January 2017 Minutes

Carson Sierra Spinners and Weavers Guild Meeting Minutes – 1/14/17

Call to order at 11am, welcome, dues are due to Doris – they are $25/year

Intros, In attendance – Hannah Woods, Sandi Steele, Gina Caudillo, Bev Perkins, Amy Shannon, Allison Judge, Julie Svboda, Jenny Rader, Janet Schuells, Ashley Thibedeau, Heidi Ericson, Virva Porcelli, Leslie Gobbe, Connie Vann, Margerie McConaghy, Nancy Pryor, Lisa Stevenson, Judy Wells, Rhonda LaFontaine, Doris W., Marilyn Clark, Angela Alter

Treasurer Report – as of 12/9/16 balance is $4859.39, 45 members for 2016 (6 for 2017), 3 dues collected + $75, Deposit for Davis Creek Campground (Sept 8-10, 2017) - $350, total as of 1/13/17 is $4584.39.

Old Business – Learning tree today is making dryer balls with Hannah, update to learning tree schedule for the year – Annabelle is unable to teach in April (she will teach Art Yarns in Oct) so Heidi will teach tablet weaving in April (Nancy P. to supplement or teach if Heidi is not able to), in May Doris will show us how to check fleeces for all kinds of problems, in Sept at the retreat we will probably do more dying.

New Business – February learning tree will be beginning weaving with Nancy P – please bring notebook and calculator with square root function, Stitches West is Feb 23-26 and Angela Alter is looking for a pal to go with her (she is driving) please contact her if you are interested. Bartley Ranch Park will be closed Nov 11^th (Veterans Day, our normal meeting day) including the schoolhouse so we need to find a different location that day – Nancy P will looking into Sky Peaks (if no fee needed she will make reservation) and will report at Feb meeting, South Valley Library was suggested but they will be closed as well, Gina looked into a place called Create in Reno but will not work for us. 2018 will be exciting year for Fiber Arts around the Reno area – April will have the CNCH conference up at Squaw Valley, July will have HGA Convergence at the Peppermill! Discussed becoming members of both HGA and CNCH – Nancy P will f/u with HGA, Hannah will f/u with CNCH. Both to report at Feb meeting.

Ripple Scarf Pattern the Heidi and Connie were working on – K2tog, K5, KFB, K4 (12 sts)

Next Meeting is on Feb 11, 2017 at Bartley Ranch Schoolhouse.

Minutes for December 2016 Meeting

Guild Minutes December 10, 2016

In Attendance: Margery McConaghy, Nancy Pryor, Bev Perkins, Doris Woloszyn, Marilynn Clarke, Heidi Ericson, Judy Wells, Carrie Bleak, Gina Caudillo, Angela Alter, Alyce Brown and Myah

Treasurer’s Report:

As of 11/11/2016, our balance was $4,729.39. We received $125.00 in dues, and $5.00 for a spindle kit. As 12/9/16, our balance is $4,859.39 with 45 members for 2016 and 6 members for 2017.

Old Business:

Learning Trees for 2017-

January- Hannah will show us how to make Dryer Balls

February- Nancy will be teaching us Basic Weaving

March- Gina will be teaching us Shibori

April-Annabelle will teach us how to make Boucle yarn ???

May- ??? at Doris’s

June- We will be dyeing fiber with indigo and other natural dye stuffs at Mimi’s house

August-Nancy will be teaching us how to dye all colors in one pot at Marilynn’s house

September- ??? at Retreat

October- Hannah will be teaching us Quill spinning, possibly

New Business:

January Learning Tree Supplies for Wool Dryer Balls:

Hannah will have kits available for $5, (not including a needle felting tool). If not purchasing a kit, please bring 3 oz. of clean 100% wool roving,(not Superwash! It needs to felt!), 3 oz. of clean fleece, a nylon stocking leg or a couple of long socks. If you have needle felting tools, please bring them to share, Hannah will have a couple to share as well.
January meeting at Bartley Ranch School House Jan.14th