The guild is located at Oceanside, on Vancouver Island, B.C. with 31 members. Guild purpose is to encourage and teach the art of Weaving and Spinning and all related fields of this art.

Our meetings are held on the third Monday of the month, Sept. to June, with an informal spinning group getting together most Wednesdays.

It all started with 8 students, an instructor and a desire to learn to weave. The year was 1989, the instructor Elaine Duncan, resident artist at the Old School House Arts Centre and the students were fibre enthusiasts from the Parksville/Qualicum Beach area on Vancouver Island, B.C. Alice Ross was a mentor to this fledgling group.

The group met informally in people’s homes for the next few years, until the number of members and looms became unwieldy. Looking for a permanent location the group incorporated as a non-profit society in 1991, In 1998, with the assistance of community volunteers, renovations were started in the 2 rooms upstairs in the train station, called The Loft. On Feb. 1, 1999 our guild moved into its present permanent location. Over the years we have participated in sheep to shawl events, workshops, and demonstrated at various local community group events.

In 2000, the guild hosted the Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast, Weavers and Spinners Retreat at Tight-Na-Mara. Twice annually, the guild holds a sale, at the Rotary; House, one for two days in the spring, and one the last Saturday of Nov.

ANWG Rep:
Wendy Campbell email
262 Hamilton Avenue
Parksville B.C.
V9P 2VP
250 951-2399