Upcoming Events

April 4~~Shearing Day at Woolen Meadow Farm, lunch with the group (business meeting) Open house at Detta's Spindle

April 18~~Mn Knitter's Guild Yarnover at the Hopkins High School

April 18~~Weavers Guild of MN open house at the Textile Center

May 9-10~~Shepherd's Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival at the Washington Co Fairgrounds in Lake Elmn, MN

May 14~~MN Prairie Spinners meating at the Kimball High School

June 11~~ MN Prairie Spinners meating at the Kimball High School

June 13-14~~Iowa Sheep & Wool Festival in Adel, IA

Fall 2009~~Fiber Swap Barb M has offered to host this in her studio; Dates will be decided

Upcoming Event

Saturday, 12-27 Fiber Swap/Sale at Wendy's. This is a great opportunity to clear out some of your stash and accumulate more stash or swap out some of your stash for someone else's. We had so much fun at Nancy's last year! Bring your wool, roving, yarn, finished items, patterns, books, equipment, and anything else related to the fiber arts. Or just come for the food and fun! We will probably get started around 10:00 am Any questions and directions to Wendy's call Sandy @ 320-274-5666 or email me @ dsmiller@lakedalelink.net

Natural Dying Days at Pam's With a Thank you to Gail vonBargen, Here are some excepts about those days spent at Pam's from Gails Blog:

The next morning, I piled out of bed, assembled materials and drove up-country to Pam Davis', another Shetland shepherd near Cokato, MN. She was hosting a natural dyeing workshop taught by Karen Rohnsvoog. The participants had spent Friday gathering pots of dye materials, and when I arrived Saturday, I just had to make little skeins of white wool and try the different dye pots. Oh, and also help everyone mix up a vat of indigo I'd brought from my vegetable garden. The colors were amazing-- see here some results:The dyes were: left: a combination of lead plant, goldenrod and indigo. I'd dipped a ball of yarn in the three pots in succession. Next, indigo, near the end of the day, so lighter blue; the gray is from purple basil; canary yellow is from apple bark; bright orange-yellow is wood sunflower; light sage green is Black Raspberry (leaves?); dark indigo blue from an early dip in the vat; goldenrod; and logwood.Amazing. Beautiful, naturally obtained colors. I want to weave a plaid scarf from the colors just to remember that day and how much fun it was.

Secret Spinster Gift

I received a beautiful pallet of colored fiber for felting from my secret spinster. Thanks so much who ever you are.

Sheep For Sale

Two Shetland wethers for sale born 2006 & 2007. Gray undercoat. Very friendly. $75 or best offer to good home only. Sandy 320-274-5666

Fiber Exchange

Just a reminder of our fiber exchange/pot-luck at Nancy Manderfeld's on 12-29, 9 AM. If you need more info Email Nandy or Sandy.

Christmas Party

Hi Ladies, just wanted you to know we had our Christmas party with the Mississippi Spinners although the weather started out iffy. As always GREAT food and GREAT company. Thanks so much to this group for their hospitality. Just a reminder we will not have our December guild meeting. You all have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and see you in the new year.
Sandy