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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.
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We are open again! well, for some things ...
Due to the current health situation our members meetings are on hold until further notice. Our speakers sessions have been postponed until 2021, when we hope that there may be some degree of normality for us.
CSW Annual Retreat 2020
We are VERY disappointed to advise that due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are unable to run our annual retreat at Greenhills this year. The letter we have sent to our regular participants is here.
Rags to Riches presentation Monique van Nieuwland's Zoom presentation of TextileWorks' current exhibition 'Rags to Riches' was held in place of our members meeting on 15 August. If you missed the presentation, the PDF download is available here. The powerpoint will take a little while to download. Use your mouse or the arrow keys to scroll up and down through the presentation. Enjoy! Next Saturday drop-in: 19 September 10.00 - 12.30pm We are so happy to let you know Textile Works is open again for Drop-In from 10.00am to 12.30pm.
We hope you have come through isolation well, have been able to make work and are ready to mingle in society again. If you are unsure about mixing with people just yet, we hope you keep well and to see you soon. Please only come if you feel well. We have changed procedures a little to observe Covid health advice. There are hand sanitisers and wipes for everyone to use. The premises allow 20 people in total, so that should be ample. You are welcome to return/borrow books, return/hire equipment and purchase from our shop. And we are there to help you with any projects or advice. Saturday drop-in gives members of Canberra Spinners & Weavers opportunity to:
NB: Please let Monique know if you no longer wish to receive emails regarding Saturday drop in: csw.president0@gmail.com |
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Expected dates of our forthcoming members meetings in 2020:
Saturday September 19 Saturday October 17 Saturday November 21 |
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Shetland Wool Week talk
We could not present the members meeting talk for March so it is here for you to enjoy on Powerpoint. Be patient for it to load. Click on each slide to progress. 
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The CSW Annual General Meeting was held by email on 21 March. A new committee has been appointed for the forthcoming year and members have been notified of the outcome. Refer to the newsletter for details. Shop purchases: Items from our shop can be ordered from our online shop and collected at Chifley by arrangement with the shop manager. Contact Susan at weisser1970@gmail.com. |
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2020 Workshops at Canberra Spinners and Weavers
Please go to the Workshops page for information and online bookings for upcoming workshops. Enrolment is from the drop-down boxes on the Workshops tab at the top of the page. Upcoming workshop: Introduction to spinning Just to get you fired up, here are some great examples from Joy Smith who ran a Tapestry Brooches workshop in March: |
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MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS
Membership registrations and payments can now be made online. Join or renew for 2020 . We still accept printed forms for those who cannot access the web. |
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Shop Our shop is open again so you can come and browse and purchase those luscious yarns, fibres and dyes that are currently stocked at Chifley. |
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