President’s Message

Thank you to everyone who helped organize, take part in, and help with our 2022 Annual Artisan Sale! All our efforts made for a very successful day.

Now we can focus our efforts on the upcoming holiday season and begin planning for future projects. I have some weaving to finish up in the next little bit. Other than that, I plan to enjoy some lovely indoor spinning time which gives me great pleasure when it's dark and chilly outside.

May you all find pleasure in your fibre art of choice as well. Cheers!

Kirsti Jarrett

Guild Meetings & News

Our Guild meetings alternate between the last Tuesday evening of the month and the last Friday morning of the month.

NEXT MEETING - Tuesday November 29th @ 6:30 pm on ZOOM

November Program: debrief on the Guild Artisan sale. We look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions for next year.

Christmas Pot Luck: If you would like to host the Christmas pot luck, please let us know. The date (first part of December) will be determined by the Host. Time is late afternoon / early evening so our working members can participate. More information will be coming as soon as the host is confirmed.

Open Studio: Our Open Studio days are Mondays from 10 am -12 noon.  If you have time, please sign up for one or more available dates.  Responsibilities are simple:  be there for a couple of hours, use the library or equipment or bring your own project to work on, and chat with any members of the public who may wander by.  To sign up, go to www.ponderosaguild.org.  Click on Forum, sign in with your email, Go to Announcements, and there is a tab for Open Studio - just add your name to the comments.

Facebook and Instagram: Judith and Teresa provided a steady feed of wonderful photos and information promoting the Guild Artisan Sale.  Please continue to send your pictures and contributions for social media to ponderosaguild@gmail.com, along with a brief description or title to accompany the photo.

Guild Blog Posts: Please send your information for blog posts to Judith M:  coloursparks@gmail.com

Artisan Sale November 19th

Sustainable Fibre: It’s in Our Hands

Further to our discussion in the last newsletter about caring for your fibre art, following are a few useful links from the good folks at Long Thread media.

Caring for naturally dyed items:

https://handwovenmagazine.com/care-naturally-dyed-cloth/

Washing hand wovens:

https://handwovenmagazine.com/washing-handwovens/

How to wash hand woven textiles:

https://handwovenmagazine.com/caring-for-handwoven-textiles/

Washing dos and don'ts:

https://handwovenmagazine.com/washing-dos-and-donts/

Washing handmade sweaters:

https://spinoffmagazine.com/wash-handmade-sweaters/

Workshops

We have several upcoming workshops. You can register online: www.ponderosaguild.org

Felt a Christmas Tile - this workshop is full

Denise O will demonstrate basic wet felting techniques and have you make a 10 x 10 felted tile. The class will demonstrate prefects and Nuno felting to make a design or pattern of your choosing. All supplies will be provided for this class. You may bring in some of your own supplies to felt but it is not necessary. Come and have some felty fun and make an impromptu Christmas gift.

December 10: 2:00 - 4:00pm

Wet Felt a Tile

This workshop will demonstrate and apply wet felting techniques.

January 14, 2023: 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

Weave a Scarf in a Day

Rigid heddle weaving.

Date to be determined. Watch for more information.

Next Steps in Rigid Heddle Weaving

February 4, 2023: 9:30am - 4:00 pm.

Learn to Spin

February 12, 19 and 26, 2023: 10am - noon

Introduction to 4-Harness Weaving

Details will be posted on the website soon.

Early March 2023

Please watch the Guild website and newsletters for more information on future workshops. If you would like to lead a workshop or you would like to see a workshop, please send an email: ponderosaguild@gmail.com

Weaving Explorations

The Weaving Explorations group continues to meet each month. Everyone is welcome to join us. Our next meeting will be on December 16th at 9:30 am in the RCA atrium.

Spinning Group

The Spinning Group meets twice monthly, on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from noon to 2 pm.  Our next meeting is December 8th. Spinners are invited to participate!

A Spinning Study Group will begin in the new year. More information will be provided soon.

Library

Recent magazine additions to the Guild library will be in the Display Unit for reading in the Guild Room until the next issue arrives.

Library Inventory: in the New Year, Lyndsay will be conducting the Library inventory. If you have books outstanding more than 2 months, please return them. This will make the job a little easier. Thank you!

Equipment for Sale

For Sale: 36 Inch Nilus Leclerc Floor Loom

Very gently used Nilus Leclerc maple 36" floor loom with four shafts and six treadles. The loom body is 42" and weaving width is 36". It folds to 26" wide and can be dismantled for moving. It works perfectly and has been kept in mint condition. The loom was made in Quebec. It comes with five reeds, shuttles, sectional warping beam, a large warping board, the original instructions, weaving books, and many other accessories. The loom itself currently retails for $3500. Selling for $1500 firm. Vernon British Columbia.

Email: mhorne70@yahoo.com if you are interested.

Interesting Information

Read about an extremely rare 500 year old Elizabethan textiles collection on Antiques Roadshow, featuring hand made items by Elizabeth I and her ladies in waiting:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-63454452