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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.

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!

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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)