Sewing Clinic

Jeni & Mary
(photo courtesy of Lander Art Center)

Come for an evening of sewing projects. Learn how to hem your jeans, sew on a button, or mend your favorite clothes.

Are you stuck on a project? Bring it in.

Is your sewing machine giving you fits? Mary and Jeni check it out.

Having trouble reading a pattern? The Sewing Surgeons are here to help. Mary and Jeni will focus on a specific skill each night.

Some machines will be available or bring your own.

Learn some sewing basics in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

Registration and fees apply - Information can be found here

Knit Nights

Knit Nite is a chance for anyone to come and knit, crochet, or any other hand work. Groups are available in Lander and Riverton.

Lander:

Meetings are held at the Fremont County Library, Lander from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the Children's Theater - last Thursday of the Month

Knitting Social held at the Lander Art Center, 224 Main, Lander, WY -- October 2, 2015 through December 11, 2015 (registration required and fees apply) register here

Riverton:

Meetings are held at the CWC Campus in Riverton in Classroom SC100 (Student Center across from the Cafeteria) from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm EVERY TUESDAY that the College is open.

Afternoon knitting on Wednesdays 3 - 5 PM at a private home (Cinde P.) use the Guild email (in righthand column) to receive the location

Corrections to this list should be sent to the Guild email, given in righthand column.

Interweave Yarn Fest

It's not too early to register for the Interweave Yarn Fest in Loveland, CO.

List of classes/workshops can be found here

Information on the instructors can be found here

A preliminary list of vendors can be seen here

Registration forms can be found here

Knitty - Deep Fall 2015 Issue

Knitty's Deep Fall issue is now available online, and as always, it's free.

However, the Knitty site has much more to offer than the current issue of the free online magazine. If you are not familiar with Knitty, check out the tabs on the their site - in this issue, knittyspin, pattern library, etc. Looking for a specific designer or pattern from previous issues, use the search feature.

Knitty is published quarterly, and you can receive email notification when the new issue is available by subscribing here.

Kylie S. - Young Spinner

Kyle S.
September 26, 2015

 Nine-year old, Kylie S. is the youngest member of the Guild and often shows the items she has knit during the Show and Tell segment of the meetings.

Maggie Casey gives Kylie S. some suggestions.

Kylie and her mom (Sabrina) are new spinners, and both attended the full day of spinning instruction with Maggie Casey on Saturday.

Color Selections

Dana H. worked with purple roving

Participants in the Drop Spindle class worked with a wide range of colors.

Vicky B. selected turquoise wool. 

Jeni V. selected a ball of purple roving

Sandy W. quickly spun her bright blue roving into
lace-weight yarn.

Sabrina S. worked with multi-colored roving

Navajo Plying - Professional Development

Maggie Casey demonstrates Navajo plying
Riverton, WY
September 26, 2015

It suddenly got quiet in the room when Maggie Casey began to demonstrate the process of Navajo plying, which creates a three-ply yarn.

Navajo plying 

Dawn P. wanted a closer look at the process of Navajo plying.