Minutes for February 18, 2007
Members present: Angela, Maxine, Dana, Sylvia, Patricia, Marie, Kimberly, Adrienne, Kaaren.
Members present: Angela, Maxine, Dana, Sylvia, Patricia, Marie, Kimberly, Adrienne, Kaaren.
Our program presenter was not able to attend the meeting. There was no business, program or show and tell. It was an afternoon of fiber and conversation.
Adrienne returned with her old Ashford Traditional and got some help form Angela to get it working.
Patricia announced that next year the Chimneyville Weavers and Spinners will host the Roc Day weekend in Jackson, MS on January 5th, 2007.
The Guilded Inspirations IV show is on display at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia. Patricia invited members to participate in an art exhibit next year. The show will be "Women in Red". Pieces should deal with women's health and use some red. Any craft is allowed.
The final count for the 2007 gift swap is 8: Angela, Mary, Marie, Kimberly, Andrea, Patricia, Adrienne, and Kaaren.
Potluck snacks were enjoyed.
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| Angela spun up a gift from Sandy - dyed roving from Eleanor's Perendale ewe Meriwether. She stripped the roving into seven pieces, spun it fine and chain-plied to keep the colors distinct. | |
| Spinners - please send pictures of your handspun projects for future issues. Your work just might inspire someone else. | |
The 2007 gift swap will be at the April meeting. The final count is eight - Angela, Mary, Kimberly, Marie, Andrea, Patricia, Kaaren and Adrienne. Archive of past gifts.
Nola Fournier and Jane Fournier. Interweave Press. Copyright 1995. 223p. Black and white illustrations and photographs.
The Fourniers' In Sheep's Clothing is a Who's Who of sheep breeds. The heart of the book is a directory of ninety five breeds, with descriptions of the typical fleece and breed history and characteristics. Most include a photograph of a lock of wool. The breeds are organized into major categories - fine, longwool or crossbred (NZ term), down, double coated and hair, and colored wool. Suggested uses are given, but the authors frequently reiterate that wool varies by individual and it is the fleece, not the breed, that should dictate use. The explain fiber properties such as strength, softness, elasticity, etc., and how they affect suitable applications. This is excellent information for the handspinner that wants to make successful products from raw fleece. "Wool" is far from being an interchangeable fiber; wools suitable for rugs and baby clothes have little in common and must be chosen correctly.
In Sheep's Clothing starts off with a general discussion of wool growth and properties, providing useful supporting information for the breed specific details. Fleece faults are covered in detail with causes, symptoms, and recommendations for dealing with each problem. Once a fleece has been selected, the spinner can again turn to this book for information on processing. Hand and drum carding, combing, and blending are briefly but clearly covered with good illustrations. Drafting, spinning and plying on a wheel are also lightly covered.
In Sheep's Clothing is and excellent reference for a spinner that wants to work starting with a raw fleece. A spinner that prefers commercially processed wool will benefit from the general information about wool properties and the appropriate uses of major wool types even though most breeds are not available as commercially processed fiber.
All meeting refreshments are Pot Luck.
Meeting - Sunday, March 18, 1:30-5pm
Program: Hand Cards and Carding
We'll look and the properties of hand cards, practice carding technique and
try different cards. Bring whatever hand cards you have - big or small, coarse
or fine, even dog brushes if that's what you use. We'll pass our cards around
so we can try out different kinds. Medium staple washed wool will be provided.
Optional, bring other types of fibers for experimenting, especially with finer
cards.
Meeting - Sunday, April 15, 1:30-5pm
Program: Gift swap