If you’re not already involved with the Saanich Fair, it’s time to make plans to join the fun. Volunteer to help out in the Needle Arts Room, with the Sheep to Shawl demonstration on Saturday, the Fibres to Finish group
90th Anniversary Fashion Show – see the garments
Voting for the People’s Choice Award in the 90th Anniversary Fashion Show has closed and the winner is: Lee’s long tunic! You can still see all of the items from the show at the link below. People’s Choice for the
May Guild Meeting – May 21, 7pm
This is a Show & Tell meeting to enjoy seeing the garments from the Fashion Show and all the other items everyone brings to share. There will be NO Zoom meeting – come out in person to enjoy looking at
2024 September Guild Meeting – 17 Sep, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30)
Welcome back to regular Guild meetings! Hope you had a great summer. At the September meeting, the tea towels and mug rugs made for the “challenge” will be displayed and prizes will be awarded. Don’t forget to bring your matching
2024 April Guild Meeting – April 16, 7pm
Our guest speaker for this month will be Kimberly Nelson, known for the last ten years as The Artful Acorn, is a curiosity driven natural fibre artist. When not working full-time for a non-profit agency, she indulges in tiny basketry,
90th Anniversary Garment Challenge, Fashion Show and Tea
The Victoria Handweavers and Spinners Guild was formed on March 7, 1934, when a group of ten women met at the Women’s Institute to teach weaving: (https://vhwsg.ca/about/guild-history/) In celebration of the Guild’s 90th anniversary, we are holding a Garment Challenge,
Beginning Spinning Workshop –FULL
Date: April 13th, 20th & 27th from 1:30pm to 4:00 pm Location: Brentwood Bay Cost: $150 for Guild members and $190 for non-Guild members. Wheels may be available for the workshop, if you are a Guild member you can also rent
2024 March Guild Meeting – 19 March – 7pm
Our guest speaker for this year’s Ruth Anstey Memorial Lecture will be Diana Sanderson from the Silk Weaving Studio/Sanjo Silk on Granville Island, Vancouver. She will present works from the Ann Sutton collection of Junichi Arai and Nuno weavings which
2024 February Guild Meeting – 20 February – 6:30pm
We will hear from Catharine Ellis author of Art and Science of Natural Dyeing. Catharine Ellis has been a weaver and a dyer for over 40 years. After three decades of teaching the Fiber Program at Haywood Community College in
SPIN-IN 2024!
Please mark your calenders for Saturday Feb 24th 10:00am-3:00pm. We will be at Esquimalt Gorge Pavillion this year (same location as our summer Spin-Out 2023). For more information and Registration Form please go to our Guild Webpage: https://vhwsg.ca/activities/spin-in/ Hope to