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NEXT MEETING: Nov. 28, 2012, 7 PM

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Come join everyone at the Library for an evening of spinning and discussion. Can you make one as cute as this Hebridian we met in Scotland? The Christmas Luncheon get-together is coming up and particulars such as date, time and place will be discussed at this next meeting. If you are a new member, our tradition is to have a hand made "sheep" tree ornament to exchange. A purchased one is definitely o.k., but you have plenty of time to look up a simple knit, crocheted, or stitched sheep to make from your handspun! A British Flock of Sheep to Knit In Carol's latest issue of a British Weaver's Journal, was a small article about a collaborative knitting project, "Give Fleece a Chance" by Claire Crompton. She and friends through out England have been making small knitted sheep from handspun and commercial yarns from wool sourced in South West England. What has emerged from this project, is an online Wool Directory to give easier access to local fleeces and yarns ...