Summertime

and the Spinning is Easy

Guild Meetings Resume September 26th

Spindles & Flyers meets September thru June, often on the fourth Sunday of the month. We welcome guests and prospective members to any meeting.

Dues are $25 per year, $37.50 / family, payable in September, but we accept them this summer.

Spinning Events this Summer

Use the guild email address above if you can volunteer to spin and teach CD spindle spinning.

August 1 Spinning demonstrations and CD spindle spinning lessons at the Exploratorium, San Francisco. Geometric Threads: Artisanal Takes on Form Pattern and Topology in their Geometry Playground. Their exhibits are filled with pulleys, drive bands and other machines that resemble spinning wheels and charkhas. Noon – 4PM Exploratorium

August 7 Spinning demonstrations at San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, at their Summer Gardening Fair. Bring your spinning wheel, plant or insect fiber, picnic lunch and join the spinning on the great lawn. Free admission. Families encouraged. 10AM – 3PM SFBotanicalGarden

August 20-22 members only retreat at Windrush Farms.

Guild Meeting Dates

Sept. 26 Stash Sale! Sell your unwanted fiber, tools, books, magazines etc and contribute 10% of your sales to our guild treasury.

Oct. 24

Nov. 21

Dec. 12 adding the Virgin of Guadalupe to our St. Fleecia’s Day celebration

Jan 23, 2011

Feb 20

Mar 27

Apr 24

May 29

Jun 26

Things to Bring to Guild Meeting

· Spinning project and wheel!

· Show and Tell

· Library materials to return

· Lunch and mug for coffee / tea

Directions to the Fairmount Clubhouse

715 Lexington Ave, El Cerrito:

· Central Avenue exit from I-80 East or 580.

· Go east to San Pablo Avenue.

· Left on San Pablo two blocks to Eureka.

· Right on Eureka (at the music store),

· Left on Lexington (at the playing field).

· Fairmount Clubhouse is on the left.

From El Cerrito Plaza BART Station, walk north along the BART greenway path or Liberty Street. There is a small playground at Liberty and Eureka. Turn left at the turtle, go one block and turn right on Lexington