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9/20/2022 0 Comments Knit City is this weekend! Knit City is this weekend and I am madly preparing for it - getting all the my hand-dyed yarns and tapestry looms made for the big event.
There are still a few spots in my Intro to Tapestry workshop on Friday Sept 23rd! A bit of a spoiler: I make my in-person student loom kits extra special with extra gifts - this weekend's are loom accessories that are not yet released to the public. Sign up at the link below. Above is the marketplace map and I've labeled where you can find me. Will I see you there? Introduction to Tapestry Weaving Introduction to Tapestry Weaving is a chock-full workshop which introduces new weavers to the fundamentals of tapestry. You will leave the workshop with a solid understanding of how to dress your loom, build shapes, blend colours and finish and mount your weaving. You will learn the art of designing for and weaving tapestry on a handcrafted Everlea Mini Loom and a gorgeous array of naturally dyed Everlea Yarns. Supplies Fee: $70 includes handcrafted Everlea Mini Loom (blonde wood), Everlea Worsted Yarn Bobbins in 5 colourways, two tapestry needles, cotton warp and a loom rest. Homework required: none Cost $135 + $70 materials fee Location: Atrium Inn Seymour Room  Did you get my most recent newsletter? I always share the locally designed patterns which have been released since the last newsletter, and they never disappoint. We have a lot of talent here in British Columbia.
Here is the recent list of locally designed knitting patterns that I shared:
 Congratulations to Felicia and the SweetGeorgia team on their 17th anniversary! SweetGeorgia has been a touchstone in hand-dyed yarn from the beginning - when Felicia was in the midst of leaving her career as a pharmacist. I remember when she took a year off to gather herself while the Greater Vancouver community (im)patiently waited for her return. We're so glad she did return - she has been offering exceptional products and services since.
Another memory that comes to mind is my visit to a Montreal yarn shop which carried SweetGeorgia Yarns, and the shop owner recollected her first phone conversations with Felicia. She explained to me that she had asked Felicia what her policy is for if/when she receives yarn that has streaks or spots of unwanted colour in them, and Felicia's response was something along the lines of, "why would I ever send you a defective product?". That was 8 years before I launched my own business, and I've used that same customer service standard with Everlea Yarn. I've since worked with Felicia as the tapestry instructor at the School of SweetGeorgia, her fantastic online fibre arts school. It's been a dream gig. Celebrate SweetGeorgia's 17th anniversary in her upcoming Taking Back Friday livestream:
 I will be in Victoria for Fibrations again this year on August 21st. The festival is at a new location: The Fernwood Community Centre and William Stevenson Park which will have vendors both inside and outside. Fibrations is always a blast with an awesome table of raffle prizes and just an all-round good-time vibe. I am joining more than 70 other vendors there for the 11th annual celebration. Find me and my Everlea Yarn at booth 70! Sunday August 21st 10am-5pm Fernwood Community Centre and William Stevenson Park, Victoria BC Will I see you there? ~Janna 2022 vendors include
Ancient Futures Atelier COĪN Barb Alexander Designs Batfish Studio Batik Baskets Beehive Woolshop Black Cat Custom Yarn Business Name Cedar Coast Fibre Arts Chaotic Fibres colour.woven Dee Zee Creations Deep Blue Dyeworks Digits & Threads Eden Sprout Eileen Nicholls Elf Leatherworks Everlea Yarn Fibre Art Studio on Granville Island Flax to Linen Gala Fabrics Gauge Dye Works Gingersnap Good Woman Hand Craft Hats by Tracy J I Bee weaving TLC Fibre Arts iFELT In Kohoots Weaving Inish Eile Farm Jill's Fibres 2 Cats Studio K Creations Delightful Felts K-Zip Knits Knotty by Nature Ladybug Weaving Lilliana Paz Art littlewigglers Magbagsetc Morena Clothing Morrison Creek Alpacas Mosqoy Mr. Snapthat nan.c designs New Wave Fibre OutRAEgeous Designs Pottergee Pottery Puzzle Tree Yarns Queen Anne's Lace Rose Hill Yarn SAORI Salt Spring Weaving Studio Sarah Elizabeth Fibre Works Sari Silks Scrumptious Ewe Artyarn & Pottery Sheepless Yarns Sooke Yarn and Fibre Spin a Good Yarn Spun Ware Over The Rainbow Stitch and Bits The Eclectic Collected The History Stitchery The Makehouse The Small Bird Workshop The Spinnacle Fiber Arts Tofino Knit Company Twiglings Vancouver Island Fibreshed Victoria Handweavers & Spinners Guild Victoria Knittters Guild Victoria Quilters' Guild White Raven Craft Wildnwayward Wolf and Faun Knits Wool and Waves Creative Inc Woven Treasures |
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Vancouver Yarn is a free resource which links you to local DIY textile shops and designers as well as artists and makers which are local to greater Vancouver BC, unceded Coast Salish territory, and throughout so-called British Columbia. I also list online shops and designers from around the country.
Many of my links come from your submissions - Thank you! If you tell me about a dyer, designer, shop etc I will add it.
Many of my links come from your submissions - Thank you! If you tell me about a dyer, designer, shop etc I will add it.
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