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Article on the Jacquard Loom, by Faye Jacobs
Click on the picture to read the article.
2015 Spring Issue of Fibre Focus, reproduced with permission, copyright Ontario Handweavers & Spinners.
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Fibre Arts Festival – Facebook Page
Visit our Fibre Arts Festival Facebook Page
The 2016 Festival will take place, Saturday, March 19, 2016
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fleming Sports and Wellness Centre
775 Brealey Drive, Peterborough
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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
Peterborough Handweavers and Spinners are pleased to announce our 5th annual Fibre Arts Festival, taking place as before, in the fully accessible main library auditorium at 345 Aylmer Street, on Saturday March 21, 2015 from 10 AM to 3 PM. Admission is kept at $2, children under 10 enter free.Demonstrations, displays and some hands-on opportunities will be presented by our guilds, fibre artists as well as several vendors. See our attached poster.
An excellent chance to network, get information, look at, and ask about the different arts, or buy unique items, made by the artists!
Contact: a.j.knauer@gmail.com
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Artisanity Show and Sale
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2015 Finger Weaving – Ceinture Flechees Workshop
Finger Weaving – Ceinture Flechees
1 Day (5 hour) Workshop Saturday, March 28, 2015
10 a.m to 3:30 p.m.
Location: KAGS, 420 O’Connell Rd., PeterboroughMaximum 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
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Autumn Treasures 2014
The 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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Library Display Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 2014
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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.
