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NEXT MEETING: FEB. 28, 2018, 7 PM

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PROGRAM As mentioned in last month's blog, Treadles has no Program Chair this year. Hence, no one has come up with a program for this month. We will still meet and have Show & Tell, bring your wheel to sample a surprise fiber and watch a video yet to be determined! You could also bring your swap fibers and get in a good hour of spinning on your shawl project. If something better pops up, you'll see it at the meeting! ADDENDUM: Program Info We’ll watch a presentation about the Imperial Stock Ranch and the clothing that Ralph Lauren designed for this years Olympic athletes.The “Lauren” brand emblazoned on his clothing may be something for us who care about American grown wool and the people who produce it, a proud thing to wear after all. A quote from the website: “Ralph Lauren is an iconic American brand,” observed Jeanne Carver, who along with her husband, Dan, owns the  s prawling Imperial   Stock Ranch  in Oregon’s high desert. “They are a global leader and inf...