Common Cod Fiber Guild

Guild Meeting

Show and Tell Projects, July 2017

July 26, 2017 By Ann Gibson

Common Cod members were spinning, knitting, and sewing! Sheeri (sheeri) showed us skeins she spun for Tour de Fleece: first Woodsmoke, 318 yards of 4-ply Port Fiber 50/50 yak/silk: Second, Field of Dreams, a 536 yards of 12 wpi Shetland […]

Informal Event

Fiber Revival: Get Ready for a Yarny Afternoon

July 18, 2017 By Gina Balzano

Fiber Friends, You may have heard that I am a yarn-fest “doula” of sorts, even though that is really not a thing. It all started with Rhinebeck many years ago, when I mistakenly thought it would be a great idea […]

Ignite Craft

Ignite Craft Boston 2017 Videos!

June 5, 2017 By Sheeri

Craft and Community in 5-Minute Talks For the 7th year, Common Cod sponsored Ignite Craft Boston, where creative souls shared their passion for their crafts with a like-minded, crafty audience. Hexies: An Addictive Piece of History Christina Inge Founder, Thoughtlight Once […]

Guild Meeting

Show and Tell Projects, May 2017

May 24, 2017 By Ann Gibson

Members shared three projects at the May meeting. First, Sheeri shared her Faster Than Light socks, designed by Mona McLeod, made from Plymouth Neon. Sheeri knit them with the 8 Feet Knit-a-long. Second, Margery showed her Falling Leaves project: she’s […]

HowTo

HOWTO: Make a Duct Tape Needle Organizer

March 29, 2017 By Sheeri

For several years, I have been using a Namaste circular needle holder for my DPNs and circular needles. It’s an accordian-type storage holder, and it does not really do the job very well – I had much the same issues […]

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March Guild Meeting: Alasdair Post-Quinn

March 26, 2017 By Emma Wright

Quick! Guild Trivia: Did you know Alasdair Post-Quinn was one of the founding members of the guild? Alasdair is one of the masters of double knitting, which is a type of knitting that creates a a finished object with no […]

Guild Meeting

Show and Tell Projects, March 2017

March 22, 2017 By Ann Gibson

Along with Alasdair’s excellent talk, members shared projects at March’s meeting. Sheeri showed us her Baby Venus by Lucy Neatby, made with Dark Side yarn and Kate Bachus’s rainbow gradient, being modeled by her 1-year-old son. Mary showed […]

Guild News

Why Meetup

March 20, 2017 By Karen Gareis

As your Common Cod Community Coordinator, my aim is to build more community around the Common Cod Fiber Guild in any way that I can. A few years ago, I suggested that the guild create […]

Guild News

March Madness in Knit Form

March 16, 2017 By Karen Gareis

Have you guys seen the March Mayhem event over at Mason Dixon Knitting? Finally a March bracket with which I can meaningfully choose!! The first installment of voting ends Friday 3/17/17 at 3:00 AM. You’ll see some friends of the […]

Guild Meeting

Mullarkey May – Tablet Weaving with John Mullarkey!

March 13, 2017 By Sheeri

We are so excited to have John Mullarkey of Malarkey Crafts for our May guild meeting. John Mullarkey is THE name in tablet weaving (you may have heard it called “card weaving”). If his name sounds familiar it’s because he’s […]