In the Loop

Newsletter of the Hook and Needle Guild

December 2014

Meeting Notes:
Members who attended the early December meeting shared laughs and tips for knitting color
work in the round. There was a very brief business meeting.

Elections will be held at the late January meeting. Nominations are being accepted through
the beginning of January 28th meeting for Secretary and President as those 2 year terms are
up at the end of this fiscal year.

Knitting weekend will include space for guild bake sale table. We need a volunteer to
coordinate help at the table as well as those willing to prepare items to vend. Proceeds from
this bake sale support expenses for programming and shipping expenses for our charity
projects. Please email Jen or Becky if you can help with this.

Mark your Calendar for Upcoming Meetings Plans:

January 7

Pre Knitting Weekend Fashion Show

January 28

Iris & Dave Westcott: Fiber and Twist, Choosing Yarn with Confidence!

February 25

Workshop: How to Get Great Photographs of Your Projects

March 25

Knitting Designer Casapinka

April 29

Spring Needle Felting with Caitlyn Tella

May 27

Stretching for Knitters, certified yoga instructor Liz Maynard

June 26:

Annual end of year potluck by the Blackstone

Upcoming programming:
January 7: Pre Knitting Weekend Fashion Show
Well enjoy the anticipation of Knitting Weekend by featuring members projects from the
designers in our own trunk show / fashion show format. We hope you will share your work from
these favorites! Work can be displayed or modeled. Please let us know what you plan to share
by completing this form.
Amy Christoffers
Thea Colman
Bristol Ivy
Gudrun Johnston
Ellen Mason
For details about Knitting Weekend 2015 or to register, visit:http://www.slatermill.org/programs/traditional_arts/

Future Programming

Contact Information

Help the H&N Guild to continue to offer

interesting meetings and learning experiences.
Our membership is filled with talented
needlecrafters who are passionate about what
they love to do. What techniques or interesting
ideas have caught your eye? Have you heard of
a speaker, workshop or class that we could bring
to meetings? Have you learned a new trick lately
that you could share? Share your ideas with the
guild board and help fulfill the guilds mission of
education and development.

President: Becky Ebeling

Summer Charity Challenge

ntella1@verizon.net or scraphappy

We shipped 26 beautiful scarves to the Red

Scarf Project! Red scarves are included in
February care packages sent to college students
who have aged out of the foster care system.
More details here: http://www.fc2success.org/
how-you-can-help/red-scarf-project/

ebelingorama@gmail.com or rebeling
Treasurer: Karen Holmes
karenholmes@icloud.com or buzzknit

Secretary :Jen Simoneau

jensimoneau@verizon.net or jensknits
Librarian: Nancy Tella

http://hookandneedleguild.weebly.com/

Bring your for ideas for a Winter Charity

Challenge to our January meeting.

MEMBERSHIP DUES
Annual membership dues of $25 ($15 for new members after January 1st) can be paid by cash or check
(payable to The Hook and Needle Guild) either paid at a meeting or mailed to:
Karen Holmes, karenholmes@icloud.com Please pm Karen for mailing address information.

The Hook and Needle Guild usually meets the last Wednesday of the month 6:30pm-9pm from
September to June at Slater Mill, 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 0280.
Email the Guild at hookandneedleguild@gmail.com