still celebrating!
the Victoria Handweaver's and Spinner's Guild tea and fashion show
held in the new, Scottish Community Center - a wonderful venue with large windows and great light
there were 23 entries from guild members featuring weaving, spinning, knitting and sewing skills
the "Noh Coat" is a joint effort by Brenda, Jill, Raven, Caroline and Beatrice
and the child's top was woven by Donna Zwiers - very sweet
handwoven cotton top by Christine Purse
felted vest with embroidered ribbon trim - a very effective combination of materials and colour
by guild president, Bobbie Williams
lovely weave structure for this lined jacket by Jennifer Verrall
bright, cheerful housecoat by Wendy Seward - commercial fabric sleeves
if it was mine I might be tempted to spend the day in it
long tunic and bag by Lee Valentine - show organizer
kimono - a great group project by the Tuesday PM Spinners
the knitted lace sleeves are a nice contrast to the woven squares
and a final piece - a multi-coloured Mardi Gras set, complete with fancy foot wear and hair piece
these are only a small selection of the creations
the models moved so quickly I had trouble photographing
a huge thank you to everyone who worked hard to make this a well organized, entertaining event
and thank you to Sara Thornton who traveled from up-island to introduce the models and the work
prizes were awarded in 12 categories and a people's choice will be voted on by guild members
I was very touched to receive the ribbon in the Recycled materials category
it was given in memory of Catherine Mick, who was known as the "rag lady", she created fine, rag wove fabrics for clothing
we traveled together to the 2005 ANWG conference in Tacoma, Washington
the ribbon itself is a leftover from the ANWG Conference, "Treadly Lightly" hosted by the guild at UVic in 2017
I designed the ribbons and was responsible for having them woven
if I have made any mistakes in names etc. I apologize and would appreciate being corrected
if this is a bit discombobulated it is because there are three men in my house installing a new heat pump making a lot of noise and mess
can't wait 'till it's finished
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