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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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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

June – AGM is coming / “Emily Carr” Challenge Items

The VHWSG cannot hold its AGM (Annual General Meeting) at St. Aidan’s due to the Covid-19 restrictions so the executive has decided to hold the voting via email. Everyone received an email message on June 5, including an outline of

Laura Proctor June 8, 2020July 9, 2020 Activity, General News, Meeting Notice, noticeboard 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

April Update

We hope that everyone is well and coping with the current public health emergency. For those of you employed in essential services, we thank you for working to help us all. For everyone at home, we hope that you will

Laura Proctor April 4, 2020July 16, 2020 Activity, General News, noticeboard Read more

(CANCELLED) April General Meeting – 16 April 2020, 6:30 pm

St. Aidan’s has closed their facilities in response to the COVID-19 crisis so our meeting is cancelled. We will reschedule the program for some time in the future. Meantime, join our Facebook group to share your “social distancing” activities. Not

Laura Proctor March 20, 2020April 4, 2020 Activity, Meeting Notice, noticeboard, Uncategorized 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

Modern in the Making: Post-War Craft and Design in British Columbia (Rescheduled)

At the Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver July 18, 2020 – January 3, 2021 Several items from the VHWSG Permanent Collection are included in the exhibit. From the VAG website: “Featuring over 300 works, Modern in the Making:

Laura Proctor February 29, 2020June 16, 2020 Activity, General News, noticeboard Read more

Cancelled — March Guild Meeting

Diana Sanderson from the Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island, and  graduates of Capilano University Textile program, will present a selection of Nuno designs from the Anne Sutton Collection: Selected Innovations- Junichi Arai and Reiko Sudo  

Laura Proctor February 28, 2020April 4, 2020 Activity, Meeting Notice, noticeboard Read more

Rapture, Rhythm And The Tree Of Life: Emily Carr And Her Female Contemporaries

Exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery From the Gallery website: “Drawn primarily from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s collection, Rapture, Rhythm and the Tree of Life: Emily Carr and Her Female Contemporaries focuses on artwork from the first half of the twentieth

Laura Proctor January 11, 2020 Activity, calendar, noticeboard Read more

Spin-In Registration now open

Online registration for Spin-In 2020 (February 22) is now open. Visit the Spin-In page for details.

Laura Proctor December 1, 2019February 28, 2020 Activity, noticeboard, Uncategorized Read more
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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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