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Spinning at the Winery Recap Time for a nap on the cool lawn for one spinner Weather in the mid to high 90's was predicted! But the Vendors bravely came and so did the crowds. Attendance was down a bit, as expected. However people brought plenty of shade and the pepper trees and lovely lawn of the winery did their best to keep us comfortable. Clouds covered the sky most of the day, which was a blessing. They did however, bring us a taste of what its like to live in humid weather. Thank you California for not being humid! A big thanks to all Treadles members who came and worked and brought lovely items for the Raffle, which many people mention as part of the reason they come. This year there was another Ashford spinning wheel along with one of the last of Will's 6-bobbin lazy kate's along with the matching flax distaff. Two happy winners. Next year will be the 20th annual Spinning at the Winery. We are all looking forward to that. Any ideas on how to make it a really special...

June 4, 2016 10 am to 4 pm Retzlaff Winery, 1356 N. Livermore Ave. Livermore $5 entry per person Our 19th annual day of spinning and fun. See more info in previous blog. Following is the work schedule that Joan has been collecting volunteers for. From Joan: This will be your reminder of what you signed up for.   IF you didn't sign up but are coming , please email me at Joanweave@aol.com and tell me what you would like to do.  You can see there are some holes.  Remember what our guild reaps from this fundraiser.  It helps pay for workshops, speakers and has provided funds to purchase the electric carders, rigid heddle looms, DVDs and other tools that we can all use at no charge. Set-up 1. Reba 2. Linda Burton 3. Wendy Lacy 4. Carolyn Blumert Clean-up 1.Pam Murdock 2. Carol Causey 3. 4. Entry Fee/Greeters 9-10 Joan Setka 10-11 Cathi Till 11-12 Mary-Helen 12-1 Linnie 1-2 Greta Parking Attendant (last year Retzlaff had parking attendants, not sure about this year) 9-1...

Call for Dye Day Like Red? This is Your Day There are still openings for the 2016 Dye Day to be held on May 21!! This is a special opportunity to learn from one of the best independent dyers in Northern California using natural dyes. If you have ever had the pleasure of spinning the yummy fibers of Dreamy Goat Fibers , you will understand how special this day will be. Both Mary Finley and Roger Salter of Dreamy Goat Designs will be leading activities on this day.   Mary will be teaching us to dye using cochineal bugs to get gorgeous reds in different shades and Roger will be demonstrating and leading you in color blending on a carder or blending board.  Two workshops run simultaneously!! The guild is subsidizing about half the cost of this day (out of Winery proceeds) and there is a small registration fee of $25. Sign up by contacting Pam Murdock at pemurdock@comcast.net . You will receive further information once you register. This registration is limited to 30 participants,...

NOTE: T HIS MEETING IS ON A TUESDAY NIGHT, RATHER THAN OUR USUAL WEDNESDAY PROGRAM The last of our Sheep Breed Studies: Gotland Sheep by Pam M. Wensleydale Sheep by Pat E. Icelandic by Lisa W. Norwegian by Mary Helen B. Speaking of the sheep of Norway, there is an interesting article online that should be of interest to us spinners, No Wool No Vikings - The Fleece That Launched 1000 Ships by Claire Eamer Today, boats such as this recreated Viking ship, sport linen sails Photo by Claire Eamer from Hakai Magazine online Claire recounts a recent trip aboard the Braute , a Viking style recreated ship. She talks not just about the cold, difficult day journey itself, but also what it took in ancient times to create the sails for the ships. As recently as 200 years ago, the square sails of some of the Viking ships were most likely woolen - dense cloth of handspun wool, "woven on looms in their small dark cottages. . . Outfitting a single warship might have required the wool of 1000 s...

PROGRAM:   JEN HOOVER Jen carrying a back full of dried peas Jen is currently pursuing a Master's degree in textiles at UC Davis. One of her projects took her to the other side of the world to a women's group in the Himalayas. Her presentation will focus on the natural dye experiments they did there and the spinning and weaving traditions of the region. No Sheep Breed presentation from our members this month. Natural dyed wool drying in the Himalayas DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR 2016 Mar. 30, Treadles Meeting April 8, 9, 10. CNCH Conference in Modesto [all info is on line at the link to the right]  Apr. 26, Treadles Meeting [ date change - TUESDAY night ]  May 21, Dye Day - With Dreamy Goat Design. Check the previous newsletter for more information. June 4,   SPINNING AT THE WINERY, annual spinning day at Retzlaff Winery, Livermore June 17 - 19,   Palouse Fiber Arts Festival, Moscow Idaho. To get info on this fun looking fest you will need to sign in to get their...

PROGRAM Black Welsh Mountain Sheep with Reba Cotswold Shee p with Carol Grey Finn Sheep with Kathy Dowel Last month we had lots of info on four different breeds in our Sheep Breed Study that we never got around to showing Judith MacKenzie's video on The Evolution of Wool . So it has been postponed once again. We'll have it on hand and one of these month's there will be time to view it. Meanwhile, we continue with our very interesting studies of the breeds we have for this year long study. CNCH CONFERENCE INFO Dates to remember: March 5,  Early bird registration deadline March 26,  Last day to cancel your registration March 1,  Deadline for Fashion Show entry form March 11,  Deadline for Gallery entry forms March 18,  Last day to send in Return to Sender skein and entry form and $5 March 18,  Last day to send in Return of Return to Sender creation and entry form and $5  April 8,   Gallery deliveries to conference site, 9am to 1 pm Treadles member...