Birchwood Community Center
10 a.m.
President Hayden opened the meeting at 11 a.m. after the normal 1 hour of informal crafting.
Nine members were present.
No minutes from the last meeting were available and nothing has been posted on the blog.
The Treasurer’s report was presented by Phyllis. She announced there was no activity in June.
Old Business:
—Birchwood Fiber Festival: Phyllis and Paula gave the highlights: improved attendance; not as many students signed up for classes as the previous year (but advertising was lacking this year); Saturday it rained hard all day but attendance was surprisingly great; Sunday’s attendance was down; new, colored wrist bracelets were introduced for measuring attendance on each day; a new board member specializing in social media and advertising was added.
—Gathering of the Guilds: Phyllis & Steve attended this event on July 19th in Knoxville to represent SVH as well as BFF. There was a nice crowd of approximately 35-40 people present from 4-6 different fiber groups. It was a great time of networking and interacting with various folks from different fiber guilds around Tennessee. It is planned for every two years.
New Business:
—Basket Making Class: Candy and Jamie will co-chair a committee to put together a ONE-DAY workshop led by the lady from LuLu’s Baskets that has a booth at BFF each year. She prefers holding the workshop at her facility in Dunlap because there would be more color options for the baskets. Candy will get back with the guild about the dates in the Spring of 2026 and the cost. It could possibly be open to the public as well if we do not have enough response from guild members.
Show and share: Photos will be posted on the blog and possibly Facebook if time permits.
Program: Carla taught members how to make a Micro-Macramé bracelet. This was a fun class where we learned how to make a lark’s head knot and a double square knot. Everyone took home a finished, adjustable bracelet. Thanks, Carla!
Next Meeting: Saturday, August 16th at 10 a.m. at the Birchwood Community Center. The program will be Practical Indigo Dyeing led by Steve. Reminder: the Guild Challenge Reveal is at the September 20th guild meeting.
Meeting adjourned at approximately 1:10 p.m.
Reported by: Phyllis, acting secretary