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BETWEEN FRIENDS

ONE COMMON THREAD
The regular newsletter of the Friendship Spinners - Fall 2007

Between Friends is the quarterly newsletter of the Friendship Spinners. We meet on the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at various locations around Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Lunch is usually potluck. Dues are $15 per calendar year. For more information about meetings or to place and ad, contact the newsletter editor Linda Donahoe. To join, contact treasurer/membership chair Nancy Reid.

Upcoming Spin Ins

Nov. 10	Franklin County Co-op, Frankfort KY	Annual Spinners Market
Dec. 7-8	Shakertown Retreat, Pleasant Hill KY
Jan. 12	Franklin County Co-op, Frankfort KY

Click on the location for driving directions.

From The Program Chair

Fellow Spinners,

Like many of you, fall is one of the busiest times of the year for me; as I find myself doing more shows, I also find that I really look forward to seeing all of you each month. After many, many yards of towels and shawls, having time to spin and gab is wonderful.

As fall comes to an end and we head into Christmas shopping and all the other holiday rituals, I know that the Retreat at Shakertown is one of the things I look forward to the most.

This year at Shakertown we are trying to keep things a little less chaotic, we will have only the Crone Crowning and Dinner on Friday. The business meeting, gift exchange and raffle will be held on Saturday. Carol has offered to bring her white board and put up a schedule for us. The Weaver’s Heirloom Towel exchange has been moved to the January meeting. Hopefully everyone will have a fun and relaxing weekend this year.

Please make note that the reservation form for Shakertown is in this newsletter, the deadline for reservations to be sent to Maureen by Nov 15.

We have almost all the surveys in by now and will try and give the results at the November and December meetings. They will also be published in the January newsletter.

Please get your survey in by October 31st if you want it counted. Email me if you want another copy.

A big thank you needs to go out to the spinners who demonstrated at Bernheim Forest for the Colorfest. These 12-14 people made it possible to have 2 meetings at Bernheim in 2008, this is about a $600 value to our club. If you couldn’t come this year, try to help out next year. Each year it seems like the same people are there helping.

Also, thanks to Debbie Longwith for keeping track of any votes we take at meetings.

Our annual Market Day will be November 10th at Frankfort. This is a great way to buy from our members.

Don’t forget our new Web site:
www.friendshipspinners.com

Sandy Duffy

Treasurer’s Report

The checking account has $1026.00. Petty cash has $22.00.

Nancy Reid

Rent-A-Loom

Don’t forget, the club owns a lovely little 4 harness floor loom that rents out for only $25 a month, with a $100 deposit. If you’ve been wanting to try weaving and have hesitated at the high initial capital outlay, try it first to see if you like it! The library also has the books to get you started, and there are several qualified teachers in the club as well. Contact Nancy Reid to reserve the loom.

News from the Library

Greetings all from your friendly librarian......we have so many wonderful books just waiting to be read and enjoyed so please email me at friendshipspinners.com or tktapestry@msn.com to bring a book for you!!! I will have the entire library at the Shakertown retreat for all to enjoy. Thank You,

Tori Kleinert

Shakertown!

If you have not been in Friendship Spinners very long and have not been to Shakertown it is truly a treat. This is our largest meeting of the year and is a great way to get to know other members. This year it will be on Dec.7 and 8. Everyone tries to stay on Friday night, and a few diehards end up staying Saturday night. Come and stay as long as you want, even if it’s just Saturday afternoon.

We have two buildings reserved with rooms and a building reserved to spin in on Friday night and Saturday.

Friday night we will have our annual Crone Crowning and the Parade of Crones. This is our way of honoring our members who have freely given of themselves and their knowledge to newer spinners, knitters and weavers.

Reservations for dinner and breakfast will have to be made by individuals this year, as Shakertown has changed the way they take our reservations. An 800 number is included with the reservation form included in this newsletter. This may actually end up working better for those of us who would rather eat earlier than the 7:30 PM time.

Sandy Duffy

North American Livestock Show

The THIRD North American Livestock Show SPIN-IN is set for Sunday, November 11, 2007! We will spin in the south wing of the Kentucky Fairgrounds from 12 noon until 4 p.m. Please join us to make this the largest turnout ever! I have free tickets for entry and parking passes for all. These will be available at the November 10th market or I can send them to you ........just email me at tktapestry@msn.com. Please join together!

Tori Kleinert

State Fair Report: Big Scandal!

The KY State Fair has come and gone. Friendship Spinners annually sponsors 5 classes, which means that we pay the winners’ premiums; a Spin-Off one year subscription for 1st place; and cash totaling $15 per class for prizes for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places. This year, not a single member of Friendship Spinners won any of those prizes! Come on, people, let’s keep it in the family!

The classes are: Handspun Yarn for Novice Spinners, Handspun Designer Yarn with Swatch, 100% Wool Plied Handspun Yarn, Wool Blend Handspun Yarn; and Handspun, Handwoven Article.

To enter the State Fair, you must get a book, which has descriptions of all classes and prizes. You can get one for free by calling 502-367-5000, or by going to the web site, WWW.KYSTATEFAIR.ORG. Look under the textiles division; entry blanks are included. The entry fee is very reasonable, and it’s fun to get into a little friendly competition with your peers. There are lots of other textile classes, too. Let’s be a bigger presence in 2008, especially in the Handspun, Handwoven category.

Nancy Reid

From the Archivist

I interviewed Geri Street as a member of the original spinning group that became what we know now as Friendship Spinners. Here is a synopsis of her response.

Marilyn Fischer invited a group of spinners and weavers to meet at her farm in Simpsonville, KY around 1985. The group had 8-10 members who continued to meet at Marilyn’s for some time, gathering to spin, have a potluck lunch, and relaxing together pretty much as we do today. Eventually someone came up with the name of Friendship Spinners for the group. A few years later, a newsletter was started.

Many of the members raised their own rabbits, sheep and an occasional alpaca and the main source of fleece for the spinners was from other members. They washed and carded it by hand. One of the ladies would bring her angora rabbit to the meeting and spin off the rabbit.

The group has changed. It’s grown in leaps and bounds and Geri likes that. Today, fewer members have their own animals. Most spinners buy prepared roving because it’s easier.

Geri’s idea of the ideal group would be to be “just a group to get together to spin. It’s very relaxing.” She’d like a few less workshops, with an occasional one thrown in, using well-known instructors coming to share their expertise.

Thanks, Geri for sharing with us.

Jean Covert

Recipe

Oriental Chicken Salad

Collect shredded cabbage [16 ounces], 2 cups of cooked and cubed white chicken breasts, 7 tablespoons of dry roasted sunflower kernels, 3 oz. slivered almonds and diced green onions if desired. To make dressing mix 1/3 cup of healthy oil, 7 tablespoons of white wine rice vinegar, 1 package of seasoning from the package of chicken roman noodle package, salt and pepper to taste. Mix dressing well and then pour over salad and serve with roman noodles crumbled on top. ENJOY!

Tori Kleinert

Want Ads

Felting needles: 38 RBI, $1 ea

Angora Blend Yarns: 85 angora/15 Superwash merino; or sock yarn in 50 Angora/30 nylon/20 s.w. merino. Both sport weight in white, $9.50/oz. Contact Nancy Reid.

(another) Schacht Mighty Wolf Loom. Hardly used at all; like-new condition; $1500.00 in Butler KY. Contact Lana Yelton.

Next Planning Meeting

The next Friendship Spinners Planning Meeting will be January 7, 2008 at Linda Donahoe’s. All members are welcome to attend. Call Linda for directions.

Deadline for want ads and admissions for the next newsletter is Jan. 14th, 2008.

Driving Directions to Spin-Ins

Franklin County Extension Office

From Louisville and Lexington:
From I-64 take Exit #58 to US 60 W. Travel about three miles to a large intersection with overhead green signs. Turn right onto Georgetown Road (US 460 E) travel eight tenths of a mile to the next light and turn left onto KY 2822 (Steadmontown Rd). The extension office is the second left on the corner of Lakeview Court behind Lakeview Park.

Shakertown

Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky
3501 Lexington Rd, Harrodsburg, KY 40330
1-800-734-5611

Driving directions can be found on their website:
www.shakervillageky.org

Registration form for Shakertown Retreat

Please read the following options. Check appropriate boxes and return to Maureen Spencer.

 

Name _____________________________________

Roommate _____________________________________

Staying Friday Night___________________

Staying Saturday Night ________________

I need a first floor room________________

Dinner at Beaumont Inn (Sat. 6:30 pm) _____________________________________

Enclosed $25.00 deposit (per person)_________________________________

 

Room Rates are:
Single $72.00
Double $82.00
Triple $99.00

Maximum # of people per room is THREE

Reservation deadline: NOVEMBER 15th

Please note: Rooms not reserved by Nov. 15th will be released back to Shakertown. No guarantees after Nov. 15th that you will get a room.

New Policy New Policy

Meal reservations at the Shakertown Restaurant are on your own. You may call ahead to make reservations for breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner (1-800-734-5611) or when you check in on Dec. 7th.

Another New Policy

If you need to cancel your reservation here is the new Shakertown policy:
More than 30 days out -full refund
30 days to 2 weeks prior– 50% refund
Anything short of two weeks – full rate of one overnight stay.