JULY EDITION
Hello Fiber Enthusiasts!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Guild Meeting: This is our schedule for the next year! We meet on the third Saturday of the month during the winter (except December which is usually earlier to accommodate the holidays. During the summer months, our meetings are on the third Monday of June, July and August. September is our retreat and planning meeting for the new year. We meet at the Finnish Folk School at 1:00 PM EST.
2025-2026 Schedule
October 18, 2025: Show and Tell. Discuss Emberlight Ideas for Summer of 2026.
November 15, 2025: Go to Soup Bowl Fundraiser if you arrive early at 11:00 EST.
Program is Drafting a pattern from a garment you love.
December 13, 2025: NOTE DATE CHANGE.
Show and Tell
January 17, 2026: Program is Emberlight Work Bee.
February 21, 2026: Show and Tell
March 21, 2026: Program is EITHER raising and using Angora Bunnies
OR how to do name drafting.
ALSO: bring materials for making your name tag if you don't have one.
April 18, 2026: Show and Tell
May 16, 2026: Program is Paper Piecing and English Paper Piecing
June 15m 2026: NOTE Meeting is on a Monday during the summer.
Show and Tell
July 20, 2026: See March 21 2026.
August 17, 2026: Show and Tell
September TBD: RETREAT!!!!! and annual meeting.
Tentatively scheduled for September 19 and 20, 2026 at the Marsin Center.
MICHIGAN LEAGUE OF HANDWEAVERS: The next conference will be in June of 2026. The conference will be in Marquette Michigan. This is a great opportunity to go to the conference when it is close (relatively).
MUSINGS AND GROUP QUESTION:
No musings till September edition.
MEETING PICTURES:
Our program was an exploration of graments made from weaving or other fiber arts.
Phyllis gave the following tips on how to finish seams: A. Use a serger B. Use lace on a raw edge C. Use a closed seam such as a french seam D. Let the raw edge stay on the outside E. Use seam binding F. Use rolled seams to encapsulate it.
Mary said that Mary Sue Fenner said that widths don't matter because you can sew small pieces together.
PICTURES:
Phyllis brought several examples: a felted vest, a Kantha Stitch vest, a yearn/wool jacket, A dyed fabric vest with a lace finishing edge, and a vest with upholstry fabric which was double woven.
Mary showed patterns suggested by Mary Sue Fenner. She also showed a short sleeve garment and a vest that she had made. Finally, she showed a pink jacket made by Mary Sue Fenner.
Sean showed some Bands that he suggested could be used for seam facing.
Margaret showed a basket made in Cynthia Allen's basket class.
John showed woven cloth of two colors of similar hue. He also showed a jacket made by someone else.
No photo available.
Karen T sewed a piece of fabric that she then sewed as a pocket to a shirt. She also wove a new necklace.
Karen M showed a felted wall hanging that was made during the Emberlight festival art performances.
Melissa showed a white shirt that she had woven and then sewed.
Nancy used 20/2 pearl cotton to make a cotton t-shirt. She also showed a harrisville shetland wool skirt and a coccoon jacket made from pulled weave.
David showed his long vest that he made from woven cloth.
Gianna showed a tea towel made on a rigid heddle.
Denise showed her grandma's jacket from the 60's with covered buttons.
Alice showed a photo that her brother restored from "the tsar's russia" collection of a woman spinning flax. She donated the photo to the guild.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME
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