Spinning at Rodgers Ranch
An afternoon of spinning together at Rodgers Ranch in Pleasant…
Treadles to Threads
Spinning at Rodgers Ranch
We were spinning at Rodgers Ranch on Sunday from 11 am – 3 pm Sunday, July 27, 2025 to celebrate the last day of the Tour de Fleece. Ten of us spun in the ‘parlor’. We had three drop spindles, and surprisingly, the other seven people had seven different spinning wheels. It was a beautiful day at the Ranch. Rodgers Ranch315 Cortsen RdPleasant Hill
July 2025 Meeting
Our next guild meeting will be on Wednesday, July 30th, 7:00pm. at the usual location – the Pleasant Hill Senior Center, 233 Gregory Lane, Pleasant HIll, CA . This will be a bring-your-wheel-or-spindle get together without a formal business meeting, nor a speaker. Bring your current projects, and also, bring your Tour de Fleece projects!! See you there!
Tour de Fleece 2025
Treadles to Threads has formed a Tour de Fleece team this year!! What is Tour de Fleece? Tour de Fleece is an annual, online event for spinners that coincides with the Tour de France cycling race. Participants set personal spinning goals and challenges for the duration of the Tour de France. Some participants choose to watch the Tour de France while spinning. It’s a fun, community-focused event where spinners connect, share progress, and encourage each other. Note that goals are PERSONAL. No goal is too small or too large – it is up to the spinner. Details: Like the Tour de […]
March 2025 Meeting: Supported Spindles
March 2025 Meeting March 26, 2025 – Supported Spindles7:00 pm, Pleasant Hill Senior Center, 233 Gregory Ln, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Meeting Slideshow is HERE This month’s Treadles to Threads meeting was all about Support Spindles. Our in-house expert, Carolyn B, will be led us through the twists and turns of support spindle spinning. The spindles were specially crafted for us by our wonderful wood turner, Frank O. This was a hands-on instructional meeting. Each member had access to a support spindle and fiber. Those who fell in love with using the support spindle, orwanted more time to practice skills, had the opportunity to purchase a […]
Charlie Needs a Cloak
Members of the spinning guild helped present at Storytime at the Martinez Library. Saturday, March 23, three guild members – Wendy, Amy, and Jane – co-starred at storytime at the Martinez Library. The book was Charlie Needs a Cloak, by Tomie DePaoli, a story about how wool from sheep can be turned into fabric for clothing. The guild members brought a variety of wool fleece (washed, carded, batt, dyed and undyed), spinning wheels and spindles, and a loom to augment the book’s story. After the story, they demonstrated carding, spinning and weaving for the children who attended the event.