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HILLCREEK FIBER NEWS Autumn, 2007 $P5a.g0e0 1 Carol Leigh’s Specialties HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO Established 1982 Established 1986 Specializing in Custom Handwoven Specializing in Workshops Textiles, Nature-Dyed Fibers, in Nature-dyeing, Spinning, Handspun Yarns Knitting, and Weaving, and in using natural fibers and dyes related tools, supplies and books Carol Leigh’s Bed & Breakfast and Home of the Airport Shuttle Service from Spriggs 5 ' & 7 ’ A d j u s t a b l e St Louis & Kansas City Triangle, Square, & Rectangle HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO available for students Frame Looms Autumn 2007, Vol XXV, No 2 Event Calendar for 2007-2008 Subscription $8.00/year for two issues Autumn Greetings, Fiber Friends! Welcome to Fall and some cooling temps! This summer’s record-breaking heat and way below normal rainfall has taken its toll on plants and energy. News-breaking announcements! There have been some major developments on the Hillcreek Fiber front. As of July 1, 2007, Hillcreek Yarn Shoppe, LLC, the knitting part of our business, has become a separate entity. Daughter Rebecca has partnered with Joan Ditmore who has purchased from us the knitting part of the business, only. Denny and I will continue Hillcreek Fiber Studio, the weaving, spinning and natural dyeing part of the business, now in its 25th year. The Yarn Shoppe will be sending out its own announcements, mostly by e-mail, so if you’d like to receive communications from them on upcoming classes, new products, and specials, let them know. Check out page 7 of this issue of Hillcreek Fiber News for further info. Besides joining Joan in birthing a new business entity, on September 6, 2007, Rebecca has also given birth to my fifth grandson, Charles Christopher, weighing in at 7 pounds, 4 ounces, with a head of black hair. She’ll have her hands full for awhile! Eric is the proud papa, and Ben and Jesse, big brothers 15 and 12, are still adjusting. While Rebecca was away on maternity leave, her partner Joan has been busy remodeling the Shoppe, reorganizing the record books, ordering new merchandise, and teaching crochet classes. Joan joined Denny and me in August for Stitches Midwest knitting conference in the Chicago area — her first knitting conference — to meet some of the people in the knitting world, and to get Carol Leigh’s Specialties a feel for what’s new out there. and HILLCREEK Fiber Studio Denny and I will no longer take knitting supplies for weaving, spinning, and dyeing supplies with us to shows, unless customers special order some- & Workshops thing before we come. We will focus on what we do best. 7001 S Hill Creek Road, Columbia, MO 65203 Carol Leigh’s Specialties and Hillcreek Fiber Studio Call 573-874-2233 for inquiries, specializes in Weaving, Spinning and Natural Dyeing, or the toll free number: specifically, Navajo Weaving, Continuous Strand Weav- 1-800-TRI-WEAV (874-9328) for placing orders ing on Frame Looms developed by Carl Spriggs and Web Site: w w w . H i l l c r e e k F i b e r S t u d i o . c o m Hillcreek Fiber Studio, and Natural Dyes. with an on-line Shopping Cart Store HILLCREEK FIBER NEWS Quick Reference Page Autumn, 2007 Page 2 IN THIS ISSUE SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Annual subscription rate for Hillcreek Fiber News is $8.00 Greetings from Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser................... Page 1 for two issues, Spring and Autumn. Single Copy, $5.00. Index, Subscriptions, Ad Information, Hours..................... 2 Students and customers with purchases during the year of $20 or more will receive a complimentary issue. Dealerships carried by Carol Leigh's HFS .......................... 2 Hillcreek Fiber Studio Workshops Schedule....................... 2 CLASSIFIED AD RATES: NEW Product - Mini Module Looms ....................................3 For a listing under Equipment/Fiber Sources or other ......................................................... classified columns, please remit $10 by March 15, 2008 for New Staff - Beverly Martin 3 inclusion in the Spring, 2008 issue. Limit ad to 30 words in Mother/Daughter Experience On the Navajo Reservation .........3-4 addition to your name, address & phone number. (See Page Hillcreek Fiber Studio Event Calendar................................ 5 11.) Circulation is now around 6000 fiber-interested people. Workshops offered at Hillcreek Fiber Studio (HFS) ......... 6 WEAVING STUDIO HOURS: Hillcreek Yarn Shoppe Ad .................................................... 7 Hillcreek Fiber Studio is a working studio & mail order service. Sarah Natani's Navajo Weavng Workshop ..........................8 Please call 573-874-2233 or 1- 800-874-9328 before planning a trip to the Studio. Studio hours are: Tuesday through Natural Dye Selection Update ................................................8 Saturday, 9 am to 5 PM, by appointment only. At other times, Invitation to 25th Anniversary Gathering ............................8 please leave a message and we will return your call ASAP. SALE Items...........................................................................8, 9 About Tapestry Weaving ......................................................10 Classifieds............................................................................... 11 Contact Information for Events .......................................... 11 D E A L E R S H I P S Map to Hillcreek Fiber Studio ............................................ 12 carried by Carol Leigh’s HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO HILLCREEK FIBER STUDIO ALLIANCE IMPORTS Dyes WEEKEND & LONGER WORKSHOPS ASHFORD Spinning Wheels, Looms and Tools Taught by Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser Instructor, unless otherwise noted EARTHUES Natural Dye Extracts LOUËT Spinning & Weaving Tools & Supplies 2 0 0 7 SCHACHT SPINDLE CO. Looms, Wheels & Supplies Nov 3 - 5........ C O N T I N U O U S S T R A N D W E A V I N G O N T R I A N G L E , S Q U A R E , AND ECTANGLE RAME OOMS SNIPES Weaving & Spinning Tools R F L Nov 11 - 16.... I N T E R M E D T H R U A D V A N C E D N A V A J O W E A V I N G (5-1/2 days) SPRIGGS CUSTOM WOOD PRODUCTS Adjustable Triangle, Sarah Natani, Guest Instructor Square, and Rectangle Looms; Navajo & Inkle Looms; Drop & Navajo Spindles; Warping Boards; Maru-dai 2 0 0 8 HANDWEAVERS GUILD OF AMERICA Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot From January through April, Carol Leigh is taking a Sabbatical from INTERWEAVE PRESS Books and Magazines: teaching to work on, and hopefully finish The Book, Continuous Strand Handwoven, Spin-Off Weaving Techniques for Triangle, Square and Rectangle Frame Looms. UNICORN BOOKS every type of fiber-related book July 13- 18..... F I B E R F U R L O U G H - I F o c u s o n s p i n n i n g , d y e i n g , f e l t i n g VICTORIAN VIDEO PRODUCTIONS July 20 - 25.... F I B E R F U R L O U G H - I I F o c u s o n w e a v i n g o f a l l t y p e s YARNS and FIBERS: Sept 6 - 7........ N a t u r a l D y e i n g , M i s s o u r i D y e p l a n t s BROWN SHEEP CO., CRYSTAL PALACE, DRAGON TAILS, Nov 1 - 3........ C o n t i n u o u s S t r a n d W e a v i n g o n T r i a n g l e , S q u a r e , D’zined HEMP, ELLEN’S 1/2 PINT, FOXFIBRE, FROG TREE, a n d R e c t a n g l e F r a m e L o o m W e a v i n g HARRISVILLE, JAGGERSPUN, LIISU YARNS, LOUËT, 2 0 0 9 MAYSVILLE, OAK GROVE, PERLE COTTONS Four-shaft Weaving, Beginning Spinning, Beginning Navajo Weaving, and SOUTHWEST TRADING, Ashford TEKAPO, Continuous Strand Weaving will be scheduled again in February and VERSEIS/FOX FIBRE, WEAVING SOUTHWEST March. AND MUCH MORE T u i t i o n : Two days, $130; three days, $185; four days, $240; five and 1/2 days, $325. Tuition for workshops with guest instructors will be more - check with HFS for correct fees. Tuition includes a full lunch every day. Deposit of one-half tuition will hold a space for you. Bed & Breakfast is P a r t i a l L i s t i n g - M I S C E L L A N E O U S I t e m s available at the Studio: $45 per night. Airport shuttle service available Sock Knitting Spools by Montgomery from St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia Regional airports to our front Sterling & Pewter Jewelry by Ram’s Horn door. Call toll free to reserve space in a class or two: 1-800-TRI-WEAV Brass Shawl & Kilt Celtic brooches by Mountain Forge (874-9328) Handmade Bookmark/Notecards by Moosetrack Studio Lucets by Peggy Ledrich HILLCREEK FIBER NEWS Autumn, 2007 Page 3 NEW Product!! Mini Module Looms or done anything with fibers before, although she had done bead work and other hand crafts. Born of necessity. I was scheduled to teach a Well, long story short, she fell in one-hour market session at Stitches Midwest in August on love with the techniques, then Introduction to Weaving. Even our two-foot Travel Trian- came to the class with Sarah gle is too large for a one- Natani and started a huge saddle hour beginners project. blanket with unique patterning, So, Carl developed looms which she finished during Fiber small enough for students Furlough II this past summer. to learn the concept of She then proceded to design and continuous strand weav- weave a beautiful, intricate wall ing on both the triangle piece for a wedding gift for her and the square within one oldest son.