Qualicum Weavers & Spinners Guild
Supporting personal growth in the fibre arts with study groups, workshops, mentoring and sharing of experience.
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About the Guild
The Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild has been part of the Oceanside artisan community since 1991. The guild evolved from a small group of students of noted local weaver Elaine Duncan to over 60+ members.
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Annual Show and Sale November 2011
Our annual show and sale is the highlight of our fall activities. It involves a huge effort on the part of the entire membership. Even those that don't put items in the sale pitch in to help make it a success. It is our major fund raising event as commission...
Elegant Threads 2011
Our annual guild show and sale takes place over 3 days from November 25th to 27th. Most guilds run on a shoe string budget and the proceeds from guild sales are a major source of that shoe string funding. We hold our sale at a small community facility, Rotary...
Gilmore Loom Follow up
The last post described our new (new to us) Gilmore Loom. We had put a test warp on the loom and wove a short piece of yardage in plain weave using the same material for the weft. The yarn was an ancient donation of coarse rug wool in an off white with...