Spinning Study Group
Spinning has been cancelled for tonight, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Sylvia Olsen
Sylvia poster – Edmonton Weaver’s Guild(1) Morning class is almost full, spaces still available for the afternoon class. Special pricing for EWG members, $60 with paid membership!
John Walter Museum Classes
EWG is proud to announce we have partnered with JWM once again to offer classes in; weaving, knitting repair, spinning and new this session, rug hooking! You can register here. John Walter Museum http://www.edmonton.ca/activities_parks_recreation/pioneer-adult.aspx
Terri Bibby Saori Weaving Workshop
Terri Bibby is a SAORI freestyle weaver, creating one-of-a-kind asymmetric clothing, wraps, bags and wall hangings in the SAORI style. She will be giving a two day workshop on March 12 and 13, 2015 To register go to the Terry Bibby Saori Weaving page on the main menu
Viking Knit Workshop January 10, 2015
O,n Saturday, January 10, 2015, the Edmonton Weavers’ Guild held a great workshop to learn the craft of Viking Knitting. This is a process of wrapping fine wire around a dowel template. Once the desired length is made, the chain is removed from the dowel and pulled through a series of holes in a drawplate.…
Felt for Christmas
Several members of our new felting group – Fibre2Felt – have made some gorgeous scarves and mats, just in time for Christmas! Rosebud scarf …
Beginner Weaving Class
Our latest Beginner Weaving class has just finished. Participants learned to warp and weave on a 15 inch table loom. After learning the basics, each participant then wove a project to reinforce their knowledge and skills. The scarves below were woven by some of our students. They used Harrisville yarns purchased from Shuttleworks, with each…
Weave A Gift For Christmas, Children’s Class
On Saturday, December 6, members of EWG hosted a workshop for kids. One group coming in the morning and one group coming in the afternoon. Each group did two projects. For the first projec,t the kids wove a length of cloth on a 4-shaft loom. These pieces were constructed into small pouches or into needle…
Crayon Challenge
At our meeting on Saturday, Nov 22, members randomly selected a crayon. They were asked to create a fibre related item using the colour of their crayon and bring it to share at our AGM on May 27, 2015. The item should showcase the colour selected, but other colours may be used. It should be;…
Needlefelting Workshop
On Saturday, November 8 the guild had a fun workshop needlefelting whimsical figures instructed by Diane Krys. The participants created some wonderful and outrageous critters!!