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19th ANNUAL SPINNING AT THE WINERY

Treadles to Threads Spinners Guild once again invites everyone to our annual spinning day at Retzlaff Winery on June 4, 2016. This will be the nineteenth annual year for this spinners event. Featured are a group of select California Vendors of yarn, fleeces, fiber of all sorts and various other goods a spinner can’t live without. […]

October 6th Loom & Shuttle Meeting – Judith Jackson

“Design Inspiration for Costuming” will be the title of the talk at Loom and Shuttle on October 6. The speaker will be Judith Jackson. Loom and Shuttle guild meets the first Saturday of the even-numbered months. Meetings start with a meet and greet at 9:30 with the business meeting and program starting at 10. Meetings […]

Spindles and Flyers Program on Cotton

Guild Meeting – April 17 at 11 AM Fairmont Clubhouse 715 Lexington Ave, El Cerrito Report on Sustainable Cotton Harvest in Los Baños Cotton Project hosted their annual tour of the Lost Baños cotton harvest last November, and Susan will report on her experience. So many issues surround cotton as an industry and fiber that Susan […]

Busy Season for Fresno Weavers and Spinners

Fresno Weavers and Spinners will once again, year 20, present at the largest Civil War Re-enactment West of the Mississippi. The event is held at Kearney Park, just west of Fresno, annually every fall, usually in October but the actual event date is variable. We have spinning, weaving, bobbin-lace, basketry, needle felting, knitting, crocheting, hair-pin […]

Spindles & Flyers Workshops for 2010

Twining Rag Rugs with Bobbie Irwin – Feb 20 Weaver, spinner, dyer, knitter, author of several books and indexer of Spin Off magazine, Bobbie brings a wealth of expertise and research to teaching. Spend the day constructing a rug sample using cloth. Time: App.6 hours, exact times to be announced Location: Quaker Meeting House, San […]

Spindles & Flyers

Spindles & Flyers Spinning Guild meets once a month, September through June, usually on the fourth Sunday of the month in El Cerrito. New members and guests are always welcome. October 24 Meeting and Program: In Search of Lost Colour, A MAIWA DVD on Natural Dyes. November 22 Program: Lexi Boeger, Plucky Fluff, novelty yarn designer […]

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