Spinning and knitting together July 9 & Nov. 10.

It has been the custom of the Mercer County Spinners and Weavers Guild to meet informally on Thursdays every other month. Meetings will be at Munnell Run Farm except for our annual fall Natural Dye Workshop. For driving direction to Munnell Run Farm try this web site for info: http://www.munnellrunfarm.org/

Bring your spinning wheel, spindle, knitting or other needle craft to work on. Bring your lunch and plan on having a peaceful day at the farm to get some work done on a project that you may need help with. Meetings begin at 10:00 AM and go till 2:00 PM You need not come for the whole day. You can stop by and visit and spend whatever time you may have with us.

We enjoy an excuse to get away from all our work that needs to be done at home and take a day off to relax at the farm. It is a beautiful, quiet and peaceful place to spend an afternoon.

We welcome anyone who wants to learn about spinning, weaving or knitting to join us. There is always someone among us that has the answers to most of the problems that are brought to us. We are always interested in meeting new people and enjoy teaching and passing on skills to all ages. If you are new to the fiber arts all we ask is that you are willing to devote the time needed to learn a skill

Spinning and knitting together July 9 & Nov. 10.

Summer of 2009

Buy, Sell, Swap or Trade Day Saturday August 8 10 - 2

. This will be a pot luck picnic lunch . Bring salad or desert to share. Please bring place settings to make clean up easier.

This is a great opportunity to go thru your stash and get organized. Pick up the materials you need and get rid of the left overs you are never going to use. Bring your UFOs for show and tell. Lets inspire each other to finish up or frog the project. There will be fibers and yarn for sell. Free patterns, magazines and books for trading. Bring stuff you are tired of and get something new. One persons trash is sometimes another’s treasure.

You are welcome to bring friends. Please pass this newsletter on to other fiber groups and invite them to join us for the day.

Our meetings are always open to the public. For direction to Munnell Run Farm try this web site: http://www.munnellrunfarm.org/

Planning Projects Workshop Saturday October 10, 2009

Inspiring and encouraging each other in our craft is one of the reasons we meet. Lets help each other set some goals. Nancy Griffin will lead this workshop. Free Workshop
Bring a variety of yarn and materials, patterns and books that you may want to use for your next project. We will brainstorm together to help each other plan future projects. Bring fibers dyed on Natural Dye Day for show and tell. As always bring your lunch and a guest. This is a perfect time to introduce new fiber folks to our group. Help keep the knowledge and wisdom we have of spinning and weaving growing and passing to the next generation. If everyone just brings one guest this should be a very interesting meeting for us all.

December seems to be a busy month for most of our members. We will not meet in December. Have a joyous Christmas Holiday. Mark your calendar for Saturday January 9 to gather at the Farm to spin, weave or knit together. In 2010 we will meet on odd months on Saturday and even months on Thursday to resolve some conflicts. Pgh Knit Festival and 2010 Natural Dye workshop.
2010 meetings: Sat. Jan.9 Thurs. Feb.11 Spin, Knit or Weave
Sat. March 13 Thurs. April 8
Sat. May 8 Thurs. June 10
Sat. July 10 Thurs. Aug. 12
Sat. Sept. 11 Natural Dye Thurs. Oct. 14
Sat. Nov. 13 Holiday Gift Idea Exchange & Sell Swap and Trade Day

Annual Craft Show . Free Guild Booth. This will be a day to bring your wheel and spin for an afternoon. Sell your handmade items. Pass on this newsletter to any spinner that may be interested in coming. You are welcome to bring friends to spin with you.

Munnell Run Farm Day

Sunday Sept. 20 11:00 - 5:00

. Bring Dye Pot, Bring Dye stuff that has been cooked and ready to use. Label and prepare your yarn or fibers for dyeing

I will cook up the marigolds in our dye bed at Munnell Run Farm. Lynn Croskey will host the meeting at her garage. Call or email Lynn Croskey for directions to her place.

phone craftylady512002@yahoo.com

Annual Natural Dye Workshop Thurs. Sept.10