NO July meeting

At the June meeting, members decided NOT to meet in July.  

We’ll meet again at Hauberg on August 2.  
Come anytime after 6, with a dessert potluck and social time starting at 6:30.

Valley Weavers & Spinners Meeting

Tuesday - May 3 - Hauberg Center, Rock Island

6:00 Fiber Hour - 7:00 Meeting

Valley Weavers & Spinners

Meeting - April 5

6:00 Social Hour  - 7:00 Meeting

Hauberg Civic Center, Rock Island

Program:

Discussion and Sharing of Techniques for Adding Beads to Knitting.  You’re invited to bring items you’ve made, beads that work especially well, or special tools you’ve used to help you incorporate beads in a knitting project.   

Valley Weavers & Spinners March Meeting

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - Hauberg Center, Rock Island

Social Hour 6 - Meeting 7

Program:  BRAIN NUGGETS

Each day, you probably learn something new. In addition to Show and Tell, you're invited to share something fiber related that you’ve learned from an article you’ve recently read, a YouTube video you explored, or something you just plain experienced.  So that all get to participate, limit sharing to 5 minutes.  If we have extra time, more can be shared. 

Valley Weavers & Spinners Meeting

February 2, 2016 - Hauberg Center, RI

6:00 Social Hour - 7:00 Meeting

Program:  Navajo/Chain Plying

Demo and discussion led by Denise and Linda.  Bring wheels and anything to add to the discussion if you also do chain plying, or if you want to try this technique.  

Two events for January 2016!

Tuesday, January 5 - Meeting

Hauberg Civic Center, Rock Island

6:00 take down Christmas tree decorations 

7:00 Meeting… plan our year… bring ideas!

Saturday, January 9

Celebrate Distaff Day with our friends from Clinton.

10:00-2:00 — In the Fireplace Room at the LeClaire Library, 323 Wisconsin Street. It will again be a potluck lunch.  Bring your wheels, knitting, weaving, etc. 

2016 Dues - $20 single/$25 family. You can bring them to the meeting or send them to Jan 

Valley Weavers & Spinners Meeting
November 3 - 6:00 social hour - 7:00 Meeting
Hauberg Civic Center, Rock Island, IL

Congratulations VW&S members! 
Shepherdess Lee Ann reported at our meeting that through our generous donations over the years to Heifer International, we have collected $1710 to purchase 9 sheep @$120, 1 llama @ $150, and 1 knitting basket @ $480 [a llama, sheep, angora goat, and rabbit]. 

Upcoming Events:
- Winter in Bloom - Open House at Hauberg, December 6
- November day trip to Dubuque and Galena