| |
 FIBER COMMITTEE
Board Liaison – Kim Kastner, Director of Education, kim@columbineranch.com
Committee Chair – Suzy Rosenkranz, sirosenkra@aol.com
Current Committee Members
PURPOSE
To promote awareness of the many uses of alpaca fiber; educate members on alpaca fiber usage through workshops and classes; and work toward alpaca as a commercially viable end product.
GOALS
- Fiber education for our membership by providing seminars on:
Preparation of fiber for the finished product (shearing, skirting, finishing methods—yarn, felt, etc.);
Plugging into the fiber market (hand-spinners, artisans, retail) and incorporate a focus of staying ahead of the market changes.
Training for artisans in weaving, felting, dyeing, spinning, knitting, etc. We have a tremendously talented pool of artisans within our membership; let’s share that knowledge!
Education will be offered at beginner, intermediate, and advanced
levels.
- Information on processing fiber to our membership by providing: Resource information on mills, guilds, hand-spinners, artisans, etc.
- Information about the many uses of alpaca to the general public by: Enticing public to come to our shows with a Fiber Fiesta, and our bi-annual Fiber Arts Competitions.
- Providing our membership with ways to sell their farm products by: Having a booth for membership at County Fairs and at the Estes Park Wool Market.
- Holding an Annual Holiday Boutique.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2008
- Annual Hats For Cancer Patients’ Day
Spring and Fall Workshops
-
Booth for Membership at Estes Park Wool Market
-
Booth for Membership at 1st Annual Arapahoe County Fair
- Annual Holiday Boutique
- Sponsoring Student for Fiber to Fashion
- Sponsoring Outlying County Fairs—Pagosa Springs
- Fall Granny Squares Afghan Project for GWAS Silent Auction
- Fiber Collection for AFCNA
 FUTURE AND ONGOING PROJECTS
- Fiber Arts Directory for Rocky Mountain Regions
- Annual Denver Fiber Fiestas
- Annual or Bi-annual Spin-Off Competition to be held at Fall Festivals
- Tours of Colorado Mini-Mills
MEETING MINUTES
July 14, 2008 [PDF]
< BACK TO ORGANIZATION & COMMITTEES
|
| |
|
|
