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FOR SALE
John Wallace 6 shaft table loom 32" weaving width in very good condition. $250.00 ONO (belongs to Maureen Wilkie). Please contact Sue Greig on 9448 0840
FREE 4 ft. floor loom, reasonable condition. For details contact Anne Roberts phone 93356063, email [email protected]
WANTED TO BUY
Secondhand Ashford Sample It loom or rigid heddle loom of similar size (Sampleit is 30cm x 40cm). Contact Wendy Garrity 0431 275 821
Secondhand folding jack loom. If you have one you are thinking of selling, please contact Wendy Garrity 0431 275 821
Guild members can advertise in the YarnSpinner (at no charge) any events or items for sale.
Non members may advertise but must pay $5 per line, in advance. Contact the editors at the Guild address or by email as on page 2
Elizabeth Russell Wood Liz was a weaver and Guild member when the guild was at Drabble House. She moved to Denmark in 1997 and set up the ‘Loomshop Studio’ on her bush property, filled it with looms and taught weaving. A very strong & likeable lady she was much respected by the spinning & weaving girls in Albany and Denmark. Along with Katie Syme, she was involved with the Fungi symposium held in Denmark and was also a member of the Ancient d’Arts Group. She died peacefully in Denmark Hospital and will be sorely missed.
Deadline for Contributions: Second Saturday of the month
February 2015 Volume 45, No. 1
HANDWEAVERS’, SPINNERS’ AND DYERS’
GUILD OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA INC
Alexander Park Craft House
Clyde Road, Menora
Phone: (08) 93705004 (with answer machine)
Mail: P.O. Box 446 INGLEWOOD WA 6932
Web: http://spinweavewa.org/
The YarnSpinner
Welcome to the start of the new Guild year Come and renew your membership (form enclosed) on or before the first
Meeting day
Saturday 14th February 2015
General Meeting and AGM
All positions for Office Bearers become vacant, so why not join the team and have your say in the running of the Guild!
Only financial Members are eligible to nominate for Office or to vote at the Meeting.
Tea and coffee provided but please bring a plate for luncheon The Library and the Yarn Area will be open from 10.00am
Saturday 28th February, 2015
Spinning Day Come and show us what you have been doing and reading over the long break! Bring your current project, news and ideas. Beginners
always welcome.
We start at 10:00 am as usual, - tea and coffee are available until 1:00 pm, but bring your own lunch.
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Office Bearers and Convenors for 2014 * indicates committee member + indicates APCH Committee member
PRESIDENT Janet Allsworth*+ 9407 9025 [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT 1 2
Candace Gibson* Jo Rhodes*
9474 9676 0414782277
[email protected] [email protected]
TREASURERS Rachel Meissner* Charmaine Pedrick*
0439595928 0401342278
[email protected] [email protected]
SECRETARY Jenni Talbot*
mob 9417 5197 0488941751
COMMITTEE Charmaine Pedrick* 0401342278 [email protected]
COMMITTEE Margaret PC* 9403 0394 [email protected]
CONVENORS
INFORMATION Alaine Haddon-Casey 9383 7603 [email protected]
LIBRARIAN Anne McAdam* 6460 2102 [email protected]
YARN AREA Sue Greig Jo Rhodes*
9448 0840 9561 5776
[email protected] [email protected]
EQUIPMENT HIRE Sue Greig 9448 0840 [email protected]
YARNSPINNER EDITOR ASSISTANT
Evelyn Cousins* Cecilia Jordan
9446 7026 6252 7575
[email protected] [email protected]
MEMBERSHIPS Evelyn Cousins* 9446 7026 [email protected]
RAS REPRESENTATIVE Jean Leary June Lynn
9386 5632 9310 2161
ARCHIVES Vacant
SPEAKERS Margaret PC* 9403 0394 [email protected]
WORKSHOPS Alaine Haddon-Casey 9383 7603 [email protected]
HOUSEKEEPER Yvonne Sly 9409 6860 [email protected]
SHARING TABLE Margaret PC* 9403 0394 [email protected]
WEB PAGE EDITOR Candace Gibson* 9474 9676 [email protected]
AUDITOR David Williams
The Alexander Park Craft House Committee member representing the Guild for 2014 is:-
Janet Allsworth
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FROM THE YARN AREA
Happy New Year to all.
Make a bee line for the Yarn Room to have a look at all the new goodies.
Collections of colourful hand dyed rovings from our local Space Cadet and also East Coast fibre artists JumbuckJulie and Wool n Wire.
A local woodturner has made some drop and Turkish spindles and a beautiful Huon pine yarn bowl.
New Noro yarns have arrived and we now have plain white sock yarn from Bendigo Woollen Mills in 2 ply and 4 ply.
As always, if you are interested in placing an order for any items or have any enquiries, please contact Sue or Jo for all your weaving, spinning or dyeing requirements.
Regards Jo & Sue
BUSSELTON SPINNERS & WEAVERS SPIN-IN
Date: Saturday March 21st 2015 (note change of day)
Venue: ST. MARY'S CHURCH HALL cnr. of Albert Street and
Bussell Highway.
Time: 9:30am - 2:30pm
Cost: $6 per head.
Includes: Door Prize, Morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea
Contact: Lottie Barker Ph 97522826 or Janet Dunham Ph 97548153 by 14th March 2015
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Weaving Workshops 2015
The class schedule at the moment is:
March
Sunday 15th, Saturday 28th March and Sunday 12th April – FULL (waitlisted)
April/May
Sunday 19th April, Saturday 2nd & Sunday 17th May – FULL (waitlisted)
August
Sunday 2nd, Sunday 16th and Sunday 30th Aug
Sept/Oct
Sunday 6th, Sunday 20th Sept and Sunday 4th October
November/December
Sunday 8th, Sunday 22nd November and Sunday 6th December
These will have a full day programme and the teacher will provide plan of what is going to be taught in advance of the class and any materials required (there may be some available on the day).
Classes will be filled in the order that you expressed interest and your loom type.
Please use the website’s contact form to contact us and reserve your place.
Candace Gibson
MELVILLE WEAVERS would like to welcome new members!
We meet each Friday from 10am until 3pm, at the corner of Stock Road and Canning Highway in a
lovely large windowed room with air conditioning. It is a friendly and helpful group.
For enquiries, ring Joy Skinner @ 6162 9317
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Craft House Guild Groups
KUMIHIMO GROUP —First Meeting will be on the 5th February Kumihimo Braiders meet on the first Thursday of each month from 10am to 1pm. Beginners are welcome. Contact Rosemary Skinner 9341 3037.
TAPESTRY GROUP Contact Stephanie Cantoni 9385 8774.
SPINNING GROUP Spinners meet at Craft House on the fourth Saturday of each month from 10:00 am. Beginners are very welcome. Members share their knowledge with each other. Library and Yarn Area are open.
Bring your lunch and your spindle or spinning wheel. The Guild equipment, including carders, drum carder, various spinning wheels, electric wheels and dye equipment, is available for use by members.
IN-HOUSE WEAVERS We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in the month, starting at 9:30am.
Firstly a big thank you to everyone who helped out last year. It was rather busy at times with many newcomers but as the saying goes " many hands make light work". All the beginners went ahead in leaps and bounds, especially Helen who won "Best in Show" at the Royal Show, with her very first entry. I wonder what she will come up with this year!
I am going to revert to my old plan of having the complete beginner weavers in the afternoon, 1.00 to 4.00. Hopefully that way I can concentrate on them and they won't feel left behind, or a bit lost and confused. It won't be long and they will soon be joining everyone else.
Anyone can stay and weave all afternoon, the more the merrier.
I am planning on having mini demonstrations and theory on different weave structures in the morning, for those who are interested in learning and understanding something new. This may not suit everyone but for those who are beyond complete beginner weaving but still need some direction, it might be helpful.
Depending on interest and how many want to weave a sample, will determine how often there will be a new structure but hopefully every two months will see something new. This will be on a trial basis and if it doesn't work out or no one interested I will rethink the plan ---- well, no harm in trying!
Any suggestions and help most welcome, so please don't hesitate to speak up.
I wish you all a happy 2015 and hope to see many weavers keen to get going on Feb 10th. Happy weaving
Sue
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Dates for your diary
Saturday 14th February AGM and General Meeting
Saturday 14th February Deadline for contributions to March YarnSpinner
Saturday 21st March Busselton Spin-In (p.15)
Friday 27th March Entries for 2015 Scarf Exchange close
Sunday 3rd May APCH Open Day—details to follow
20th-24th May WAFTA Members Exhibition at the Convention Centre
Saturday 13th June Guild Spin-In—details to follow
Saturday 11th July Project of the Year—’Colours of the Kimberley’
11th—13th September Exhibition of completed articles from the 2015 Scarf Exchange in the Peppermint Grove Library
16th-18th October Retreat at Avalon Homestead, Toodyay—details to follow
Useful Web information for knitters
5 Grafting Myths— http://tinyurl.com/klml3d2 Joining wool http://tutorials.knitpicks.com/wptutorials/knit-in-join/ Make your own Stitch Markers www.wormspit.com/stitchmarkers.htm Tips & techniques http://deborahsknitting.com/tips.html Picking up stitches http://tinyurl.com/n4lz58n
To abbreviate a long web address http://tinyurl.com/create.php
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Hosting 2015 Scarf Exchange YEAR OF THE SHEEP/GOAT (and FRIENDS)
2015 the year of the Sheep/Goat is an excellent period for all the Chinese zodiac signs. The element for this year is wood and the lucky colour is green. The sheep is the eighth sign in Chinese astrology and number “8” is considered to be a very lucky number. It symbolizes wisdom, fortune & prosperity.
Please join us in the 22nd year of the Scarf Exchange the Year of the sheep/goat as
the theme.
Send us 150 grams of fibre and the entry form by March 27th 2015, and you will receive a different package of fibre by the end of April 2015. To make the article, the fibre may be spun, felted, woven, knitted, dyed, crocheted and/or a combination of crafts.
The closing date for the return of the article to Western Australia will be the 28th August 2015. Please ensure that you return the article you have crafted to us, and we will return to you your original fibre in the form of Scarf, Shawl, Beanie, Hat & or Bag with the details of the person who made it.
Please forward your fibre and completed entry form to PO Box 446, Inglewood, Western Australia 6932, Australia by 27th March 2015.
There will be an exhibition of the completed articles on 11th, 12th,& 13th September 2015 at Peppermint Grove Library. 1 Leake St (cnr Leake St & Stirling Hwy), Peppermint Grove, WA 6011
You are welcome to come along to view the wonderful creations. Articles will be returned to the original supplier of the fibre after the exhibition.
Be creative, be innovative, and use plenty of flair!~
Fibres should be clean and prepared for crafting. Unsuitable fibres will not be distributed but sent back.
Australia has strict quarantine laws. To enter Australia, raw fibres must be scoured and free of vegetable matter and seeds. The authorities have the right to reject any unsuitable fibre, and such fibre is usually destroyed. Hence it is desirable for each overseas entrant to send his/her 150gram lot individually, as if there is even one seed in the bulk package, the whole lot could be destroyed.
Entry fee: Australia Participants $AUD 18.00 New Zealand Participants $AUD 26.00 USA Participants $AUD 31.00 Other Overseas Participants Enquire
Entry Forms are available from the Guild Office or from :- http://spinweavewa.org/ (copy and paste into your browser) look under Contact information and Forms
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It took the town a week to sew the pieces together and wrap the 90-metre long submarine with the help of a cherry picker.
The submarine will remain yarn bombed until July 12. The wool will then be cut up into blankets and donated to animal shelters.
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Contributed by Anne McAdam
Nielanell at the Tattoo 22nd July 2014
I am delighted to announce that the Shetland Fiddlers will appear at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo this August, wearing
knitwear by nielanell.
The brief was challenging but incredibly exciting - to create innovative, knitted pieces that can be worn by players of all ages, and be recognisable as representing Shetland to an international audience.
The specially designed knitwear was made here in the village by Laurence Odie and his team who have done a fabulous job in knitting the pieces
for all of the fiddlers.
With thanks to the wonderful Shetland Fiddlers for this inspiring commission. http://www.nielanell.com/news/nielanell-at-the-tattoo/
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Guild Membership Fees for 2015
Full —$40.00 Pensioner—$30.00 Associate—$30.00 Student—$30.00 Family—$65.00 Group—$45.00
If renewing by mail, please include your Renewal form (or if you don’t have that, then your name, postal address and phone number) and a stamped self-addressed envelope for return of your receipt and year badge. Half fees apply after 1st July, and late arrivals who join after 1st October have the option to pay in full which then includes their sub for the following year.
New members should contact the Membership Officer for further details on how to join.
Pages from the President’s Notebook
Greetings to every one as we begin another year exploring our craft.
I would like to thank all those who stepped up to help HWSD in 2014. I also wish to encourage others to consider taking up a position on committee for an exciting year ahead!
We have our usual Project of the Year, our bi-annual Spin-in and most important the International Scarf Exchange. Your current Committee has the plans for the latter well in hand. The date and venue of the exhibition are both secured, and many forms and invitations to take part have already been sent.
Please come to our AGM on February 14th, when all positions become vacant, ready to give some of your time in the company of your fellow crafters.
The interest in Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing is, in my opinion, at an all-time high. Let us make sure, with every one working together, that it is a fun time and a year to remember.
I take this opportunity to wish all members a very healthy and productive year ahead.
Janet.
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Holbrook Yellow Submarine
Yarn bombing has become a worldwide phenomenon that appeals to both a local and global community. What is believed to be the nation's biggest ever yarn bombing project has been unveiled in the small town of Holbrook near the border of Victoria
and NSW.
The town raised money to buy the submarine, when it was decommissioned by the Royal Australian Navy in 1995, to honour its namesake Lieutenant Holbrook.
HMAS Otway has been covered in yellow knitting squares to celebrate 50 years since the Beatles toured Australia.
The yellow submarine project was the brainchild of Murray Arts which put the
call out for contributions of yellow knitting earlier this year to celebrate The Centenary of Australian Submarines 1914-2014, International Yarn Bombing Day (7 June), the Holbrook Sheep & Wool Fair (11 – 13 June) and 50 years since the BEATLES landed in Australia.
Thousands of craft enthusiasts from across the region, interstate and overseas responded, sending packages filled with knitted and crocheted squares of yellow wool.
To make the application process easier, a large wire structure was put on the submarine, so the knitted patches could be easily hung.
Schools also got in on the project, creating woollen pom poms that were stuck to the bottom of the submarine to look like crustaceans.
(Continued on page 12)
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European Nettle or Stinging Nettle
The common Stinging Nettle, Urtica dioica, is a widely distributed plant that grows very easily on damp disturbed ground. It has been used as fodder for livestock and to make tea, beer, rennet and a plant dye. It is related to flax and hemp and can be used to produce a fine linen cloth. The first known nettle textile find in Europe is from the late Bronze Age in Voldtofte in Denmark and there is evidence of nettle cloth production from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany and Russia. It does not appear to have been as widely used for fibre and textile production as flax and hemp, except in northern, central and eastern Europe. In Poland, nettle thread was used until the 17th century, when it was replaced by silk, and nettle cloth continued to be produced in Scandinavia, and also in Scotland until the 19th century where it was known as Scotch cloth. In the first World War, the shortage of cotton resulted in the Germans cultivating nettles to make clothing. The Voldtofte textiles had been assumed to be pure flax, as had the Oseberg Ship textiles, until they were examined by a nettle expert and shown to be made from nettle fibre not flax. Nettle fibres are white, silky, up to 50mm (2”) long, and produce a finer and silkier fabric than flax, so that it is possible that fine linens for the wealthy may have been woven from nettle rather than flax.
Source www.wildfibres.co.uk
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From the Library
The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook - Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius
This fibre reference book is a skilful blend of history, geography and science. There is knowledge about each unique breed and how to use its fibre in spinning, knitting, weaving and dyeing projects.
Patterns and Sources of Navajo Weaving - Bill Harmsen
This book is a collection of museum quality Navajo woven blankets from the 1870s to the present day. There are essays which cover the history and techniques of the Navajo weavers.
Anne McAdam
Our Youngest Member
Here is a picture of my Grandson, Joseph, with his first piece of loom weaving. He just loves weaving and hopes to become a family member (on my ticket) next year.
Maggie Webb located an affordable but good little four shaft loom, adjusted and tidied up for him by Roy Skinner, (thank you Roy) and he was able (through sheer hard-slog) to finish a Christmas present for his Dad.
The smile says it all. Margaret PC
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Sharing Table 25th October.
Keilo Wise brought her black alpaca “Echo Flower” handspun shawl which she had entered in the Royal Show for which she was awarded
third place, and a pretty shawlette she knitted from ends of handspun.
Sue Greig has been a very busy lady, showing us:-
a. a scarf knitted in horizontal stripes with three different handspun yarns, two commercial yarns in random order,
b. a woven hanging using the Theo Morman technique. This was a practice sample which she decided to finish instead of stashing it away,
c. a fab pair of socks knitted from a ‘Crazy Zauberball” and
d. two skeins spun from “Fibre Artemis”, one plied with green Tencel/merino, the other one plied with purple tops singles.
Kjerstin Bjelland brought in a scarf, two shawls and a rag rug. I think she should be called “ProlifiKjersten”. Everything she brings, in I want!
There was a basket overflowing with teddies brought in by Daphne Rowett. They had been knitted by her friend to be distributed to children by “People who Care – Wheelchairs”.
Marg PC
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Sharing Table—Saturday 8thNovember
As always there were two exciting hanks from Giuliana Bond; a) a Space Cadet blend plied with silk and b) a 3 ply skein spun from Perendale wool from Bilby Yarns.
There is a lucky baby out there who will be receiving a beautiful lacy blanket spun and knitted by Keilo Wise. It wasn’t blocked or finished off yet as Keilo had only finished knitting it at midnight the eve before meeting day.
Daphne Rowett knitted two attractive cushions for the A P C H Hall Chairs with ‘wool from Jean’.
Cecilia Jordan wove the silk and cotton cloth on her rigid heddle loom which she made up into an exquisite little ‘happy coat’, using a fine silk fabric to finish the lapels. Be happy wearing it Cecilia!
From Margaret PC there was her completed ‘Scarf exchange” bag, and a shawlette knitted from a the ball of wool chosen from the Yarn area in exchange for her
voucher received as her ‘Project of the Year” prize - with thanks!
The Sharing Table has exhibited some wonderful work in 2014 – we all look forward to seeing what you have been doing over the Christmas Holidays and beyond in 2015.
Margaret PC
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Battery for Hansen Minispinner
I found my battery on www.batteriesdirect.com.au.
It is the External Power Supply Laptop Battery LP20K-4 (black) although I think they may do other colours. It cost $194.95 with $9.91 for shipping and handling and $5.12 for freight insurance which I thought was worth it for a battery which might get damaged in the post.
It took some time to come so I was suspicious that it came from America although Batteries Direct seems to be based in NSW. It comes with different attachments to suit our electric plugs and several small plugs to use to attach the battery to the wheel. For the Hansen wheel you need to use the attachment with the blue tip, the third largest, It needs to be 5.5mm for the outside diameter and 2.1mm for the inside diameter.
The battery must offer 12 Volts and seems to last well. It took 3-4 hours to charge the first time but there was charge already in it and I have used it for about 5 hours and the indicator shows that the capacity has dropped to 75%, so there is plenty of juice for sustained spinning effort.
Sorry I remembered it as being cheaper than that but there you are! I am always looking on the bright side!
Margaret Groves
Noticed in the Travel section of the West Australian, 8th November 2014
WEAVE A WAY THROUGH PERU
Active Travel has a new textile-themed tour in Peru next year, guided by Valerie Kirk, an Australian expert in tapestry weaving.
The 13-day Textiles of the Andes tour from Lima to Cusco starts on June 24. The trip explores traditional Peruvian textile production and includes meeting with local weavers during hands-on textile workshops. Also included are visits to Machu Picchu and a scenic train trip through the Andes to Lake Titicaca to meet the reed island dwellers.
The deal costs from $5,169, including accommodation, meals and touring. Flights from Australia and a flight from Cusco back to Lima are additional. Details at Activetravel.com.au or phone 1300 783188.