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January 2020

Huck Towel program

Show & Tell

December 2019

November 2019
Beaded Kumihimo with Pam

October 2019
Wool-Shearing to Shawl
Demonstration of Cleaning, Carding & Spinning
Marti Zoerb

September 2019-No meeting, water main break

August 2019

Wire-Framed Tissue Flowers-Vicki Henson

Show & Tell

Wendy’s Punch Embroidery project. She is making a game board.

July 2019 - Cookout and Fiber & Craft Swap
Remaining Items were donated to the Hart Gallery in Chattanooga

Quick business meeting, then just relaxing and enjoying visiting.

Show & Tell

June 2019
Chattanooga Public Library-Main Branch Downtown

Wendy showed us how to make beaded stitch markers for our knitting and crochet projects

June Show & Tell

Ruthie’s most recent project

Marti’s Swedish Weaving

May 2019-String Painting

So much fun!
Don’t you think that Black and white is a striking look for this piece of art.
Imagine how amazing this will look hanging on the wall.
Rebecca is full of ideas she wants to share, and we are all willing to learn.

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April 2019-Bobbin Lace

Bobbin Lace pillow from Spain.

We really had no idea what to expect today, but suddenly we were pulled into the twisted web of the pattern and beauty of Lace making. The hours flew by as Rebecca walked us through the basics and we started creating. By the time we left we were feeling comfortable with what we were doing. Most of us were "hooked" and ready to do more.
We may need to consider having another class in Lace making again.

Show and Tell

Ruthie captured our attention again with her lovely quilts.

This is Ruthie's completed Murder Mystery Quilt we started in 2018

This lovely pattern captured everyone's heart!

March 2019-Kumihimo

Diana getting us started on our Kumihimo projects.

Diana created a piece by using a multicolor thread throughout the project that created a beautiful confetti look.

This class was informative and enjoyable.
Everyone was amazed at the beautiful results we got and the variety of patterns we could create just by placing our threads in a particular position.
Cathy, showed us an amazing design she created by increasing the number of threads she used in her pattern.
10 year old Avery joined us as a guest, and caught on very quickly. He helped us prepare our threads to start our project.

February 2019
Fabric Bowls

Fabric Bowls

Our visitors today. Mom and Daughter.

Show & Tell

January 2019-Broomstick lace

Broomstick lace

Show & Tell

One sample of Broomstick lace in a scarf pattern

Beadwork Band - Karen Stakely

November 2018

Thanks Martha O for showing us the hem stitch.

Show & Tell

Martha's Hemstitch

Finishing up our weaving projects

Gayle's "Twenty Something" Quilt

A bag filled with Flax to use on your eyes at night

I love to keep this on my eyes at night.

Ruthie's next hand pieced quilt.

Karen S made a lovely sunflower. Brown cotton in the center and scrubby yarn on the outside edge.

Karen S made a small but deep bowl cozy. Perfect for her ice cream.

Karen S made a denim bag with a ribbon handle

The inside of Karen's bag was lined using parts of a man's shirt.

October 2018

A Quick technique for Warping The Cricket Loom

Martha's towel with double warp thread

Show & Tell

September 2018

Weaving Continued

Show & Tell

Thanks to Blake Degen and0 Vicki Henson

Showing us how to check and recheck the tension until it is just right.

Vicki let us know the importance of keeping a log of your weaving projects.
There are many different forms-she has a few favorites.

Some suggested reading for weaving. You can check the library for books.
Blake found these two online.

August 2018

Weaving on a 15" Rigid Heddle Cricket Loom

Phyllis Narus teaching how to set up the loom for weaving. Marti has this down.

Show & Tell

Marti Hiding behind her ongoing project of Swedish Weaving.

Storage bag for Loom accessories.

Gayle's modern looking quilt design.

Small pieces create a pixilated Kitty looking at us. Do you see it?

We are so happy when
we are learning something new.

Setting up the warp thread takes time.

Ready to tie the warp ends

Cathy has started weaving a small header.

Victoria working with her shuttle. Karen is moral support.

Sheri finds out it takes longer to set up the loom by yourself.

Gayle and Wendy are deep in thought.

Vicki and Brenda work well together.

Vicki looking on while Cathy sets up the loom. Brenda just keeps on working.

Gayle and Wendy are have fun now!

July 2018
Karen's "showing of the Banners!"

Karen's creativity and attention to detail had us all in awe as viewed her work.

June 2018 - Weaving Terminology

Sandi and her assistant Linda showing us the "Shed." We learned the parts of the loom and lots of terminology. Warp, Weft, selvedge, take-up and so much more. We are ready and excited for our weaving class in August.

We will be using a Rigid Heddle Loom. We learned about Loom waste, Balanced weave, Beating and Tension. These are some of the things we will be concentrating on right from the start.

June 2018 - Show & Tell

May - Members at Fiber Fest at R&M Yarns

April 2018 - Fabric Journals-class #3
More embellishments ideas and assembly options

Show and Tell - April 2018

March, 2018-Fabric Journals-class #2
Embroidery and dimensional embellishments

Show & Tell - March 2018

February Meeting-Fabric Journals with Jackie Cory-Class #1
Creating custom pages for journal

It is not too late to join us, she will have more kits available in March

Creating custom pages for journal

This is the kit I chose-each has unique fabrics

The other side of my kit-Each has a different assortment of embellishments.

I HAD to open it and see what was inside. Here are some of the goodies. The ideas are starting to come. Maybe I need a theme.

January 2018

Our Murder Mystery Quilt came to a conclusion with the arrest of the guilty party.
Donna AKA Wendy. House arrest!

Again it is safe to attend our meetings. Wendy will join us again after she serves her time.

December Meeting- Party and Planning for 2018

Murder Mystery Quilt Block #12 - Quilters choice

November Meeting 2017

Murder Mystery Quilt Block #11
Drunkard Quilt block: Showing 3 of many options.

Soap Making With Martha Ooten-using fresh milk from her goats

October Meeting 2017

Drawstring Bags-Barbara Johnson
These bags are made from 17.5 inch squares of felt. They are gift bags which can be embellished with any little emblem you like. You could sew an initial, name or almost anything to make the bag more personal for your purposes.
I have gingerbread men and snowmen that fit on the bags we will make, but they could also be embroidered.
In order to save time in class, I will have red, green and white precut squares. The color selection they have available at Over the River Felt (in Hixson) is amazing.
The edges will already be pinked/ scalloped.
I keep my needle felting kit in one of these bags. I find lots of uses for them and people love to receive them- empty or full😊‼️
I’ll also show how to make them out of other fabrics.
There will be a minimal charge for the materials Kit.
A complete list of supplies and cost will be emailed to members.

September Meeting 2017

Carry-in dinner sandwich dinner was delicious. This was a work day to catch up on projects. We enjoyed visiting with each other, getting to know 2 new members and actually got things done. We had a little bit of everything going on.