Felted Pictures
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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1M ago
  Wendy's Monarch If you think the season for felting slippers is past and you have a basket full of coloured fleece maybe you would like to try your hand at painting with wool. You can blend coloured fibres as you might blend paints to create subtle colour variations, as in the background of Wendy's Monarch.  The background is a wet felted base.  But you can also create detail like the lines on the butterflies wings with a bit of needle felting. Maggie's landscape Maggie has used a similar technique to produce this lovely landscape with some embellished pop ..read more
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Workshops and Websites
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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1M ago
learning together  Our workshop committee has organized an exciting series of workshops for 2024.  We started off the year with our popular beginner series, beginner spinning and beginner weaving.  These classes book up ahead but if you missed the January sessions, we keep a waiting list.   Beginning Spinning is being offered a second time February 5th and 7th.  This course will get you started.  Later in February 23 Linda Raven will take members deeper into the world of worsted and woolen. Our Beginner Weaving Level 1, starting Feb 16 ..read more
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QWSG Web Site
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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2M ago
  home page  The Qualicum Weavers and Spinners have launched a new web site.  We invite you to check it out at qwsg.ca There you will find information about the guild, events, workshops, resources and membership.  Some areas are still "under construction" but here are some of the features upcoming events If you are interested in what we are up to or would like to attend a meeting check out the studio calendar.  There you can find our meeting schedule, events, special interest groups and what is going on in the studio studio projects ..read more
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Making Merry and Meeting the Challenge
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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3M ago
This month we are making merry.  We are also celebrating our good fortune to belong to this group of generous and inspiring people.  What better way to celebrate than sharing food at a pot luck luncheon.  Sorry no pictures of the buffet. the kitchen is always the best gathering place   Earlier this year, we had set ourselves a challenge that was to be completed by our December event.  Those who took up the challenge received a container of mystery yarns donated by an unknown member.  The challenge was to use those yarns in a hand crafted creation. It ..read more
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Elegant Threads Sneak Preview
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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5M ago
  Linda's blanket Our guild members are busy getting ready for Elegant Threads, our annual show and sale.  Looms are loaded with that last project.  Knitting needles are finishing off that last row of stitches.  Sewing machines are humming.  Tags are being printed.  Will everything be finished in time?   Vera's Basket This year Elegant Threads has moved to St Stephen's Church, 150 Village Way in Qualicum Beach.  We have a large venue that will accomodate the displays and give us room for demonstrations and a slide show.  ..read more
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  overshot studio project Our summe...
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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7M ago
  overshot studio project Our summer break is almost over.  We are gearing up for a busy fall with the Lighthouse Fall Fair on September 2nd followed by a busy workshop schedule that includes mushrom dyeing and beginner weaving lessons.  rosepath runner in progress The studio has been a busy place all summer with two studio projects on the go, overshot mats and rosepath runners.  We've also had monthly drop in sessions when members are invited to bring whatever they are working on. weft faced mini rug Members have found time to work on their ..read more
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First Threads
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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9M ago
cloth bands from demo loom Our small demo looms are very popular at public events.  They help us to explain  the process of making cloth and to answer questions about the pieces that we have on display.  They have visited care facilities, been to museums and fairs, taught weaving basics and entertained at children's events.  Over the years we have acquired a collection of  woven bands that remind us of the fun we had sharing our craft with others.  The people responsible for creating these bands often have no idea how a loom works.  For most it is ..read more
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Family Day Qualicum Beach  We ended...
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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10M ago
Family Day Qualicum Beach  We ended May with one of our favourite out door events, The Qualicum Beach Family Day Celebration.  Our booth with demonstrations is popular with children and adults.  This year we gave participants a choice of trying their hand at spinning, weaving and braiding. The small rigid heddle looms in the photo are ideal for this type of event.  They are easy for small hands to manipulate and clearly illustrate the basic principles of weaving.  Rigid heddle looms are not a new invention but they have become very popular in the last 10 year ..read more
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In The Kitchen
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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11M ago
home made current scones  For most families today the kitchen is the heart of the home.  It is a centre of warmth, literally and figuratively.  It is a place to prepare meals and gather informally as a family to share more than just food. It is often the room that makes or breaks the sale of a house.  In the kitchen, efficiency, and esthetics are both important.  For weavers, the kitchen is an inspiration to create cloth that is both beautiful and practical.  At some point in their career every hand weaver discovers the joys of hand woven tea towels.&nbs ..read more
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Where Did April Go?
Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
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11M ago
  Terry's bunny family It's May!.  Where did April go?  Easter is just a memory and all of the chocolate has disappeared! The bunny family have abandoned their egg distribution business.  They gone back to looking cute while eating the plants in the garden.  The smallest is waiting for her new spring wardrobe which Terry promises to finish soon.   The rest of us have been busy learning and being creative as illustrated by the show and tell at our April meeting. Below are a few of the designs that resulted from the Make Mine a Combo course.  ..read more
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