Lorain County Spinners and Weavers Guild

May Newsletter and Meeting

Donna Holmes — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:15:27 +0000

Our May newsletter is here – you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and read it, which you can find here.

Our next meeting is May 14 at 7 p.m; we’ll explore the color wheel with Betsy and Karen. We’ll gather at the Amherst Park Beaver Creek Center, 913 North Lake Street in Amherst. Join us – visitors always welcome.

(Due to technical difficulties with the website and a nasty case of bronchitis, posting the March and April newsletters was unavoidably delayed – thank you for your patience!)

February Newsletter and Meeting

Donna Holmes — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:16:44 +0000

Our February newsletter is here – you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and read it, which you can find here.

Our next meeting is February 12 at 7 p.m; it’s Fiber Film Night, and we’re swapping mug cozies. We’ll gather at the Carlisle Reservation Visitors’ Center on Nickle Plate Diagonal Road (directions here). Join us – visitors always welcome.

January Newsletter and Meeting

Donna Holmes — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:04:48 +0000

Our January newsletter is here – you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and read it, which you can find here.

Our next meeting is January 8 at 7 p.m at the Pittsfield Township Hall, on the northwest corner of Routes 58 and 303. We’ll be talking about recycled and upcycled crafts to use up our scraps. Visitors always welcome – please join us!

December Newsletter and Meeting

Donna Holmes — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:55:21 +0000

Our December newsletter is here; you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and read it, which you can find here.

Our next meeting is December 11 at 7 p.m. We’ll be celebrating the holidays with our annual potluck at the Wellington Reservation Visitors’ Center at Road in Wellington. Join us – visitors always welcome, even if you don’t have a dish to share, there will be more than enough to go around.

November Newsletter and Meeting

Donna Holmes — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:00:26 +0000

Our November newsletter is here; you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and read it, which you can find here.

Our next meeting is November 13 at 7 p.m. We’ll be electing officers and de-stashing and swapping fiber, yarn and other knitting, weaving and spinning tools and supplies – bring your “won’t get to it” yarn and materials, and your pocket money. We’ll gather at the Carlisle Reservation Visitors’ Center on Nickle Plate Diagonal Road (directions here). Join us – visitors always welcome.

October Newsletter and Meeting

Donna Holmes — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:03:36 +0000

Our October newsletter is here; you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and read it, which you can find here.

Our next meeting is October 9 at 7 p.m. We’ll be having our annual potluck fundraiser for a local food bank; feel free to bring a dish to share or just come and enjoy the company – there will be plenty of food. We’ll gather at the Carlisle Reservation Visitors’ Center on Nickle Plate Diagonal Road (directions here). Join us – visitors always welcome.

September Newsletter and Meeting

Donna Holmes — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:04:14 +0000

Our September newsletter is here; you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and read it, which you can find here.

Our next meeting is September 11 at 7 p.m. We’ll be talking about the Ohio Fiber Network. We’ll gather at the Carlisle Reservation Visitors’ Center on Nickle Plate Diagonal Road (directions here). Join us – visitors always welcome.

LOCO Weaves Shawls for Heifer International

Donna Holmes — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:25:07 +0000

For many years, the LOCO Guild participated in sheep to shawl contests at
the Ohio State Fair. The way they work is this: various groups/guilds would
get a team together and in a timed, competitive event, each team would card,
spin, and weave a shawl. The shawls were then judged on quality, size, time
used, and complexity of pattern.

Because each team had to come to the contest with a ‘practice’ shawl, and would then proceed to make another one, after 6 or 8 years of participation the guild ended up with ten or fifteen handwoven shawls. Somewhere around 2003, we decided to try and raffle the shawls off, and chose Heifer International as the beneficiary of our ticket sales.

While the State Fair no longer holds a sheep-to-shawl contest, the
guild still does various demonstrations at county fairs as well as a
‘pioneer craftsmen experience’ day at Lorain County Metroparks Mill Hollow
location. This year, we took the leftover yarns from several past years, and
at our annual March dye-day, many of the guild members participated in the
dyeing of those yarns. We have completed one shawl, and wove the
other at the Cuyahoga County Fair on August 9th. In addition, we have chosen
one of our past sheep to shawl items [for a total of 3 shawls] to raffle off
this year. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and as always, the proceeds will
benefit Heifer International. The guild has raised more than $7,000 to benefit Heifer and its programs.

For tickets, find a guild member, or contact us. Good luck – we hope you win!

LOCO Raffles Quilt for Heifer International

Donna Holmes — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:12 +0000

Pieced and quilted by member Gloria Hood, this queen sized quilt is
constructed in a French Braid pattern, a variation of the Log Cabin Block. See another picture here and here.

Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Want to take your chances? Find a guild member, or contact us.

Drawing will be held December 11, 2012 at the Guild’s holiday meeting. No need to be present to win, but you’re welcome to join us.

Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Heifer International. Over the years, the guild has raised more than $7,000 for Heifer and its programs.

August newsletter and meeting

Donna Holmes — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:55:17 +0000

Our August newsletter is here; you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and read it, which you can find here.

Our next meeting is August 14 at 7 p.m. We’ll be hearing about beautiful Romanian Point Lace from Doina Cracium. We’ll gather at the Carlisle Reservation Visitors’ Center on Nickle Plate Diagonal Road (directions here). Join us – visitors always welcome.