Paper Fashion Show and Gallery Exhibit Update

July 16, 2009

Paper Like You Have Never Seen it Before
Summer in the city – what could be better than a week on Granville Island, enjoying the many exhibitions, large and small, as well as the ongoing demonstrations of work by Korean and BC artists working with fibre. Emily Carr University on Granville Island in Vancouver [...]

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ANWG Conference 2009 Report

June 17, 2009

At least 8 Guild members attended the ANWG conference at Gonzago University in Spokane. Our first job after finding our dorm, was to set-up the booth. This went very easily together, thanks to all Cathie’s detailed instructions. We were bowled over by some of the other Guilds efforts, especially the winner [...]

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Events around “Fibre, Naturally”

May 19, 2009

Summertime – yes, it really is just around the corner, and so are all the exciting events connected with the exhibit, Fibre, Naturally, being held in the Concourse Gallery at Emily Carr University in August. The exhibit itself runs from August 11 – 16, from 8am to 6pm from Tuesday to Friday, 9am to [...]

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BC – Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival – 2009 (Submission Details)

May 4, 2009

BC – Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival – 2009
Fibre, Naturally
Paper Like You Have Never Seen it Before
TICKETS for the extraordinary paper garment Fashion Show, part of the exhibit Fibre, Naturally will be available to Guild members in May, before they go on sale to the general public in June.
Fashion Show
Emily [...]

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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, she [...]

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Paper Like You Have Never Seen it Before

April 13, 2009

BC – Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival – 2009
Fibre, Naturally
Wow, we’ve seen previews of some of the work from our own Guild artists, and this is one exhibit you won’t want to miss! And there will be lots going on all over Granville Island so mark the week of August 11 – 16 on your calendar [...]

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Looms For Sale

April 2, 2009

Nilus Leclerc 24″ 4 shafts Table Loom “Dorothy” for sale.
Asking for $450
Please email me at umi1g@yahoo.com
Tokyo Teoriki KM 800 Super Mini
4 shafts Floor Loom for sale.
Solid Cherry  w120/d108/h155 cm, weaving width 85 cm
Free station system, suitable for all types of threads
comes with a Bench, Boat Shuttles, Warping Frame(max 15m) Skein Holder, Bamboo, Stainless Steel Raddles [...]

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Update: B.C. – Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival 2009

March 26, 2009

The Korean art of Hanji is a centuries old tradition of making paper with the bark of the mulberry tree. Korean artisans have moved this tradition beyond its original borders, making not only beautiful papers, but also paper yarns, and fabrics using silk, cotton, or linen warp and paper weft.
The VGFA, and the GVWSG, are [...]

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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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