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Fun and sharing at the Snips

It is always a great Saturday afternoon when we get together to work on our fibre projects. We were a good crowd on January 11th in Bridgetown.

Knitting, quilting, hooking, cross-stitching were all taking place.

Saturday Snips is also a place to share expertise and to ask questions.

Julia was able to get some quilting advice from Céleste and Aprille.

Julia getting quilting advice from Céleste.

We all enjoy the show and tell very much and we were busy working away on our projects.

Rosaire is finishing up the border on her Celtic knot rug.
Christine is adding some last beads to her Prince symbol piece.
Cheryl gives us the details of her beautiful hat design.
Both Tammy and Teresa are starting new cross-stitch pieces.
Both Tammy and Teresa are starting new cross-stitch pieces.
This is Frances’ Black Rock lighthouse hooking.
Betty has begun a footstool cover.
Aprille’s winter birches. Part of her four seasons pieces.
Annette is wearing the lovely shawl she knitted.

Our next Snips takes place the second Saturday in February in Digby at the Rigby Baptist Church, 2 Mount St. On the corner of Mount and Monatgue . See ou there!

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Saturday Snips: January 11th

Welcome to a brand new year of fibre crafting!

This coming Saturday, we will gather from 1-4 (weather permitting) at the Saint-Alphonsus Church at 93, South Street in Bridgetown.

All members are welcome as well as guests who would like to see what we are all about.

Bring a project to work on and bring a show and tell. Come and see how much more background Rachael has filled in on her peacock 🙂

We look forward to lots of fibre crafting in 2020.

Rachael’s stunning peacock struts its colours.
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Wet Felted Mittens workshop

Leslie McFarlane will be holding a “Wet felted mittens” workshop on Saturday, January 4th from 10 am to 3 pm at the Brickton Hall.

Please contact Leslie for more information at: <lesliemcfarlane56@gmail.com>

 

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December Saturday Snips the 14th

We hope to see you at our final SOFAAR event of 2019.

This month’s Saturday Snips will take place on December 14th from 1 to 4 pm at the United Church in Annapolis Royal, 393 St. George St right by the traffic lights.

Bring a current project and get to know your fellow members, share creative ideas and enjoy yummy refreshments.

The next Snips will be on January 11th, 2020 at the Saint Alphonsus Church in Bridgetown.

 

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Getting Started Workshop in January

Getting Started is a free workshop for SOFAAR members.

Sunday, January 19, 2020, 1:30 – 4:30 pm.

Snow date, Sunday, January 26, 2020, 1:30 – 4:30 pm.

Paradise Community Hall, 10,300 Hwy 1, Paradise, NS

The Sofaar Program committee invites you to an afternoon presentation by Karen Warner. This program is intended for members who would like to learn more about the principles of original design. Karen’s presentation will include the following:

-Sourcing good reference material

-What constitutes a good reference for a work of fibre

-Shape, Tone, Colour

-Colour temperature and how it affects the look of a work

-Composition and breaking up of borders, cutting things off and dynamic viewpoints

-Understanding tonality; making plains recede

-Complex colour

-Texture

-Thumbnails and colour studies: How to do them and in what medium.

Karen had a private apprenticeship in the Old Master methods and materials of drawing and painting followed by 2 years in representational impressionism. She has taught privately and to groups since the late 90’s. She works mostly in oils, graphite and coloured pencils; however, the basics of all art have the same underpinning that is applied to all mediums, fibre art included.

Please bring a small notebook for your own use.

Please let us know if you plan to attend so we know how much nibbles to provide.

Contact <info@sofaar.ca> to sign up!

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Use of AR LibraryInnovation Lab

The Annapolis Royal library would like to see more SOFAAR members use equipment in their innovation lab.

What equipment they have available for fibre artists are:

 • Sewing machine
• Serger
• Bolivar cutter for rug hookers
• Swift and ball winder
• Drum carder
• Quilting rulers, mats and rotary cutters
• Lights with magnifiers
• Iron and ironing board

 You do need to be a member of the library, which is free. In order to be able to use the equipment unsupervised, you are required to be signed off each piece you need to use.

How you do that is with Charlette Janes, who is the Systems and Collections Access Coordinator with the Annapolis Valley Regional Library. She will sign you off as being proficient, once you have had your training and you will receive a card stating that.

 

Charlette will be at the Annapolis Royal Library every 2nd Monday.

Her dates are:

November 18th

December 2nd, 16th.
Possibly she will be there December 30th too.
Phone beforehand at 902-531-2226 for the Dec. 30th date.

January 13th and 27th, 2020

 You can just drop in on the above dates between the hours of 1 – 4pm at the Library, 143 Ritchie street, the rear entrance of the Academy behind and below the gym. Once you are signed off, then the Innovation lab is open for your use as below.

Monday 1 – 4pm
Wednesday 1 – 4pm
Saturday 10am – 2pm

We encourage you to make use of the free equipment. We are very fortunate to have it available to us as fibre artists.

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A Successful Snips

About 24 SOFAAR members were present at Moose River Hooking Studio where we met for our monthly Saturday Snips gathering.

Members were working on crocheting, knitting, redwork embroidery, quilting, hooking and cross-stitching.

We spent an enjoyable afternoon hosted by Blaine and Leslie in their wonderful, colourful space.

Our next Saturday Snips will also be our Christmas party! Stay tuned for details and follow us on Facebook.

Rosaire advances on her Celtic hooking.
Christine is on the last curl of her Prince symbol embellished hooking.
Tammy is trying her hand at a large-count cross-stitch.
Betsy’s water image hooking with interesting fibres.
Julia is hooking a free-standing, three-dimensional Santa.
Rachael’s stunning peacock struts its colours.
And Betty’s snowmen will greet the new season.
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Saturday Snips, November 9th

Our next Saturday Snips afternoon will take place on November 9th at the Moose River Hooking Studio just outside of Annapolis Royal. The studio is located at 14 Clementsport Rd in Clementsport.

From 1 to 4 pm.

Please bring some show and tell and your current project to work on.

Refreshments will be served.

We look forward to seeing you all.

 

Part of the Mym gallery Small Treasures exhibit.
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Saturday Snips: October 12th

Bring a project and join other SOFAAR members and guest to share information and visit. Bring something for Show and Tell if you’d like and join us at the Paradise Community Hall, 10300 Highway 1 in Paradise.

And bring your lug-a-mug if you  have one!

See you there!

Winning wolves!