Dye Day is August 23 at Wendy’s House
This year we will be dyeing a skein of yarn in a sequence of colors to make a mosaic knit cowl (or other project of your choosing). You choose and mix the colors, we provide instructions and assistance!. Attendees will get two skeins of yarn and 100 grams roving. We will be dying one skein of merino/silk yarn (246 yards) using a unique skeining and dipping technique and leaving one skein of mer
Category: Activities
Hills and guild member activities. Activities of interest to the group
Spinning at Rodgers Ranch
An afternoon of spinning together at Rodgers Ranch in Pleasant Hill, to celebrate the finish line in the Tour de Fleece
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Tour de Fleece 2025
Treadles to Threads formed a Tour de Fleece team for 2025 with 18 members participating and TONS of spinning getting done.
Read MoreMarch 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
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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
Read MoreFiber Frolic 2023
Special thanks to Rothy’s for donating “Charmer Bundles” for giveaway to the first one hundred participants to enter the event. These cute little zippered bags with their bright-colored wristlets are going to be great for notions and small fiber tools!
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