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.

Need a gift in a hurry?

New at CSW - Gift vouchers are now available to purchase and can be used for membership, shop purchases and/or workshops. 
NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR TUESDAY EVENINGS AT CSW:

Tuesday evening drop-in is now on hold.
OPEN STUDIO AND SALE

Our open studio and sale on 19 and 20 November was a great success. 

Thank you to all our stallholders who treated us to a wide range of handcrafted items such as blankets, scarves, bags, baskets, cushions and cards.  Of course, this was also an opportunity to pick up some delicious fibres and dyed handspun yarns.
Next meeting of the Weave Study Group

We are looking forward to meeting in person at the next WSG meeting to be held on 3 February 2022, 10am at Textile Works.  See you then!
Next members meeting TBC, subject to ACT health regulations

Guest speaker:  Valerie Kirk
Our guest in August will be Valerie Kirk, well known to many of you as a tapestry weaver of great talent.  Canberrans are fortunate to have access to her works and a number of you will be familiar with the series honouring scientists at the ANU.  In 2019 Valerie was a recipient of a NSW Residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris.  She will talk about the inspiring museums, galleries and events, exploring the city and developing a new body of work in drawing and tapestry weaving.  We look forward to learning something of that experience and how it has informed her work since.
Looking for supplies?
Unfortunately it appears the Bendigo Wool Show has had to be cancelled again for this year.  The list of  stallholders who had booked for the show is here, should you wish to contact any of them for supplies. 
INTRODUCTION TO SPINNING - EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Beginners Daytime class

Are you interested in doing an introductory course in spinning during the day?  The classes are conducted in a relaxed atmosphere and spinning wheels are available to hire. 
Please email csw.workshops@gmail.com with your expression of interest and availability.
EXHIBITIONS AROUND TOWN:
Our 2021 Members exhibition 'Warped and Twisted' was a great success,  being the first of our biannual members exhibitions to be held here at Textile Works. This allowed us to hold our regular shop alongside the exhibition as well as saving on gallery costs.
See the exhibition on our Photo gallery pages.
WEAVE STUDY GROUP

This is where weavers meet. 
Sessions include show and tell and trouble shooting. Give it a go! 
When: first Thursday every month starting at 10am
Contact Di Adams if you like to be added to the Weave Study Group email list: diadams@homemail.com.au
WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES 2021 - enrolments temporarily on hold

We have postponed enrolments for our remaining 2021 workshops.  
MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS 2022

Membership registrations and payments can now only be made online.
Join or renew for 2021 from 1 November 2021.
For those who cannot access the web, we will ensure that assistance is available at our rooms to enable your membership.   Opening hours when someone is on standby to help are on Tuesdays from 10am to 1.30pm.
Our latest exhibition:  Something Extra! 
 
This exhibition shows the many ways our members add something extra to their pieces to make them extraordinary, such as supplementary warp/weft, stitch, surprising additions to knitting/crochet, felting and spinning.

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An inspirational weaving exhibition 2020/21...
Works by three CSW members - Pam McDougall, Melanie Olde and Liz Perry - have been selected for the international online exhibition "Pushing the limits", arranged by Olivier Masson (France) and Lala de Dios (Spain) of the European Textile Network.  Visit the exhibition at https://oliviermasson.art/SWE/SWE.html .   The exhibition showcases the woven works of fifty three artists from around the world with a particular focus on shaft weaving.
Online presentation in lieu of members meeting Saturday 17 October 2020 at 2pm
Monique van Nieuwland's online presentation on the Rijswijk Contemporary Textile Biennial Exhibition, held in the Netherlands in 2019 is here.
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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!
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.  The shop is open during regular Tuesday drop in hours, and on the 3rd Saturday drop in.


Visit us - but not yet, hopefully after lifting of some of our restrictions!

​Our rooms and shop are open to the public on Tuesdays from 10am to 2pm.  Our Tuesday evening sessions are currently on hold. The library and the shop are also open.

Visitors are also welcome to attend our regular members meeting followed by a guest speaker on the third Saturday of the month (February through November).

Getting here

Directions to Canberra Spinners and Weavers and parking information can be found here.

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