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  • Chromatic Geography: Natural Dyes in the 21st Century – Panel Discussion
    17:00 -18:00
    2017/06/09

    1106 Queen Street West, Toronto, M6J 1H9

    1106 Queen Street West, Toronto, M6J 1H9

    Join us for this panel discussion, where four leading voices in the area of textiles and sustainability discuss questions around the use and understanding of natural colorants.  Kathy Hattori, with us from Seattle, will discuss her experience in scaling up the use of natural dyes and various applications for brands and within industry.  Artist Mackenzie Kelly-Frere will look at how natural dyes fit into his own artistic practice as well as considering the interest amongst new generations of students. Becky Porlier of Upper Canada Fibreshed will talk about the movement towards local fibre and colour in Canada, while Laura Sansone will join us from New York to discuss developments in re-shoring and regional production.  Chromatic Geography co-curator Thea Haines will moderate.

    Panel:  Kathy Hattori, Laura Sansone, Mackenzie Kelly-Frere, Becky Porlier.
    Moderator: Thea Haines

    Cost: FREE

    For more information, check out the website

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  • June Meeting
    19:30 -21:30
    2017/06/14

    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8

    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8

    This will be our final meeting of the year, and to celebrate we enjoy a dessert pot luck together and have an auction of yarn, fibre and equipment to boost the goodies in your stash as well as raise some money for the Guild.  This year we have a special donation in the auction; the yarn collection of the late Ida Pitman – a longstanding member of our Guild who sadly passed away in July 2016.

    Things to bring:

    • Dessert offering (including list of ingredients please)
    • Any yarn/fibre/equipment that you wish to sell in the auction
    • Cash to make your own purchases!
    • As always we will have some time for show and tell, so do bring any of your recent creations to show the group
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  • Ontario Handspinning Seminar
    09:00 -16:30
    2017/06/16-2017/06/18

    1550 Princess St, Kingston, ON, K7M 9E3

    1550 Princess St, Kingston, ON, K7M 9E3

    ​This year is the 53rd Ontario Handspinning Seminar, and will be celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday in Canada’s first capital city with the theme – Our Past Inspiring Our Future: 150 Years of Spinning in Canada. Details are still being finalised, but there will be workshops, speakers and activities that will explore and honour the history of spinning, fibre and tools used through the past 150 years across Canada.  This is event is perfect for beginners and expert spinners alike.

    For more information: www.ontariohandspinningseminar.ca (information will appear on this page in early March – do check back to see!)

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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.