Canberra Spinners and Weavers brings together people interested in spinning, weaving and related activities.
Our group encourages the art and craft of spinning and weaving in the A.C.T. and surrounding region.
Our group encourages the art and craft of spinning and weaving in the A.C.T. and surrounding region.
Next members' meeting
The next members meeting will be on Saturday 15 June 2019 at 2pm. Lisa Molvig will give a short talk on the annual Australian New Zealand Tapestry Challenge. Lisa will also display tapestries created for the 2019 Challenge, for which the theme is "Celebration". Come and discover one of the endeavours in which our members are involved.
Kate Marshall, our indigo dyeing and Shibori tutor in September, will give a short presentation on these methods and make the pre-workshop homework boxes available for participants.
Note that there will be no May members meeting - CSW rooms will be open for submission of works for the members exhibition.
The next members meeting will be on Saturday 15 June 2019 at 2pm. Lisa Molvig will give a short talk on the annual Australian New Zealand Tapestry Challenge. Lisa will also display tapestries created for the 2019 Challenge, for which the theme is "Celebration". Come and discover one of the endeavours in which our members are involved.
Kate Marshall, our indigo dyeing and Shibori tutor in September, will give a short presentation on these methods and make the pre-workshop homework boxes available for participants.
Note that there will be no May members meeting - CSW rooms will be open for submission of works for the members exhibition.
Next Hands on Weaving
Will be held on Saturday 18 May from 10am - 1pm. More info here. Drop off your exhibition items at the same time.
Will be held on Saturday 18 May from 10am - 1pm. More info here. Drop off your exhibition items at the same time.
Upcoming members exhibition
Our next members exhibition will be held in May/June 2019 at the Q in Queanbeyan.
Dates for submission of works: Thursday 16 May 10am-2pm and Saturday 18 May 10am-2pm. Please being your items to the community room across the courtyard from Textile Works.
Call for entries for the Australian National Brooch Show 2019
You may submit up to 5 small wearable artworks - entries close soon so hurry and submit!
Further information here.
You may submit up to 5 small wearable artworks - entries close soon so hurry and submit!
Further information here.
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NEWS FLASH! MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS NOW ONLINE
Membership registrations and payments can now be made online. Join or renew for 2019 . We still accept printed forms for those who cannot access the web. |
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2019 Workshops at
Canberra Spinners and Weavers More information on our exciting range of workshops is here. |
Online workshop bookings are now open
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Save the date for Greenhills: Friday 8 November - Monday 11 November
Greenhills Fibre Getaway will take place again in 2019. Details available in July.
Greenhills Fibre Getaway will take place again in 2019. Details available in July.
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New look Textile Works! Our acoustic panel project of woven and felted squares is complete and installed. We think it looks fantastic, as well as providing some degree of sound control in our main room. Thanks to Monique for driving this delightful collaborative project with our CRFM friends. |
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Shop online
We are slowly stocking our online store which will make it even easier to browse and purchase those luscious yarns and fibres that are currently stocked at Chifley.
We are slowly stocking our online store which will make it even easier to browse and purchase those luscious yarns and fibres that are currently stocked at Chifley.