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    Fibre Arts Festival, 2015

    2015 Fibre Arts Festival

    Our Fibre Arts Festival (that took place in the main library auditorium at 345 Aylmer Street, on Saturday March 21, 2015), was a wonderful success, and a fun day was had by all who attended.
    There were demonstrations and some hands on activities for adults and children.

    There were also many beautiful and unique craft items available for purchase, as well as fibre, yarn and supplies for those who want to create their own special items.

    Our door prizes were made up of fibre and related items donated by the vendors/demonstrators in attendance.

    Kawartha Hooks & Needles Guild / Embroiderers’ Guild of Peterborough, won by Pam Pilkington

    Rags to Riches / Warped & Twisted Designs / Lanesend Farm & Fibre, won by Renée Paul

    Indigodragonfly Yarns / Fabric Art Pictures – Christine Barker, won by Erinn Burke

    Pridie Collection / Stoddart Farms, won by Kim Dyck

    Suzanne Towns, fibre artist / The Alpaca Shop, won by Janice Gravel

    Kawartha Rug Hooking Guild / Sandi McNeil, basketry, won by Jeanette Arminio

    Fullin’ Woolens / Ptbo Handweavers and Spinners Guild, won by Shelley King

    Happenstance Yarns & Books / P’tula Original Haberdashery, won by Mayah Sevink

    Needles in The Hay / Elise Harris, felt artist, won by Evelyn Andrews

    Hooked Goods / Ptbo Handweavers and Spinners Guild, won by B. Wright

     

    Thank you to everyone who helped to make this a special day and to all of the people who attended.
    We are looking forward to next year’s festival.

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    Peterborough Fibre Arts Festival – March 21, 2015

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    2015 Finger Weaving – Ceinture Flechees Workshop

    Finger Weaving – Ceinture Flechees

     

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    10 a.m to 3:30 p.m.
    Location: KAGS, 420 O’Connell Rd., Peterborough

    Maximum of 6 students
    Description: Finger-weaving is the traditional weave for the ceintures fléchées sashes of the voyageurs and the Métis. The sash was used by Voyageurs during the fur trade as an important part of their everyday clothing. They have become historical sashes for First Nations Peoples.

    In this one day workshop you will learn the basics of finger weaving techniques and weave at least 2 sashes. The first sash will follow a basic technique and be suitable for a bookmark or bracelet. Subsequent sashes woven will further explore design, colour and technique.

    For further information, please contact Jo Harris, 705-745-0869 or joharris8@gmail.com

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    New Courses for 2015

    Peterborough Handweavers and Spinners Guild 2015 Courses

     

    Beginning Weaving

    6 Saturdays – Jan. 17 to Feb. 21, 10:00 am to 2 pm

    Maximum of 6 students
    By the end of this course, you will have experienced the basics of making cloth on a 4-harness loom. You will make a warp, dress a loom, weave simple patterns, learn about colour and various weaving tricks and techniques. Looms provided.

    Beginning Spinning

    6 Saturdays – Jan. 17 to Feb. 21, 10:00 am to 12 pm

    Maximum of 6 students
    This course will introduce you to the basics of spinning on a drop spindle, as well as a wheel. You’ll learn how to prepare raw fleece for spinning, as well as learning drafting and plying techniques and maintenance of a wheel, and how to choose a wheel.

    Both courses will be held at the Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio,
    420 O’Connell Rd., Peterborough.
    Please visit our website at
    www.ptbo-hwsg.com
    for a registration form.

    Contact person – Lois Watson, 705-748-0758
    redrobin@bell.net

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    Autumn Treasures 2014

    PosterThe Peterborough Handweavers and Spinners Guild will have a booth at the annual Autumn Treasures Fine Artisan Show.  Our booth will have for sale luxurious handwoven items, fleece and felting of all kinds, and knitted and crocheted hand spun items.

    At the Trentwinds Convention Centre, 264 Lansdowne St. East, Peterborough.

    Fri.  Nov. 14,     4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

    Sat. Nov. 15,  10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

    Sun. Nov. 16,  11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

    ADMISSION  $4.00

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    Double Weave Workshop with Susi Reinink

    On the weekend of April 26/27, our guild hosted a Double Weave Workshop with Susi Reinink.  We experienced two thoroughly enjoyable days of weaving and exercising our brains! Susi’s workshop definitely whetted our appetite to explore more of all the possibilities of double weave. Thank goodness we have warp leftover to play on.

     

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