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Would you like to go to the Prince Edward County FibreFest? in Picton, Ontario, but don’t have a car or don’t fancy the 2-hour drive? The Toronto Knitters Guild has booked a Luxury Coach to take us!

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There will be 2 pickup points for this trip. The first pickup will be Finch Station, for people who are coming from central Toronto and points West. The second pickup will be at Oshawa GO Station. Please indicate your pick-up point in NOTES when you purchase.

1st PICKUP – DEPART Finch TTC/GO Station 8 am sharp
2nd PICKUP – DEPART Oshawa GO Station 8:30 am
ARRIVE Fleece Festival approx. 10:30 am
VISIT a Vineyard, approx. 3 pm (tentative)
RETURN Oshawa GO Station approx. 5:30 pm
RETURN Finch Station approx. 6 pm

BOOK YOUR SEAT!
We only have space for 54 persons, so get your ticket right away!
Cost per seat is $40*

Admission to the Festival is $5, to be collected on the bus (Exact change, please)

Admission to the Winery tour and tasting is $5 + 15% gratuity = $5.75, to be collected on the bus (Exact change, please)

The bus is fully Wheelchair Accessible, subject to availability.
Please contact Carol at info@torontoknittersguild.ca if you have any questions or to confirm wheelchair availability.

CLICK HERE to register.

Thank you to Kim McBrien Evans of Indigo Dragonfly for her Make It Fit! talk at the Guild’s February 21 meeting.

Please click here for a copy of the Sweater Measurements worksheet she provided to us.

 

Won’t you join us on June 9 for World Wide Knit In Public (WWKIP) Day?  We will be at the Wychwood Barns Park, 601 Christie St,  (south of St Clair) from 8am to 1pm. Just look for the Toronto Knitters Guild tent and banner in the park on the south side of the Barns.

Bring your lawn chair or blanket, or sit on the grass, and knit, crochet, or spin. The Farmers Market will be happening at the same time, so a variety of snacks and beverages will be available for purchase, or you can bring your own. Washrooms are located nearby, within the Barns.

And please remember to bring your sun protection: sunhat, sunscreen, etc.

 

The Constitution passed unanimously at the January 17, 2018 general meeting. Please click here to view the document.

The Constitution & Bylaws can also be found under the About menu.

 

LandMade will be taking place this year at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W) on Sunday, Feb. 4 from 10-4.
It is free to everyone.

LandMade is a fibre event that aims to connect urban makers with local fibre farms. 10 farms will be bringing fleece, roving, yarn (hand-spun as well as mill spun) and batts from the animals they raise on their farms. They represent a wide variety of sheep breeds (including BFL, Corriedale, Romney, Icelandic, Shetland, and interesting crosses) as well as alpaca. Everything is available in natural colours, and there will be some dyed materials available also. Vendors all operate under the guidelines of the Upper Canada Fibreshed, which means that any dyeing is done using botanical, environmentally-responsible dyestuffs.

A spin-in and knit-in will be held on the ballroom stage, so people are welcome to bring their spindles and needles. There is also a cafe attached to the ballroom, where food and drinks are available for those wishing to visit afterwards.

LandMade is sponsored by the Upper Canada Fibreshed, and all of the participating farms are members.

Details available at uppercanadafibreshed.ca