Susquehanna Valley Spinners & Weavers Guild
SpinnersWeaversGuild@gmail.com
Located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Meetings held at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3rd Street, Lewisburg. Basement Level. ADA Accessible.
Join us !
1:00 Library is open
1:30 pm Social Time
2:00 pm Meeting
Children under 18 years of age are welcome to attend meetings if accompanied by a responsible adult.
Calendar of Events
Please note: Participants must prepay for all workshops
2023
January 8 2:00 pm
Guild Meeting. This months program will be a make and take felted soap.
January 21 1:00 pm
Weavers Study Group. Meeting will be held at 525 Vine Street, New Berlin. Bring your finished overshot project, cones to wind a mixed warp, warping board if you can, and your questions / ideas to share.
February 12 2:00 pm
February 22 1 - 4 pm
Guild Meeting The program this month will be Food Safe Dyes presented by Lynne Hoffman. Bring 4 oz of a protein fiber or yarn, gloves, and a plastic bag to take home your dyed project.
Spinner's Study Group, aka, "Woolies". This month we will be meeting at the home of
Julie Richie.
March 12 2:00 pm
March 29 1 - 4 pm
Guild Meeting Our program will be a Spinning Wheel Roundtable. If you are a spinner please bring your wheel and some fiber to spin. If you want to learn about other wheels this is your opportunity.
Spinner's Study Group, aka, "Woolies". This month we will be meeting at the home of
Sheryl McGettigan
April 16 9:00 am - noon
Needle Felting Workshop.
The workshop is $40. This includes 3 hours of instruction and all materials
necessary to make the owl (wool, 2 needles, felting sponge).
Make checks out to SVSWG. (nonrefundable unless workshop is canceled)
Sign up at our February and March guild meetings. (20 participants max)
Event will be held at the Chamber of Commerce building in Montandon.
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April 16 2:00 pm
Guild Meeting Held at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce building in Montandon.
JoAnn Stratikos, the owner of WoolWorks in the Pocono Mountain area, will be giving a presentation on 3D Needle Felting. JoAnn is the artist behind MudWorks Pottery too. JoAnn will be bringing some items to sell at our guild meeting that day. These will include some of her beautiful pottery and felted items. Extra Needle Felting materials will also be available for purchase
April 26 1 - 4 pm
Spinner's Study Group, aka, "Woolies". This month we will be meeting at the home of Del Kennedy.
May 21 2:00 pm
May 6 1:00 pm
May 31 1 - 4 pm
Guild Meeting and Demonstration. Hughesville Fiber Festival. We will be meeting and demonstrating at this years festival. We will demonstrate from 10 - 5.
Weavers Study Group. Meeting will be held at 525 Vine Street, New Berlin. Bring your finished Mixed Warp project and your questions / ideas to share.
Spinner's Study Group, aka, "Woolies". This month we will be meeting at the home of Lindy VanFleet.
June 11 2:00 pm
Guild Meeting TBA
July 9 2:00 pm
Guild Meeting.
Mary Jane Hunter will present a “Learn How to Drop Spindle Spin” program for
beginners and those who want to hone their skills. Please bring a spindle if you have one. If you are a beginner and plan to purchase a drop spindle, Mary Jane suggests purchasing a 1.3 oz. (or 36.9 g.) spindle weight.
July 26 1 - 4 pm
Spinner's Study Group, aka, "Woolies". This month we will be meeting at the home of Susan Magargee.
August 5
Weaving Workshop
Jill Staubitz’s “Blending and Turning Drafts,” via Zoom from 12 – 2 PM. Registration fee of $30 must be paid in advance.
August 13 2:00 pm
Guild Meeting
Join Marie Minnick as she discusses the characteristics and uses of different types of wool sheep breeds and their fleeces. Marie plans on bringing a variety of fleeces to show us what qualities to look for (and to avoid) when you are purchasing a fleece. She will continue her talk by telling us more specifically about CVM Romeldale Sheep, the breed she raises, and show us a sampling of this breed’s fleeces, rovings and yarn.
Marie, along with her husband Steve, own Marushka Farms located in Danville, PA. Their farm is home to the largest flock of registered CVM Romeldale Sheep in North America.
Sept 10 2 pm
Guild Meeting Guild picnic at Lynne Hoffman’s farm. Details forthcoming.
Oct. 8 2:00 pm
Guild Meeting
Rigid Heddle Looms” with Sara Bixler of Red Stone Glen. Sara will provide pre-
warped rigid heddle looms for the workshop classes. More details forthcoming.
November 12 2:00 pm
Guild Meeting "Our member, Donna Missigman, will present The Pattern Within The Pattern, a hands-on workshop designed to enable us to translate those intimidating symbols into clear, concise instructions. We’ll decode the secrets of charts and how they simplify both stranded colorwork and textured knitting."
December 10 2:00 pm
Guild Holiday celebration