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1 Volume 34 No.12 December 2018 Website Ravelry Group Face Book - GLASG Spinners, GLASG Buy, Sell, Trade and Group Page 2018 MEETINGS January 27th February 24th March 24th April 21st May 26th June 23rd July 28th August 25th September 22nd October 27th November 24th December 29 th GLASG BOARD President: Ann Davis Vice President: Jamie Labriola Treasurer: Jan Larson Secretary: Stacy Renfroe Members at Large: Judy Kamai & Nan O Donnell Past President: Stephanie De La Torre Programs: Gretchen Houk Workshops: Jesse Brannan Librarian: Sally Young Equipment: Janice Young Events and Outreach: Michelle Joye IN THIS ISSUE Notes from the Board Meeting: 2019 Proposed Monthly Meeting Schedule Events and Outreach Recap November Program Study Groups Workshop Coordinator December - Holiday Party Stephanie Won! January Program Peru and Fiber Destash Support Our Vendors Dues For Sale Announcements Minutes November 2018 Fiber Destash Labels Study Groups Challenges Membership Renewal Application 2019

2 Notes from the Board Meeting: GLASG 2019 Proposed Monthly Meeting Schedule Purpose of change: 1. To focus on our spinning- the reason we come!!!!! 2. To be respectful of membership s time 3. To effectively utilize our rental hours at the meeting space. What s included in the Business Meeting: 1. Recognitions 2. Brief announcements of upcoming events either by president/vp, or chair, at discretion of president. 3. New business: brief proposals 4. Old business: brief follow ups as needed, response to membership questions by topic to be determined by president/vp in advance. Committee chairs to coordinate communication needs. What s Different: 1. Committee reports moving to the newsletter, website, and board meetings. 2. Lengthy discussions moving to committee meetings. 3. No more one by one introductions- Brief stand up & wave of board & chairs only 4. Tag-team conducting of meeting between president & VP 5. Majority of communication needs to be met via newsletter, , & website. Board & Committee Meetings: To be held on a schedule as follows, updated as needed by President and Chairs. Committees = as needed, scheduled by chairs Committee chairs to board = March, June, September Voting Board only = Feb, July, (financial / spending review) additionally by topic as needed Protocols for Board and Committee Meetings: It is suggested to use and the new website for general communication as much as is practical. Due to the monthly meeting format, it is helpful to open discussion via or online, giving all parties involved time to ponder, add their input, etc. It is suggested to reserve meeting time for decision making and discussion not easily held via other venues. It is strongly urged that the meeting organizer prepares & sends an agenda in advance to attendees. Attendees should review and prepare to give input during discussion. It is a best practice to be respectful of and maximize the use of attendees time by keeping comments brief and on topic. Proposed Schedules: Following are the three suggestions for revamping our monthly meetings. We will try each out for the next three months, and then see which schedule works the best.

3 Option 1 - January 9:00 open building, set up chairs 9:15-9:45 Board & Committee meetings Social spinning for non-board or committee members 9:45-11:15 Study Groups & Social Spinning 11:15 Raffle 11:30-12:00 Business Meeting 12:00-12:15 Break 12:15-1:45 Program 1:45-2pm clean-up & exit Option 2 - February 9:00 open building, set up chairs 9: Board & Committee meetings Social spinning for non-board or committee members 9:45-10 Set up raffle, regroup chairs for program and set up equipment if needed. 10:00-11:30 Program 11:30-12:00 Business meeting 12: Break 12:15-12:30 Raffle 12:30-1:45 Social spinning, mentoring, small group study. Possible discussion and practice of program techniques and/or equipment. 1:45-2:00 PM clean-up & exit Option 3 - March 9 AM open building, set up chairs 9:10-9:40 board & committee meetings, social spinning 9:45-10:15 Business meeting 10:15-10:30 Show and Tell 10:30-12:00 Study groups, social spinning, break 12:00 Raffle 12:15-1:45 Program 1:45-2pm clean up, exit building Events and Outreach Recap We had a busy year! Outreach included demonstrating at the Yarn Crawl, the L.A. Historical Society, the Huntington Library Herb Garden, WEFF, the Chatsworth Pioneer Days, and Stitches. And we participated in the Tour de Fleece, World Wide Spin in Public, and had a Spinning Retreat at Lake Cachuma. What will the New Year bring!!!

4 November s Program -Study Groups- Study Groups are a new concept to the Guild. New to the guild, study group sessions will officially start January Their purpose is to promote creativity and learning. The Groups are intended to develop in an organic manner, actuated by participant desires, whims, imagination and moods. So far we have seen a Study Group spring from a member s participation in an Instagram contest, from a post on Ravelry, and a few people talking at a Guild meeting. They are intended to be a time of exploration, fun, learning, and sharing. They can be a long-term exploration of a topic, short term free-play sessions, or an exchange of skills between spinners. You could work your way through one of the books in the library or hone a skill that you want to improve. November s program, presented by Ann Davis and Jaime Labriola, focused on short drafting and design challenges. A list of all the challenges can be found at the end of newsletter, after the Guild Meeting Minutes. This is what it looked like!

5 Workshop Coordinator for 2020 We need a Workshop Coordinator for 2020 Who do you want to bring to the Guild? To get quality teachers we need to plan those workshops now as presenters book years in advance. We need someone to step up and plan these two workshops! December Program Holiday Party Our December meeting is on the 29 th. Come enjoy our end of the year festivities with spinning, a potluck brunch, wheel glamour pictures, and a gift exchange. There will not be a business meeting, just spinning, food, and fun! The sign-up for brunch is on Ravelry. If you haven t been to one if our pot lucks, you are missing out spinners can cook! Gussy up your wheel, Jaime Labriola s husband, a professional photographer, will be taking wheel shots. And we will have a gift exchange. To participate bring a spinning-related wrapped gift of about $20-$ Remember, no alcohol or perfumed items. See you December 29 th!

6 Stephanie De La Torre Won! Ply Magazine is holding a spinalong on Instagram to celebrate their 20 th issue and their first book, 51 Yarns. They are giving away subscriptions to Ply Magazine each week for 51 weeks. Each week, starting last April, they are spinning a yarn from the book and posting pictures on Instagram, Facebook, or Ravelry. Stephanie won week 34 (November 19-25) for her Gradient yarn.

7 January 2019 Meeting We will be starting the New Year with Meeting Option #1: 9:00 Building opens, set up chairs and Stash Swap 9:15-9:45 Board & Committee meetings (social spinning for non-board or committee members) 9:45-11:15 Study Groups & Social Spinning 11:15 Raffle 11:30-12:00 Business Meeting 12:00-12:15 Break 12:15-1:45 Program 1:45-2pm Clean-up & exit For our program this month, Gwen Powell is going to tell us about her trip to Peru and the Peruvian Textiles of the Sacred Valley. We will also have our first Stash Swap. Bring that fiber you are never going to spin and sell/trade for that which you will! Participation is $5.00 which will go to Guild Programs and Study Group Material. All purchases/trades are direct between buyer and seller. Bring your items identified appropriately, using the labels that are being ed to you, with your name, Sale or Trade or Both, Price, Fiber (can be mystery if you don t know) and weight.

8 Be Sure to Support Our Vendors Goodie Supply Company Oink Pigments Redfish Dyeworks Buchanan Fiber Company Under Dutch Skies

9 December spindle spinning by Judy Kamai. Targhee, Bamboo, Silk For Sale Guild members may place a fiber related for sale advertisement in the newsletter. editor@glasg.org your information for the ad. These ads are not for commercial ventures. Listed this month on our GLASG Spinners - Buy, Sell, Trade Facebook page: Jan Larson Large Swift Katie Datko Lendrum Single Treadle & Leclerc Dorothy Table Loom Laurel Patric Majacraft Rose Double Treadle

10 Announcements If you have come across any interesting fiber-related items or have uploaded any spinning related videos to YouTube, please forward the information to for future use in a newsletter. PLEASE add editor@glasg.org and dodgerfanspins@gmail.com to the safe senders setting in your . Continually bounced s will result in that address being removed from Newsletter mailings. Thank you More events can be found on our Face Book pages and our Ravelry Group noted at the beginning of the newsletter. If you have anything to be added to the newsletter, please send it to editor@glasg.org by the 10th of the month. Thank you. GLASG Business meeting 10:00 am 11:00am Call to Order, Welcome new and returning visitors President: Ann Davis Vice President: Jamie Labriola Secretary: Stacy Renfroe Treasurer: Jan Larson Members at Large: Judy Sage & Nan O Donnell Advisor to the Board: Stephanie De La Torre GLASG Meeting Minutes GLASG November 2018 Meeting Minutes Introductions: Call to membership to ask if they would like to skip introductions. We d like to make sure people are wearing name tags. Suggestion to add where we are from to our name tags. Motion made to keep introductions abbreviated, seconded, and unanimously approved. Minutes: Motion to approve October meeting minutes. Approved. Treasurer s Report: Savings - $5, Checking - $2, PayPal - $ Transferred - $ to checking 3 new memberships for 2019 Recent Deposits: $665.00/$41.67 (workshop return) = TOTAL: $ Membership - $ Cash $ (7 each) $ (2 $80.00 each) $ (2 $30.00 each) Transfer to Gwen Powell (web hosting) via Paypal $ Raffle: $85.00

11 Committee Reports will be moved to newsletter. General Meetings: Jamie and Ann will tag team back and forth. Recognition of Services Rendered: Events & Outreach: Michelle Joye for all her work on Events and Outreach. She spent the entire weekend at Stitches SoCal. And thank you to Stacy and Mary for their help too. Workshops: Judy Kamei for two awesome workshops this year!!! Newsletter: Andy Mordoh we are thankful for her willingness to take this on!!!! Making some fun changes. Programs: Gretchen Houk - we ve had great programs this year Equipment: Janice Young for keeping track of everything is like herding cats! Thanks for being willing to step up and serve. Raffle: Jessie Brannan for being always here! And always smiling Member at Large: Nan O Donnell for organizing the retreat Hospitality: Molly Delaney for keeping us supplied with caffeine! Membership: Jennifer Goodie we are grateful for her 3 year of services in this capacity & managing the distribution Treasurer: Jan Larson thanks for helping to sort out the records Library: Sally Young stepped down early, but we are thankful for her willingness to try Old Business: Membership: Jen will do nametags. New name tags will come next month. Jen will send out the PayPal s re: membership renewal. January Meeting Fiber swap/buy/sell/trade. Information will be in the December newsletter. $5 participation fee. Money goes back into program funding. Is it limited to unspun fiber? You can bring whatever you like to try and sell/trade. Holiday party for December Come eat food, spin, play games! $25 bucks on a gift. Sign up for the pot luck. Jamie s husband will set up for spinning wheel glamor shots. Polish and prep your wheel for photos. It is on the 5th Saturday, after Christmas New Business: Board proposing New Schedule for 2019, Study Groups, new budget. Look for details in the newsletter and on social media. Proposed GLASG 2019 Monthly Meeting Schedule Purpose of change: 1. To focus on our spinning - the reason we come!!!!! 2. To be respectful of the membership s time. 3. To effectively utilize our rental hours at the meeting space.

12 Option 1 9:00 Open building, set up chairs 9:15-9:45 Board & Committee meetings Social spinning for non-board or committee members 9:45-11:15 Study Groups & Social Spinning 11:15 Raffle 11:30-12:00 Business Meeting 12:00-12:15 Break 12:15-1:45 Program 1:45-2:00 Clean-up & exit Option 2 9:00 Open building, set up chairs 9:15-9:45 Board & Committee meetings Social spinning for non-board or committee members 9:45-10:00 Set-up raffle, regroup chairs for program and set up equipment if needed 10:00-11:30 Program 11:30-12:00 Business meeting 12:00-12:15 Break 12:15-12:30 Raffle 12:30-1:45 Social spinning, mentoring, small group study. Possible discussion and practice of program techniques and/or equipment. 1:45-2:00 Clean-up & exit Option 3 9 AM Open building, set up chairs 9:10-9:40 Board & committee meetings, social spinning 9:45-10:15 Business meeting 10:15-10:30 Show and Tell 10:30-12:00 Study groups, social spinning, break 12:00 Raffle 12:15-1:45 Program 1:45-2:00 Clean up, exit building Announcements: Holiday party next month Gift exchange ($20-25, no alcohol, no perfumed items) Polish your wheel for glam photo shoot Brunch potluck sign up on Ravelry or just bring fun food Show & Tell Nan - Rib Warmer Vest, last year s SAL hats, spun yarn, socks, shawl, items from Japan Stephanie - Hat from SAL fiber 2018 Amanda - Handspun yarn fromgreenwood Fibers, Dyed fiber for gradient study, food color dyed fiber, SAL on youtube. Stacy - over dyed yarn and batt from Frost Yarn Lily - Hat, cowl Amanda - Handspun yarn Ann - Dirty fleece, clean fleece, drop spindle spun yarn. Jessie - Fractal spin yarn on e-spinner Anna - Handspun cotton inkle weaving

13 Sally - Woven scarf - warp yak, weft Felicity her Baby Doll sheep Karen - Moebius scarf out of fractal spun Ann - Fire locks blended on blending board (Pictures on Facebook) Meeting Adjourned Spin Challenges GLASG Program, November 2018 Drafting Challenge: combine the two disparate fibers while drafting Fibers: Romney/mohair blend 75/25 & soysilk Princess alternative: Cormo & soysilk Drafting Challenge 1 Cut soysilk to a similar length as the Romney then: Combine on handcards, make a rolag, then draft a singles from the rolag Drafting Challenge 2 Cut soysilk to a similar length as the Romney then: Combine on handcards then draft a singles from a cigar (batt is rolled side to side, fibers remain somewhat straight ) Drafting Challenge 3 Cut soysilk to a similar length as the Romney then: Combine on handcards then draft a singles from the cards Drafting Challenge 4 Cut soysilk to a similar length as the Romney then: Combine on handcards then draft a singles from a batt (don t make a rolag) Drafting Challenge 5 Cut soysilk to a similar length as the Romney then: Combine on handcards then draft a singles Drafting Challenge 6 Combine on combs hand pull a top, no diz. Then draft a singles from the hand pulled top. Drafting Challenge 7 Combine on combs hand pull a top with a diz, small hole Then draft a singles from the hand pulled top. Drafting Challenge 8 Combine on combs hand pull a top with a diz, large hole Then draft a singles from the hand pulled top.

14 Drafting Challenge 9 Combine on combs then draft a singles from the comb. Drafting Challenge 10 Combine on blending board and make several rolags Then draft a singles from the rolag Drafting Challenge 11 Combine on blending board, lift off the complete batt, z-strip into roving The draft a singles from the roving. Drafting Challenge 12 Combine on blending board, then pull a roving from the board. The draft a singles from the roving. Drafting Challenge 13 Combine on blending board, lift off the complete batt, and roll in to a giant rolag. Draft from the large rolag. Drafting Challenge 14 Combine on blending board, lift off the complete batt, and roll into giant rolag. Pre-draft the roving into a manageable size then draft. Drafting Challenge 15 Combine on blending board, lift off the complete batt, and roll into a giant cigar. Draft from the giant cigar. Drafting Challenge 16 Combine on blending board, lift off the complete batt, and roll into a cigar. Pre-draft the roving into a manageable size then draft. Drafting Challenge 17 With the fiber as is, hold in the hand, and draft together Drafting Challenge 18 Pre-draft the fibers separately, then draft together from the hand Drafting Challenge 19 Lash the fibers onto combs and spin from the comb Drafting Challenge 20 With the fibers planked, pre-draft, then plank again. Repeat twice more. Spin the planked roving. Drafting Challenge 21 Hold side by side, draft switching back and forth between the two fibers

15 Design Challenge: combine the two disparate fibers while plying Fibers: Romney/mohair blend 75/25 & soysilk Princess alternative: Cormo & soysilk Design Challenge 1 Spin thick & think singles of Romney blend, thin singles of soy silk, balanced ply Design Challenge 2 Thin singles of each, balanced ply Design Challenge 3 Thin singles of each, extra twist on Romney blend. Boucle (loops) as 1 st ply pass, ply on itself for 2 nd ply pass. Design Challenge 4 Thick singles of Romney blend, thin singles of soy silk, balanced spiral ply Design Challenge 5 Thin singles of soy silk, thick singles of Romney blend auto-wrapped with soy silk Design Challenge 6 Medium singles of Romney blend, thin singles of soy silk, Turkish knots (or knops) in the ply Design Challenge 7 Medium singles of Romney blend, extra twist, and frosted with the unspun soy silk as ply pass (aka core spinning, but not completely covering the core) Design Challenge 8 Medium singles of Romney blend, extra twist, and core spin the unspun soy silk as ply pass Design Challenge 9 Spin a low twist singles of Romney blend. Spin a high twist singles of soysilk. Ply together. Design Challenge 10 Spin a low twist singles of soysilk. Spin a high twist singles of Romney blend. Ply together. Design Challenge 11 Spin a high twist singles of soysilk. With the soysilk singles threaded in the fingers of the non-fiber holding hand, spin a low twist singles of Romney blend. (guided wrapped singles) Design Challenge 12 Spin a low s-twist, thick and thin singles of Romney blend. Spin a thin s-twist singles of soysilk. Spin a z-twist singles of soysilk. Ply the s-twist singles together with twice the normal ply twist. Ply again the opposite direction with the z-twist single of soysilk. (bubble crepe) Design Challenge 13 Spin two s-twist singles. Spin one z-twist singles. Ply the s-twist singles together with twice the normal twist. Ply again in the opposite direction with the z-twist singles. (basic crepe) Design Challenge 14 Spin a thick and thin singles of Romney blend. Spin a thin singles of soysilk.

16 Chain ply the Romney and guide the soysilk into the ply separately (use the non-twist pinching fingers of the forward hand) to make a 4 ply yarn. Design Challenge 15 Spin two thin s-twist singles of soysilk. Spin a thick z-twist singles of Romney blend. Ply the soysilk together with twice the normal twist. Ply again in the opposite direction with the thick Romney blend z-twist singles. Wild Card: Randomly open the Spinner s Book of Yarn Design and make that yarn. Free Style: create a yarn using both fibers in any way.

17 Greater Los Angeles Spinning Guild 2019 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION / RENEWAL $40 for one year Please complete the form below and submit with your check, payable to GLASG, by hand to any GLASG board member, or send to: GLASG Membership Committee P.O. Box Los Angeles, CA You may also make dues payment by PayPal by following these steps: Log on to your own PayPal account Click on "send money" Enter "membership@glasg.org" as recipient and "Service" from the "Payment" tab as the transaction type. Do not check "personal transfer or anything from that tab. Enter $40.00 as the amount, and enter your name in the "Comments" section so we know without a doubt who is renewing their membership. Be sure to enter all contact information and your so that we can get the Newsletter list updated. Mail in or hand in a completed copy of this form. The information below will be made available to members in our Member Roster, published in a secure area of our website. If you wish any item to be omitted from the published Member Roster, please check the box at the left of the item. Omit from Published Roster Name: Address: City: State: ZIP: Home Phone: Work Phone: Cell Phone: Address: Renewal: Please correct the Roster as shown above. Roster Correction Only: My dues are paid through 2017, just correct the Roster as shown above. Membership Committee use only: Date dues given Date Received: to Treasurer: Check No.: Check Amount: This membership term begins (date): / /20 Ends: 12/30/20