The Sunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers Guild’s Fibre Camp 2017 was held at Camp Sunrise on the Sunshine Coast of BC from Sept 7th to Sept 9th. Fifty fibre enthusiasts gathered to attend workshops, played with their fibre, shopped at vendor stalls, talked, ate and shared their stories. The Sunshine Coast Fibreshed display featured local fleece dyed […]
Read MoreMonth: September 2017
Botanical Garden’s Harvest Festival – Sept 3rd
Lots of interest today in the “Blanket Project”, Ursula’s magical tree weaving, and the Dyer’s Garden pokeberry display … Pokeberry pink is becoming the colour of the year! Trees, grass, and Penny’s canopy helped to provide relief on this very hot September day. Lynne mesmerizing the public with her beautiful silk rovings. Joan demonstrating spinning […]
Read MoreWorldwide Knit in Public Day – June 10th
Kim Fenton hosted knitters along the sidewalk in front of her shop, Unwind, in Mollys Lane, Gibsons, B.C. Several happy knitters joined Kim along with members of the Sunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers Guild, local Fibreshed folk and the curious public. Interesting stories were told by each knitter remembering their first or most memorable knitting […]
Read MoreFibreshed at the Mini Maker Faire in May
Some of the Fibreshed team attended the Maker Faire in Gibsons In May, spreading the word and demonstrating the traditional crafts of knitting …
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