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This Month

Birthdays

Happy April Birthday to:

• Judith Bither

If we missed your birthday or have you in the wrong month, please let us know!

April Meeting Highlights

Guild Business

President Arthur welcomed guests – Beth Maurer’s daughter Grace and Amelia Van Hook’s father – and announced that there is still an opening for Program Coordinator. Vice President Tia Purdy took a few minutes to add that this is not just a one-person position; two people could work together to make the job easier. Think about having two friends and all the fun times you would have going places to check out new stores, events, places for field trips, etc.

November Fiberarts Guild Sale: Sue Culbertson and Su Fennern talked about tags that each item being sold will have. The tag will have two parts: the top part attached to the item that the purchaser will take to the cashier for payment, and the bottom part that the knitter will keep. Information on the tag will be the seller’s name: First name and first letter of last name. Each seller will be given a number, in case they choose not to use their name. The tag will also have a description of the item and the price.

Su Fennern passed around the sign-up sheets for the May 3, 2025 Sheep to Shawl event.

Sue Culbertson shared that the Guild had received letters from the Assistance League and Salem Hope Pregnancy Center for our recent donations.

President Arthur shared the upcoming collectable Oregon State Button Society Show and Sale May 2 and 3, 2025, held at the Best Western Hotel in Keizer.

Show & Tell

Program: Members sharing about their first knitting projects, who taught them/how they learned to knit, and other interesting facts on knitting

• Heather Sly-Haley shared what was supposed to have been a scarf. It didn’t make it, but can be used as a pot holder.
• Amelia Van Hook has always been interested in knitting from watching her aunt. She received a scarf kit from her aunt and gave it as a gift. Amelia shared that some friends have called her an old lady because she knits. She embraces this!
• Debbi Paxon shared knitted clothing that her grandmother knitted in the 60’s. There were two dresses, two outfits, with a skirt and a sweater on a cardigan, and one pullover.
• Grace Maurer shared that her first item knitted was a scarf for her teacher. She is working on a scarf for herself using circular needles.
• Kitty Crawford learned how to knit from her great-grandmother. Her mother and grandmother crocheted and did embroidery work. Kitty’s first projects were a crocheted afghan and a Fisherman’s sweater that she knitted in the back loop. Kitty used books and looked at pictures on how things were done.
• Kathy Goebel learned to knit from her mother as a child. Kathy was wearing a cardigan that she knitted in the 80’s. The cardigan has cables and lace. She shared a shawl that she made using yarn purchased from a silent retreat auction. Colors were wonderful.
• Sue Culbertson read a piece that she had written for her college project about her grandmother teaching her and seeing her gnarly fingers and comparing them with hers today. She spoke of her mentor, Mrs. Shepard, and 4-H leader and learning skills from them. She was part of a Community Quilt project that gave the quilt to the Oregon School for the Blind in 1964. All in all, she shared some of her memories of learning to knit.
• Jo Ellen Kay shared a colorful baby bunting that she made in the 80’s that has entrelac, and she sewed in a zipper. Some day she’s hoping that a baby will use it.
• Diane Williams shared that at her grandmother’s funeral, everyone brought a pair of mittens and covered the top of the casket with them. At Christmas time, Diane filled a box with mittens, socks, and scarves and sent it off to her eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
• Carol Jones used to own a cottage industry called Bluebird Woolens. Carol made designs for companies such as L.L. Bean using knitting machines. She moved on to working with computers for the state of Maine and then raising sheep. In 2012, Carol started knitting with knitting needles, and she claims that knitting has been born again for her.
• Patty Scruggs learned to crochet from her grandmother. Her aunt knitted sweaters, and she hoped that she would get one from her aunt. That didn’t happen. Patty did crochet matching sweaters for her son, husband, and herself. For some time, she knitted while watching her husband bowl. One pair of socks that she knitted for her son did not match exactly. Seems one sock was 2″ shorter than the other because she wanted to get to the foot part of the pattern. Patty knits for a Knit to Fit organization; mainly gloves for individuals with special-shaped hands.
• Michelle Sanguinetti shared that she has learned from You Tube videos. She knits Continental style. One of her favorite designers is Stephen West. She shared a Clockwork shawl.
• Tia Purdy shared that her great-grandmother knitted. Sometimes the great-grandmother’s knitted items were knitted really tight. She learned how to knit Christmas stockings. Tia did take a 4-H class and didn’t like it at all. Her mother has been there to provide guidance and to get her back on the right track with patterns.

Service Projects Donation Update

• Watch Caps collected: 19 caps in March and 20 caps in April, for a total of 39 caps donated.
• HOPE Baby items collected: 11 items such as booties, socks, two outfits that included a onesie, hat, and booties. Five sewn receiving blankets, and 10 hats for a total of 26. Year-to-date donation is close to 50 items.

Upcoming Events

Next Meeting

The May meeting will be on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the Willamette Heritage Center. Lois Olund from Blakesley Creek Farm will enlighten us about breeds of sheep and how their fiber characteristics affect the lovely yarn we use to knit.

Other Events

• May 15, 2025 – The Pain We See: A Conversation with Dr. Ron Turker and Dr. Michael Harris, at the Fox Tower in Portland, OR
• June 14, 2025 – Worldwide Knit in Public Day in public!
• June 27-29, 2025 – Black Sheep Gathering at the Linn County Expo Center, Albany, OR