The Guild's Annual Meeting will be Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 10:00 am to noon. Bring any yarn and needles that you would like to swap or sell. Also, we will be voting on a slate of officers for next year. If you are interested in becoming Vice-President or President , please email tsocny@hotmail.com . We are also having a catered luncheon.
Our next meeting will be Saturday, April 12, 2008 from 10 am to noon at Grace Espicopal Church in Baldwinsville. We will be having a "finishing bee". Please bring items you need to do some finishing on. If you always wanted to learn Kitchner Stitch or a Mattress seam, we will be helping each other to sharpen our finishing skills. If you have any reference material or books about finishing please feel free to bring them to reference at the meeting.
For those who want a head start on finishing, check out some of these links:
1) Knitpicks.com page on seaming (clear photos) (recommended for dialup)
2) Coats and Clark (Knit and Crochet Today) video about seaming
3) Youtube.com video of Kitchner Stitch
Our January meeting focused on Felting. We discussed machine felting, hand-felting, and needle felting as well. On the left, you will see links to the three felting related books which have been added to our guild library.
Here are some tips gleaned from the meeting:
1) Always make a swatch to see how your yarn will react. Different colors in the same type of yarn may felt at different rates.
2) Use a really big needle (size 19 or 35) to poke a hole in your finished felted fabric to create a quick buttonhole.
3) Make sure you use a zippered pillowcase to felt your items in the washer. Do not put a mohair project in with a wool project to avoid little pieces of mohair all over the wool project.
4) Once you are done felting, run your empty pillowcase through the dryer. The little pieces of leftover wool fiber will ball up in the corners of the pillowcase and you can easily pick them out.
Links from the internet:
Maddy Laine Patterns (for sale)
Knitty Gritty presents Beverly Galeskas and Fuzzy Bunny
Coats and Clark Yarn "Fun with Felting"
Patons Yarns Felted Cable Bag (have to register to get the free pattern)
Patons Yarns Felted Needle Case (have to register to get the free pattern)
Berroco Felting information & free patterns
Berroco Felting Book (for sale - see preview of pattern book)
Nicky Esptein's Beginner's Guide to Felting (for sale)
If you are interested in needle felting supplies, they are available at several local shops including Misison Rose Quiltery.
