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Publication of

Northwest Regional Spinner’s Association

September 2012

Betty Roberts

Spinning Wheel

Maker

See info inside about bringing your

Betty Robert’s Wheel

To the Fall Board Meeting

October 20th, 2012

Rebecca’s

‘05

Olive Wheel

Made by Betty

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NwRSA President’s Message for September 2012 Loose Threads

Well hello to Summer! Here in the Western Washington District at least,

our summer just started today, July 5. It’s been a long standing joke that na-

ture went along with this year. I know that many of you are getting out the

dye pots, finishing up those projects to put in the local Fairs, and doing educa-

tional demos at same on behalf of NwRSA. Thank you!

I promised that I would continue our discussion of the foundations and

framework that makes NwRSA a viable structure. I’ve discoursed on some of

our Standing Committees such as Media and Newsletter. I’ve talked about

the committees that are formed each year to take care of Elections. I’ve men-

tioned our ad hoc committee who are investigating the possibilities available

to us with an optional electronic publication of Loose Threads.

You recently had contact with the 2012 Conference Committee and will

soon be hearing more from the 2013 Conference Committee. The 2014 Con-

ference Committee is up and running for Oregon and will be looking for your

input. Would you believe that 2015 is just around the corner? Yikes! But yes,

it does take 2 to 3 years to construct a good NwRSA conference. Think about

volunteering for one of these. It can be rewarding and you would have direct

input on how a conference is presented. Make the conference you would like

to see by volunteering for a conference committee.

One of the reasons conference is placed alternately in Western Washing-

ton, Eastern Washington/Idaho/Montana, and in Oregon is that the wise folks

who came before us realized that our vast geographical network also has

widely varying cultures. A conference within a district provides an opportuni-

ty for those in that district to flavor their conference to their culture. It pro-

vides an opportunity for those of us outside that district to learn from that

culture and enrich our own fiber art experiences. I for one embrace the op-

portunity and very much look forward to spending next conference time with

our friends in Eastern Washington/Idaho/Montana. Think of the resources

available to us through this opportunity! Contact Theresa Fears at confer-

[email protected] for more information and to volunteer.

Please enjoy the season and consider furthering the expansion of your

quality of life by getting involved in the workings of your spinning organiza-

tion. Thank you, Rocky

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Send advertising with payment to:

(make checks payable to NwRSA)

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[email protected]

Deadline for submission is on or before the 10th of the month prior to print-

ing. (i.e. September 10th for the October issue). All display ads must be

‘camera ready’ or in an approved electronic format to avoid incurring any

additional charges.

NORTHWEST REGIONAL SPINNERS ASSOCATION

Membership Information

Membership in NwRSA is open to anyone– at least 16 years old– interest-

ed in spinning and living in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Associate Memberships are available to those who live outside the region.

Individual and Associate Memberships are $25.00 per year.

Family memberships (living at same address / over 16)

are $30.00 per year. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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PAYABLE TO NwRSA AND ANY ADDRESS CHANGES TO:

Laura Ferguson

1044 Lorraine St.

Enumclaw, WA 98022

mailto:[email protected]

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Library Information!

Please contact Shannon at

the following number or email.

She can let you know how to

check out books from our exten-

sive library. Please feel free to

use our library since it was do-

nated to us for that purpose. We

have many books on various

fiber related topics! For a com-

plete list please see your annual

roster!

Here is the info for Librarian:

Shannon Henry

813 Aladdin Rd.

Colville, WA 99114

509-684-8502

[email protected]

LEE KIRSHNER LEWIS STUDY

GRANTS

After Lee Lewis' death her family

donated her fiber and tools to

NwRSA. These were sold and the

proceeds used to establish an an-

nual grant. This grant could be

awarded to any of you next year -

expand our knowledge of hand

spinning and fiber arts by your re-

search and study. Application in-

formation can be found at the web

site or in your membership roster,

or contact: Beth Witters

360 452 8542

[email protected] or

[email protected]

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Loose Threads Information

The deadline for Loose Threads is on

or before the 10th of the month prior

to the publication month, ie: Jan 10th

is the deadline for the February issue

Please send all advertisements to

Mimi Dillman,

[email protected]

Send all calendar of events items to

Barbara Seeler, [email protected]

remember to keep calendar of events

items short. If you need more than 2

lines, you will need to place an ad.

All articles and area reports can be

sent to

Ruth Haworth

[email protected]

Loose Threads is published 10 times

a year, with combined issues in July/

August and November/December.

Our website is

nwregionalspinners.org

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2. President’s message

3. Table of Contents/ Thanks You/ Fiber

Quest Ad

4. Calendar of Events/ Weaving works Ad

5. 6010 Retreat/ Area News

6-7. Regular Meetings/ Lost item

8-9. Area News

10-11. Internet Discussion/ RBV Ad/

Olympic Peninsula Farm Tour

12. 2013 Elections

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20-21. Area News

22. Pend Oreille Fiber Art Retreat

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26. Library/ Grant/ Loose Threads Info/

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27. Advertising Rates/ Membership Info

I would like to thank Katherine Berger for all of her hard work on the news-

letter! I know what a hard job this is to do! Katherine, Thanks so much for all

you have done on the newsletter and for NwRSA! We really appreciate all of

it! From all of us at NwRSA!

Table of Contents

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Calendar of Events

September 2012

8-9 The Fall Wool Gathering, formerly in Shaniko, now in Madras OR at Jeffer-

son County Fairgrounds. See Fair’s website and www.fallwoolgathering.com

for further details.

15 WIFFS (Whidbey Island Fabulous Fall Fiber Sale).

www.paradisefoundfiber.com or 360-579-1906 for further details.

22-23 Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival ( OFFF)

29 Area 2010. 1pm-4pm. Snohomish Library

30 Area 2035 1 - 4:30 pm. Ballard Library

October 2012

13 10 am - 5 pm. The Pines Farm Fall Fiber Festival. Contact

[email protected] for further info.

20-21 Fiber Fusion Northwest. Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, WA See

ad, www.fiberfusion.net or Lisa Lewis at [email protected] for further

details.


28 Area 2035 from 1 - 4:30p, at the Ballard Library

November 2012


18 Area 2035 Area 2035 1 - 4:30 pm. Ballard Library

December 2012

January 2013

4-6 Area 6010 Winter Retreat, Silver Falls Conference Center, Sublimity OR.

Contact Lyn Ward at [email protected]

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Northwest Regional Spinners Association Membership Form To join Northwest Regional Spinners Association, please complete

and mail this form along with your check to:

Laura Ferguson

1044 Loraine St.

Enumclaw, WA 98022

Northwest Regional Spinners Association, Inc.

For additional information:

[email protected]

www.nwregionalspinners.org or 360-825-2029

□ Individual Membership $25.00

□ Associate Membership $25.00 (for Guilds and those living out-side the region)

□ Family Membership $30.00 (for more than one member living at the same address)

Name: _______________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

City: ________________ State: ___________ Zip: _____________

E-mail Address: _________________________________________

County: ______________________ Country: __________________

Phone Number:____________________________

Have you ever been a member before? Yes______ No______ If yes,

when? _____________________________

How did you find out about us? _____________________________

You will receive a roster and will be contacted by a local representa-

tive about spinning meetings in your Area. rev June 2012

After August 1, 2012, Please send All Membership checks to:

Laura Ferguson

1044 Loraine St. Enumclaw, WA 98022

Also, please change all of your Membership flyers to show her contact infor-

mation and remove Diane Du Bray’s information from the flyer. New flyers

will be printed soon.

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Serving fiber artists everywhere!

Yarn, fiber, books, classes, tools & more

Knit Night every Tuesday from 5:30 to 8:00 pm

Knit Day every Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm

1401 Commercial Street Bellingham, WA 98225

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Area 2010 Terry Yocum reporting

The first meeting of Area 2010 with

new Director Terry Yocum and Alter-

nate Director Karen Bruggmen was

held on Saturday, June 16th. We did

a lot of planning for the coming

months. Alice Lake demonstrated

Portuguese Knitting, and shared with

us some socks that she was knitting

using this method. This style of

knitting is supposed to be easier on

your hands and particularly your

thumbs. Several other topics were

discussed at the meeting including:

What to use the money that we re-

ceived from the raffle basket at con-

ference.

We decided to spin and knit an af-

ghan as a guild and raffle it off to a

member.

We are purchasing the fiber for the

afghan from a guild member Tara De

Mulling. Barbara Seeler will be teach-

ing us how the spin the fiber worsted

weight at the August meeting. She

will also teach us how to knit to

gauge.

Tara will have us choose the color

way that we want to spin at the July

meeting. Those who wish to partici-

pate will receive their pattern square

and fiber at the August meeting.

We had so much fun last winter,

we’re doing it again!

NW Oregon Area 6010’s Surprisingly Second Annual Winter Retreat

Jan 4-6, 2013 Silver Falls Conference Center, Sublimity, OR

2 nights, 6 meals, $153.00 per person, double occupancy

(Single and triple rates also available)

Contact [email protected] for registration form

NwRSA Area News


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Regular Meetings Area 2005 Peninsula Plyer’s meet the 4th Sunday of the month. Contact Mary Sue French

[email protected], 360-477-3528.

Area 2006 meets on Thursdays 10 AM-2 PM at Race Road Firehouse, except the first Thurs-

day of each month when The Whidbey Weaver's Guild meets at Pacific Northwest Art

School in Coupeville (just off Hwy 20). Contact Anne Barry, 360-299-8443 or

[email protected].

Area 2010 meets the 3rd Saturday of the month at the Snohomish Library 1-4 , unless oth-

erwise noted in the calendar of events. Contact Terry Yocom, [email protected], 425-

337-3734.

Area 2015 Contact Yvonne Madsen, [email protected], 360-756-2018.

Area 2030 meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month at the Burien Free Methodist Church.

520 S. 150th St. Burien, WA. If you have questions please contact Ruth Haworth at

[email protected] or call 206-817-8391. If meeting is cancelled for any reason you will

be notified by email. We meet from 10-4. Bring a potluck dish to share!

Area 2035 meets at the Ballard Library 1-4:30 pm. Contact Chontel Klobas,


Area 2050 Meets monthly contact Teresa Waldo [email protected], 253-833-2769.

Area 2055 (Vashon Island) meets twice per month: the Second Friday Evening from 6-9pm

at a spinners home and the Last Sunday Afternoon from 1-4 pm . Location: Goldbeach

Community Clubhouse. Contact: Myra Willingham 206-463-6995, ziggyon-

[email protected].

Area 2060 Greater Sammamish Handspinners meet the 3rd Sunday of the month at Kelsey

Creek Farm in Bellevue, WA from 11 AM to 3:30 PM. Driving directions at 425-452-7688.

Contact Jan O’Hara, [email protected], 206-919-7364.

Area 2080 meets the 2nd Saturday of the month 11AM to 2PM at

Alice's Reflection Farm in Eatonville, unless otherwise notified. Contact Debbie Anderson


Area 2085 meets the 4th Sunday of the month. 12-4 pm. Contact Susie Shields, volkswalk-


Area 2090 Contact Nickie Williams [email protected] for meeting information.

Area 4010 Colville Valley Fiber Friends meets Mondays 12-3pm at the Pizza Factory 622 S.

Main, Colville, WA. Contact Donna Myers, [email protected], 208-772-1683.

Area 4010 Log Cabin Spinners meet the 1st Wednesday of the month. 10 AM. And the 3rd

Tuesday at 6:30 PM Contact Juaquetta Holcomb 509-290-0151 e-mail:

[email protected] or [email protected]

Area 4010 Spokane Area, Twisted Threads and Pals, Meets12-3pm, Second Saturday, Fire

Station 82, 12100 S. Palouse Highway, Valleyford, confirm with Ellie Sheeran at 509-235-

4137

Area 4010 Associate Guild Sandpoint Fiber Arts meets every 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm and

every Thursday at 12-2pm at Arts Alliance, 518 Oak Street, Sandpoint, ID 83864. Contact

sandpointfiberarts.com or Kristie 208-263-4600 for more information.

Area 4030 Desert Fiber Arts Tuesdays 7:30pm. 3rd Tuesday of the month Richland Public

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Pend Oreille Fiber Arts

Northwest Regional Spinners Association

Area 4040 at

Bear Paw Camp, Newport WA

Friday-Sunday, October 19-21, 2012

2 Nights’ Accommodation/4Meals by 9/28 is $55

2 Nights’ Accommodation/4 Meals after 9/28 is $60

Day rates and individual meals available

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS AT

www.pendoreillefiberarts.weebly.com

[email protected]

INFORMATION, REGISTRATION, VENDORS

Linda 509.671.1540; [email protected]

DOOR PRIZES

(attendee donations encouraged)

VENDORS

PICKER THROW DOWN

Saturday, 2 pm-6pm

SHOW AND TELL

DEMONSTRATIONS

SNACK TABLE (DONATIONS WELCOME)

VISIT SPIN SHOP HAVE FUN

“On the banks of the beautiful Pend Oreille River”

join us.

AREA 2085 May Meeting

We met at the North Mason-

Timberline Library on Sunday after-

noon, May 26.

We had to cut short our social spin-

ning to take care of a lot of business

matters, which, thanks to everyone's

forbearance, were in fact taken care

of. Our next meeting should have a

short business meeting, an education-

al component, and social spinning.

Pamela gave a professional presen-

tation on the differences between

roving, sliver, and top. I think we are

all much better informed on this sub-

ject than we were before.

Our next meeting will be at the

NwRSA Area News Continued

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Library, Richland WA. 4th Tuesday of the month Hastings Bookstore Richland, WA. Contact

Mary Tollman, [email protected], 509-929-5648.

Area 4030 Shear Creative Guild of Okanogan County, WA , meets every other Satur-

day. Contact Eva Sapp at 509-826-5527 or [email protected].

Area 4040 Pend Oreille Fiber Arts: Meet every Wednesday from 9 am to noon at Create

Arts Center, 900 West 4th, Newport, WA. Cost is $2 per person per time. Funds go to Art

Center. All fiber artists new and experienced welcome. Information: Riet Westphal

509.445.1326; Linda Karr 509.671.1540 or [email protected].

Area 4040 Loosely Knit, a gathering of spinners, knitters, and other fiber activities. Every

Thursday, 1-3 pm, Cusick Valley Library, Cusick, WA. Information: Riet Westphal,

509.445.1326

Area 6010 1st Tuesday of the month. Astoria, Contact Lyn Ward, lyn-

[email protected],503-620-2635.

Area 6010 meets the 3rd Thursday of the month. 7-9pm Wahsington/Helvetia County at

Marcelle Andersons House. Contact Marcelle at 503-647-0086 or [email protected].

Area 6010 Tillamook meets on Tuesdays 10-4 at Latimer Center. Contact Sue Trout

[email protected], 503-842-6341 for more info.

Area 6025 meets the 4th Saturday of the month at the Hood River Alliance Church - Hood

River, Oregon 10:am ~ 2:pm -- bring bag lunch. Contact: Jane McLean:

[email protected] or 503-577-5273. Linda Gouge at [email protected] or

541-296-8222.

Area 6030 We meet each 3rd Wednesday from 2-5 pm at Fantasy Fibers, 9190 S Centennial

Lane, Canby, OR and every second Sunday from 1-4 pm at members' homes Contact Pat

Wendt, 503-632-4289, [email protected]., or Jan McMahon, 503-632-3354,

[email protected].

Area 6040 meets the 1st Saturday of the month. 9:30 AM- 3 PM Contact Kathy Holt


Area 6055 meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday Evening of each month. 7:30 - 9:30pm.

Also: The 1st, 3rd & 5th (if there is one) Sunday of each month. 11 - 3pm. Visit the EWES

homepage to find meeting location as it moves around. Contact Beki-Reis Montgomery


Area 6060 meets the 3rd Saturday of the month. 10 AM-3 PM Contact Connie Paulsen,


Area 6060 meets Tuesdays 7 PM-9 PM in homes. Contact Fredda Butler at jfbut-

[email protected] or 541-444-2241.

Area 6065 meets the 2nd Saturday of the month. 10 AM Contact

Carrie Gordon, [email protected], 541-447-8233.

LOST (at conference)

One Kromski carry bag, dark green canvas. This bag contained my

bobbins, lazy kate, and hand cards, along with a variety of fiber, includ-

ing a pound of white merino. If you took it by accident, please let me

know: Suzanne [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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Alice Lake suggested that we ask

Evelyn Clarke to teach a class on

knitting shawls. Several other mem-

bers suggested that we select some

other workshops on topics that are

educational and interesting to our

members for future meetings. Ann

suggested that we have a spinning for

weaving class in the future. It was also

suggested that we have a member or

members be responsible for hospitali-

ty.

We spent the rest of the meeting

having refreshments and talking

about how wonderful conference

was. Several people showed their

ribbons and projects. Ann Klinect

won Best use of Fiber plaques and

ribbons. She designed a sweater from

a picture of wall hanging. Alice Lake

won the People’s Choice Award for a

beautiful rug that she used some

wool from her own sheep and spun

up. She used other wool as well. It

took he over ten years to finish this

beautiful rug! Congratulations to our

talented members!

Claudia Wagner is going to demon-

strate making funky yarn at our July

meeting. The contest for the Ever-

green Fair is to make the Funkiest

Yarn. Claudette took a great class at

conference and will show us how to

make the yarn that she made in her

class. It was a fabulous meeting and

we can’t wait until next month’s

meeting! Terry Yocom, Director Re-

porting

Minutes for Area 2010 NwRSA for

Saturday July 21st

The meeting was called to order at

3:20P.M. by Terry Yocom in the

Snohomish Library. The minutes were

taken by Alternate Director Karen

Bruggman.

1. Tina Rhienford was voted and ap-

proved as our new Treasurer by a

unanimous vote.

2. It was decided that the raffle bas-

ket money from conference be used

to send either the director or alter-

nate director to Conference 2013.

3. Tara De Mulling will be dyeing ten

pounds of fiber in a Fall Color way,

and ten pounds of fiber in a Winter

Color way in Polworth and Silk for the

Afghan Project that will be started by

the guild in August.

4. The August meeting will feature

Barbara Seeler teaching members of

the guild how to spin worsted weight

yarn and meet gauge. It was decided

that members would make eight-inch

squares, and that we may be able to

make more than one afghan.

5. It was discussed that we are con-

sidering having Evelyn Clark teach us

a workshop on how to use handspun

and commercial yarns to create a vari-

ety of triangular shaped shawls and


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current thoughts about getting more

information on Areas is asking each

one to write about itself and put an

article in Loose Threads. So let me

start this process with a description

of Area 2060.

Area 2060, a member of the Western

Washington District, is located on the

east side of Lake Washington stretch-

ing to the western side of the Cas-

cades. The boundaries are contained

within King County, and I refer you to

the Area 2060 website http://

www.area2060.nwregionalspinners.o

rg for the specific boundary lines.

We meet the third Sunday of the

month from 11:00 to 3:30 in a City of

Bellevue Parks and Recreation build-

ing on the city owned Kelsey Creek

Farm Park. The address is 130th Place

Southeast, Bellevue, WA. Directions

to the farm are available on this web-

site: http://www.farmerjayne.com/

DRIVING_DIRECTIONS.html

Members are asked to bring their

own lunch and can bring something

to share by placing it on the table.

Members often bring snack items to

share. Hot water is provided to make

tea or coffee with the packages pro-

vided.

What are our members like?

Quite a number of our members

have other interests that they kindly

share with others if requested. Some

of the hobbies/skills of our members

are jewelry making, pottery, glass

blowing, weaving, bobbin lace, lace

knitting, doll making, rug making,

sewing, machine knitting, dyeing, and

more. One member wrote a book

from her teaching experience of Tap

Root Crafts, such as weaving, and

more.

Our members are primarily from

the local suburban cities, but some do

have fiber producing animals, rabbits,

llamas, which they share or exchange

the fiber with others as well as sell.

Also the Kelsey Creek Farm has a

yearly sheering event, and we can

purchase fleece at this event.

If you are interested in joining us,

then come on the third Sunday of the

month, but READ the directions first.

Note there is a gate barring the en-

trance to the farm, so follow these

directions to get to the white meeting

building. Enter the Kelsey Creek Park

and proceed over the bridge toward

the farm. When you encounter the

white latched gate, pick up the lock

and open the gate. Drive through and

stop. Shut the gate and put the hang-

ing lock chain back into position. Pro-

ceed up the hill to the white house;

park your car. During the summer we

meet in the upper floor of the house;

otherwise, look for the door in the

lower floor of the building. Come and


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products at our August retreat! We

can’t wait for it to get here! She has

her new book at the publisher now.

We are hoping that it will be available

at the retreat! Ruth Haworth re-

porting!

2035 Anne-Marie Shimozato Re-

porting

13 of us gathered at the Ballard Li-

brary on June 17th, Father's Day, to

spin and catch up after Conference.

Our youngest participant was Selah's

son, Morgan, who was all of five

months old. It was nice of Eric, a dad

and 2035 member, to spend his holi-

day spinning with us, too. I noticed

that there were 11 of us on wheels

and two drop spindling.

Our group spent the afternoon dis-

cussing what several of us had done

at Conference, how our raffle basket

was received, and plans for attending

Black Sheep. [Chontel reported post

Black Sheep that it was GREAT! A lot

of spinners attended this year, a fan-

tastic blue grass band performed, and

there was a delicious potluck with

many older, traditional recipes! The

rain was brutal on the campers but

they survived.] Cathy reminded us

that Viking Days is on August 18 - 19

at the Nordic Heritage Museum and

there will be spinning and weaving

demonstrations.

One of our group's goals is to edu-

cate the public on spinning and how

textiles can be produced by hand. We

had two families stop by to watch us

spin. Phyllis was drop spindling and

let one of the little girls try her hand

at it. A brother and sister team men-

tioned that they had inherited a drop

spindle from a relative but didn't

know what it was until they spotted

us. They may come again with their

mother to learn how to use it.

Selah brought us a special treat of

fiber. Last year, she was planning to

"Spin the Alphabet" for Tour de

Fleece. For the letter "z", she ordered

a Zwartables fleece from England. It

took some time to receive it and she

ended up not spinning it for the 2011

TdF. To our delight, she gave us each

a generously big handful to try. Most

of us had never heard of this breed

and were impressed with how choco-

latey brown and soft the fiber was.

Thank you, Selah, for sharing your

Zwartables with us!

NwRSA Area 2060 - Who we are!

Hello, Being a member of NwRSA over

the last decade, I learned it is a big

organization of over 500 members,

but I know little of the other Areas so

far. I’d like to know more. How to

learn more about the other Areas is a

question I have thought about. My


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scarfs knit from the top down. Terry

is going to find out how many stu-

dents Evelyn can teach and find a

classroom for her to teach the work-

shop. The workshop cost is $600.

and we discussed members that

attend pay a nominal fee (not decid-

ed yet).

6. It was discussed and decided by

the members to have Karen Chabin-

sky teach two classes on terms for

weaving on a rigid heddle loom. The

first class will focus on learning how

to spin for your warp. She will also

go over weaving terms that we need

to know. The second class will be on

how to warp and weave on a rigid

heddle loom and first step in weav-

ing.

7. Karen Bruggman would like to do

a fiber study. It was decided to wait

until after St. Distaff’s day to start

the study. This is a research study. It

was voted and approved by the

membership. Further details will be

discussed soon.

8. Corky presented and handed out

information on entering items in the

Evergreen Fair. The entry dates

were also mentioned.

9. Claudette won the raffle basket.

10. The next meeting is Saturday,

August 18th in the Snohomish Li-

brary from 1-4P.M.

11. The meeting adjourned.

12. The program was presented by

Claudette Wagner. She showed the

guild how to make funky yarn. This

was a lot of fun, because the special

contest at the Evergreen Fair is to

see who can make the funkiest yarn!

Claudette shared what she had

learned in a class at conference this

year. Thank you Claudette for shar-

ing.

Area 2030 held their annual dye day

at Lin Schwider’s house on the 4th of

July! We had a great time and had

members from area 2010 and 2050

join us! It was a lot of fun and we got

some great colors! Beth was dyeing

Alpaca fiber, some people were

dyeing mohair and others wool! A

new member of our area came, Ellen

and we got to know her a bit, she is

a new spinner! Welcome to our Area

Ellen!

All of us went home with a new

tomato plant that Amy and Morgan

had grown! They had some extras so

we were able to take one with us! It

was a beautiful day for spinning and

dyeing! A special thanks to Lin and Al

for always being willing to open their

house to our guild!

I would like to encourage all of the

members to attend the meetings! It

is a lot of fun and we have some in-

teresting members! Alicia will be

teaching how to make soap and bath


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Loose Threads on the Internet by Barbara Leahy

Sounds simple? In reality, I’ve learned it is not. Although the logistics of

creating a media and putting it onto the Internet may sound simple

enough, the distribution logistics behind this task are at first daunting. The

technology change involved with getting Loose Threads onto the Internet

can be accomplished, but how to deliver that technology is a big question.

First, Loose Threads is sent in the US Mail and will, by default, continue

to be sent in the US mail.

Second, some of our members are asking for Internet access to Loose

Threads. To respond to these member’s requests a committee was setup

to discuss how to achieve this goal. As a member of this committee, I have

been listening and discussing Loose Threads on the Internet with people. I

have not found a common solution in those discussions.

I have learned there are many Internet delivery options: via a website,

a password-protected website, in email, or a link to a site in email. Each of

these options has benefits and drawbacks. I will say now, people have

expressed a preference for delivery in email, others have requested an

email link to a webpage instead..

Preferences aside, the logistics of tracking who wants Loose Threads in

which or what distribution media needs to be worked out. Someone sug-

gested just sending Loose Threads to every member’s email. I’ve learned

that suggestion is not workable. I’ve learned people do not want their

email mail boxes filled with large attachments, and I understand there is a

cost for some to download these large files. If a member has to pay an

increased cost to receiving Loose Threads on the Internet, then I can un-

derstand their preference for US mail. Then

we have members on the other edge of the spectrum. Some members,

like me, do not have ready access to the US Mail, but have ready access to

the Internet. A solution of getting Loose Threads on the Internet fits this

membership subset.

The Loose Threads committee are discussing the issues with delivering

Loose Threads on the Internet as well is in US mail. When I have more

updates, I will post them. In the meantime, please submit your opinions

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Leahy

Ad hoc Committee report – Use of conference overage funds to produce

scholarships to conference – Beth Witters, Ann Klinect

Use of informational slide show in other venues – Beki Reis-Montgomery

New Business

Move to amend By Laws to reflect fiscal year beginning January 1 and ending

December 31 as published in July 2012 Loose Threads.

Move to amend By Laws to permit Executive Committee position of Treasur-

er to be appointed vs elected as published in July 2012 Loose Threads.

Approve Procedures Manual correction Corporate Information, NwRSA Fi-

nances, Rocky Wisniewski, Sheila January, Ann Klinect. Postponed from

June 1, 2012 meeting.

Move to amend By Laws making Webspinner a staff position and eligible for

reimbursement for conference expenses as published in July 2012 Loose

Threads.

Announcements - Board Meeting February 2013 – Need volunteer to host

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products

Felting service and felted products

Individual and group felting classes

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http://www.felicityfibers.com/

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NwRSA

Agenda for Board of Directors meeting October 20, 2012

Roll Call

Approval of Agenda

Approval Consent Agenda Items

Accept resignation Ad Hoc Loose Threads Committee Chair Terry Yocom;

Accept Barb Leahy Ad Hoc Loose Threads Committee Chair

Accept Jane McLean Judging and Standards Committee Chair

President’s Report – Rocky Wisniewski

Vice President – Board Training; Procedures Manual Updates

Correspondence – Secretary, Teresa Wilson

Treasurer’s Report – Treasurer Ann Klinect

Report: mileage determination tool for travel reimbursement procedure

Status Directors and Officers Surety Bond Insurance

Status Taxes

Status 2011 Audit/Annual Review

Proposal: Amend By Laws re: Audit – Nancy Winston

Elections Committee Report – Cheryl Miller Oenning

Membership Report – Membership Chair, Laura Ferguson

Newsletter Committee Report – Editor, Ruth Haworth

Conference 2012 Report – Conference Chair, Beth Witters

Conference 2013 Report – Conference Co Chairs,

Theresa Fears, Ellie Sheeran

Conference 2014 Report – Conference Chair Christine Thomas-Flitcroft

Media Committee Report – Barb Leahy

Workshops Committee Report – Committee Chair, Faye Frei

Judging and Standards Committee Report –

Committee Chair, Jane McLean

Special NwRSA Event Camp Burton –

Committee Chair, Marge Lindsay

District Reports

WWA: Darliss Saylor

EWA/MT/ID: Karen Goodson

OR: Marlyn Balzat

Unfinished Business

Ad hoc Committee report – Electronic publication of Loose Threads – Barb

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to the NwRSA website forum.

Use the URL link below to find the webpage. Then create an account

and login with the account you created. Once logged in, first click on

“Board Index,” and then “First Forum.” After clicking “First Forum” you

will see at least two topics. Click on the “Loose Threads on the Internet”

topic and please take the poll. It will help us. http://

www.nwregionalspinners.org/phpbb2

Thank you.

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email: [email protected]


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2013 ELECTIONS

Time flies so fast it's hard to believe it's time to think about Association

elections again. This coming January we will be voting for a new President,

Secretary, and Directors-at-Large and their alternates for all three Districts -

Western, Eastern and Oregon.

The individuals currently holding these positions are:

President - Rocky Wisniewski Secretary - Teresa Wilson

Western District Director-at-Large - Darliss Saylor Alternate - Joanne Starr

Eastern District Director-at-Large - Karen Goodson Alternate - Beverly Allen

Oregon District Director-at-Large - Marlyn Blazt Alternate - Trish Andersen

Terms of office are two years for all positions. Directors and Alternates

may hold office for no more than three successive terms in any one office

without a one year intervention between terms. The President and Secretary

may serve no more than two consecutive terms in a single position.

Suggestions from the membership for nominations for President and Sec-

retary are to be made to any member of the Elections Committee before Oc-

tober 10, 2012. Anyone wishing to stand for election to either the Director-at

-Large or alternate positions needs to submit a written letter signed by two

members of the district in which the vacancy occurs, to the Election Com-

mittee Chair before October 10, 2012.

If you wish to contact a member of the Election Committee, that contact

information can be obtained from the President. Once all nominations and

suggestions for the open positions are in, the Elections Committee will submit

a ballot with the slate of candidates to the membership in early January 2013.

Ballots are to be returned to the Elections Committee Chair by January 25,

2013. The votes will be tallied by the Committee and the results of the elec-

tion will be reported at the Winter Board Meeting and then published in the

next issue of the Newsletter.

So, put on your thinking caps and start talking to your friends. See if you

have time to devote to the running of the organization that provides you with

all those wonderful opportunities to increase your stash of yarn and fleece

(tongue in cheek here). Get two friends to sign the piece of paper nominating

you as Director or Alternate or better yet, call and suggest yourself for Presi-

dent or Secretary.

Do not hesitate, time is running out. Get your suggestions and nomina-

tions in to the Elections Committee no later than October 10th. Thanks.

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Bring your Betty Roberts spinning wheel to Ellensburg for the

NwRSA Fall Board Meeting October 20th from 10:00a to 4:00p

for the 4th Annual

Betty Roberts Wheel Owner Spin-In

Questions about the event? Contact [email protected]

Some BR wheel owners have reservations at the Motel 6 in Ellensburg

for Friday and/or Saturday night. Dinner plans on Saturday evening will be made by the

group during the spin-in.

Betty will be there, and plans to bring new wheels for sale.

Questions about her wheels?

Contact Betty at [email protected]

Rebecca's '05 Olive Wheel

Betty in 2011

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The Sometimes Forgotten Single

In my first year of spinning, singles attracted me because I thought this

would be a great way to get enough for yarn for a sweater fast. For my first

handspun sweater, I spun fat singles using the technique from Paula Sim-

mons’ Spinning for Softness and Speed and Spinning and Weaving with the

Wool. Either of these books will suffice though Spinning for Softness and

Speed is more concise.

I put my drive band on the biggest whorl and set my tension just enough to

hold the yarn together as it was wound on the bobbin. I used a long draw for

a woolen yarn. Leaving the yarn on the bobbins overnight allowed the yarn to

set and hold together as I skeined off. Occasionally, I was impatient and I

skeined off too early, resulting in a break in the yarn. When this happened, I

put the bobbin back on the flyer assembly and joined the two ends as if I were

spinning as usual. The singles are fluffy enough to make this an easy task. The

only drawback is that the rest of the skein has to be wound off the bobbin

while still on the flyer assembly.

I finish the fat singles by fulling them slightly through a little agitation with a

sink plunger and a bit of shocking with hot and cold water.

Because I am a knitter, I prefer a balanced yarn that when wet in the skein

will hang straight or only slightly twist to the side. This way, I feel comfortable

that my stitches won’t slant and my finished work won’t morph into strange

shapes. If I’m doing a lace shawl or scarf, I never worry about a balanced yarn.

The piece will be blocked and the dormant energy in the single gives an alive-

ness to the fabric.

If I find my singles have a little too much twist, I just run them through the

wheel again in the opposite direction they were spun. This is also a great

method for creating balanced singles out of my worsted spun yarn which al-

ways seems to have too much twist for a single.

Singles, especially fat ones, are a perfect choice for coarser fibers because

the less twist the softer the yarn. We all know how the coarse fleece feels so

soft before it is spun. I also find the thick singles excellent for felting projects.

Singles are fun and I have only touched upon a small fragment of possibili-

ties here. I’m sure every spinner has their favorite way of utilizing the single’s

unique characteristics. Kim MacDonaald

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OREGON FLOCK

AND FIBER FESTIVAL

September 22 & 23, 2012

Workshops also on Friday,

September 21

Clackamas County

Event Center

Canby, Oregon

Free Admission & Free Parking

Open: 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday

9 am to 4 pm on Sunday

2012 Celebrated Breed:

Border Leicester

Featured Handcraft:

Weaving

Visit in our barn:

The Shepherd’s Market Place

Events for the whole family to enjoy

Fiber Shows & Sales, Raw Fiber, Yarns,

Fiber Creations

Livestock Shows & Exhibits:

Sheep, Goats, Llamas, Rabbits,

Alpacas

And More!

Workshops for Everyone!

Spinning, Knitting, Felting,

Dyeing, Basketry,

Weaving, Adornments,

Animal Husbandry

Activities for all ages!

Craft activities

Music and an Art Show

Cook-OFFF with free tasting

Artisan cheese tasting

For more info or for Catalog

[email protected]

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BALMY OVER BAST

By Pam Salisbury

Bast n.: 1. Bot. The fibrous materials obtained from plants used to make cord-

age or textiles.

Last year it was cotton. I went a little nuts over it. For years I was skeptical

and a little afraid of it, cotton that is. It was a little like the first time I went

skiing. Why would anybody want to hurtle down a snowy slope on two skinny

slats, I asked myself? Then a friend told me it was really fun and I should try

it. She was right…. just like the friends that many years later told me that

spinning that snowy cotton stuff was fun and I should try it. They were right

too.

But that was last year. I managed to slog through several months of this year

in blissful ignorance of any other potential bast love affairs. Yes, I had heard

about the flax that I didn’t include in my diet, and, yes, I had heard about the

hemp that was legal, but there wasn’t much else that stimulated me to pur-

sue any further adventures in bast. Frankly, the terms that were associated

with flax production were a definite turn-off for me: retting (yuk), scutching

(double yuk) and hackling or heckling (ouch).

Then I found myself sitting directly across from Sarah Anderson at the Whid-

bey Spin-In. Directly next to her, up close and personal-like, stood “Cousin It”,

minus the little derby hat and the glasses, from the old TV show The Addams

Family. Well, it wasn’t really Cousin It, but it was a darn good stand-in. Re-

markably, Sarah was spinning Cousin It! Cousin It was, in fact, a well-dressed

flax strick affixed to a coat rack.

The sediment at the bottom of my brain started to bubble, the wheels slowly

ground into position, the gear cogs clicked and the data read-out said: flax –

linen – weaving – oh goody! The chance encounter with Cousin It ushered the

non-dietary kind of flax into my life.

Naturally, I went into acquisition mode at this point, seeking out sources for

and information about flax and linen. I found help from good friends like Sa-

rah, who knew what they were doing (when you are clueless, good friends are

a Godsend). I learned that retting (yuk), scutching (double yuk) and hackling

(ouch) were not really as awful as they originally sounded…. but I still didn’t

want to do any of that. What I absolutely wanted to do was spin flax.

I can now count myself among the puckered fingers group of spinners. The

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fingers of both my hands carry that tell tale pucker signature of one who wet

spins flax. Hmmm, I wonder if the FBI keeps special puckered fingerprint files

on flax spinners? But I digress.

So, as the saying goes, one thing led to another. The thing to which I was led

ended up being a really nice towel made of hemp fiber. It was handspun and

hand knitted and it had such a comforting feel to it. (Okay, nice towels do

that to me…I’m not ashamed to admit it. My tactile senses are easily influ-

enced. That’s why I’m a spinner.) And then…. without any further ado, the

legal form of cannibis sativa fiber entered my life and ultimately wound up

on my bobbins. (Sorry, no pun intended)

From then on, I was highly susceptible to bast. It appeared that I had totally

lost any natural immunity to bast that I might have ever had. Without my

conscious knowledge, thoughts and desires about bast began incubating in

my mind. My fingers sought out fabric things to touch and feel while my

brain categorized them: animal fiber, bast fiber, sericulture, blended fiber,

synthetic fiber and so on. One might say I was stalking the stalk.

I watched an entire video (in two parts) about harvesting, hand processing

and spinning Scotch Broom. The video was entirely in Italian and I only rec-

ognized two words: filatura (spinning) and ginestera (broom). (Beyond

those two words, vino is the only other manifestation of my Italian linguistic

abilities.) It took the whole village to process the Scotch Broom into fiber

suitable for spinning. This was a fascinating video. My mesmerized state in

response to this video was amazing because this video would never have

held my interest BB (Before Bast). Despite the “fun” the villagers seemed to

be having (particularly the dancing part) I had no desire to partake in the

arduous tasks of processing Scotch Broom. However, were I given the op-

portunity, I would eagerly spin the prepared fiber from Scotch Broom.

One day I happened to be looking at fiber photos on the Internet and I was

sent ‘round the bend again. Bamboo bast top! Wow! This was not the

“rayon” type bamboo, this was the stuff stripped from the bamboo stalks

and processed like flax. The tag line said it spun up like flax and hemp. What

more could one possibly want?

So, I’m off and running again, this time seeking out the bamboo bast experi-

ence. That is, as long as I don’t have to go into the jungles with a machete.

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