Full List of Events
Nominations are invited for the 2013-2015 Board of Directors for OHS. Please download nomination form
Deadline for entries for the OHS Juried show "Beyond The Fringe" Juried_Show_Entry_Form.pdf
CALL FOR ENTRIES
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
Cornwall 2013
A CHALLENGE TO ALL guildS to create
Handcrafted optical illusions in fibre
prizes
$75.00 for best guild display
$25.00 for best individual piece
Awarded by popular vote
No entry fee.
Please send notice of intention to enter by April 1, 2013
to
At Georgian College, Barrie
The Dufferin County Museum & Archives is once again presenting the exhibition Stitches across Time. Continuing the theme of the first exhibit in 2011, the exhibition will celebrate the tradition and history of textile arts. The Dufferin County Museum & Archives invites submissions for a national juried exhibition of fibre art works inspired by a new selection of six historical pieces from the Museum's extensive collection of artifacts. Works submitted can include any textile medium or technique. We welcome both two and three dimentional contemporary works. The inspirational pieces can be viewed on the Stitches across Time website along with the call for entry and guidelines. www.stitchesacrosstime.com
The 2013 Biennial OHS conference will be held in Corwall, ON with the theme: Fibre Optics What do you see in your fibre future? The conference will be held at the Navcentre in Cornwall.
For all Conference details please download the Registration Package
We are now on Face Book. Search for "Ontario Handweavers and Spinners Conference 2013" to find us.
At the Haliburton School of the Arts, Fleming College, Haliburton
Showcasing local artisans, producers, spinners & weavers. Incudes spinning event, shearing, sheepdog demo, market place and more. Contact Michelle at 905-945-7963, mseaborn@silmaril.on.ca or www.silmarilfarm.ca for details.
At the Haliburton School of the Arts, Fleming College, Haliburton
Held at Community Hall, Marysville, Wolfe Island
Last year was fun, casual, and a big draw for crowds from all over. We had over twenty vendors showing fleece, yarn, hand spun, hand dyed, all sorts of hand knit/woven products, felting, equipment, hooking, quilting, and lots more. Feedback was very positive and many are returning this fall.
Interested vendors can contact us here: wolfeislandfibre@gmail.com
Also please look on Facebook for this event
Fleece Show and Sale, Free demos and exhibits, Sheep shearing,Fiber animals on exhibit,Good food, Handicap access, Many instructional classes
607-522-4374 • www.gvhg.org/fest.html
Saturday 10am-5pm • Sunday 10am-4pm
$5/day for adults • 12 and under free
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Special speaker/teacher (of Yarn Harlot blogging fame)
One Thread Many Ways
Hosted by the Burligton Handweavers & Spinners Guild. For more infromation please see poster
Hosted by the Peterborough Handweavers and Spinners Guild. Held at The Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough, ON. Keynote Speaker Andrea Graham will take you on a visual paddle through her artistic journey as a feltmaker and innovative artist. Enter your own decorative pillow into the Pillow Challenge for People’s Choice awards. You may also see information in the Spring issue of Fibre Focus.
Location: Canadian Canoe Museum, 910 Monaghan Rd, Peterborough, ON, www.canoemuseum.ca
Please download the Registration Form