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The Handspinners & Weavers Guild of SA Inc, ABN 88 025 513 346
Guild Phone number (with answering machine) 8352 4843
Guild Hall: 196 South Road (cnr. South & Lurline), Mile End
Postal address: PO Box 163, Torrensville Plaza, SA 5031
Email: spinweavesa@gmail.com
Website: sites.google.com/site/handspinweavesa
President: Helen Vonow* (0428 459 672 text or leave a message)
Vice President: Kathy Byrne*
Secretary: Loretta Archer* Please don’t phone
Treasurer: Fay Harding (8356 8456)* early in the morning
Membership: Tom Brown* (0412 773 704)
or late in the
Equipment Manager: Monty Maughan (8271 6501)
Guild News Editor: Jan Brown* (7226 2901) evening.
Librarian: Cheryl Koglin (8847 2472)
Workshops: Andy Barrett (0430 216 298 / HSWGworkshops@gmail.com)
Yarn Buyer: Julianne Carl (0412 592 821 / email: julie.carl1949@gmail.com)
Kitchen Goddess: Nancy Mills
Trading Table: Tricia Paterson, Kath Clarke
General Committee: Karina Irvine, Sharn Rowland, Sandra Tredwell & names *
above.
Guild Meetings: 12:15pm, first Sat of every month, except January, in the Guild
Hall. Fleece and yarn sales, trading table, equipment hire & library are open
from 10:30-12noon. Tea & coffee are available for a small charge from 10:30am.
The guest speaker is on after official business, about 12:45pm. Our January
meeting is replaced by a Picnic in the Park. Check the Diary Dates (next page)
for the actual date of the picnic. Information on Guild groups on p.18.
How to find us: The Guild Hall is located on the corner of Lurline St & South
Rd, Mile End (just south of Henley Beach Road). The parking lot at the back of
the Guild Hall is entered via Lurline St. Public transport from the city: Take
buses H22, H30, H31 or H32 from Grenfell or Currie St to stop 3 on Henley
Beach Rd. Walk across South Rd at the lights, turn left along South Rd to the
corner of Lurline St. Or take J1 or J2 buses to stop 4, just opposite the Guild Hall
on South Rd.
Guild Memberships: The Guild membership year runs from Nov 1-Oct 31.
Membership fees can be paid by cash (correct money is appreciated!), cheque or
EFTPOS (in person only). 2021 Early Bird Membership fees (until end of the
Feb meeting) are: $45 for Full membership, $80 Family, $35 Country, interstate,
or full time student, $90/$120 Affiliated Group. For postal renewals include
stamped, self-addressed envelope for badge & receipt return.
February / March 2021 Page 3
Please note: Everything is still subject to change at short notice due to covid-
a9 restrictions. This means some of the events below may not go ahead or
could be altered to suit current restrictions.
Feb 6: First Guild meeting for 2021, see p2 for times. Keep your eye out for
an email about what we can do due to covid restrictions. No fleece seller. Last
day for using the Early bird rates to renew your membership! Committee
meeting follows.
Feb 28: AuNZ Challenge Tapestries, along with entry forms due (see Oct/Nov
issue for details about this challenge). Also last day for entries in the Longest
Thread competition (Bothwell, Tasmania) - see page 10 for further info.
Mar 6: Guild Meeting, see p2 for times. Guild News deadline (for the Apr/May
issue) Fleece sellers: Kate Punshon (Roots Recipes Reasons), with Corriedale,
Romney and Fin X Bred fleeces. Colours include white and shades of grey.
Long and lustrous staples. And Margaret Thompson, our alpaca-only fleece
seller, with alpaca in a variety of colours. Committee meeting follows.
Apr 10: Guild Meeting, see p2 for times. (Please note this date has been moved
due to Easter.) Fleece seller: Kath Lomman (Lucinvale Coated Spinning Fleece),
with lots of coated wool fleeces (mainly Corriedale, Romney, Finn) to choose
from, including white, moorit, blacks, greys, dyed fleece, mohair, alpaca, hand-
spun wool. . Committee meeting follows.
May 1: Guild Birthday Meeting, see p2 for times. Bring in your Birthday
Challenge item for display (theme: I Fibre) and People’s choice vote. Guild
News deadline (for the June/July issue) Fleece seller: Suzie Horne (Finn wool pro-
ducer) with Finnish landrace wool; carded dyed felting bats, carded wool with
silk, dyed wool, dyed 8 ply knitting yarn. Committee meeting follows.
May 8: De-stash and Craft Sale. Aldinga Spinners Knitters and Weavers. See
p.4 for more details.
June 5: Guild Meeting, see p2 for times. Fleece seller: Deb Hopton
(Eagleview Coloured fleece), with lots to choose from, including Polwarth, Corrie-
dale, English Leicester, moorits, alpaca and mohair. Committee meeting fol-
lows.
Aug 31: Last day for receiving nominations for Guild committee positions.
Sept 4-12: Adelaide Royal Show. Save some of your time to help staff our stall!
HOT WEATHER POLICY for Guild Meetings:
If the temperature is forecast to be 35 degrees C or over,
fleece sellers & guest speakers will be invited to reschedule
& the business meeting agenda will be compacted as much as possible.
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The Guild is looking for someone to
take over organising workshops from
Aldinga Spinners, Knitters & Weavers, Andy Barrett. If you like going to
Aldinga Institute, Old Coach Road, workshops, why not take over this re-
Aldinga sponsibility?
Saturday May 8, 9-3 Also wanted: Weekend Away Organiser.
Everything crafty for sale. See page 7 for more information.
Rabbits on display.
Suzie Horne and Brenda Coulter with
wool and other fibres for sale.
Plus lots of pure wool goods for sale If your email address is an Internode
made by members of the group. one, you may not have received the
Always a great display! monthly notifications about how Guild
Refreshments: meetings are being run each month
Devonshire teas and Sausage sizzle. due to an incompatibility with the
Raffle as well. Guild’s email address. Please check the
Don’t miss this sale! Guild website for up-to-date infor-
mation about Guild meetings. The let-
ters explaining the current restrictions
and how the Guild meetings will be
Christina Economos (Glenelg). organised are posted on the “Events”
page.
We’d love to get to know new mem-
bers better. How about bringing in
something you are working on or have Picnic
completed for the Display Table when In The
we start meeting properly again? Then Park
hang around near the table to answer
questions (and listen to the praise!).
Please stay for the meeting to talk
about your piece.
Members can still purchase books by
leaving a gold coin donation in the
plastic tub. There are new books com-
ing in all the time—so take a look on
every visit to the Guild. Please keep
any donations until later this year.
February / March 2021 Page 5 Thanks to all who have renewed their membership for 2021. Remember the Ear- ly Bird Membership rates have been extended until the end of the February Guild meeting. If you have yet to renew, please do so to take advantage of the lower rates. If you don’t renew, this will be the last Guild News you will re- ceive. Please let us know of any changes to your address/phone number/email address. When members have been contacted during 2020 some email address- es and phone numbers supplied did not work and for some people both phone number and email address did not work! Why not email your current phone number and email address to the Guild? Keep on spinning! All the Guild’s fleece sellers are ready to sell their fleece at most Guild meetings in 2021. Kath Lomman (from Lucinvale Coated Fleeces) will be at the Guild in April, July and October, Deb Hopton (from Eagleview) in June and November, Kate Punshon (Roots Recipes Reasons) in March and Au- gust (if she still has fleece to sell), Margie Killick (Rickaby Farm) in December, Suzie Horne in May. Margaret Thompson (our only specialist alpaca supplier) will be here in March and may also come later in the year. You’ll have lots of fleece especially grown for spinners to choose from! Keep on learning! Andy Barrett is looking for suggestions for workshops. Is there something you are interested in learning more about? Do you have a skill you’d like to share with members? Please talk to Andy at a Guild meeting or contact him by email (HSWGworkshops@gmai.com). Keep your eye on the workshops page of the Guild’s website for up-to-date information.. Keep on crafting! Because meetings in 2020 were slimmed down, the Guild will continue with the 2020 Birthday Challenge Theme of I Fibre in 2021. All members are invited to participate in this challenge. All you have to do is complete a piece, using your preferred craft techniques, on that theme. Then bring your piece to display at the Guild’s May Birthday meeting for the mem- bers to admire. All at that meeting can vote for the People’s Choice. Keep on exhibiting! Hopefully the AuNZ tapestry challenge pieces will turn up in the middle of this year. Their 2020 Wind In Motion themed tapestries could not be exhibited at the Guild in 2020 because of covid but some were put on the Guild’s Display Table website page. The challenge theme for tapestries this year is Weaving Water. What will stim- ulate in participants? All tapestries can be as abstract or realistic as desired, but no bigger than 20x20cm and must be received by the organisers by the end of February. If you are interested in participating, it isn’t too late, but you’ll have to get your skates on! The challenge information and entry forms are on the Guild’s website—and the entry forms can accompany your finished tapestry.
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Do you know a Guild member who has made a big contribution to the life of
the Guild over the years—in service, teaching or craftsmanship? If so, please
nominate that person for a Guild Birthday Honours Award in 2021 usually
awarded at the Guild’s Birthday meeting in May. Nomination forms can be
found on the noticeboard located near the entrance to the kitchen or can be
downloaded from the Guild’s website. They need to be passed to the Guild
Secretary (Loretta Archer) by the March meeting so the Guild Committee has
time to consider the nominations. If you are worried the person may have re-
ceived an award already, a list of all previous Birthday Honours Awards is
also on the Guild website. And they are eligible for another award five years
after the previous one.
Alpacas come in 28 different natural colours! That fact
comes from a recent issue of the YarnSpinner, the news-
letter of the WA Guild. The Guild receives newsletters
from many Australian Guilds by email. These newsletters are full of interest-
ing information and photos of what spinners, weavers and felters are doing all
around Australia and even some how-tos. If you’d like to have these forward-
ed to you regularly, email the Guild (spinweavesa@gmail.com) to let me know.
Jan Brown
Picnic In The Park
February / March 2021 Page 7
Members weren’t enthusiastic about the proposal for
a Weekend Away at Orroroo for 2021. Comments
received by the Committee suggested that Orroroo is
much too far away and the combination of scattered
accommodation and a absence of shared meals would
mean the all-important group vibe wouldn’t be pre-
sent.
This activity will cease if no one is willing to organise it and/or members don’t
attend. Whatever the arrangements, the Weekend Away must be organized to
cover all of its costs—it is not an event which is subsidised by the Guild.
Where do we go from here??
• Is there anyone willing to organise the Weekend Away? (The “traditional”
Weekend Away involves a accommodation not too far Adelaide, with shared
meals and a space for crafting during the day. In previous years motels in Man-
num and Victor Harbor have been used—but there are lots of other locations
near that may meet these criteria.)
• Has this style of activity ceased being of interest to members? Should the
Guild start considering other activities to replace it? Any ideas about
what this new activity should look like?
The Committee values your opinions. We don’t feel a need to continue down
one path just because we have always done so. We need volunteers to act as
organisers. Please email the Guild (spinweavesa@gmail.com) with any further
thoughts you have or speak to a committee member before the February meet-
ing.
Without an organiser the Weekend Away in 2021 will NOT happen.
Is there a fibre topic you are interested in learning more about? Is there a fibre
skill you are interested in sharing with other members through a workshop?
Please contact Andy (HSWGworkshops@gmail.com) with any of your sugges-
tions for workshops or if you’d like to share your skills. If you’d like to give a
workshop but aren’t sure about how to present a workshop, Andy can help
there as well. Workshops are usually 1/2 day or 1 day in length. Possible topics
for workshops include Dyeing for beginners, Natural Dyes, felting, Spinning
silk, Spinning the Camelids (alpaca, llama, and camel) and lace knitting. Also
wanted: new workshop organizer—see/email Andy to find out more.
Page 8 February / March 2021 No prizes for guessing that covid appeared in many AGM reports when the AGM finally took place in December! As President Helen Vonow wrote: We continue to live in interesting times. This year for the Guild has not been like any other in the time that I’ve been a member (which is only since 1989, so not that long!) There were a lot of event and activities that were cancelled due to Covid con- cerns /close-downs, including the Guild and LGG, the International Scarf exhi- bition at the Hamra Gallery; the Guild’s participation at the Royal Show, the Weekend Away; an issue of the Guild News and a great many more. We had to makeup many new ways to keep members engaged. Some numbers of interest include: 11 different emails were sent to the members to keep them fully informed about what the Guild could and could not do each month, 10 Covid-Safe plans were created along with 1 QR code, 1 Covid-Safe Direction was received to temporarily close (19/11/20), 4 business meetings were held between Nov 2019 and March 2020, then 6 ‘quiet’ meetings (sales / library / memberships only) followed between June and November 2020), along with 10 committee meetings, and lots of emails. In addition there were 123 entries in the International Scarf exchange (all on display in the online gallery linked to the Guild’s website), 65 items were dis- played on Virtual display table. 2 Birthday Honours Awards were finally awarded Jeanette Nicol (photo above left) for craftsmanship, and Julianne Carl for service (photo above right with Presi- dent Helen Vonow).
February / March 2021 Page 9
From various Guild Group Reports:
Gail Headon wrote that the Tuesday Night Spinners and Crafters started out
well after changing from Wednesday to Tuesday night in December 2019, until
COVID halted all group activities. Since reopening in August the group has
been small. On one Tuesday night in September, a maximum of 4 members at-
tended. Gail feels the current covid time restriction of 2 hours appears to have
affected attendance levels.
Kate Holmes wrote that covid hasn’t helped the Weavers Study Group at all!!!
Their aim is to enlarge weaving knowledge and skills through studying a
weave structure. All participants weave 6 inch square samples for exchange.
Everyone ends up with a samples of the other weavers work, and can use Face-
book for discussing issues and questions. Only one swap meet was managed in
2020, but some members met using Zoom . Talking weaving even for a hour is
always a joy.
Deidre Parker wrote that the Wednesday Felters managed to hold an exhibi-
tion early in 2020. The group challenge (set each year) was to use “colours of
the outback” as inspiration. The result was a great range of wall art, sculptural
works and wearable art exhibited at Linhay Gallery, Auburn where the group
received enthusiastic responses from those attending, including reasonable
sales. What luck their exhibition was before covid lockdowns began!
In describing the Textile Study Group Janet Maughan wrote the Group met
only once, in February 2020, before the decision was taken to abandon meetings
for this difficult year. The temptation to forget social distancing when faced
with textiles from around the world was recognised as a very real issue and
given the demographic of the group it was considered prudent to post pone our
meetings until February 2021. The group looks forward to getting back togeth-
er then and as ever -- new members are welcomed. No experience required –
just a love of textiles.
Note: Guild Groups are just that: groups which all Guild members can join. A
full list of current groups is on page 18.
From reports from other areas:
The Guild library now has 3,922 books and magazines. A stocktake will take
place over the break. The monies received as result of the sale of duplicate titles
have been spent on new books—over 50 in all. So whenever you buy a book
from the sale, our collection grows in strength.
The June/July issue of the Guild News was not printed due to a lack of content
because meetings had been cancelled. The State Library noticed and contacted
us to find out why! (Did they really have to ask?)
….continued next page
To keep the Display Table alive, a website was
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Above: The socially distanced AGM in December
created for the display of photographs sent in by members to show what they
had been working on.
Building maintenance is always an issue regardless of whether the building is
new or old. Minor irritations include bees and pigeons and blocked gutters
due to leaf litter. However, one of the lights in the Hall fell down! When re-
paired (which requires scaffolding) the rest of the lights will be checked to
make sure they are safely up there.
The Equipment Room offers members a chance to rent or purchase equip-
ment. Spinning wheels and carders were hired during the year along with one
or two looms, but covid has slowed things since March. Sales of equipment
have been slow but steady with interest in both wheels and looms. Accessories
for spinning wheels continue to prove popular—and as usual the demand for
bobbins exceeds supply. A reasonable number of donations of spinning
wheels and looms in various states of repair along with a number of accesso-
ries were received—thanks to all those who have kindly donated.
Sandi Wecker and Helen Wells are now looking after the Tapestry yarns for
sale in the Gallery.
You still have time to enter this competition. There are separate wool and al-
paca competitions, using spindles, spinning wheels, or e-spinners. The basics
of the competition are: 10g of wool or alpaca is spun and plied. (Dyed and
commercially processed fibre is not to be used.) The entry fee for 2021 has been
reduced to $5 per entry). For entry forms and full details go to bothwellspin-
in.com.au.February / March 2021 Page 11 Do you have an old Christmas wreath that still goes up every year despote being a bit shabby? Perhaps your wreath has bitten the dust? Whatever your position, why not make a new one that shows off your crafting skills? The li- brary has received a pile of new magazines with ideas within might spark some creativity for your next Christmas wreath. Yarn magazine (Issue 60) focuses on flowers. One project is a floral wreath, made using wool roving and felting, which the author suggests could be turned into a Christmas wreath by choosing the appropriate colours. The same magazine also features a floral summer wreath made using pin loom squares .(a project for the weavers!—or those interested in starting weaving on a very small loom.) In Christmas colours this idea would be turned into another great Christmas wreath. A Frida Kahlo-inspired crown, made using 3D crochet, could also be turned into a Christmas wreath using Christmas colours if desired. The cover of Textile Fibre Forum (Issue 140) features a wreath made using free machine stitching on a felt base—another inspiration for a Christmas wreath. Felt magazine (Issue 24) describes how to make a West- ern Rosella (which has different colours to the Eastern Rosella seen in SA) from felt, using an interesting wreath-like shape—so it could make it another great Christmas deco! Finally Grass Roots (Dec/Jan 2020/21) includes instructions on making a fes- tive garland from loose book pages, burlap and twine. No spinning, weaving or felting required. Not in the mood to think about next Christmas at this point? There are plenty of other interesting articles and how-tos in these magazines that will inspire you! The magazines will be available for borrowing from the Library soon. As well, two Guild members are featured: Sandra Tredwell not only demon- strates how to make her ornamental felt dice in Issue 43 of Embellish, but is featured in a long, fully illustrated article about her journey in felting, which Sandra took up in 1996. Jennifer Gunson’s Covid Quilt is featured in Textile Fibre Forum.
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Whether you’ve inherited a set of previously loved handcards or just want to de
-gunk an often-used pair, these tips will keep your carding cloth clean and
ready for action.
When the task of preparing lofty rolags and blending shorter fibers comes to
mind, the mighty handcards are one of my top tools. In comparison to some of
the other fiber-preparation tools, they are portable and compact, so my pair of
handcards get used quite often. To keep them free of leftover fiber, dirt, and
dust, a simple, routine cleaning is in order. Note: Always refer to the manufac-
turer’s recommendations for proper maintenance for your handcards before
proceeding with the cleaning tips below.
Beauty Tool Use a brush cleaner, such as the ones normally used for clean-
ing hairbrushes. They are perfect for removing leftover fibers. Brush cleaners
have flexible wires whose blunt tips make it easy to reach in between the teeth
no matter the teeth-per-inch of your carding cloth. Plus, the curved handle helps
to keep your hands away from the teeth.
Use Suction The strong suction of a handheld vacuum or vacuum with a
hose attachment can help remove remaining debris and dirt nestled into the
carding cloth. Some spinners prefer to use compressed air from a can or com-
pressor to blast the dust from the carding cloth. This is especially helpful for
hard to reach areas.
In the Grease While my personal preference is not to card greasy fibers
with my handcards, my favorite pair just so happen to have had lanolin on the
carding cloth and were used to card greasy fleece by the previous owner. Fortu-
nately, greasy handcards can be cleaned. If the teeth on the handcards are
spaced apart enough, use rubbing alcohol applied to a cotton ball or cotton swab
and then carefully apply to the teeth. Next, using clean scrap wool, lay down a
thin layer of wool on one of the handcards and begin carding. This will help
remove any excess rubbing alcohol residue from the handcards. Repeat this step
if needed.
For finer carding cloth, use a spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol to mist the
handcards. This technique can be quite effective, but take great care to quickly
card with scrap wool and remove all of the residue. Alternately, spray the rub-
bing alcohol directly on clean wool and card it with the handcards. A small
amount of rubbing alcohol goes a long way. After carding, discard the carded
fiber, and then card again using clean and dry scrap wool. Place handcards on a
towel, being sure to turn them on either side, and allow the teeth to fully dry.
Now, your handcards are ready for action.
From Heavenly Bresser, Spinning DailyFebruary / March 2021 Page 13
Two handwoven scarves (photos on
the left) by Pat Michell, which she
wove using silks she collected over
the years.
Needle-felted penguins and a wet
felted tea-light holder (three photos
below) by Marg Lynn
Remember to send in photos showing
what you have been working on for
the website and Guild News. Thanks!Page 14 February / March 2021
Elly weaves on the Guild’s flying shuttle floor loom during the week.
Some members grizzle when they consider how much space the floor looms in
the Guild Hall occupy. Did you know the looms are there for a purpose? A
couple of the looms belong to individuals, but the rest are available for use by
any member who would like to use one. But, this offer isn’t a free-for-all—
there are some rules about usage.
These looms aren’t all the same. The variety of floor looms in the Guild Hall is
because sometimes one does a particular weaving job better than another.
Some are 4 shaft looms; others are 8 shaft looms. (For non-weavers or beginning
weavers, this relates to the types of pattern weaving that each loom can handle without
lots of input from you while weaving. More shafts mean more possibilities can be wo-
ven. But don’t be fooled: even 2 shaft looms can be used for very creative purposes.) As
well, the Guild has a Dobby loom, a loom with a flying shuttle, and an upright
4 shaft rug loom. The rug loom is quite wide, so is great for weaving good-
sized rugs for your floors. The fact that the rug loom is upright doesn’t affect
what can be woven on it; it works like any other 4 shaft loom.
How can you organise to use one of the floor looms?
The most important point is you must be willing to commit to weaving on aFebruary / March 2021 Page 15
weekly basis because no one wants to hang around waiting for you to finish
your weaving project because a loom has a warp on it but isn’t being regular-
ly used.
Weaving on a weekly basis means you can come in anytime when the Guild
is open. The Wednesday and Thursday weaving groups meet from 10:30am,
but you can turn up whenever the Guild is open, including Tuesday evening
when the Spinners and Crafters group meets from 6:45pm or when the Little
Glory Gallery is open at the weekend. However, if you have a question, other
weavers gather at the Guild only on Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Once you have an idea about what sort of loom you want to use, contact Elly
Webb by email (yacht35@bigpond.com ) or see her on a Wednesday when she
is at the Guild. Elly handles the bookings for the looms and can let you know
which ones are available or may soon be available. If Elly knows what you
want to weave, she can suggest which other loom might suit your ideas or let
you know when that particular loom is likely to be available again.
Your other option is to leave a note attached the loom you’d like to use with
your name and phone number on it so Elly can get back to you.
Please, don’t assume that a particular loom isn’t in use just because it hasn’t
got a warp on it. Another member may have organised to use it and is prepar-
ing to dress the loom shortly.
Below: Weavers discussing a recently completed piece .Page 16 February / March 2021
next. If baking isn’t one of your skills,
a store-bought cake is okay!
Guild’s Fire Extinguisher Locations: If you help out occasionally in the
Please remind yourself of the Guild’s kitchen, especially when someone is
fire extinguisher locations the next sick, Nancy, the kitchen goddess
time you are at the Guild. Not sure of needs a list of people to call on to help
the various locations? Then check the out. Please let the Guild President or
Emergency Evacuation maps which Nancy know if you can help.
also show where the emergency whis-
tles, fire blankets and phones are lo- Guest Speakers: If you have any ideas
cated. All important information you about guest speakers for the Guild
may need to know quickly! meetings, please speak to the Guild
President. Any suggestions that are
Electrical Safety Is Important: Does craft related (in the widest sense)
your kit for working at the Guild would be great.
include something electrical (such as
an electric spinning wheel)? If so, you Staff for the Little Glory Gallery:
need to have your item electrically The Little Glory Gallery is looking for
tested and tagged before using it at more helpers to keep the Little Glory
the Guild. Gallery open. At present it is only
Events of Interest: Please pass on in- opening on Wednesdays and Satur-
formation about events/exhibitions of days. If you help out from 11-3 on
interest to Guild members for publi- Wed or Sat and Sun 1-4, roster maker
cising in the Guild News and the Karen Francis wants to hear from you.
Guild website. The easy way to re- You don’t have to be a maker items to
member when the deadline is for the sell in the gallery to join the team—but
Guild News is: every Guild Meeting in it is a great way to meet your custom-
an odd month is a Guild News dead- ers as well as other members! As a
line. Deadlines are also listed in the novice you will be paired with some-
Dates for Your Diary (found on p.3 in one with more experience. If we get
each issue). Even if you don’t have all enough volunteers, you generally only
the details, pass on the dates and loca- be asked to staff the Gallery every 6
tion for the event as soon as you have weeks. Ring or text Karen on 0421 483
them. Other details can be included 702. Remember without volunteers
once they are available. the Little Glory Gallery will cease to
operate—your help will make a differ-
Guild kitchen is not currently open. ence!
However, when it is again, if you love
baking, add your name to the cake To find the Guild on Instagram enter
roster on the new noticeboard on the Handspinweave Instagram into your
wall just next to the entrance to the browser. The site displays photos of
kitchen. Please sign the roster be- current stock in the Little Glory Gal-
cause it is no good having too much lery, which is also on the Guild web-
cake one meeting and not enough the site.February / March 2021 Page 17
SPINNING WHEEL, Lendrum double treadle, excellent condition, 4 bobbins
and tensioned Lazy Kate. Made from Canadian Maple. Easy to use; folds for
transport/storage. Photo on website. $750 Contact Hilary 0431 621 828
METAL GUILD BADGES, $7. See membership secretary on meeting days.
BEGINNERS to ADVANCED, traditional, creative, 2,4 & 8 shaft. Classes at
Studio B, 5 Whaddon Road, Brooklyn Park, Mon 9:30-2:45 and Sat 1-4 (1st Sat 2-
5). Also various wools, cottons, rug wools, linen warps & seine twine for weav-
ing available. Contact Bev: bbills@bigpond.net.au, (08) 8443 6102, or 0415 616
900.
SPINNING WHEELS: Lots of Ashford Traditional wheels from $120, Tradi-
tional with a jumbo flyer $150. Quite a few upright wheels—several by Ron
Doley, including a very unusual upright spinning wheel, $250.
TABLE LOOMS: Table looms (mostly 4 shaft) and tapestry frames.
FLOOR LOOMS: Several now available for sale, including a 6 shaft Noble-
style loom. See Monty for details.
WEAVING EQUIPMENT: A big selection of boat, stick and rag shuttles, tapes-
try bobbins, wood and metal stretchers.
See Monty in the equipment room at Guild meetings if you’re interested in pur-
chasing any-
thing. All dona-
tions of equip-
ment gratefully
received, but
please don’t just
drop your dona-
tion at the back-
door.
Picnic In The
ParkPage 18 February / March 2021
GUILD GROUPS: All Guild members start in 2021. Contact Janet: email ja-
(including country & affiliated group netandmonty@bigpond.com or 8271 6501
members) are welcome to join any group or 0431 574 516
listed below. The suggested donation for WEAVERS STUDY GROUP: A working
using the Guild Hall is $3/day (members) group who will meet again in February to
or $6 (affiliates), which helps to cover our exchange samples, otherwise via Facebook.
running costs. The Dye room is availa- Contact Kate (0418 804 230)
ble for double the daily fee. Make a
booking for this facility on the calendar in BASKETRY: BasketrySA, a Guild affili-
the dye room. ate, meet in Guild Hall, 2nd Wed & 4th
The following groups currently meet at the Sun 10:30-2:30. Workshops other times.
Guild. If those listed below don’t suit, Info: basketrysa@gmail.com
create a new one! Speak to any mem- THE LITTLE GLORY GALLERY is
ber of the Committee to get approval open on Saturdays. Assessment of
of your plans. items for sale is at present not taking
SPINNING GET TOGETHER: Tues, place at Guild meetings. If you have
9am-1pm. Spinning skills taught—new items for assessment, please contact the
spinners please arrive by 9:30. Guild for further information.
The Gallery sub-committee meets on
WEAVER BIRDS: meet on Wed. and
the 4th Tuesday each month, from 1pm.
Thurs, 10:30-2:30. All weavers, spinners,
Members are invited to join this sub-
knitters & braiders. Bring your portable
committee. A sheet explaining the stand-
loom or work on a Guild floor loom.
ards expected is available from the Gal-
SPINNERS & CRAFTERS GROUP: A lery’s noticeboard. These standards are not
mixed craft group meeting 1st & 3rd Tues arbitrary, but designed to protect our good
each month, 6:45pm—9:30. Spinning reputation. If you intend selling your
taught if you make arrangements ahead of handcrafted goods through our Gallery,
time. Contact: Gail Headon, 0414 970 914 take time to familiarise yourself with ex-
or petergail06@bigpond.com pectations.
USE OF THE GUILD PHONE: Please
WED FELTERS: are meeting on the 1st
leave 40 cents for each personal call.
Wed each month, from 10:30am. Bring
materials, equipment & lunch, Contact: DONATIONS: The Guild usually wel-
Deidre Parker 0448 646 336 comes appropriate donations. However,
due to covid-19, please do not bring any
SUN FELTERS: 3rd Sun each month,
from 9:30am, basic skills required, bring donations to the Guild. Handcrafted items
may be sold as a Gallery Gift if they meet
own materials, equipment. Annual chal-
the agreed standards. Suitable items may
lenge & occasional scheduled activities or
be passed to the Guild archives. Otherwise
bring whatever you are working on. Con-
items may be raffled or sold via the Trad-
tact Helen (0428 459 672)
ing Table. We reserve the right to reject
TEXTILE STUDY GROUP: 3rd Wed, unsuitable items. Please: no electrical
10:30-12:30 & TEXTILE READING items & don’t leave fleece at the Guild.
GROUP: 4th Wed, 10:30-12:30 will re-February / March 2021 Page 19 Wednesdays, 11-3 Saturdays 11-3 Mar 24 Mar 27 Shelby Drew Karen Francis John Rayner Sybill Rumpf Mar 31 Deidre Elliot Fay Harding Picnic in the Park Contact Karen Francis (0421 483 702) if you would like to help with the Gal- lery roster or make any changes to your duty dates. The key for opening up is at Shelby Drew’s place, which is very close to the Guild. Phone Shelby (0405 736 770 or 8234 2697) the night before you need it (or earlier if possible) to ar- range to collect the key . * on the roster indicates who should pick up the key. Free publicity for your up-coming craft event/exhibition (unless you want to control the exact words/pictures/page on which it is advertised). Small adver- tisements: $8.80 (up to 20 words) & $4.40 for every line thereafter (which in- cludes placement on the Guild website). 1/4 page $26.40, 1/2 page $55.00, full page $110. $5.50/month for noticeboard only. 25% off for year if paid in ad- vance, providing no changes to the ad. Members rate: 50% discount & first line free if craft related. Noticeboard only: $1.10/month. Photos included on notice- board & website. Cheque payable to Handspinners & Weavers Guild of SA. Post cheques to The Editor, PO Box 163, Torrensville Plaza SA 5031. The Guild News is published bimonthly.
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The Little Glory Gallery is open on Saturdays, 11-3
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11-3, but Jan 23
not presently on Sundays. Hilary Guest
Carolyn Harwood
Wednesdays, 11-3
Jan 27 Jan 30
Sharn Rowland Sue McGough
John Rayner Karen Francis
Feb 3 Feb 6
Mignon Martin Lyndy Nesbitt
Shelby Drew Kayoko & Philip White
Feb 10 Feb 13
Christine van de Belt Mary Dodd
Laima Guscia Judith Brake
Feb 17 Feb 20
Mary Sharpe Fay Harding
Deidre Elliot Sybill Rumpf
Feb 24 Feb 27
Sheila McVeigh Christine van de Belt
Hilary Trussler Margaret Thompson
Mar 3 Mar 6
Maria Korps Sue McGough
Margit Poscharnik Hilary Guest
Mar 10 Mar 13
More photos from
Mignon Martin Christine van de Belt
Picnic in the Park
Laima Guscia Carolyn Harwood
Mar 17 Mar 20
Sharn Rowland Lyndy Nesbitt
Mary Sharpe Sharyn Butler
*Please pick up key from Shelby’s.
Little Glory Gallery is CLOSED if the forecast temperature is 35 or over.You can also read
