Showcasing all the best Ontario fibre farms have to offer, The Great Ontario Fibre Fair is a fibre competition created in response to the increased interest in local fibre. All entries must be submitted by November 19th, 2021.
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Showcasing all the best Ontario fibre farms have to offer, The Great Ontario Fibre Fair is a fibre competition created in response to the increased interest in local fibre. All entries must be submitted by November 19th, 2021.
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This Guild year we will be shining a light on some of our wonderful sponsors! Sponsors offer exclusive deals to Guild Members; for a full list of our sponsors and their discounts, see the LYS page on the Membership Hub. To kick off this new series, we are getting to know Myrtle Station Wool, located in Ashburn, Ontario.
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Interested in hearing the latest news in the world of fibre? See below for some of our favourite recent articles and projects!
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Hannah Phoenix is a new Board member this Guild year. She sits on the Communications and Frolic Planning committees, and tells us more about her experience on the Board below.
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Mary W. Martin is an award-winning knitwear designer who has developed brand new techniques for double knitting that can create reversible mirrored patterns on the front and back of knitted fabric (which she has named Fusion knitting), or even completely different reversible patterns (Fission knitting). She tells us more about her knitting journey below.
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Guild member Genevieve Chornenki reviews “Unravelling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey” by Sylvia Olsen (Douglas & McIntyre, 2021). Sylvia will be a guest speaker at this year’s Toronto Knitter’s Frolic July 23-25.
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Wendy Mortimer is the owner of The Wool Mill on the Danforth. In addition to being a yarn shop, they also provide knitwear repair services and finished knitted products.
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Sarah is a knitwear designer with a brand new pattern coming to Interweave Knits this summer! She shares with us her design process, and also gives us her insight into how to make the fiber community a more inclusive place for all.
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This month we get to know our social media extraordinaire, Simone! She tells us about her vision for the Guild’s social media presence, as well as about her knitting journey.
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New to the board this year, Margaret’s background both in publishing and as a “serial volunteer” make her a perfect fit for the Partnerships role.
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