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MONTHLY MEETINGS
From September through May regular guild meetings are on the first Monday of the month.
NOTE: Occasionally it is NOT the first Monday and some months there is no meeting.
Most meetings are at The Depot, 506 W. Michigan Ave.

Check below OR the Guild Calendar for current dates, times and places.
Remember: The outside door into The Depot is LOCKED at 7:00pm.

NEW MEETING FORMAT FOR 2007-08 Start at 6:30pm with 6:30-7:00 for socializing & chatting about our love! (Fiber!) Show and Tell at every meeting: Put items for sharing on the new SHARING TABLE, before the meeting. Share: in-progress or finished fiber projects, a book, a new gadget, etc. -- use your imagination! Items for Show and Tell should be on the table before the meeting begins and returned to the table after sharing, so they can be looked at by everyone after the meeting as well as before they are formally shared.during the meeting. Bring a name tag to wear! Save it on the name tag hooks in the Fiber Studio Hall for future meetings.

Traditionally, the September Meeting is a Pot Luck at Lauri Cushing's home.

This is how it was in Sept. 2007:

Interesting and delicious food abounds! First, fiber friends "break bread together" and enjoy reuniting after the summer break.

Then, there is a business meeting. This is our President, Leslie Williamson White, leading the meeting.

The gathering ends with a Show and Tell. Rita is sharing a weaving.

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GUILD MEETINGS
Winter 2008

January Monthly Meeting
Weaving in Guatemala, Speaker Erika Mock
Monday, Jan. 7
6:30pm
Ruth Maney Room, The Depot

(February - No Monthly Meeting)

By-Member, For-Member Workshop Day
at The Depot
Saturday, February 2nd

Morning Workshops 10:00 - 12:00:
1) Lace and Bobble Headband by Carolyn Bergman
2) Spirals, Coils and Beads by Linda Hebenstreit and Guthrie Hebenstreit Perry
3) Crocheted Beaded Bracelet by Leslie Williamson White

LUNCH 12:00 - 1:00
Bring a bag lunch or go out to a downtown restaurant

Afternoon Workshops 1:00 - 3:00
1) Weave a Small Bag on a Cardboard Loom by Shelley Norden
2) Weave a Small Rag Rug on a PVC Loop by Sue Brown
3) Introduction to Spinning by Dave Kortier
4) Sculpting Wool 101 by Teresa Clayton

TO REGISTER:
MAIL OR PHONE your name, phone number and session preferences
to
Sara Mustonen, P.O. Box 75 Herbster, WI 54884 --- 715-74-3223
OR
Debbie Cooter, 2046 Fors Rd, Two Harbors, MN 55616 --- 218-834-5242

Some workshops are full or almost full, so a phone call would be the best way to register now.

Fiber artists are always looking for a fresh, new way to create one-of-a-kind projects.
By using unspun silk fibers whole projects or background fabrics may be designed.
It's possible to create your own "fabric" to embroider on , bead on, manipulate and shape, or just admire as is, without warping a loom!
Sample projects will be displayed with suggestions for achieving a variety of surface designs.
Various fibers and adhesives will be discussed, followed by a demonstration.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

OUR FIRST GUILD RUMMAGE SALE
SATURDAY -- April 5, 2008
Lincoln Center, 2229 W. 2nd Street
10:00am - 1:00pm
Start cleaning out your fiber stashes and closets NOW!
All fiber-related materials are acceptable.

This sale will be open to the public.
Other area guilds (basket, needle art, rug hooking, and quilting) have been invited to participate.
Yarn, fiber, material, equipment, books, (basically anything related to our crafts) will be accepted.

BRING items you wish to sell to the Lincoln Center on Friday, April 4th, 4:00 - 7:00pm.
LABEL each item with a secure but removable label to indicate
the selling price,
your name,
and a brief description of the item.
Unsold items must be picked up immediately following the sale, between 1:00 and 3:00pm

The DFHG will retain 10% of the selling price.

CALL
Sara 715-774-3223
or
Debbie 218-834-5242
(not long distance from Duluth)
to be a vendor or if you have questions.

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WEEKEND OF SPINNING WORKSHOPS
With Michigan Fiber artist AMY TYLER!
Amy has been spinning and knitting and designing for over 15 years and spinning for 7 years.
Her fiber work has been published in Spin-Off and Knit Lit the Third.
He hand spun skeins and knit designs have won awards at Convergence and fiber festivals in the Midwest.
She has taught classes and workshops at Michigan Fiber Fest, Midwest Weaving Conference, and at numerous other fiber festivals & guilds.
This is a very special opportunity to advance your spinning skills under the guidance of a true expert in her field.

Creating the Yarn YOU Want
Saturday, April 26, 2008
9:00am - 4:00pm
$75 DAI members, $90 non-DAI members**

Gain greater control over the final characteristics of the yarn you want to spin.
Practice methods for creating soft, thick, thin, highly twisted, "lowly" twisted, and balanced yarns.
Learn techniques for creating yarns that are consistent from bobbin to bobbin, and that match, in thickness and twist, already existing yarns.

Prerequisite: Basic spinning skills.
The spinner should be comfortable spinning a singles yarn that does not drift apart.

Blending Colors at the Wheel
Sunday, April 27, 2008
9:00am - 4:00pm
$75 DAI members, $90 non-DAI members**

Learn to make unique multi-colored yarns at the wheel, without dyeing or the use of carding/combing equipment.
In this workshop, you will take rovings of different colors and combine them by pre-drafting
n several simple ways to create yarns that produce more colorful and more textural projects.
You will practice techniques that allow you to create the same blends of color from skein to skein.
You will make singles yarn as well as 2- and 3-ply yarns.
Techniques for making marl yarns will also be covered.

Prerequisite: Advanced Beginning to Intermediate spinning skills

** Register for only 1 workshop OR
Register for BOTH workshops at a discounted rate:
$110 DAI members or $132 non-DAI members!
That's more than a $40 discount!
ASK for the TWO DAY RATE when registering!

Amy is a friend of mine!
Please contact me if you have any questions for me about Amy or the workshop.
Judy McLaughlin
JudyLaugh@aol.com or 727-6953

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NORTHWOODS FIBER RETREAT
There is a Spring retreat and a fall retreat every year.
Usually at the YMCA Camp Miller on Sturgeon Lake
CHECK IT OUT:
http://www.northwoodsfiberretreat.com

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