Autumn 2013 Page 1 $5.00 HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO Established 1982 Established 1986 Specializing in Custom Handwoven Textiles, Nature-Dyed Fibers, Handspun Yarns using natural fibers and dyes Specializing in Workshops in Nature-dyeing, Spinning, and Weaving, and in related tools, supplies and books Home of the Spriggs 7’ Adjustable Triangle & Rectangle, and 5'Adjustable Square Frame Looms Bed & Breakfast and Airport Shuttle Service from St Louis & Kansas City available for students Autumn 2013, Vol XXXI, No 2 Event Calendar for 2013-2014 Subscription $8.00/year for two issues Autumn Greetings Fiber Friends! Fall weather here in Missouri has been what one always dreams for: mostly clear skies, gentle rain once a week during the night, mostly, warm, but cooling temperatures. It makes me glad I’m home during this time this year — though we miss our customers at Rhinebeck, NY and SAFF in Asheville, NY for the sheep and wool festivals. Yes, we are changing our focus a little — fewer big shows and more focus on on-line marketing and Studio workshops. Remember the over 190 projects we made to show examples of weave structure, color ways, surface design, and modular projects for the book on the Continuous Strand Weaving Method? Well now, many of those items are available for you on Etsy and in our new department “Carol Leigh’s Woven Items as Shown in her Book” in our WebStore at www.hillcreekfiberstudio.com. Have patience, we’re still working on those sites, so more will be posted as time goes on. We just don’t have room for seven huge boxes of finished garments. We do use most of the household textiles throughout our house and Studio, and do wear some of the items in the book, but there are many more available. If you don’t see on the site something from the book in which you might be interested, please call. And, we continue to offer workshops here at the Studio, as well as around the country. This year we have added several. I thought I would set aside free time to work on my dye book, but due to popular demand, we have added back our three-day Continuous Strand Weaving Workshop, November 2-4, 2013. Students may choose any Continuous Strand Weaving Project on any shape frame loom: triangle or rectangle shawl, blanket, floor mat, sash, table runner and more. Also back is our Children’s Weekend Workshop. This used to be a successful class, but we started running out of available weekends, due to all the shows we were doing. Young people between the ages of 8 and 12 love to learn new skills and work with their hands. They are invited to choose any adult to share the weekend in exploring the fiber arts of spinning, dyeing, felting, and weaving. In our first such class years ago we had three dads with daughters and one grandmother with grandson! Curiously, no moms and daughters! Although, following years had plenty. There have been several requests lately, so it’s time to schedule the class again. Bed and breakfast is offered for those from out of town. See workshop information and schedule on pages 5 and 6. HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO for weaving, spinning, and dyeing Supplies & Workshops 7001 S Hill Creek Road, Columbia, MO 65203 Call 573-874-2233 for inquiries, or the toll free number: 1-800-TRI-WEAV (874-9328) for placing orders Web Site: www.HillcreekFiberStudio.com with an on-line Shopping Cart WebStore Autumn 2013 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Annual subscription rate for Hillcreek Fiber News is $8.00 for two issues, Spring and Autumn. Single Copy, $5.00. Students and customers with purchases during the year of $20 or more will receive a complimentary issue. CLASSIFIED AD RATES: For a listing under Equipment/Fiber Sources or other classified columns, please remit $10 by March 15, 2014 for inclusion in the Spring 2014 issue. Limit ad to 30 words in addition to your contact information, $30 for 1/4 page, $50 for 1/2 page. (See pages 10 & 11.) Circulation is now around 8000 fiber-interested people by e-mail and snail mail. WEAVING STUDIO HOURS: Hillcreek Fiber Studio is a working studio & mail order service. Please call 573-874-2233 or 1-800-874-9328 before planning a trip to the Studio. Studio hours are: Tuesday through Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm, by appointment only. At other times, please leave a message and we will return your call ASAP. DEALERSHIPS carried by Carol Leigh’s HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO AURORA SILKS Dyes ASHFORD Spinning Wheels, Looms and Tools EARTHUES Natural Dye Extracts LOUËT Spinning & Weaving Tools & Supplies HANDWEAVERS GUILD OF AMERICA Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot HARRISVILLE Friendly Looms INTERWEAVE PRESS Books SCHACHT SPINDLE CO. Looms, Wheels & Supplies SNIPES Weaving & Spinning Tools SPRIGGS CUSTOM WOOD PRODUCTS Adjustable Triangle, Square, and Rectangle Looms; Navajo & Inkle Looms; Drop & Navajo Spindles; Warping Boards; Maru-dai, knitting spools UNICORN BOOKS fiber-related book VICTORIAN VIDEO PRODUCTIONS YARNS and FIBERS: BROWN SHEEP CO, Carol Leigh’s Nature-dyed Riata, Carol Leigh’s Nature-dyed wool potholder loops, DRAGON TAILS, FIESTA YARNS, GENOPALETTE wool, HARRISVILLE wool, GLIMAKRA linen, JAGGERSPUN, MAYSVILLE CARPET WARP, PERLE COTTONS, SOUTHWEST TRADING bamboo, Ashford TEKAPO wool, FROG TREE alpaca & more, VERSEIS/FOXFIBRE colorganic cotton, WEAVING SOUTHWEST wool AND MUCH MORE Page 2 Greetings from Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser ..................Page 1 New Workshops: Children’s .............................................. 1 Index, Subscriptions, Ad Information, Hours.................... 2 Dealerships carried by Carol Leigh's HFS ........................ 2 Hillcreek Fiber Studio Workshops Schedule ..................... 2 New Products: Mini Navajo-style Loom, Knitting supplies 3 Dyes: Quercitron, ground madder ..................................... 4 Pokeberry Dye Surprise, Weaver’s Craft ......................... 4 Kayaking on the Missouri .................................................. 4 Hillcreek Fiber Studio Event Calendar .............................. 5 Workshops Offered at Hillcreek Fiber Studio .................. 6 Easy Holiday Textile Gift-making Weekend ..................... 7 East Coast Conference, Made in USA, Flax strick/books 8 31st Anniversary and Customer Appreciation Sale .......... 9 Carol Leigh’s Trunk Show Items for Sale ....................... 10 Rural Missouri Spinner’s Guild Events .......................... 10 Classifieds, Contact Information for Events .................... 11 Map to Hillcreek Fiber Studio ......................................... 12 HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO WEEKEND & LONGER WORKSHOPS Taught by unless otherwise noted 2013 Nov 2 - 4 ....... Nov 17 - 22....NAVAJO WEAVING WITH SARAH NATANI DEC 7 - 8 .......EASY HOLIDAY MAKE-IT GIFTS 2014 FEB 15 - 18 ...BEGINNING-INTERMEDIATE WEAVING FEB 22 - 23 ... MAR 29 - 30 . FIBER WEEKEND APR 5 - 8 .......BEGINNING NAVAJO-STYLE WEAVING APR 11 - 14 ...SPINNING: BEGINNING, DESIGNER YARNS, SPECIAL FIBERS June 15 - 20 ...FIBER FURLOUGH ONE: SPINNING, DYEING, FELTING June 22 - 27 ...FIBER FURLOUGH TWO: WEAVING OF ALL TYPES, NAVAJO, CONTINUOUS STRAND, 4-8 SHAFT, RIGID HEDDLE, INKLE, TABLET, KILIM, FINGER Sept 6 - 7 ......MISSOURI DYE PLANTS PRIVATE WEAVING AND SPINNING LESSONS ARRANGED BY APPOINTMENT Partial Listing - MISCELLANEOUS Items Pewter Jewelry by Ram’s Horn Brass Shawl & Kilt Celtic brooches by Mountain Forge Handmade Bookmarks by Moosetrack Studio Weaving Picks by Cathy Berlincourt Lucets by Peggy Ledrich Tuition: Two days, $140; three days, $195; four days, $260; five and 1/2 days, $345. Workshop with guest instructor, $445. Tuition includes hot lunches. Deposit of one-half tuition will hold a space for you. Bed & Breakfast available at the Studio: $50/ night. Airport shuttle available from St. Louis and Kansas City airports to Studio. Also, some flights arrive at Columbia Regional airport. Call toll free to reserve space in a class or two: 1-800-TRI-WEAV (874-9328) Autumn 2013 Page 3 Navajo Weaving Workshop, November 17 - 22, 2013. Sarah Natani will be returning this year sharing her Navajo weaving way and culture while teaching beginning through advanced Navajo Weaving techniques. She has always come the full week before Thanksgiving week. This is an opportunity not to be missed. We don’t know how many more years she will be able to join us. Her humor and expertise are unsurpassed, creating a memorable experience for all students. We have a few openings available, complete with bed and breakfast. Call today. Easy Holiday Textile Gift-making Weekend. Down to the wire, and still need a couple more handmade holiday gifts? Or would like to learn a few quick make-it skills? Come share the weekend December 7 - 8. Choose as many projects as will fit into the weekend, from: Felt a luscious silk/merino Scarf, Knit a Cowl, Weave a Hat using Continuous Strand Weaving on a 3-foot Tri-loom, Weave a Scarf using Continuous Strand on a 30-inch rectangle loom, Knit and/or Needle Felt Ornaments, Weave Designer Wool Potholder/Trivet, Felt warm Slippers, and More. See Page 7 for more details. The part about being in business which Denny and I enjoy the most is the meaningful friendships and satisfaction of learning as we teach and provide equipment and supplies for our students and customers. Our 31st Anniversary Holiday Show and Customer Appreciation Sale will be the weekend of December 14 - 15. Everything in stock in the Studio will have at least a 10% discount; tools, books and supplies 30%; DVDs, fibers, and yarns 35%, and some must-move inventory items 50% (A list will be available on our web site by the first of December.) See page 9 and Coupon on page 11. New or Returning Products This summer I was asked to teach a short 7-hour Navajo-style weaving class at the Fiber U fiber retreat sponsored by MOPACA. Well, we have been offering two travel-sizes of Navajo-style looms which we developed for teaching twoday workshops, but even those are too large for a 7-hour class, so we’ve developed an even smaller loom in a kit form - just the size for a mug rug. Our Mini Navajo-style Loom Kit includes everything needed to complete a first project: loom, warp, three colors of weft, a small comb, batten, finishing needle and locker hook. Kits are available both with the loom dressed and ready to start weaving for $69, or not dressed, but with complete instructions for warping for $44. Recommended instructional weaving books: Weaving the Navajo Way by Carolyn Spurgeon, $22. Navajo Weaving Way by Noel Bennett, out of print, and DVD, Navajo Weaving, Sharing the Technique and Tradition, Malony and Clark, nearly 4 hours, $39.95.. Other Product News: Now that daughter Bex is teaching knitting classes here at the Studio, we are again providing a few Knitting Supplies. Just got in some Frog Tree Fair Trade Pediboo wool/bamboo yarn which works well for several of the patterns she has been developing, such as the Climbing Clematis Cardigan, the Infinite Eternity Mobius Double-Knit Cowl, and the Hills are Alive Scarf and Hat. We also offer Brown Sheep Wildfoote washable wool/nylon sock-knitting yarns, which work well for Bex’s double-knit reversible Trinity Tam. She will be teaching knitting classes at Fiber U in Lebanon, Missouri next July: Knitting an Entrelac Cowl, and 25 Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know About Knitting. Bex’s classes at Jefferson City Fiber Retreat in March, 2014 are: Reversible Letters Double Knit, and Focus on Indigo. She also teaches a Toe-up Two-at-a time Sock Class, among others, here at the Studio. Call to schedule lessons. We also carry Knitter’s Pride Knitting Needles. Bex is available for individual or group instruction on any knitting topic or technique! Autumn 2013 Page 4 New Dyes: The historic Quercitron is now back. Back in 1795 Bancroft discovered the great dye properties of the inner bark of the black oak tree, and was granted a permit to export it to Great Britain — one of the very few dyes historically exported from the USA. Today I’ve found a forester who has provided me with some staves of this treasured dye. One pound: $50, 4 ounces $15.15. Use 4 ounces to dye one pound of fiber. The beautiful clear, bright, lasting yellow compares favorably with Weld. (I like it even better.) With a little Cochineal, you get a bright Hunter Orange color. Or, over-dyed with Indigo it yields gorgeous Kelly greens. Ground Madder Root is back. For the longest time I was not able to obtain the ground version of Madder Root, of the highest Afghani quality. Also available is Mungeet, or wild madder from India. Speaking of Dyes, The Dye surprise of the year happened to me this summer! Fermented pokeberries yield a rich red-purple. When I lamented last July that I wish I had more poke for dyeing, Denny reminded me we had a bucket of poke in vinegar left over after the MO Dye workshop in 2012. The bucket was sealed pretty tight and had been left outdoors through the winter. Much to my surprise, the color obtained was a much richer and intense red-purple than I had ever seen before from Pokeberries. I have also learned we can get a lovely strawberry rust color by cooking the berries too hot. For the brightest lasting color, mordant protein fibers in vinegar bath (pH of 3 to 4), stem pokeberries (a gallon per pound of fiber) and mash them, cover with vinegar water and bring up Five Pokeberry Colors to low simmer for 10-20 minutes, strain out the seeds, then combine the (See colors on web version) mordant bath and the dye and simmer very gently for just a few minutes. Don’t let the berries OR the dyepot with wool boil, or you will lose the red and get more rust color. Remove the dye pot from the heat and let it set overnight before letting the berry-dyed fibers cure on a line a couple hours before rinsing with cool water (no soap). We have put the poke seeds on our compost pile in the past. This year we added compost to our strawberry bed. Guess what! We have quite a crop of poke plants in our strawberries. Hmm, which one is more important to preserve? Weaver’s Craft Monographs by Jean Scorgie (past editor of Handwoven Magazine) are a treasure for beginning as well as any weaver. Each issue focuses on a particular weave structure, offers several how-to projects using that structure, and then offers tips and tricks of all types for weavers. Clear instruction and lots of pictures. We keep all the issues in stock. Issue 30, Boundweave, and Rose Path on Opposites, has just come out. Other issues have addressed such topics as: Point Twill, Canvas Weave, Huck Lace, Easy Plaids, Weaving Overshot, Gingham Towels, Easy Inlays, Complimentary Plain Weave, Summer and Winter, Easy Pick-up Techniques, Twill and Basket Weave Combined, Log Cabin, Double Weave Pick-up, Barleycorn, Mock Satin Damask, Waffle Weave, Petit Point. We offer individual issues as well as complete sets for a discount saving enough for 4 free issues. Highly recommended resource for all weavers. For a complete index of all the issues, check out our web site at www.hillcreekfiberstudio.com/Weaver’s Craft Index. Issues 1 - 22, $6.45 each; issues 23 - 30, $8.00 each. Regularly $205.90, full set only $175. Kayaking down the Missouri River. As you probably know, my “Bucket List” includes studying weaving and dye techniques of other cultures, but this summer I satisfied another on my list, and enjoyed it so much I intend to set aside time every year to do more. I kayaked 85 miles down the Missouri River from Huntsdale to Hermann by myself, camping out two nights. Regretfully, my camera wasn’t working at the time, so no pictures. But I did keep a journal. The wilderness along long stretches of the River was an experience to be treasured. Observed does with fawn, many blue herons and other shore birds. followed the freight and Amtrak trains along the way, stopped at a few of the put-in points where signboards included quotes from Lewis and Clark journals about their experiences at each of the sites. The distance between Kansas City and St. Louis is 340 miles. I figure I’ll do another part of the River next year, and eventually go the whole distance. Autumn 2013 Page 5 Hillcreek Fiber Studio 2012 - 2013 Workshop and Event Calendar Date Workshops/Events Location 2013 Nov 2 - 4 ........ Nov 8 - 10 ...... Nov 17 - 22 ..... Dec 7 - 8 ......... Dec 14 - 15...... CONTINUOUS STRAND WEAVING, Hillcreek Fiber Studio ................................. Columbia, MO Col. Weavers and Spinners’ Guild Holiday Exhibition Sale Boone Co. Museum ............Columbia, MO NAVAJO WEAVING: Beginning to Advanced with Sarah Natani, HFS ................ Columbia, MO EASY HOLIDAY GIFT-MAKING WORKSHOP, HFS ............................................ Columbia, MO Hillcreek Fiber Studio 31st Anniversary Open House and Sale ..................................Columbia, MO 2014 Jan 15 - 25 ..... Feb 15 - 18 ..... Feb 22 - 23 ..... Mar 7 - 9 ......... March 22 - 23 . Apr 5 - 8 ......... Apr 11 - 12 ...... April 12 - 13.... April 13 - 14 ... April 26 .......... June 15 - 20 ..... Alafia River Rendezvous, Suttlery and Seminars .............................................................. Homeland, FL BEGINNING 4-SHAFT, INTERMED 4 - 8 SHAFT WEAVING, HFS .................... Columbia, MO ANCIENT DYES, HFS .................................................................................................. Columbia, MO Jefferson City Fiber Retreat, Vendor, weaving, Bex knitting and indigo ................. Jefferson City, MO CHILDREN’S FIBER WEEKEND, Hillcreek Fiber Studio ........................................Columbia, MO BEGINNING NAVAJO WEAVING, Hillcreek Fiber Studio .....................................Columbia, MO BEGINNING SPINNING, Hillcreek Fiber Studio ..................................................... Columbia, MO SPINNING DESIGNER YARNS, Hillcreek Fiber Studio ..........................................Columbia, MO SPINNING SPECIAL FIBERS, Hillcreek Fiber Studio ............................................. Columbia, MO All-Missouri Spring Spin-In, Rural Missouri Spinners ...................................................... Bourbon, MO FIBER FURLOUGH ONE: Spinning, Dyeing, and Felting Beginning Spinning, Spinning Special Fibers, and/or Spinning Designer Yarns, Dyeing and Painting with Natural Dyes, Felting Wet and Dry, HFS ............................ Columbia, MO June 21 ........... BLUE PARTY Four different blue pots for dyeing, Bex Oliger, HFS ............................Columbia, MO June 22 - 27 .... FIBER FURLOUGH TWO: Weaving of all Types: Continuous Strand all shapes; Navajo & Kilim Tapestry; Pile Carpet; Four to eight-shaft on Floor and Table Looms; Rigid Heddle, Inkle, Tablet, Finger Weaving and more, HFS ............................... Columbia, MO July 11 - 13...... Fiber “U”, Vendor, Bex Knitting Entrelac Cowl, Knitting: 25 things you never knew, Continuous Strand Weaving............................................................................................. Lebanon, MO July 15 - 20 ..... Convergence International Weaving Conference, vendor ................................................ Providence, RI Aug 13 - 17 .... Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan County Fair Grounds, Workshop & Vendor ......................Allegan, MI Sept 6 - 7 ........ NATURAL DYEING: Missouri Dye Plants, Hillcreek Fiber Studio ......................... Columbia, MO Sept 24 - Oct 4. Eastern Primitive Rendezvous, Suttlery and Seminars ....................................................................... OH All workshops are taught by Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser, unless otherwise noted. Events in BOLD and ALL CAPS are workshops offered at Hillcreek Fiber Studio Call 1-800-TRI-WEAV (874-9328) to register for weaving, spinning, and dyeing workshops. Bed and Breakfast at Hillcreek Fiber Studio is available for students. Scholarship opportunity If you would like some financial assistance to attend a Hillcreek Fiber Studio workshop, please inquire about our Scholarship Fund. We are always open for impromptu classes. If our workshop schedule does not fit your schedule, don’t hesitate to contact us and arrange for a mutual time for a couple lessons. Autumn 2013 HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO WORKSHOPS Nestled in the Little Bonne Femme Creek Valley amidst woods and pastures in view of a major state park Hillcreek Fiber Studio offers the serenity for a true getaway. Let someone else do the cooking. Just focus on learning a new skill or on exploring an older one. Cuddle up with a book from over 800 titles on the shelves. Workshops at Hillcreek Fiber Studio allow the student to immerse her or himself in the study and exploration of a number of textile-related subjects. In the past we’ve added special workshops with guest instructors in subjects such as mushroom dyeing, and Native American Flute Playing! Let us know what subjects interest you! . CONTINUOUS STRAND WEAVING METHOD ON TRIANGLE, SQUARE, OR RECTANGLE LOOMS Two or three days Nov 2 - 4, 2013. Complete a full-size triangle or rectangle shawl, square blanket or other textile using the simple, unique continuous strand weaving method. Learn a few intermediate or advanced techniques, such as twill, leno lace, and double weave, plus color patterns such as log cabin, tartan plaids and color blending. BEG, INTERMED & ADVANCED NAVAJO WEAVING: Five and onehalf days, Nov 17 - 22, 2013. This will be guest instructor Sarah Natani’s sixteenth visit to Hillcreek Fiber Studio. She offers a unique opportunity to learn weaving techniques from an expert and to share stories of her culture. Beginning through advanced students are welcome. BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE FOUR TO EIGHT-SHAFT WEAVING: Four days: Feb 15 - 18, 2014. Beginning students will warp their loom twice, complete two projects, learn threading and weaving techniques and how to read and understand pattern drafts and basic weaving theory. Intermediate students will work independently on projects with guidance from the instructor. They may choose to weave a “Colonial Weave Structure Sampler,” learn traditional loom-dressing methods for a “Tartan Dancing Shawl”, or explore another weave structure and project of their choosing. ANCIENT DYES: Two-day weekend, Feb 22 - 23, 2014. The historic ancient dyes are the commonly used dyes of our early colonial period for a rainbow of colors: Brazilwood for reds/purples; Cochineal for brilliant red; Cutch for rich brown; Fustic for gold; Indigo for blue, and green over yellow; Logwood for lavender, dark blue, and black; Madder Root for red-orange; Weld and Quercitron for yellow. Premordanting and altering color with afterbaths are covered. Students take home samples of a full color spectrum of dozens of colors on wool roving, raw silk, and cotton fabrics. CHILDREN’S FIBER WEEKEND: March 22-23, 2014. Students between the ages of 8 and 12 may choose an adult to share a fiber weekend. We will learn how to spin fibers into yarn, dye a few colors with natural dyes, and felt a scarf on Saturday, then weave a small project on Sunday. Only $30 extra for adult. BEGINNING & INTERMEDIATE NAVAJO WEAVING: Four days: April 5 - 8, 2014. Students will warp their looms and learn basic Navajo weaving techniques and color joins. The experience will include readings and discussions of the Navajo/Diné culture. Most students will finish a sampler, learning finishing techniques for the tight ending. BEGINNING SPINNING/ SPINNING DESIGNER YARNS/ SPINNING SPECIAL FIBERS: April 11 - 12, 2014, Beginning students will learn basics of spinning, choosing and skirting fleece, cleaning, carding & combing techniques, spinning on spindles and on a variety of spinning wheels. April 12 - 13, 2014, Designer Yarn students will learn color & fiber blending and Navajo 3-ply techniques. They will create novelty yarns such as slubs, knop, marl, corespun, loop, and feather yarns, among others. April 13 - 14, 2014, Spinning Special Fibers students will dress distaffs and spin flax, unwind cocoons & spin silk from several preparations, spin cotton and other fine fibers on charkas & taklis, and will comb wool. FIBER FURLOUGH ONE, Spinning, Dyeing, Felting: Five and one-half days, June 15 - 20, 2014. Class tailored to students’ interests. Beginning through Intermediate levels. Dye, blend fibers, and spin designer yarns. Use dye immersion or painting on fibers, yarns, or fabric. Felt vessels, wearables, or whimsical sculptures using both wet and dry felting techniques. Page 6 FIBER FURLOUGH TWO, Weaving of all Types: Five and one-half days, June 22 - 27, 2014. Beginning through Intermediate. Students choose own focus for week: rigid heddle, four or moreshaft structures, Navajo, continuous strand on triangle, square or rectangle, tapestry, inkle, tablet, kilim, pile carpet, fingerweaving, kumi-himo braiding, lucet cordage, macrame. Obviously, no one person can explore it all, but students choose what and how many projects to explore during the week. What you don' t have time to explore yourself you can observe others doing. Students may choose both Fiber Furlough weeks for a 10% discount on both tuition and B&B for both weeks. Create a true heirloom by designing the whole textile process - weave something the second week from the yarn you created the first week! University credit is available for these classes. NATURAL DYEING, MISSOURI PLANTS: Two-day weekend, Sept 6 - 7 2014. A full color spectrum will be obtained from foraged plants within walking distance of Hillcreek Fiber Studio: red from pokeberries, blue, lavender and green from elderberries, yellows, greens and oranges from flowers, browns and blacks from trees. Students will go home with over 80 dye colors on wool roving and cotton and raw silk fabric. They may bring items of their fiber medium to dye. Tuition: Two days $140, three days $195, four days $260, five and 1/2 days $345. Guest instructor tuition $445 for Sarah Natani’s class. Tuition includes hot, nutritious lunches. Deposit of onehalf tuition holds a space. Bed & Breakfast at the Studio $50 per night. Airport shuttle from St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia Regional airports. Call toll free to reserve space in a class or two: 1800-874-9328 (TRI-WEAV). 10% discount for two or more classes. Private Lessons $25 per hour. Spinning Lessons: Two three-hour sessions are recommended for begininning students $65 per 3-hour session. $95 per six-hour day. Two free hours of lessons with purchase of spinning wheel or loom. Autumn 2013 Page 7 We’re offering an opportunity to explore a variety of easy textile techniques with short projects during EASY HOLIDAY TEXTILE GIFT-MAKING WEEKEND: December 7 - 8, 2013. Small, easy projects will be covered during the weekend. Students may expect to learn and complete several projects. Our gift to you: Class fee is only $80 for 2-days, plus cost of materials. Choose from: 1. Felt a scarf, using luscious silk/merino roving. Chose from 14 different color blends. Only 2 ounces of this wonderful fiber blend is sufficient to felt a cozy scarf in about 2 hours. 2. Weave a large potholder or trivet with yarn. Using Harrisville’s new large Pro metal potholder frame, weave wool potholders, double potholder mits, trivets, or pouches using wool yarn. Wool loops for this larger loom are not yet available, but wool makes more sense than any other fiber for working with hot pans, especially around a fire, as it is fire retardant and more insulative than other fibers. Use designer colors to match kitchen décor. Just one to 2 hours depending upon project chosen. Add a couple hours to knit an I-cord handle for a pouch or purse. 3. Knit a cowl. Bex offers instruction to knit a designer cowl. Soft nature-dyed Riata silk/ kid mohair/merino blend yarn is recommended for an irresistibly cuddly cowl. 3 - 4 hours. 4. Knit or needle-felt an ornament, or 2, or 3. Less than an hour each. 5. Weave a hat using the continuous strand weaving method on the 3-foot Travel Triangle Loom, stitch hat seams, full the fabric, choose a button for the top. 4 - 5 hours. 6. Weave a scarf using the continuous strand weaving method on the 30-inch Travel Rectangle Loom. Attach two rectangles together, either as a cowl, or add and twist a fringe, and full the scarf. 5 - 6 hours. 7. Weave a small purse, eye-glass case, bag or pouch, using the continuous strand weaving method on different Travel frame looms depending upon project chosen. 2 - 5 hours depending upon project. 8. Felt a pair of slippers. Bring a tracing of intended wearer’s foot. Using a seamless felting method, felt top and bottoms of two slippers and felt them together to a soft-felt stage. Part of the gift is to massage the receiver’s feet as you continue to felt the slippers down to fit snuggly. 6 - 8 hours. Or, challenge us with an idea for a small project in weaving, knitting or felting. To see all pictures in color, see Hillcreek Fiber News on line at www.hillcreekfiberstudio.com (click on right hand link at end of 3rd row of links). Autumn 2013 Page 8 Convergence, International Weavers’ Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, July 14 - 20, 2014. As mentioned before, Denny and I miss our friends and customers on the East Coast, so plan to have a booth at the weaving conference in Rhode Island, in hopes of seeing some of you East Coasters again. This, I believe, is the first time in decades that this conference will be located in the north east (since Toronto in 1986!) The Boston Weavers Guild is the oldest in the USA and there are many renown weavers in the area. We’re looking forward to meeting some, and to extend our trip to visit family and friends we haven’t seen for awhile. Made in USA During these times when so many companies, particularly textile mills and printing companies, have been shipped overseas, we just wanted to voice our belief in and support of several Made-in-America companies. Two of our favorite yarn companies, Harrisville Designs and Brown Sheep Company, have been with us nearly 30 years. Both are family-owned and operated businesses, are innovative, and conscious of our environment. Brown Sheep company is operating on family homesteaded land in western Nebraska, passed down through generations, and uses mostly North American wool producers. They have recently gone green, recycling nearly all of the water they use in their operation. Harrisville company renovated and are using one of the oldest continuously operated mills in the country in the lovely historic town of Harrisville, New Hampshire. They focus on promoting the fiber arts among children with their Friendly Loom Products. Remember making potholders as a kid? They continue to promote the sturdy metal looms, and now offer the larger Pro size. The Schacht Spindle Company in Colorado is another family-owned/operated business which makes some of the finest looms and spinning wheels on the market today. We also carry many of their well crafted smaller tools such as boat shuttles and drop spindles. See a listing of looms and wheels in stock on our web site, or ask for a current physical catalog, $5. We have always tried to support the smaller, home-based “makers” such as Al Snipes Weaving Tools, Peggy Ledrich Lucets and Books, Kathy Berlingcourt for weaving picks, Jim and Beth at Rams Horn Pewter Jewelry and Tom at Mountain Forge for brass Jewelry. Flax Strick and Flax Book For several years we have been looking for another source for flax strick, the product of processed stem fibers of the flax plant, for spinning smooth linen thread. Combed flax (short fibers) and flax waste have been available, but here-to-fore flax strick was processed overseas and the quality kept deteriorating. We feel fortunate in finding a great Made-in-America source for good quality flax strick from Pennsylvania. AND, a great new book on the subject The Big Book Of Flax, $59.99, by Christian and Johannes Zinzendorf, who have been raising the flax. Other books we carry on Flax include: Flax Craft in America, a collection of Newsletters 1993-1999, Virginia Handy, $26.50, and Reflections from a Flaxen Past, Kati Meek, $48. Previous good books on the subject are long out-of-print (Linen Handspinning and Weaving, Patricia Baines, and Magic of Linen, Linda Heinrich) and perhaps can be found on line. We will again dress distaffs with flax and spin linen thread during our Spin Special Fibers workshop April 13 - 14, 2014. Autumn 2013 31st Anniversary Holiday Show and Customer Appreciation Sale December 14 - 15, 2013 Saturday 9 am - 5 pm and Sunday 10 am - 4 pm Without YOU, our supportive Customers over the Years, we would not be here today. We have learned SOOO much from you And our product developments have grown due to your requests and questions of “What if you did …?” We value your friendship and support We owe you so much We just want to say THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE We Appreciate YOU From our Family to You and Yours Have a wonderful Holiday Season and a Healthy New Year Carol Leigh, Denny, Phil, Carl, Rebecca and Rose See the Coupon at the bottom of Page 11 Good December 1 through the end of the Year 2013 on everything IN STOCK in our Studio During our Customer Appreciation Sale, two days ONLY, take an ADDITIONAL 10% off other Sale prices. Many items, too numerous to mention here, will be at close-out prices. Just stuff accumulated over the years which needs to go. A list will be compiled by December 1 and added to our web site Special Inventory Reduction Page Page 9 Autumn 2013 Page 10 Carol Leigh’s TRUNK SHOW Items for Sale Natural Elegance Wrap Sitter’s Shrug Merino and Kid Mohair 80 x 20-inch rectangle extra long twisted fringe Missouri-grown Pearls yarn Nature-dyed $245 $395 Celtic Saxon Green Riata Shawl Nature-dyed twisted fringe $295 Appalachian Dawn Ribbon Shawl Check Tabard Long Vest Wool/mohair I-cord edge, faggot seam, monkey fist button fastening $395 Rayon, Silk, Kid Mohair $495 Rural Missouri Spinners Guild is hosting two fiber events in the next year Ozark Fiber Fling — Classes and Red Mesa Twill Shawl Merino, kid mohair I-cord edging $345 vendors dealing with the fiber arts galore, November 8-9, 2013 in Steelville, MO. We have classes in spinning, weaving, dyeing, felting, broom and soap making, as well as vendors from Missouri and the surrounding states. Classes are now open for enrollment Don’t get left out! All Missouri Spring Spin-In — Blue-Green Shawl Wool/mohair $225 Vendors, classes, and spinning networking. April 26, 2014, 10—4 pm, Bourbon Community Center, Bourbon, MO. Easy access from Interstate 44 good all-weather parking, with plenty of room for our spinning circle! See contact information on Page 11 Autumn 2013 CLASSIFIEDS: Equipment/Fibers For Sale: Original Rick Reeves 24-inch Saxony Spinning Wheel with brass signature plate. Reeves tensioned lazy kate with four extra bobbins. Excellent condition. Asking $1200. Call 573-874-2233. Carol Leigh Page 11 For Sale: 1985 Counter Balance Orco 4-shaft, Six Treadle Floor Loom, Model 74. Finished rag rug on the loom, 3 rag shuttles, spool rack, extra back beam and reeds, rags, two books. $500 or best offer. Call Nancy, 660-341-4706, Columbia, Missouri. 2013 - 2014 Event Contacts Ozark Fiber Fling, November 8 - 9, 2013, Rural Missouri Spinners Guild, Lois Wissmann, 573245-6851. rmfsheep@centurylink.net. Convergence Weavers Conference, July 14 - 19, 2014, Handweavers Guild of America, Providence, RI, www.spindyeweave.org Alafia River Rendezvous, Jan 15 - 25, 2014, Homeland, FL, www.floridafrontiersmen.com. Christianson Native Crafts Workshop, July 27 August 1, 2014, Shannondale, Missouri, Phil & Judy Jones, cncwdirector@gmail.com, 618-493-6371. Fiber Retreat, March 8 - 10, 2014, Jefferson City, MO, Leslie carroll-bartlettl@missouri.edu. All Missouri Spring Spin-In, April 26, 2014, Bourbon Community Center, Bourbon, MO, Rural Missouri Spinners, Lois Wissmann, 573-245-6851. rmfsheep@centurylink.net. Fiber “U” - Fun, Fiber, and You! MOPACA event, July 11 - 13, 2014, Lebanon, MO. Liz Mitchko, 417- 533-5280, info@whirlwindranch.com Michigan Fiber Fest, August 13 - 17, 2014, Allegan County Fair Grounds, Allegan, Michigan. www.michiganfiberfestival.org Eastern Primitive Rendezvous, Sept 24 - Oct 4, 2014, Ohio, www.nmlra.org, www.nrlhf.org All of our products may be ordered on our toll-free line: 1-800-TRI-WEAV (874-9328) or on our Website: www.HillcreekFiberStudio.com with a secure "Shopping Cart” WebStore CUSTOMER APPRECIATION COUPON Mention this coupon by phone, or comment on Web order December 1 through 31, 2013 10 percent discount on Orders over $100 on looms and spinning wheels 20 percent discount on Orders over $100 on tools, books, and supplies 25 percent discount on Orders over $200 on fibers and yarns AUTUMN, 2013 ISSUE Autumn 2013 Page 12 Carol Leigh’s Specialties HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO 7001 Hillcreek Road Columbia, MO 65203 Return Service Requested Directions to visit Carol Leigh’s Hillcreek Fiber Studio Diagram is not to Scale W. Broadway Downtown E. Broadway CALL 573-874-2233 or 1-800-TRI-WEAV Forum Blvd Last house in the valley, before the creek. Before coming to the STUDIO, GIVE US A CALL so we won’t miss YOU
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