Workshop Goodie Bags

Cellulose Fibers: Old & New, Long & Short with Patsy Sue Zawistoski, July 25-27, 2008

Our first Spinning on the River workshop featured some fabulous goodie bags. A big thank you to all of our workshop sponsors who contributed to one of the best goodie bags ever!

• Canvas tote bags were embroidered with our logo by guild member Kaaren Reid. Kaaren did an amazing job on short notice and made every bag unique - the fiber and yarn in the baskets were a different color on each bag.
• Name tag with I-cord hanger by Angela Schneider
• Brown and brown/white cotton sliver from Brigitte Lang of Rainbow Yarns in Germantown, TN
• White cotton sliver from Angela's stash
• Custom Corriedale blend from Patricia Holmberg, Little Bit Acres Farm, Arkabutla, MS
• Alpaca roving from Ruth Fuqua, Hickory Bluff Farms, Mt. Juliet, TN
• Suri Llama locks and a few frisbees from Rebecca Wood, Roxywood Farms, Eads, TN
• Alpaca information from Cathy Stauffer of Coldwater Alpaca Ranch, Coldwater, MS
• Yarn & Equipment catalogs from Halcyon Yarn, Bath, ME
• Pen and beaded stitch marker from Hank of Yarn, Southaven, MS
• Conference brochure from Southeast Fiber Forum 2009
• Literature on new manufactured fibers from Southwest Trading, Inc.
• Sample card & catalog from Cotton Clouds, Inc.
• Spindle & Wheel catalog from Jonathan and Sheila Bosworth of Journey Wheel, Acton, MA
• Museum brochure and $1 off admission from The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange, Memphis, TN
• Set of yarn needles from John Schneider, John D's Wood Things, Bartlett, TN
• Fat quarter of quilt fabric from Toni Katz, Klassy Kats quilt shop, Bartlett, TN
• Sticky note pad from Amelia Garripoli, The Bellwether, Port Angeles, WA
• Polymer clay support spindle and bowl made by Mary Lessman and Angela Schneider
• Packet of Kool-Aid, a.k.a. fiber dye
• WPI and twist gauge by Angela Schneider
• Keychain tape measure or folding scissors from Germantown Hardware, Germantown, TN
• Sample of Soak wool wash from Yarniverse, Memphis, TN
• Postcard from the Mid-South Fair
• Postcard for Olds College Fiber Week and US Master Spinner satellite program
• Bookmark from Spinning on the River - the host guild!
• Bookmark from the Memphis Guild of Handloom Weavers
• Bookmark from TWIST - the Tablet Weavers' International Studies and Techniques group
• Card from the Memphis Knitting Guild
• Card from the North Mississippi Fiber Arts Guild

Participants added goodies of their own over the weekend:

• "Coyote" brown cotton sliver from Maxine's stash
• Fayette county cotton from Andrea Christianson
• Ginned white acala cotton and natural brown cotton grown at Ames plantation brought by Pat Donald
• Bleached flax roving shared by Joloy Watlington