Category: Dying

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EOH Meeting Date Change

No Meeting June 18!

The next meeting is a dye day on Sunday, June 26 at Mary Ann’s. Set up will be at 1:00 and last until 4:00. It will be a pot luck. Electric will be available and dye equipment and supplies for dyeing wool, silk and cottons will be on hand. Contact Monica with any questions.

Demonstrations at the Canfield Fair will be Thursday Sept 1, starting at 10 am. Contact Marilyn to sign up and get entrance passes. There is a limited number of tickets.

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YAWG Meeting Reminder

Youngstown Area Weavers will meet on Wednesday June 1 at 10 am in the Colonial Inn on the Canfield Fairgrounds.

The program is hands-on traditional tie dying…yes the 70’s are back! Dyes will be provided, please bring the following supplies:

Bucket or tub to hold wet shirt
Rubber bands if you have them
Rubber gloves, surgical or kitchen
Old hand or kitchen towel or paper towels for spills

Wear old clothes, you will likely get splattered! If there are any questions, contact Sheila

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Meeting Change!!

Because of the timing of the Fair this year, Youngstown Area Weavers Guild will meet Monday September 13 at the Colonial Inn on the Canfield Fairgrounds at 11:00. It is our luncheon / picnic…the Guild is providing chicken. Bring a covered dish to share.

Also bring your weavette or pin loom and yarn – Sheila will be sharing the pattern for a cute star ornament. Show & tell your dyed yarn from the summer dye day and what you entered in the Fair.

Any questions…contact Marilyn

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Meeting Reminder & some bits…

Youngstown Area Weavers will meet on July 14 at 10 am in The Colonial Inn on the Canfield Fairgrounds. We will be doing warp painting on plant based fiber only. Sheila will be bringing a selection of colors, if you want a certain color or have any questions, contact her.

Here is what to bring:

  • Pre-wound warp tied loosely, ends can be tied tight – soak the warp in warm water with a couple drops of dish soap for about 1 hour. Squeeze out excess water and bring to the meeting wet.
  • gloves
  • 1″ & 2″ foam brushes
  • tubs or buckets to hold wet warp
  • plastic table covering or drop cloth
  • paper towels

Canfield Fair Demo: The Guilds will be demonstrating on Thursday, September 2 starting at 10 am. Marilyn can only get 4 free tickets, so speak up by the July meeting to claim one. Please consider participating for a few hours even if you don’t get a free ticket…

For those of you with little ones, this came through the website…

 Greetings from Bend, Oregon. I’m excited to share a fun fiber animal book for kids.  The children’s book I wrote with my daughter, is now available both as a hardcover and an ebook (apple ibook). It’s about our first little alpacas coming to live at our ranch.  We tried to educate a bit about fleece.  As much as you can in a little kid picture book.

It can be ordered directly, now, from the Book Baby Book shop in hardcover: https://store.bookbaby.com/bookshop/book/index.aspx?bookURL=Whiskey-and-Zulu-Get-a-New-Home2
Or as an ebook: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/Whiskey-and-Zulu-get-a-new-home