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Library Exhibit Challenge

By Paula Vester

The guild received its copy of Piecework and I picked it up from the mailbox the other day. It appears to be an issue filled with socks – history is interesting, but I will never knit a pair of historic socks like those amazing examples in that issue. But tucked in the back of the magazine was a wonderful article about a sweater. An amazing sweater that survived 75 years and now resides in the

© United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. The pattern taken from that sweater is available on Ravelry, or you can buy it from the museum bookshop (the Ravelry income for the sweater sales also goes to the museum). The modern designer is Lea Stern (you can search “The Green Sweater by Lea Stern” in Ravelry), and the story is wonderful.

I will soon be in search of a nice fingering weight yarn to try and make this sweater. It seems to be sized for about a 7 yr old, and I may just knit it in that size and see if any on my great nieces can eventually fit it. I just want to see if I can follow a pattern of this kind…….my question: who might want to join me this coming year and choose a project to be knitted, crocheted, embroidered, or quilted from some historical story?

Maybe this could be our Library Exhibit Challenge for the 2018 year — history in fiber…….Find some historical – or maybe a family related – story/project and work on it for the exhibit at the DeKalb Library in June. I like some of the stories I hear you guys talk about pieces in your family collections, so those would certainly be perfect. I am sure some of us have some of the old books from grandmothers, aunts, etc. of patterns or books of the things people were doing in textiles throughout several generations. Let us make this year’s exhibit a fabulous one of history, fiber, family and friends.

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February meeting

The Peachtree Handspinners Guild will meet Saturday, February 24, 2018, 1:00 to 4:30 pm in the fellowship hall of North Decatur Presbyterian Church (NDPC). The door will be open at 12:30 with the business meeting starting at 1:00. February’s Program/Meeting is a social spin with a (weaving) twist. This day will be mostly social spin except for those of us who are starting or working on a small weaving project. There are a couple of requests.

First, if you have a smallish woven item that you treasure, please bring it to show off, especially if it is from somewhere other than the USA. I have a cute handwoven South American sash covered in little bulls that I adore. Your “bring” can be made by anyone but it would be nice if you could attach a note to show origin, maker if known, where you found it or who gave it to you and why you love it.

Second, this meeting is also intended to be a mini-social for those of us who recently acquired a small loom (continuous yarn, rigid heddle, tapestry, Navajo, etc.). You don’t have to be a newbie to participate; we’d love some experienced weavers to pop over and give advice/help or just weave for a bit so we can watch and learn. I expect we will move off into a corner so come prepared to weave for an hour or so. No pressure, come and go as you like. After all, this IS a social spin day!