Black Sheep Handspinners Guild

05/07/2026

Our next meeting is this Saturday, May 9th, 11am-3pm, in the Parish Hall of the All Saints Catholic Church in Lansing, 347 Ridge Road.
This meeting, we award the second Marie Bryhan memorial prize and have a pot-luck.

03/13/2026

Our March meeting is this Saturday, 3-14-26, from 11am to 3pm, in the Parish Hall of the All Saints Catholic Church in Lansing, 347 Ridge Road.

03/05/2026

Reuse on Triphammer Road has a raw white longwool fleece in. Some VM, otherwise quite lovely.

02/12/2026

Our next meeting is this Saturday, 2-14-26, 11 am -3 pm, in the Parish Hall of the All Saints Catholic Church in Lansing, 347 Ridge Road.

12/12/2025

Our next meeting is this Saturday, December 13, 11am - 3pm, in the Parish Hall of the All Saints Catholic Church in Lansing, 347 Ridge Road.

11/07/2025

Our next meeting is tomorrow, November 8th, 11am-3pm, in the Parish Hall of the All Saints Catholic Church in Lansing (347 Ridge Road)

10/03/2025

Our next meeting is on October 11th, 11am-3pm in the Parish Hall of the All Saints Catholic Church in Lansing (347 Ridge Road).

The meeting will host a guild-garage sale. If you have fiber related items that no longer spark joy, bring them to the meeting, so others can buy them from you and give them the attention they deserve. Fleeces from Joan Johnston's stash will be available for free.

We will have also a Halloween theme going on: Bring fiber that scares you and let's try together, if we can make yarn out of it.

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09/11/2025

Our next meeting is this Saturday, 9-13-25, from 11am - 3pm, in the Parish Hall of the All Saints Catholic Church in Lansing, 347 Ridge Road.

08/02/2025

On Saturday, August 16th, there'll be a natural dyeing workshop guided and organized by Julia Gray. Julia has a lot of experience in natural dyeing and will be providing us with dyes and pots and everything needed. She is also opening up her garden in Ellis Hollow for us to use for the event. Attendees bring the fiber (four ounces of protein fiber) and a $20 fee. Mordanting starts at 10am.

For more details and sign-up information check our website:

The Black Sheep Handspinners guild is a group of people who work with fiber in the greater Ithaca, NY area.

07/02/2025

There is now a survey to pick which photo we'd use for our Roc Day challenge. Last day to vote is 7-11-25.
Many thanks to Pricilla Jean, Susan Verberg, and Simon St.Laurent for submitting photos.
If the link in the main post doesn't work, the one in the comments will.

Choose between the six posted photos, which one would you like best to become the inspiration for our Roc Day challenge