Some items for next time

Christmas dinner – Linda and I will do a chicken or two and some roast veg, Janet said she will do some stuffing, Ros volunteered Christmas cake…and the rest will be an act of faith from everyone!

Twiddle Muffs: These are knitted muffs which Alzheimer’s sufferers fiddle with – so they are nice if they can have fiddly bits of knitting or crochet on them, but not buttons) Norma did three before she decamped, I have done one, my friend Monica has done three and my daughter is working on one too. Please could we make a big effort to get as many as possible. The aim is to photograph them for the website, then put them in a Guild bag and get them delivered in time for Christmas.

Basic Skills: Janet’s demonstration of how to use a drum carder was invaluable, and I think it would be good idea to cover one basic skill at every meeting from now on. It will not be compulsory to participate. As new members are joining all the time we need to fulfil our purpose to encourage and support long draw spinning. As Janet’s demo. showed me, one never stops learning. I will do either long draw, plying or hand carding (if I can remember!J!) – choose on the day. We can then put together a list of topics which Anne may be able to add to the programme cards if she has not finalised them already.

Member profiles: may I ask everyone to make an effort to get your info to Norma asap? Please!

Look forward to seeing you

Pam