Keeping our members connected!

In This Issue:
Pg 2Calendar
Pg 3 Seasons Challenge Photos
Pg 4 Spinning Retreat Report
Pg 5 - Did You Know??
Pg 6 Spinning At The Missouri State Fair

Coming this Fall:

Alpacas!

September 2015
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Work Party
11am @
Lauras

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Happy
Birthday!
Kay BomanHarvey

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Guild
Mtg
2pm

Sat

Fiber Daze Fiber

Volunteer
Dinner 6pm

Daze

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Refreshment Team for September Mtg

Dorothy Cliff
Michelle Hilderbrand
June Dunkelberger
Program in September
Show & TellFiber Daze & Beyond
Bring your creations to show, whether
from Fiber Daze or not!!

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Fiber
Daze
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Happy
Birthday!
Mary Ann
Schumaker

Seasons
Guild Challenge

Spring: Shannons scarf, Jeans head wrap, Lindas

runner/shawl, Colleens dish towel, Gingers cowl

Summer: Jeans crochet brim, Colleens dish towel,

Dorothys tapestry, Debis sweater, Gingers scarf

The photographer regretfully

admits that the winter picture
was accidentally deleted.
Which is a real shame because they were gorgeous
projects! I apologize for this
snafu.

Fall: Teresas wrap, Shannons scarves, Jeans hat,

Marys scarf, Gingers wrap, Colleens dish towel

Did you know??

Knitting Edition
Knitting was initially a
male-only occupation.

Humans have sex an average of six

minutes per sexual encounter. These six
minutes burn about 21 calories.
A person can burn 55 calories by knitting
for half an hour.
Just sayin. . .

The worlds fastest

knitter is Miriam Tegels
of the Netherlands. She
can hand knit 118
stitches in one minute.
See her designs on
Ravelry.

David Babcock entered the Guinness

World Record when he finished the
Kansas City marathon in 5 hrs 48 mins
27 secondsall while knitting a scarf
measuring 12 feet, 1 inches long.

Member Report: Spinning Retr eat w ith Peggy Doney

Submitted by: June Dunkelberger

The Show Me - Spinning Artisan Yarn workshop with Peggy Doney was about learning to
control our wheels and spin thin yarn, thick
yarn, and slubby yarn on purpose (not just
accidentally!). We learned a lot about the
different ways a yarns elements can interact
and how to spin multi-colored braids without
turning the pretty colors to mud. We practiced
a variety of plying techniques including Navajo
plying, Spiral, and Fractal. Among the many
techniques that we attempted to master were
Beehives, Boucles and Crpes
(including Chain Plied Crepe, Bubble
Crepe, and Slubble Crepe). We also had lots of
time to explore how to create beautiful art
batts using blending boards and drum carders
with samples from the fabulous piles of fiber
that Peggy brought with her. Wonderful meals
were provided by Dorothy and Linda and
everyone went home with their tummies and
heads full of wonderful things!

A big Thank You to Peggy

for coming from Colorado
to teach us!!

(More pictures to be featured on the website)

Member Report: MO State Fair Spinning Dem os w ith Lincoln Un iver sity
Submitted by: Gerra-Lynn Elsenpeter
A day at the fair.
The difference in the ways that people are fascinated by spinning is truly amazing.
Throughout the day we saw all sorts of people that wanted to know about all different
aspects of spinning. We had several types of fiber to touch and feel, several types of yarn
(our sample pieces from our spinning retreat weekend), and one piece that was knitted
from my first yarn spun.

One group that came by I felt might be a home school group, so I spent some time
explaining where different animal fibers came from. Although I could not seem to
remember the difference between a llama and an alpaca! And we referred the children to
the small animal zoo we saw when we came onto the fairgrounds.
We visited extensively with a Master Spinner that came by and learned a lot about that
program. She gave me a great idea on wearing the scarf/shawl that I had knit. EXCITING!
And Suzan was so great at going over the workings of the wheel with everyone. So many
men wanted to stop and learn to figure out how the wheels worked. I believe that she may
have gotten a few that wanted to go home and start making their own that day!!
It was a wonderful day of learning and sharing. I look forward to next year.