Links to other interesting web sites that are about Spinning, Weaving, Fibre Art and Shops


Clark County Spinners Un Inc.   Click here for information and location

This group is known as the Hockinson Spinners, they are Celebrating 28 years in 2009


Fort Vancouver Knitters Guild

Meets Second Wednesday evening 7:00pm to 9:00pm

 Grand Blvd just a half block south of Mill Plain, they rent the room from Clark County Genealogy Society.

 


Stichery Chat Group

Wednesday 10:00am to 1:00pm ~ Ridgefield WA, Library commons room

If it is not wet or sticky we can do it.  There are Beginning Spinners and Knitters lessons,  Crochet, Counted Cross stitch.  Bring that mending that you have been wanting to do.  This is an informal group, no structured classes, drop in when you can.  Call ahead if you are a beginner, so that we bring the correct supplies.

I-5 North to Exit 14, Turn Left/West to the flashing red light which dead ends the Highway in town (at Pioneer and Main St), Turn Right two blocks to the Library, across the street from the Post Office.  The town is only two or three blocks long in each direction, so you cannot get lost.  Closed on Major holidays or Icy roads time.

Call either the Library 360-887-8281 or Dolores Dougherty 360-887-2506


Spinning Group

4th Tuesday each month, 6:30PM to 9:00PM

Covington House Historical Cabin

4201 Main St, Vancouver

This lovely little log Cabin sits back off of the road slightly, on the East side of the road.   There is a very tall brick monument that says Vancouver in the grass median, by the Road.  Limited parking so come early.  Coming from the North on I-5 get off at the Main St. Exit, stay in that left lane and make a very tight Left turn into the curved Parking lot.  Coming from the South, Right lane on Main St., North of Fourth Plain Rd. by two signals, turn Right into the parking lot.  It is ust a couple hundred feet after the signal at 39th St. on Main.   It is before the last signal putting you onto I-5 North bound ramp.  There is a large First Presbyterian church across the street, 4300 Main St., but it is up the hill and hard to see.    


Oregon Flock And Fiber

Afectionately called OFF

Canby Oregon Farigrounds

Two days of work shops, spin ins and Fiber, Fiber and more Fiber, plus yarns and equipment

September 26 and 27,  2009


SOAR 

Your only oportunity to attend locally is here in the Northwest in 2009

This event moves around the USA to a different area each year.

October 25 thru November 1, 2009
Sunriver Resort, Sunriver Oregon
Register on line at Interweave.com


Woodland Woolworks

100 E. Washington St.

Carlton OR 97111

800-547-3725

Just South of Yamhill, Prior to McMinnville, on HWY 47 and  South West of Portland I-5, prior to Salem. Take I-5 South, go West at Donald/Aurora on Hwy 240 to Yamhill and South again on HWY 47.

Wonderful store full of wheels, looms, yarns, books, equipment.  Call for their free catalog.  Some Equipment can be rented, then the rental price applies to purchase price.  They also take in trades, so probably have used equipment for sale as well.

www.woolworks.com

 


Mendenhall Wool Ranch

4519 Fruitland Rd. Loma Rica, CA 95901

(530) 743-0739 

www.woolranch.com 

A wonderful farm here in the USA with Merino sheep and other spinning quality breeds.  Their animals are coated, (so no debris in them) the fleeces come already skirted, possibility of Rovings as well.  No need to purchase Merino from Europe and Australia any longer.  The farm is located in the area of Sacremento CA.


White Oak Alpacas

P O Box 1913, Woodland WA 98674-1913

(360) 263-7214

OPEN Ranch Day September 19, 2009

Spin in all day.  Great opportunity to purchase Yarn and Rovings as well as Raw fiber of all colors.

Karin has classes at her farm, that are 8-10 people at a time. Call or email to get on the list for the next class.

      She has teachers that show about quality of your fleece and others, how to skirt it.

      How to get the fleece ready for spinning or to be sent off for making into roving or yarn.

      Getting a show fleece ready for that all important show. 

      Training your animals and others, for behavior and showing.

Animals for sale as well as Fleeces, Yarn and other products made of Alpaca

21 miles north of Vancouver Washington

  karin@whiteoakalpacas.com 

 


The Woo Lee Winder

Designs by Robert Lee & Son

(The wooley winder as we spinners call it)

The most fabulous invention in a hundred years, this addition to your wheel will spoil you forever.  Visit this web site and see how many of todays wheels they make this invention for.  Never again have to stop spinning, it winds your spun wool onto the bobbin automatically, for both spinning and plying.  

Print out an order form to purchase by mail, or purchase on line with your credit card via their PayPal button.

Contact Nathan Lee for further information, if you do not see your wheel on their list of products.  

(503) 810-1388

P O Box 941, Oregon City OR 97045

 

 


Fantasy Fibers

Janell Casey   email ffibers@web-ster.com

A wonderful shop that cleans, and prepares all types of fibers for spinning or makes it up into yarn for knitting.  This shop has an outstanding reputation for quality products. Whether it is from your farm animals, or of raw fleece that you have purchased, you cannot go wrong by having Janell make it up for you.   

Located in the Portland Oregon Metro area

9190 S Centennial Lane, Canby OR 97013 ~ (503)  263-4902 

www.fantasyfibers.com

 


Cindy's Treasures

and

R and C Ranch  ~  Fiber Animals

email address contact ~ cindys_art@msn.com

This web site will take you to the Farm and the Store that the Johnson family owns.  The versatility of their farm and the fiber animals is outstanding.  She works magic with dying fibers of all sorts.  She blends many fibers together for spinners of all different interests.  The Farn raises rare colored Sheep and Angora rabbits. Their store has a wide range of colored and natural colored fibers for sale.  The method that she uses in her hand dying process, makes the fiber come out in a very soft muted color variation of the spun yarn.  Very few folks who dye fibers for sale, take the time and extra effort that she does in her dye bath process.  Folks Ooh and Ahh over the spun yarn that she has dyed.  An excellent source of spinning fibers for sale by the pound or the ounce.  Check out the classes that she has available at their Ranch  web site in Kalama Washington.  


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