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Three times lucky indeed! This year, our third time participating at the Sheep Dog Trials Sheep to Shawl Competition in Kingston, we came home with a first place ribbon. Our team of spinners Donna, Helle, Ellie, Lauren, and weaver Linda, enjoyed a weekend of great hospitality, great weather, and great camraderie—and it was productive, too! View the action >>
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An Artful Warp
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Where it All Begins
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The Gang from Guelph
(minus photographer Lauren) |
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Drawing for the Fleece
We got the first pick at the ballots—and drew the final pick of the fleece! Luckily we still got our 2nd choice fleece. |
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Hey, where'd the team go?!
Donna holds the fort...while the rest of us go shopping. |
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Almost Done!
Linda gets ready to hemstitch. A race against the clock! |
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'The' Shawl
Just moments before it's cut from the loom. |
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Steady Hands
Carefully cutting the fringe to size. |
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Tying One Off
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January 08 Programs
(6 items)
We are hands-on this month! The weavers create with cardboard and linen and there is a spin-in social for the spinners.
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December 07 Meeting
(11 items)
GHS sure knows how to party! Thanks to everyone who made our festive evening so...festive! And a HUGE thank you to our party organizers. A fun and memorable evening!
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November 07 Programs
(12 items)
In November the programs focus on silk and pet hair.
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Royal Winter Fair November 07
(25 items)
It sure doesn't get any better than this! Having fun with fibre was the order of the day, and we certainly did that! Congrats to our Super Six, captained by Donna, with spinners Barbara, Hazel, Nina, Lauren, and weaver Linda. And a great big thank you to the best cheerleaders a team could ever want. John, Lorne, and Patrick, we couldn't do it without you!
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Fall Fibres November 07
(33 items)
Held annually at the beautiful Wellington County Museum, between Fergus and Elora, the Guild`s Fall Fibres event showcases the talents of many of our members...and is a wonderful and inspiring shopping experience. Lucky is the person that receives a handcrafted object on Christmas morning!
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October 07 Programs
(12 items)
Thanks to the tremendous efforts of our Programming Committee, all members can attend one or two informative and social evenings every month. Here is what's planned for our current programming year. Thinking of joining the Guild? Come out to one of our monthly meetings! Take a look...
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Five Counties Seminar, September 07
(13 items)
The Mississauga Handweavers and Spinners Guild hosted an informative and enjoyable day on the theme Keeping Traditions Alive! on Saturday, September 15, 2007. In addition to hearing three engaging speakers, GHS members shopped, socialized, and viewed the creative talents of sister guilds.
A great big 'Thank You' to Guild members who organized and contributed to the Guild's display, The British Isles: Keeping Traditions Alive...and Growing! Congratulations to Norma G. for winning a prize for her bobbin lace item.
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Sheep to Shawl Competition, August 07
(18 items)
An energetic team of five, organized by Donna with spinners Ellie, Lauren, Lynn, and weaver Linda, trekked east for our guild's 2nd annual visit to the Kingston Sheep Dog Trials Sheep to Shawl Competition on August 11, 2007.
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OHS Conference Display, May 07
(21 items)
Congratulations to our Guild! We were the proud recipient of
three awards granted by the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners for our
participation in the 50th Anniversary OHS Guild Show, Inspiration from the
Closet, at the OHS Conference: Old World New Ways at Brock University, May 11-13, 2007.
The Guild won two awards for its display:
The People’s Choice Award, and an award for ‘outside the box’
thinking for our closet and moth theme. A special thank you to Donna, whose original closet and moth concepts started the whole display design ball rolling.
Guild member Melanie M. won the People’s Choice Award for
Individual Item: an Atlas Moth-inspired tencel scarf in deflected double weave.
Thank you to GHS members who contributed to our award-winning display with handcrafted items and conceptual help; to Melanie, Melanie, and Linda, our dynamic Sales and Display Committee; and to all Guild members for your ongoing enthusiastic support.
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Alpaca Ontario Show, April 07
(12 items)
It was a celebration of alpacas at the 2007 Alpaca Ontario Show in Orangeville on April 14, 2007. A team of GHS members competed against the clock to produce a beautiful handcrafted shawl that one very lucky visitor won as a door prize.
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