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    17.October.Tuesday
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    19.October.Thursday

    Spinning Drop-in at Riverdale Farm

    13:00 -15:00
    2017/10/19
    The Meeting House, Riverdale Farm
    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8
    201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8

    More information to come!

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    20.October.Friday
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    21.October.Saturday
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    New York State Sheep and Wool festival

    09:00 -17:00
    2017/10/21-2017/10/22
    Dutchess County Fairgrounds
    Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6550 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
    Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6550 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck, NY 12572

    The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival had humble beginnings in 1980, but has now grown to become one of the USA’s biggest fibre festivals. Featuring over workshops, kids activities, fibre vendors, demonstrations, book signings, competitions, a used fibre and equipment auction, livestock displays, fibre artists and makers selling their wares… This weekend is packed with fibre excitement.

    Saturday 21st: 9am – 5pm
    Sunday 22nd: 10am – 5pm
    Cost: $12 (day) / $17 (weekend) entry

    For more information: sheepandwool.com

    I am Ai, We are Ai - A talk by Rowland Ricketts

    14:00 -16:00
    2017/10/21
    The Japan Foundation, Toronto
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    The region of Tokushima is known throughout Japan for the indigo, or ai, that has been grown there for more than 400 years. This lecture, by indigo artist Rowland Ricketts, will explore the history and practice of indigo farming in the region and examine the current culture of indigo through the lens of the artist’s public art project I am Ai, We are Ai. 

    This event is free, but registration is required.

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    22.October.Sunday
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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.

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.