Upcoming Events

TEXTiles at the Silk Weaving Studio

May 9, 2012

New works that incorporate “text” – the words in a written work, and “textile” – from the Latin “textere”, meaning “to weave” at the Silk Weaving Studio (1531 Johnston St. – on waterfront next to Sandbar Restaurant, Granville Island).  Opening reception Thursday, June 7, 6-8pm; show from Thursday, June 7 – Wednesday, July 4 (10-5pm [...]

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ANWG Conference 2013

May 9, 2012

The 2013 ANWG NW Weavers’ Conference has published its first newsletter.  You can sign up for the newsletter: http://www.anwg-conference-2013.com/.   Various new pages have been added to the conference website so have a look at them. To publicize the conference ANWG conference has created a Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/2013NWWeaversConference) and a Twitter page ( https://twitter.com/@NWWeaversConfer).   Next [...]

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Greater Vancouver Weavers & Spinners Guild Annual Memorial Lecture

February 7, 2012

Monday, March 5th, 2012 7:30 pm Kanata Co-operative Community Building 7155 Blake Street, Vancouver, BC ALL TEXTILE ENTHUSIASTS ARE INVITED TO THIS FREE LECTURE Guest Speaker Judith MacKenzie presents “The Tinkuy Conference in the Sacred Valley of Peru” Judith MacKenzie, has been a textile artist for the last 30 years. Her work appears in private [...]

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Memorial Lecture by Jane Kenyon

April 24, 2009

Please join us for an exciting evening with Jane Kenyon on May 6th 2009 at Van Dusen Gardens’ Floral Hall at 7:30pm. Jane’s topic is Fibre: An Obsession. Jane was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1953. She began her career as a medical doctor in 1979 and practiced in Saskatchewan for 11 years, however, [...]

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2010 Fibre Olympics

March 18, 2009

The Edmonton Weavers’ Guild will be hosting the HWSDA Conference – “2010 Fibre Olympics”. We are currently requesting instructor proposals. One, two and three day pre-conference workshops will run Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday, June 2-4, 2010. During the conference 1/2 and 1 day workshops/seminars will run on Saturday, June 5, 2010. Proposals are needed for beginner, intermediate and [...]

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Jane Stafford’s “Pushing the Boundaries of Plain Weave”

March 14, 2009
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Workshop March 19, 20, 21, 2009 | Jane will once again be coming to educate us, make us laugh and dazzle us with the clarity she brings to weaving. “Pushing the Boundaries of Plain Weave” will leave you wondering how you could ever have thought of plain weave as being so… well… ordinary. Jane has [...]

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2nd Annual Spinning Retreat

March 14, 2009

You are invited to join Sheila and Donna at the 2nd Annual Spring Spinning Retreat in Cache Creek.The Retreat will be held at “Immaculate Heart of Mary Shrine Center” in Cache Creek, April 17-18-19, 2009. The facilities include: 23 rooms with 2 single beds with private bathroom and shower. 3 rooms with 1 double bed [...]

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A Panel on Professional Fibre Practice

March 12, 2009

The Vancouver Guild of Fibre Arts invites all interested fibre artists to: A Panel on Professional Fibre Practice. Thursday, April 9, 2009 (Location: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 154 East 10th Avenue, Vancouver. Underground parkade will be opened at 6:00) $10 entry (refundable with guild membership) (free for current and past VGFA members). Seating is [...]

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GVWSG April Meeting: 18th Century Bobbin Lace

February 23, 2009

GVWSG Meeting with a presentation on 18th Century Bobbin Lace by Ivan Sayers When: Thu, Apr 16, 2009 7:30 PM – Thu, Apr 16, 2009 9:30 PM Where: Aberthau Cultural Centre, 4397 West 2nd Ave, Vancouver Ivan Sayers will talk about the woven laces of the eighteenth century, demonstrate how they were made and show [...]

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ANWG 2009 Registration Booklet

December 2, 2008

Weaving Waves of Color: May 28-31, 2009 Post-Conference June 1-3, 2009 Please join the Spokane Handweavers’ Guild for an entertaining and enlightening educational fibre/fiber experience at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. The Conference will commence with a Gallery Tour and early opening of the Vendors Hall for Conference Registrants. The seminars and workshops offer diverse [...]

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