October 4th-10th is the Handweavers Guild of America's Spinning and Weaving Week. In honor of this special week, TYF will be hosting a "Fiber to Scarf" demonstration on Saturday, October 11th.
Traditionally, many fairs and fiber festivals offer "Sheep to Shawl" events, where raw fiber freshly shorn from the sheep is cleaned, carded, spun, and made into a shawl, all in one day. To make things simpler and more colorful, TYF will be hosting a "Fiber to Scarf" demonstration where already combed and dyed fiber will be spun and woven here at the shop to create a beautiful and "ewe+nique" scarf.
Beginning at 10:30 am on Saturday, October 11th, volunteers will be here at TYF spinning, and as they produce their finished yarn, a local weaver will then use it to create our "Many Hands Scarf".
If you would like to see the scarf in progress, plan to visit TYF on October 11th, because it will be going to a new home shortly thereafter. Want that new home to be yours? Well, then, read on!
From 10:00 am on Oct. 4th to 8:00 pm on Oct. 11th, for every $10 you spend, your name will be entered in a drawing for the "Many Hands Scarf", and the winner will be drawn at 8:00 pm on October 11th (need not be present to win).
If you are a spinner and would like to participate in this event, please contact TYF. If you are not a spinner (yet), feel free to visit on the 11th to see this fantastic spinning and weaving demo, and to encourage our volunteers.
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