June 2021 Meeting

We had our second in-person meeting at the Keweenaw Land Trust's Boston Pond pavilion. Although the sun was out it was a very brisk day, but we all put on our woolens and other layers and enjoyed each other's company. 

Dawn knit a triangle shawl with wool yarn that she modelled and showed us how to tie or tuck around the back. She also had a basket of Karen Mallum’s wool from her own sheep at Round Barn Fibers. It is a mixture or Bluefaced Leicester and Clun mule Sheep

Phyllis is still crocheting, continuing on the single crochet discs using marled and other leftover yarns that she plans to assemble. 

We haven't seen Melissa since last year and she has been busy! She brought a collection of the weaving and other crafts she's been working on during the pandemic winter in California. Her birch bark towels were in the March/April 2020 issue of Handwoven Magazine. It is a 4 shaft tabby pattern using 8/2 cotton and cotton boucle. She also shared Hoosier Huck towels from the May/June 2020 issue using overshot and huck on an 8 shaft loom, July picnic towels from May/June 2021, pink and orange color study scarves, and a brown tencel scarf from the January/February issue of Handwoven "Floral for All" warp using Monk's Belt structure. 

Melissa has also been working on some delightful holiday-themed punch rug ornaments and mini-pillows that she showed everyone and we discussed the possibility of including this as a class at a future guild retreat. 

Clare has been experimenting with bias on a scarf using a yarn gradient from Wonderland Yarns that has been in her stash forever. It remains to be seen if the curl will block out of the finished object or not (probably not!). 

Karen M. showed  her book of felted wool samples from a class she took at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival. 

Susan B showed her drift wood wall mobile, rocks and birch bark mobiles, woven mug rugs, hot pads woven with t-shirts, table runner, and woven bags that she sells at ‘Open Wings’ Gallery in Munising MI.

Denise brought a beautiful embellished Crazy Quilt that she made including beads and embroidery in the 4 squares.

Mary show us her adorable knit and felted Magnus mouse pattern from Arne and Carlos with sweater and pants knit with size 11 needles and 2 strands of Galway wool then filled with poly and felted in the washing machine. She also modeled her latest Shetland wool week 2021 Kep called the ‘Da Crofter’. The pattern is free online at Shetland Wool Week 2021. Her woven dish towel was made of Habu linen paper yarn and 10/2 cotton yarn (Tabby weave Handwoven M/A 2021 pg18 article by Tom Knisley.)

Buellwood Weaver and Fiber Guild January Meeting

SCARVES: Make them and wear them in Style.



The Buellwood Weavers met Monday January 16th at Gloia Dei Church in Hancock. Our topic was to be knit edges but two of the presenters were not able to attend – So instead we shared some beautiful scarves and Myla showed us how to wear a variety of scarves that were presented. We learned a few new and beautiful ways to display our hand woven; hand knit, and dyed or painted scarves. We also got some pointers on how to wear some larger scarves that we brought along.

Check out the beautiful scarf collection we had to touch and admire.


















Eve brought the guild table top loom warped and ready to weave with a beautiful bright green warp. She had instructions for weaving a variety of sample pattern weaves for any of the guild members who wanted to take the loom home for a couple of weeks of weaving. Barbara a newer member of our guild took the loom to be the first to try out the weaves. Would you like to be next? Contact Eve or come to our next meeting on February 17 to join the fun and pick up the loom.




We had our usual show and tell. Jean Lind brought her knit to felt purse she has been working
using a new (to me) method to knit with two colors caring the yarn along one color in each hand. This was very helpful to me as I am knitting a pair of socks with a 2 color pattern.





Eve had her blue vest finished and almost ready to wear. She needs to add a button or two and a button loop. Beautiful vest Eve, It would have been a beautiful addition to the Northern wefts Fashion show. Maybe she can enter it in the Prairie Winds 2013 fashion show.










Jeanne brought along a huge ball of her hand spun yarn which she was inspired to spin again by her class with Amy Tyler spinning techniques from Amy’s Northern Wefts conference workshop in June. New for Jeanne was creating a textured yarn when she plyed her beautiful handspun.









Lynn brought along some beautiful hand dyed scarves that she has been making to sell in her Gallery in Calumet. Ed Gray’s Gallery on Fifth Street in Calumet.




I finished my hand towels for the towel exchange with the Michigan Guild from below the bridge and of course two for a birthday gift for my new daughter in law. Colors to match her kitchen ware. I also experimented with knitting and felting some slipper clogs with some of my left over sale yarn.




I have a book recommendation for weavers. Eve told me about the book ‘Thrums’ written by Faith Shaw Nunneley . I had never heard of her but she is either from Michigan or Minnesota or maybe she has lived in both places. I think it was a fun and interesting book to read. Pretty easy and entertaining reading and I wish I had read long ago before I purchased all my weaving equipment. Because she lays it on the line letting you know what you need and what you can do without for your weaving studio. Thanks Eve for that recommendation. There are a few chapters on dying yarn also that is very informative. But the best part is her sense of humor.

Future Guild meetings:
In February I believe Audrey will do a spinning demo on “Spinning with Silk” then Phyllis will address Name draft weaving in March. Please attend the meetings as we are planning some interesting workshops in the near future.

Future Guild workshops in the U.P:

Weave, Cut and Sew Workshop May 21-23 at Finlandia Fiber Room Mary Sue Fenner will have her trunk show presentation and sewing workshop:
Fiber Arts Jacket:
Basic Jacket Sewing Class for all fiber artists. Students would
bring their fabric: commercial, felted, handwoven, dyed,
embellished, etc. I would take them through the basic skills to
make it into a jacket. We would start with needles, thread,
fitting their pattern, basic seam options, darts, and finishing
techniques to make a one-of-a-kind beautiful jacket.

A Beginner weaving workshop in Early September in Houghton. Exact date and location TBA.

Some of us are going to Door County WI for a Collapse weave workshop with Anne Fields in September 2012. There is still room in the class.

We are also planning some other guild activities. Maybe a road trip, other workshops with instructors. Maybe a paper weaving workshop with a teacher from Europe if we have some interest. So come and have some input into what our guild will be doing in 2012.