Upcoming Events in the Fibre World
Vancouver Island Fibre Arts Showcase in calling for entries for their "Fashion Fiesta"
Entry Process: Digital photos and/or sketches must be sent by email to fashionfiestananaimo@gmail.com Or hard copy information must be sent to Jeanette Roberts, 11 Riley Place Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 5B9 and include a CDE rom, or actual drawings or photographs. Digital images can be processed for you at many retail outlets if required. Images may be of works in progress, drawn design sketches, or examples of similar works you have produced, when necessary, to meet timelines. Models will be provided for Fashion Show. Additional information or questions should be sent to Jeanette Roberts at spinningwheelpro@shaw.ca or 250-751-1070
Entry Fee - $20.00 for each entry payable to VI Fibre Arts Showcase
Key Dates
Jan 9,2010 Call for entry release date
May 15, 2010 Deadline to receive entry package
June 10, 2010 Notification of successful entries (1st stage)
Aug 1, 2010 Deadline to receive accepted juried entries for 2nd stage
Sept 10-11, 2010 Vendor Spinning and Weaving, Knitting and Crochet Circle
Sep 11, 2010 Fashion Show, Banquet, Keynote speaker and Wall Art Display
You may submit your entry either by: email to fashionfiestananaimo@gmail.com or Hard Copy to Jeanette Roberts, 11 Riley Place, Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 5B9
Costs of packaging, shipping and insurance and return postage are the artistès responsibliity
February Cowichan Spinning Retreat
Mar 29-April 9 Fibre in the Forest, Loon Lake, BC
April 23rd and Sat April 24th Two Day Weaving Workshop on SSI
Katherine Dickerson from Valhalla Textile Center will be on Salt Spring Island for a 2 day weaving workshop on Friday April 23rd and Sat April 24th. The workshop will explore a 3 harness system of Bound Weave practised in Norway, and will include weaving a selection of samples in black and white, and drafting/designing and weaving an individual sample in colour. There will be group discussions about colour and weave effects and also a slide show presentation.
Katherine has recently retired from a 30 year teaching career in the Textile Department of the Alberta College of Art and Design.
Location Lions Hall
Cost $120
Please give your deposit of $50 (cheques made payable to the SSI Weavers and Spinners Guild) to Penny Polden if you wish to attend. For more information call Penny at (250) 537-5082
April 30, May 1 VI Weavers Retreat, Quadra Island, BC
May 2010 Local Fibre Challenge
Your newly elected program committee has
a challenge we are throwing out to all Guild
members. Members are invited to rise to
the challenge as individuals, as pairs or
working in groups. This is the challenge:
between now and the end of May 2010,
create an article(s) made exclusively of
local fibres and materials. We define "local"
as preferably being from Salt Spring
but if you are stuck, you could go within a
100-mile radius of Salt Spring for your fibre.
The fibre needs to be grown and processed
locally.
We are getting this information out to you this early in case there are fibres or materials you would want to grow (e.g. dye plants) or collect (e.g. nettles, reeds) during the summer. While we know an obvious choice for local fibres would be wool, we encourage you to also think of fibres that might be less well known. Our plan is to have a display at the Fall Fair in 2010 of all our articles created from Salt Spring fibres. We hope you will answer our challenge and come up with creative, wonderful things and have great fun in the process.
Your program committee Lorrie Irwin, Penny Polden, Pat Davidson
Jun 04 - 06 HWSDA Conference, Edmonton, AB Fibre Olympics
July 18-25 Convergence 2010, Albuquerque, NM, New Visions: Ancient Paths