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Monthly Guild Meetings
On the second Thursday of each month we bring in a speaker from the fiber arts community to present. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the meetings will remain virtual until further notice. Virtual meetings start with the evening's programming at 7p.m. and we finish with a virtual show and tell. We are currently using Zoom for our virtual meeting space.

On the second Thursday of each month we bring in a speaker from the fiber arts community to present.  Meetings start with social knitting time at 6p.m., the evening's programming at 7p.m., and we finish with project show and tell.  We meet at the Fremont United Methodist Church: 2620 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97212.

Guild membership fees allow us to pay our speakers and rent out the space each month.

GUILD MEETING
March 11, 7 p.m. (click here to join)
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Jennifer Berg of Native Knits
We Are Still Here: Keeping My Culture Alive Through Knit Design

Jennifer will talk about sharing her Navajo heritage through Native focused knitting designs. She'll give us a tour of her home, family store, frybread stand (small example of tortilla making by Clara, Jennifer's grandmother) and talk about how she is keeping her heritage alive through design. She'll show her inspirations and talk a bit about appreciation vs appropriation. Jennifer will introduce her Tsekoh Cowl (Rock cut/Canyon), which was designed specifically for her visit to Puddletown, and which will be featured in the class she will teach for the Guild on April 17th and April 24th, 2021.

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GUILD MEETING
April 8, 7 p.m. (click here to join)
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Carson Demers of Ergo, I Knit 
Tips to Knitting Longevity and Comfort

Carson Demers of Ergo, I Knit will give an overview of what you need to  know in order to be able to knit comfortably for years to come. He’ll give specific tips and strategies for integrating his recommendations into your knitting routine. Carson is a physical therapist who manages an ergonomics program for a San Francisco Bay Area medical center. He is also accomplished at knitting, spinning, designing, teaching, writing, always with a watchful eye toward ergonomics. His aim is to keep knitters creating healthfully and comfortably ever after. Carson is the author and publisher of Knitting Comfortably: The Ergonomics of Handknitting and a regular contributor to Ply magazine.

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GUILD MEETING
May 13, 7 p.m. (click here to join)
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Faith Humphrey Hill of Dartily
Mirror Knitting

Faith Humphrey Hill will discuss Mirror Knitting, a technique that allows the knitter to work stitches from the left hand needle to the right hand needle, then knit them back again from the right hand needle to the left all without turning the work. Mirror Knitting is an efficient technique for short rows, large projects that are heavy to rotate, and colorful yoke cardigans that you don’t need to steek! It’s also a technique that is interchangeable with other methods within a single project. This presentation will include demonstrations of the technique in both English and Continental styles of knitting as well as a discussion of the technique’s impact on stitch structure.

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GUILD MEETING
June 10, 7 p.m. (click here to join)
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Jesie Ostermiller of Knitty Jo Designs
Mastering Color Choice

Jesie Ostermiller, the author of The Colorwork Bible, will discuss how to choose colors that work together. She will teach the techniques and skills that are needed to make effective and successful color choices. The presentation will include real knitting examples to help knitters identify color combinations, learn about the science behind the color wheel, and apply that knowledge to create beautiful knitwear. Jesie is an avid knitter and designer with a passion for colorwork. Her designs have been featured in various Interweave publications and can be found on Ravelry.

GUILD MEETING
July 8, 7 p.m. (click here to join)
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Carolyn Bloom, Bloom Handmade Studio
Creating Outside Your Comfort Zone - Taking Chances, Embracing Mistakes and Discovering Your Artistic Potential

Carolyn Bloom is a designer and teacher who has developed techniques for embroidery on stockinette that allow the items to be reversible. In this presentation, she will share examples of this work as well as the creative process that led to the creation of her techniques. She believes that taking risks in artistry and allowing for failure can lead to incredibly rewarding artist experiences of learning, changing, expanding, and expressing oneself. Carolyn’s patterns have been published by Interweave Press and Twist Collective and she has been featured as a guest lecturer at Knitty City in New York City. ​

GUILD MEETING
Shellie has been postponed due to the coronavirus 

Shellie Anderson: Finishing Techniques

​When Shellie was seven years old, her grandmother taught her to knit. Since that day, knitting has been a true passion for her. Over the years she would put down her knitting needles for a while, only to pick them back up again. A few years ago, Shellie picked up the needles again with the goal of becoming a knitwear designer, and for five years she was lead designer at Shibui Knits. That was an exciting challenge and now she is ready for new things and is excited to share her independent label, Shel Designs, with the knitting community.

Shellie strives to create patterns that help a knitter elevate their knitting skills, either through a new technique, construction method, or finishing method. It gives her a thrill to help knitters at every skill level achieve this. Her patterns provide all the information necessary for you to create a piece you will be proud to wear or share. She will be sharing with you some of her favorite techniques that will enhance your knitting skills.

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Meeting Space
​We meet at the Fremont United Methodist Church: 2620 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97212