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  • Alpaca Time Guild Weekend
    10:00 -15:00
    2017/04/01-2017/04/02

    5509 Hwy 9, R.R#4 Harriston, ON, N0G 1Z0

    5509 Hwy 9, R.R#4 Harriston, ON, N0G 1Z0

    Alpaca Time, a fibre mill near Harriston, ON, is hosting a weekend for crafting, quilting, spinning, knitting and weaving guilds to come check out the mill and store. Yarn, roving and raw fibre will be available to purchase at 10% off, and there will be the opportunity to see  the machinery that makes the yarn – and their Star Trekker socks – at work on a tour of the mill.

    The event is running on Saturday 1st April and Sunday 2nd April – 10am – 3pm each day.

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  • Spinning + Knitting Drop In
    13:00 -15:00
    2017/04/05

    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8

    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8

    An open session for spinners and knitters to socialise and work on their own projects. Feel free to join us anytime – it’s totally free to come along!

  • Canadian, Eh?
    19:00 -22:00
    2017/04/05

    Richmond Hill Public Library, 1 Atkinson St, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 0H5

    Richmond Hill Public Library, 1 Atkinson St, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 0H5

    Presented by The Burr House Spinners and Weavers Guild, this free event at Richmond Hill Public Library will explore the history of Canadian weaving in a seminar by Jette Vandermeiden. Jetta is experienced in the theory, practice and history of weaving, teaches extensively, and in the past has served as Weaving Education Chair for the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners and as a columnist for Fibre Focus.

    Canada, such a unique country, has weaving traditions dating back hundreds of years. Influenced by First Nations, immigrants from all over and traditional Canadian skills, the mosaic of Canadian Weaving is rich and varied. Searching from coast to coast, styles such as Salish, Acadian and French-Canadian emerge. Names like Mary Black and Dorothy Burnham, and techniques of Chilkat blankets, catalognes, Jacquard coverlets and 21st century “smart fabrics” are now part of the multi-faceted Canadian textile tradition. Let’s explore the Canadian textile world!

    To book your free place click here

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  • The Gathering
    10:00 -15:00
    2017/04/08

    62 McCaul St Port Hope, ON, L1A 1L2

    62 McCaul St Port Hope, ON, L1A 1L2

    the gathering port hope 2017 fibre festival fleece yarn weaving spinning

    The Gathering is an annual fibre festival in Port Hope, Ontario, where many farmers and fibre vendors come to sell their wares, and fibre enthusiasts gather to knit and spin together in a communal space.

    A small entry fee is required (includes complimentary refreshments)

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  • Spinning + Knitting Drop In
    13:00 -15:00
    2017/04/12

    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8

    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8

    An open session for spinners and knitters to socialise and work on their own projects. Feel free to join us anytime – it’s totally free to come along!

  • April Meeting
    19:30 -21:30
    2017/04/12

    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8

    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8

    This month we welcome Thea Haines, a textile designer, artist and educator living in Hamilton, Ontario. Thea’s research and practice is focussed on the use of natural colourants in surface design, printing and small-scale production, including the cultivation and harvest of colour producing plants. Current projects include a study of colours produced from food waste, and a regional survey of dye plants in Hamilton.

    For more information, do take a look at her website.

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  • Toronto Knitters Frolic
    All day
    2017/04/29-2017/04/30

    6 Garamond Crescent, Toronto, ON, M3C 1Z5

    6 Garamond Crescent, Toronto, ON, M3C 1Z5

    Toronto Knitters Frolic 2017

    Organised annually by the Toronto Knitters Guild, the Toronto Knitters Frolic is a chance to gather and enjoy workshops, a fibre marketplace, and social time with fellow fibre fans.

    Workshops available: Saturday 9am – 5pm / Sunday 9pm – 12pm

    Marketplace open: Saturday 9am – 4:30pm

    Spring Social: Sunday 1pm – 4pm

    Cost: $7 cash entry fee

    Registration for workshops opens 1st March 2017.

    For more information: frolic.torontoknittersguild.ca/

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REGULAR MEETINGS

MONTHLY GUILD MEETINGS Beginning April 2023 we will resume holding  in-person meetings at Riverdale Farm. We will continue to hold some meetings virtually. Our Member’s Meetings are held from September-June, with a break for the summer. Check out the Calendar for up-to-date information.
If you are interested in spinning or weaving, you are welcome to join us as a guest at one of our monthly meetings.
When: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7:30 – 9:00 pm for in-person meetings; 7:00 – 8:30 pm for virtual meetings
Where: In-person meetings are held in the Meeting House at Riverdale Farm- come in the gate and keep going past the sheep.

TEXTILE/SPINNING DROP-IN 
Guild members join Riverdale Farm staff to host textile drop-ins at the Farm once a week in the afternoons. All are welcome to watch, chat, learn, or bring a project to work on– it’s totally free! Occasionally we have themes, such as a regular Spinning Clinic. At some of the drop-ins, the Farm provides some equipment, including Lendrum spinning wheels, for visitors to use. If you want to take your yarn home, bring a Lendrum bobbin. Equipment is not available to borrow at all drop-ins.
When: Summer 2023: Tuesday afternoons, 1 – 3 pm (through September 2023) at the Simpson House Porch.
Where: Riverdale Farm, 201 Winchester St., Toronto, M4X 1B8

IN THE COMMUNITY

The Guild generally participates in the following Riverdale Farm events , demonstrating fibre processing, spinning, weaving, and other textile skills to the public. After a hiatus during the pandemic, we look forward to resuming these events this Spring.

FAMILY DAY
Riverdale Farm is a great place to spend Family Day, with lots of fun activities taking place, including weaving and spinning demonstrations and activities that the whole family can enjoy.

SHEEP CELEBRATION
Riverdale Farm opens its doors with the farm’s popular Spring Festival at which Guild members use the fleece shorn from the farm sheep to demonstrate the skills needed to wash the wool, prepare it for spinning, make yarn, dye it, and weave it into cloth. Come and watch the process, from sheep shearing on!

FALL FESTIVALS
See the Guild in action on the second weekend in September at the Riverdale Farm Fall Festival, and at the Cabbagetown Festival too!

More information on Riverdale Farm.