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.

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 End of year Christmas lunch

Please book online for our members' Christmas lunch to be held at Greenhills Conference Centre on Saturday 28 November starting at 12.30pm.
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.
Online presentation in lieu of members meeting Saturday 17 October 2pm

Join us on Saturday for Monique van Nieuwland's online presentation on the Rijswijk Contemporary Textile Biennial Exhibition, held in the Netherlands in 2019.  The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89756195847?pwd=UCs3dlVmU1g4ZDhyK0V2UGx2U1FYdz09

Next Saturday drop-in:   17 October 10.00 - 12.00pm
We are so happy to let you know Textile Works is open again for Drop-In from 10.00am to 12.00pm.
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:  
  • exchange ideas and weaving/tapestry/basketry/spinning/knitting experiences, 
  • show off latest creations, 
  • assist each other with planning/design,
  • solve any problems you may encounter, 
  • spin a yarn, 
  • knit a sock,
  • use the CSW library and purchase items from the shop,
  • make a warp and/or wind a warp onto your loom,
  • finish pieces, thread your loom up,
  • wind bobbins for boat shuttles,
  • make skeins into balls,
  • twist fringes 
  • return any equipment/books,
  • share a cuppa, etc. 
Cost : $3.00 in the Golden Box
NB: Please let Monique know if you no longer wish to receive emails regarding Saturday drop in:  csw.president0@gmail.com
Expected dates of our forthcoming members meetings in 2020:
Saturday October 17
Saturday November 21
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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!
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.
shetland_wool_week_2019.pptx
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Download File

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.
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:
MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS

Membership registrations and payments can now only be made online.
Join or renew for 2021 from 1 November 2020.
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 will be confirmed shortly.

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.


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 and from 5.30pm to 8.30pm. 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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