November 18th

As a guild, we participated in the " Make it Indie" annual show and sale.

It was held, as usual, at the Lions' Community Centre in Cobourg.

While we didn't make as many sales as we had hoped, those of us "womanning" our 2 tables had a fun time.

Our new banners were an attractive addition to our displays.

The guild was a presence at this show and we attracted a number of prospective new members.

Autumn 2017

AUTUMN 2017

We met a number of times during the autumn.

September found us with a booth at the Port Hope Fair. We were inside the Recreation Centre this year - in the gymnasium - instead of in the big Fair building. 

It was certainly warmer and brighter in the gym, but we missed the Fair ambiance that was part of being in the big building.

Our display was titled " Double, Double - eh!" 

in keeping with the Fair theme of "Canada - eh!"

Then in October, we met for a FAD (Fibre Arts Day) at the beginning of the month and decided to meet again on the 24th for a Nature Dye Day.

We had a wonderful time playing with dyebaths of madder, jewelweed, carrot tops, purple cabbage and day lily blooms.

Not all dyebaths were a great success, but we learned a lot from that.

All the skeins and fibre drying

Madder 1st bath

Madder 1st bath and 2 exhausts

Yarn in day lily bath - looked good until it was lifted out of the pot and then no colour remained.

Red cabbage bath

Carrot top bath

Now in November, we are looking forward to participating in "Make it Indie" on the 18th, at the Cobourg Lions' Community Centre.