January 09, 2005
Rock Day celebrates spinning
The Black Sheep Handspinners Guild celebrated Rock Day yesterday at the Varna Community Center. Vendors, speakers, and visitors braved sloppy winter weather to gather, and there were supplies of all kinds, spinning wheels, projects in progress, skeins of yarn, and finished projects all over the building.
Spinners gathered for Rock Day
Spinning wheel maker Norm Hall was the featured guest, and people had brought a number of spinning wheels and other devices he'd crafted.
Norm Hall sets up a pendulum spinning wheel.
I thought their turnout was amazing, but the organizers told me that it was only about half of the previous year, most likely thanks to the freezing rain and snow.
I've posted a gallery of pictures that gives a much better perspective on this than I can describe. Also, the Black Sheep meet at the Varna Community Center (map) from 11:00am to 3:00pm on the second Saturday of the month from September to May. (They meet in members' homes during the summer.)
Posted by simonstl at January 9, 2005 10:17 AMNote on photos