• If you are able to help out on Saturday or Sunday
• Morning (10 – 1pm) or afternoon (1- 5pm) — both are fine

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.

You were to hear of our February Program Plans at our January Meeting.

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.

February Program – Crazy Batts – an interactive program

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.

Everything in stock at Fibres Plus is 10% off for the month of February, except Books, which are 30% off.

www.surrey.ca/heritage

Craft It with Wool – Preschoolers enjoy hands-on fun and increase manual dexterity, as they learn how clothing was made in days gone by. Activities include weaving, felting and making a woolly sheep. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.

Thursday, March 22                     1:30pm-3:00pm                           1 session $9.75 (3-6yrs)

Weaving–Level 1 – Make a beautiful woven sampler and a unique scarf, in this inspiring and creative class as you learn the basics of this age-old art. Table looms provided. Supply fees not included. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.

Saturday, March 24                      10:00am-1:00pm                        7 sessions $123 (16+yrs)

Kids Can Knit: Intermediate – Make cool wristbands, funky bags, headbands or other fun projects as you learn the purl stitch, increasing, decreasing and other “beyond the basics” techniques. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.

Wednesday, March 28                 4:00pm-5:30pm                           6 sessions $58.50 (8-12yrs)