St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
11555 National Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(corner of National and Federal)
Meetings are held from 9 am to 2 pm on the fourth Saturday of each month, except December.
Meetings begin at 9 am with an hour of coaching or mentoring for members who wish focused assistance on a particular spinning or fiber preparation technique or skill. At 10, a short business meeting is held, followed by an exchange of information on members’ recent spinning-related projects. A half-hour program on a specific topic precedes a break for refreshments and a raffle of items contributed by members. The remainder of the meeting is available for informal spinning and shopping from Guild members who have spinning-related items available for purchase. Periodically, the meeting will include a half-day workshop on a more extended topic.
2011 Meeting Schedule:
| January 22 |
Long and Short Draw Techniques |
Ruth Northrup |
| February 26 |
Drop Spindle Splnning |
Anna Zinmeister |
| March 26 |
Navajo Plying Techniques for Novelty Yarn (4 hour workshop) |
Gwen Powell |
| April 23 |
Dyeing Techniques -- a tutorial prep for the annual "dyefest" |
Lorinda Chard |
| May 28 |
Fiber Tools -- a tutorial on using the Guild's fiber prep equipment (drum carder, hand cards, combs) |
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| June 25 |
Annual Dyefest |
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| July 23 |
Fiber Tasting -- sampling of 10 different fibers with a discussion of characteristics, preparation and spinning techniques |
Lorinda Chard |
| August 27 |
Musical Wheels |
Lorinda Chard |
| September 24 |
"Turkish Textiles: Spinning, Dyeing and Weaving" *$10 admission fee for non-members |
Judith MacKenzie |
| October 22 |
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| November 26 |
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| December TBD |
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The is plenty of free parking in the adjacent lot. |
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