Thursday, August 08, 2013

August Meeting Minutes

The president opened the August 2013 meeting at 7:16 p.m. and extended birthday greetings for TKGV members celebrating August birthdays. The Welcome Chairperson welcomed our new member. The July 2013 meeting minutes were approved. The treasurer reported the guild’s balance as of this meeting is $4,374.90 and noted at least one bill is pending receipt. The guild enjoyed a dolphin citing. The vice president reminded the guild of the TKGV Knitting Contest. Rules and submission guidelines are posted on the TKGV blog, the TKGV Facebook page and in the TKGV Ravelry group. The vice president confirmed Nancy Shroyer will teach 2 classes on Saturday, November 2, 2013. The classes will be “Dealing with Color” and “Fair Isle and Intarsia Knitting. The class fee for guild members is $35.00 per class. If there is sufficient interest, Ms. Shroyer will teach a drop spindle class on Sunday, November 3, 2013. The charity chair extended a thank you to guild members for charity knitting. Twenty one members have contributed knitted items to 16 charities. The newsletter chair seeks articles and reminded the guild of the submission deadline of the 15th of each month. Yarn Shop News: Baa Baa Sheep: ss conducting a shawl contest in August and will celebrate its’ first anniversary on Tuesday, August 27 with a reception from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The shop has a group on Ravelry. Classes and KAL’s can be found in the Ravelry group. The Yarn Club: has received kits to knit bracelets and necklaces, as well as the “Zoom Loom” and kits to make farm animals from roving. Freza yarn is in stock now. The store will offer help clinics on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The Knitting Corner: has buttons on sale as well as all books and patterns are 20% regular price. The president announced the Chesapeake Waterways Festival is Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13. We will need guild members to participate in the TKGV booth. The Ways and Means committee conducted the raffle of various items. The vice president led the program on the tab cast on for shawls and offered several tips for making the tab cast on easier to complete. The guild enjoyed the show and tell. The September program will be different methods for joining yarns. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

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