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Typical Guild Meeting Agenda

11:00 am - Guild Business Meeting (more fun that business -- where all the awesome announcements and events around town are listed, new members introduced, show-and-tell, discussion about issues, etc.)

noon - Lunch break and social hour (bring your bag lunch and make a new friend)

1:00 pm - Program (either a guest lecture or group activity)

2:00 or 3:00 pm - Meeting ends

 

Schedule for 2012-2013

Date Program
Sept. 23 Stash Sale!!
Oct. 28 Special Speaker, Alison Kent: TWIST - Making the Yarn You Want
Nov. 18

Drum Carding -- learn, experiment, & help create colorful batts for our many outreach programs.
Dec. 9

St. Fleecia's Celebration, Potluck and Gift exchange

11 AM at a member's fabulous home (the member is fabulous, too!)
We return to San Francisco for our annual St. Fleecia’s Day potluck and gift exchange. We’ll eat, talk, read St. Fleecia’s legend, admire creations, exchange gifts and vote for our favorite challenge entries. Please contact us for location and directions.

Spinning Theme: TIME

Bring...

  • Your Timely Skein
  • A spindle for the timed spinning challenge
  • Textile related friends, family with children encouraged
  • Potluck:
    Potluck food according to LAST name
    A-F = Desserts
    G-R = Main Courses
    S-Z = Salads or side dishes
  • Gift exchange for those who'd like to join
Jan. 27

(Board meeting at 9am.)

Program with special guest from Ardenwood Farms showing how to make rope.
Feb. 16 WORKSHOP with Chris Palmer.

Extended exploration of pleating and stitching a geometric pattern using one of Chris’s templates in a large studio space in Berkeley.  Absorb the expert’s technique using your own fabrics.  Need to bring sewing kit (scissors, thread, needles, etc), fine fabric marker and approx 1 yard of light weight, solid colored fabric such as muslin. 
A few places are still available.  $25 payable to Spindles & Flyers.  Contact Lisa at lazar dot bauer at earthlink dot net.  Remember that your check reserves your spot.  No refund for cancellations but substitutions acceptable.
Feb. 17

Chris Palmer, the author of Shadowfolds, Surprisingly Easy-to-Make Geometric Designs in Fabric.

  • http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/between-the-folds/

  • http://www.shadowfolds.com/

  • http://vimeo.com/chriskpalmer

  • http://howsrobb.blogspot.com/search?q=palmer
Mar. 24

Flax Extravaganza with Nancy Van Tassel and Vilija Deutschman:  antique flax processing tools, growing flax, wet spinning, fibers provided.  Bring a bowl to hold water.  Non-member $5 program fee. 

April 28 Four in the Corner -- mini workshops
May 19

TBD
June 30 Sit Some, Spin Some, Snack Some, Yak Some