We're dressing up in colonial costumes, and displaying / teaching kids at this grade school.
Date: Wednesday January 24, 2007
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Holy Family
Street: 14160 Ferndale Road
City/State/Zip: Dale City, Va. 22193-2198
Annual Children's Day Event
Spinning Demonstration at the
National Colonial Farm
When: Saturday, April 18, 2009, hours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: 3400 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD 20607
Phone: 301.283.2113 ext. 15
What: We will get dressed up in Colonial costumes, show off spinning and fiber crafts to visiting families, wander through the gardens, and chat with the farm animals.
Colonial Day
Spinning Demonstration at
Holy Family Catholic School
When: Thursday, January 15, 2009, hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: 14160 Ferndale Road, Dale City , VA 22193
Phone: 703-670-3138
What: We got dressed up in Colonial costumes, visited with the fourth and fifth graders in small groups, ate a lovely Colonial lunch, and then made a presentation to most of the classes in the school.
We enjoyed the Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia on the Montpellier estate in Orange County, VA, October 6-7, 10 AM - 5 PM.
Roadtrip to Pennsylvania. 39th Annual Spinning Seminar at
The Mannings - Saturday, June 9.
Celebration of Textiles at
The Textile Museum - Sunday, June 3 from 10 AM - 4 PM. Anyone want to help with Textile Day at the Textile Museum in June. It is fun and we will have a tent. We have been asked to demo weaving (any aspect and kind) and spinning. In the past the kids love to have a hands on.
We will shop frantically at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival - May 5-6 . This takes place in the Howard County Fairgrounds, MD. It's the biggest Sheep and Wool Festival on the East Coast.
School Colonial Day
We're dressing up in colonial costumes, and displaying / teaching kids at this grade school.
Date: Wednesday January 24, 2007
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Holy Family
Street: 14160 Ferndale Road
City/State/Zip: Dale City, Va. 22193-2198
Maude is hosting a slumber party with classes. Date and time TBD. Classes include Nalbinding and Calligraphy.
We will be enjoying the Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia on the Montpellier estate in Orange County, VA, October 7-8, 10 AM - 5 PM.
Spinning demonstration for
Virginia History Day - July 15
Where: Chinn Park Regional Library, Woodbridge, Virginia
When: Saturday, July 15, hours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
What: (From the organizer) Our big weekend program every year at the Chinn Park Regional Library is a Virginia Living History program. At the program, we have military re-enactors, swordfighters, and this year we will have music and a puppet show. This year the program is Saturday, July 15th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We hold this program on the lawn surrounding the library, weather permitting. Families come and go. The program participants talk to the people as they arrive and explain what they are doing. We really aren't sticklers for historical information. You can talk about whatever seems appropriate to you.
Celebration of Textiles at
The Textile Museum - Saturday, June 3 from 10 AM - 4 PM. Anyone want to help with Textile Day at the Textile Museum in June. It is fun and we will have a tent. We have been asked to demo weaving (any aspect and kind) and spinning. In the past the kids love to have a hands on.
Do we have any volunteers for some or all of the day. We are able to demo anything we like. Please email Carolyn Atwater cwovenexp at yahoo dot com and let her know if you are available and when (time slot). Generally we have lots of people who help and we can take breaks and walk around ourselves.
Any and all help is appreciated!! Feel free to pass the message on to friends and family , just in the case they would like to help.
We will shop frantically at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival - May 6-7 . This takes place in the Howard County Fairgrounds, MD. It's the biggest Sheep and Wool Festival on the East Coast.
April 2, 2006 Spinning Demonstration at
Gadsby's Tavern Museum
Where: 134 N. Royal Street, Old Town Alexandria
When: Sunday, April 2, hours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
What: We got dressed up in Colonial costumes from the museum, and demonstrated spinning and fiber preparation. Usually for tours of Girl Scouts, but other tourists enjoy this as well.
Time Travel
Alexandria Birthday Celebration
Where: Oronoco Park (corner of Madison and N. Fairfax Street down by the river)
When: Saturday, July 10th, - 4 p.m.-about 9 p.m. (when the fireworks start)
How: Demos, demos, demos
Why: Alexandria's Birthday Celebration (the spinners have participated in this a couple of other times)
Ann Liddle and her husband will be establishing the Springwater space about 2 p.m. We have a 10x10 space allotted to us, and they have a 10x10 canopy to help shield us from the sun. Look for the Springwater banner they'll be putting up with the canopy. Anyone who needs a chair, can carry it from Springwater and return it. (Several of us have keys to get back in during the evening.) I plan to bring a lighter weight one, however. Parking will be scarce. However, between 3 - 4 p.m. I'll be outside Springwater to guard property for demonstrators. They can drop off bags and spinning wheels, then go park their cars. This will ease the burden for carrying it too far.
We can use the large knitting needles, straight or circular, for other demonstrations if the knitters want. I can't wait to see them used. Sylvia chain crocheted some yarns together and Randy and I plyed some together on spinning wheels to make a fat yarn to use with the needles for demos. We'll bring that. There's not much of it, so we'll have to rip out and reuse. Later we'll have a chance to make more. I might pick up some acrylic from Michael's or Walmart, and we can strand that or crochet it and use it as a crochet demo first, then knitting. Neither the Walmart nor Michaels near me carries that "by the pound" large skein yarn. Do you know anyone who does? I'll buy several of the smaller skeins.
Sylvia will be bring spin sticks, and both of us will be bringing wool. Bring anything else you need. Don't forget water!
There will be demos of things other than knitting and spinning as well, so this should be a very good well rounded event. I can't wait. This should be loads of fun.
We were shopping frantically at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival - May 1-2 . This took place in the Howard County Fairgrounds, MD. It's the biggest Sheep and Wool Festival on the East Coast.
We did not compete in the Sheep to Shawl Competition - May ?. In this contest, teams have 3 hours to shear a sheep, spin the wool into yarn, and weave the yarn into a shawl.
We will be demonstrating spinning at Art on the Avenue on Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria, on Saturday, October 4, 10 AM - 6 PM.
We will be enjoying the Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia on the Montpellier estate in Orange County, VA, October 4-5, 10 AM - 5 PM.
We will be enjoying the Knit Out on the Mall in DC, Sunday, September 21, noon to 5 PM.
We will be enjoying the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall in DC, July 2-6. We may have volunteer opportunities at the Scottish pavilion.
We will be demonstrating at the Celebration of Textiles Day at the Textile Museum in DC on Saturday, June 7 from 10 AM - 4 PM. Volunteer spinners are requested.
We will be enjoying the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall in DC, June 25-29. We may have volunteer opportunities at the Scottish pavilion.
We will be shopping frantically at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival - May 3-4 . This takes place in the Howard County Fairgrounds, MD. It's the biggest Sheep and Wool Festival on the East Coast.
We will also be competing in the Sheep to Shawl Competition - May 4. In this contest, we have 3 hours to shear a sheep, spin the wool into yarn, and weave the yarn into a shawl.
Mushroom Dyeing Workshop on November 8-10, 2002 in Appomattox, VA
Fall School demonstration
Carolyn (cwovenexp@mindspring.com) has asked for help from spinners who are interested in working with school demos this fall. One school in particular (Ft. Belvoir area) would like to have a 1-day demo during school hours) showing the whole process from shorn fleece to woven cloth. This 1 day demo is to be followed by an entire year of fiber projects that finish with a large wall hanging for the school lobby. Anyone interested in any or all of this?
The Spinners Notebook
Linda announced that they would like us to contribute.
A box of Cinnamon brown llama fleece was donated to the group -- we can do whatever we like, but the original owners would like pictures of the finished products to give to their daughter, who raised the llama.
Art on the Avenue on Saturday, October 5, 2002, on Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA
Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia, on October 5-6, 2002. This takes place on the grounds of the Montpelier estate, in Orange County, VA. There are sheep dog trials, and shopping, and we're going to picnic together (on Sunday?), and enjoy the fall weather.
CANCELLEDOrenburg Knitted Lace 2-day spinning & knitting workshop on Oct. 19-20, 2002 in Waterford, VA
Flax Scutching Festival, Stahlstown, PA, September 14-15, 2002. 724-238-9244, evenings 724-593-2343. Live Music, Civil War Encampment, Food, Antiques, Indian Raid, and FLAX DEMONSTRATIONS.
Knit-Out & Crochet Too on Sunday, September 22, 2002, on the National Mall, Washington DC
We will be shopping frantically at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival - May 4-5 . This takes place in the Howard County Fairgrounds, MD. It's the biggest Sheep and Wool Festival on the East Coast.
Art on the Avenue, Saturday, October 6, 10 AM - 4 PM. Showcasing and Demonstrating Fiber Arts. 200oo block of Mt. Vernon Avenue, between Belafont and Uhler Streets. Family event -- bring things for kids to touch.
Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia - October 6-7. This takes place on the grounds of the Montpelier estate, in Orange County, VA. There are sheep dog trials, and shopping, and we're going to picnic together on Sunday, and enjoy the fall weather.
Spinning in the Park. Saturday morning, October 27, Frying Pan Park, 2609 West Ox Road, Herndon, VA. Ann Follansbee will be doing a spinning and dyeing demo, and would love some friendly faces.
"Knit Out", in Water Front Park, in Old Town Alexandria - September 24, from 1-5 PM.
We dressed up in colonial costumes, and demonstrated at Gadsby's Tavern on August 8.
Sheep to Shawl demonstration at the Jefferson Houston Center School (K-6) , June 1, from 10AM to 2PM. Sheep will be supplied, sheared, and available to pet. Caroline is organizing this.
Spinning demonstration at the annual Textile Day at the Textile Museum on Saturday June 2, from 10AM to 4PM.
We will be doing a spinning demonstration during the Literacy Fest at the National Museum of American History - June 8, from 6-9 PM.
We will be doing a Sheep to Shawl demonstration in front of the
National Museum of American History
- June 9 (In a tent, on the mall). We need many spinners and weavers.
We will be shopping frantically at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival - May 5-6 . This takes place in the Howard County Fairgrounds, MD. It's the biggest Sheep and Wool Festival on the East Coast.
Teaching spinning at an after-school program in DC on May 14, from 5:30PM to 7:30PM.
Llama Festival - April 21-22. This takes place in the Howard County Fairgrounds, MD. Nancy Copeland is asking for spinners to volunteer to demonstrate.
We are putting up 2 display windows of spinning tools, fibers, and books at the Columbia Pike Public Library, in Arlington. We are also putting on a demonstration on Monday, March 5, from 7 to 9 PM.
We will be doing a spinning demonstration at the National Museum of American History - March 10, from noon until 5 PM.
We will be dressed up in colonial costumes, and demonstrating at Gadsby's Tavern on February 11 from noon until 5 PM.
We will be shopping frantically at the Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia - October 7-8. This takes place on the grounds of the Montpelier estate, in Orange County, VA. There are sheep dog trials, and shopping, and we're going to picnic together, and enjoy the fall weather.
We will be participating in the "Knit Out", in Water Front Park, in Old Town Alexandria - September 24, from 1-5 PM.
We will be doing a spinning demonstration at the National Museum of American History - June 9, from 6-9 PM.
We will be shopping frantically at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival - May 6-7. This takes place in the Howard County Fairgrounds, MD. It's the biggest Sheep and Wool Festival on the East Coast.
We will also be competing in the Sheep to Shawl Competition - May 7. In this contest, we have 3 hours to shear a sheep, spin the wool into yarn, and weave the yarn into a shawl.
We have put up a display window of spinning tools, fibers, and books
at the Columbia Pike Public Library , in Arlington.
We will also be hosting at least one team in the Sheep to Shawl competition, from 9 AM to 12 noon Sunday, May 5, at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.