Wednesday, October 10, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
This month, the Central
Oregon Spinners and
Weavers’ annual exhibit is
hanging in the Community
Room of Sisters Library,
where color and texture take
center stage.
Plaid is featured in a group
of scarves and a pillow. A
close-up view reveals the
variety of shadings and the
regularity of pattern needed
to make plaid, whether it’s
black-and-white, green-and-
red, or multi-colored. A well-
defined grid of dark and light
is a must, and errors of judg-
ment will show.
A wall display of table
runners shows repeating pat-
terns in stripes, squares, dia-
monds and other design ele-
ments. The runners and the
plaids are the result of inten-
sive workshops put on by and
for Guild members.
Guild member Karen
Dodson hung samples of her
hand-spun BF Leicester and
silk yarn, with which she cre-
ated a lovely red-and-brown
fringed scarf. Below this are
a cotton chenille scarf by
Patty Lleuallen, and a tencel
scarf by Cathy Paxton. Kathy
Keller’s cotton and soy silk
shawl collar, in shades of
beige and red, further demon-
strates the texture obtainable
by combining yarn types.
Much of this work began
life as animals: alpacas, lla-
mas, goats, and sheep, who
yield their luscious coats
to shearing. The piles of
sheared wool are then sent
to be cleaned, then carded,
which involves turning the
clean wool into fluffy bats or
strands called roving. Then
it’s dyed into luscious colors,
ready to be spun into yarn.
One strand is called a ply, but
often two or many strands
or plies of wool are spun
together to yield a stronger or
a bulkier yarn.
Weaving involves the
careful placement of multiple
strands of yarn on a loom
to create a simple color or a
complex design in the cloth
fabric. Experienced weav-
ers make it look easy, but
the proper placement of each
strand and color of yarn is
crucial to the final product.
Another method of deal-
ing with the fiber is felting,
which involves manipulating
the soft roving into shapes
causing the animal fibers to
bind one-to-another. Then,
of course, there is knitting or
crocheting, which turn spun
yarn into garments and acces-
sories galore.
The Spinners and Weavers
Guild has created a video
called “From Fiber to Fabric”
that shows the process. Find it
on their website, weave-spin-
centraloregon.org. The Guild
is open to new members.
Meetings are held the third
Wednesday of each month
at Highland Baptist Church
in Redmond, and the fourth
Saturday of each month at
the Sisters Library. There are
educational programs, work-
shops, and retreats, regional
and national conferences,
publications, exhibits and
sales, study groups, and even
equipment rentals. Anyone
may join.
Some of the work hang-
ing on the walls is available
for sale; those interested may
complete one of the sales
sheets on the small table
as you enter the Computer
Room.
Following the Sisters
Library exhibit, the Central
Oregon Spinners and
Weavers will hold a Holiday
Show and Sale on Saturday,
November 3, from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. at the Environmental
Center, 16 NW Kansas St. in
downtown Bend.
Library exhibits are spon-
sored and organized by the
Art Committee of the Friends
of Sisters Library (FOSL)
and a small portion of sales
revenues goes to support the
library. Stay tuned, as next
month features the start of the
annual library exhibit, open
to all artists in the area.
Boys soccer squad
loses two
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The boys soccer squad
dropped their game 2-3 at
home against Cascade on
October 2, and two days later
suffered a 10-0 shut-out on the
road against Woodburn.
Cascade scored off a
penalty kick (PK) about 25
minutes into Tuesday’s con-
test to take a 1-0 lead. Ten
minutes later, the Outlaws
evened the score. Dalton
Gonzales hooked a ball in,
and the ball was deflected up.
Ricky Huffman was there and
headed a nice ball into the
back of the goal. At the half, it
was a tie game at 1-1.
The second half started off
just like the first half. Cascade
scored off a PK about 10
minutes in. Sisters responded
a few minutes later. Skyler
Larson was tackled in the box,
and Colby Simeral converted
on the PK to tie it up again.
Cascade scored their win-
ning goal off a cross at the
69-minute mark, and the
Outlaws suffered the loss.
Coach Rob Jensen said,
“We had some good opportu-
nities to tie it back up, but just
couldn’t convert.”
The Outlaws were simply
outmatched in their contest at
Woodburn two days later, and
Jensen told The Nugget that
Woodburn has a great squad
and should win the State
Championship.
Sisters will host Philomath
on Wednesday, October 10.
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A selection of table runners that evoke the art of weaving. They’re on display at Sisters Library.
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