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Previous Programs
2019
Tuesday, October 22nd ~ Fiber day, bring your knitting, spinning wheel, rigid heddle
looms or whatever you are working on and work away with fiber minded people.
Saturday, October 19th ~ Meeting, Show & Tell, potluck. Program by Barbara Bouley,
Basket Weaving, price $20. 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Tuesday, September 10th ~ Welcome Back ~ Introduction of new board members,
Show & Tell of Summer Fiber Works, Discuss the years challenge ~ Program by Maggie
Howe, planning your own Dye Garden
June 11 Spring picnic
Pam Poppe at 3950 Colfax Ave., Des Moines [TBD]
Bring a dish to share. Hostess will have drinks, dishes and cutlery. Bring program ideas for next year.
May 14 Regular Meeting at the Church. Bring lunch, wheels, knitting, weaving, conversation
Program Cancelled!
Shari Janssen and Concrete Orbs will be rescheduled.
April 9 Guild Garage Sale & Program TBD
Bring items from you stash or books and equipment you never use. Mark prices on your items. Bring cash to buy and make change.
March 26 Fiber (SPIN) Day
Get together for another day of spinning, knitting or weaving at the church
Bring a sack lunch and beverage.
9:30-2:30
March 12 Results of Sept Challenge: Bring your sample and notes of what you did and what you used. Log cabin draft + imagination!
Kathy Martin and the Wool Study Group will present results of their year long study.
Feb. 12 NOTICE: Meeting Cancelled!!
Jan. 8 Peru & Shetland Trips Report
& Samples by Cindy Griese.
2018
Dec. 11 Tour at Historical Building.
Handwoven Coverlet Tour in the Archives is at 10. If you want to carpool, meet at the church to leave no later than 9:30.
Nov. 13 Spinning Art Yarn
Gwen will give a presentation on techniques for spinning and plying art yarn .Also, if you will be going to the Historical Society for the December meeting, please pay $10 at this meeting.
Oct. 16 Fiber Day (formerly spinning day)
Bring your wheel, knitting or weaving to spend time with friends at the church. Bring sack lunch and drink.
9:30-2:30
Oct. 9 Card Weaving Demo
Pam will do a demo on card (tablet) weaving and will also have an inkle loom set up for those who whould like to try doing this. She will also talk about drafts for card weaving and regular inkle weaving -- with handouts.
Sept. 11 Show & Tell of Summer Fiber Work
plus Iowa State Fair entries and samples from Dye Day. There will be reports on Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival, and any other workshops or fiber shops visited on your travels. We will discuss the upcoming challenge project. Please remember to bring a project to display in the October exhibit at the West Des Moines Library.
July 21 Dye Day
9:30am - 2 ish
At Shari Janssen's
17495 U Ave
Woodward, IA 50279
Pot luck or bring your own lunch.
June 12 Spring picnic
hosted by Pam Poppe
3950 Colfax Ave, Des Moines, 50317
Lunch is at 12:00 Noon. Bring a dish to share. Pam will have drinks, dishes and cutlery. Bring program ideas for next year. Summer plans and Iowa State Fair will be discussed.
May 8 Garlyn Saupe will present Dreadful Yarns
Bring your own Dreadful Yarns for discussion and possible exchange. Garlyn will describe a summer project challenge using Dreadful Yarns
April 10 Susan Genz will discuss Lockerhooking using wool roving
Guild Garage Sale Bring items from your stash or books and equipment you never use. Mark prices on your items. Bring cash to buy and make change.
March 27 SPIN DAY
Get together for another day of spinning. Meet at the church as usual.. Time 9:30 - 2:30. Bring sack lunch and beverage.
March 13 Shari Janssen willl show us how to cut a t-shirt to be used as weft in weaving
Bring a clean t-shirt with no seams on the body and sharp scissors suitable for cutting fabric. Shari will weave with t-shirts on her rigid heddle loom.
Feb. 13 Towel Exchange
Bring one towel you have designed and woven in a Block Weave. Towels are to be woven in 8/2, 10/2, or 16/2 cotton, linen or cottolin and finished at appro. 18'' x 29". Bring your towel in a brown paper bag without your name on it. Towels will be exchanged so no one goes home with their own towel. Each weaver will talk about their Block Design and weave structure.
Jan. 9 Julie Stowers on Spinning Atypical Materials into Creative Yarns
Bring random leftover yarns or fibers and spinning wheels
