April 2013 Minutes

CSSW April 2013 Meeting Minutes

Meeting started at 11 am with introductions. Minutes for March were approved. Doris was absent, so Sharie presented the treasurer information. $200.00 was paid in dues, $5.00 was profit for sale of books, $32.86 was reimbursed to Virva for the purchase of hand dye books. $434.00 was paid out in liability insurance, Davis Creek Park camping space was reserved, leaving the Guild with a total of $3174.21 on account.
No library report as Heidi was not present, however a very generous donation of spinning and weaving items were donated by Lane Magnin to our Guild. It was decided these items which include out of print publications will reside in our library.
Sharon Campbell wants to donate 2 spinning stools (Ashford and Kromski) to our guild. It was decided to accept her generous offer, and save the stools for the silent auction at our annual retreat.
Virva purchased a DVD set from a sale at Interweave, Judith McKensie Three Bags Full. The sale price was $29.00, regularly $40.00. A motion was made and approved to purchase the DVD set from Virva for our library. Discussion followed regarding a viewing of the DVDs at a later date.
Old Business: Marilynn Clarke’s dye class, scheduled for May 18,19, was moved to Sept 21,22 due to low sign up numbers. Only 5 people signed up. Discussion followed regarding advertising the class to a broader audience. The cut off date for sign up for the September date will be July 13th. Cost of class (cost of class covers Marilynn’s out of pocket expenses) dependant on number of sign ups).  Celtic Fair still scheduled for the first weekend in October. No new updates at this time. Carson City Farm Days at Fuji Park April 18, 19, 8am to approx. 1pm. CNCH May 31, June 1 1pm to 4 pm at Resort at Squaw Creek. Apparently there was some issue with sign ups for classes at CNCH. You can contact Suzanna Woodhead to see what classes still have seats available. Spindle Camp June 25, 29. CSSW retreat September 13, 14, 15. Learning tree at the retreat will be presented by Max. She is planning on instruction of a free lace shawl or wrap. Max is planning on putting together kits with the stabilizer needed for 1 project along with the instructions. Discussion followed regarding the Guild reimbursing Max for the cost of a bolt of stabilizer. Max will be able to determine the cost of stabilizer and will provide information at the next meeting for Guild vote. She will also bring samples of what kind of items might be appropriate for you to consider gathering for your free lace project.
New Business: The Pioneer Yarn Co. has moved to 1653 Lucerne Street. It is in the strip mall, with a sign out front on the street. The new owner is very receptive of ideas for classes, along with promoting hand spinners in our area. Monday April 15th is shearing at Anna Harvey’s ranch in the Calpine area on A-23. Items and fleeces are available for sale. Discussion regarding learning tree experiences followed. Max and Sharie presented a really interesting idea regarding a community fashion show. Think about the possibilities! Discussion followed regarding realizing this lofty goal.  Western Heritage Fair to be held this year on Victorian Square in Sparks. The date is May 11th. We realize this co insides with our meeting at Doris’ home that day, but perhaps some members might want to set up and demo spinning etc. after the meeting. The Heritage Fair runs from 11am to 6pm. Today’s learning tree is about Merino sheep breed in America and  is being presented by Ellen Fenn. Ellen is heading back to Vermont for the season. Thank you Ellen, for sharing your knowledge.
Show and Tell started with Sharie. She showed off her un-birthday present from Max, a cute apron decorated with pies. Seems Sharie has quite an apron collection, and loves to bake pies! Max showed off her Mother’s day potholders (remember giving those to mom when you were young?) aprons, and her Maxi skirt, knit from her pattern, drop spindle spun modular knitted wrap, crochet dress with under dress fabric designed by Todd Oldham. Nancy shared her painted warp she is offering for sale. Mim explained her accident resulting in a torn heel tendon in her foot. Mim has of course found a great fleece alternative to the discomfort of the ’boot’ she has to wear during her recovery. She has been house bound, and is very grateful to her friends for helping her with her animal related chores. Robin shared her own hand spun hand knit owl hat she admired from a previous meeting during show and tell. (seems to me that show and tell goes a long way in the process of our guild members trying something new) Toni shared the woven bead bracelet her kind sister Robin made for her. Carolyn brought a couple of examples of vintage 70’s basket weaving using jute, a tapestry needle, and leftover yarn she felt suitable for a travel project. The patterns were found in the Basket Magic Booklet. Connie brought her beautiful finished bamboo sock yarn tank top. Leslee showed off her batt made from fiber bought from fellow member Mim. Batt represents springtime theme colors. Ashley shared her green shawl, and lovely lavender cowl. Sue shared some information regarding the Lace Guild bulletin for the exhibition and convention with one of her own patterns. Though the pattern was not credited to Sue in the bulletin, our members know her talent is legendary.
Meeting ended at 12:45 with lunch and learning tree to follow.
Those present included: Toni Strassburg, Robin Gallagher, Mimi Bullard, Nancy Pryor, Marge McConaghy, Ellen N Fenn, Maxene Harlow, Sharie L Jones. Virva Porcelli, Barbara Hunt, Janet Schueller, Carol Lopez, Gina Iwahashi, Kendra Iwahashi, Ashley, Thibedeau, Leslie Godbe, Marilynn Clarke, Connie Vann, Carolyn Thompson, Eileen Jacobs, Sue Gottsacker.

Directions below to our May meeting at Doris's Ranch

Doris Woloszyn’s in Chilcoot, California.  Hwy. 395 north from Reno, past Bordertown into California.  Exit 395 at Hwy. 70 to Portola/Quincy, turn left on Hwy. 70 going west for about 2 miles.  Turn left on Scott Road after crossing Long Valley Creek, before going up Beckwourth Pass.  Scott Road is dirt, and after 4/10 mile to the railroad crossing you’ll pass 2 homes(stay left on main road, not right up the hill), the railroad tracks and creek will be on your left.

Continue south on Scott Road for one and a half miles to a small bridge over Scott Creek. 

Another 4/10 mile to a large Cottonwood tree and the 3^rd home, this is where the county stops grading the road so it’s a little rougher.  Another 2/10 mile to several buildings on hill with SPRAGUE sign, but stay to left and pass the driveway.  Next 3/10 mile the road curves from left to right up a small hill.  Stay to the right at the fork, going up the hill and look for my 404-185 sign on a “rock jack” fence corner.  This is where you turn right onto my driveway.

My driveway is 4/10 mile,  first straight with a wooden fence on the left and barb wire fence on the right, then at the next group of rock jacks curve right, down over the culvert and up hill to my house …cedar siding with a dark green metal roof and large wooden barn in back.  Sounds complicated but there are very few places out here.  I’ll try to put up some signs to help.  Call 530-993-4296 if you have questions or need help.

March 2013 Minutes

Spring?

Carson Sierra Spinners and Weavers Guild
March 9, 2013
Meeting Minutes
Sharie L. Jones and Maxene Harlow, Co-Presidents

Minutes of the last meeting were approved by general consent.

Treasurer’s Report:  Treasurer Doris reported she’s collected dues from nine members, spent $90 on the warp/weft materials, and that we have $3436.07 with 28 members.  She expects to pay our insurance this month but, because of a long-standing mix-up by the company, our premium may go down.

Library Report:  Librarian (Keeper of the Books) Heidi reported she has two new books:  “Color to Dye For” and “The Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs”.  She has $70 left to spend this year.  Email her if you have suggestions.

Old Business:
1.  Max’s Peaks and Valleys skirt workshop at Jimmy Bean’s is March 23.  Only 10 spaces are available.
2.  Upcoming events:  Farm Day, 4/18-19 @ Fuji Park, 8:00-2:00; Marilynn’s Dye class 5/18-19, six people have signed up so far but she needs a minimum of nine; Spindle Camp 6/5-9 in Lake Francis near Marysville CA;  Conference of Northern CA Hand weavers Tailgate, 5/31-6/1, Resort @ Squaw Creek.  Must be pre-registered; Black Sheep Festival, 6/21-23 Eugene Oregon.
3.  Raffle continues to be suspended.  Doris may have some items from Nancy G. in the future.

New Business:
1.  Mimi tore her Achilles’ tendon right before sheep shearing.  She is wearing a boot and is getting around.
2.  A woman in Max’s Tuesday knitting group is looking for people to demonstrate spinning for an upcoming Girl Scout Camp in Sacramento.  Members advised her to have them contact Magnolia Guild in CA.
3.  Looking for Learning Tree ideas for the CSSW retreat in September.  Max showed a fiber scarf kit that can be purchased for $18.  Members were interested and will vote on this idea at the next meeting.
4.  Learning Tree for April – Ellen will talk about how the Merino sheep came to America.  Doris will bring a Merino fleece.  Please contact Sharie or Max if you have topic ideas for a learning tree.

Show and Tell:  Max finished her connect-the-dots sweater and phone animals.  She also made a shrug out of her own homespun.  Virva made handwarmers for her husband and said they were easy to knit.  Amy showed her handpainted red and yellow spinning wheel.  Marilynn showed a magazine article on a woven silk panel that former member Diana Ballard printed.  It won third place at Convergence.  Gina showed some silk noil she will be dyeing.  Kendra showed a hexagon shawl she is working on and her wire wrapped spindles.  Ashley made a cute owl hat with cables for the first time.  Toni brought books that show how to knit cat and animal hats.  Heidi finished two projects, a linen stitch scarf and a baby blanket for her nephew. Connie showed a book of sweaters and a size one baby boy sweater she made.  Nancy showed her purple heart yarn that continues to change color and some woven shawls she made.  She also brought old books and magazines for a donation to the guild.  Judy showed a crocheted necklace her sister made.  Sharie showed a mobius hood/cowl she made and her homespun yarn with “texture”. 

In Attendance: Jo Van Winkle, Margery McConaghy, Ellen Fenn, Connie Vann, Nancy Pryor, Mary B., Sharie L. Jones, Maxene Harlow, Leslie Godbe, Virva Porcelli, Libby Hejny, Barbara Hunt, Carol Lopez, Janet Schueller, Amy Shannon, Kristin Little, Marilynn Clarke, Doris Woloszyn, Gina Iwahashi, Kendra Iwahashi, Ashley Thibedeau, Sheila Young, Toni Strassburg, Janet Drozd, Eileen Jacobs, Robin Gallagher, Judy Wells, Heidi Ericson, Marilyn Pearson

Next Meeting:  April 13th

Bartley Ranch:  Drive .8 miles west from the intersection of McCarran Blvd and Hwy 395.  Turn left (south) on Lakeside Drive and continue .4 miles.  Bartley Ranch is at the north base of Windy Hill.  Turn left on Bartley Ranch Road and continue several hundred feet to the main parking lot.  Cross the covered bridge and turn right into the parking lot for the School House. 

February 2013 Minutes

Shearing Time

Carson Sierra Spinners and Weavers Guild

February 9, 2013

Meeting Minutes

Sharie L. Jones and Maxene Harlow, Co-Presidents

Minutes of the last meeting were approved, with corrections, by general consent

Treasurer’s Report:  Treasurer Doris reported 11 members have paid their 2013 dues and that dues are due.  We have 19 members and $3311.04 in the guild account.  Nancy submitted a bill for $90 for table loom/weaving supplies, for the Learning Tree today.  After discussion whether or not expenses needed to be pre-approved by the members, a motion to do so was canceled.

Library Report:  Librarian (Keeper of the Books) Heidi asked members to let her know if they had any books or DVDs that needed to be purchased for the library.  She asked that you “go ahead and buy it” after checking with her.  The budget for the year is $100.  Heidi is working on getting all our materials catalogued on librarything.com.  Members can check out the guild’s library any time at Heidi’s house.

Old Business:

1.  Raffle – Barbara reported she doesn’t have any items for meeting raffles and asks members to donate items as they can.  The raffle is on hold until enough items are collected.  Eileen asks, “make it a quality item”.

2.  Learning Tree – President Sharie asked if we have a list of themes and dates for our Learning Tree sessions this year.  Mim will post what we do have scheduled on the website.  Mim is teaching indigo dyeing at her home in July and will send out more info soon.  Marilynn asked members to sign up for her natural dyeing class May 18-19 at her home, $60.  A sign up sheet went around today.  Contact her if you’re interested.

3.  Display/Sale Opportunity – Mary reported Ottumwa Bank on Moana and Virginia has a display area in their lobby where members could leave items for display and sale.  The bank will handle the sale and send a check.  They also have rooms available for projects Monday through Fridays although they’re not open on the weekends so couldn’t host a Guild meeting.  After discussion regarding security, sales tax issues and inventories, members voted to have Mary get a spot on the list for members who’d like to display and sell their items.

New Business:

1.  Sacramento guild – Max wondered if our guild could get together with the Sacramento Weavers and Spinners guild at their event.  Nancy reported each of our members would have to be a member of that guild in order to participate.

2.  Wool gathering – Virva got a card from Bonnie in Cedarville.  She is having a wool gathering September 13-15 and invites our guild members.  See Virva for more info.

3.  Sale opportunity – Pam reported two events, Reno Open Studio in September and Art Tour in North Tahoe are opportunities to demo and sell items.  See Pam for details or Google either event.  Both are juried shows.

The March meeting is at The Bartley Ranch School House on Saturday the 9th

January 2013 Minutes

CSSW Minutes 01.12.13

Treasurer’s Report:

We have received $ 75.00 in dues, $ 8.00 for raffle tickets, $ 40.00 for silent auction items.

We spent $ 69.46 for CDs for our library.

We had a total of 48 members in 2012, and 6 members have paid their dues for 2013.

We have $ 3035.04 in our account.

Library:

We have 5 CDs of Interweave magazines.

Heidi will research to buy for the book Dyeing in the Kitchen. The request for this book came from Virva.

Old Business:

Correction for November newsletter- Cotton Spinning With a Takli by Joan Ruiz.

Marilynne reported that Zephyr Books is going out of business and they have many nice weaving books.

Virva reported that Beryl emailed her that there are still openings for the Tailgate Market at CNCH in May.

Mimi reported that Allison Judge invited the Guild to participate in a Cotton Spinning Workshop to be held in October possibly, as not enough people signed up for the one scheduled for May. The workshop will be $150 per person.

Maxene reported dates for Stitches are February 21-23 in Santa Clara, CA, at the Convention Center. Please contact Max at maxenteriors@yahoo.com for more information.

Virva already reserved Bartley Ranch for our November 9^th meeting.

New Business:

Nancy reported she has the Guild’s two Dorothy looms and has one of them warped for double weave.

Sharie suggested we have a Learning Tree on double weave and that we get DVD’s on simple weaving.

Virva will get information regarding the fleece from Judith McKenzie.

Virva reported that Sandy from the Cooperative Extension Service and Carson Farm Days will be on April 18-19 at Fuji Park, from 8:30-2:00. If anyone would like to participate with Virva, please contact Virva for more information.

Doris reported that the Black Sheep Gathering will be held June 21-23 in Eugene, OR. For more information, go to their website: www.blacksheepgathering.org ,or contact Doris.

Show & Tell:

Marilynne shared her spindle case basket , a gift from Doris. She also shared a story about losing her bracelet off the top of her dresser. Three weeks after she noticed it was missing, her husband kicked something in the Persian carpets and realized it was her bracelet. It had blended right in!

Eileen shared the Dickie she made from 4 oz. of Mimi’s roving. The pattern is from Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitting in the Round.

Kendra shared the beautiful, wire wrapped stone, drop spindle she made because she got bored!

Margery asked that if anyone came across “quail” sized dipper gourds to please get them for her and she would pay for them.

Nancy shared a Cowboy Cowl from Pam Power Knits.

Virva shared the yarn she made from the “punis” she made from Leslie Boeger’s yarn workshop. She also showed some takli cups and will bring in her silk label shuttle to share.

Heidi shared 5 skeins of wool and wool blend yarn she had made using the takli with the “spoon” anchored under her leg.

Sharie shared her circular double-ended knitting needles and a knitting needle holder that hangs on the wall with the needles going thru the spools. She shared a shawlette she made from yarn from Leslie Boeger’s yarn workshop. She shared the first cotton yarn made with her takli.

Max shared a sock monkey backpack, her chevron up & down skirt pattern, and told us she is going to make the skirts to sell instead of offering kits. Coats & Clark wants to hire her to create a downloadable pattern for the skirts!

Jane Gaw, a former member brought in yarn to sell and a loom as she’s downsizing and can’t weave anymore.

In Attendance:

Virva Porcelli, Jane Gaw, Maxene Harlow, Sharie Jones, Judy Wells, Sue Gottracher, Sheila Young, Sarah V. Corrasao, Natalie Huynh, Janet Drozd, Eileen Jacobs, Kendra Iwahashi, Connie Vann, Margery McConaghy, Nancy Pryor, Heidi Ericson, Jo Van Winkle, Mimi Bullard, Doris Woloszyn, Marilynne Clarke

Our next meeting will be February 9th at:

Bartley Ranch:.  Drive .8 mile west from the intersection of McCarran Blvd and Hwy 395.  Turn left (south) on Lakeside Drive and continue .4 mile.  Bartley Ranch is at the north base of Windy Hill.  Turn left on Bartley Ranch Road and continue several hundred feet to the main parking lot.  Cross the covered bridge and turn right into the parking lot for the School House.

November 2012 Minutes

Our January meeting will be Jan 12th at Bartley Ranch School House Dec minutes coming soon!

 The November 10, 2012 meeting of Carson Sierra Spinners and Weavers was to have been held at Bartley Ranch in Reno but the facility was locked so the meeting was moved to Vice President Connie Vann’s house. Thank you Connie! Connie also ran the meeting as President Virva Porcelli was attending a workshop. Minutes of last meeting: adopted with no changes. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Doris Woloszyn reported the guild’s bank balance is $3339.40 with 48 members. Library Report: Librarian Heidi Ericson has put all the guild’s books and media on a website, librarything.org, where members can read descriptions and then email Heidi with items they’d like to check out at the next meeting. Further details coming soon. There are two new DVDs in the library: “Color in the Kitchen” and “Spinning on a Top Whorl”. Old Business: Connie reported President Virva has nominated Sharie Jones and Max Harlow to be co-presidents next year. Connie asked if anyone else was interested. Nancy Pryor expressed interest. Marilyn Pearson nominated her and Doris Woloszyn seconded. Members voted to accept both nominations. New Business: Heifer International: President Virva suggests the guild donate $370 to Heifer International ($120 for sheep, $150 for llamas, and $100 for Women’s Empowerment). Nancy Pryor so moved, Susan Palwick seconded, and the members voted to approve the motion. Llama Fleece: Sharie Jones has received 3 bags of llama fleece from a fellow who would like the guild to evaluate it for use in spinning and weaving. Sharie says they are a little dirty and she suggests combing them first and then carding. She’d like someone with experience with llama fleece to evaluation them. Please contact Sharie if you can help. Show and Tell: Linda Lindsay is moving to Medford Oregon and this was her last meeting. She will miss everyone but will have an open house for Black Sheep next summer. Leslie Godbe brought a bag of Spin Off magazines donated by her guest from LA. Susan Palwick showed her first yarn spun on a Jenkins and plied on a wheel. She also brought a box of acrylic yarn to give away. Heidi Ericson showed her technique for “unspinning” silk scarves and knitting them into an interlock stole. Jo Van Winkle showed a scarf her daughter made from Mimi Bullard’s hand dyed BFL wool and silk blend. Mimi Bullard brought lots of fiber and some Fire Star to sell. Sharie Jones showed her new spindle, gifted to her by Virva, and recommended the book “The Natural Knitter” which is great for dyeing and knitting. Kendra Iwahashi showed the yarn she spun on a spindle but needs help plying without entangling her cat. Nancy Pryor showed different yarns/preps from the same fleece. She also discussed and later demonstrated seaming versus washing yarn. Yellow Wool Mill makes woolen yarn. Marilyn Pearson showed the alpaca yarn she spun and dyed with KoolAid to make her granddaughter a stocking cap. Doris Woloszyn showed the Reserve Champion Natural Colored banner her Merino sheep, Yola, won at a recent event in Monterey along with several ribbons. Members asked if they could buy that fleece but Doris reports they sell at shows for quite a hefty price. Learning Tree: After lunch, Heidi Ericson gave a presentation on her 7-day SOAR (Spin Off Autumn Retreat) experience at Granlibakken Conference Center in Tahoe City recently. She attended a 3-day workshop, “Color Works”, given by Deb Mentz. Heidi showed the various solid color fibers and what happens to them when blended with a drum carder. Several members discussed the possibility of purchasing a bulk order of solid color wool from the Ashland Bay company. Heidi also took Judith Mackenzie’s “Wild Downs” workshop and showed various fibers from that class including bison undercoat, yak down, a yak-merino-silk blend, and cashmere fiber. Her third class was an Andean Spinning class where she learned about a women’s coop of spinners and weavers who work to ensure the survival of Incan/Peruvian textiles. More at www.textilescusco.org. Lastly, Heidi attended a class on spinning cotton where she learned techniques to spin yarn fine enough for 6100 yds per pound!
 Attendance: Marilyn Pearson, Mariann LaMonte, Doris Woloszyn, Connie Vann, Elaine and Dale Magnin, Linda and Mark Lindsay, Leslie Godbe, Susan Palwick, Mimi Bullard, Jo Van Winkle, Margery McConaghy, Sharie L. Jones, Heidi Ericson, Gina Iwahashi, Kendra Iwahashi, Marilynn Clarke, and Nancy Pryor.
December 8th Meeting: will be held at Bartley Ranch and includes a potluck and ornament exchange. If you’d like to participate, please bring a wrapped ornament and your favorite dish to pass. Bartley Ranch: Drive .8 mile west from the intersection of McCarran Blvd and Hwy 395.  Turn left (south) on Lakeside Drive and continue .4 mile.  Bartley Ranch is at the north base of Windy Hill.  Turn left on Bartley Ranch Road and continue several hundred feet to the main parking lot.  Cross the covered bridge and turn right into the parking lot for the School House.

October 2012 Minutes

2012 Celtic Fair

Meeting minutes for CSSW, October 2012 Meeting was held at Bartley Ranch school house in Reno Nevada. The minutes from September were approved with one correction regarding the raffle. We are running low on raffle items, so if you have anything to donate to the raffle, please bring items to a future meeting. The next raffle is scheduled to be held at the January meeting. Treasurer Report: The items donated for the silent auction earned the guild $307 and the fiber earned $134, for a total of $441.00. Again a big thank you goes out to Nancy Grunwald for her generous donation of fiber and items for the auction. A thank you too, for all of you who bid on the items! Two new members were added, four spindle kits were sold, and the cleaning deposit for our campsite at Davis Creek Park was returned by Washoe County. This leaves the guild with a total of $3462.29 in account, with 48 paid members. There was a motion to reimburse Nancy Pryor for supplies purchased for making spindle kits. Motion approved. Discussion regarding naming our mascot sheep. If you have a name to add to the list for the vote to be held at the Christmas meeting, please let the guild know. Library: no new business to report.

Old Business: Celtic Fair was very well attended by both the guild, and the public. Discussion followed regarding banners for next year. Nancy Pryor acted as liaison for the guild at the CNCH luncheon. Nancy filled us in regarding the workshops and instruction to be held at the next CNCH gathering held May 31 to June 2 2013. Discussion regarding Warner Mountain Weavers newsletter from Bonnie in Cedarville California. Meeting places for 2013 were discussed as follows: Bartley Ranch for the months of February, April, October, and December (tentative). Sky Peaks for the months of January, March, and November (tentative). May meeting at Doris Woloszyn home, June at Marilynn Clark home, July at Mimi Bullard home, August at Wilbur May Arboretum, September at Davis Creek Park (retreat). November meeting is at Sky Peak. Connie Vann will be filling in for Virva. Officers for the upcoming year were discussed. Marilyn Pearson expressed willingness to act as the guild secretary. Doris, Mimi, Heidi all accepted to continue on with their offices. Do you have a nomination for guild president? Please let the guild know if you are interested.

There were some missing items from the retreat. Specifically, a doffer, metal with a red handle, belonging to Marilynn Clarke. Please check your stuff to make sure you didn’t take it home by accident. New Business: Heidi passed along an email regarding a spinning and/or weaving class for a local Montessori school. Instruction for a home made drying rack are available from Virva. Gold Country Alpaca Gathering at Nevada County Fairgrounds October 20,21. If you want to carpool from Truckee please let Virva know. Linda and Mark Lindsay are moving to Oregon before the end of the year. Perhaps a card and cake might be appropriate at the November meeting? They will be missed very much! Sharie shared information regarding a workshop with Lexi Boeger the 24th and 25th at her studio in Placerville. Cost is $150 for two days. More info can be found at Lexi’s website pluckyfluff.com. A couple of the guild spinning wheels have been returned and are available. October learning tree is a carding demo with Sharie and Maxine after lunch. Attendance included: Matthew Moses, Ashley Thibedeau, Kendra Iwahashi, Myna Giannotti, Sue Gottsacker, Doris Woloszyn, Dale Holcombe, Marilynn, Clarke, Margery McConaghy, Nancy Pryor, Carol Lopez, Mimi Bullard, Libby Hejny, Barbara Hunt, Virva Porcelli, Janet Schueller, Sharie Jones, Maxene Harlow, Mary B, Judy Wells, Sheila Young, Marilyn Pearson, Heidi Ericson, Connie Vann, Eileen Jacobs, Janet Drozd, Toni Strassburg

September 2012 Minutes

September 2012 Meeting Minutes

The September meeting for the Carson Sierra Spinners and Weavers was held at Davis Creek Park, just north of Bowers Mansion. The camp area was full, and the spinning circle was evident around the fire pit. The weather was perfect! The meeting started with introductions. We had two guests present, Chris Lopez, daughter of Carol Lopez, and Bonnie Chase from Warner Mountain Weavers in Cedarville California. For those of you unfamiliar with Warner Mountain Weavers, it is a beautiful store in Cedarville. Bonnie offers many classes at the store, and thought it is a bit of a drive from Reno, this secretary knows from experience that the classes offered are top notch.
Minutes from the last meeting were approved. There was one mistake regarding the date of the September meeting, that was corrected shortly after the minutes were posted.
Library: Heidi led discussion regarding purchasing new items for the guild library. It was determined that she would take advantage of a current sale by purchasing past issues of Spin Off and two books.
 Treasurer Report: Doris said we have received 2 more paid dues, and $17 for spindle kits sold. Guild balance is currently $2931.34. There are currently 46 paid members of the guild. Doris also mentioned the generosity of Nancy Grunwald for her donation of bags of fiber and fiber related items to the guild for our silent auction. Nancy owns a ranch in the Red Rock area, and raises sheep and alpacas.  Nancy’s past donations, along with the current items are one of the reasons the guild has managed to maintain an account to keep the guild going. Thank you Nancy!
Old Business: Celtic Fair discussion. Nothing new to report at this time. October meeting will be held at Bartley Ranch Park, in the school house. Learning tree for that meeting will be a carding demo, or the Fleece and Fiber source book and samples. To be determined. Discussion regarding the CNCH luncheon at Squaw Creek September 22. Nancy Prior will be our representative for that luncheon. It was decided by members present, that due to the current high cost of fuel, the guild would reimburse Nancy for travel expenses for the trip.
New Business: It’s that time again! Start thinking about next year’s officer elections. Election to be held prior to the new year. Discussion regarding meeting places for next year. Marilynn Clarke led discussion regarding the dye workshop for next year. It was determined that the workshop would tentatively be held the third weekend in May 2013. Please make plans to attend, as Marilynn has a treasure of knowledge to pass along regarding all areas of textile dying. Barbara Hunt asked for assistance with the raffle for the month of October. Caral Lopez generously offered to help with that raffle as Barbara will be unable to attend. Doris Woloszyn shared info regarding the sheep dog trials being held September 25 through the 30th in Klamath, California. Even if you have never owned sheep, or a herding dog for that matter, the competition is still very amazing and entertaining to watch. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 with lunch and Lexi’s workshop following.
Attendance: Toni Strassburg, David Armer, Matthew Moses, Janet Drozd, Eileen Jacobs, Marilynn Clarke, Caral Lopez, Chris Lopez, Heidi Ericson, Sharie L. Jones, Myna Giannotti, Ashley Thibedeau, Linda and Mark Lindsay, Jo Van Winkle, Marilyn Pearson, Mimi Bullard, Judy Wells, Barbara Hunt, Bonnie Chase, Doris Woloszyn, Virva Porcelli, Lynn Purvis, Nancy Pryor, Margery McConaghy, Sharon Campbell, Janet Schuler, Susan Palwick, Sheila Young
Next Meeting October 13th is at:

Bartley Ranch:.  Drive .8 mile west from the intersection of McCarran Blvd and Hwy 395.  Turn left (south) on Lakeside Drive and continue .4 mile.  Bartley Ranch is at the north base of Windy Hill.  Turn left on Bartley Ranch Road and continue several hundred feet to the main parking lot.  Cross the covered bridge and turn right into the parking lot for the School House.