The September 24th meeting of the Foothill Fibers Guild was well attended. Twenty-eight members gathered in person at the library and Sue Zoomed in to join us. New members were welcomed and Margaret filled us in about the CNCH 2025 Conference April 24-27th at Asilomar. Save the date and follow the link for more information.
Meredith, our new program coordinator, introduced this year's theme: Natural Origins. Then members brainstormed this year's guild challenge. "Use a natural fiber in your challenge project" was selected. Once again, challenge projects will be shared at the FFG June Picnic.
Carol presented the 2024-2025 budget and it was approved as presented. Mary told us about the Board's idea to hold a silent auction (or two) to meet this year's budget deficit. We had a soft start with a few items at this meeting that had already been donated, with more to come soon. Bidding will close for all items at the holiday party in December. To see photos, item descriptions, and rules, check out the Silent Auction 2024 webpage.
Representatives of our interest groups told us about what was happening. Spinners are meeting on second Wednesdays at the library, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, with a "Carding Party" on a Saturday to be scheduled for later in the year. Jane announced the next meeting of the Tablet Weaving Study Group would be on Monday, October 28th. Jane will continue to bring Kumihimo supplies and assistance to Second Saturday meetings at the library, 1:00 - 3:00 PM. The Weaving Group is still meeting via Zoom on Second Saturdays at 10:00 AM. It was decided to change the knitting group's name to "Knit and Crochet Group" to better describe the projects worked on when they meet on the first Thursday of every month, 3:00 - 5:00 PM at the Communal Cafe in Nevada City.
After a few more announcements, members brought lovely finished projects to share during Show & Tell time. See photos below.
The meeting ended with a door prize drawing of a $25 gift certificate to Auburn Needleworks, donated by Donna Seaman. The lucky winner was Sue V. She will have fun spending that gift certificate at Auburn Needleworks, 13344 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603. Thank you, Donna!