Distaff Day Jan 6th

Vancouver Island Fibre Fest is coming once again! May 4, 5 & 6, 2018!

Vancouver Island Fibre Fest is coming once again!  May 4, 5 & 6, 2018!  This year's workshops include:

Sylvia Olsen       Knitting (Coast Salish Technique)

Diana Twiss        Spinning

Laurie Steffler   Felting

Jody Richards    Needle Felting

Jackee Thaysen Quilting

Jane Ireland       Fabric Dyeing (Indigo dyeing)

Freda Jackson    Rug Hooking

  

We are putting the call out to the vendors this week and will be posting them on the Vancouver Island Fibre Fest website in the New Year! Keep checking the website for updates on workshops, vendors and more.

http://shelmack.wixsite.com/vancouverislandfibre

Donated dyes for our silent auction on Dec 6th

This a list of donated dyes stuff. if you are interested please let me know or Elspeth know ahead of time as Elspeth is storing it for us. $600 worth of dyes that the lady flying out of the country didnt want to pour out.

Elspeth kindly categorized it all for us. I am interested in some of the Procion H dyes.

Procion ‘H’ Liquid Dyes

Non-toxic Fibre Reactive steam or microwave set dye. Used mainly for silk painting and microwave dyeing techniques. Comes in a ready to use liquid state

Type	Name	Quantity (1L bottles)	Notes
Procion H	P675 Forest	2/3 bottle
Unknown	P470	½ +	No label; violet or purple
Procion H	P740 Soft brown	1/3

Type	Name	Quantity (500mL bottles)	Notes
Procion H	P225 Cherry	~166mL (1/3)
Procion H	P527 Cornflower Blue	~400mL	2 bottles
Procion H	P527 Cornflower Blue	~150mL
Procion H	P475 Purple	~450mL
Procion H	P745 Dark Taupe	~300mL
Procion H	P727 Chestnut	~300mL
Procion H	P170 Burnt orange	~300mL
Procion H	P680 Flagstone	~350mL
Procion H	P725 Mahogany	~200mL
Procion H	P415 Violine	~50mL
Procion H	P050 Bright Yellow	500mL	2 bottles
Procion H	P050 Bright Yellow	500mL
Procion H	P675 Forest Green	~90ml	In Pebeo bottle with white label
Procion H	P470 Dark Purple	~75mL	In Pebeo bottle with white label

Pebeo Soie Liquid Dyes

http://www.art-paints.com/Paints/Fabric/Pebeo/Soie-Dye/Pebeo-Soie-Dye.html

Concentrated dyes for silk Fabric textile paints:

Type	Name of colour	Quantity (1L bottles)	Notes
Pebeo Soie	Cherry	~200mL	Name # Cherry Product # 08
Pebeo Soie	Jade	~500mL	Name # Jade Product # 33
Pebeo Soie	Sun Yellow	~250mL	Name # Sun Yellow Product # 02

Type	Name of colour	Quantity (500mL bottles – volume scale on bottle)	Notes
Pebeo Soie	51 Bougainvillea	~290mL	2 bottles
Pebeo Soie	51 Bougainvillea	~250mL
Pebeo Soie	14 Cyclamen	500mL	2 bottles
Pebeo Soie	14 Cyclamen	500mL
Pebeo Soie	Black	~150mL	Bottle very dark hard to estimate how much
Pebeo Soie	08 Cherry	~60mL
Pebeo Soie	07 Oriental Blue	~90mL

Type	Name of colour	Quantity (100mL bottles)	Notes
Pebeo Neo Batik	41 Vert lucide	~30mL
Pebeo Neo Batik	55 Bleu fruit	~40mL

Type	Name of colour	Quantity (80 mL bottles)	Notes
Pebeo Soie	05 Tangerine	~10mL
Pebeo Soie	27 Bleu Canard	~15ml
Pebeo Soie	29 Bleu D-Orient	~5mL
Pebeo Soie	30 Nattier Blue	~30mL
Pebeo Soie	42 Fern	~20mL
Pebeo Soie	43 Oriental Green	~10mL
Pebeo Soie	44 Empire Green	~40mL	2 bottles
Pebeo Soie	44 Empire Green	80mL
Pebeo Soie	46 Ivy	~40mL
Pebeo Soie	51 Sienna	80mL	4 bottles
Pebeo Soie	51 Sienna	~60mL
Pebeo Soie	51 Sienna	80mL
Pebeo Soie	51 Sienna	~20mL
Pebeo Soie	54 Hazel	~10mL
Pebeo Soie	58 Caramel	~60mL

Dupont Couleurs pour la Decoration des tissus Made in France. Liquid Dyes

Couleurs pour soie et laine

https://www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dupont-silk-dyes-french-silk-dyes.html

Type	Name of colour	Quantity (1L bottles)	Notes
Dupont	460 Magenta (Old #'s 390 & 502) Grenade 502	1L	Worth about $55.00
Dupont	Jaune de Chrome 715	~750mL
Dupont	Fuschia violace 922	~750mL
Dupont	Cyan 221	~750mL

Type	Name of colour	Quantity (100mL bottle)	Notes
H Dupont	367 Coquelicot (red)	~45mL	in white bottles
H Dupont	386 Orchidee	~10ML
H Dupont	400 Dark Red	100mL
H Dupont	410 Negri Lion	~90mL
H Dupont	413 Cigare	~80mL
H Dupont	487 Red	~95mL
H Dupont	614 Bordeaux	100mL

Prandell Creative Hobbies sets of four colours; 4 X 30mL Liquid Paints

(could not find a website for these)

Information from box: Paint for finish-free silk, wool, cotton and synthetic fibres. Colour can be lightened by means of water. Suitable for water, salt and water colour techniques. Iron to fix (2 minutes as for cotton) Lightfast, wash fast, dry cleaning fast. https://www.thoughtco.com/setting-fabric-paint-with-an-iron-2578188

Protect against frost.

Set	Type	Name of Colour	Quantity (30ml dropping bottles)	Notes
Winter	Prandell	2394 023 Bordeaux	30mL
		2394 048 Efeu	30mL	Green
		2394 084 Stahl (blue green)	30mL	Blue green
		2394 082 sussholzschwarz	30mL	Deep brown
Summer	Prandell	2394 021 hibiskusrot	30mL	Rusty red
		2394 029 Petunie	30mL	Pink
		2394 056 himmelblau	30mL	Blue
		2394 048 Schiff	30mL	Sage green
No name on box for this set.	Prandell	10 lemon yellow	30mL	No colour names on box or labels.
		20 vermillion	30mL
		50 french blue	30mL
		80 black	30mL

Opulence Dyes – no longer in business in North Vancouver.

1 Bottle labeled Fuchsia ~ 75mL in a 500mL bottle.

Tormalin Serti (Germany)

1 bottle (in a 80mL Pebeo Soie bottle with white label) Quantity ~55mL

Procion H Powders Fibre-Reactive Dye

Type	Name	Quantity (1oz bottles Heinz baby food bottles)	Notes
Procion H	Turquoise	~1/2 jar	Weight of powder could bot be estimated as no scales accurate enough
Procion H	Black	~1/2 jar
Procion H	Blue	~1/2 jar
Procion H	P205 Red	~1/2 jar
Procion H	P207 Orange	~1/2 jar
Procion H	P208 Fuchsia	~1/2 jar
Procion H	P209 Violet	~1/2 jar
Procion H	P210 Green	~1/2 jar
Procion H	P211 Brown	~1/2 jar
Procion H	P213 navy	~1/2 jar
Procion H	P214 brilliant yellow	~2/3 jar

Other materials

1. Gutta roll on sticks – one set of five unused

2. Dupont Water-Based Gutta about 125mL left in bottle.

3. Calgon 500g (Sodium Hexametaphosphate) Necessary in all dyeing when metal particles are present in the water From Maiwa Vancouver.

4. Procion H Chemical Water. In pellet form – jar looks full. Used to dilute Procion H Concentrated Dyes.

From Maiwa Vancouver – MSDS sheet available on request (chemical safety sheet)

5. Soda Ash ~75g Fixative for Procion MX Dye and scouring agent for cotton. . From Maiwa Vancouver – MSDS sheet available on request (chemical safety sheet)

6. Ammonium Alum. About half full ~ 50g

7. Sodium Bicarbonate – jar contains an Arm and Hammer label from box and spoon. Jam jar about ¼ full.

8. Stiffy – Fabric stiffener bottle ~6 fluid ounces. 200mL

9. Advanced marbleizing base from Opulence. ~250g

10. Colour wheel – well used

11. Mixing tray

12.Large bag of yellowish small pellets – no name!

donated dyes.

I have not been able to post October or November minutes on the blogg as Windows 10 disappears emails. The last two meetings have been in another smaller room in the church hall but Wednesday we are back to the same room we have been meeting in.

Hello everyone,

Just a reminder that this Wednesday is our guild meeting and it is the December potluck meeting!!

We start at 6:00 p.m.

- Jeannette has volunteered to do the silent Auction, so if you have any items to donate, please bring them with you.

- Jeannette has volunteered to do a game.

- Anne has volunteered to bring the punch.

- I will bring the tablecloths.

- There will be a gift exchange for those who wish to participate.

AND everyone is requested to bring something to eat for the POTLUCK.

See you all on Wednesday in the large room downstairs.

Smiles,
Linda

september minutes and list of programmes

MIWSG September 6th 2017 Meeting called to order 7:00

Adjourned: 8:45

Attendance: Sharon M, Anne, Jeannette, Joyce, Liz, Linda, Heather, Lynne, Margo, Debbie, Elspeth . Guests: Karen, Lestlie, Bonnie, Shari.

Treasurers Report: unavailable. June pot luck proceeds to be announced.

Old Business: Several members enjoyed the June pot luck held at Anne’s house. Thank you to Anne for hosting this meeting.

New Business: Elspeth and Anne represented the guild at the VIU 1 Expo. Elspeth has updated the welcome sheet.

“bring a friend” to a meeting was discussed. No further action at this time

A change to afternoon meetings was discussed. As there are still members who work during the day, no changes will be made. A workable solution might be a drivers list of those members who are willing to offer rides to members who do not like driving at night.

Heather is looking into a mushroom dyeing program for later this year

Show + Tell

Anne: earrings from left over yarn. Spinning fine singles

Elspeth: dyed bamboo top, purple baby hats for Children’s Hospital

Sharon M: new electric spinner (will bring to October meeting)

Karen: handknit sock (with cashmere!)

Joyce: purple knit shawl, gray knit shawl with armholes

Liz: dog wool discovery in a blanket at the Berke Museum in Seattle. Check out the Burke webside for all the details of this important discovery.

Heather: ANWG conference woven name tag. Nuno felted shawl. TWO third prizes at the ANWG conference.

Margo: resist dyed table runner. Lace treasures from days gone by.

Debbie: hand dyed linen, cotton, cotton/bamboo dyed flax purse

Shari: fair isle baby sweater for new grandson due in Feburary

Linda: Devore dyed scarf

Hostess List:

October Jeannette B + Elspeth

November Heather Cant get mushroom dyeing as planned so will look for something else

December pot luck dinner 6:00 p.m. start

January 2018 Jeannette

February Kathy + Sharon M

March Debbie + Linda

April Joyce + Anne

May Margo + Lynne

June pot luck at Anne’s

Annual Year end Pot Luck and silent auction

Welcome MIWSG Guild members to our
Annual Pot Luck at Anne Fiddick's
1431 Ivor Road at Cedar-by-the-Sea
Island hwy, Cedar Road, McMillan Road, gas station left onto
Holden-Corso Road turns into Barnes Road - left on Leask Road and a
quick left onto Ivor Road into our driveway. Check our web page for
directions or google us!
5:30pm or a little earlier for those who wish to come and help set up
the Pot Luck and silent auction.
Please bring your favourite food to share with others. Coffee, tea and
punch are on me. I will also have some ham, potato salad and lemon
squares as my food contribution. Bring any other beverage you enjoy!
Let's hope the weather cooperates, it will be pleasant to eat or set
up our auction on the deck.
See you tomorrow
Anne
Fiddick's Farm BB
1431 Ivor Road
Cedar-by-the-Sea
Nanaimo BC V9X 1P7
phone 250-722-2507
cell 250-619-8003
www.island.net/~fiddick/

We are having a silent auction  where people can bring anything they want , People bid on it and if it doesn't go you have to being it home. Doesn't necessarily need to be spinning, Weaving or knitting related.