President Wendy L. started the
meeting by introducing our speaker for the evening, Carolyn
Greenwood, checking in from Utah. Greenwood Fiberworks is her business, focusing
on their own hand-dyed products. Carolyn discussed the best way to use color to
produce your best product. With hand dyed products, she refers to “solid”
colors as semi-solid, to make sure people understand there may be tonal shades
of the same color in the skein. She also offers a “variegated” yarn. These can
have splotches of color all through, or stripes of color which will pool in a
project. Ask to see the skein or braid opened to see how the dye variegation
might affect your project. “Speckled” yarns will have flecks of brighter colors
through a carrier color.
Carolyn then showed examples in
both crochet and knit, of how the structures of a desired fabric can dictate
the type of yarn color used. The more structure desired in the fabric, the less
color variation is needed to show off the fabric. Simple fabric patterns show
off the yarns used.
Carolyn also shared the new normal of her business and the latest color called “Northern Lights”.Follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
The guild meeting started at
7:15 p.m. Treasurer Pam reported from Sea Ranch that we have about 40 members
and sufficient funds to have our Zoom speakers this year; however, please
remember to mail your year’s dues to Pam.
Lambtown coming up has Zoom
speakers, Zoom Sheep to Shawl demos and judging, vendor presentations and Q and
A with the speakers. Please participate if possible.
Please check the blog posts from
Lisa for information between meetings.
CNCH liaison Joan A. says the
area 3 meeting in 2022 does not have a venue yet. She welcomes names of
potential spinning teachers. Carol C. reports that all contracts for the 2021
July meeting on the campus at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will have cancellation
clauses.
Future Meetings: October 28,
2020 Janine Bajus with Fair Isle knitting.
November 18, date
change for Thanksgiving, is Janine Moreno
December may be a
mini workshop in lieu of our in person holiday exchange.
Please send Wendy a picture of
your Show and Tell up to 24 hours ahead of the meeting, but we can still hold
things up to our camera.
Reba volunteered to co-host the
Zoom meetings to give Wendy a hand running Zoom. The meeting closed at 7:45
p.m.
Linda B.
FROM THE EDITOR
After the summer hiatus, I was surprised to login last month to find a totally new interface for editing the blog. I think I've figured most of it out but please let me know if you notice anything amiss other than the occasional extra divider line here and there.I plan to step down as newsletter editor by June 2021 at the latest, and now would be a great time for someone else to take over, learn the new interface or select a new software interface or web site template, and make the newsletter their own. If you're interested, let me know.
Special thanks to Vilija for checking all the long-term links to make sure they still work!
SHAGGY BEAR FARM
Wendy at Shaggy Bear Farm has a new online shop! Click here to visit the shop. If you're participating in Livestock Conservancy's Shave 'Em to Save 'Em program, Shaggy Bear is a great resource.To read more about the farm, including all the various breeds, click here.
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| Wendy at a show - her booth is always so much fun to visit! |
ICELANDIC AND ICELANDIC/FINN X FLEECES SALE
Icelandic wool is lustrous and dual-coated, with a fine inner coat and medium outer coat. The two coats can be separated into two very different fiber types, or incorporated together with lightweight, warm and weather-resistant features. Natural colors range in various shades of whites, tans, browns, blacks, and grays.
Finnish Landrace wool is single-coated, with a medium-fine crimpy, elastic fiber that has a very soft hand and a luster unique to medium-fine wool types. Natural colors range in various shades of whites, browns, and blacks.
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| Happy sheep at the farm |
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The many colors of sheep at Sunnyside Farm
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Lisa W.
INTERESTING ARTICLES/LINKS
LongThread Media Podcast (this link directs to their latest podcast, which is 'Norman Kennedy Spins Tales of Waulking')
From Mary B. -
Pleasants Valley Agriculture Association - information, donate to fire victims, and volunteer to help.
UPCOMING FIBER EVENTS & NEWSLETTERS
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
ITEMS FOR SALE
Megan C. has processed fleeces for sale, including Shetland, BFL, Alpaca, Polworth, etc. Contact Megan directly for more information.ONGOING FIBER-RELATED CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Contact the business to find out their current situation due to COVID-19.Crockett Fiber Arts Studio (Crockett)
Fibershed (various locations)
Fiber Circle Studio (Cotati)
Meridian Jacobs (Vacaville)
West County Fiber Arts (Sebastopol)
Windrush Farm (Petaluma)