Our annual Yarn and Craft Market will be held Saturday 28 April 2012 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brunswick Town Hall. Free entry. Our 2012 Raffle Rug will be on display and tickets ($2 a ticket) will be available to purchase. The cost for a stall is $35 guild members and $70 non-members. If you [...]
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2012 Yarn and Craft Market – Saturday 28 April 2012
Posted in Events, Wool sales on January 31, 2012 |
Beanie and Tea Cosy Competition Winner
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Margaret’s Winning Beanie – handknitted and felted Our annual Beanie and Tea Cosy Competition was judged at our 1 May Sit and Knit meeting. Our judges Lindy and Valerie found the quality of the beanies and tea cosies was very high and the finishing to be of a very high standard. The 2011 winner is Margaret [...]
Yarn and Craft Market
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Wool sales on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our annual Yarn and Craft Market will be held Saturday 28 May 2011 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brunswick Town Hall. Our Raffle Rug will be on display and tickets available to purchase. We are looking for members to help sell raffle tickets and assist with the Guild’s table. We have a great [...]
Workshop – Finishing Techniques Sunday 15 May 2011
Posted in Events, Workshops on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Finishing Techniques Workshop will be held Sunday 15 May 2011, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Ross House. The tutor is Lucille McDonald. Cost $40 for members/$50 non-members. Contact Valerie (9878 3758) if you would like to attend.
November Sit and Knit
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets, Uncategorized, Wool sales on November 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Out next Sit and Knit meeting is from 2 p.m. on Sunday 7 November at Ross House. Kylie Gussett (http://gusset.net/blog/) will be selling her hand dyed yarns. There will also be a presentation from Marion who is going to spin yarn in Antarctica (http://www.spinningyarninantarctica.com/), and will then auction the yarn to raise funds to help [...]
Wool Show at Lang Lang
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets on September 1, 2010 |
The Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders Association (BCSBA) held their annual wool show at Lang Lang on Sunday 29 August 2010. A small group of members (Valerie, Yvonne, Margaret, Lindy and Anne) went to the show to represent the Handknitters Guild. The show was open from 9.30 a.m. until 3.30 p.m. Members of the Guild donated [...]
Raffle Winners
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous on September 1, 2010 |
The raffle was drawn at 3 pm on August 1 at the Sunday Sit and Knit. The winners are:- 1st Prize - Cathy O’Shannesy 2nd Prize - Helen Classon 3rd Prize – T Errey 4th Prize – Noela Liddy 5th Prize – Marilla from Templestowe Congratulations to the winners. Plans are underway for next year’s raffle throw and the [...]
Thank you and Welcome to new members
Posted in Events, Membership on September 1, 2010 |
Thank you A big thank you to those members who spent a half day at the Handknitters Guild stand at the Quilt and Craft Fair. It would appear that four persons per half day session was quite adequate enabling one or two to spend time away from the stand to look around or participate in [...]
This year our Woolly Weekend was at Heathcote for accommodation and Bendigo for the wool mill and Bendigo Sheep Show, followed by a detour to Castlemaine on the return trip to Melbourne on the Sunday. The weekend was a great success. Thirteen people took part and on Saturday night we had a fantastic “show and tell” to show off [...]
Charity Knitting – Marsupial Pouches
Posted in Events, Membership, Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets on September 1, 2010 |
A thank you from the marsupials and possums for their lovely knitted pouches. Over 2000 pouches have been passed on to the Wildlife Victoria Carers and are very much appreciated. Thanks to everyone who has knitted these pouches. As part of our Charter, the Handknitters Guild Inc support many charities by knitting garments and items for them. Amongst these are Wildlife Victoria with [...]
