- 0101.May.MondayNo events
- 0202.May.TuesdayNo events
- 0303.May.Wednesday
Spinning + Knitting Drop In
201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/drop-in-2017-05-03/201 Winchester Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1B8An 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!
- 0404.May.ThursdayNo events
- 0505.May.Friday
Ontario Handweavers and Spinners Conference 2017
1750 Finch Ave E, North York, ON, M2J 2https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/ontario-handweavers-and-spinners-conference-2017/1750 Finch Ave E, North York, ON, M2J 2Hosted by The Ontario Handweavers and Spinners, this annual conference is a fantastic 3-day event to immerse you in fibre learning and socialising! The conference includes a juried exhibition, silent auction, keynote speakers, fibre vendors and workshops. The keynote speakers this year will be:
Doris Millerson – Assistant Professor in Fibre and Chair of Material Art & Design at OCAD University, and artist making intricate & complex thread sculptures illustrating modern life.
Mary Underwood – Spinner, weaver and historian who has turned her pursuit of weaving education and an unexpected research project into an endless adventure.
Registration is now open!
Cost: $265
For more information: www.ohs.on.ca/events/ohs-conference/
OR check out the Facebook event: www.facebook.com/OHSconference2017
OHS Southwest Regional Seminar, Bridging the Guilds
St Luke's United Church, 350 Indian Rd, Sarnia, ON, N7T 3W8https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/ontario-handspinning-seminar-2018/St Luke's United Church, 350 Indian Rd, Sarnia, ON, N7T 3W8This year is the 54th Ontario Handspinning Seminar, a event featuring all day workshops, hosted by the Sarnia Handweavers and Spinners Guild. Workshops include basket weaving, inkle weaving, bead weaving, spinning , Dorset buttons and off the loom weaving with found materials. Registration Form will be included in Winter Issue of Fibre Focus. This is event is perfect for beginners and expert spinners alike.
For information please contact Marsha at marshadavidson221@gmail.com or Dorothy at dcarr6@cogeco.ca.
Cost: $30
- 0606.May.Saturday
Maryland Sheep And Wool Festival
2210 Fairgrounds Rd, West Friendship, MD 21794https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/maryland-sheep-wool-fest/2210 Fairgrounds Rd, West Friendship, MD 21794The Maryland Sheep Breeders Association is proud to present the 44th annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival – an annual celebration of everything sheep and wool. Some highlights to look forward to: contests and competitions, local food vendors, live entertainment, fibre art workshops, shepherd workshops, family activities, free demonstrations, auctions of handwoven items, fleece and spinning/weaving equipment and fibre vendors galore.
Cost: $5 per day (advance tickets also available online)
For more information: sheepandwool.org
- 0707.May.Sunday
Fibre Addict Social by The Wool Guild
https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/fibre-addict-social-by-the-wool-guild-may/This a new, monthly social event is for fibre-loving folk to enjoy an afternoon of mingling, crafting, and discovering local wools and yarns. Each month local farms will be showcasing their fleeces, rovings, and yarns, and coffee/tea/wine/dessert will be available for purchase. We believe that when creative people are brought together great ideas are born, collaborations started, and inspirations turn into reality.
DON’T FORGET: Your project, spinning wheel, spindle, knitting, crocheting, etcVenue capacity is limited – please RSVP and find out more at woolguild.com
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.