Fiber folks gazette

Keeping our members connected!

arch 2015

In This Issue:
Pg 2Guild Challenge

Pg 3Knitting In History
Pg 4Fiber Festivals
Pg 5Names and Faces
Pg 6Weaving Tip
Pg 7Calendar
Funny thing, I saw Darlene
with one and it spit out
colored string!

Now where did I

put my wine
glass??

Thank you to Marion W. and Mary McC. for their great captions!!
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Pictures shown are examples.

Knitting in History
James Thomas Brudenell,
7th Earl of Cardigan
(1797-1868)

The Earl of Cardigan is described by various web

sites as "vain" and contentious, foppish,"
"hopeless," and "a notorious rake.
Regardless of his character flaws, the Earl of
Cardigan was a natty dresser, and made sure that
the brigade he took charge of in 1857 was well
dressed, sporting woolen button-down jackets.
Unfortunately, due to a misunderstanding and an
apparent lack of common sense, Cardigan lead
that same well-dressed brigade into a disastrous
cavalry battle against the Russians at Balklava
during the Crimean war. Over half the men were
slaughtered, and the event was immortalized in
Tennyson's poem, Charge of the Light Brigade.
His name is used today to describe a knitted
sweater that buttons down the front similar to
the original woolen jackets worn by his ill-fated
brigade.

Fitzroy James Henry Somerset,

Lord Raglan
(1788-1855)
In one of the great ironies of knitting history,
(if there are any) the other namesake of a
sweater style, Lord Raglan, was also involved
in the battle described in Charge of the Light
Brigade. Fortunately, he was a comparably
likeable man who dedicated his life to the
military and Great Britain.
It just so happens that Lord Raglan was the
one who gave the Earl of Cardigan the order
that was misunderstood and led to the near
complete massacre of the Light Brigade.
Some years before that, however, Raglan
had his right arm amputated following
damage it received at the battle of Waterloo.
His tailor then designed a special short coat
for him with a diagonal sleeve seam running
from under the arm to the neckline making it
easier for Lord Raglan to dress himself. With
this simple innovation, a classic sweater
shape was invented.
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2015 FIBER FESTIVALS

Do you know of an event not listed here?

Email Laura at doglady58@gmail.com

March 13, 2015, Fiber Retreat, Jefferson City, MO

April 25, 2015, All Missouri Spring Spin-In, Chillicothe, MO
May 16-17, 2015, Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, Lexington, KY
May 22-23, 2015, 7th Annual Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival, Dickson, TN

June 13-14, 2015, 10th Annual Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival, Colfax, IA
July 18-19, 2015, Fiber U, Lebanon, MO
July 26-31, 2015, Christianson Native Crafts Workshop, Shannondale, MO
August 6-9 2015, Stitches Midwest, Shaumburg, IL
August 12-16, 2015, Michigan Fiber Fest, Allegan, MI
September 19-20, 2015, Fiber Daze, Mount Vernon, MO
October 17-18, 2015, Lake Area Festival of Fiber Arts, Camdenton, MO

November 6-7, 2015, Ozark Fiber Fling, Steelville, MO

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Names and Faces

Phyllis D

Debby S

Pittsburg, KS

Bella Vista, AR

Phyllis loves to
knit, weave, and
quilt.

Debby enjoys
knitting, crochet,
and spinning.

Debi R

Lee R

Pittsburg, KS

Joplin, MO

Debi knits,
spins, and
quilts.

Lee has crocheted

for 40 yrs, and got
into weaving and
spinning 5 yrs ago.

Teresa C

Ginger B

Everton, MO

Oronogo, MO

Teresa raises
Shetland sheep. She
also crochets, spins
and felts.

Ginger raises
alpacas, spins,
knits, weaves, and
crochets.

Weaving Tip from Dorothy

For anyone who weaves and gets to the end of the project but there is still warp on the loom
that you don't want to waste, I found this as a good way to make 2 or 3 mug rugs at
once. Just divide warp into equal sections and treat each section as a separate weaving. Its
a bit of a challenge at first but the concept is very simple. When I make place mats I find this
is a nice way to use up extra warp to make matching mug rugs.

Weaving Workshops
Rag Rugs with Dorothy Cliff
Classes Available
4 hours, $40. Learn basic weaving technique
and weave a rug to take home.
All day (6-8 hrs) $65. Learn loom functions,
setting up loom, preparing fabric. Weave a rug
to take home.
All equipment and supplies furnished for a
$5 fee.
No supply fee for Fiber Folks members!
Call to schedule a class!
Dorothy Cliff
(417) 312-0956
Location
Read Again Book Store
123 W. Valley, Granby, MO 64844
On Hwy 60, one block west of blinking light.

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