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Mid Island Weavers and Spinners (and other fibre enthusiasts) Guild

Mid Island Weavers and Spinners (and other fibre enthusiasts) Guild

This is the Mid Island Weavers and Spinners (and other fibre enthusiasts) blog page. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month during the fall/winter/spring (September through to June). Meetings are now being held at the library downtown on Commercial St upstairs in their meeting room. Guests are welcome to come...bring your knitting, spinning wheel or other fibre addictions. Meetings usually consist of 5 minutes of business, show and tell (bring something), tea and cookies, and some sort of workshop, seminar or talk where you will learn something fibry and interesting.
We now have an email address: MIWSGuild at gmail.com

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Weaving supplies

 

From: Christer Tamm <christer-tamm@shaw.ca>

Hello

My name is Chris Tamm and my mother Aino Tamm was a weaver in Victoria. She passed a year ago and I have her weaving supplies at my home and would like to sell them. She did transparency type weaving. If you know of anyone interested in purchasing such supplies could you please pass this email on to them. I also have quite a few books on weaving.

Cheers, Chris
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Weaving classes offered by Qualicum Weavers and Spinners

 


Please distribute the following information regarding upcoming weaving workshops to your guild.


The Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild is offering two weaving workshops in November.  The first will be held in-person at the guild studio in Qualicum Beach, and will be kept small to conform to COVID requirements.  The second is an on-line course that uses the ZOOM technology. 


For more information or to register, contact

lraven49@shaw.ca


1.  HOW TO PLAN A WEAVING PROJECT

 

Ever run out of yarn part way through a project or ended up with a blanket the size of a napkin?  

Wondering what yarn and weave structure is best for your project?  

Is the yarn in your stash appropriate for your project and can you mix different yarns together?  

Do you need to worry about yarn shrinkage, sett and warp take up?  

Are you stuck without a recipe from your favourite magazine or book?

 

Get the answers to these questions and more when you learn to go from inspiration and ideas to a successful finished project without a recipe.  We will design a weaving project from scratch, using a simple, easy to follow approach. 

 

Students should bring writing materials, a calculator and their lunch.  And if you bring your own ideas and inspirations, we will tackle the planning of some of your own personal projects.

 

When?  Saturday, November 28, 2020 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm (1/2 hour for lunch)

Where?  Qualicum Commons, 744 Primrose St., Qualicum Beach

Instructor:  Sandra Schulz

Cost:  Guild Members $90.       Non-members $115.


2.  Qualicum Weavers and Spinners:  Online Class

A TALE OF TWO SEASONS - Instructor Linda Wilson

When:  the month of November
Where?  On-line
Summer and Winter - versatile and easy to learn.  Students will create samples of the 3 basic treadlings, weave a hand towel and then play with some original treadlings with the remaining warp.  Both 4 shaft and 8 shaft versions will be covered.  

This is a virtual class using e-mail notes and presentations.  In addition 5 optional zoom sessions of 30 min. will be included.  Please note:  Linda has a lot of experience with virtual teaching.
 
Cost for Members: $30.00  Non-members: $40.00 


 

Covid protocols will be in place and classes will be small.  Contact us soon if you are interested.

 

For more information, contact lraven49@shaw.ca

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Friday, March 13, 2020

Destash-Restash Sale Cancelled Saturday March 14 2020

The Board of Cedar Community Hall made the decision to close the hall to functions and as ours was going to happen tomorrow we are the first function cancelling an event.

If you know someone who was planning to go please pass the information on.

Many thanks, Elspeth Anderson

President of the Mid Island Weavers and Spinners Guild.

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Hattersley loom to donate

From a forwarded letter;
https://annstweed.com/blogs/news/our-second-hattersley-loom-is-at-last-up-and-running

From: drcolin@gmail.com
To: "softwear" <softwear@shaw.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, 12 February, 2020 10:46:12
Subject: New Message (sent by contact form at Salt Spring Island Weavers and Spinners Guild)

Name: Colin Wilson
E-Mail: drcolin@gmail.com
Subject: Hattersley loom to donate.

Message: Good morning,

Years ago my uncle brought a Hattersley loom from Scotland and we are now needing to pass it on. It was a project that needs refinishing but I have pretty much all the components for the loom on a rolling cart. It’s probably 75% complete.

Rather than turning it into scrap metal, I’d like to see if I could donate it to a weaving group here on Vancouver Island.

If you have contacts for someone who may be able to direct me where I can send photos and info on the loom, it would be much appreciated.

Thank you

Colin Wilson
250-897-4831

Neither the Salt Spring Island Guild or Tzouhalem Guild are interested, neither is Mid Island Guild.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Distaff Day Jan 4: Tzouhalem Guild 2020


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Friday, November 29, 2019

Destash Sale March 2020

Mid Island Weavers and Spinners Guild’s

Bi-annual Destash - Restash Sale

March 14th. 2020

9:30 to 2pm

Spinning Fibre, Weaving materials, Equipment, almost
anything that you can think of. Great deals, great fun.

Cedar Community Hall

2388 Cedar Rd.

From the north- come off the Parkway onto Cedar Rd, 
turn right after going across the Nanaimo River bridge
to stay on Cedar Rd. go approx 4km , hall is on Left, 
opposite the cemetery.
 
From the south-turn onto Cedar Rd. at the lights just south 
of the airport, stay on Cedar Rd, the hall will be on
your Right, opposite the cemetery.

More info or for table rental

Contact Kathy McDonald 250-722-2150

cedarweaver@gmail.com


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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Dogwood Traditional Rug Hookers Demonstration and Presentation


The Dogwood Traditional Rug Hookers will be giving a presentation at the Mid Island Weavers and Spinners Guild meeting on Wednesday, November 6th in the HarbourFront Library in Nanaimo starting at 6pm. The meeting runs until 8pm.

To see some of their amazing work follow the The link:
Facebook page
to their Facebook page.


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Upcoming Events

  • May 4, 5, 6th, 2019 VANCOUVER ISLAND FIBRE FEST
  • May ? 2018 8th Annual 100 MILE FLEECE & FIBRE FAIR 9:30
  • June 15-June 21, 2018 Olds Fibre Week
  • July 21, 22, 2018 Saltspring Island Fibre Fair
  • January 5th/2019 Distaff Day
  • June 11-16, 2019 ANWG 2019 Conference

Guild Resource Pages

  • Welcome New Members
  • MIWSGuild Flyer - Who we are and what we do
  • List of Library books available at the Guild
  • Resources
  • Guild Workshops
  • MIWSGuild Yahoo Group site
  • MIWSG Meeting Minutes

Workshops coming up

  • Elserine Sprenger - Nanoose Weaver
  • Fibre Week, Master Spinner & Weaver - Olds, Alberta
  • FibreWorks Gallery - Sunshine Coast
  • Elaine Duncan Workshops - Errington
  • Victoria Hand Spinners and Weavers Workshops
  • Jane Stafford Workshops - Salt Spring Island
  • MIWSGuild - TBA

Local Blogs of Interest

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