Welcome to Shuttlebug Guild of Spinners and Weavers 2023- 2024.

 

                                              The WEAVING ROOM

Shuttlebug is a guild of weavers and spinners and we meet in the Greenwood Community Centre. We have monthly meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1:00. 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 $35.00.

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.

                                             Monthly Spinning group

Executive and Leaders 2023

President - Annie Dunleavy

Vice President - Carol Ann White

Past President - Gayle Kahn

Treasurer - Charlotte Brens

Secretary - Dini Page

Library - Eleanor Franklin

Loom Projects - Ulla Robinson

History - Alice Keenan

Programmes & Workshops - Gini Sage and Janet Townsend

Website/Blogger administrator - Brian Dunleavy

                                                                  

If you would like more information or to discuss visiting our guild please contact Annie Dunleavy - Phone: 905-440-5757 or email anniedun52@gmail.com

January 2024

At our January meeting we enjoyed a social time to catch up on holiday news and activities. 

Dini brought in some skates from Holland when she was 10 years old and woven bands to tie the skates onto shoes. She is knitting socks with Fable sock yarn and also brought in a practice knit sample on improvised needles.

Christine brought in woven towels using the same pattern as Usha.

Annie brought in a skein of sock wool in a merino/mohair blend.

Margot brought in some crocheted squares for an afghan she will donate to the hospital.

Annie brought in a wet felted scarf she received as a Christmas gift, a sheep t-shirt and a knitting quote she received from her husband plus fingerless mitts knitted for Windreach Farm using their handspun, dyed yarn.

Usha brought in a tea towel and hand towels from Davidson book.

Rosemary brought in some fingerless mitts knitted from Windreach handspun yarn.

Gini crocheted fingerless mittens.

Gini brought in her handknit socks using Opal yarn.

December 2023

Our seasonal Pot Luck was held in the Guild room on December13th, 2023. The delicious food was enjoyed by all who attended.

Show and Share

Margot knit a handspun Sontag shawl and knitted an afghan for charity.

Eleanor made some Christmas tree ornaments using her macrame skills.

Christine knitted some fingerless mitts on her sock machine.

Another macrame ornament from Eleanor.

Dini made some Temari balls using Christmas colours.

Gini wove a hand towel from Paula cotton.

Annie is knitting cabled fingerless mitts from handspun and dyed Windreach wool . Also knitting socks using a mock Brioche stitch.

Gini knitted a cowl with yarn 60/40 wool and mohair blend. The pattern is Waves of Hope, an LJM pattern free on Ravelry.

Margot made a second Sontag in grey yarn.

November 2023

After the meeting Eleanor led a workshop on tying various types of macrame knots. There were many samples showing the knots. Everyone enjoyed the day.

Karen crocheted this afghan which turned out to be reversible.

The Bees

Annie hand embroidered embellishments on to her denim jacket.

Helena knit her first pair of socks.

Dini brought along an assortment of items made for the Christmas market at Scugog Arts Gallery...upcycled mittens, angels, snap bags, little friends and a sweater tree.

Annie brought a beaded mystery blanket made of squares knit by a group of knitting friends.

October 2023

 After the meeting Annie showed everyone how to incorporate beads in their knitting. Techniques ranged from casting on with beads, placing beads within the body of your knitting, making bobbles with beads in the middle and a picot cast off using beads.

Beaded items courtesy of Annie , Rosemary and Gini.

Show and Share

Eleanor knitted a cushion cover from onion skin dyed yarn.

Carol Ann brought along a bead embellished jacket.

Suzanne modelling her knitted beaded Latvian cuff.

Carol Ann and Dini modelled plastic bag woven capes made and modelled at an OHS conference some time ago.

Suzanne knitted a bead bracelet and beaded Latvian cuffs.

Rosemary spun tones of brown fleeces purchased from Rebecca Lampard to produce a variegated yarn. She knitted a cowl with the yarn.

Annie knitted a thrummed headband from merino yarn.

Gini needle felted a poodle and acorn with bead accents, a bead woven necklace and a second necklace made by a friend.

Janet handknit a wool sweater from handspun Corriedale blended with Merino.

Margot brought along bead decorations following Godey's ladies book.

Doreen brought a woven flower basket and a knitted hitchhiker scarf.

Karen wove a scarf with a beaded edge.

September 2023

 Carol Ann chaired the first meeting of the 2023-2024 season. 

The President's Challenge for this year is to make a fibre related item that features beads. The item should be produced between September 2023 through June 2024.

Gini showed everyone how to make Carrick Mats.

Show and Share

Christine wove some overshot tea towels and knit her first socks on her sock machine. She also knit another pair and cuffs.

Doreen wove pin stripe tea towels with MD cotton, the yarn and fibre are from Chatsworth fibre mill, the toques were knitted on her machine and she knitted a pumpkin.

Judy wove a jacket with a knitted trim.

Lesley knitted a giggle pattern hat for her granddaughter, wove a tea towel with bouclette 10 epi, some inkle weaving from a Lisa Graves workshop and an intricate cuff.

Gini knitted her first pair of socks from Annie's sock knitting group and a crochet blanket for her nephew.

Gayle wove crackle weave tea towels.

Dini and Carol Ann finished tea towels from loom #5.

Carol Ann wove crackle weave tea towels and hand towels.

Suzanne knitted a series of Latvian mittens using a wood frame for blocking. The patterns are from 7 different areas of Latvia.