DCWS Meeting - Season 2026-2027

Have a great summer everyone!

Upcoming Season 2026-2027

There are no meetings during the summer. 

On the other hand, our members are already planning activities for the next season and we will be meeting Tuesday September 8th (10:00 to 12:00) at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, 1319 Mills Road, North Saanich, BC. 

Whether you are a weaver, spinner, basket weaver, felter, knitter, rug hooker, etc, you are welcome to visit us and see what our guild has to offer.

The 2026-2027 meeting schedule is HERE

Show and Sale 2026 this Fall

Meanwhile this summer, our members are working on their fiber projects with the aim of offering you the finest  Show and Sale. We are looking forward to seeing you there in October 2026.

DCWS Meeting - May 26

Big Challenge Show&Tell

A few months ago, our members got a magazine clipping at random. Their challenge was to create a work using the colors illulstrated in the image they got. The election of the winners was made by a secret vote of the members. Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to all those who participated in the challenge.

Prizes coming from Good Decade in Sidney BC were given to the winners.

Marie-José, Denise, Marilyn

Two members were voted for first place

Marie-José did a Dorset Button. The one shown here is known as a Dorset Daisy (bouquet of flowers).

Marilyn knitted a sweather

Second place

Denise knitted a felted bag using different stranded knitting patterns

Third place 

Heather did a felted vessel

Many members participated to the challenge. 

Wendy wove fabric which will probably become tea towels

Helen spinned and knitted according to the image she got

Raelene wove tea towels

Johanne knitted a hat

Mary created a knitted sculpture

Cathy presented a basket and a pouch

Susan created a tapestry

JoAnne knitted a hat

Dianne created a rug hoocking master piece 

Diane created a felted piece

Caryl wove a shawl and a tea towel

Thanks to all the participants and to the organizers of the challenge!

DCWS Meeting - April 28

Felting with Nancy Wesley

Our guest speaker was Nancy Wesley.

Nancy does needle felting and was visiting us from Duncan. 

Visit her website HERE

She described how she became a fiber artist and developed her enterprise. She creates her own needle felting works and offers a wide variety of items:

Needle felted octopus

Needle felting kit

Felting paperback book written by her

Workshop - Wet Felting are available

Hand-dyed Roving

Needle felting tools

DCWS Meeting - April 14th

 Show & Tell and magazine review

It is always very interesting and especially inspiring to discover our members completed and/or ongoing projects. In addition, it is an excellent opportunity to share a magazine article or a book which stimulates our fibre passion.

Marie-José is proud to show her newest woven rugs. The book written by Angie Parker entitled Krokbragd Contemporay Weaving with Colour helped Marie-José to explore this technique. 

Kathleen is showing a vest she knitted with yarn received at Christmas

JoAnne explains how she recreated a Shetland pattern she saw earlier. It has been laborious but she succeeded!

Helen shows a shawl woven with yarn (wool and silk) the she spun. Beautiful!

Joyce shows us two scarves woven with wool and silk. The technique used is deflected double weave. Beautiful colors! 

Johanne is showing us a vest she knitted.

She is also showing us a scarf given to her by a friend. It has been woven on a computer harness loom. Impressive!

Thanks everyone for sharing your projects.

DCWS Meeting - March 24th

Knitting Machine Demonstration

Kathleen Fraser, guild member, demonstrated how to use a knitting machine. 

Kathleen showed us samples she made and explained how it is done. It was so interesting to discover the possibilities offered by the knitting machine, learn about her process and see her projects completed with the knitting machine.

It's amazing what can be done with a knitting machine! Thanks Kathleen for your presentation!

Punch Card for pattern

Punch Card for Pattern

Knitting Machine Magazines

Sweater completed with the Knitting Machine

DCWS Meeting: February 10

Our guest speaker was Kairee, owner of Chaotic Fibres. 

Chaotic Fibres is an online shop and is a wonderful source for wool, alpaca, mohair, angora, silk, and other natural hand dyed fibres suitable for spinning, felting, weaving, and knitting. She is also selling quality fibre art tools and supplies.

We are fortunate that she lives in Brentwood Bay where she operates her business. Chaotic Fibres had products that we could purchase.

Access to Chaotic Fibres website HERE

DCWS Meeting - January 27th

 Guest speaker: Jill from Jill’s Fibres 

Jill spoke to us about her fibre journey.  Jill is a fibre artist, hand dyer and supporter of the Vancouver Island Fibreshed. She is a master spinner and focuses on wool, mohair and other fibres produced on Vancouver Island and the Islands.  

As an independent business woman, Jill sells her yarn and fibre at various fibre events.  Jill brought samples of her products to show us and they were available for purchase if anyone wished to shop.  

Jill has such a history! It has been a very interesting presentation.

Access to Jill's Fibres Blog HERE

DCWS Meeting: January 13th

First 2026 Meeting 

Show & Tell and magazines / books review

Everyone is happy to be together again. Several announcements were made, including one informing us that our guild will have a sale at the beginning of October 2026 at the ArtSea Gallery located at theTulista Park, Sidney BC.

Several of us participated in the Show & Tell. 

Marie-José showed the rugs she has woven. The highlight is the latest one woven using the Krokgbragd structure. She brought the book written by Angie Parker which helped her to understand the technique.

Johanne make knitted felted slippers.

Wendy brought a BC wool skein made by Newavefibre.

 Jan told us a funny story about spinning this wool. The result and the colors are beautiful.

Also, she brought a blanket she made with mohair and wool.

Alix showed us fibre given to her by a friend. Looks interesting!

Heather brought a felted elf. She explained how she made a Christmas tree using a string made with a Turkish knot on her new loom.

JoAnne brought tea towels she made ( 8/2 cotton, 18 epi).

Beautiful projects and information. Thanks to everyone who participated to our first Show & Tell of the year.