1. THE FLICKERVolume 1 Issue 6 Nov 2016
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SOUTHERN TIER
LAMB TO LOOM
FIBER ARTS GUILD
President: Ann Merriwether
Vice-President: Jade Ebeling
Co-Secretaries: Jody Adams &
Shari Fairchild
Treasurer: Dee Ross
Co-Social Directors: Jane McGuire &
Gail Welter
Equipment Manager: Amy Cook
Please Join us for our monthly meetings held at:
NEEDS A NEW HOME
the First Saturday of each month
from 10am -2pm.
Location and Date Subject to Change.
You can find us on FACEBOOK too!!
Welcome to the newest
Newsletter for the Southern Tier
Lamb to Loom Fiber Arts Guild.
Welcome to the Southern Tier Lamb to Loom
Newsletter. Here you will find information
regarding meetings, local events, highlights,
announcements, reminders and more.
Current Board Members are listed Below.
Months of Guild Activities
Let’s do a recap of the last few months of
meetings. Our Newsletter has been lapsed
and we don’t want anyone missing out on
the fun we have been having, nor upcoming
events.
During the months of July and August,
many of our members had exhibited
finished pieces at the State Fair.
Congratulations to all who entered and the
ribbon winners.
Next year there will be more information to
submit your work to the State fair provided
to our members. ALL are encouraged to
enter and make our presence known.

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Images provided by Gail Welter
During the July Lamb to Loom meeting, we
all enjoyed eachothers Show and Tell, as well
as, some very fine fleeces brought by our
livestock farming members.
Image provided by Jody Adams
Image provided by Jody Adams
Amy Cook opened her home and property
to the Guild for a fantastic Natural Dye
Workshop. Many members prepared
various dye pots for all particpants to use.
Some of the natural materials we used were
madder, logwood, osage orange, indigo, and
marigolds. A surprising variety of colors and
hues were created by these dyes.
All particpants enjoyed this workshop and
hope to do so again next year.
Image provided by Betsy Perry

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Image provided by Jody Adams
Even though we didn’t have a regular
meeting in September many members
attended the Endless Mountiain Fiber
Festival in Hartford, PA. There is always
things to learn and fantastic fiber to
purchase at this event. Each year this festival
grows in popularity. Consider attending
next September.
October was a glorious month to celebrate
color!! The fall leaves have never been so
brilliant.
Our meeting activity consisted of creating
stunning felted scarves. Each and everyone
was unique to its maker. It was fasinating
to see all this loose fiber transform into a
lovely scarf. Thanks to our many talented
members whom share their fine skills with
us.
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Images provided by FB

4. NOVEMBER MEETING
FOUR NEW MEMBERS!!! Welcome to all
our newest members. I hope you find this
guild educational, enjoyable, and addicting!
Novembers meeting had approximately
23 members in attendance. Please sign in
upon entering the meeting space, so I can
be accurate with out attendance records.
Thank you.
Our Show and Tell was inspiring! We
saw obejcts made in entralac knitting,
hand dyed wool, felted pumpkins, woven
dishclothes, indigo dyed scarf from our
workshop in August, quilted blankets, and
fermented dyed pieces. We are a creative
bunch.
Gail Welter invited all who would like
to learn to weave to her home studio on
Thrusdays from 10am - 1:30pm. There is
plenty of looms to learn upon. Gail will
also be bringing the large table loom to
the meeting each month, so that members
in attendance can learn upon and get
acquianted with.
The Board members are requesting that if
anyone has “crappy” fleeces, please consider
donating them to the guild so that we may
send them to the mill for use in the Drill
Spinning workshop we are planning for
next year. This years Drill Spinning became
such lovely sought-after rugs.
The Board also changed the frequency of
the Newsletter to quarterly publishing (4x).
The dates of publishing are as of right now,
and subject to change, November, February,
May, and August of each year. The
Newsletter will still carry all your important
updates and announcements.
Images provided by Jody Adams
SHOW AND TELL
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5. During our November meeting we had the venerable Ann Merriwether teaching us how
to recreate her adorable Pine Cone Santa Ornaments. Many took part in this activity.
With a little blood (those needles are sharp!) and a lot of stabbing ( this is beginning to
sound like a horror film.), Santa faces, arms ,and legs slowly came into being. Each one
unique as the next.
Everyone learned a lot about needle felting and left with their own Pine Cone Santa
Ornament.
Our Recap of the last several months meetings is complete. Don’t miss out on any of the
fun! If you have any ideas for activities, workshops, field trips, or skills you would like to
teach, for next year, please bring it to the Boards attention. See you in December at the
Holiday Party!
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Guild ACTIVITY Calendar
* This List Subject to Change per availablity of materials, member interest, and instructor availablity.
December 3rd - Location UUCB
Holiday Party!
Bring a gift for the Yankee Swap and a dish to share.
January 7th 2017! - Location Main Street Baptist Church???
ROC DAY CELEBRATION! Games, Silent Auction and Raffle!
Bring your wheels and Needles for some fun and games!
Bring items to Donate for the Silent Auction and Raffle.
YOUR NEWSLETTER
Please email Jody Adams @ adams.jody75@gmail.com with your information.
1 If you have a Fiber Art related business and would like to listed in The Flicker
“Businesses of Guild Members” section please give a brief summary of your
business and contact information.
2 Are you selling an item from your stash or a piece of equipment you no longer need?
Please feel free to send a description, purchase price, and contact info, so that we can
place it in our NEW “CLASSIFIEDS” section of THE FLICKER.
3 State Fair Enterants: Please Submit a short essay for publishing in the newsletter,
of your experience, successes and lessons for our members to learn from.
announcements
UPCOMING EVENT!!
FIRST FRIDAY!
February 4th, 2017
6pm-9pm
Main Street Baptist Chruch
117 Main Street Binghamton, NY 13905
We have been invited to demo and sell items during the First Friday event downtown.
Please join us in our mission to promote and educate fiber arts in our local
community.
Please Contact Gail Welter at
607-237-4057 to RSVP for table and chair requirements.

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Looking for more opportunities to be active in the local fiber art community? Here are
some gatherings around the area.
Southern Tier Needles and Skeins, Meets 2nd Thursday of the month Sept - June
9:15 am - 12 noon @ the Vestal Library Vestal, NY 13850
Contact: Nancy Hopf - Nrknits@aol.com
Monday Fiber Arts, Port Crane Area,
10am - 2pm Meetings held in various homes.
Contact: Ann Maney - 607-204-0163 for details
Sit and Knit, Second Monday of each month.
2pm @ Fenton Free Library 1062 Chenango St. Binghamton, NY
Contact: (607) 724-8649 for details
Knit Wits, Each Friday Morning
9:30am - Noon @ Cup ‘O Joe’s on Front Street, Binghamton, NY
Contact: Lynne Masland
Local Meetups
december Holiday Party MEETING
Saturday, December, 3rd
10am-2pm
UUCB
183 Riverside Dr. Binghamton, NY
Bring a Gift for the Yankee Swap.
Value of approx. $15.00
Bring a dish to share.
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