Remembering My Friend, Alden Amos

“A Stradivari of spinning wheels,” and “the best curmudgeon in the world,” is how he is described by the New York Times. Alden Amos was my friend. My enthusiasm for his recent article on “Handspun Rope: The Hows and Whys of an Ancient Craft” in Spin-Off  prompted a letter to the editor. It was an […]

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CNCH Grants for CNCH 2016 in Modesto

Grants are available for CNCH 2016 for full registration fee.  One grant will be awarded in each of our five areas of CNCH.  The grant is not need based and are judged anonymously.  The funding for the grants comes from special events at previous conferences such as raffles. To apply for a grant you need […]

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