May 2021 Meeting

Last month we had the joy of seeing each other again smiling under sunny skies at the pavilion at Boston Pond in Hancock. 

With a great turnout, most of us brought new and old objects to show off in-person, like this small vessel by Karen T. Not everything shown is pictured or explained in this post, so if we forgot something important please let us know. 

Dawn showed this shawl she made and brought many woolen goodies to share with the rest of us. In fact, this meeting was full of sharing, from plant starts, to felted sweater material, to homemade niddy-noddys!

Phyllis showed us the carpets that tormented her this winter as well as many of her crochet color studies that she continues to work on. 

Laura showed us books and a needle case that she completed. 

Though she hasn't been knitting or weaving much, Clare recently finished sewing this Woolfork dress for herself. The pattern is from the book Embody by Jacqueline Cieslak. 

Karen L. has been working in different media this winter, painting mandala-style rocks and weaving a deliciously soft and happy blanket. 

Karen M., a new guild member, joined us in-person for the first time. She is a new weaver already completing exquisite pieces like these mug rugs and placemats, her first and second projects ever! She also showed us an example of the Norwegian art of skinfeller. 

Denise showed us the handtowels that she has woven with lovely variations in the pattern. 

Melissa has been busy this winter! Here she is modeling the jacket she completed as part of Mary Sue Fenner's class last year. In addition to handwoven yardage, she made custom piping. She also competed a sweater, two vests (one of which was from a Mary Sue class ~29 years ago), more yardage, and a rug. 

BUELLWOOD'S BEST 2021

Each spring for the last few years we have been holding the Buellwood's Best show at the May meeting. In the winter we agree on a theme and guild members create an object based on that theme. This year the theme was 12 x 12. 

Vessel by John, wool and wire

Mug rug by Karen M.

Handwoven bag by Melissa

Vessel by Phyllis, crochet

Owl by Laura

Eco-printed book by Dawn

Vessel by Karen T.

April Video Meeting 2021

This month we enjoyed sharing projects on Zoom amidst an April snowstorm. 

Kathie shared some of her latest handwovens that she has deemed "good enough to give away" including a bread basket cloth and 2 dish cloths that she'll be giving to her daughter. She's also busy setting up warps, though she expects gardening season to take her away from weaving soon. She offered an intriguing tip for wearing angora that is prone to shedding- the night before you plan to wear it, put it in your fridge and the next day you won't have to worry about fluff all over your black pencil skirt! (suggested soundtrack)

Phyllis worked on knitting a chunky mohair scarf for skiing while bidding farewell to ski season until next year. She has also been busy finishing rugs, including one using striped denim coveralls along with colorful jersey. She finds that she still can't stop crocheting circles and has been enjoying the color study using cotton and linen yarns. A friend of hers from graduate school commissioned a crochet piece that has now found its home in Harlem. 

Mary knit the Trimont Snood using Blue Sky Fibers yarn that she got at Nanette's Knits and Gifts in Wakefield. She also finished weaving her paper towels, a tabby weave with white cotton 8/2 warp and wefts with Habu Shifu linen paper yarn and a raffia yarn. The raffia is a bit heavier than the linen and all are very soft after machine washing and machine drying. See Handwoven M/A 2021 p. 18 for a nice article about weaving with paper yarn. She's warped two looms and is preparing to work on North Light Meets Southwest towels from Handwoven M/J 2020 and the Field of Pansy vest from the book Weave Knit Wear by Judith Shangold. Like other patterns in the book, the vest will require only minimum sewing when finished. 

Dawn showed off a gorgeous backpack basket that she received as a gift from basketmaker Emily Derke. She also shared some dye experiments she's been working with using alder catkins, some mordanted with iron sulfate making a green grey color and some with alum, making a yellowy-er green. 

Melissa has been loving lockdown and all the chances she's had to work on fiber arts. She finished her jacket from Mary Sue Fenner's class! Using fabric from a plaid skirt from Scotland, she added handmade piping stuffed with lightly spun roving. She also completed a felted vest and included needle felting around the neckline and felted thrums covering the buttons. She even sewed a bag for a friend in his favorite shade of green and finished a knit sweater. 

Poppy shared photos of the absolutely stunning cradle she woven for her grandbaby due to arrive in June. 

We're going to keep an eye on the weather next month in the hopes that we'll be able to meet in-person outside again. Stay tuned to your email for details on that and location. 

April fools NO - NO meeting again this month

Wow I am so inspired! not only did we have great show and tell form our guild members for April. Which I am finally getting around to posting since I have been busy trying to finish some UFO's before summer arrives and I want to be outside on the beach.

But today I watched a Zoom Noon Chat with Mary Sue Fenner live from her Studio in Abrams WI.
This video was put on the Wisconsin Quilt Museum  Face book page and if you missed this tour of her studio, her history and garments. you can catch the Chat in full soon on their facebook above. As well as few other Friday Noon Chats planned for the next few weeks.

If you can please try to send larger photos from your cell phone for our blog! coming pretty soon. I can't wait to see all the creative work form our talented guild  as you can see some come across to small and if enlarged are very fuzzy.

Clare's fabric on loom for MS Fenner workshop

 Clare
I've also been making masks, finished and mailed a knitted birthday cardigan for my sister (Omba cardigan on Ravelry in wool/cotton blend from Green Mountain Spinnery), and have continued weaving off my yardage for my jacket (Finnish Bird's Eye draft from Davison). Will probably try my hand at a wearable muslin with non-handwoven yardage while waiting for the jacket class to be rescheduled.

 Clare's sister's sweater

Outlandish Capelet

Denise

I Finished knitting an Elizabeth Zimmerman Baby Surprise jacket. But need to find some buttons. Finished knitting an "Outlandish Capelet" made from a kit from a friend. 

While is Arkansas this winter sewed many diapers made from t-shirts and sanitary pads for a mission in Nicaragua.  Working on a quilt for my daughter. 

Baby Surprise Jacket

Jimalee

Arne and Carlos Mitts

It's good to be in touch with you and see all your lovely projects.  I've finished my Arne and Carlos mittens; 

I made a hat which you see being blocked on a dinner plate; made another little hat for a new born (April 15) whose name is Roselyn, aka Rosie; 

felted basket

I knitted and felted an Easter basket for my niece and her two daughters (filled with with boxwood for grass and onion skinned dyed eggs)! and knitted little socks just picking up some stash and knitting in the car.  We're stuck in Tennessee, trying to get home, but are unsure of driving back as yet.  But, the Tennessee weather is great.  

                                              

 Jon's wooden boards

 

Marilyn

I've been weaving a few tea towels on the guild 8 shaft.

Also, crocheted a couple market bags.

Jon did a couple more boards...until his table saw died!

Towels by Marilyn

Marilyn's towels

crocheted market bags

Karen T

I've been sewing and donating masks as well, but took a break to get back to my basketry business as many want kits from cancelled classes. I'm doubting that any of my classes will run the rest of the year, they're dropping like flies as well as the summer festivals. I plan to continue organizing and focusing on my own creative ideas if I can get caught up on teaching proposals and kit orders!

I've been knitting's too! I made the Newfie hat with a combination of yarns, the lighter is handspun, with a bit of silk in it I bought at the Marquette Farmers Market last summer. I JUST finished the shawl which is Falkland Island Handspun from a spinner on Washington Island. I had to order another hank and wait a while for it to be able to finish. I'm glad I went with the larger size. I need to figure a way to pin it together. I love the colors and look, and I'm sure blocking will help it out as well.

Kathie

The first a picture of some of the masks I have been making for friends- grocery workers - family and cancer patients.



This 3rd is a very complicated (for me)19 project that took me more than a week to get on my loom. Delighted I did it. Hope to finish before stay at home is over. Called: Texas Bluebonnets. Again this is lovely I wish the pictures sent from cell phones were larger.

Laura  While in Florida Laura has been Quilting. I think this Gypsy Quilt is the prettiest I Quilt I have ever seen... almost makes me want to start Quilting! then again weaving patterns are enough careful planning for me.

Melissa  M

Tencel scarves from January/February handwoven 2017 page 47

 

 

On right pillow material made with wool dyed by Dawn! 

On left 10/2  Cotton pattern from March/April 2020 page 38

This pattern is also a great project in Handwoven. 

Melissa's punch needle projects

which still need to be finished.

These are amazing!

Melissa's Guild in California had a presentation from Carol James in Winnipeg Canada about sprang. It's absolutely fascinating it's a kind of braiding that is very elastic when finished Carol is an excellent teacher per Melissa. If you have time check out her website.

For more information, and for educational materials, I'd like to direct people to my website

www.SprangLady.com

Melissa L 

 I finally finished up some "antique" warp on these rag rugs.  We are locked-down in Norway, being responsible citizens, but I haven't noticed much difference in my life style actually. We understand!

 Mary's
 show and tell is her knit a long in progress with Arne and Carlos Quarantine Knit Along which is still on their blog although Carlos had the virus and is very weak even in recovery and they needed to take a break.

Arne and Carlos Quarantine Knitting

More masks completed.

I made a few masks with fat quarters I will never use, mostly for family and friends.


Last of all the finished Bomberet Towels from handwoven
March April 2015 pg 38

Shades of India towels

Phyllis

 Here is what I have been working on this month. I draped the pattern and constructed it with fabric that was a gift to me many many years ago from a friend who was in the guild, Marilyn Mason.. Still need to make button holes and hem it. It has been a good demonstration piece for my students.

A great Finnish article about a

specific Icelandic sweater.

 Poppy

AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU WILL BE GROWING WILLOW |    Another Salley garden in the UP.   

I think that I have finished my random willow with looped fiber overlay.  Its a project I could add more to, but I think its done.  Used fibers/warp from the retreat that was cut from Laura's card loom project.  the gold and yellow brought it together. 

I also crochet a little Yoda.

 I am Still working but my husband is not so with his extra help around the house I have had some extra time for projects. The last is a slow stitching in the works on eco dyed silk. 

See you online next week, I hope we have another great show and tell for May!