Clothos 2016 Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes for August 20th, 2016
We started our meeting with new officers. This month’s meeting was led by our new president, Susan Palmer.
Membership dues were up for renewal in July! If you have not paid your due for 2016-2017, please make sure that you take care of them as soon as possible. Dues have increased to $25.00 and are payable by cash or check, in person or by mail. If you need to mail your dues, please contact Barbara Drake for her address or see the Clotho’s News email that was sent out on July 11th for more information. Please make your checks payable to Clotho’s Handspinners.
We discussed the changes to the Skein & Garment Competition for Fall Fiber Festival. Clothos is no longer in charge of this competition and it has been handed over to the Tavern Spinners & Weavers Guild from Heathsville, VA. The deadline for entries into the competition is September 10th, 2016. Please see the Fall Fiber Festival website for entry forms and more information on the adult and youth competitions.
This month we made $36 in the raffle! All proceeds go towards saving our meeting spot and
covering rental costs for our space. If you have an item you’d like to enter into the next raffle,
whether it be fiber related or not, please bring it to the September 17th guild meeting.
We discussed policies about members submitting announcements for the email newsletter. Please contact Debbie Doran if you need to add something to the email newsletter before the next meeting.
Linda Parker shared news about Barbara Gentry. Barbara has been suffering some severe health issues that have taken a toll on her and her family. Fiber friends and family have been asked to check CaringBridge to assist with helping the family with food, meals and assistance with care for her husband. Please keep her in your thoughts. You can find more information at www.caringbridge.org/visit/barbaragentry2
Powhatan Festival of Fiber is looking for more vendors. While the festival is next April, spaces are already filling up with half of the vendor spaces filled already! The current price for a space is $60 and increases to $75 on November 1st. Please contact Tera Johnson for more information on registration.
Our program for next meeting has been set. We will be doing a waulking program with Janice Stegall-Seibert for members that would like to watch or participate. The guild will be waulking a fabric that was not utilized in the demonstration during this year’s Powhatan Festival of Fiber.
We need a volunteer to help close up the firehouse at the next meeting. Generally, this is the president’s duty, but Susan needs to leave early. You need to make sure things are cleaned up, the front door is locked, the lights are out and head out the back door.
Upcoming Events:
September 17th - This will be our next regular meeting, and sit and spin at the fire house. We will also have a walking demo that will last about 35 minutes.
September 24th – RVA Makerfest returns to the Science Museum of Virginia from 10 AM to 5 PM. This event is free and family friendly, featuring makers of all types from metal smiths to muralists. The address for the museum is 2500 W. Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220. Find more information at http://rvamakerfest.com
September 24th & 25th – Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival at the Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds – 890 West Main Street Berryville, VA 22611. Find more information at
http://www.shenandoahvalleyfiberfestival.com
October 1st & 2nd – Fall Fiber Festival at James Madison’s Montpelier 11407 Constitution Hwy Montpelier Station, VA 22957. Find more information at http://fallfiberfestival.org
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Meeting Minutes for July 16th, 2016
We’re in need of a microphone for our monthly meetings! If you have one you’d like to bring in
or donate to the guild, please let us know.
Membership dues are up for renewal this month! Dues have increased to $25.00 and are payable by cash or check, in person or by mail. If you need to mail your dues, please contact Barbara Drake for her address or see the Clotho’s News email that was sent out on July 11th for more information. Please make your checks payable to Clotho’s Handspinners.
We discussed the elections of our new guild officers. Our new officers are as follows:
We thank our previous, long-standing officers for their many years of service and look forward to the new guild leadership to come!
This month we made $68 in the raffle! All proceeds go towards saving our meeting spot and
covering rental costs for our space. If you have an item you’d like to enter into the next raffle,
whether it be fiber related or not, please bring it to the August 20th guild meeting.
We discussed policies about members obtaining the guild membership list. Please note that as a guild member, you are able to request the guild membership list which includes the names and emails of all current guild members. This list is not public for privacy and email security reasons. You may only use this list to contact individual members, as spamming/bulk email/sales advertising are not permitted. If you would like to request the membership list, please contact Debbie Doran.
We are sad to announce that the Ecoworks Dye Workshop that was scheduled for July 21st has been cancelled due to trouble with obtaining dye plants. There is no word if this event will be rescheduled. Refunds are still being handled at this time. If you have not received your refund, please contact Barbara Drake for more information.
We discussed the changes to the Skein & Garment Competition for Fall Fiber Festival. Clothos is no longer in charge of this competition and it has been handed over to the Tavern Spinners & Weavers Guild from Heathsville, VA. The deadline for entries into the competition is September 10th, 2016. Please see the Fall Fiber Festival website for entry forms and more information on the adult and youth competitions.
We discussed the sale of items at guild meetings. Please note that if you bring items to sell at meetings, you are required to pay 10% of your profit for the day to the guild as a donation for using the space. Non-members would pay a 20% share of profits, however it is not routine to have non-member vending. If you have items you would like to sell that you are not bringing to a meeting, please email Debbie Doran to have an announcement placed in the newsletter.
We discussed the walking event with Karen to full a garment from Powhatan Festival of Fiber. Originally this event was scheduled for August, but due to scheduling we will attempt to have this event in September.
Two new yarn shops are opening in our surrounding area!
Upcoming Events:
July 22nd to 24th – Christmas in July Popup Shop
Beat the heat and cool off at the Christmas in July Popup Shop which will be located at Westchester Commons between OfficeMax and Dress Barn. Shop a wide variety of artisans offering unique and beautiful handcrafted items. Find that perfect gift, home decor or personal accessory.
Friday July 22nd 4-9
Saturday July 23rd 10-5
Sunday July 24th 11-4
July 29th – Clothos Knitters at Tuckahoe Library from 1 PM to 4 PM
1901 Starling Drive Henrico, VA 23229
All Clothos members and visitors are welcome. Bring a fiber project to work on and enjoy the company. Please respect the library’s policy and do not bring items to sell.
August 20th - This will be our next regular meeting, and sit and spin at the fire house
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Meeting Minutes for May 21st, 2016
We’re in need of a microphone for our monthly meetings! If you have one you’d like to bring in or donate to the guild, please let us know.
We talked a bit about Fiber Challenge 2016. Thank you to Leslie for putting on such a great competition this year. The future of this challenge depends on guild volunteers. If you have an idea for the next fiber challenge, please submit them to the guild by January 2017.
We discussed at length the success and fun had by members at both Powhatan Festival of Fiber and Maryland Sheep and Wool. Our guild made $40 from the sale of our drop spindles at Powhatan and gained two new members!
This month we made $60 in the raffle! All proceeds go towards saving our meeting spot and covering rental costs for our space. If you have an item you’d like to enter into the next raffle, whether it be fiber related or not, please bring it to the July 16th guild meeting.
Behind on your dues or is your renewal coming up? Our Treasurer is out for the time being, so please contact Barbara in July to handle your dues.
The biggest item on our agenda for this meeting was discussing officer elections. These have been long overdue and we need folks to step up to the plate and take on responsibilities. We have established a nominating committee, to which members should pass along their nominees for each respective position. We will have a full list of positions and responsibilities out to members via Facebook and email as soon as possible so that they know the duties that are required. The nominating committee will convene at the July meeting and new officers will take over in August. The nominating committee that volunteered at this meeting includes: Debbie, Kristina, Jo, and Michelle
We discussed potentially having a walking event in August to finish fulling one of the garments from the demonstration at Powhatan Festival of Fiber.
Upcoming Events:
May 28th – Spin In at Ashland Farmer’s Market from 8:30 AM to 12 PM
Kristen & Cindy will be hosting at our usual booth. Parking is limited so get there early!
June 12th – RVA Craft Fest at Strangeways Brewery from 12 PM to 4 PM
Kristina is hosting the first ever craft fest of this kind. Come out and support local artisans!
June 18th – Clotho’s Handspinners Auction begins at 11 AM
Amy will be our host this year.
Please do not bring your wheels to this event. Space will be at a premium!
We are working on having the availability to pay by card, but cash and checks will be accepted.
Sellers will check in to get a seller’s numbers, buyers will get buyer’s numbers.
Emails will be going out prior to the 18th for this event.
There will be tables set up for small items to sell instead of auctioning. There will also be a table for items that people would like to give away.
A percentage of the auction sales goes towards the Save Our Meeting Space fund.
July 16th – This will be our next regular meeting, and sit and spin at the fire house
July 23rd – Ecoworks Dye Workshop at Manakin Fire Station
This workshop will teach you how to dye silk and linen scarves with plant materials. Openings for this class began on May 21st. The price is $60 per person and includes instruction and materials for 3 silk scarves and 3 linen scarves. There is a limit of 20 people for this workshop.
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January 16, 2016
Barbara Drake called the meeting to order @ 1:30PM
Clothos domain name is up for renewal. 4 year renewal will cost between $99 - $148.
Guild members voted to host a booth again this year at PFOF, which is held on the last Saturday in April. Guild members will make spindle kits at the March meeting to sell as a fund raiser at PFOF.
Sheep to Shawl at Meadow farm will be on April 16. That will take the place of Clothos regular April meeting. All members are encouraged to attend and participate.
Prepared top was distributed to guild members to spin and prepare for the 2017 event.
Amy announced that she will need approximately 30 volunteers for the auction in June. It was suggested that we consider having a swap meet or tag sale as an alternative. Amy will send out a survey to guild members concerning these options and volunteer interest.
Leslie introduced the 2016 fiber challenge and guild members who wanted to participate picked up fiber and instructions. The kits are $4 with $1 going to the “Save the Meeting Space Fund."
Meeting was adjourned at 2:15pm
Meeting Minutes for August 20th, 2016
We started our meeting with new officers. This month’s meeting was led by our new president, Susan Palmer.
Membership dues were up for renewal in July! If you have not paid your due for 2016-2017, please make sure that you take care of them as soon as possible. Dues have increased to $25.00 and are payable by cash or check, in person or by mail. If you need to mail your dues, please contact Barbara Drake for her address or see the Clotho’s News email that was sent out on July 11th for more information. Please make your checks payable to Clotho’s Handspinners.
We discussed the changes to the Skein & Garment Competition for Fall Fiber Festival. Clothos is no longer in charge of this competition and it has been handed over to the Tavern Spinners & Weavers Guild from Heathsville, VA. The deadline for entries into the competition is September 10th, 2016. Please see the Fall Fiber Festival website for entry forms and more information on the adult and youth competitions.
This month we made $36 in the raffle! All proceeds go towards saving our meeting spot and
covering rental costs for our space. If you have an item you’d like to enter into the next raffle,
whether it be fiber related or not, please bring it to the September 17th guild meeting.
We discussed policies about members submitting announcements for the email newsletter. Please contact Debbie Doran if you need to add something to the email newsletter before the next meeting.
Linda Parker shared news about Barbara Gentry. Barbara has been suffering some severe health issues that have taken a toll on her and her family. Fiber friends and family have been asked to check CaringBridge to assist with helping the family with food, meals and assistance with care for her husband. Please keep her in your thoughts. You can find more information at www.caringbridge.org/visit/barbaragentry2
Powhatan Festival of Fiber is looking for more vendors. While the festival is next April, spaces are already filling up with half of the vendor spaces filled already! The current price for a space is $60 and increases to $75 on November 1st. Please contact Tera Johnson for more information on registration.
Our program for next meeting has been set. We will be doing a waulking program with Janice Stegall-Seibert for members that would like to watch or participate. The guild will be waulking a fabric that was not utilized in the demonstration during this year’s Powhatan Festival of Fiber.
We need a volunteer to help close up the firehouse at the next meeting. Generally, this is the president’s duty, but Susan needs to leave early. You need to make sure things are cleaned up, the front door is locked, the lights are out and head out the back door.
Upcoming Events:
September 17th - This will be our next regular meeting, and sit and spin at the fire house. We will also have a walking demo that will last about 35 minutes.
September 24th – RVA Makerfest returns to the Science Museum of Virginia from 10 AM to 5 PM. This event is free and family friendly, featuring makers of all types from metal smiths to muralists. The address for the museum is 2500 W. Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220. Find more information at http://rvamakerfest.com
September 24th & 25th – Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival at the Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds – 890 West Main Street Berryville, VA 22611. Find more information at
http://www.shenandoahvalleyfiberfestival.com
October 1st & 2nd – Fall Fiber Festival at James Madison’s Montpelier 11407 Constitution Hwy Montpelier Station, VA 22957. Find more information at http://fallfiberfestival.org
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Meeting Minutes for July 16th, 2016
We’re in need of a microphone for our monthly meetings! If you have one you’d like to bring in
or donate to the guild, please let us know.
Membership dues are up for renewal this month! Dues have increased to $25.00 and are payable by cash or check, in person or by mail. If you need to mail your dues, please contact Barbara Drake for her address or see the Clotho’s News email that was sent out on July 11th for more information. Please make your checks payable to Clotho’s Handspinners.
We discussed the elections of our new guild officers. Our new officers are as follows:
- President – Susan Palmer
- Vice President & Program Chairman – Maggie Pruett
- Secretary & Web Development/Social Media – Michelle Ferguson
- Treasurer – Barbara Drake
- Equipment Rental – Jo Wong
- Librarian & Email Newsletters – Debbie Doran
- Hospitality – Hannah Mullins
We thank our previous, long-standing officers for their many years of service and look forward to the new guild leadership to come!
This month we made $68 in the raffle! All proceeds go towards saving our meeting spot and
covering rental costs for our space. If you have an item you’d like to enter into the next raffle,
whether it be fiber related or not, please bring it to the August 20th guild meeting.
We discussed policies about members obtaining the guild membership list. Please note that as a guild member, you are able to request the guild membership list which includes the names and emails of all current guild members. This list is not public for privacy and email security reasons. You may only use this list to contact individual members, as spamming/bulk email/sales advertising are not permitted. If you would like to request the membership list, please contact Debbie Doran.
We are sad to announce that the Ecoworks Dye Workshop that was scheduled for July 21st has been cancelled due to trouble with obtaining dye plants. There is no word if this event will be rescheduled. Refunds are still being handled at this time. If you have not received your refund, please contact Barbara Drake for more information.
We discussed the changes to the Skein & Garment Competition for Fall Fiber Festival. Clothos is no longer in charge of this competition and it has been handed over to the Tavern Spinners & Weavers Guild from Heathsville, VA. The deadline for entries into the competition is September 10th, 2016. Please see the Fall Fiber Festival website for entry forms and more information on the adult and youth competitions.
We discussed the sale of items at guild meetings. Please note that if you bring items to sell at meetings, you are required to pay 10% of your profit for the day to the guild as a donation for using the space. Non-members would pay a 20% share of profits, however it is not routine to have non-member vending. If you have items you would like to sell that you are not bringing to a meeting, please email Debbie Doran to have an announcement placed in the newsletter.
We discussed the walking event with Karen to full a garment from Powhatan Festival of Fiber. Originally this event was scheduled for August, but due to scheduling we will attempt to have this event in September.
Two new yarn shops are opening in our surrounding area!
- Dances with Wool will be opening in Midlothian sometime between September and November of 2016. The address for the shop will be at 1229 Sycamore Square Midlothian, Virginia 23113. Please follow the shop on Facebook for more updates.
- Yarn Matters just had its grand opening July 16th in Norge, just outside of Williamsburg. More permanent hours are still being worked out. The shop’s address is 7437 Richmond Rd Williamsburg, Virginia 23188. Please follow the shop on Facebook for more updates.
Upcoming Events:
July 22nd to 24th – Christmas in July Popup Shop
Beat the heat and cool off at the Christmas in July Popup Shop which will be located at Westchester Commons between OfficeMax and Dress Barn. Shop a wide variety of artisans offering unique and beautiful handcrafted items. Find that perfect gift, home decor or personal accessory.
Friday July 22nd 4-9
Saturday July 23rd 10-5
Sunday July 24th 11-4
July 29th – Clothos Knitters at Tuckahoe Library from 1 PM to 4 PM
1901 Starling Drive Henrico, VA 23229
All Clothos members and visitors are welcome. Bring a fiber project to work on and enjoy the company. Please respect the library’s policy and do not bring items to sell.
August 20th - This will be our next regular meeting, and sit and spin at the fire house
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Meeting Minutes for May 21st, 2016
We’re in need of a microphone for our monthly meetings! If you have one you’d like to bring in or donate to the guild, please let us know.
We talked a bit about Fiber Challenge 2016. Thank you to Leslie for putting on such a great competition this year. The future of this challenge depends on guild volunteers. If you have an idea for the next fiber challenge, please submit them to the guild by January 2017.
We discussed at length the success and fun had by members at both Powhatan Festival of Fiber and Maryland Sheep and Wool. Our guild made $40 from the sale of our drop spindles at Powhatan and gained two new members!
This month we made $60 in the raffle! All proceeds go towards saving our meeting spot and covering rental costs for our space. If you have an item you’d like to enter into the next raffle, whether it be fiber related or not, please bring it to the July 16th guild meeting.
Behind on your dues or is your renewal coming up? Our Treasurer is out for the time being, so please contact Barbara in July to handle your dues.
The biggest item on our agenda for this meeting was discussing officer elections. These have been long overdue and we need folks to step up to the plate and take on responsibilities. We have established a nominating committee, to which members should pass along their nominees for each respective position. We will have a full list of positions and responsibilities out to members via Facebook and email as soon as possible so that they know the duties that are required. The nominating committee will convene at the July meeting and new officers will take over in August. The nominating committee that volunteered at this meeting includes: Debbie, Kristina, Jo, and Michelle
We discussed potentially having a walking event in August to finish fulling one of the garments from the demonstration at Powhatan Festival of Fiber.
Upcoming Events:
May 28th – Spin In at Ashland Farmer’s Market from 8:30 AM to 12 PM
Kristen & Cindy will be hosting at our usual booth. Parking is limited so get there early!
June 12th – RVA Craft Fest at Strangeways Brewery from 12 PM to 4 PM
Kristina is hosting the first ever craft fest of this kind. Come out and support local artisans!
June 18th – Clotho’s Handspinners Auction begins at 11 AM
Amy will be our host this year.
Please do not bring your wheels to this event. Space will be at a premium!
We are working on having the availability to pay by card, but cash and checks will be accepted.
Sellers will check in to get a seller’s numbers, buyers will get buyer’s numbers.
Emails will be going out prior to the 18th for this event.
There will be tables set up for small items to sell instead of auctioning. There will also be a table for items that people would like to give away.
A percentage of the auction sales goes towards the Save Our Meeting Space fund.
July 16th – This will be our next regular meeting, and sit and spin at the fire house
July 23rd – Ecoworks Dye Workshop at Manakin Fire Station
This workshop will teach you how to dye silk and linen scarves with plant materials. Openings for this class began on May 21st. The price is $60 per person and includes instruction and materials for 3 silk scarves and 3 linen scarves. There is a limit of 20 people for this workshop.
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January 16, 2016
Barbara Drake called the meeting to order @ 1:30PM
Clothos domain name is up for renewal. 4 year renewal will cost between $99 - $148.
Guild members voted to host a booth again this year at PFOF, which is held on the last Saturday in April. Guild members will make spindle kits at the March meeting to sell as a fund raiser at PFOF.
Sheep to Shawl at Meadow farm will be on April 16. That will take the place of Clothos regular April meeting. All members are encouraged to attend and participate.
Prepared top was distributed to guild members to spin and prepare for the 2017 event.
Amy announced that she will need approximately 30 volunteers for the auction in June. It was suggested that we consider having a swap meet or tag sale as an alternative. Amy will send out a survey to guild members concerning these options and volunteer interest.
Leslie introduced the 2016 fiber challenge and guild members who wanted to participate picked up fiber and instructions. The kits are $4 with $1 going to the “Save the Meeting Space Fund."
Meeting was adjourned at 2:15pm
