President's November Message
Yet again I am in an awkward moment while writing my President’s Message. As I write this, the final plans are being made to ensure that our annual Artisan’s Sale will be a sensation, but by the time you read this, it will all be over.
So I am only going to say this about it – the sale will be an outstanding success. It will be that way because of the dedication, persistence, creativity and attention to detail that Shari Taylor has put towards the task. It will also be a success because of the large group of people who have helped in a variety of ways to ensure that this huge showcase event gets off the ground. There are too many to thank. Thank you for all of your work. Not only does the guild benefit from this event, but also individual members of our guild stand to make some money and get their names and work out for public display.
There are a lot of educational activities going on in the guild these days. The Beginning Class met on October 26 for our first introductory meeting. Nine members showed up full of enthusiasm to learn the art and craft of spinning. Our next class is November 9th and we hope to have the other two classes completed by the beginning of December. There are going to be many more spinners swirling around the guild in the very near future. There is also a beginning weaving class with several registrants and a knitting class that will be starting shortly after Christmas. If you have not yet signed up for a class but would like to do so, please contact any member of the workshop committee.
On another note, in February we are going to have a program called “Hats from the Heart”. For this event, guild members are all encouraged to knit, crochet, weave, felt a hat (of any size) that would be comfortable on a bald head. We are planning to donate these hats to the Cancer Society in memory of several of our guild sisters who have succumbed to this hateful disease. Our goal is to ensure that those who are struggling through the recovery period and have lost their hair in the process can do so in comfort and grace.
We have approximately 100 members in our guild so here’s a challenge: At the February meeting let’s collect ONE HUNDRED HATS. One hundred hats to give to cancer survivors so they can feel warm, loved and most importantly, beautiful in a new hat. While we encourage you to use your softest homespun yarns, for this project we are opening the fibre options to acrylic and other commercially created yarns. If you have any questions about “Hats for the Heart” or would like to donate some yarn please contact me.
Over and out -- Diana
So I am only going to say this about it – the sale will be an outstanding success. It will be that way because of the dedication, persistence, creativity and attention to detail that Shari Taylor has put towards the task. It will also be a success because of the large group of people who have helped in a variety of ways to ensure that this huge showcase event gets off the ground. There are too many to thank. Thank you for all of your work. Not only does the guild benefit from this event, but also individual members of our guild stand to make some money and get their names and work out for public display.
There are a lot of educational activities going on in the guild these days. The Beginning Class met on October 26 for our first introductory meeting. Nine members showed up full of enthusiasm to learn the art and craft of spinning. Our next class is November 9th and we hope to have the other two classes completed by the beginning of December. There are going to be many more spinners swirling around the guild in the very near future. There is also a beginning weaving class with several registrants and a knitting class that will be starting shortly after Christmas. If you have not yet signed up for a class but would like to do so, please contact any member of the workshop committee.
On another note, in February we are going to have a program called “Hats from the Heart”. For this event, guild members are all encouraged to knit, crochet, weave, felt a hat (of any size) that would be comfortable on a bald head. We are planning to donate these hats to the Cancer Society in memory of several of our guild sisters who have succumbed to this hateful disease. Our goal is to ensure that those who are struggling through the recovery period and have lost their hair in the process can do so in comfort and grace.
We have approximately 100 members in our guild so here’s a challenge: At the February meeting let’s collect ONE HUNDRED HATS. One hundred hats to give to cancer survivors so they can feel warm, loved and most importantly, beautiful in a new hat. While we encourage you to use your softest homespun yarns, for this project we are opening the fibre options to acrylic and other commercially created yarns. If you have any questions about “Hats for the Heart” or would like to donate some yarn please contact me.
Over and out -- Diana
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