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, September 26, 2012

Free e-book on dying yarn with natural dyes

Spin-off magazine and Interweave Press are offering a free e-book Guide to Dyeing Yarn: Learn How to Dye Yarn Using Natural Dyeing Techniques. Check it out: http://www.spinningdaily.com/media/p/8951.aspx

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

3rd Wednesday Spin-in

Joseph-Athanase Aufray "By the Spinning Wheel"

It's that time of year again when the wheels come out and we have a 3rd Wednesday Spin-in

Mid Island Weavers and Spinners (and other FiBre fReAks) Guild is having another spin-in on Wed 19th, 7pm. Yes, we are back to hosting the 3rd Wednesday of the month spin-in. It’s open to spinners and wannabe spinners. Want to spin but don't know how? Come and learn, we have spindles you can try. Learn how to make your own yarn. The spin-in is free and open to anyone. Bring a friend.

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This has been a Mid Island Weavers and Spinners Guild blog update. If you are reading this as an email, and can't see this in its full glory, click here to see this item in its full glory, images and all: http://miwsguild.blogspot.com.