Guilds!

I'm not sure how many of you are already a member of (or at all interested) a weaver's/spinners/etc guild, but there are several in the Valley.

The webside for the Arizona Federation of Weavers is: http://www.azfed.org/

It lists all of the guilds in the area, and each guild has a site and benefits of being a member (grants, workshops, resources, books, films, show opportunities...).

The Arizona Desert Weavers and Spinners Guild serves the Greater Phoenix Area: http://adwsg.org/

They sound like they can be valuable resources to us, and a way to stay involved once we graduate!

Fun Contest

Hey guys, Kristen here! A friend of mine sent me this email so I figured I'd pass it along to all of you to see if anyone was interested in entering this little contest...could be a fun way to expose FAN club to the community?

http://azstatefair.com/exhibitors/contests.aspx

Fastest Fingers Crochet contest
October 28th at 2pm
Calling all Knitters! We are looking for the Fast Fingers in all of the Arizona State Fair! If you enjoy this popular craft, please sign up to earn the title of “Fastest Fingers”! This event is open to all ages and limited to the first fifteen (15) entries. To submit entry, please contact Entries Department at (602) 257-7142. Entry fee for this event is one-dollar ($1). Contestant must provide their own needles.

Contest takes place on Thursday, October 28th in the Wesley Bolin building at 2:00pm. Participants must cast on and knit doing the garter stitch (knit every row). Winner is determined by who has knitted the most stitches in fifteen (15) minutes. Premiums are as follows: 1st Place $5, 2nd Place $3 and 3rd Place $2.