Welcome to the West Alabama Fiber Guild Newsletter

Next meeting: Sunday, December 4, 2016, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Location: 1000 28th Avenue, Tuscaloosa

Topic: Holiday Party

Fiber crafting, holiday spirit, food, and fun!
Bring one of your favorite dishes to share with us for a holiday lunch, and bring your favorite project to work on. We also think it would be fun to hold multiple door prize drawings during the meeting. If you have a small gift item or excess stash that you would like to donate, please bring that for the drawings.

Deanna and I will bring plastic ware, paper plates, napkins, and cups. Please bring the appropriate serving utensil for your dish.

If you have any questions about the holiday party, please contact me.

Last meeting: Sunday, November 20, 2016

Topic: Spinning Sunday

Seven members were present. Larisa brought back the guild spinning wheel and Marilyn took it home. We worked on various projects, including spinning, knitting, tatting, and hand sewing.

Dishtowel handwoven of 8/2 cotton by Marilyn B.
Dark red hat of alpaca and silk yarn, hand knit by Annette D.
Pink yarn, cheviot with nylon sparkles, hand spun and chain-plied by Jennifer C.
Green yarn, superwash corriedale from New Zealand, hand spun by Tori S.
Tatting by Christine C.

Knitting by Annette D. - cotton dishcloth,
superwash wool scarf of hand-dyed yarn,
and her hat.

Upcoming meetings:
Sunday, December 18, 2016, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Topic: Spinning Sunday

Bring your last minute gift projects to show us and work on!

Sunday, January 15, 2017, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Topic: Spinning Sunday and Planning for 2017
Bring your program ideas and suggestions for the new year.
(We are not planning a meeting for Sunday, January 1st. Stay home and put your feet up! You deserve some rest.)

Other Tidbits:
Jennifer Clark and Glynda McIver now have a booth at Maker's Market in Tuscaloosa. The booth is called "Fat Bobbin Girls" and they have yarn, woven goods, and knitted items for sale. The Fat Bobbin Girls are also on Facebook.