- 1010.January.Tuesday
Resource Centre Drop-In
https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/resource-centre-drop-in/TGSW Resource Centre915 Dupont Ave, room 205Visit the Resource Centre to browse the Library, use the equipment (warping board, bobbin winder, fine drum carder, spinning wheels, floor loom…) and socialize!
The third Tuesday each month will be a Spinning Clinic. Please let us know if you plan to attend.
Please note that there is a flight of stairs to access this space, so it is not easily accessible.
- 1111.January.Wednesday
January meeting at the Textile Museum
https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/january-meeting-at-the-textile-museum/Textile Museum of Canada55 Centre Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 2H5We look forward to our annual visit to the Textile Museum of Canada – this time IN PERSON! We will be given a private guided tour of two of the exhibitions, and have some time to look around and explore the shop. Please note the earlier-than-usual start time.
- 1717.January.Tuesday
Spinning Clinic
https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/spinning-clinic-2/The third Tuesday each month will be a Spinning Clinic. Please let us know if you plan to attend. While this will not be a formal class, experienced spinners will be on hand to offer helpful tips.
Please note that there is a flight of stairs to access this space, so it is not easily accessible.
- 2424.January.Tuesday
Resource Centre Drop-In
https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/resource-centre-drop-in-2/TGSW Resource Centre915 Dupont Ave, room 205The Resource Centre is open for browsing the Library, using the equipment, and socializing!
- 3131.January.Tuesday
Resource Centre Drop-In
https://toronto-guild-of-spinners-and-weavers.com/event/resource-centre-drop-in-3/TGSW Resource Centre915 Dupont Ave, room 205Visit the Resource Centre to browse the Library, use the equipment (warping board, bobbin winder, fine drum carder, spinning wheels, floor loom…) and socialize!
The third Tuesday each month will be a Spinning Clinic. Please let us know if you plan to attend.
Please note that there is a flight of stairs to access this space, so it is not easily accessible.
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.