2023 - 2024 Season Schedule and Contact Information

Our meetings are held in the Community Hall at the Oliver Community Centre (6359 Park Dr) starting at 10am unless otherwise noted in the Schedule below.
For more information, email: desertsagespinnersweavers@gmail.com

September 7, 2023 Drop-In

September 14, 2023 MEETING

September 21, 2023 Drop-In

September 28, 2023 Drop-In

October 5, 2023 Drop-In

October 12, 2023 MEETING - Membership Dues DUE

October 19, 2023 Soup Day

October 26, 2023 Drop-In

November 2, 2023 Drop-In

November 9, 2023 MEETING

November 16, 2023 Drop-In

NOV 17th & 18th CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR

November 23, 2023 Drop-In

November 30, 2023 Drop-In

December 7, 2023 Drop-In

December 14, 2023 MEETING - POT LUCK - CHRISTMAS PARTY

January 4, 2024 Drop-In

January 11, 2024 MEETING

January 18, 2024 Drop-In

January 25, 2024 Drop-In

February 1, 2024 Drop-In

February 8, 2024 MEETING

February 15, 2024 Soup Day

February 22, 2024 Drop-In

February 29, 2024 Drop-In

March 7, 2024 Drop-In

March 14, 2024 MEETING

March 21, 2024 Drop-In

March 28, 2024 Drop-In

April 4, 2024 Drop-In

April 11, 2024 MEETING

April 18, 2024 Soup Day

April 25, 2024 Drop-In

May 2, 2024 Drop-In

May 9, 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS

May 16, 2024 Drop-In

May 23, 2024 Drop-In

May 30, 2024 Drop-In

June 6, 2024 Drop-In - Meeting Room A & B

June 13, 2024 MEETING - POT LUCK - END OF SEASON!

JUN 24th to 28th STUDIO WEEK - QUAIL’S NEST

A Special Item in our Mar 2023 Show and Tell

Amanda presented her amazing knitted oversize Queen Blanket/Coverlet for her bed. It took her 2 1/2 months. She created the pattern herself saying "I based the pattern off of various knit Chevron patterns that are available online. Each stripe of color is an entire skein, for 11 skeins in total. It was a simple, soothing knit, even though it took so long". [Ed. note: We were all stunned that it only took her that amount of time 😲 ] The centre ridges are comprised of a dbl decrease/increase combination. She used 4mm needles and 22 sts/in as recommended for the yarn. The yarn is Estelle Eco Tweed, 50%wool/25%Alpaca/25%vicose. Estelle Yarns describes the yarn as follows:

"Eco Tweed DK is a wonderful yarn for use next to the skin – from sweaters and shawls, to classic accessories! Because the GOTS classes all shorn animal fibres as “wool” (which is also consistent with Canadian Government Textile Labelling Standards), we have to call it wool, but it’s actually 50% Wool, 25% Alpaca (which accounts for the luxurious softness of this yarn) and 25% Cellulosic Viscose (Lyocell.) A little-known fact is that many viscose fibres are toxic to the environment – the viscose in Eco Tweed DK is very different! Using the Lyocell process, this viscose is completely benign and free of any toxic chemicals! Because this yarn is woolen spun, more air is trapped alongside the fibres, giving it a larger number of meters per skein. Woolen spun yarns are loftier, more elastic and lighter in weight, making for a luxuriously soft knit!"