Joan Ruane will be out featured speaker. Joan is a renowned instructor of spinning specializing in cotton and hemp. She will be presenting on the history and current use of Cannabis sativa (hemp) as a fibre. Joan’s website is https://www.cottonspinning.com/hemp.html
2022 Farm to Fashion Challenge
As an alternate to the judged ‘Sheep to Shawl’, this year we challenge you to a Farm to Fashion project. Our focus is to connect people with local fibre sources, to show and share the progress and end result of
New Holiday Shopping Guide published
Digital Threads (online Canadian Fibre related Magazine) has published a Canada-wide holiday shopping guide that can be downloaded from their website (after joining their mailing list or taking out a free membership) These links will remain available on the Fibre
November Guild Meeting – Daryl Lancaster – Thursday, November 18, 6:30pm
Our presenter for the evening will be Daryl Lancaster — Great Garments from Handwoven Cloth — This program starts 30 minutes earlier than normal since the presenter is on the East Coast. The business meeting will start at 6:30 pm,
Special Presentation – Melissa Dunning – Tuesday, November 30, 4 p.m.
Our presenter will be Melissa Dunning – on Acadian Weaving of French Canada and Louisiana. This program starts at 4:00 pm due to the time zone difference. Check out her blog at http://melissaweaves.blogspot.com.
October Guild Meeting – Deb Essen on Velvet – Oct 21, 7pm
After a business meeting at 7pm, the presentation will begin at 7:30 Deb Essen will be presenting on a Bevilacqua weaving studio tour she took in 2018. The studio has been in operation since the mid 1800’s and they are
2021 Sheep to Shawl – the shawls are done!
After a summer of fun, the shawls are finished and were on display at Fibrations on September 19. Have a look at the shawls and the project descriptions provided by the teams (click Read More beside each team name). Virtual
Fibrations is back!
SEE YOU ALL SUNDAY for Fibrations – fun, fibre and friends 🙂 We are excited to announce that Fibrations will be happening again this year!! COVID precautions will be in place. Free Event! But bring your Twooniees to support the
September Guild Meeting – “Virtual” Saanich Fair Challenge – September 16
The Virtual September Saanich Fair Challenge is rapidly approaching! Deadline for photos is August 31! This is an opportunity for guild members to share their needle and fibre arts works with others in the guild and the public. All submissions
Virtual Sheep to Shawl – Registration deadline June 30
The Virtual Sheep to Shawl has nine teams registered as of June 26 with only 4 days until registration closes on July 1. To follow some of the activity on Facebook, there is a private group called Virtual Sheep to