Category: Workshops

Dates: Wednesday, November 22
Location: East Lion’s Community Centre – 1731 Churchill Ave
Instructor: Dan Lajoie
Participant Fee: Members $25, Non-Members $40
Material Fee: $5 (for 2/8 cotton – bring your own if you have some – multiple colours)
Equipment to bring: Inkle loom – if possible (A limited number are available to rent for $10), Scissors, Tape Measure or ruler, Inkle loom shuttle

Inkle or belt weaving offers an opportunity to explore the interesting and colourful patterns available to make your own bands.
Pick-up techniques offer added pattern complexity to simple inkle weaving. This class is suitable for registrants who have completed Beginning Inkle Weaving or have equivalent in experience.

Description: In this one evening, hands-on workshop, you will learn how to:
– read and create pick-up designs
– read and create pick-up alphabets
– weave a band to be finished at home

• COVID Protocol for classes
• As of June 1, 2023 – Masks are welcome but not mandatory for the duration of each class
• Compliance with any other Covid-19 protocols set by the East Lions Community Centre

***Cancellation Policy: Participants who cancel their registration up to 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  A participant who finds a replacement for his/her spot within 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  Cancellations within 1 month of workshops (with no replacement found) and “no-shows” will not be refunded.  If the Guild cancels a workshop for any reason, all registration fees will be refunded.  

This Spinning Wheel course is for the person who would like to learn how to spin on a Spinning wheel, while having fun making your own yarn from wool fibres. 

We will cover:

• The working of the spinning wheel
• How to prepare fibres for spinning
• Spinning the yarn
• Finishing yarn

Location: East Lion’s Community Centre in the North Art Room – 1731 Churchill Ave, London, ON

Instructor: Diny Warren

Cost: LDWS Member – $175 , Non-Member – $210 for non-members

Material Fee: $30 to be paid on the first day of class.

The class will have a minimum of 4 students and a maximum of 5. Spinning wheels are available for use during the class. If you have your own please indicate in the registration form

Dates: Saturday, October 21, 28 & November 4th

Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

• COVID Protocol for classes
• As of June 1, 2023 – Masks are welcome but not mandatory for the duration of each class
• Compliance with any other Covid-19 protocols set by the East Lions Community Centre

***Cancellation Policy: Participants who cancel their registration up to 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  A participant who finds a replacement for his/her spot within 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  Cancellations within 1 month of workshops (with no replacement found) and “no-shows” will not be refunded.  If the Guild cancels a workshop for any reason, all registration fees will be refunded.  

Dates: Wednesday, October 18 and 25 – 6:30 – 8:30
Location: East Lion’s Community Centre – 1731 Churchill Ave
Instructor: Dan Lajoie
Participant Fee: Members $50, Non-Members $70
Material Fee: $5 (for 2/8 cotton – bring your own if you have some – multiple colours)
Equipment to bring: Inkle loom – if possible (A limited number are available to rent for $10), Scissors, Tape Measure or ruler, Inkle loom shuttle

This is a two-evening workshop.

Description: In this two evening handson workshop, you will learn how to:
-read and create inkle patterns
-warp an inkle loom
-weave a finished band

• COVID Protocol for classes
• As of June 1, 2023 – Masks are welcome but not mandatory for the duration of each class
• Compliance with any other Covid-19 protocols set by the East Lions Community Centre

***Cancellation Policy: Participants who cancel their registration up to 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  A participant who finds a replacement for his/her spot within 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  Cancellations within 1 month of workshops (with no replacement found) and “no-shows” will not be refunded.  If the Guild cancels a workshop for any reason, all registration fees will be refunded.  

What will be covered in the Class:

• Learn how to warp a loom
• Discover basic weaving techniques & weave structures
• Select appropriate yarns
• Plan a project
• Keep records of your projects
• Follow instruction for projects
• Learn weaving terminology and equipment

Dates: Sunday, October 15, 22, 29 and Nov. 5 and 12
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: East Lions Community Centre – 1731 Churchill Ave, London, ON
Instructor: Kathy Morgan

Cost: Members – $350, Non-Members $380
All materials are included in the cost of the class. This includes the use of a Dorothy table loom, and all required accessories. Yarn is also included.

***Cancellation Policy: Participants who cancel their registration up to 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  A participant who finds a replacement for his/her spot within 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  Cancellations within 1 month of workshops (with no replacement found) and “no-shows” will not be refunded.  If the Guild cancels a workshop for any reason, all registration fees will be refunded.  

Covid-19 protocols for in person courses:

• COVID Protocol for classes
• As of June 1, 2023 – Masks are welcome but not mandatory for the duration of each class
• Compliance with any other Covid-19 protocols set by the East Lions Community Centre

Now that you can make some thread, have you wanted to learn the techniques to spin super soft, fluffy and warm woollen yarns on your spinning wheel or spindle?
Participants will learn to use hand cards to create light and airy rolags from wool.
The class will include woollen techniques of drafting a roving, longdraw, plying and finishing.

Location: 1731 Churchill Ave, London ON – East Lion’s Community Centre

Instructor: Janice Watterworth

Cost: Members – $25, Non-Members – $40

Date: Wednesday, October 11 

Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Participants Requirements: Able to spin a thread on a spindle and /or spinning wheel.

Equipment to bring:

• Handcards
• Working spinning wheel and kit (oil, orifice hook, scissors etc) and/or spindle
• 3 or more bobbins
• Niddy Noddy
• Lazy Kate

Material cost: $15 to Instructor at class

• COVID Protocol for classes
• As of June 1, 2023 – Masks are welcome but not mandatory for the duration of each class
• Compliance with any other Covid-19 protocols set by the East Lions Community Centre

***Cancellation Policy: Participants who cancel their registration up to 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  A participant who finds a replacement for his/her spot within 1 month prior to the start of the workshop will receive a full refund.  Cancellations within 1 month of workshops (with no replacement found) and “no-shows” will not be refunded.  If the Guild cancels a workshop for any reason, all registration fees will be refunded.  

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