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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. The meetings will be hybrid, both in person and virtual, unless otherwise stated. Doors for the in person meeting will open at 6 p.m. for social knitting at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church. Masks are recommended, but not required. Planning on joining us in person? Please RSVP to let us know. Plan on being there before the programming at 7 p.m. Doors close at 7 p.m. If you are feeling unwell, please take the opportunity to join us virtually. Virtual meetings start with the evening's programming at 7 p.m. We are currently using Zoom for our virtual meeting space.
Policy Regarding Moving Meetings to Virtual Only
In times of inclement weather, insufficient volunteers, or as ordained by public health guidelines, meetings may change from a hybrid format to virtual only. The Board will make every effort to notify membership of these changes as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than noon on the day of the Guild Meeting. Thank you for understanding.
On the second Thursday of each month we bring in a speaker from the fiber arts community to present. The meetings will be hybrid, both in person and virtual, unless otherwise stated. Doors for the in person meeting will open at 6 p.m. for social knitting at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church. Masks are recommended, but not required. Planning on joining us in person? Please RSVP to let us know. Plan on being there before the programming at 7 p.m. Doors close at 7 p.m. If you are feeling unwell, please take the opportunity to join us virtually. Virtual meetings start with the evening's programming at 7 p.m. We are currently using Zoom for our virtual meeting space.
Policy Regarding Moving Meetings to Virtual Only
In times of inclement weather, insufficient volunteers, or as ordained by public health guidelines, meetings may change from a hybrid format to virtual only. The Board will make every effort to notify membership of these changes as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than noon on the day of the Guild Meeting. Thank you for understanding.
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VIRTUAL SOCIAL KNITTING PRE GUILD MEETING
September 12, 6 p.m. Join us with hostess Lori Patterson on Zoom for Social Knitting starting at 6 p.m.! This meeting will continue into the Special General Meeting at 7pm. Thank you Lori for hosting! |
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GUILD MEETING
September 12, 7 p.m. (hybrid meeting) Fall Project Kick-Off Party! Grab your yarn and needles and come cast on or dream up your fall knitting project with us! This is the meeting to start a sweater, hat, mittens or any other project with friends and support. We will have stations set up to help measure for garment fit, double checking swatch measuments, and using Ravelry to find patterns. There will also be two short presentations on sweater knitting. Mostly, we will be having a fantastic social hour and sharing our newest project ideas & inspiration. If you would like, bring a snack to share. For those of us joining online, the Zoom will be a meeting rather than a webinar, so you can share your projects virtually. Weird Sisters Popup! Weird Sisters is the best (and only) yarn shop in St. Johns offering a wide variety of yarn and plenty of samples to encourage your knitting. They are very hands-on with finding the perfect project for you and helping build it. They are especially good at picking the right colors and will give you several options. Weird Sisters, we are proud to say, are long-time business members of PKG so they will have a pop-up shop at our September meeting to join in the theme of casting on a project. Don’t miss this chance to see some of their sample sweaters, kits, and yarn! |
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VIRTUAL SOCIAL KNITTING PRE GUILD MEETING
October 10, 5:40 p.m. Join us with hostess Lori Patterson on Zoom for Social Knitting starting at 5:40 p.m.! This meeting will close at 6:40 p.m. and you will have to join the General Webinar as usual by 7pm. Thank you Lori for hosting! |
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GUILD MEETING
October 10, 7 p.m. (hybrid meeting) Loyce Ericson Making Felted Buttons Loyce will be demonstrating how to create extraordinary felted buttons by wrapping loose wool around ordinary objects. If you are attending the meeting in person and would like to make a felted button along with Loyce please bring a plain round plastic button 3/4"-1 1/2" diameter. It doesn't matter if it has 2 holes or 4 but no shanks. Loyce is a felt maker and is addicted to colors and textures. She has been making felt and teaching for 20+ years. She loves felt-making, not just because she gets to work with colorful textured fibers with her hands. There are very few rules when making felt, it is fast and mistakes are easily corrected. Loyce also spins and teaches beginning spinning, knitting, weaving, sewing, embroidering, and horse riding! |
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VIRTUAL SOCIAL KNITTING PRE GUILD MEETING
November 14, 5:40 p.m. Join us with hostess Lori Patterson on Zoom for Social Knitting starting at 5:40 p.m.! This meeting will close at 6:40 p.m. and you will have to join the General Webinar as usual by 7pm. Thank you Lori for hosting! |
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GUILD MEETING
November 14, 7 p.m. (hybrid meeting) Kira Dulaney Visible Mending Visible Mending is a creative way to extend the life of clothing and household items while embellishing them for a unique look. Kira Dulaney of Kira K Designs is a pattern designer, teacher, and lifelong crafter who enjoys extending the life of both handmade and commercial textiles. Kira will show methods for woven mends with Speedweve style looms as well as decorative embroidery, and discuss when patching is a necessary addition. Afterward, you'll look at holes and stains as opportunities rather than tragedies! |
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GUILD MEETING
December 12, 7 p.m. (hybrid meeting) Elizabeth Okeyele-Olatunji 20 Fun Ways to Get the Creative Juices Flowing! Elizabeth is a full-time handwork teacher for children. She specializes in textile and yarn craft, knitting & crochet, and nurturing creativity in children. In 2023, she was invited to share her inspiring journey of visiting Kenya to teach kids to knit in a Center for Knit and Crochet meetup. She and her team have set a goal to reach 20,000 African children with the skills of knitting and crochet. You can find her works on her business page, facebook.com/Tunnizzecreation. She is a Craft Yarn Council certified knitting teacher and a member of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria. She has a background in textile technology and recently concluded her professional diploma in education. |
Meeting Space
We meet at the Rose City Park Presbyterian Church: 1907 NE 45th Ave, Portland, OR 97213
Parking is limited to street parking. Please consider carpooling or public transit (see below).
Disabled parking is available in small parking lot.
Ways to help get you there: Bus lines #12 & #77. Hollywood Transit Center and Max stop is 1/2 mile away.
We meet at the Rose City Park Presbyterian Church: 1907 NE 45th Ave, Portland, OR 97213
Parking is limited to street parking. Please consider carpooling or public transit (see below).
Disabled parking is available in small parking lot.
Ways to help get you there: Bus lines #12 & #77. Hollywood Transit Center and Max stop is 1/2 mile away.