| Favorite Web Links |
Charity
Projects
Projects
| 2009 -2008 |
CLASSES
| John C. Campbell Folk School One Folk School Road Brasstown, North Carolina 28902 Toll-free 1-800-FOLK SCH (365-5724) or 828-837-2775 (Fax) 828-837-8637 www.folkschool.org |
| Penland School of Crafts P.O. Box 37 (67 Doras Trail) Penland, NC 28765 voice: 828-765-2359; fax: 828-765-7389 www.penland.org |
| Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts 556 Parkway PO Box 567 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Ph. 865-436-5860 www.arromont.org |
| NewArt at NCCPP, P.O. Box 1354, Newton, NC 26858 |
| FAX 828.466.0516 Phone 828.464.8100 |
Local Galleries, Exhibits, Guilds,Museums,Festivals
| 3202-A N. Davidson Street Charlotte, NC |
| 704.334.3558 |
| Schiele Museum 1500 East Garrison Blvd. Gastonia, NC 28054, 704.866.6900, fax 704.866.6041 |
| Phone or Fax 828 632 0106 |
| Art in the Shop/Sinclair Promotions Richard & Barbara Sinclair 274 Bobby Godfrey Lane Taylorsville, NC 28681 |
| Telephone (704) 372-FOLK (3655) |
| Fax (704) 563-5382 |
| Charlotte Folk Society P.O. Box 36864 Charlotte, NC 28236-6864 |
| Historic Latta Plantation Call: (704) 875-2312 Fax: (704) 875-1724 Historic Latta Plantation 5225 Sample Road Huntersville, NC 28078 |
| Fiber Forum 2009:Natural Fiber |
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Haley's Creek Knitting Guild In
Tennessee
April 17-19, 2009
Haley's Creek Knitting Guild In
Tennessee
April 17-19, 2009
Vendors
The Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For
4370 Colwick Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
Holly Bee Yarns
Office hours are 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
EST.
Phone: (828) 893-2218 Toll Free:
1-866-374-2657
Fax: (828) 874-0934
Marji Brohammer provided this one for a wonderful
selection of yarns.
Office hours are 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
EST.
Phone: (828) 893-2218 Toll Free:
1-866-374-2657
Fax: (828) 874-0934
Marji Brohammer provided this one for a wonderful
selection of yarns.
570 Griffith Road, Charlotte,NC28217
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm
(704)561-0911
(704)561-0911
Daft Dames
P.O. Box 148A, Akron, NY 14001
P.O. Box 148A, Akron, NY 14001
Cotton for weaving.
Sample sets can be ordered for 75 cents apiece:
Sample sets can be ordered for 75 cents apiece:
Yarns to Dye For
927 Greenville Hwy
Hendersonville, NC
yarnstodyefor@mchsi.com
828-697-0630
927 Greenville Hwy
Hendersonville, NC
yarnstodyefor@mchsi.com
828-697-0630
Classes in beginning and advanced knit and
crochet, and silk painting and drop dyeing.
And yarn necklaces.
crochet, and silk painting and drop dyeing.
And yarn necklaces.
Shepherd's Corner Fiber Arts Studio
rodr52@juno.com
Weaving Looms, Spinning Wheels, Circular Sock Knitting Machines,
Weaving and Spinning supplies , Dyes, Books and much, much more.
rodr52@juno.com
Weaving Looms, Spinning Wheels, Circular Sock Knitting Machines,
Weaving and Spinning supplies , Dyes, Books and much, much more.
Peace of Eden Farms
POB741
Madison, NC 27025
336-427-2049
llamalea@earthlink.net
POB741
Madison, NC 27025
336-427-2049
llamalea@earthlink.net
Pilot Mountain Llamas
Dale and Ann Potter
116 Hummingbird Lane
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
336-368-4079 (ph)
336-770-1490 (fx)
pottera@ncars.edu
Dale and Ann Potter
116 Hummingbird Lane
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
336-368-4079 (ph)
336-770-1490 (fx)
pottera@ncars.edu
FiberFinds.com
6222 Osage Road
Crestwood, Ky 40014
6222 Osage Road
Crestwood, Ky 40014
2007
January
February
Fiber Finds
FiberFinds.com
6222 Osage Road
Crestwood, Ky 40014
http://www.fiberfinds.com/.
Fiber Finds
FiberFinds.com
6222 Osage Road
Crestwood, Ky 40014
http://www.fiberfinds.com/.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2006
January
February
An interesting video for the “Knit
Back” technique:
http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/tips/backwards.ht
ml
You can knit or purl ‘backwards’. If
you can master this technique, as some talented
folks in our group have, your knitting speed is
increased tremendously.
Linda shared this website:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/fashion/thursday
styles/19spinning.html
<>If you enjoy sewing and quilting, this website
may interest you:
An interesting video for the “Knit
Back” technique:
http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/tips/backwards.ht
ml
You can knit or purl ‘backwards’. If
you can master this technique, as some talented
folks in our group have, your knitting speed is
increased tremendously.
Linda shared this website:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/fashion/thursday
styles/19spinning.html
<>If you enjoy sewing and quilting, this website
may interest you:
March
http://www.durhamarts.org/ This is the Durham Arts
Council, and every 4 months they update the info,
which includes statewide competitions, grant
opportunities, and resources.
http://rosemaryknits.blogspot.com/ A neat blog by
someone on a spinning chat list.
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=conten
t&id=channel2840010
http://www.durhamarts.org/ This is the Durham Arts
Council, and every 4 months they update the info,
which includes statewide competitions, grant
opportunities, and resources.
http://rosemaryknits.blogspot.com/ A neat blog by
someone on a spinning chat list.
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=conten
t&id=channel2840010
April
Textile Museum
Textile Museum
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2005
January
How much yarn to spin or buy for a garment? This
website came from a spinning list. I can’t attest
to the accuracy, but it looks like a starting point.
www.woolfestival.com/articles/WPI.htm
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Simple flat-knitted mittens:
http://www.kategilbert.com/ms_gifted.html
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]-->
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->Stretchy bind-off
techniques for socks:
How much yarn to spin or buy for a garment? This
website came from a spinning list. I can’t attest
to the accuracy, but it looks like a starting point.
www.woolfestival.com/articles/WPI.htm
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->
Simple flat-knitted mittens:
http://www.kategilbert.com/ms_gifted.html
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]-->
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->Stretchy bind-off
techniques for socks:
February
http://ca.geocities.com/androichead
bridge/bayshow2.html
(a good example of a warp-weighted
loom)
http://ca.geocities.com/androichead
bridge/bayshow2.html
(a good example of a warp-weighted
loom)
March
Strathaven folk knit
themselves a room :: ABC
Tasmania
<>http://www.abc.net.au/ta
smania/stories/s1212449.htm
From Vivian--Knitting Blog
for anyone interested in moths
http://scrubberbum.typepad.c
om/moth_heaven/
Strathaven folk knit
themselves a room :: ABC
Tasmania
<>http://www.abc.net.au/ta
smania/stories/s1212449.htm
From Vivian--Knitting Blog
for anyone interested in moths
http://scrubberbum.typepad.c
om/moth_heaven/
April
May
June
http://www.weavingsouthwest.c
om/
Some real talent.
http://www.weavingsouthwest.c
om/
Some real talent.
July
August
Paula Burch's Dyeing Pages
Spin Off only has the last few years
on-line, the older-issue index must
be purchased:
http://www.interweave.com/spin/spinof
f_magazine/spo_indexes.asp
Interweave Knits has its index
on-line:
http://www.interweave.com/knit/interw
eave_knits/indexes.asp
Penguin Sweaters
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/peng
uinsweater.html
Graph paper for beaders to
download for different types of
beadwork.
http://shala.addr.com/beads/resource
s/graphpaper/
A new on-line fiber magazine.
http://www.handspinners.org
Paula Burch's Dyeing Pages
Spin Off only has the last few years
on-line, the older-issue index must
be purchased:
http://www.interweave.com/spin/spinof
f_magazine/spo_indexes.asp
Interweave Knits has its index
on-line:
http://www.interweave.com/knit/interw
eave_knits/indexes.asp
Penguin Sweaters
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/peng
uinsweater.html
Graph paper for beaders to
download for different types of
beadwork.
http://shala.addr.com/beads/resource
s/graphpaper/
A new on-line fiber magazine.
http://www.handspinners.org
September
October
November
December
2004
January
Guntram
Be sure to check out Guntram's
Tabletweaving Thingy.
Horsehair Design
Guntram
Be sure to check out Guntram's
Tabletweaving Thingy.
Horsehair Design
May
June
July
Silkworm Raising and Silk
Extraction - Not for the
squeamish
Making Paper With Dandelions
Silkworm Raising and Silk
Extraction - Not for the
squeamish
Making Paper With Dandelions
August
September
October
Hoffman Challenge Geraldine
won 2nd Place in 2004!
Hoffman Challenge Geraldine
won 2nd Place in 2004!
November
December
http://www.weavingworld.ca/
http://www.complex-weavers.org
/
http://www.handweaving.net/
Russian Join for knitting
http://www.knittinganyway.com/fr
eethings/russianjoin.htm
http://www.weavingworld.ca/
http://www.complex-weavers.org
/
http://www.handweaving.net/
Russian Join for knitting
http://www.knittinganyway.com/fr
eethings/russianjoin.htm
2003
January
March
August
All Fiber Arts
All Fiber Arts
December
Gleason's Fine Woolies
Ranch
Gleason's Fine Woolies
Ranch
Links sorted by
subject
subject
Animal Husbandry
Silkworm Raising and Silk Extraction - Not for the squeamish
Gleason's Fine Woolies Ranch
Breeds of Livestock
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
http://www.sheep101.info/breedsT-V.html
Gleason's Fine Woolies Ranch
Breeds of Livestock
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
http://www.sheep101.info/breedsT-V.html
Beading
Graph paper for beaders to download for different types of beadwork.
http://shala.addr.com/beads/resources/graphpaper/
http://shala.addr.com/beads/resources/graphpaper/
Book making, Book binding &
Altered Books
Altered Books
Dyeing
Pigments for Traditional Dyeing
Paula Burch's Dyeing Pages
Phiala's String Page
Viking Age Dyestuffs
Imperial Purple Dye
Paula Burch's Dyeing Pages
Phiala's String Page
Viking Age Dyestuffs
Imperial Purple Dye
Calculators
Computer Software
Crochet
Crochet Tutorials
Xenobia Bailey - Crochet Artist
Charity Knitting and Crochet Patterns
Sylvia Cosh - James Walters - Crochet
Xenobia Bailey - Crochet Artist
Charity Knitting and Crochet Patterns
Sylvia Cosh - James Walters - Crochet
Embroidery &
Needlepoint
Needlepoint
Fabric Painting
Felting
Hitching
Humor
The Low-Fat, High-Fiber Breakfast
Strathaven folk knit themselves a room :: ABC Tasmania
http://www.abc.net.au/tasmania/stories/s1212449.htm
Strathaven folk knit themselves a room :: ABC Tasmania
http://www.abc.net.au/tasmania/stories/s1212449.htm
Knitting, Hand &
Machine
Machine
Charity Knitting and Crochet Patterns
Socknitters
Handcrafted Fiber Art by Prudence
Knitty Magazine
Sweater Pattern Calculator
The Incredible, Custom-fit Raglan Sweater
Knitaddicted
Dishcloth Boutique
Woolworks
How much yarn to spin or buy for a garment? This website came from a spinning
list. I can’t attest to the accuracy, but it looks like a starting point.
www.woolfestival.com/articles/WPI.htm
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->
Simple flat-knitted mittens:
http://www.kategilbert.com/ms_gifted.html
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]-->
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> Stretchy bind-off techniques for socks:
Knitter's Review: free weekly E-zine
Socknitters
Handcrafted Fiber Art by Prudence
Knitty Magazine
Sweater Pattern Calculator
The Incredible, Custom-fit Raglan Sweater
Knitaddicted
Dishcloth Boutique
Woolworks
How much yarn to spin or buy for a garment? This website came from a spinning
list. I can’t attest to the accuracy, but it looks like a starting point.
www.woolfestival.com/articles/WPI.htm
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->
Simple flat-knitted mittens:
http://www.kategilbert.com/ms_gifted.html
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]-->
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> Stretchy bind-off techniques for socks:
Knitter's Review: free weekly E-zine
Knotting, Lace &
Lace-making (incl. Braids &
Lucet)
Lace-making (incl. Braids &
Lucet)
Museums
Papermaking
Podcasts
Knit-cast: Maria Irshad interviews
Cast-on: Brenda Dayne's audio magazine for knitters
Knitting News Cast: Rhonda Bell's knitting news and reviews
Secret Knitting: Knit along.
About time: Whit Larson's knitting podcast
Stasia's Place Podcast: by Stasia
Quilting
Re-Enacting
Phiala's String Page
Viking Age Dyestuffs
Viking Resources for the Re-Enactor
The Village of Wichamstow
Scottish Tartans Society
Viking Age Dyestuffs
Viking Resources for the Re-Enactor
The Village of Wichamstow
Scottish Tartans Society
Reference
Sewing
Spinning
Urbanspinner
Spin Off only has the last few years on-line, the older-issue index must be
purchased:
http://www.interweave.com/spin/spinoff_magazine/spo_indexes.asp
A new on-line fiber magazine. Thank ewe, Kathryn White
http://www.handspinners.org
Spindlicity: an online spinning magazine
Spin Off only has the last few years on-line, the older-issue index must be
purchased:
http://www.interweave.com/spin/spinoff_magazine/spo_indexes.asp
A new on-line fiber magazine. Thank ewe, Kathryn White
http://www.handspinners.org
Spindlicity: an online spinning magazine
Weaving
Guntram--Be sure to check out Guntram's Tabletweaving Thingy.
Inkleweaving.com
Weaver's Hand
Scottish Tartans Society
Internet Weaving Studio
On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics
Interweave Knits has its index on-line:
http://www.interweave.com/knit/interweave_knits/indexes.asp
http://www.weavingworld.ca/
http://www.complex-weavers.org/
http://www.weavingsouthwest.com/ --Some real talent.
http://ca.geocities.com/androicheadbridge/bayshow2.html--warp weighted loom
Inkleweaving.com
Weaver's Hand
Scottish Tartans Society
Internet Weaving Studio
On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics
Interweave Knits has its index on-line:
http://www.interweave.com/knit/interweave_knits/indexes.asp
http://www.weavingworld.ca/
http://www.complex-weavers.org/
http://www.weavingsouthwest.com/ --Some real talent.
http://ca.geocities.com/androicheadbridge/bayshow2.html--warp weighted loom
close knit
208 S Oakland St
Gastonia
704 833 0088
closeknit@aol.com
208 S Oakland St
Gastonia
704 833 0088
closeknit@aol.com
OTHER GUILDS
Western NorthCarolinaFibers/Handweavers Guild
http://www.wncfhg.org/
http://www.wncfhg.org/
Blue Ridge Spinners and Weavers Guild
http://www.brswg.org/
http://www.brswg.org/
Triangle Weavers
http://www.triangleweavers.org/
http://www.triangleweavers.org/
Greensboro Weavers
http://home.earthlink.net/~gboroweavers/
http://home.earthlink.net/~gboroweavers/
Folk Fiber Group
http://www.yarncircle.com/html/folk_fiber.html
http://www.yarncircle.com/html/folk_fiber.html
The Yarn Shop by Rainy
Day Creations
Linda Philpott
315 Main St Suite #1
Pineville, NC 28134
704-889-1309
www.rainydaycreationsinc.com
Day Creations
Linda Philpott
315 Main St Suite #1
Pineville, NC 28134
704-889-1309
www.rainydaycreationsinc.com
Synergy Studios
212B W Warren St Shelby, NC 28150
704-487-0144
212B W Warren St Shelby, NC 28150
704-487-0144
In 2008, we contributed sweaters, hats, mittens, scarves, socks, and blankets to
which were sent to orphanages in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia
through the group Warm Woolies. This year we are sending items that will be
distributed domestically to two Indian Reservations desperately in need..
www.warmwoolies.org/reservations.html. We are asking guild members to try
and make two items of any of the above things in either wool, acrylic, or
polar-fleece to bring to the March meeting and to save loose change to send for
shipping/distributi on to help defray the costs to Warm Woolies. WW also sent
us patterns/booklets as a thank you
which were sent to orphanages in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia
through the group Warm Woolies. This year we are sending items that will be
distributed domestically to two Indian Reservations desperately in need..
www.warmwoolies.org/reservations.html. We are asking guild members to try
and make two items of any of the above things in either wool, acrylic, or
polar-fleece to bring to the March meeting and to save loose change to send for
shipping/distributi on to help defray the costs to Warm Woolies. WW also sent
us patterns/booklets as a thank you
Eileen Hallman
P.O. Box 1484-W
Black Mountain
NC 28711
P.O. Box 1484-W
Black Mountain
NC 28711
Charlottesville Fiber Guild
Website
Website
Things Remembered
3805 South New Hope Road
Gastonia, NC 28056
704-824-0473
3805 South New Hope Road
Gastonia, NC 28056
704-824-0473