SHOW BINDING WORKSHOP - MONDAY, DEC. 2

This Monday at Women Matters, Lansdowne, Pat Mangeon will be conducting a workshop on how to do Show Binding.

You will need to bring with you;

• Scissors
• Sewing Needle
• Heavy Thread
• Ruler
• Quilting Pins
• The hooked piece that you will be putting the show binding on.
• Wool fabric of your choice.  Enough to go around your piece plus 6" more.  This strip should be approximately 3" wide.  Cut enough strips to that when you connect the pieces allowing for seam allowances, the length will be about 6" longer than the outside of your rug.

WM will have its popular steam iron available, however, it may be in high demand so anyone who wishes to bring an extra steam iron is welcomed to do so.

Workshop starts at 11 a.m. and promises to be fun and interesting.

Thanks to Pat for offering to do this for everyone.

Fibre, Fibre Everywhere

Well, Kim from Cornerstone Fibre, was a big hit.  She brought along a lot of eye candy for us to drool over including, drop spindle kits, felting needles and lots of fibre.

Kim also brought some of her creations to show us.  

Wet Felted Purse

Wet Felted Hat

Pattern on Felted Scarf

Hat knitted with hand spun energized singles.

She noted that these rovings were dyed with unsweetened Kool-Aid.

But the most cuddly chunk of fibre that Kim brought, and the star of the show, was Daisy, a Satin Angora rabbit who is less than a year old.  Kim talked about her experience raising Angora rabbits and noted that a female rabbit is called a doe and a male is a buck.  The females rule the warren and are more territorial than males.  They are also more likely to bite, scratch and kick, as they defend their territory.  Imagine!

As Daisy has been hand raised by Kim, she is comfortable being held and cuddled.  Nancy was quite taken with Daisy and Daisy was very comfortable in Nancy's arms.  But alas, this was to be a short friendship. Kim explained that this was Daisy's last public appearance as she and her sister, Dalilha, would be traveling to their new home on the west coast, within the week. 

Thanks to everyone who came to this event and helped to make it a success.

WHAT IS ANGORA?

Did you know that there are Angora goats ....

and Angora rabbits?

So which one produces the Angora fibre?  It is the rabbit.  The fibre produced by the Angora goat is called Mohair.

If you want to see a fluffier bunny than the one pictured above, then check out this You Tube video on Giant Angora Rabbits.  

Kim from Cornerstone Fibres will have some of this scrumptious fibre among the supplies that she will be selling at Women Matters on Monday, November 4th.