Our January 2025 presenter is Janet Phillips, weaver, fabric designer and author. She will speak to us from Britain via Zoom. Note that this meeting is ONLINE ONLY and will take place at 1 p.m. Guild members will receive a
Christmas Party – 26 Nov, 7 – 9 p.m.
We will have a Christmas celebration at our November Drop-In meeting. Please bring potluck finger food snacks (savoury or sweet). Bring your own placemats, plates, cutlery and mug. We will provide tea and coffee. There will be a few activities
November Guild Meeting – 19 Nov 2024, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30)
Carly Stephanowich, of Lorelei Textile Design, will speak about eco-printing on repurposed cotton using locally foraged plants.
June Guild Meeting and AGM – 18 Jun 2024
After the regular meeting (usually short), we will hold the Guild’s Annual General Meeting for review of the past year and election of officers for the upcoming year. The evening will also have Show and Tell and a stash-busting sale.
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 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,
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
2024 January Guild Meeting – 16 January
Links to the recording of Anne’s presentation and handouts have been sent by email to all members. DUE TO POTENTIAL ADVERSE WEATHER AND ROADS, THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE TO MOVE THE JANUARY 16 GUILD MEETING TO ZOOM ONLY. There
2023 November Guild Meeting – Nov 21, 7pm
November meeting will introduce a collector. Nessa Herman has been collecting since she was a teen (thanks to her indulgent and understanding parents) and has amassed an amazing collection of purses to show us. Nessa requests that the membership be