Vancouver Island Conference Centre Nanaimo, BC
September 10-11, 2010
The VI Fibre Arts Showcase is an opportunity for fibre/textile artists to showcase their talent and highlight the vast array of art that is created using fibre and textile media. We are looking for original, one-of-a-kind, classical, whimsical, innovative pieces that we can exhibit during the Fashion Fiesta - part of the two-day
Vancouver Island Fibre Arts Showcase being held at the Nanaimo conference centre this September. Every item submitted will be displayed subject to the space available. Please read everything carefully. You must include a completed copy of the information form and a completed and signed contract with your submission. See our website www.vancouverislandfibrearts.com or contact Jenny Tindall at jndtindall@shaw.ca ; 250-468-9932 or Pat McLeod at mcleodph@shaw.ca; 250- 752-4631, if you have any questions.
We have been busy looking through our stock and have come up with even more great deals for you! We have lots of new web specials posted including lots more embroidery threads and ribbons plus an expanded selection of dyed silk yarns. All discounted from 20% to 50%!
Reminder!
Don’t forget our Newsletter Specials which continue to the end of August.
These items are all 50% off! They include:
Happy saving!
All the best from
The team at Treenway
A classified ads page has been added to the website. You can access this page under Guild Benefits.
Thanks Iris.
We are in the process of listing our books online and the library catalogue can be accessed at
http://www.librarything.com/profile/LWSGlibrary (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/LWSGlibrary (catalogue)
If you have read any of these books please consider opening an account of your own and leaving comments about the books so others can know why you enjoyed the book and if it will be useful to others.
We’ve set the date for next year’s show:Fri/Sat, March 18 & 19, 2011 Vendors, classes, exhibits, lectures, fashion show, door prizes and more… AgRec Bldg, Abbotsford www.fibreswest.com
Come for the day or longer… In it’s 11th year, this wonderful Festival involves the whole community of Gibson’s Landing. We’ll be in the gym of Elphinstone High School, Thu. Aug.19-Sat. Aug.21, 10am-5pm, we will be there along with many other unique fibre vendors. There are classes, an Artisan Gallery, activities in lower Gibson’s and much more. Check out: www.gibsonslandingfibrearts.com
City of Surrey’s Annual “PIC-KNIT”, Surrey Museum, Cloverdale. Come join us outside on the lawn for this popular family event. Sat. Aug.14th, 11am-4pm. Demos by spinners, weavers and knitters, knitting vendors, hands-on activities and more… The Surrey Museum is located at 17710 56A Avenue in Cloverdale, (604)592-6956. Admission is free to the event and the museum on this day.
Come join the Guild and local BC Fibre Vendors for a relaxing and fun day at Historic Stewart Farm. Come to spin or just relax in this lovely setting. We’ll be on the lawn under our canopy Sat. Jul. 31, 10am-3pm. There’s no admission and refreshments are available to purchase. Stewart Farm is operated by the City of Surrey and is located at 13723 Crescent Road, Surrey, BC.
In mid July we’ll be back at our home location… I have mixed feelings of course (especially given all the work we did to get the shop up and running!), but am looking forward to continuing as we began; at our home shop, on-line, trade shows and more time with my young family. I’ll have regular hours starting July 15 (we’ll be open Thursday to Saturday, 11am-2pm) and will be attending the trade shows/fairs listed in this newsletter. As you are one of our select customers you are the first to know about our huge clearance sale – June 15 to June 26. Hurry in to get first choice on all the goodies !! I can’t possibly move all the stock home so will have lot of items on sale at 50% off…..
www.penelopefibrearts.com
Discovery Channel (Channel 42) Is showing two sessions that might be of interest on “How it was made”
- June 17th 10-10:30am ‘wool’
- June 26th 3:30-4pm ‘socks’
