- 0404.September.MondayNo events
- 0505.September.TuesdayNo events
- 0606.September.WednesdayNo events
- 0707.September.ThursdayNo events
- 0808.September.FridayNo events
- 0909.September.Saturday
Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Fair
400 East Ave, Kitchener, ON, N2H 1Z6https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/kitchener-waterloo-knitters-fair/400 East Ave, Kitchener, ON, N2H 1Z6Organised by knitters, for knitters, The Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Fair is one of the largest all-knitting events in Canada. The fair will be presenting a great guest speaker and over 70 vendors offering the latest and greatest of knitting products: yarn and fibre, books, patterns, buttons, tools and accessories. Continuing the tradition from last year, the Micro Market, a space to showcase smaller local designers and knitting-related businesses, will be returning. Other things to look forward to are the knitting fashion show, door prize, local food vendors and a Knitters’ Spa!
Cost: $7
For more information: www.kwknittersguild.ca/fair
Almonte Fibrefest
3 Rosamond St E, Almonte, ON, K0A 1A0https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/almonte-fibrefest/3 Rosamond St E, Almonte, ON, K0A 1A0The Almonte Fibrefest takes place at two locations — the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum and the Almonte Arena. Visitors can discover demonstrations, vendors, and exhibits; local guilds will demonstrate spinning, knitting, weaving, rug hooking, lace making, smocking and quilting. Vendors and fibre artists from all over Ontario will include spinners, weavers, quilt shops, alpaca farms and more. The Ottawa Valley Button Club will also be selling and exhibiting their button collections. Each day of the festival ends with the Lamb Race, where hundreds of lambs will be thrown over the falls in downtown Almonte, and the owners of the first three to reach the finish line will win fabulous prizes.
Homemade refreshments will be available from The Friends of the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum.
Cost: $5 entry fee
For more information: mvtm.ca/fibrefest-2016
- 1010.September.SundayNo events
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.