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CNY Fiber Frolic Vendor List

CNY Fiber Frolic 

Saturday, April 14, 2012, 10 AM to 4 PM
at Beaver Lake Nature Center

 ** Vendor  Information and

Events/Demonstrations below! ! !

Vendors:  

Shepherd's Falls Farm		Johanneshof Romneys
Mary Eidt		Chrintine Johnson
Fabius, NY  13063		Groton, NY  13073
www.shepherdsfallsfarm.com
Warm N Woolie		Rainbow Acre Fiber Farm
Beth Marcellus		Linda Miller
Rome, NY  13440		Baldwinsville, NY  13027
		www.rainbowacresfarm.com
Spinner's Hill		Enchanted Pantry
Lisa Merian		Jean Walsh
Bainbridge, NY  13733		Jordanville, NY  13361
www.spinnershill.com
Tug Hill Twigs		Black North Fiber
David Salvetti		Mary Gira
Fulton, NY  13069		Hilton, NY  14468
Stone Edge Fibers		High Bid Farm
Amy Klee		Bob Geiger
Phelps, NY  14532		Brockport, NY  14420
Springside Farm, LLC		Exotic Mills
Paulie Drexler		Ed Poe
Fabius, NY  13063		Baldwinsville, NY  13027
www.springsidefarm.net Salt City Fiber Works  Yarn and Fiber Mill Theres & Charlie Bishop Syracuse, NY 13209 saltcityfiberworks.com    Demos: Spinning on a wheel and on a drop spindle -throughout the day The Knit Doctor Is In!    Fly Tying Demo 2-4 PM Earth Loom Demo throughout the day Wood Turning Demo -throughout the day  Tabletop Loom Demo and hands on availability Make your own drop spindle with CD's - kits & assistance.

 

News

CNY Fiber Frolic has been scheduled for 

Saturday, April 14, 2012, 10 AM to 4 PM
at Beaver Lake Nature Center

** Vendor  Information and Schedule of

Events/Demonstrations Coming Soon ! ! !

 

Next Meeting: November 19, 2011, 10 AM - 2 PM

Grace Episcopal Church, Baldwinsville

At this month’s meeting we will be SPINNING PAPER ! ! !   We will have some various papers to try but you might want to bring some paper -- those that work well are thinner.  Dress pattern paper seems to work the best for me (thin, tanish), also tissue paper (lots of colors and animal prints available these days), crepe paper; foil tissue paper, and any other type of paper you might want to try spinning.   Some work better than others, but you can try anything !  Also bring something to ply with your spun paper -- novelty yarns, ribbon yarns, your own hand spun fiber singles, strips of thin, flimsy soft fabrics also work.   Please bring scissors.   If you want to do some cutting beforehand, cut strips as long a length as possible at about 3/8 to 1/2 inch width. 

Upcoming Events:  

Weavers’ Guild of Rochester Holiday Sale 11/4 12-8, 11/5 & 6, 10-5.  Clark Lodge, Brighton Park, 777 Westfall Road, Rochester, NY 

Annual Colonial Holiday Sale, Baldwinsville, NY  Two weekends, 11/18, 11/19, 11/20 and 11/25, 11/26 and 11/27.  Friday & Sat 10-5 and Sun 12-5.

Sunny Bixby’s open barn is scheduled for December 3rd.

Rainbow Acres Farm Open Barn is scheduled for December 10th. 

Convergence 2012 is scheduled for July 15-21 in Long Beach, CA

 

Anticipated Programs for 2011-2012

October 22, 2011 Skill Building, members share expertise with various techniques as well as discussion of wheels and care.

November 19, 2011 Spinning Paper (brought from SOAR workshop attended)

December - No meeting 

January 21, 2012 Rock Day & Wheel decorating, spinning contests, covered dish, lunch, Market Day, free spin

February 18, 2012 Spinning singles from commercial top with color  

March 17, 2012 Auction - annual fund raising event

April 14, 2012 CNY Wool and Fiber Frolic 

April 21, 2012 Free Spin & Boucle the Easy Way (fun-no stress way)

May 19, 2012 Dye Pots and election of officers

June 16, 2012 Guild Picnic & kickoff for the Spinning Olympics (in lieu of tour 

de fleece).  

July, August Summer break will include informal meetings at Willow Bay for the spinning olympic events.

Mud Cloth Workshop with Lorraine S.  

Sepember 22, 2012 Traditional Fall Welcome to new members, covered dish lunch

October 20 or 21st ** Possible Rhinebeck Bus Trip 

October 27, 2012 Program Pending

November 17, 2012 Nuno Felt Workshop with Sharon Costello 

 

CNY WOOL AND FIBER FROLIC

CNY Fiber Frolic has been scheduled for 

Saturday, April 14, 2012, 10 AM to 4 PM
at Beaver Lake Nature Center

** Vendor  Information and Schedule of

Events/Demonstrations Coming Soon ! ! !

 

September Newsletter

Wool Gatherings ...

NEXT MEETING: SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

10 AM - 2 PM GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, B’VILLE, NY

Hostesses: Officers

Bring a dish to pass &  your place setting

 

Fall Gathering Welcome to new members and visitors. Covered dish lunch and Market Day.

Spinning and friendship. Visitors are welcome to join us for lunch. This year's programs will be

discussed.

Congratulations to State Fair entries and ribbon winners!

We will also be discussing our wheels -- providing some insight for those who may be considering

a new wheel or the purchase of their first wheel. We’ll critique our own wheels - likes, dislikes,

maintenance requirements, etc.

Also, we’ll be forming the committee for this year’s CNY Wool & Fiber Frolic in April --and

remember, many hands make light work!

Upcoming Events:

*Golden Harvest Festival at Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY

Saturday and Sunday September 10th and 11th

*Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival, Hemlock Fairgrounds, 30 miles south of Rochester. Saturday and

Sunday September 17th and 18th. See http://www.gvhg.org/fest.html for more information.

*NYS Sheep and Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, NY Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th. See

http://www.sheepandwool.com/ for more information.

*Annual Colonial Holiday Sale.   Fri-Sat 11/18 & 11/19 10-5; Sun 11/20 12-5; and Fri-Sat 11/25 & 11/26 10-5 and Sun 11/27 12-5

 

Email Address: goldenfleecespinners@gmail.com

 

Don’t forget to bring all the spinning, knitting and fiber art related items for show & tell ! Participants in the Tour de Fleece should have much to show with all that summer spinning !

Upcoming workshops and activities for the upcoming year include skill building, dye pots, rock day celebration, auction, 2012 Summer Spinning Olympics, and Nuno felt workshop with Sharon Costello!

 

 

Things to do before our next guild meeting ! !

 

Come out to the great New York State Fair !    We will be demonstrating spinning, knitting, and weaving, just to name a few.  We are located in the Wool Center which is Building 34 on the map at this link:    http://www.nysfair.org/uploads/images/artwork/2011_Fairgrounds_Map_printable.PDF

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Also, the Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival is coming up September 17th and 18th -- for more information see:   http://www.gvhg.org/fest.html

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Our Next meeting is September 24th -- stay tuned for updated info!  

Happy Spinning & hope to see you at one of the events above ! ! !  

Planning Dinner Meeting Scheduled

Our Annual Planning Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, August 11th at 6PM at Pier 57  in Liverpool  

http://www.pierfiftyseven.com/index.html

Please RSVP to Gail R by Monday, August 8th so reservations can be made. Thank you !  

July Picnic

NEXT MEETING:  Picnic July 17th at 11:00 AM -  Spin and Picnic 

Please RSVP if you are coming if you haven’t already,  We will need to call people if the picnic is cancelled due to horrible weather.  

Bring a Dish to Pass and your own Beverages.  (salads, fruit, munchies, desserts, adult beverages if you wish).  The Guild will be providing hamburgers and hot dogs, buns, plasticware, cups, plates.  Kathie is making salt potatoes.  Bring a cooler to keep your beverages cool.  

Bring water shoes if you wish to swim, change of clothes, bug spray, spinning chair, wheel, etc.  There are a couple of out buildings, outhouse, but no running water and no electricity. 

The Free Spin at St. Marie was a wonderful day !  We had the Golden Tour de Fleece’s kick off and we have five teams:  Wooly Warriors; Fleece Flyers; Just Twisted; FiberHo’s; and Fleece Floozies.  Standings to follow.  

The CNY Fiber show at Bouckville was great.  The weather was not on their side but we had free spin time which is always fun and there was lots of good shopping ! 

                                         

 

Golden’s Tour de Fleece 1st week Standings.  

Just Twisted: Chris- 2.5 hours; Cindy-  8 hours;  Lorraine-- 16 hours    
Wooly Warriors:  Sue Jones 3 hrs, and Diane  11 hrs
FiberHo’s :  Linda 36 hrs; Gail 17 hours;  Jill 6.5 hours 
Fleece Flyers:  Peg 17.5 hrs; Vickie 3 hrs 
Fleece Floozies -- ??  

 

June Spin

NEXT MEETING:  June 18th -  Free Spin at St. Marie Among the Iroquois, 

Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY 

 

TIME:  11:00 AM until you want to leave or they kick you out ! (5:00 PM)

 

Bring a Bag Lunch 

   (there is a gift shop for water and soda, and a few munchies)

 

The basket workshop was great fun and everyone’s baskets were just beautiful !    Bring your basket to show off to the folks who were unable to be there !

 

 

Our first annual Fiber Frolic was a success!   We  had very positive feedback from the vendors who were appreciative of our “lime green” T-shirts in that we were easy to spot.  Also, they loved the coffee and donuts as well as the venue.  Almost all of the vendors expressed their interest in returning for the event next year ! ! !    

 

There will be sign-ups available at St. Marie and at the July Picnic for demonstrations at the Wool Center at the NYS Fair and for the Finger Lakes Fiber Festival and the Golden Harvest Festival this fall.  We have expressed our interest in participating in these events so let's put in a good showing!   Our annual planning meeting will be scheduled soon as well! 

The July Picnic will be at Kathie's camp on Sunday July 17, 2011. 

 

 

  

 

Announcing our first annual Golden le Tour de Fleece -- Okay -- we "borrowed" the idea - but thought it would be fun to organize our own Golden Tour de Fleece.  We’ll have some information at the spin at St. Marie’s.  Fun, challenges, games and prizes  ! ! !    Wear Yellow for the St. Marie Spin and start forming your teams !  We’ll provide log sheets on June 18th so you can start logging “miles” and “challenging hill climbs”.  These forms will also be provided electronically so you can keep track on the computer.  

 We’re thinking teams of 3 -- and the challenge goes from June 18th until the July 17th Picnic where there will be final sprints, awards and prizes.  

 Spin Happy ! ! 

Photos of the CNY Wool and Fiber Frolic

 

 

CNY Wool & Fiber Frolic 

Sponsored by the

Golden Fleece Spinners’ Society of Baldwinsville, NY

April 16, 2011

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Beaver Lake Nature Center

8477 East Mud Lake Road, Baldwinsville, NY

Frolic in spinning and fiber related items such as wool, alpaca, angora and mohair, as well as hand spindles, equipment, books, yarns, weaving and knitting supplies, pottery, Demos and much more !

$3.00 Parking Fee --- Free Admission

For Directions & more about Beaver Lake Nature Center see: http://onondagacountyparks.com/beaver

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Vendor List for the CNY Wool and Fiber Frolic on April 16, 2011

Shepherd's Falls Farm - Raw fleece, Icelandic, roving, pelts, yarn, needle felting items, pattern books) 

Warm N Woolie - carded fiber, handspun yarns, wool, mohair, angora, alpaca, hats, mitts, scarves, shawls, slippers, woven table runners, dishtowels, needle felted purses and animals, woven purses, knitting needles, felting supplies.

Rhodie Hill Farm -Llama fiber, and related products including books, info about llamas.   

Liberty Ridge -Spinning and weaving equipment, gifts, knitting needles, yarn, fiber, finished goods and sheepskin.  

Tug Hill Twigs -Woodworking, spindle boxes, spinning chairs, rustic furniture, frames, knitted and crocheted items. 

Stone Edge Fibers -Wool Fiber and fiber products, handpainted yarns, roving, felted bats, fiber accessories, shawl pins, knitting supplies. 

Stillmeadow - Finn Sheep natural and dyed roving, felt covered soaps, handspun yarns, handwoven articles, wheel thrown stoneware pottery, yarn bowls, spinning demonstration.

Rainbow Acre Fiber Farm - Soaps, wool, mohair, angora fiber, handspun yarns, hats, mittens, scarves, sweaters, drop spindles, nostepinde, orifice hooks.  

A+ Alpaca Fiber Mill - yarn, roving, products made from alpaca. 

Black North Fiber - rovings, bats, yarn made from cashgora, mohair, llama, alpaca, and wool, felting batts, knitting kits, wool blend socks, hand painted birdhouse gourds, handmade sheep, handmade soap.  

High Bid Farm - Shetland Rovings, dyed and natural, blue face leister roving, books, felting supplies, kits, woven totes.