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
March Guild Meeting – Our 89th Birthday!!
7-9 pm March 21, 2023 The Guild’s 89th birthday party will include: skill building demos, stash-busting tables and show and tell. Thank you to the following people who have offered to do demonstrations for us: Michelle Sterk – DIY silk
March Drop-In Evening – In person & on Zoom
It must be Spring!! We’re starting in-person drop-ins again, with the first one on March 29th! Our new meeting place is at St Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Road (www.bc.anglican.ca/greater-victoria/st-luke). Masks and proof of vaccination are both required for
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
Drop-In Evening – Tuesday Nov 24, 7pm
Come one, come all! The last Tuesday of every month except December has long been an evening guild members would gather together to work (spin, knit, weave, ….) and chat. It is time to do it again – this time
November Guild Meeting (Zoom) Nov 19, 12:00 NOON
UPDATE Nov18: The start time for our meeting has been changed to begin at 12:00 Noon. Our speaker will join us at 12:30 pm. All members should now have an invitation to the online meeting in their email. November’s virtual
Drop-In Evenings are back!
The last Tuesday of every month except December has long been an evening guild members would gather together to work (spin, knit, weave, ….) and chat. It is time to do it again – this time virtually to keep everyone
Saanich Fair Challenge – the results
It is an annual tradition that many of our guild members submit their creations to the Saanich Fair Needle Arts event. This year, of course, the Saanich Fair and our in-person guild meetings were cancelled due to the public health
Guild Meeting (Virtual) – September 17, 2020
This meeting will be held online through Zoom. Details for accessing the meeting will be distributed in September. Since the Saanich Fair has been cancelled, we providing a way for our members to submit their “Needle Arts” works into to
Emily Carr Challenge Winner Announced
Congratulations to Helen Thomas who won the People’s Choice Award for her the shawl she knitted from her handspun yarns. See all the entries at: https://vhwsg.ca/activities/show-tell/emilycarrchallenge2020/