South Cumberland Fiber Guild, Carlisle PA 17015

NOTE DATE CHANGE!!!!

Join other Guild members on Saturday, December 9th,

12:30 AM - 3:30 PM,

for our ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

in the Shippensburg Library Community Room.

Please bring a dish to share. We will be doing the

Secret Santa Gift Exchange, so please bring along a

fiber-related gift if interested in taking part in this fun event.

For further information, please contact Dottie Kurtz at

dottiek@southcumberlandfiberguild.com

South

Cumberland

Fiber Guild

Check out our Photo Pages

to see pictures of some of our

Guild events.

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Learn about the amazing journey of wool, from the farms in Australia,

to processing, to creating innovative wool yarns, fabrics and end products.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwRbyTCqOQY

How to Shear Sheep and Why It's Important!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mANMw7nFYIQ

UPCOMING EVENTS:

November 18th: GUILD MEETING at the Shippensburg Library Community Room -

10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Linda will demonstrate

and teach STEEKING.

Please click here for details.

December 9th: DATE CHANGE!! CHRISTMAS

LUNCHEON at the Shippensburg Library

Community Room, 12:30-3:30 pm.

A LIZHNYK blanket being woven in the Carpathian Mountains

of Ukraine, maintaining a 500-year-old tradition!

https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=185784353883368

A history of the spinning wheel...

https://www.worlds-finest-wool.com/history-of-the-spinning-wheel/

Dyeing RED with bugs!!! Learn about cochineal!

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=544155914334575&external_log_id=0f1c765e-4178-468b-834f-c8022c8216a5&q=cochineal

Check out this website showcasing the amazing MICRO-MINI knitted garments

(80 stitches per inch!!!) by Althea Crome.

https://www.altheacrome.com/

Watch this great video demonstrating shearing

of llamas, alpacas, sheep and goats.

https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedAdorably/videos/977064963408170

Welcome to the website of the

SOUTH CUMBERLAND FIBER GUILD.

Our Guild is open to spinners, weavers, knitters, crocheters, felters, rug hookers, shepherds, plant fiber growers and others interested in the art and craft of fiber and textiles.

We meet monthly for workshops, field trips, demonstrations for the public, or to gather

just to spin, knit, crochet or work on a "project-in-progress."

Please browse our pages to learn more about who we are and what we do.

WE WELCOME ANYONE WHO ENJOYS WORKING WITH FIBER TO JOIN US!

Wartime Spies Who Used Knitting as an Espionage Tool!!

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/knitting-spies-wwi-wwii

How smart are sheep?? Let

"Lucy" the Leicester Longwool

show you!

https://www.facebook.com/whitehousefarm/videos/583928020013662