dfalogoredo2.gif Desert Fiber Arts Guild          

Located in the Mid Columbia Region of Washington State

Desert Fiber Arts
PO Box 1004, Richland, WA 99352

 


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  Overview

November 2009

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Spinning at Mildred’s

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Basketry Study Group

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Portland Handweavers

Paper Piecing Workshop

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Portland Handweavers

Paper Piecing Workshop

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Portland Handweavers

Paper Piecing Workshop

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Spinning at White Bluffs Center

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Daytime Spinning

Basketry Study Group

 

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Spinning at Richland Library

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Basketry Study Group

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DFA General Meeting

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Spinning at

Sheep’s Clothing

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Basketry Study Group

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Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving

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Calendar - DFA Current Events for the Month

DFA Meetings

November 19, 2009

General Meeting: We will meet at 1-5:00 pm at White Bluffs Center, 4035 West Van Giesen, West Richland. Bring Show and Tell and any projects you are working on for Christmas. If you have no project, weave, knit, or quilt a scarf/baby hat/small quilt to donate to charity to be collected at our December potluck.

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Study Group- Spinning

November 3, 2009

Great Wheels Spinning Group: 7:30 pm, Mildred Stice's House, Richland

November 10, 2009

Great Wheels Spinning Group: 7:30 pm, White Bluff Center, 4034 West Van Giesen, Suite D, West Richland

November 11, 2009

Daytime Spinning: Noon at Bonnie Baker’s home.

November 17, 2009

Great Wheels Spinning Group: 7:30 pm, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, Richland

November 24, 2009

Great Wheels Spinning Group: 7:30 pm, Sheep’s Clothing, 8551 Gage Blvd., Richland (next to Toni Roma)

 

Great Wheels Spinning Group: Everyone is welcome. Bring your wheel, handwork and a friend. 

For more information contact  Jeanne Bates .

 

Daytime Spinning: It has begun again, 12-2:30 pm on Wednesdays in homes around the Tri-Cities. Call Dorothy if you would like to socialize and spin or like us to come to your home to spin a yarn.

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Study Group- Tapestry

 

Study group is forming, contact Jeanne for more information.

 

 

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Study Group- Basketry

Wednesdays

Meeting is every Wednesday from 8:30-11:30 am at the White Bluffs Center, 4034 West Van Giesen, West Richland.

 

Mid-Columbia Basketweavers: Contact DFA if you are interested in evening basketry.

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Study Group- Weaving

Next meeting in January

Beginning Weaving: at the White Bluffs Center, 4034 West Van Giesen, West Richland. Details in December 2009 newsletter.

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Study Group- Knitting

 

Study group is forming, contact Jeanne for more information.

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Study Group- Felting

 

Study group is forming, contact Jeanne for more information.

 

 

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Calendar - Upcoming Events

Spin-Offs/Seminars/Classes

November 6-8

Weaving for Knitters. DFA class provided by Karen Dodson and DFA weavers. Limited to 10. To register, contact Cheryl or register at the White Bluffs Center.

November 7/8/9, 2009

Paper Piecing Workshop.  Judy Niemeyer will give two paper piecing workshops for the Tri-Cities Quilter’s Guild . November 7th is for beginners. November 8th and 9th  is for more advanced students. She will be giving a free lecture November 9th, at 7pm, Bethel Church. Contact: Barbara Minton.

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Demonstrations by DFA Members  or activities by other guilds

 

November 6-8, 2009

Portland Handweavers Guuild. The guild has a holiday sale Friday (10-8), Saturday (10-5:30) and Sunday (11-4), at the Pendleton Woolen Mill Store, 8500 SE McLaughlin Blvd., Portland, OR.  More information at their blog site.

 

 

 

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Exhibits/Contests

November 1, 2009

Call to Visual Artists. The Art Celebration at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Richland, WA, wishes to sponsor an art celebration for the visual arts, occurring February 6, 2010. They are seeking proposals for classes, workshops, demonstrations and other forms of visual art instruction across the spectrum of the visual arts including, but not limited to, painting, fiber, paper, jewelry and photographic arts.  Submission deadline is November 1, 2009.

For more information, see www.artcelebration.org or contact info@artcelebration.org.

February 1, 2010

Annual Small Expressions. Call for entries, HGA’s Convergence in Albuquerque, NM. Entry deadline is February 8, 2010. This is HGA’s annual international juried showcasing fiber art on a small scale (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction).

For more information, call HGA 678-730-0010 or see HGA's website .

February 8, 2010

Walk in Beauty - Fashion Show and Exhibit. Call for entries, HGA’s Convergence in Albuquerque, NM. Entry deadline is February 15, 2010 featuring wearable art.

For more information, call HGA 678-730-0010 or see HGA's website .

February 15, 2010

Eye Dazzlers. Call for entries, HGA’s Convergence in Albuquerque, NM. Entry deadline is February 22, 2010 for all fiber techniques.

For more information, call HGA 678-730-0010 or see HGA's website .

February 28, 2010

Not Just for Socks Reader Challenge!!  See website for details.

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