Guild Memorial Lecture: Colour and Design by James Koehler
This annual Memorial Lecture takes place in the Floral Hall at Van Dusen Gradens, corner of Oak Street and 37th Ave, in Vancouver.
The lecture is free and open to all interested parties.
Free parking is available.
Refreshments will be provided.
Working with Alpaca and Llama Fibre by Gretchen Hoff
Gretchen, who raises alpacas and llamas on her farm, will cover the process from harvesting to spinning their hair. There will be lots of samples for demonstration and for sale.
A Fibre Happening at Country Fest, Maple Ridge Fairgrounds
Come and enjoy the day.
Free Admission
Historical Displays
Spinning Demonstrations
Weaving in Progress
Rug Hooking
Kids Activities
Live Animals
Fibre Vendors
Handcrafted Articles for Sale
The Guild will have a booth featuring Wilford, the famous wild fibre moose.
For more information, contact Whonnock Weavers and Spinners at 604-462-9059.
Spinning and Weaving Demonstration at Trout Lake Farmers' Market
Guild members will be demonstrating spinning and weaving at this popular Farmers’ Market at Trout Lake Community Centre parking lot in Vancouver.
Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival
Check out www.gibsonslandingfibrearts.com for more info on workshops, juried exhibit and sale, merchant mall, artisan market and other festivities.
Flea Market at June 19th meeting
April 18, 2008 - 1:15pm — GVWSGBring any unwanted fibre, yarn, spinning and weaving tools or equipment to the June 19th meeting and sell them. What you don’t need may be just what someone else is looking for.
April 17th, 2008 Program: Narrative in Textiles by Bettina Matzkuhn
April 18, 2008 - 12:35pm — GVWSGBettina’s textile artwork has a strong focus on narrative. She showed digital photos of her work over the years and discussed how she portrayed her and her family’s life experiences using mainly embroidery and fabric collage. This has led to an interest in cartography. Cartographic designs are now being incorporated into her art as a means for telling stories and navigating through life.
March 20, 2008: South Sulawesi Indonesian Weaving by Maria Newton-Mason
April 16, 2008 - 12:31pm — GVWSGMaria shared her appreciation and knowledge of Indonesian Weaving in a fascinating slide lecture based on her ethnographic fieldwork for her master’s thesis. She was able to spend time with the people in the villages of South Sulawesi and learn from them directly. Maria also showed us many textiles and garments that she collected during her experience and some woven pieces that she made inspired by the Indonesian textiles and techniques that she encountered.
February 21st Program: Photography for Textiles by Felicia Lo
February 24, 2008 - 3:55pm — GVWSGOur presenter, Felicia Lo, discussed photography for textiles. There are plenty of practical and artistic reasons why we take photos of our textiles. The photos may be for personal record-keeping purposes or for professional use. Felicia emphasized that we first need to understand our focus – what aspects of the fabric or fiber do we want to portray in the photo?
Potluck Dinner, Show & Tell and Flea Market
There will be Potluck dinner and an extended Show & Tell from the Guild’s workshops, special interest groups and study groups.
It is also the time to sort through cupboards, bags and boxes. Bring any unwanted fibre or yarn and sell at the flea market.
