Welcome to SHUTTLEBUG Weavers and Spinners Guild - 2025.

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS!!!

                                                    The WEAVING ROOM

SHUTTLEBUG is a guild of handweavers and spinners and we meet in the Greenwood Community Centre. We have monthly meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1:00pm. The monthly meetings are followed by a short programme or presentation on various topics. We also hold several workshops throughout the year. These are usually held at the weekend.

We also have monthly spinning sessions which occur on the last Monday of each month at 10:00am. We welcome new members and membership entitles you to borrow books and equipment from the guild. The yearly membership cost is $50.00.

Members meet on most Mondays to weave starting around 10:00am. We have a variety of looms ranging from table looms, 4 and 8 shaft looms and a 60" and 100" loom. The majority of looms have warps already set to weave or there is a loom for individual projects which you can arrange to use. You can sign up for any of the pre-warped projects. We can also arrange for lessons for members who are beginner weavers. There are many experienced weavers who are very happy to offer assistance when needed. 

Each year we have the President's Challenge. Members show and share their projects at the June meeting. This year's challenge is to make an item in any medium which reflects your cultural background.

To see a wonderful video of our recent open house made by Jonathan Oliver ... 

Just click on the link below and make sure your volume is up on your PC/laptop and on your youtube to enjoy the soundtrack that accompanies it... 

https://youtu.be/-5Qxm0_9o3w

  

                                Monthly Spinning group

Executive and Leaders 2024/25

President - Christine Shipley

Vice President - Carol Ann White

Past President - Annie Dunleavy

Treasurer - Charlotte Brens

Secretary - Dini Page

Library - Usha Finucane

Loom Projects - Ulla Robinson

History - Alice Keenan

Fiber Focus - Margo Dixon

Programmes & Workshops - Eleanor Franklin and Leslie Sedore

Community Liaison - Jennifer Grundy

Website/Blogger administrator - Brian Dunleavy

                                                                  

If you would like more information or to discuss visiting our guild please contact: 

Christine Shipley - Phone:  647 235-3980  or 

email  christine_shipley@rogers.com

June 2025

Our last meeting of the year was held on June 11th. We all enjoyed a lovely potluck lunch and the food was varied and delicious. 

The guild challenge for 2025 was to produce an item that was either of a vintage nature or featured gold to mark our 50th anniversary. 

Guild Challenges 

Judy wove a small drawstring bag from gold yarn.

Charlotte wove a shawl.

Janet wove a rug.

Rosemary made some Yorkshire buttons.

Annie wove a bag.

Helena made a bag with a vintage theme.

                                               Leslie wove a bag.

                                           Dini did a mini weaving and a gold Tamari ball.

                                           Carol Ann made a gold dragon boat and a gold heart.

                                                      Jennifer wove a table runner.

                                                              Eleanor wove a gold star of Bethlehem sampler and some                                                          ornaments.

Christine wove a vintage bag.

        Show and share                                                                                                                        

Jennifer W. wove a teatowel.

Doreen knitted a pair of socks.

Leslie wove a napkin.

Jennifer W., a new spinner, brought in a skein she spun.

                                    Carol Ann made a book out various items she was given.                                                                                                   

                                       Annie wove a basket from brown paper bags.

May 2025

 We met on May 14th and had a discussion about our inventory. It is almost completed and now the task is to assign pricing for the items. There was no programme so members brought along their unfinished projects to work on.

Show and Share 

Jennifer wove a drawstring bag

Doreen corked drawstrings for her bread bags 

Rosemary made a felted rural scene

Dini knitted a tubular scarf

Eleanor wove a tapestry bag with inkle loomed strips

Margot is knitting some socks

Carol Ann made some beaded heart pins

April 2025

 At the April meeting Carol Ann showed us how to make Dragon Boats. Everyone enjoyed the programme. Thank you Carol Ann.

Show and Share

Margot knitted a hat, cuffs and socks

Gini crocheted a red and black cape to be donated to a Long Term Care facility

Gini wove three different patterned tea towels

Annie wove a cream on cream scard, a tea towel and a handtowel. She knitted a pair of fingerless mitts with handspun dyed wool for Windreach

Christine wove a blanket using up leftover yarn

Jennifer wove her first solo project, a scarf for her daughter.

Another blanket woven by Christine.

March 2025

Due to a lengthy meeting regarding rehousing there was no programme today.

Show and Share 

Janet wove some tea towels and made a turtle for her grandson.

Gini wove a tea towel

Usha brought in a handknit square with a Canadian maple leaf

A handknit hat by

Gayle is knitting a sweater for her grandson.

Dini wove some book marks

Christine wove a mohair throw and some overshot 8 harness squares; pattern from

1986 Weaver

Annie is knitting mitts from handspun yarn dyes with goldenrod, marigolds and onion skins,

she also brought in some sample bookmarks from a past Windreach weaver

Doreen brought in a Mola from Panama