Sunday, Oct 3, was a lot of fun at the Roberts Creek Community Hall with Andrew, Dorothy, Verna, Merrily and Lynda playing at the FS display. We entered a contest for best dressed vegetable so got creative with fibre. Here is our Fibreshed Ms. Potato head. Can you believe we didn’t win first prize? We […]
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Harvest Festival
It was a beautiful sunny September day for the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden’s Harvest Festival. Visitors enjoyed the abundant fruits, flowers and veggies. The Beekeepers represented a vital part of the garden cycle. There was music by Brothers in Farms for listening, dancing and clapping to. A number of community groups participated in sharing […]
Read MoreFibre Camp
There are three necessary elements for a strong, vibrant fibreshed. One is a source of quality fibre and the knowledge of how to process and use it appropriately. Another is a knowledge of local dye plants and mushrooms and how to use them. The third is a vibrant artisan community with the skill, experience and […]
Read MoreEarth Day 2016
On April 24th, Roberts Creek, lovingly known as the “Gumboot Nation” of the Sunshine Coast of B.C., hosted its 27th Earth Day Festival. It was a great day of music, tasty local food, raffles, petitions and information on environmental initiatives. Our environmentally aware community created over 55 displays. There was live music with dancing on […]
Read MoreGrown and Sewn Close to Home
April 10th was a beautiful sunny day for the Sunshine Coast Fibreshed’s “Grown and Sewn Close to Home” event at the FibreWorks Studio & Gallery in Madeira Park. Fibre farmers and processors, artists, teachers and fibre art enthusiasts gathered together to meet, network and learn from each other. There were displays of local fibres and […]
Read MoreVideo for “Grown and Sewn Close to Home” Event
On April 10 our Fibreshed hosted its first big event at Yvonne’s FibreWorks Studio & Gallery. “Grown and Sewn Close to Home” was a wonderful day of learning, networking and fun (details will be upcoming in a blog). Ron McInnis of Imaginary Image made this beautiful video that captures the heart and soul of the […]
Read MoreSeedy Saturday 2016
Every March the One Straw Society and the Sunshine Coast Seed Collective hold Seedy Saturday at the Roberts Creek Hall. Once again the Sunshine Coast Fibreshed was invited to participate and this year we were busy in the weeks ahead making small items to sell as fund raisers. Lynda, Merrily and Dorothy felted local fibres […]
Read MoreCoast Life Article on our Fibreshed
In October of last year, talented Sunshine Coast writer and photographer Christina Symons interviewed and photographed the Fibreshed team and shepherdess Wendy Gilbertson. This resulted in an article in the Winter 2015/16 issue of Coast Life and a front page photo of Merrily Corder with Wendy’s Romney sheep Rodney. The article has brought our Fibreshed […]
Read MoreSunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers Guild’s Annual Fibres Plus Sale, November 2015
Every November members of our Sunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers Guild invite the community to join us for our annual sale. It’s always an inspiration to see the many beautiful items made by our talented members. This year our sale was held in our new location at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre. The large well-lit […]
Read MoreThe One Straw Society’s Fall Faire
On October 3rd the Sunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers Guild had a display at the One Straw Society’s Fall Faire. The Faire was a celebration of community, local ecologically sound sustainability and the harvest of local food producers. There were booths with delicious baked goodies, herbal remedies, seeds and plants and a diversity of locally grown […]
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