Check out the upcoming Fibre Art Calendar

 From Workshops, Juried Exhibitions,Sales and Meetings in the Ottawa area as well as Ontario.
Perhaps you might find something of interest in the attached link.



https://www.out-of-the-box.org/events_calendar/eventcalendar.html

Support The Arts

Gallery 200 is a curated public gallery in an educational setting adding a contemporary, visual art component to the multi-disciplinary experience The School offers to students and public alike. It acts as a bridge between The School of Dance and Ottawa's visual art's community, focusing on innovative, contemporary work in a variety of media.

Located on the second floor of The School of Dance, Gallery 200 is open from Monday to Thursday, 10 am to 8 pm, Friday 10 am to 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed; open by request.
Visitors should pick up a Gallery 200 pass from the main office.
For more information contact The School of Dance.

Please consult the webpage below to gather detailed information about the exhibit

http://www.theschoolofdance.ca/gallery200/gallery.html

Best show in town!

http://almontefibrefest.ca/

Take a look at the activities! For only Five Dollars a day for admission well worth every cent. Please visit the website above for locations of the fibre fest events.

24th ANNUAL FIBREFEST

When the kids head back to school and the first hint of autumn is on the air, Almonte starts gearing up for its favourite fall festival: Fibrefest! This year’s event — the 23^nd annual celebration of the fibre arts.

Local guilds will demonstrate spinning, knitting, weaving, rug hooking, lacemaking, smocking and quilting. Vendors include spinners, weavers, and fibre artists from across the province, as well as quilt shops and alpaca farms.

And at 4pm on September 9, hundreds of felted lambs will be spun in a bingo spinner at the arena, and the owners of the first three lambs to come out of the spinner will win fabulous prizes. Tickets for the spin will be on sale during Fibrefest at the arena.

During the two-day festival the North Market of Almonte will offer their artistic tea room services featuring homemade goodies, beverages and sandwiches at very reasonable prices. At the museum, explore the permanent history exhibit Fabric of a Small Town, which interprets how a piece of wool fibre becomes a piece of finished cloth and includes industrial machines used throughout the process. Also, on display this year is the featured exhibit Those of Use Still Living, works by Jim Arendt. Jim Arendt is an artist who works in denim to create images that explore the lives of working people.

Put luck Meeting at Huntley Community Centre to close the season

On Tuesday, June 11, we held our  closing pot luck lunch at the Huntley Community Centre (formerly the mess hall) on 2240 Craig Side Road, in  Carp Ontario. A reveal reveal of our silver looms, are pictured below.

The projects above were constructed from a Sterling Silver frame designed by one of the guild member's  spouse. The finished product was left up to the talents of each member as they adorned their little frame with various types of fibres. As you can see most were wearable art in the form of a necklace.

Upcoming Events!

The Kawartha Yarn and Fibre Festival is on June 8.  https://www.kyaff.ca/classes2019/  There are lots of interesting classes.  Check it out.

The Muskoka Yarn and Fibrefest in Bracebridge in on June 29.  https://muskokafibrefest.com/  If you happen to be in the area, or are looking for a reason to go on a mid week trip, this may be something to look at.

The Whorled tour of Fibre

Explore luxury fibers around the world!
Held June 7-9th in London, Ontario.

 Please visit the links below for more information .

Once you are into the site below I encourage you to click on the seminar link to see the host of events and workshops. I have enclosed a few for you to start your search.



https://www.ontariohandspinningseminar.ca
https://www.ontariohandspinningseminar.ca/keynote-speaker.html
 https://www.ontariohandspinningseminar.ca/workshops.html

From Sheep to Shawl!

Date: Saturday, April 6 from 10 to 2 pm
Location: Carriageway Studios, Almonte, Ontario
Hosts: L’atelier Weaving Studio Tissage and Turn weft and Spin too


It is an event where we will showcase amazing equipment available from the best manufacturers. There will be carding, spinning and weaving demonstrations to feature the products available. And we’ve invited very special guests to participate.


Kate Michalska,St. Isidore Farm, Yarker, Ontario
Durable and lustrous Lincoln Longwool! Kate will bring lovely fleeces, rovings, washed curls and yarns in their natural colours or naturally dyed. Learn about her process of organically raising this endangered breed of sheep that provides a unique fibre for local artists. More at stisidorefarm.net or on facebook.


Lori Law
Canadian dyer Lori Law has been hand-dyeing yarns and spinning fibres through Oceanwind Knits since 2005. New to the Ottawa area, her business began in BC, but she now works out of her home studio in Nepean and ships her yarns worldwide.

The Hilltop Fibreworker
Master Spinner, teacher, dyer and weaver Elizabeth Watt started The Hilltop Fibreworker to prevent being overrun by her fibre pursuits. Her range includes Fractal Tops - hand dyed top for spinners which, when spun as directed, creates a self striping yarn; hand dyed warps for weaving in cotton and tencel; kits and tutorials for Rigid Heddle weaving; and Spindle Spinning Starter Kits - everything you need to start spinning your own yarn.
Twist Scour / Savon Twist

Catherine Barrette from BIOGRADE, info@biograde.ca
Description: Biodegradable and non-toxic Fleece Cleaner / Nettoyant pour toisons brutes biodégradable et non-toxique.


We hope you will be joining us for this very special event!