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April Meeting:
April 15, 2010
May Meeting:
May 20, 2010
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VICTORIA HANDWEAVERS' &
SPINNERS' GUILD
Contents:
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April Meeting |
April 15, 2010 |
7:30 pm |
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Topic: |
Textile Art |
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Speaker: |
Sharon
Wardroper, textile artist from Salt Spring Island |
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Location: |
St.
Aiden's Church basement |
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May
Meeting |
May 20, 2010 |
7:30 pm |
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Topic: |
Joint
meeting with Deep Cove Guild |
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Location: |
St.
Aiden's Church basement |
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 | Ongoing: the last Tuesday of each month (except
December)
New members especially welcome! |
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Location: |
Victoria Centre
for Community Living
Cedar Hill X Road & Merriman Drive
(between Cedar Hill and Braefoot) |
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Dates: |
March 30, 2010
April 27, 2010
May 25, 2010
June 29, 2010
July 27, 2010
August 31, 2010 |
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Time: |
7:00 pm start
(drop-in) |
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Details: |
Visit with other
guild members: no program, no business, no formality. Just bring your
current project, problem, questions, idea, fibre, recent show and tell
items, or just yourself. |
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This is a chance
for new members to come and meet members of the guild when the members are
not distracted by the business of guild meetings. |
| Tuesday evening Spinning |
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Contact: |
Dianne Gray |
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Dates: |
1st and 3rd
Tuesdays |
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| Friday Morning Spinning |
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:Dates: |
April
9, 2010 |
Gretta Ruth |
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| Worsted Spin Group
A spinning group for wheel and hand spinners. New members welcome. |
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Contact: |
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Time: |
7:30 pm |
2nd and 4th
Mondays |
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Dates: |
April 12 & 26,
2010 |
Monike Hawkes-Frost |
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May 10, 24, 2010 |
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| Just 4s
Weaving Group |
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Time: |
7:00 pm |
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Dates: |
First Tuesdays of
the month |
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April 6, 2010 |
Erna Scoular |
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May 4, 2010 |
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| Listeners
(a small group of retired members unable to
attend meetings) |
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Dates: |
April 7, 2010 |
Joan Mitchell |
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Are you 55+ years and want to learn to weave?
| Weaving Lessons at Hampton Silver Threads |
| Saanich Fall Fair |
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Dates: |
September 4, 5 & 6, 2010 |
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Location: |
Saanich Fair Grounds |
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Theme: |
Blue
Jeans and Country Dreams |
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Details: |
Start
thinking about your fall fair entry!
Don't be bashful—there were a lot of beautiful articles displayed at our
show and tell over the year that could be entered.
Entry categories haven't changed.
Last year we set ourselves a challenge to enter 75 articles. Let's make it
76 entries this year to celebrate 76 years of the Victoria Guild. |
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| November 2010 Challenge |
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Details: |
Guild
members have a challenge to spin, weave, knit, full or felt something
for the home. Start thinking now!
p.s. you could also enter this article in the fall fair. |
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| HWSDA Conference: 2010 Fibre Olympics |
A list of annual or one-time events we have been involved with over the
years. Most of these are spinning and/or weaving demonstrations. Please contact
the President or Executive if there isn't an organizer listed.
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Date: |
Event: |
Time: |
Contact: |
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April |
Saanich
Celebration of the Arts |
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April |
Scattered Artists
Tour |
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May |
Highland Games |
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June |
Worldwide Knit in
Public Day |
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June |
Knit Out at Fort
Rodd Hill |
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July |
Sons of Norway
event |
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July |
Salt Spring Island
Sheep to Shawl |
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August/September |
Greek Festival |
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Chris Tomaschuk |
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The
Wednesday before the Labour Day long weekend to the Sunday |
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September |
Saanich Fall Fair |
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Brenda Nicolson |
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Labour Day long
weekend (two days) |
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October |
Bread and Wheat
Festival |
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October |
EweHoo Festival |
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October |
Shop the Wild,
Royal Roads University |
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November |
St. Aiden's Church
Bazaar |
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