Events

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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BC – Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival – 2009 “Fibre, Naturally”

January 29, 2009

Paper Like You Have Never Seen it Before The exhibit, Fibre, Naturally, will take place at Emily Carr University, Granville Island, in the Concourse Gallery from August 10 through 16, 2009. Pieces from the exhibit will then travel to the Port Coquitlam Visual Arts Centre for 3 weeks, and to Fibre Works Gallery on the [...]

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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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Potluck and Gift Exchange, December 18

November 19, 2008

For our December program, we are doing a potluck evening and gift exchange. Gifts should be hand-made. Even though a hand-made gift is priceless, no more than $10 should be spent on it. We meet at 7:30 pm on December 18, 2008.

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Upcoming Program: The Evolution of Colour

November 19, 2008

Date: November 20, 2008 at 12 noon Speaker: Penny Le Couteur Title: The Evolution of Colour: How Dye Molecules Changed the World Description: Did you know that the dye alizarin (Turkey Red) was probably responsible for Alexander the Great’s 320 B.C. defeat of the Persian Army, that a German dye company (Bayer) was the first [...]

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Weaving in Norway

November 19, 2008

In June I attended a two-week weaving course on a farm in the spectacular mountains of Telemark, Norway. The purpose of the course was to make the traditional Norwegian fulled cloth called Vadmal. The farm dates from at least the 18th century and is situated on a hillside with magnificent views and a fully equipped [...]

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Trout Lake Demonstration

November 19, 2008

Demonstrating spinning at the Trout Lake Farmers’ Market in early August with 4 other guild members is probably the most satisfying session I have ever had. There were many people interested in learning how to spin. Those who knew how to spin or had spun years ago, were interested in the latest wheels and the [...]

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Presentations by Interest Groups

June 20, 2008

The Basket Group The Basket Group started in 1970 and meets at 12 Noon on the first Thursday of the month at member’s homes. Members showed their projects: Anne Marie Buchanan showed her breadbaskets and two original bowls she learned how to do at a workshop in York. Noelle Lamb – cedar and sedge basket. [...]

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Show and Tell: June 19, 2008

June 19, 2008

Terry Villeneuve showed socks that she made on her sock knitter out of 75% bamboo, 25% nylon. She felt this yarn made a sock that was too heavy and drapey. She hand knit fingerless gloves, knitting them at the same time so that they would have matching stripes and use the same amount of yarn. [...]

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