The Midnight Shuttles Spinners and Weavers Guild is a small group of dedicated people who came together in 1979 with the common interest of weaving and spinning. There were eleven original members and four of these continue as members in 2009.

Our name comes not from our semi-northern location but from the common time of day original members found in their busy lives to practice their creativity with fibre. Our meetings are held the first Thursday evening of the month from September to June.

Our membership has consistently run between 20 and 25 members. New members have joined us by obtained information about the guild in a variety of ways. In the early years the guild held annual community sales and fashion shows of our creations. These included demonstrations of weaving and spinning as well as information about the guild.
New members are welcomed with an information package containing the guild history and a copy of our constitution and policies. Mentoring is done by a number of members for beginner weavers and spinners and all new members are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings.

We have a lending library and equipment for loan which is available to all members. The library and equipment are stored at members’ homes which facilitates informal connecting within the membership. Our library contains numerous books on weaving and spinning, the latest copies of Handwoven and Spin Off magazines as well as the newsletters from the Greater Vancouver Guild of Weavers and Spinners, Assoc. of North West Weavers Guilds and the Guild of Canadian Weavers.

Our monthly meeting includes a show and tell time for members to exhibit their recent accomplishments and ask for assistance, share new information or a new idea. Each meeting includes a scheduled program where a member demonstrates or teaches a fibre related project. Our June meeting traditionally includes dyeing yarns and fleece that creates a summer challenge for individual members in using these fibres.

In 2009 we celebrated to our 30th anniversary celebrations which included a display at the Campbell River and District Public Art Gallery in October and a dinner for all members.

Midnight Shuttles Contact Information:

President: Edith Stewart  Email
Rep: Lynn Hilton E-mail

Midnight Shuttles Guild of Spinners & Weavers
PO Box 372
Campbell River, British Columbia.
Canada
BC, V9W 5B7

updated 12/11