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Supplies


  • Chaotic Fibres: A new and exciting source of fibre on Vancouver Island!
  • Jane Stafford Textiles: Jane has a great selection of weaving and spinning supplies. She has also started online weaving lessons
  • Camilla Valley Farm Weaver's Supply: A weaving and knitting supplier in Ontario.
  • The Wool Emporium: Yarn, books, accessories, and spinning supplies in Saskatoon. There are also meet ups on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. There is a spinners drop-in on the 3rd Friday of the month, September through June, from 7 – 9pm.
  • Maurice Brassard: Located in Quebec, a mail order source of fibre.


SWS Members with Businesses

  • Fibre Mountain: Emelie makes and sells scarves, shawls, clothing, and purses made from upcycled Japanese Kimono silk, plus bags of all shapes and sizes.
  • Earthshine SAORI Weaving Studio: Located in Saskatoon, Judi Gay's Earthshine studio has classes as well as rental time on SAORI looms. She also sells SAORI equipment, books, and accessories, as well as weaving yarns.

Other Guilds

  • The Guild of Canadian Weavers
  • Atlantic Spinners and Handweaver's Guild
  • Handweavers Spinners and Dyers of Alberta (HWSDA )
  • Association of North West Weavers' Guilds
  • List of links to guilds in Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK

Interesting Links

  • Bonnie Tarses: Guest speaker at one of our past retreats. She is known for her novel way of creating striped warps.
  • Rose Haven Farm: This is a Canadian family that now runs a Bed and Breakfast in Ecuador.
  • Anna Hergert: Saskatchewan fibre artist.
  • Jane A. Evans: Saskatchewan fibre artist and landscape painter, winner of the SWS Dimensions Fibre Award for Excellence in Textiles in 2006 and 2009.
  • Paula Birch: Great website about dying fabric.
  • TLD Design Center & Gallery: Located in the suburbs of Chicago, they offer a variety of classes including weaving, jewelry making, and beading which can be arranged to fit whenever you are visiting there.

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