March 2025
The meeting took place indoors this month due to the chilly temps. It was a modest turn out.
The Treasurer gave her report. We currently have 30 paid members.
April 19 is Hidden Villa’s sheep shearing in Los Altos Hills and we are invited to come demo spinning. It is great fun and a lovely setting. If you are interested please contact Christine Emmett, christina.c.emmett@gmail.com.
Lambtown is looking for volunteers for various positions at the event. Contact info@lambtown.org or go to their website for more info.
Lynn Curry is coordinating an informal Sheep to Shawl at this year’s Santa Clara County Fair July 30-Aug 3. She will send out an email with details as it gets closer.
Show And Tell
Aviva was busy knitting a hat with fiber from Portland.
Sage was working on a Shifty cardigan.
Marjorie was spinning embroidery thread on a spindle.
Stephanie shared a hand spun, hand woven scarf along with 3 gorgeous finished skeins.
Rachel showed off a few of her 6 knitted emotional support chickens. She also shared a very cute granny square vest.
Carole shared a skein of spun mohair and a cowl made with her first hand spun.
Brenda was busy knitting.
Nancy wore a sweater with a knitted shamrock (she made one for her grandson, too!).
Laura shared some beautiful hand woven yardage.
Kelly shared finger less mitts from hand spun.
Alita was spinning Greenwood fiber on her e-spinner.
Kelsey was spinning alpaca from Lambtown.
Frank was spindle spinning.
Courtney was busy processing cotton for the first time.
Ron was wearing knitted sock with pockets!
February 2025
This month there were lots of freebies up for grabs! By the end of the meeting all were spoken for.
The Treasurer gave her report. Currently we have 27 paid members.
New News
A huge “thank you!” goes out to Ron and Laurel for recovering, working on, and finishing our website! It is very much appreciated!
Consider starting a project to enter in this year’s Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, and/or Monterey County Fairs. You can enter in one or all. The same item can be used.
Lynn is coordinating a spinning and weaving demo for this year’s Santa Clara County Fair. Also up for consideration is a non-competitive Sheep To Shawl. The dates are August 2 and 3.
The Guild has funds for a class or workshop should anyone have any ideas.
Show and Tell
Marjorie showed off her beautiful knitted dress that she has been working on for 12 months! It’s scrappy and fun and made from her and her mom’s hand spun.
Alida shared her first ever skein of hand spun. Yay! She also shared a finished knitted sweater.
Cookie shared 2 colorful belts she made on her backstrap loom.
Alishka passed around her first ever skein of hand spun! Another yay! It was a 3-ply all done on her drop spindle.
Nancy was wearing a sweater she knitted from unraveled yarn and had stitched on a cute knitted heart for Valentine’s Day.
Kelsey was wearing one of her knitted sweaters and shared a pretty skein of rambouillet.
Aviva passed around a finished sweater made from 3-ply hand spun from wool she got in New Zealand in 1988.
Sage was wearing a Spincycle sweater and shared squishy skeins spun woolen.
Melanie was wearing a cute crochet scarf and passed around a finished skein of polworth and silk.
Kelly was wearing her 3rd crochet hexagon sweater and passed around a bright chain-plied skein.
Laura shared finished skeins of Meridian Jacobs fiber.
Carol shared a skein of jacob soon to be a sweater.
Rachel shared many small granny squares for a vest and an in-process emotional support chicken.