Small Loom Study Group
First Saturday of the Month: January 7, February 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2: 1-4pm
Crafts Room, 2nd floor John Bryan Community Center
Bring your loom, share your knowledge.
Questions- call Karren 767-8961
This not a class, but there will be at least one knowledgeable weaver from the Guild present. Anyone, guild member or not, is welcome to bring their small portable loom (rigid heddle, inkle, backstrap, frame, tapestry,etc.) and work together. If you are hesitant about under taking some new endeavor on your loom, it is likely that someone else will have already tried it and can give advice.
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Fleece to Hat Prep Classes
Saturday afternoon demonstrations John Bryan Center, Crafts Room, 1-4pm PM
There will be four classes in the next two months to help you prepare for the up-coming Fleece to Hat contest. Want a copy of this? Go HERE;
January 14, 2012: HOW TO SELECT A FLEECE
with Lois Pelekoudas
Lois had a flock of Blue Faced Leicester sheep for many years and has been a spinner for even longer. She will share and show what to look for in a fleece you plan to hand spin. She will share where to buy some fleeces. If you want to purchase fleece at this time call ahead (Lois or Karren) and we will try to have them there for you.
January 28, 2012: HOW TO WASH A FLEECE
with Karren K. Brito
Karren has been washing alpaca and sheep fleeces, 10 since last May. Washing fleece is a fairly simple operations once you sort it. Sorting is the key to having a nice clean fleece for spinning. Sorting is throwing out the parts that are too dirty to ever get clean, too short to spin or already damaged in some way. The good parts of the fleece are then just put to soak in several changes of water and then put to dry. We will sort and wash some sheep and alpaca fleece.
February 11, 2012: PREPARING WASHED FLEECE FOR HANDSPINNING
with Diana Nelson
Diana is an excellent carder and is thus frequently picked for Sheep to Shawl demos. How well the fiber is prepared for spinning determines the ease of the spinning and the type of yarn you produce. You can tease, flick, comb or card the wool in preparation for spinning. Come and see these different techniques from the hands of a master.
