Reminder - Meeting Tomorrow (5/5)

Just a quick reminder -- our May meeting is tomorrow (5/5) from 10:00 - 2:00.

Our special program this month is a short demonstration on how to use a weaving bobbin winder by Penny Tschantz and Sue Klipsch.

2012 Rossini Festival

Our thanks to those who staffed the TVH booth at the Rossini Festival this weekend!

Here are photos from the event (courtesy of Bob Devol).

Reminder - Meeting Tomorrow! (4/14)

Just a quick reminder -- our April meeting is tomorrow morning.

Members, don't forget to bring fiber related times you'd like to sell, swap or give away as part of our Stash Bash!

Be sure to label everything you are selling with your name and a price and bring cash and/or checks for larger purchases.  If you are planning to sell please bring plenty of change.  For trading, have in mind what you'd accept in trade for any given item.

It may also be helpful for you to make an inventory of things you're bringing so you can check it at the end of the meeting.

April 2012 - "Fly By" News

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May Newsletter:


Please send all announcements, fiber related articles, and classified ads for the next issue of The Flyer to newsletter editor Bob Devol (e-mail). Please include all contact information—including name, address (email and/or snail mail), important dates, and/or phone number.

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GUILD ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Stash Bash will be taking place at our April meeting. Any fiber related items which you would like to swap, sell or give away are welcome. You will need to put your name on your items.  If you have items that you would like to sell, pricing of the item is your responsibility.  The Rossini Festival is Saturday, April 28. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Linda Frank to sign up for a shift! If you ordered an apron, there are still four to be claimed. They will be available at the April 14th meeting. The cost is $19.15.

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UPCOMING SPECIAL PROGRAMS

• May: Sue Klipsch and Penny Tschantz will be performing a demonstration using a bobbin winder. 
• June: Nancy Shedden and Patty Benton will conduct a Crock Pot Dying demonstration during the June meeting. The program will use white roving and acid dyes to make two color dyed roving.  Due to the limited power supply in the portable they would like to limit the number of participants to 5. If members would like to bring a 3-5 qt. crock pot (that will no longer be food safe after the demo) and try this easy technique, please contact Patty Benton.
• July: At our July meeting Charlotte Keathley will demonstrate how to use a rigid heddle loom.  Members who who would like to bring looms of their own to use or display in the spirit of the program are welcome to do so.

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LETTER FROM CHRISTCHURCH GUILD OF WEAVERS AND SPINNERS

Dear Fellow Crafters,

Thank you so much for your very generous donation and message of support. After 18 months of various meeting places we have still managed to meet on a regular basis and know that we have support and friendship through all guild and fellow crafters. We have received several donations and messages of support from other fibre groups and individuals and thought we would put those funds towards education or replenishing our resources.

This year we are hoping to return to some of our pre-earthquake classes and activities and are currently in the process of looking for permanent rooms to rent. We continue to meet, enjoy, explore and share all crafts and thank you once again for thinking of us and assisting with this.

Yours sincerely,
Raewyn Richards
Treasurer

Volunteer Call: Rossini Festival

We have been invited again to participate in the Knoxville Opera's Annual Rossini Festival and International Street Fair on Saturday, April 28.

Linda Frank is looking for volunteers to man the booth and demonstrate for 2 hr shifts.


The shifts are from 12 to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 6 and 6 to 8. She would like to schedule at least 2 people per shift.

From Linda:

We will have two wheels, display items, drop spindles, fiber for spinning, and hand cards. You are welcome to bring your own fiber to spin or use mine. You are also welcome to sell items during your shift, if you’d like. I will set up the booth before 11 and will man it until the first shift. I will also take down the booth at the end of the day.

Please contact me if you are interested in helping out. Let me know your first and second choices for shift times. It is a lot of fun and great food!

Reminder: Meeting Tomorrow! (3/3)

Just a quick reminder that the March guild meeting will be held tomorrow, Saturday, March 3rd from 10:00 - 2:00.

Linda Frank will be presenting the second half of her two-part introduction to weaving workshop as our special program.

March 2012 - "Fly By" News

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April Newsletter:


Please send all announcements, fiber related articles, and classified ads for the next issue of The Flyer to newsletter editor Bob Devol (e-mail). Please include all contact information—including name, address (email and/or snail mail), important dates, and/or phone number.

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GUILD ANNOUNCEMENTS

During the February meeting, the Guild decided to make a $100 donation to the Christchurch Guild of Weavers and Spinners in Christchurch, New Zealand.  The Christchurch Guild lost their building during an earthquake on February 22, 2011.   More on this may be found at the Christchurch Guild's website or in the Winter 2011 edition of Spin-Off Magazine.  The Stash Bash is coming in April.  Be thinking of items which you would like to bring. Any fiber related items which you would like to swap, sell or give away are welcome. Lisa Shipe and Linda Frank are coordinating this effort and will be providing more information.  The Rossini Festival is April 28. If you are interested in volunteering, please mark your calendar and be thinking about what times you would like to participate.  The Guild usually mans a booth from noon until 8 p.m.

Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival - Vendor Sneak Peek

Are you looking forward to the Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival in March?  If so, here's a sneak peek at some of the vendors who will be vending at the festival!

• Harmony Wool Alpacas (TVH Member: Jenny Bennett)
• Shereen's Fiber (TVH Member: Shereen Franklin)
• Frostglen Alpacas
• Knitting Notions
• Purdy Thangz
• River's Edge Fiber Arts
• The Knitting Nest
• Vivid Creation Fibers
• The Yarn Haven
• Coldwater Alpaca Ranch
• Hickory Bluff Farms
• Cliffdwellers Gallery
• Stone Mountain Alpacas
• Smoking Flax Fiber Farm
• Lanart
• Heirloom Goods
• Cozy Rabbit Farm
• Jehovah Jireh Wool Mill
• Creatively Dyed Yarn
• Running Moon Farm / Cajun Laginappe
• Blue Goose Farm

Meeting Reminder - This Saturday (2/4)

Just a short and sweet reminder that we will be meeting this Saturday (February 4th) from 10:00 - 2:00.   Linda Frank will be presenting the first of two special classes on beginning weaving during the meeting.  This month she'll discuss how to warp a loom.

As a reminder, if you have not already paid your 2012 dues please pay our Treasurer, Joan, if at all possible during the meeting.  Dues are $15 for the year and are payable by check or exact cash.  You may also mail a check to Joan if you are unable to make it to the meeting.

If your dues are unpaid as of March 3 you will no longer be eligible to enjoy TVH membership privileges such as receiving the full guild newsletter, participating in classes or borrowing media or equipment from the guild library and resources.

Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival Flyer

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