The first two yarns are complete!  Top is Nemesis - fiber from Susan at The Trading Post for Fiber Arts, second is Blueness - fiber from Luna at Blueball Mountain Spindle and Needleworks.  Both spun by Victoria at various fXg gatherings.  Join us at a gathering and take a few spins on the wheel OR join the cause and spin at your leisure - let me know and i'll get you some fiber!

We are taking suggestions for items to craft from the handspun yarns.  If you have particular patterns or general ideas, leave a comment, drop and email or visit the Ravelry.com group to share!

Remember that we gather at Hobknobb in Floyds Knobs the first Saturday every month and Grinny Possum the third Saturday every month.  At this week's Grinny Possum Gathering we will be discussing and starting charity projects - join the fun!

Or knit, crochet, tat, whatFIBERever :)

Join us at Hobknobb Roasting Company Saturday January 2 from 2pm to 4pm for fiber talk, fiber fun and great coffee!!  If you are interested in dying or spinning for Project 2010 this is a great time to pick up some fiber.  Bring any fiber arts project to work on or to share.

Be sure to keep up with the calendar on the website for gatherings and other activities during the summer months ;)

Regular FIBER Gatherings:

1st Saturday 2-4 at Hobknobb Coffee, Floyds Knobs

2nd Tuesday 5-close at Jewel's House of Teas, Clarksville

3rd SATURDAY (for June, July and August) at Grinny Possum, Jeffersonville

Hope to see your smiling fiber friendly faces soon :)

Greetings ALL!

2009 is going to be a big year for Fiber eXchange Guild, Southern Indiana Fiber Arts and Fiber Arts all over the world!

To start the year off with fun join us at Hobknobb Roasting Co. in Floyds Knobs on Paoli Pike at 2pm this Saturday (Jan 3).  Fibery fun with fibery people PLUS door prizes!  Bring a friend or 3 ;)  see http://www.hobknobb.com

October 2009 will be the 5th annual Southern Indiana FiberArts Festival in Corydon.  Keep your eyes open for details about SO many exciting things we have in store!!

See website: http://www.fao.org/es/esc/en/15/320/highlight_322.html
UN declares International Year of Natural Fibres 2009 - WOW! 

If you know about existing plans OR have ideas for fun and exiting events or activities, please let us know.  Our website calendar lists fiber arts events from around the globe - you never know where the love of fiber may take you ;)

The bubble tea was flowing and the laughter contagious!  With regulars, semi regulars and 2 new faces (well, new to the tea house gathering!) we had a great time talking yarn and projects.  One new-to-us knitter came from Scottsburg for double duty - purchase a teapot and hang out.  

Projects of the night included a shrug, socks (lacey people size and a mini for a bookmark), one bag, a dishcloth (domino knitting anyone?) and a couple I can't recall (sorry, eek!).

For those of you who haven't joined us there before - or maybe it has just been a while - you should stop in next month and visit!  Jewel's moved to a larger location last November and has loads of room for spinning as well as knitting, crochet and whatever else you'd like to bring.

Hope to see you soon!