Program Night — Selecting and Cleaning a Wool Fleece
October 12, 2017
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Northwest Recreation Center
2913 Northland Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
This month we will talk about how to select and clean raw wool fleece. We usually get there at 6:30 pm for visiting and checking out what people have brought to share. Short business meeting and program start at 7:00 pm.
We are fortunate of have around nine sheep farms around us, giving us an opportunity to spin and felt local fiber. But what breed is right for your intended purpose? And how do you select a fleece that will be relatively easy to process with a minimum of wastage?
Thursday we will look at the various local breeds and explore the advantages and challenges of each. Charlene Steele from KidKat Ranch will join us to talk about her Leicester Longwool sheep and their wool. Other breeders have sent us samples of their wool for us to examine, with some to take home.
Even if you are not a spinner or felter, you will gain a new appreciation of the magnificent qualities of wool and understand the commitment and passion of our local producers.
Hands-on Night
September 27, 2017
7 – 9 PM
Austin Recreation Center
1301 Shoal Creek Blvd
Austin, TX 78701-1790
The spinning circle will be active as usual and the library will be open for reading or checking out of materials. If you have any other projects you’d like to work on, feel free to bring them instead, the more the merrier.
Weaving 101 will take a look at shadow weave, that magical, almost 3 dimensional but deceptively simple weave.