O.K. Here ya go:
Steeking in knitting is a sewn reinforcement done before one -gasp- cuts the knitted fabric to insert an element ie; welt pocket cowl neck etc.
Here is the definition from the woolworks knitting glossary site:
steek
If you are going to have to cut a garment -- a cardigan worked in the round, for instance, and then cut up the middle, the steeks are extra stitches to mark the cutting line and provide a little hem.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Quilter's Eye candy
This was sent to me by Linda Reynolds of the Quilt Committee of Hickman County. It is beautiful!
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3942008n%3fsource=search_video
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3942008n%3fsource=search_video
Friday, August 14, 2009
August Meeting Notes
Our August meeting was on August 13, 2009. This was a busy meeting! Several new folks and a visitor too.
Hello and welcome to: Sarah Brown, a handweaver from Centerville, Sue and Katie Smith, a wool producer, a spinner, felter and crocheter from Nunnely, Linda Reynolds from the Quilters Guild in Centerville, Marie Smith, a quilter from Linden, Soula Horner, a quilter and crocheter from Linden. Thank you all for coming. We hope you can come back!
We discussed the blog. I want to encourage the use of the blog to help with some of the "business" of the Buffalo River Fiber Guild. We can spend more time actually knitting, crocheting, weavng, spinning and felting, if we don't have to go over routine business everytime.
We discussed the Fall Guild Show possibility. Bobby Burcham Studio -newly opened in Linden- has asked if we as a group would like to put together a show.
.There would be someone there at all times.
. We would do it in conjuction with a county wide event.
. We would take turns staying there during the open times.
. It would be open for a short duration. 3-4 days
. We would have a theme....
. We would demonstrate for the public-work on a project- while there.
. We could have pieces for sale if we desired, but the prices would be
descreetly marked.
The Guild show discussion led to an examination of the guild mission. Who we are, and who we want to be. If I have this right, we want to be about practicing our fibercrafts, sharing with each other our projects both successes and failures, and etc. Educating others about our crafts, their history and practice. Promoting the artists who have taken the step futher to create a cottage industry from their passions.
We have a library corner in the Lobelville Library. Being installed this month there will be a bookshelf with a guild sign-out sheet where you can get info on fiber crafts. It will be open to the guild only.
Linda Reynolds shared with the guild that the quilt committee of Hickman County is looking for people with vision and organizational skills to go with their passion for the fiber arts to take over for the current committee after the 2010 show. Interested people can email her at
mailto:quiltsofhome@gmail.com .
God Speed to guild member Dorothy Inman as she will be travelling to Vermont.
Beverly Baylis sent us a thank you for welcoming her to our guild. She is a knitter from Florida who is moving here eventually. She sent us Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns for our guild library. Many thanks to her for the kind gift. Anyone interested in seeing it can check it out from the guild library.
Question for August: Do you STEEK?
Hello and welcome to: Sarah Brown, a handweaver from Centerville, Sue and Katie Smith, a wool producer, a spinner, felter and crocheter from Nunnely, Linda Reynolds from the Quilters Guild in Centerville, Marie Smith, a quilter from Linden, Soula Horner, a quilter and crocheter from Linden. Thank you all for coming. We hope you can come back!
We discussed the blog. I want to encourage the use of the blog to help with some of the "business" of the Buffalo River Fiber Guild. We can spend more time actually knitting, crocheting, weavng, spinning and felting, if we don't have to go over routine business everytime.
We discussed the Fall Guild Show possibility. Bobby Burcham Studio -newly opened in Linden- has asked if we as a group would like to put together a show.
.There would be someone there at all times.
. We would do it in conjuction with a county wide event.
. We would take turns staying there during the open times.
. It would be open for a short duration. 3-4 days
. We would have a theme....
. We would demonstrate for the public-work on a project- while there.
. We could have pieces for sale if we desired, but the prices would be
descreetly marked.
The Guild show discussion led to an examination of the guild mission. Who we are, and who we want to be. If I have this right, we want to be about practicing our fibercrafts, sharing with each other our projects both successes and failures, and etc. Educating others about our crafts, their history and practice. Promoting the artists who have taken the step futher to create a cottage industry from their passions.
We have a library corner in the Lobelville Library. Being installed this month there will be a bookshelf with a guild sign-out sheet where you can get info on fiber crafts. It will be open to the guild only.
Linda Reynolds shared with the guild that the quilt committee of Hickman County is looking for people with vision and organizational skills to go with their passion for the fiber arts to take over for the current committee after the 2010 show. Interested people can email her at
mailto:quiltsofhome@gmail.com .
God Speed to guild member Dorothy Inman as she will be travelling to Vermont.
Beverly Baylis sent us a thank you for welcoming her to our guild. She is a knitter from Florida who is moving here eventually. She sent us Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns for our guild library. Many thanks to her for the kind gift. Anyone interested in seeing it can check it out from the guild library.
Question for August: Do you STEEK?
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