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This newsletter is for the exclusive use of members of the WKG.
GALE ZUCKER PHOTOGRAPHY
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Leadership Team 2013
 J. Evelyne Liebmann, President [email protected]
 Linda Higham, Interim Vice President and Member Communication
Communication [email protected]
 Linda Cramer, Recording Secretary and Charities
[email protected]
 Raina Laredo, Programs and Webmaster
[email protected]
 Jeanne Scofidio, Treasurer
[email protected]
 Joan Ratner, Newsletter
[email protected]
 Dorothy Freeman, Charities & Library [email protected]
 Myra Cohen
Meeting Coordinator
[email protected]
Join Gale Zucker, knitwear photographer and co‐author
(Shear Spirit and Craft Activism), for a fun, fast and 99%
jargon free slide show full of juicy photos and lots of advice
to make your photos fabbier!
Wish your photos of yarn and knits were swoon‐worthy?
Want to feel more confident with your camera in hand? This
presentation will set you in the right direction.
Gale will present an illustrated talk of shooting tips to
improve your photography of fiber, yarn, knits, people and
the world around you. Culled from her longer workshops,
she'll share easily understandable tips about making color
behave, composition, making the best use of light,
backgrounds, and how to get real people to look wonderful
modeling your FO's. It’s a little bit of everything, with ideas
you can use right away. She'll share behind‐the‐scenes info
on how a knitwear photo shoot gets put together, and will
make it clear why her alter ego name is She Shoots Sheep
Shots. Gale will be signing books and will have copies
available for sale.
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From the President . . . .
The weather is finally warming up and we can begin to think about our spring
knitting projects. We are off to a good start with all of the wonderful, colorful yarn
we purchased last month from Blue Heron Yarns. Be sure to bring your finished
items to share with your fellow members.
Our April meeting should be most enlightening,
enlightening as Gail Zucker shows us how to take
better photos of all the beautiful items we are constantly knitting. What better way
to keep a record of all our knitting projects than through the use of beautiful
photographs that we can make and be proud of. Perhaps we can create a
Westchester Knitting Guild Album!
We continue to receive the charity items that you have knitted, more from Dorothy
on that, but in the meantime a heart felt thank you to all of you who participated.
Happy Knitting,
J. Evelyne Liebmann
AFGHANS FOR AFGHANS UPDATE
At our February Guild meeting we collected 24 pairs of mittens, 13 hats, 16
pairs of socks and one sweater. At the March meeting we collected 12 pairs of
mittens, three hats and six pairs of socks. Nine members have yet to hand in
their promised items and, as I always say, “it’s never too late”. If you are having
difficulty completing your project for whatever reason, just bring the yarn back
to the next meeting. We’ll finish it and I know you will donate in the future. I
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Dorothy Freeman
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CHARITY KNITTING
Sincere thanks from …
We receive many thank you letters from recipients who receive your lovely
We receive many thank you letters from recipients who receive your lovely knitted items. I want to share them with you because your work has been extraordinarily generous.
afghans for Afghans
Thank you so much for your wonderful and kind, steadfast participation in our campaigns and especially for this most recent caring effort. Please extend our thanks to your group for knitting the socks, mittens, and hats. extend our thanks to your group for knitting
the socks mittens and hats
…Thanks so much, Dorothy, for the check and your correspondence and all your wool efforts, in memory of Rose Argento. We are honored. Please extend our gratitude and condolences on the loss of your dear friend.
My Sisters’ Place
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of My Sisters’ Place, I am writing to thank you for your meaningful in‐kind donation of beautiful hand ii
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knit items by the members of the Westchester Knitting Guild. . . . It is thanks to the thoughtfulness of community members, like yourself, that we are able to provide services to the families of Westchester County.
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you all!
The Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Foundation
I would like to thank you for your generous donation of preemie blankets, caps and booties….Your support helps to enhance the vital programs and services that make it possible for the miracles to happen every day.
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WHAT’SS ON YOUR
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Susan Ferlauto is making a baby blanket with yarn from her mother, Rose Argento’s stash.
Vita Rhodes
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Bernat acrylic including toe‐up socks and a hat. Shari Harris and Ellen Wlody are both making Viajante, a cross between a poncho and a shawl , with Miss Babs’ Katahdin yarn. Joan Conca’s Improv Shawl in Noro Silk Garden sock yarn.
What are you working on? Please tell us about your knitting projects, [email protected]
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UPCOMING KNITTING EVENTS May 2014
May 3 – 4, Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship MD, http://www.sheepandwool.org/
May 3‐6 and 8‐11, Block Island Knitting Retreat, Block Island, RI, http://www.northlightfibers.com/block‐island‐knitting‐retreat‐2014
May 10‐11, New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival, Deerfield Fairground, Deerfield, NH
http://www.nhswga.com/
May 15‐18, Interweave Knitting Lab, Manchester, NH, https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/76270
May 24
May
24‐25
25, Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft
Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair, Cummington, MA, Fair Cummington MA
http://www.masheepwool.org/festivalschedule.html
June 2014
June 21‐28, Hiking & Knitting with the Elves, Iceland
http://icelandicknitter.com/en/travels/iceland‐tour‐hiking‐and‐knitting‐with‐the‐elves/
June 23
June
23‐25
25, Coast of Maine Knitting Cruise, Rockland, ME
Coast of Maine Knitting Cruise, Rockland ME
http://www.mainewindjammer.com/maine‐knitting‐cruises
July 2014
July 3‐7; 10‐14 & 17‐21, Meg Swansen's Knitting Camps, Marshfield, WI, http://www.schoolhousepress.com/camp.htm
FUTURE
October 9‐12, Stitches East, Hartford, CT, http://www.knittinguniverse.com/East/
October 18‐19, New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, NY, http://www.sheepandwool.com/
January 16‐18, Vogue Knitting Live, New York City, https://www vogueknittinglive com/ehome/index php?eventid=45793&
https://www.vogueknittinglive.com/ehome/index.php?eventid
45793&
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
▪ Membership renewal began in January. Jeanne will accept payment for 2014 membership at the month’s meeting.
▪ Please bring finished items for charity to the monthly meetings.
Knitting News
Joan Ratner
Calendar
• April 28:
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photography • May 19: Vendor Night
• June 30 ‐ Barbara Hurley: Rigid Heddle Weaving with knitting yarns
MEETING SCHEDULE
6:00 Knit Together
7:00 Announcements &
Show and Tell
7:15 Program
▪ Please
Please bring donations of yarn and plastic bring donations of yarn and plastic
knitting needles for the prison knitting program at Taconic to monthly meetings.
▪ Guests are welcome. There will be a $5 fee for guests.
MEETING ETIQUETTE REMINDER
We are fortunate to have high quality presenters during our monthly meetings. Even if you are not g
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interested in the presentation or mini‐workshop, please be respectful of others and remember:
 No talking during presentation
 Wait until Q&A period to ask questions
 Wait for the presentation to end before trying on, or looking at samples
Thank you for your cooperation.
Meetings are held on the 4th
Monday of the month at the
Monday of the month at the
Chappaqua Library
195 South Greeley Ave.
Chappaqua, NY 10514‐3398
914‐238‐4779
www.chappaqualibrary.org
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