Common Threads. Do you want to be our next President or Treasurer? March 25, D Bowtie Quilt Square. President s Message

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1 Common Threads Brought to you by the Cullman Fiber Guild: Bringing the Past to the Present March 2017 VOL. 8 ISSUE 3 President s Message Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living; it s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Dr. Seuss Well, spring is trying to come through. If the weather permits, we ll have lots of blooms on the trees. It s a time to think happy, bright colors in your fiber arts. We had a good rug hooking workshop last month with lots of little sheep around. There were several new people and we are very glad to see you all. Coming up we are having the quilt square workshop this month. This should be lots of fun. Even if you know about quilting, it s always good to get another perspective on any skill. I look forward to seeing ya ll at the basket group and the next regular meeting. March 25, D Bowtie Quilt Square Cost $10 Maximum # 12 Leader: Renee Lamar of Heart Land and Nimble Thimble Quilting Guilds Leader will provide all materials needed and will also demonstrate how to cut, piece, and hand sew together. The pieces can be sewn with machine, if members want to bring their own. Do you want to be our next President or Treasurer? Elections for both President and Treasurer will be held June 24 at the annual picnic (don t forget its Potluck.) We are excited to see who will be the next president and treasurer. Don t forget to tell us if you want to run for office. If you don t speak up we won t know you want to do something. -Charlie

2 \ April 22, 2017 Papermaking Supply Fee: Option 1: $1 for use of all supplies. Option 2: $8 to purchase mould and deckle and use of all supplies Option 3: $1 use your own paper making equipment. If your mould and deckle are too large to fit in an 8.5 x 10.5 pan bring your own pan. Maximum number of students: 15 Pre-Register by April 9 (to reserve equipment) Open to adults & youth ages 14 and up. Learn to make paper from recycled paper! Make pulp in a blender and experiment with different textures and surface treatments. During the workshop, we ll be able to air dry some sheets and iron other sheets dry to see the differences. Bring a sponge, a couple of towels, junk mail to recycle, any paper including construction paper to add color to your handmade paper, and items to include such as glitter, dried herbs and flowers. To be able to dry your paper under pressure at home you will need to bring a stiff board at least 6 x 9 and something to separate the damp sheets of paper. (6 x 9 pieces of felt, wool and wool blend fabric, and flannel are ideal. Non-woven, disposable kitchen wipes are also fine, but your paper will have the same surface texture as the wipes.) If you have a craft blender, bring it too. You won t be able to blend food with the appliance after this. Upcoming Workshops May 27, D Blocks Supply Fee: Maximum number of students: 12 Learn how to make 3 D Blocks with plastic canvas. Add letters, numbers, shapes, or whatever else you can think of. During the workshop, we ll make multiple blocks for you to tryout and practice 3D and stitches. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Waiting lists happen. When you register we will reply and tell you that you are registered or on the waiting list. If you are on the waiting list and someone says they cannot go we will send you an or call (if we have your number.) If you get this or phone call you will need to reply or we will go to the next person on the waiting list. Cullman Area Groups: Heartland Quilt Guild of Cullman meets on the second Thursdays at Christ Covenant Church, St. Joseph St. Get a head start on the workshop by tearing (or shredding) the paper into strips and discard the part of envelopes that have glue. Keep the colored paper separate. Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild of Cullman meets the second Friday of every month in the basement of the Colonel Cullman 9:30am

3 Study Groups Basket Study Group Meets every 2 nd 2 pm. Next Basket meeting is March 12, 2-4pm. Beginners Welcome!! Experienced Welcome!! Come one come All!! Bring your basket toolkit with you: Bucket to hold water & reed Small garden clippers Tape measure or yard stick Clothes pins Awl Towel Basket Patterns & Ideas Anything else (Ex. Seagrass) Oh No!! The Basket Study Group supplies are getting depleted. YAY!! Everyone that attends has been making baskets. That means it time to order more supplies. Come with your ideas, patterns, and types of reed you will need, also $20 for the cost. Hopefully everyone will be in agreement about what we need to restock with. {Want colored reed? Bring Rit Dye and container just for dye that will not be used for food afterword.} Jump right in whenever you want. New to making baskets there are people there that can help you learn. Experienced basket weavers welcome. Come enjoy the company of others while weaving fabulous baskets. NEW!! Tatting Study Group First Meeting: Saturday April 9:30 a.m. Beginners and experienced welcome! Bring projects you have been working on or need help with. Also, bring your own supplies; tatting needle, #10 cotton crochet thread, and pattern if you have on or want to. We need demonstrators!! Burritt on the Mountain in Huntsville is having a Spring Farm Days event April 7-9. During the Spring Farm Days event they educate grade school children and the general public about farm life in the 1800 s. They need fiber artists willing to share their knowledge with visitors. They are especially looking for basket weavers, but any spinners, weavers, and dyers are welcome. Friday is for school children and the weekend is for the general public. Swimming in Plastic grocery bags? Want to donate them to a good cause? Ms. Pat Peinhardt s church is recycling plastic grocery bags into mats for Africa. Missionaries from St. Johns will be going to Africa and want to give people there are place to lay on that will last. Donation drop-offs are a Cullman Fiber Guild workshop or study group, St. Johns Church, or the porch of the log cabin across the parking lot from the museum at Peinhardt Farm.

4 Greater Birmingham Fiber Guild: com Facebook: rguild Ravelry: River Bend Fiber Arts Guild (Chattanooga) Meets every 2 nd Saturday from 11am-2pm Facebook: Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild (Atlanta) The Atlanta area has many different guilds if you are in the area spinning, knitting, hand weaving, sewing, rug hooking, and more. Tennessee Valley Women in Agriculture: Family Farm and Markey Day Saturday April 1, 2017 See TVWomenInAg.weebly.com for more details R&M Yarns Weaving Workshop: Beginners & Beyond March 20-22, June and September SE Fiber Forum April Area Events Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival April R&M Yarns 7 th Annual Fiber Education Festival May 13 Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival May Dickson, TN From the Huntsville Fiber Guild Newsletter: Color Gamp Workshop, Saturday March 18, 10a-4p, Huntsville-Madison County Main Library Auditorium, 915 Monroe Street Huntsville (see flyer attached) Weaving Study Group meets 2 nd & 4 th 6:45 p.m. in the Cooper House at Central Presbyterian Church Huntsville Constitution Village Lacers, bobbin lace, 2nd Monday of each month 10a- 2p, meets in members homes, for info Huntsville Madison County Public Libraries & Huntsville Fiber Guild workshops for adults See WeavingBasics.tumblr.com for details, or WeavingBasics@yahoo.com Huntsville Fiber Guild or or HsvFiber@gmail.com

Calendar, Directions, Extras Cullman Fiber Guild Calendar 2017 March 12 Basket Study Group March 25 3D Bowtie Quilt Square April 9 Basket Study Group April 22 Paper Making May 14 Basket Study Group

5 Calendar, Directions, Extras Cullman Fiber Guild Calendar 2017 March 12 Basket Study Group March 25 3D Bowtie Quilt Square April 9 Basket Study Group April 22 Paper Making May 14 Basket Study Group May 20 3D Blocks June 11 Basket Study Group June 24 Picnic / Election Day July 9 Basket Study Group July 22 Basket Making August 13 Basket Study Group August 26 Filet Crochet September 10 Basket Study Group September 23 Sock Dolls September 10 Basket Study Group October Farm Day (Public Day) Workshops are subject to change, cancel, or postpone due to instructor health, availability, weather, etc. Directions:!!All workshops are Peinhardt Living History Farm Museum in Cullman, Alabama unless otherwise specified!! Peinhardt Living History Farm in Cullman, Alabama From I-65, take exit 308 onto US 278 East. Turn right onto Talley Ho Street SW, less than 1 mile from the interstate, there is a Sunbeam bread store at this corner. Turn right at the Cullman Bowling Center (1710 Tally Ho Street NW). Drive through the gate and just past the Baton Cabin (restored log cabin) on the right, turn right and drive between Peinhardt Living History Farm Museum (a metal building) on the right and another restored log cabin on the left. Park in the gravel parking lot. Newsletter Submission: Newsletter Submissions should be submitted to cullmanfiber@yahoo.com Length of workshops vary, light snacks, water, and coffee generally are available. Please feel free to bring a sack lunch, snack, and beverage if you like to any workshop. We as a fiber guild work on bringing the past to the present. That means learning and sharing different arts that started in the past. Every kind of art deserves a chance to survive and we work hard to make sure it does.

Open Sheds Volume XII Issue IV October 2015

Open Sheds Volume XII Issue IV October 2015 Fall Knitting Fun! Calling on Experienced Knitters and Knitting Newbies for an afternoon devoted to Knitting Saturday October 17, 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Madison