February Meeting: The History of Color

Date: Saturday, February 14th, 2026

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Hoover Church of Christ, 3248 Lorna Road, Hoover

 

Our program this month is: The History of Color

Join us as we welcome the esteemed Professor Derek Cracco, Associate Professor of printmaking and computer graphics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and his in-depth discussion of the history of color.  

The history of color has been one of perpetual discovery; whether through scientific advancements or exploration.  As early as 40,000 years ago we know artists invented the first pigments-a combination of red ochre and charcoal. Professor Cracco will discuss these inventions as well as the subsequent variations that have come to pass over the centuries. The history of color is a fusion of art, trade and science. Help us discover the path humanity has taken to arrive at our current knowledge and understanding of this fascinating topic. 

 

After our colorful discussion, please stay for Show and Tell. This month we are showing of things we made with love (and perhaps a swear word or two). Please bring something to show off and pass around so we can all ooooh and aaaaah over your lovelies! 

Membership Dues and Renewal

The Guild’s 2026 membership dues are due! Annual dues are $25 per individual, and $30 per family. We have started gathering payments for 2026. Please plan to remit payment if you want to keep getting meeting announcements and Zoom room information. You may pay by cash/check at any meeting or mail your check to Jennifer Lackey, 1907 Saulter Road, Birmingham, AL 35209. Dues can also be paid using PayPal. Please mark it “Friends/Family” and NOT “Good/Service.” Use this address: www.paypal.me/GBFiberGuild or use our gmail account gbfiberguild@gmail.com 

In other news… 

The Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum in Carrollton, GA rescheduled their Lace Making demonstrations. Stay tuned for more information about when that will be.

Also…

When you come to this month’s meeting, please register for March’s Make and Take. March’s program will center around basket weaving with Carolyn Ray. Ms. Ray has been generous and offered to make kits for our members so please sign up for your favorite color at this month’s meeting!

 

2026 Winter Ravellenic Gaves are live on Ravelry!!

 

Do you have curling up with your wooly project while watching curling and figure skating for the next couple of weeks? Join in the fun and challenge yourself by starting and finishing one or more projects during the 2026 Winter Ravellenics. 

Dates: Friday, February 6, 2026 – Sunday, February 22, 2026

The Games have begun, but its not too late to join! Drop by our Ravelry thread and travel vicariously to Italy this year with Team Magic City. We’re working on projects new and old and cheering each other on to earn “medals” during this year’s Games. More details are given in our team chat thread. Feel free to come by, ask questions, or even just help cheer us on!

 

Link to the Fiber Guild’s 2026 Winter Ravellenics team chat thread on Ravelry:  https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/greater-birmingham-fiber-guild/43917744/1-25

 

Name-tags: If you don’t have a name-tag or would like to replace your current one, look for the bucket of name-tag supplies at each meeting. If you would like to add something special of your own to the tag, don’t forget to bring it to the meeting. 

January Meeting: 2026 Resolutions & Show and Tell

 

January Meeting: 2026 Resolutions & Show and Tell

Date: Saturday, January 10th, 2026

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Hoover Church of Christ, 3248 Lorna Road, Hoover

 

Our program this month is: 2026 Resolutions & Show and Tell

Join us this month for our first meeting of 2026 to discuss and share fiber-related goals for the year. For Show and Tell, please bring a finished object that was completed in the year 2025! We will have coffee, snacks, and great company!

 

 

Yarn Ball!! December 13 at 11:00

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Hoover Church of Christ, 3248 Lorna Road, Hoover

Our program this month is: Annual Yarn Ball

Join us this month for our Annual Yarn Ball! Please note our later gathering time of 11:00 am. The festivities will start a bit late, but will be MAGICAL!

Wear your yarny/wooly finest to the party. We will have prizes for those that are best dressed, most sparkle/shine, most creative, best use of fiber and color! Show off your best and take home a prize!

Also, please bring your appetite and your favorite party food to add to our potluck. We will have a table set out to offer our favorite finger foods and party platters. The more we have the more we can share and be merry.

If you would like to participate in our Secret Santa, please bring a $10-20 gift in a plain brown paper bag. The theme for this year is “Containers.” Whether that is bags, notion boxes, project bags, or a lovely box for accessories or a notions tin, everyone can always use a new container to keep our tools organized and handy.

We will also be voting on the newest additions to the Board. The positions are Social Media and one Programs subcommittee member.

November guild meeting and other guild activities

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Hoover Church of Christ, 3248 Lorna Road, Hoover, AL 35216
Our program this month is: Yarn Rosettes

Just in time for the holidays, our wonderfully creative Guild member, Denise Stanton is walking us through making yarn rosettes. Perfect little flourish for those Christmas gifts, holiday sweaters and children’s accessories. 

Please bring DK and/or Worsted weight yarn scraps, including art yarn. The funkier the better! 

The guild will provide the cardboard looms and bent-tipped tapestry needles. 

By the end of the morning you will go home with beautifully creative way to use up those odds and ends of your favorite yarns.

Other News: 

Please join us November 14-15 at the Alabama Fiber Festival at Cahaba Brewing Company, 4500 5th Ave South, Building C, Birmingham, AL 35222; 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

The Greater Birmingham Fiber Guild will have a table at the festival and we are still in need of volunteers to answer questions, encourage new membership and sit and craft while “manning” the booth.

Please reach out to Shira Robinowich-Miller if you are able to give some time. We will happily take you for an hour or the whole day!!

November Ravelry Rumpus: Wolfenoot!

All right, dog lovers, this one’s for you! Tired of cute cats hogging all the yarn? Well, November 23 is Wolfenoot, a holiday created by a 7-year-old boy in New Zealand to celebrate canines, kindness, and kindness to canines. It’s also described as celebrating both our human and canine packs and making the world a better and kinder place to play with fiber.

All month long (not just November 23), post your pictures and projects in our Ravelry thread of dogs with yarn, dogs wearing yarny things, yarny things that look like dogs, you get the idea. Ravelry link: https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/greater-birmingham-fiber-guild/topics/4381949

December Meeting: Yarn Ball

The theme for this year’s gift exchange will be project bags and notion boxes. Please keep in the $10-$15 range. We will not be doing Dirty Santa this year, but will have a friendly exchange at the end of the meeting. 

Board Elections and Positions

We still have a few positions available and are always looking for members who wish to share their expertise and time. Please reach out to Denise Stanton via text if you are interested in being on the Nominating Committee or volunteering for an open Board position.

Membership Dues and Renewal

The Guild’s membership year runs January through December. Annual dues are $25 per individual, and $30 per family. Remittance of payment gets meeting announcements and Zoom room information. You may pay by cash/check at any meeting or mail your check to Jennifer Lackey . Dues also can be paid using PayPal. Please mark it “friends/family” and NOT “goods/services”. Use this address: paypal.me/GBFiberGuild or use our gmail account gbfiberguild@gmail.com 

October Guild Meeting, Saturday, October 11, 2025

Time: 10:00 am

Location: Hoover Church of Christ, 3248 Lorna Road, Hoover, AL 35216 

Our Program this month is: Natural Dying with Beth Booth

Guild member and Expert Dyer Beth Booth will be introducing us to the wonderful world of natural dying. By using the world around us we can create beautiful naturally dyed yarns and fibers.

She will walk us through her process as well as share some of her hard-found secrets to successful dying.

Through discussion and samples, Beth will open our eyes to the wondrous world of nature; you will never look at those pesky “weeds” the same way again!

 

Join us after her discussion for Q&A and then stay for Show and Tell. Bring your latest awe-inspiring piece to show off and tell us all about how it came to be!. 

Also, if you provided pieces for the Homewood Library show in September, they will be available for pick up. Stay and let the Guild see what lovelies you provided for the community to see!

In Other News: 

Ladderback Jacquard Colorwork: Zoom Workshop with Jennifer Miller

Have you ever struggled with float tension or peek-through colors in stranded colorwork? Do you like trying a new technique? Join us for our Zoom workshop with national teacher Jennifer Miller to learn ladderback jacquard, a colorwork technique that will solve (almost) all your pesky colorwork problems. We’ll practice by knitting a cute hat with hearts and learn how to apply this technique to other colorwork charts.

Date: Saturday, Ocotober 18, 2025

Time: 10 am- noon CST

Location Option 1: Zoom from your home

Location Option 2 (in-person group): Hoover Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 3248 Lorna Road, Hoover, AL 35216

Note: This is the same place as our REGULAR meeting space for monthly guild meetings. Lunch will not be provided, but you are welcome to bring your won and eat with friends.

Cost: $30 per person (guild members)

Check the emailed October meeting announcement for more information about registering.

 

Spin in Public Day, Sept. 20

 We're celebrating Spin in Public Day this coming Saturday, September 20, at the Homewood Public Library. We'll sit in the same area with the ongoing show of our members' work. There is room for spinning wheels or spindles, or bring whatever you are working on. 

We'll begin at 10:00am and stay until we all leave. Come when you can!

Everyone is welcome! Bring your own chair!

The Frenzy is coming!