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Sat., Mar. 2  10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Meeting at Christ Episcopal Church, 870 Diamond Park, Meadville PA


March 2024 Program

Yarn Handling and Yarn Handing Tools

Those interested will have the opportunity to build and take home an umbrella swift. Please sign up ahead of time by emailing Marje. There is a $20 materials fee, and participants are encouraged to bring a tapestry needle to pull rug warp through small holes in the wood. It would be helpful to have extras of the following: cordless drills with charged batteries; 3/8-inch (also known as 9.5 mm or .3750 drill bitts); 3/32-inch (also known as 2 mm or #42) drill bits. Please email Majre to let her know if you can bring these items.

Minutes of the February 2024 Meeting

Ann Growley called the meeting to order. Chris Cornell gave the treasurer’s report and the minutes from the January meeting were approved.

Old Business:  Ann updated us that our April workshop is filled, and Marje Koehlert updated us that a sample apron should be available to view at our next meeting. Cate Johns brought up the need to plan for the fleece-to-shawl at Harmony in June; a planning meeting has been scheduled for February 24.

New Business: There was no new business at this meeting.

Show & Tell:  Nancy Ingersoll has started knitting a hat in dark plum. Karen Fry shared her January challenge “slow stitch” pouch which includes, lace, crochet, and embroidered elements in addition to two pockets and a chiffon tie. Meghan Beichner brought skeins made from the batts she showed us last time, along with a braid of mystery wool in beautiful colors. Meghan also modeled a scarf she knit with a cream background accented with a strip of handspun in a bright rainbow gradient. Tammy Tenpas showed a pair of rose-purple socks she knit in a textured stitch, and she passed several bumblebee stuffies, some knit and some crocheted. Adrianne Hills has a pair of red and natural stranded slippers in progress, and showed two knit wash cloths. Pat Retchloff brought the first skein she has been able to spin on a wheel since her hip surgery. Marje Koehlert passed several colorful inkle bands, including one woven in tube form. Maddie Mumford brought several mug rugs woven on her rigid heddle loom featuring colorful overshot patterns. She also shared projects done on a large pin loom, a sprang market bag, a woven blanket in bright pastels, and some skeins of very fine, soft wool. Ann Growley responded to the request from the Learning Center in Meadville to teach drop spindling to 6th and 7th graders, and she reports that everyone was able to have fun and make some yarn. Ann also showed a Fair Isle hat knit in reds, whites and black from a combination of sock yarn and hand spun, and a green lace shawl she knit in fan-like patterns. Kim Smolinsky reports that she has started dying again now that her sink is fixed. Currently she is fractal spinning a teal, blue and purple roving. Barb Frye displayed the beautifully finished version of the hooked rug she showed us in November. Stephanie Rechtenwald has started a macrame project. Bernadette Bird passed a length of plaid fabric she wove from mercerized cotton that will become four tea towels. Chris Cornell modeled a pink sweater vest knit in a combination of stripes, eyelets, and slip stitches, and she passed a spindle Ann Growley made for her. Chris also showed a short runner woven in naturals with a bit of metallic, and skeins spun from gold and brown rolags and from light and dark naturals. Abby Harger passed several small, colorful bags crocheted to hold soap. Lydia Harger showed the progress she has made on a cabled afghan she is knitting and a teal washcloth she made in a textured stitch. Sharna Harger modeled a shawl she knit and shared a washcloth bunny that is good for showing children how to knit. Phyllis Lord has finished her 3-D tapestry, and she displayed with backlighting. She also described her initial frustration at learning sprang, which was relieved when she discovered a clever and comfortable way to work it upright instead of horizontally.

Respectfully submitted,
Marje Koehlert, Secretary



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