Weekend Fiber Fun

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drop spindle, roving, and bobbin
September 25, 2015
Two years of planning came together on Friday and Saturday: a Spinning Weekend with Maggie Casey - sponsored by Fremont County Fiber Arts Guild. Maggie is a well-known spinner and author, and we were honored to have someone of her expertise come to our small community.

spinning wheel and roving
September 26, 2015
hands of a master (Maggie Casey)
winding a bobbin
September 25, 2015
spinning cotton fibers directly from the boll
September 26, 2015
I took a LOT of photos of the classes, so more photos of the weekend can be seen on the newly established Fiber Guild blog throughout this week.

Comments

  1. Judy September 28, 2015 at 9:07 AM

    Oh my goodness what a fun time! I have that book and LOVE it! Can't wait to see more photos.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    Oh good! I'm looking forward to viewing all the pictures! Hope everyone had a good time.

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  3. KatherineSeptember 28, 2015 at 1:40 PM

    Sounds like a great class! Call me crazy but at first glance at your drop spindle, roving, and bobbin picture I saw a face, two eyes, two hands together and crossed legs. I swear I haven't had a thing to drink! I've been looking at too many of my grandkids' stick figures.

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  4. Far Side of FiftySeptember 28, 2015 at 3:52 PM

    Sounds like fun! I would like to learn how to use a drop spindle and of course that spinning wheel I have upstairs only gathers dust:(

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  5. BonnieSeptember 28, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    Fun times. It's always neat to learn something new, especially from someone who really knows what they are doing. Looking forward to some more pictures.

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  6. SaraSeptember 28, 2015 at 10:05 PM

    Looked like fun. When we were raising sheep, every time we sheared them I thought about learning to spin. But I never did. I do remember my grandmother carding her wool to use as quilt batting. Now I'm wondering if she did any spinning too.

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  7. JenniferSeptember 29, 2015 at 5:06 AM

    Ooh - that looks like a lot of fun. You make me want to do something like that. Was this your first time? What a great thing to learn. Love the photos.

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  8. Tracy BatchelderSeptember 29, 2015 at 7:03 AM

    Great job on the Fiber Guild blog! I especially liked seeing the process of making boucle. Did you get a chance to spin or were you there only to report on the event?

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