June Third Thursday Guild Meeting

Twisted Threads Fiber Arts Guild met on 17 June 2010 at the NCSU Crafts Center with 16 in attendance.

Fiber of the Month

Elaina brought samples of mohair from her herd of angora goats.

From June 2010 Meeting

Presentations

Spinning for a purpose. Members brought projects and discussed why and how the spinning was done.

Business

Per discussion at the last meeting, the business meeting was held after the Fiber of the Month and special topic presentations.

The shawl made at the Sheep-to-shawl demonstration at the 2010 North Carolina Fiber Festival was on display.

From June 2010 Meeting

May Third Thursday Guild Meeting

Twisted Threads Fiber Arts Guild met on 20 May 2010 at the NCSU Crafts Center with 10 in attendance.

Jane led the business meeting and proposed moving the business section of the meeting to after the presentations. It is also time to start thinking about a location for December's swamp meeting. Anyone with ideas should contact Jane.

Presentation

Jessica presented a travelogue of textile adventures to Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Egypt, Jordan, Scotland, Norway and Sweden. She displayed part of her collection of unique textiles and related books. Thank you, Jessica!

From May 2010 Meeting

April Third Thursday Guild Meeting

Twisted Threads Fiber Arts Guild met on 15 April 2010 at the NCSU Crafts Center with 19 in attendance.

Jane asked for announcements. Elaina announced the CFSA farm tour to take place April 24 & 25. Carolyn had the t-shirts for the Carolina Fiber Festival.

Presentations

The fiber of the month was Blue-faced leicester (BFL) Samples of fiber, yarn and finished items were presented by Kim G. and Elaina K. BFL are large, dual-purpose sheep that produce about 3 to 5 lbs of soft, lustrous wool. Wool locks in the grease were provided by Elaina from her ram, Lord Nelson.

Color Blending on Combs

Judy Tysmans presented information on color-blending with hand combs. She recommended weighing out the fiber to be sampled before blending large amounts. She demonstrated use of combs and brought samples of yarn spun with different proportions of dyed mohair and naturally colored wool.

From april meetings

From april meetings

From april meetings

Color Blending with a Drum Carder

Carolyn Beasley brought her power carder and demonstrated making a three-layered batt of blue wool. She emphasized that it was best to start with well-picked locks because a well-prepared fleece will blend more quickly than a less prepared one. Also, take notes if you want to reproduce what you create!

From april meetings

From april meetings

From april meetings