Crazy Batts a very interactive, fun and busy guild program. We started with colorful Merino fiber, added many different and unusual fibres to produce a unique batt that participants will spin into funky yarns. Our next show and tell will be pretty amazing.
The GVWSG Memorial Lecture this past Monday which was attended by 14 of our LWSG members. The lecture/slide show was given by Judith MacKenzie who attended the Tinkuy gathering of about 400 Weavers of the Americas in Peru in November, 2010. Judith described the fibres of North America, from cotton and cedar bark to bison and the now extinct fur dogs to the conference attendees.
As a member of the Skagit Valley Weavers Guild I want to let you know about our special exhibit at the Skagit County Historical Museum in La Conner. The exhibit runs into April 1, I thought you might be interested in knowing about it.
Cheers!
SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
At the top of the hill in La Conner
501 S. 4th Street . P.O. Box 818
La Conner, WA 98257
tel. 360.466.3365 . fax 360.466.1611 www.skagitcounty.net/Museum
The next meeting of the Vancouver Weavers is March 15 7:30 pm
Presenter: Todd deVries Title:Haida Weaving
Description: Todd will share with us his weaving techniques of the Haida,
and some the traditional materials used. Some of his weaving creations
will be available as demonstrations to show that traditional skills can be
applied to a wide variety of non-traditional and traditional materials.
Todd’s Website http://www.ithkilgaa.co.nr/
Please remember your name tag and mug.
However the weather did not cooperate, so here it is.
We are planning a fun and interactive meeting (See Below for the Description and details). You will need to bring a small amount of fibre and embellishments to personalize your batt , your drum carder, if you have one, and your spinning wheel. If you have a larger orifice for your wheel it is recommend but not necessary.
Note: The more drum carders we have at the meeting the faster you can produce the batt and start spinning.
For All Skill Levels
Participants are asked to bring their drum carders, and spinning wheels to produce novelty yarns known commercially as “Plucky Fluff.”
The base fiber needed for the foundation of the batt will be provided by the guild.
This will be a colored Merino top (you will choose the colors).
You need to provide:
Bits and pieces from your stash to make your batt personalized
for example:
Colored yarn and fibre, novelty yarns, locks, silk ribbon. felted bits, glitter fibre, embroidery floss, narrow strip of cloth These will be added to the fibre during carding to make interesting batts.
When spinning the batts, silk flowers and felted bits can be added to add texture. These spinning techniques will be demonstrated during the meeting. You will produce funky yarns that fun to produce and fun to knit.
Does this all sound like fun? Or are you just confused? do you need more information
just ……
Google Plucky Fluff there are “You Tube” demonstration to view. Or call Krista
Please RSVP to Krista by email If you are planning to participate.
This is to ensure there is adequate fibre and color choices will be available at the meeting. and there will be adequate carders and space set up.