Art Show “One of a Kind Hats, Head Wear and Touques” Jurried Show & Hat Market Opening reception November 26 from 2pm to 4pm November 26-28, Open Daily 11 – 4 www.ladysmithwaterfrontgallery.com
May 14-20 – Friday Fibre Friends at the ArtSea Gallery, Sidney
Friday Fibre Friends May 14-20 (This week!) At the ArtSea Gallery, Tulista Park, Lochside and Weiler, Sidney, BC. Open 10am-4pm Daily Website artsea.ca
May Drop-in: May 29, 2017 (7pm-9pm)
Join in to share your skills and meet other members. Bring your spinning, knitting, baskets to work on. Bring your questions – we will all pitch in to help you answer them. As well as the usual visiting and activities,
Drop-in on dyeing – Tuesday, Feb 27, 7-9 pm
Join in to share your skills and meet other members. Bring your spinning, knitting, baskets to work on. Bring your questions – we will all pitch in to help you answer them. This month a focus on DYEing – bring your samples,
Spin-In 2018 – Saturday February 24th 9:30 am (updates)
Victoria Spin In 2018 Mark the date of Saturday 24 February in your calendar, dust off your spinning wheel or spindle and plan to spend the day spinning with us at the Saanich Fairgrounds in the large Main Hall and
Willow Weaving I
Saturday, March 24, 2018 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Number of students: minimum 3, maximum 8 Join Johanne Byskov in a one-day workshop where you learn to weave with willow to create a small basket. This is a great course
Willow Weaving 2
May 26 and 27, 2018 Saturday and Sunday – 10:00am to 3:30 pm Number of Students: minimum 3, maximum 10 For those who have completed Willow Weaving I or who have some experience with basket weaving, Johanne Byskov will
September Drop-in: Sept 26, 2017 (7pm-9pm)
Join in at to share your skills and meet other members. Bring your spinning, knitting, baskets to work on. Bring your questions – we will all pitch in to help you answer them. Location: 3861 Cedar Hill Cross Road (Community
Introduction to Loom Weaving – October 2017 – FULL
This workshop is now full but we are keeping a waiting list. Please email workshops@vhwsg.ca if you would like to be added to the list. October 15th to November 12th, 2017 Five Sunday afternoons – 1:00 pm to 5:00pm Number
Hector “Pato” Flores [1931-2017]
Hector was a silk weaver by profession and a trade union leader in Chile’s Textile Workers Union. He emigrated from Chile to Canada in 1978 following the US supported coup and subsequent dictatorship in Chile of General Augusto Pinochet. After