Monthly Archives: January 2018

March Guild Meeting is SPECIAL!

Our March Guild Meeting is the much anticipated biennial FIBER FRENZY!  That is why we are announcing early so y’all can get ready.  It is a great time to clean out your closet, reduce your stash and buy someone else’s!

This event is a sale to benefit our scholarship fund and there is always a good selection of YARN, FABRIC, BOOKS and TOOLS, all fiber related of course (spinning, weaving, quilting, needlework, knitting, crocheting, basketry and dyeing).  Maybe some special finished handmade items too. You can donate your old goods to the Guild or split the profits.  Because of the time needed to package and label everything there is a deadline of March 5th.  If you know where the CCL Wake Center weaving class is take it there (Tues/Thurs 10-4) otherwise CONTACT us and we’ll give you a number to call to arrange something else. 

You can also take it with you to our February Guild Meeting on February 3rd.

 

February Guild Meeting – new location

Our February Guild meeting is on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018. 

9:30AM Social Time

10:00AM Short business meeting followed by DVD video presentation.

Location:  Clubhouse at Maravilla Retirement Center 

5486 Calle Real, Goleta , CA.

“Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitting Workshop”

Part E: Discussion and examples of traditional Fair Isle and Guernsey knitting.

This month’s video presentation is a portion of the classic PBS TV series by Elizabeth Zimmerman, a British-born hand knitting teacher and designer. Known for her unique knitting philosophy and humor, she revolutionized the modern practice of knitting through her books and instructional series on American public television. The series is known for being both educational and entertaining, whatever your background.

Remember to bring items for the raffle. 

And don’t forget about show and tell, it’s a great chance to show off your knitting (or anything else)!

We can adjourn to the dining room for lunch afterword if interested!

January Events

Happy New Year!

2017 ended in kind of a haze…..The smoke and ash from the Thomas Fire resulted in the cancellation of the opening at City Hall featuring a few Fiber Art pieces from our October Show but it has now been rescheduled to the First Thursday of January!  5-7pm.   See you there!

Now, back to our regular Monthly Guild Meeting, the first one this year is:

Saturday, January 6th 2018:
“Travel and Weaving – Linked Delights” With Michael F. Rohde

Location: Valle Verde, 900 Calle de los Amigos, SB

Michael F. Rohde loves both weaving and travel. Each often influences the other: leaving home and experiencing other cultures inspires his imagination; his love of weaving can lead him to seek out travel related to that love. In the lecture he will show images and a few recent tapestries of his that started with travel photos. The second part of the talk with be slides and collected textiles from a trip to weaving villages in Thailand from early 2017.

Format is the same as usual, 9:30 social time, short business meeting, then our guest speaker!

See more about Michael at his website: http://michaelrohde.com or follow him on Facebook!