NwRSA Upcoming Events
2010 NwRSA Annual Conference
"Wool in the Woods" —
June 3, 4, 5 & 6, 2010
Pinelow Park, Deer Lake, WA
(37 miles north of Spokane) View Map
We are going back to NwRSA's roots. The first Conferences were held in campgrounds. The Pinelow Center has lodges, cabins, RV hookups, a large dining room overlooking the lake, and car parking at each lodge. You can easily walk to all venues, but can also drive between buildings. Expect fun: games, campfire and spooky stories. Think about putting together a woodsie animal to bring along.
Theda Beara and Ewenice reporting:
Exciting happenings for conference!! If you want to know everything about angora rabbits, from housing, grooming, feeding, breeding, to spinning and knitting the fiber, we will be having a fine angora teacher among us. She twitches her nose and magical soft silky things happen.
How about hemp spinning? Learn all about this fascinating fiber. It's also a great time to learn needle felting. Our teacher is well known and makes awsome animals, brooches, and a lot more. She will have everything you need to get started. Ewenice is excited about these classes.
You may want to bring your own cave camper. There are full R.V. hook-ups.
Happy New Year from Theda Beara and Ewenice
Conference Committee:
Chair, Teachers and Vendors: Joyce Thomas at conference_2010@nwregionalspinners.org
Co-Chair and Food: Karen Goodson at judging@nwregionalspinners.org
Registrar and Treasurer: Angie Lien at conf_treasurer@nwregionalspinners.org
Web Information: Linda Karr
Brochure: Kalita Benway
Loose Threads, contests and games: Deanna Nelson
Committee Member: Ellie Sheeran
Volunteers Needed!
Registration Associate: Greet conference attendees, and
help them get settled for a wonderful conference.
Class Angel: Work closely with the Teachers to guide
them to their classes, help with set up and take down of their equipment
and materials, collect materials fees from students, and be liaison with
conference committee.
Vendor Helper: Assist vendors with set up and take
down. Answer questions, and be liaison with conference committee.
Gallery Associate: Assist our Gallery with set up and
take down. Check-in judging entries, and help participants to complete the
paperwork.
Conference Committee Runner: Help with display
arrangements, facilitate messages, chase down answers to questions, and provide
information for our guests.
2010 Woodsie Contest!!!!
Make and bring something you might find in the woods.
Knit, crochet, felt, paper, wood, woven, marshmallows, anything you can imagine. — Snails, Elves, Gnomes, Wild Things you dare to dream can live in our woods. So go crazy!
The judging will be by public choice at the 2010 "Wool in the Woods" conference. Theda Beara and ewenice will be happy to see so many of their friends in the contest.
Please remember to label your creation.
2012 NwRSA Annual Conference
Conference Committee begins work
The Northwest Regional Spinners Association 2012 annual conference will be held at the University of Puget Sound Thursday May 31st through Sunday June 3rd 2012.
Message from the Conference Chair:
2012 Conference Theme Contest
Hi everyone! Believe it or not the 2012 conference planning is already in progress so please put on your thinking hats and send in your ideas.
Please send your ideas no later than September 25th 2010. The first committee meeting will at the Fall Board Meeting late morning (or lunch time). You may email your suggestions to nwrsa2012conference@nwregionalspinners.org or phone (360)452-8542.
PS:
If you'd like to be further involved in the 2012 conference, please consider volunteering to help in either the preliminary planning, or during the conference (more on that when the catalog comes out).
Be Creative!
Beth Witters
NWRSA 2012 Conference Chair.
2010 Camp Burton Spinning Retreat
Thursday, March 11 -Sunday through March 14
Vashon, Island, WA
Contact Alice Lake at campburton@nwregionalspinning.org
Mark your calendar for the 17th Annual camp Burton Retreat This is an unstructured weekend for spinning, knitting, yakking, eating and walking.
Camp Burton is a short ferry ride from West Seattle, Tacoma or Kitsap County. The camp overlooks Quartermaster Harbor. The dorm-style cabins have heat, carpeted floors and usually accomodate 6 to a cabin with shared bathroom facilities. The new Retreat Center is also available with accomodations for three in a room. The food is wonderful and the people extraordinary. There will be no evening treats provided, but we may bring treats if we want them.
See the Registration Form for fees. We will have vendors ready to meet your fiber needs. Hope to see you there.
