Meeting Reminder

Fiber Guild Meeting

Saturday, August 20, 2016

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10:00 AM

Fremont County Public Library

   200 Amoretti Street

   Lander, WY 82520


Please bring any items you want to donate
for the Guild's Fiber Fest Silent Auction

Cord Control

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Everyone has a multitude of cords (phone, tablet, computer, mp3 player, ebook chargers, etc.) that seem to have a life of their own and love to get tangled with other cords.

Onelmon shares a tutorial for creating a quick and easy elastic fastener for cords.

Binkie Clip

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Binkies are important to little ones, and making sure they are always handy and stay clean is important to moms.

Rae Gun Ramblings shares a tutorial (complete with photos) for Making a Binkie Clip in just 15 minutes.

Silent Auction

Wanted:   Donated items for the Guild's Silent Auction
                      to be held at the Fiber Fest 
                      Saturday, September 10, 2016

What We Need:
                Anything that would appeal to a crafter
                Craft Books -- crochet, weaving, knitting, spinning,    
                     dyeing, etc.
                Yarn, fabric, kits, etc.
                Craft tools, accessories, and notions - needles, hooks, 
                     looms, equipment, accessories
                
Why:    Raise funds for Professional Development Weekends 
              Funds will be used for instructors, classes, 
                       and related expenses

Who:     Mary H. and Nancy S. will collect your items and 
               prepare it for the Silent Auction. Please bring all
               items to the August 20, 2016 meeting

             

Quilt-o-Mime

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Connecting Threads provides a fun and not-so-typical version of charades that will have you and your quilting friends in stitches. Test your quilting knowledge while amusing the other players with your acting ability as you gesture out these quilty phrases.

The pdf of the game can be found here

Fast Quilt Backs

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Quilters are always looking for techniques that save them time. Catbird Quilt Studio shares a tutorial with step by step photos for preparing a fast quilt backing.

The technique does not work for directional fabrics.

Using a Kitestick

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One of Peggy Osterkamp's Weaving Tips is how to use a Kitestick instead of Chaining Warps. 

She says, "Put your warp onto a kitestick rather than chaining it off the warping board. This new method keeps the threads under tension so they can’t tangle. The idea of chaining is to keep the warp threads organized by “crocheting” the warp, using your hand and arm as the crochet hook. However, this is the least desirable method to move your warp because the threads are not under tension and can tangle. A chain is also susceptible to coming un-chained when you least expect it. Remember: the only thread that can’t tangle is one under tension."

Read the entire post which includes multiple illustrations here.