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Show I Lakeside Review Tuesday, April 9, 1996 7 Community wool not lost art SENIOR CALENDAR Bountiful woman will Heritage Senior Citizens Center, 562 S. 1000 East, Clearfield, be teaching ancient spinning science 773-706- By KAYE J. VOLK Standard-Examin- correspondent n the world of Rumpelstil-tski- n used a spinning wheel to turn straw into gold. Sleeping Beauty touched the spindle and fell into a hundred-yea- r sleep, and through such fables, the spinning wheel has held our fancy with its timelessness. In the real world, the spinning wheel has been the means of supplying clothing for of years. Its image invites thoughts of 'days gone by, of simpler times when women and young girls would sit, pumping out the steady beat of the treadle, as strands of wool make-believ- e, -- hun--dre- or- other fibers were turned and spun into yarn. Once ; j use of a more of I 'Camille considered a necessity of its day, the spinning wheel has been altered into an art form today. And according to Lytle of Bountiful, its an art form r thats on the increase. 11 People are finding it a wonderful way to relax, said Lytle, an expert on spinning. There is just something about sitting at a . 11 spinning wheel. With its steady rhythm, its Hvery therapeutic. What with the high stress levels, spinning gives people time to think, she added softly. Lytles interest in spinning wheels and what they could produce, goes back to her own childhood. A I grew up with my spinning wheel in our home, she said. ' Still, it wouldnt be until she was married and off to college with her husband, Denny, that Lytle would have her first real introduction into the craft. It was a spinning class offered through the Alliance Variety Arts at Utah State and was taught by Roxie Leitner, 1 1 years ago. Lytle explained. k It was only a course and at first I didnt feel very comfortable with it. Yet, it was here Lytle would learn the basic fundamentals of the craft. Buying her first fleece from Leitner, Lytle was taught how to clean, card (straightening the fibers) and spin the wool into yam. She then took a knitting class so she could learn how to produce a finished product, that being a pair of baby booties. Upon completing their schooling Lytle and her husband moved to Salt Lake. It was there that my husband came home one day and surprised me with my own spinning wheel, said the mother of two girls. In the years since then, Lytle has continued to expand her knowledge of this home-spu- n industry and even enrolled in a sheep shearing class at Utah State. . by Sunset Mayor Carol Bellmon May 8 at 11:45 a.m. She will talk about the national volunteer programs. two-wee- It was part of There will be a Mothers Day celebration on May 10 at 1:45 a.m. Brent Allen, Layton city councilman, will speak on the value of seniors as grandparents on May 15 at 1:45 a.m. The Maxinettes senior tap dancers will perform on May 7. Tom Winegar of Toms Market-Plac- e will speak on the value of seniors as consumers May 22. There is bingo every Wednesday and Friday following lunch. Pinochle is played each Tuesday and Thursday after lunch. The oil painting class is taught on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. The silversmithing class is taught on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested is welcome to join the class. Line dancing is on Wednesday at 1 1 the wool science program and we were taught by a man from New Zealand, Lytle said. There were 15 of us in the program and three of us were women. Its a job that gets you real dirty, she added, but gives you a great respect for the work. The fleece comes off the sheep in one piece, like a big blanket, Lytle added. Its really beautiful. Staying with this great interest of hers, Lytle has developed an expertise in spinning and the wools and fibers that go into it, as well as the vast differences between the home-- I spun and the commercially manufactured . wool items. Lytle said the commercial manufacturers must buy and produce in huge quantities and use coarser lots. Due to this, the soft wools are difficult to come by through the industry. Its one of the great advantages ; ; I home-spu- n wool Though the wools are 100 percent wool, what we use are very soft and fine, she said. Its the use of this fine wool which comes from the Rambouillet sheep, a derivative of the 9 of the products. finest-wo- ol sheep, the Merino sheep, Lytle said. . This gives you a very fine and soft fabric when its done right. Also, generally speaking, one average size fleece will produce about 10 pounds of wool after it has been washed and cleaned, she added. 12:15. Oil painting is on Tuesdays at Monday ceramics class is from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate in 12:30. The line dancing on Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. DIANE SPINNING: Camille Lytle, a hand-spinn- BUSHStandard-Examine- r for 1 0 years, spins wool top fiber into yam about her Bountiful home. The spinning wheel was imported from Holland. Coloring the wool is usually another differ- ence between the home-crafte- d and the Lytle said. You can dye the wool if you want, but we mostly stay with the more neutral colors of black, brown, gray and white. Its basically from the commercial that youll find file large variety of colors, she said. Lytle, a member of the Salt Lake Spinsters, an organization of spinning crafters, will teach a basic spinning class this fall through the Da- County Continuing Education System. store-bough- t, She also owns and operates the The mail-ordShearing Shed, a home-base- d business that supplies a variety of animal fi- ers silk, angora, cashmere, mohair, Paca camel down and wool, Plant fibers available include cotton, flax and ramie and all are intended for home production. Spinning wheels and accessories are as0 available and can be seen in a catalog ttiat Lylle publishes, A bottom-lin- e spinning wheel, she swered, will cost about $225 and from there they can go up to $350 to $550, she said. er an-v- is is still one last dream Lytle would accomplish regarding spinning and all that goes with it. There like to dream to actually raise Its my sheep myself. Both of my grandfathers raised sheep, she said. Someday, I would like to as well. For more information about the fall class or spinning, call Camille Lytle at 298-089- 3. iMarathon runners finest hour ; By JANIS CARTER Standard-Examin- ; correspondent With the Boston Marathon only days away, some Davis County run- - ners are just coasting along the ! . I About 200 to 300 runners from Utah will be participating. The Boston Marathon, the oldest arid the only marathon besides the Olympic trials requiring a qualifying time of 3 12 hours, is the ultimate dream of all marathoners. ; Running in the Boston Mara- thon is like playing in the Super Bowl, said Jim Anderson, a physi- -' cal therapist in Layton. He qualified for the 100th anniversary marathon April 18 at 9:45 a.m. The foot clinic is at noon. There is a $10 fee. The monthly birthday party is May 19. Senior Night at the Glow is April 19. This free night of entertainment is from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring the Davis High Jazz Band and snacks. Call the center to sign up. This is sponsored by the Kaysville youth city council. April 23 is St. Georges Day celebration. Harold Gailey will speak on early Utah history on April 24 at noon and the quilt guild will meet at 5 p.m. Singer Steve Browning Brunson will perform April 25. April 26 is bingo day. And April 30 is Funny Bones , Day. The center will take a group to see Damn Yankees at Pages Lane Theater on May 1. The cost is $10. Mystery tour 2 is. May 8. The cost is $2. There will be a tour to Barron Woolen Mills in Brigham City on May 22. The cost is $7. There are openings are in the class, lapidary and wood . ! Autumn Glow Senior Citizens Center, 81 E. Center Street, Kaysville, 544-123- 5 The centers first mystery tour" is Wednesday. The cost is $2. The Wendover trip is Thursday. The cost is $12. They will leave the center at 9 a.m. A free check your health clinic is or streets now. Because this year marks the 100th anniversary of the marathon, the Boston Athletic Association is . letting 6,000 runners who didnt qualify run in the April 15 race. They will be selected at random from the 35,000 runners who sub- mitted their names to the BAA. 5 The last income tax clinic is Wednesday. Blood pressure clinics are the first Thursday and third Tuesday of the month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The foot clinic is Thursday. Call for an appointment. The last in the eye series is Thursday. Dr. Brian Gerritsen will be speaking on living with vision loss. There will be a celebration for Bee Fishers 102nd birthday on April 16. The center will close at 11:30 a.m. on April 17. No lunch will be served. Steve Layton of Clearfield City will talk on emergency preparedness April 18. The senior care clinic is April 1 9 and 26. Call for appointments. A presentation on the importance of proper hand washing is April 22 at 11 :45 a.m. The Wendover trip is April 23. The yearly membership dues of $12 should be paid to the secretary at the center. Frank Beard will entertain May 24 at 11:45 am. There will be an ice cream social for volunteers at 3 p.m. April 26. On May 1, at 11:45 a.m., Commissioner Carol Page will discuss the value of seniors as community citizens. Cinco De Mayo celebration is May 3 at 11:45 a.m. A discussion on the value of seniors as volunteers will be presented ROBERT Davis County runners Jim Anderson, Jeff Merkley running of the Boston Marathon. LOTS OF LEGWORK: through the American Medical Athletic Association at St. George in 1994. Ever since he ran in his first marin 1992, Anderson has been dreaming of Boston and experiencing Heartbreak Hill, named when e Boston Marathon winner John A. Kelley lost to Tarzan Brown. athon two-tim- and Doug Cook take to the streets as they work Part of the thrill of running Boston is generated by the 3,000 or 4,000 Hopkinton citizens who will line the streets to watch the runners some for two generations. According to Runners World magazine, when the marathon came to Hopkinton in 1924, locals could easily find a spot along east Main Street and watch the 300 or so runners. started training for Boston last November after qualifying with a 2:57 time at St. George in 1995, this is a running dream come true. He said that only about 2 percent go to Boston to actually try and win. This year there will be thousands watching and cheering the 37,000 runners. In 1994 Doug Cook of Layton ran his first marathon. He felt like he had run a pretty good race until someone told him about Bostons 100th anniversary in 1996. - The other 98 percent are there for the experience. Ill be like a grain of sand on the beach, he said. Im just excited to experience it." REGANStandard-Examine- r out for the upcoming 1 00th He decided that he wanted to be there, but in order to qualify, he had to cut nine minutes off his time. Working at Thiokol gave him the opportunity to be off early and put in a lot of heavy training in the evenings. Cook runs five days a week doe runs Monday through ing five-mil- I want to feel like Vince Lom- bardi when he said that a mans est hour is when he has played his finest and then lays on the field victorious," Anderson said. fin- For Jeff Merkley of Layton, who '1 run on Thursday and then a His off; he paid Saturdays. training qualified with 3:15 last fall at St. 'George. 20-mi- carving classes. Seniors are being asked to write about their life memories to share with others at the center. This is a Utah centennial project. The Tai Chi class is taught on Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. National Association of Senior Friends, Davis Hospital Chapter, 1600 W. Antelope Drive, Layton, 774-708- 0 Brunch is offered every Sunday at a low cost to Senior Friends in the Medical Center cafeteria from 12:30 to 1:30 and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Senior aerobics for members only are every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. The cost is $1 per class in the Womens Center education 0 for more classroom. Call information. Tai Chi classes are held every Monday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. There See SENIORS on page 9 774-708- a |