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Honourary Life Members

May 9, 2012

Catherine and Irene, congratulations on becoming Honourary Life Members of the Greater Vancouver Weavers’ & Spinners Guild!

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The new year at the guild is underway and it is time to renew your memberships! We’d love to receive your membership forms and fees within the next few weeks so that we can include you in the annual membership directory. The directory goes to print at the beginning of November, so we’ll need to [...]

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Annual Report – 2007/08

September 19, 2008

As I sit in a campsite tonight, not far from Fredericton, New Brunswick, I am very aware of textile artists’ contributions which make our world a far more interesting place. We have spent the day at a re-creation of a Loyalist Village at King’s Landing. In almost every house we visited, there was some sort [...]

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GVWSG Website Rebuilt

June 9, 2008

Thank you so much for everyone’s patience and enthusiasm around developing the new website for the guild! We have just rebuilt the website using the WordPress platform which will allow us to update the site with content and photos easier than in the past. My deepest thanks and appreciation go to Louisa Chadwick and Yoriko [...]

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June is Renewal Time!

June 5, 2008

June 1st not only brings us the very first taste of summer, but a reminder that the new membership year at the GVWSG is beginning. Please bring your cheques (or cash) for $25 to the June meeting in order to receive uninterrupted membership enjoyment. Starting in June 2008 we will be encouraging those members who [...]

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As we near the end of another GVWSG year

June 1, 2008

This year’s Memorial Lecture was a wonderful example of what a great group of like minded people can achieve. The James Koehler workshop and lecture brought a teacher of awe-inspiring talent right into our midst. We have had a year with changes. Our website is slowly becoming the website that will represent our talented group [...]

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New Web-Based Weaving Magazine

February 15, 2008

Syne Mitchell of the WeaveCast podcast has begun a new free online magazine dedicated to weaving! Called WeaveZine you can read the first issue at http://www.weavezine.com/ Think Knitty.com only for weavers and you’ll be close to what a great resource this is. This first issue includes lots of interesting articles and projects, complete with photos, [...]

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A New Yarn Shop on Main Street! Three Bags Full

September 18, 2006

Another shop front store with yarn and fleece is always good news as far as I’m concerned, so I couldn’t wait to check out the shop at 4458 Main St. The mother and daughter team, Francesca Pagliotti and daughter Zoe, are obviously ardent knitters but the spinners amongst us will be happy to know that [...]

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