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Victoria Handweavers & Spinners Guild
Victoria Handweavers & Spinners Guild

Victoria Handweavers & Spinners Guild

Weaving and spinning in Victoria, BC, Canada since 1934.

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virtualentertainments

Stashbusting Sale begins – Monday, June 14, 9am

The list for the stashbusting sale will be sent to all members at about 9am on Monday, June 14, 2021. All sales/wanted/give aways are to be arranged directly between members. The Guild organizers are NOT involved beyond distributing the lists.

Laura Proctor June 12, 2021June 21, 2021 Activity, General News, virtualentertainments Read more

Virtual Spin-In – April 24, 1:30 – 3:30

Saturday, April 24 is upon us … and our first Virtual Spin-In. Hope to see you there!!! Come one, come all! With no way to get together in person, we are trying a virtual Spin-In using our Zoom account. Everyone

Laura Proctor April 19, 2021April 26, 2021 Activity, noticeboard, publicoutreach, virtualentertainments Read more

Upcoming workshop and webinar series

The Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild of Atlanta, GA is offering a workshop by Linda Hartshorn titled Weaving in a Parallel Universe April 17-19, 2021 (this is a 2-1/2 day workshop) exploring “(p)arallel threadings … used to weave a variety of structures

Laura Proctor February 27, 2021May 23, 2021 Activity, General News, virtualentertainments, Workshop Notice Read more

New videos online – Sanjo Silk, The Silk Weaving Studio, HGA Textiles & Tea

New videos online – while we isolate, many places are providing online videos. Here are a a couple of links that may be of interest to everyone. Sanjo Silk  and The Silk Weaving Studio have launched a YouTube channel. If

Laura Proctor February 13, 2021March 28, 2021 Activity, General News, noticeboard, virtualentertainments Read more

Virtual and other entertainments

Live Shows/Activities Midsummer Artisan Market planned for Hillside parking lot August 8th 10-6pm & August 9th 11-5pm. 1644 Hillside Ave. The application for vendors is still open (https://www.facebook.com/events/674524833097843/ ) Modern in the Making: Post-War Craft and Design in British Columbia

Laura Proctor August 2, 2020September 23, 2020 Activity, noticeboard, virtualentertainments Read more

Virtual Entertainments for the Era of COVID-19

The Virtual Entertainments for the Era of COVID-19 will be a regular item  to help keep the flow of information and inspiration moving while we don’t get together as much. Please share those films, podcasts, online exhibitions and any other

Laura Proctor July 9, 2020August 2, 2020 Activity, noticeboard, virtualentertainments Read more

May Update

The April online Show & Tell is now available!  Visit the page … Members are welcome to send photos and/or a little story to let us know how you are doing and what you are creating! Send your entries to

Laura Proctor May 5, 2020July 16, 2020 Activity, General News, noticeboard, virtualentertainments Read more

Diane Sanderson – Ann Sutton Collection

We are disappointed to announce that the March Ruth Anstey memorial lecture meeting and the March Drop-In are cancelled. We will reschedule Diane Sanderson to bring the Sutton collection of Japanese textiles to a future meeting! Please visit her website

Laura Proctor March 15, 2020July 16, 2020 Activity, noticeboard, virtualentertainments Read more

Monthly Guild Meeting

Our meeting night is the 3rd TUESDAY of each month except July, August and December. We meet in person at St Luke’s Church Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd and virtually on Zoom. Guests are welcome. Go to Meetings for more information.

Please watch our website and Facebook presence for updates.

Visit the Guild on Facebook and Join our Private Group to ask/answer questions, arrange rides and share information.

Upcoming Events

  • June 10, 2025, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Virtual Drop-In
  • June 13, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Tzouhalem Guild Fibre Fridays
  • June 16, 2025 – June 21, 2025, - – ANWG Conference
  • June 17, 2025, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Guild Meeting (Feb - Jun 2025)
  • June 20, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Tzouhalem Guild Fibre Fridays

What’s Happening

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Recent Posts

  • Texere 2025 – 3 – 9 Oct 2025
  • Spin-Out 2025 – 12 July 2025
  • Highland Games – 17, 18 May 2025
  • June Guild Meeting – 17 June 2025, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30)
  • DATE CHANGE: May Guild Meeting – 27 May 2025, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30)
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