November 2 and 3, 2024
Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-4
Glebe Community Centre
175 Third Ave.
Ottawa, Ontario
Free admission. Free parking at Corpus Christi Elementary School across the street.
The Sale and Exhibition is the Guild event of the year. It is held on the first weekend in November. The Glebe Community Centre continues to be a perfect venue for this showcase of Guild members’ artistry, hard work, innovation, expertise, and pure tenacity. There will be vendors to satisfy the needs of spinners, weavers, felters, knitters, gift givers, expert and novice.
Handwoven tea towels
The sale is a great opportunity to shop for holiday gifts and birthday presents, of something for yourself. Items are available in a variety of price ranges and to suit many different ages. Our vendors offer quality handmade items such as
- woven and felted scarves
- woven tea towels, table runners and napkins
- felted hats and accessories
- woven totes and hand made baskets
- handspun yarn, including some yarn dyed with natural dyes
- woven blankets, pillows and rugs
- felt and woven shrugs and ponchos
- felted soap
- mohair or alpaca socks
- dryer balls
- supplies and tools for spinning and weaving.
Handspun qiviut (muskox) yarn
In the central area we will have a variety of demonstrations over the course of the two days: Guild members demonstrating drop spindles, carding, combing, spinning wheels, weaving, braiding, inkle loom weaving, with samples of their work available for sale at the Guild table.
This is a perfect opportunity to plan for winter activities by signing up for a guild workshop.Want to learn to spin, weave, felt or make baskets? Our workshop schedule will be open for registrations and it’s your chance to get into our popular classes. You can talk to members at length and learn of their shared passion for this dynamic activity.
The venue is lovely, bright and very welcoming. We look forward to meeting you and hope to see you there.
Felted scarf
Handspun yarn
Handmade spindle with handspun yarn
