Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers Guild Newsletter · 2015. 4. 14. · 1 Tzouhalem Spinners and...
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1 Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers Guild Newsletter February March 2015 The news of Barbara Dowd’s passing on February 27th, has come to us all with huge sadness. She is so missed. Long time Guild member, quiet, kind, ever supportive, Barbara has left a gentle indelible footprint with the Guild and an unforgettable place in our hearts. She continued teaching by sharing her gems with us, including walks in nature, favourite parks, and of course anything to do with textiles. Who knew Barbara loved castanets and Lyle Lovett? Her dry sense of humour never left her. Messages from her friends in the Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers Guild kept her spirits up in the last weeks. Barbara wanted no service or memorial. A joyous celebration of her life will be held in one of her favourite parks in early spring. Back row L to R - Mary Hooper, Jane Stafford, Marilyn Garside, Doreen Willey Front row L to R - Barbara Dowd, Gudrun Dwersteg, Willy Hoek, Trudi Westermann. Thank you Daphne for the photos. Trudi Westermann, Alison Irwin, Barbara Dowd, Evelyn Werner
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Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers Guild Newsletter
February March 2015
The news of Barbara Dowd’s passing on February 27th, has come to us all with huge sadness. She is so missed. Long time Guild member, quiet, kind, ever supportive, Barbara has left a gentle indelible footprint with the Guild and an unforgettable place in our hearts.
She continued teaching by sharing her gems with us, including walks in nature, favourite parks, and of course anything to do with textiles. Who knew Barbara loved castanets and Lyle Lovett? Her dry sense of humour never left her.
Messages from her friends in the Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers Guild kept her spirits up in the last weeks.
Barbara wanted no service or memorial. A joyous celebration of her life will be held in one of her favourite parks in early spring.
Back row L to R - Mary Hooper, Jane Stafford, Marilyn Garside, Doreen WilleyFront row L to R - Barbara Dowd, Gudrun Dwersteg, Willy Hoek, Trudi Westermann. Thank you Daphne for the photos.
Trudi Westermann, Alison Irwin, Barbara Dowd, Evelyn Werner
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"In memory of Barbara Dowd we would like you to come out to Bright Angel Park on Sunday May 24. In keeping with Barbara's demeanour this will be a low key gathering of friends. Bring a chair, your lunch, your spinning, knitting or just come for a hike in the park. There will be no formal memorial, just bring some Barbara pictures and stories to tell. We have booked a pavilion in the park in case of rain but we hope it will be a sunny day when we can all enjoy one of Barbara's favourite parks. The pavillion is booked from 10 until 2 but if the weather is good we can spend as much time as we like in the park. Barbara hated having her picture taken but we will set up a table with some photos we have gathered. More information about the park is at: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=150
Directions:Heading north on Highway 1, 3 km past Cowichan Bay Road intersection and just past the Cowichan Bay Volunteer Fire Hall, turn left onto Koksilah Road. About 3 km brings you to the Cowichan Station village. Cross the bridge, keep right and at the top of the hill turn right onto Tigwell Road.
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Weaving program March
Alison shared the steps she takes to turn a Davison draft into a simple project.
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Michele’s 4H kids are learning so much in Woolcraft - from washing the wool to spinning dyeing and weaving and even Kumihimo with the generous teaching by Alison. Just look at these display boards! Barbar would have been so happy.
4H Woolcraft
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Textile Day FebruaryMystery Fibres
Armed with candles, and tweezers, and our noses, members had an interesting morning identifying nameless fibres from our stashes. A couple of burn test charts were available for the exercise.
http://www.ditzyprints.com/dpburnchart.html
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A small tin can hold a complete burn test travel kit: small scissors, tweezers, and butane lighter.
Burning a swatch is a simple way to test any fabric's fiber content. Here's how to burn and read the ashes for 10 common fiber types.You can usually immediately detect the presence of a synthetic in the ash of a fabric that appears to be all natural. Synthetic fibers, except rayon and Tencel (which are derived from cellulose), react differently from natural fibers: They melt, most turning into a hard bead. Natural fibers all leave a soft or crushable residue.
Adapted from !reads no. 81, "Fabric Lovers Always Carry a Flame," by Mary Elliott and Elaine Zarse.
The burn test
FIBER APPROACHING FLAME IN FLAME REMOVED FROM FLAME ODOR ASH
Cotton Scorches; ignites quickly Burns quickly; yellow flame
Continues to burn rapidly; has afterglow Burning paper Light and feathery gray ash; ash is black if mercerized
Linen Scorches; ignites quickly Burns less quickly than cotton; yellow flame
Continues to burn Burning paper Light and feathery gray ash
Rayon, Tencel
Scorches; ignites quickly Burns more quickly than cotton; bright yellow flame
Continues to burn rapidly; has no afterglow
Burning paper Light and feathery gray ash
Silk Smolders and curls away from flame
Burns slowly; sputters Burns with difficulty; ceases to flame Burning hair Round, shiny black bead; easy to crush
Wool Smolders and curls away from flame; ignites slowly
Burns slowly with small flickering flame; sizzles and curls
Ceases to flame Burning hair; stronger odor than silk
Crisp, dark ash; round, irregular bead; easy to crush
Nylon Fuses (melts without burning) and shrinks away from flame
Melts, then burns slowly Flame ceases and dies out Celery Round, hard, grayish bead; won’t crush
Polyester, poly fleece
Fuses and shrinks away from flame Melts and burns slowly Burns with difficulty Chemical Round, hard, black bead; won’t crush
Acetate Fuses away from flame; turns black Blazes and burns quickly; sputters, melts, and drips like burning tar
Continues to melt and burn Vinegar Hard, black ash; irregular bead; difficult to crush
Acrylic Fuses and shrinks away from flame Flames rapidly; sputters and melts
Continues to melt and burn Chemical Irregular, hard, black bead; won’t crush
Spandex Fuses and shrinks away from flame Melts and burns Continues to melt and burn Sharp, bitter Soft, sticky, gummy
TEST FAMILIAR FABRICS FIRST We suggest you make a copy of this chart for your sewing room. Start with some tests on fabrics that you know. Compare the results to the predictions
on the chart. This is also a good way to get a feel for how blends burn. Blended fibers react individually
as predicted, but the combined results may not obviously match anything on the chart.
www.threadsmagaz ine . com
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/31497/how-to-identify-fabrics-with-a-burn-test
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Marion took Jane Stafford’s Colour and Design workshop and shared her fabulous samples with us. She’s pumped!
Sandy R’s 50/50 alpaca wool blended skeins
Toni Gatland shared one of her handwoven blankets. Beautiful colours.
Sandi D’s wee felted mousie
Show and Tell
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Melody shared her menagerie of hats that she’s been knitting for Mad about Ewe.She also brought to share this extraordinary Maltese lace scarf that had been handed down in her family.
Cynara shared a felt jacket that she’d been given, partially completed, and finished.Maker unknown.
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Sandi D’s felt relief Christmas stocking,
Cynthia’s undulating twill scarves,
Cherry’s fingerless gloves,
And Cynara sewed up lunch bags from handwoven placemat blanks found in a thrift shop.
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Marion’s handspun shetland, handwoven pillow, fabulously finished.
Carol’s blue and white twill blanket woven at Providence Farm
Alison shared these unusually digited gloves that she found. Texting gloves?
And Jan’s gamp table runner woven on Sooke Weavers shared warp. Wonderful colours!
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Melody shared her Mosaic knit hat done at Mad about Ewe’s Kiwi Cove retreat. And the cardigan with mosaic knit edging. Also, Lynette Meek’s lace shawl design, and lacey cowl and entrelac fingerless mitts
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Cynara finished her second boucle/wool vest inspired by VAV January 2013 project.Also, a mohair blanket to recreate colours in moth-eaten mohair graduation shawl, and wool blanket on same warp.
and, Summer and Winter Weave cushion for her weaving bench.
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Cynthia has made her “inspired by nature challenge project” - waffle towels with the wonderful oyster shell colours. And, she hopes that we will all arrive in May with our nature inspired projects.
Cynthia also shared her Marian Stubenitsky book on Echo and Iris Weaving. Beautiful inspiration!
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Alison shared the Swiss twill scarf and beaded kumihimo bracelets that she has been doing with the 4H kids.
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RunwayKnits
Marion’s beautiful back-to-weaving blue scarf,
Toni modeling Melody’s cowls and shawl
Sandy wearing her handspun “Avoca” hat
and Melody with her fun critter toppered hat.
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Textile Day Discussion TopicsPlease write your name by the topics you can help with Thanks, Cherry and Joanne
SPINNINGWhich fleece for which type of spinning?
Preparing your fleece, washing, and carding techniques.
Which type of spinning for which project? Ways to spin.
Different types of plying and why we use them.
Making designer yarns.
Buying a spinning wheel – why you love your wheel and what you love to
spin on it. The features of different wheels, advantages and disadvantages .
Using a drop spindle, plying and projects to make.
Spinning wheel maintenance and repair.
FELTINGMachine felting Demo
Fulling and wet felting
RUG MAKINGCutting sheets for weaving rugs
Rug making techniques eg; locker hooking, toothbrush , punch needle/
WEAVINGReading a weaving chart (draft).
Choosing a fiber for your warp and weft. Doing the calculations, record keeping.
Winding a warp on a warping board.
Warping a loom front to back and back to front
Compatible fibers for weaving - what works together and what doesn’t?
Warping with a paddle.
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KNITTINGLearn to knit
Knitting with both hands.
Types of knitting – Brioche, double knit etc.
Reading and designing lace patterns
Knitting lace with beads.
Knitting socks
GENERAL INTERESTInternet sites for weaving, knitting and spinning – tablet, I pad, computer, etc.
Collections of spun, knit or weaving textile from other countries
Mystery fibres – how to tell what your is or is not. Discuss of what weaving, spinning felting or
knitting project you might make with it.
Watching a video, CD, DVD on a topic and discussing it as a group.
Other – Please add any topics you would like us to explore.
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Upcoming Events 2015
January 10 – Distaff DayJanuary 13 – MeetingJanuary 27 – Textile DayFebruary 10 – MeetingFebruary 24 – Textile DayMarch 10 – MeetingMarch 24 – Textile DayApril 14 – MeetingApril 28 – Textile DayMay 12 – MeetingMay 26 – Textile DayJune 9 – AGM & PotluckSeptember 8 – MeetingSeptember 22 – Textile DayOctober 13 – MeetingOctober 27 – Textile DayNovember 10 – MeetingNovember 24 – Textile DayDecember 8 – Meeting & Potluck
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Home Farm ShetlandsFleeces, rovings & batts in beautiful natural coloursfrom my small farm to your spinning wheel.Kathy Millar2881 Mountain Road,Duncan, BCV9L 6N4250 [email protected]
Purebred Angora GoatsMohair fleecesDevon Stringer2109 Ida Avenue,Shawnigan Lake, BC250 [email protected]://www.hummingbeefarm.webs.com/
Dunedin FarmRomney Marsh sheep growersJan and Dave Loop1677 Baldy Mountain Road.Shawnigan Lake, BC,V0R [email protected]://www.dunedinfarm.ca/Home.html
FOR SALE:Raw Black Welsh Mountain Sheep woolfairly clean and in good condition$10.00 per fleeceContact:Rosalie PowerGill-Power Hobby [email protected]
Local Fibre Sources
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Pacific Sun AlpacasJennifer & Alex Apostoli3791 Cavin RoadDuncan BC V9L 6T2Tel: (250) [email protected]
Herb Wise FarmsPurebred Cotswold fleeceScott & Karla Henderson3060 Mount Sicker RoadChemainus, BC,V0R 1K4250 246-3606Westholme, [email protected]
http://www.herbwisefarms.com
Alpaca Farms Koksilah/GraycottArden Jenkins3450 Kingburne DriveCobble Hill BC V0R 1L0Tel: (250) [email protected]
Woosterville Miniature Llama Fleece RovingPat & Leslie Morgan4135 Hillbank RoadDuncan, BC V9L [email protected]@shaw.ca
New!
<www.earthues.com>Michele Wipplinger5129 Ballard Ave NWSeattle WA [email protected]@aol.com
http://www.dharmatrading.com/newsletter/
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Buttonladys Gallery3733 Frigate RoadRR # 2 North Pender IslandBritish Columbia , CanadaV0N 2 M21-250-629-6205<http://www.buttonladysgallery.com/>[email protected]
Jane Stafford Textiles142 Richard Flack Rd.Salt Spring Is., B.C.V8K1N4250 537-9468http://www.janestaffordtextiles.comOpen Monday to Thursday 10-4 andweekends by appointment.A great mail order source for a wide variety ofyarns in a beautiful colour selection.Books, Yarn, Weaving and SpinningEquipment and lots of information.Weaving Retreats throughout the year: checkout our retreat page on the website.
Leola’s StudioThe studio is located behind the Loom atWhippletree Junction.3705 Trans Canada Highway,Duncan, BC.V9L 6E1250 [email protected] will be offered in Textile arts,Weaving, 4&8 Harness, Woven Tapestry,Spinning, Dyeing and Felting.
Textile Sources
Treenway Silks2060 Miller CourtLakewood, CO, 80215, USAToll free: 1.888.383.7455Email: [email protected]–free 1.888.383.7455 • T: 303.233.SILK(7455)F: 303.223.3411Our office hours are Monday to Thursday, 9amto 4pm (Mountain time).
[email protected]><http://www.maiwa.com/>© Maiwa Handprints Ltd6-1666 Johnston Street,Granville Island, Vancouver, BCV6H 3S2
The LoomWhippletree Junction3705 Trans Canada HighwayDuncanV9L 6E1250 [email protected]
Ingrid’s Yarn & Needlework133 Craig Street,Duncan, BCV9L 1M8250 [email protected]://www.ingridsyarn.com/
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Equipment available for Guild members’ use
Ball winderAshford spinning wheelDrum carder- Fine clothDrum carder- Coarse ClothEaselFloor Inkle loom with foot treadles /warping boardLarge Stainless steel Dye PotLouet 40 8-shaft table loomMcMorran yarn balancePickerLouet wool combsTable clothsFirst priority for the use of the Louet table loom will be for study groups andworkshops. Next in line, Guild members for personal use, with a damagedeposit for a period of one month.Damage deposit of $25 for the louet table loom and $10 deposit for all otherequipment. Deposits will be repaid upon return of equipment in clean andgood order.For more information or pickup of equipment please contactValerie Rennie-Bell <[email protected]> 250 748 3756Michele Pace <[email protected]>
Note: From January 10, 2012, The TSWG Equipment will be stored inSt. Peterʼs Church Hall. All items will be catalogued. Equipment needsto be signed out, and deposits need to be made before any piece can beremoved from the Hall.
Member’s WebsitesJennifer Apostoli: Alpaca fleeces etc.: <http://www.pacificsunalpacas.com/>Anne Fulton: Hand knit Lace, Felted clothing and Felting supplies, Classes. <[email protected]>Cynara de Goutiere: <www.cynaradegoutiere.com>Alison Irwin: Teaching textiles techniques: <[email protected]>Bonnie Murray: Natural dyes, mordants, embroidery floss, linen thread: <[email protected].>Rosalie Power: Black Welsh Mountain Sheep: <www.gillpowerhobbyfarm.vpweb.ca
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Administrator: Cynthia Leuven,Treasurer: Karen Lengyeltoti.Library: Kathy Wilkinson with Jan McKinnon Loopʼs helpCard Sender: Sandi Doerksen.Guild Mail: Jan and Karen.Membership list: Cynthia Leuven.“The Weft” contact: Diane Lee.Newsletter: Cynara de GoutiereCFFF contacts: Cynthia LeuvenGuild Equipment:Valerie Rennie-Bell.Distaff Day for 2014 coordinators are Evid, Diane Lee and Nancy Lee DesLauriersKathy has Keys to the hall.
Guild meetings are held on the second Tuesday of eachmonth, except during the months of July, August.Note: June and December are Potluck Luncheon meetings held at a member’s house or at St. Peterʼs Church Hall in Duncan.TSWG business year runs from June 1st to May 31st.TSWG meetings are held in St. Peterʼs Church Hallon Church Road in Duncan (off Maple Bay Road).Meetings are held from 10:00 to 2:00.After a short business session, the rest of the time isspent sharing show and tell textiles, and at times we runtextile demonstrations or bring in a speaker.TSWG mailing address is:P.O. Box 676, Duncan, BC V9L 3Y1For additional information contact:Sandi Doerksen,<[email protected]>
Scent-Free EnvironmentJust a gentle reminder that our meetings are scent-free, due tosensitivities and allergies of several members.Hope you understand.
Library news up date
Kathy and Jan would like to remind you all that librarymaterials need to be returned in time. Please check yourbookshelves for overdue TSWG-library books, magazines, videosand DVDs, and return them at the next meeting.
TSWG ADMINISTRATIVE WORKING GROUP
