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    cuijunting
    • Mar 3
    • 1 min

    Battery Point changes for 10 March

    Due to the unavailability of the rooms at St Georges Church in Battery Point, the meeting for Thursday 10 March will take place in Dru...
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    Annual General Meeting & Statewide General Meeting
    cuijunting
    • Feb 24
    • 1 min

    Annual General Meeting & Statewide General Meeting

    The Guild Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Saturday 5 March. The start time has been brought forward slightly, and will now begin...
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    cuijunting
    • Jan 11
    • 3 min

    Message from Guild President Di Kearney

    A Happy New Year to you all. I am writing in relation to Summer Day at Ross (Jan 22nd). In light of the situation with Covid,...
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    cuijunting
    • Jan 10
    • 1 min

    Important update re: Battery Point meetings

    Due to the recent events surrounding COVID19, there will be a delay in the resumption of meetings at Battery Point. The regular Thursday...
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    cuijunting
    • Jan 6
    • 1 min

    Before you head out to a meeting

    Most meetings do not pick up again until late January, depending on the day that the Group meets. Battery Point, for example, does not...
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    Beginner Weaver Retreat
    yarnstore
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Beginner Weaver Retreat

    On Friday October 22 Poatina once more saw an influx of weavers. This time it was a workshop for beginner weavers. I had been waiting...
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    yarnstore
    • Sep 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    My Long Lock Down in Hobart

    In October 2019 I came back from Copenhagen to spend a few months with my son, daughter, and grandkids. My husband came for Christmas and...
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    yarnstore
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hobart Show Invitation to Prospective Craft Exhibitors for the Royal Hobart Show in 2021

    Firstly, the show will go on except, if there is a lock down declared by the State Government. Please consider entering this show as it...
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    Tour De Fleece comes to Launceston
    yarnstore
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Tour De Fleece comes to Launceston

    Launceston branch had our medal ceremony and afternoon tea today to celebrate our Tour spinning. We had about 12 spinners involved....
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    Traveller’s Cloak Exhibition
    yarnstore
    • Aug 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Traveller’s Cloak Exhibition

    "What journey this has been!” It all began on 13 December 2017 when Joyce, Sara, Kathy, Tara and Jai viewed the Bicentennial Tapestry...
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    My Fibre Journey
    yarnstore
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    My Fibre Journey

    Written by Rowena I have just retired (for the third time) and many of you may know me as the face behind The Lucky Ewe the little bricks...
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    cuijunting
    • Jul 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Anniversary Workshops - registrations open 30 July

    In case you missed the news, the registration for workshops will be staggered across July and August. This will enable the Workshop team...
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    Poatina Diary
    yarnstore
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Poatina Diary

    Written by Kerry Day 1. As a first-time attendee and new member of the guild I felt awkward and unsure of my “place” in the hall, the...
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    yarnstore
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Life in Lockdown

    Written by Barbara in Sydney Today I should have been at the Sydney Craft Show! Instead, I am in lockdown….for the third time! My mother...
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    cuijunting
    • Jul 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    50th Anniversary Workshops

    Over the course of the rest of 2021 and again in 2022, the Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers Guild of Tasmania will launch a series of...
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    cuijunting
    • Jun 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    A tale of Twisted ply and the kindness of strangers

    We recently had a letter from a knitter who was struggling with a singles that kept twisting back on itself. The knitter persisted...
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    A Number of Innovative and Useful Ideas Noticed at Poatina
    yarnstore
    • Jun 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Number of Innovative and Useful Ideas Noticed at Poatina

    Di has been dealing with some tension issues on her warp and has compiled some of her own ideas and some she found at Poatina, for...
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    Poatina Experience: Written by Amanda
    yarnstore
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Poatina Experience: Written by Amanda

    When I had heard regular participants of the Poatina weavers’ retreat talk about their time there, they seemed to really enjoy both the...
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    cuijunting
    • Apr 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Deloraine Open Day 24 April

    Mark your calendars for the Deloraine Open Day, Saturday 24 April 2021. 10 am - 3 pm to be held at the Deloraine Community House, 112 Emu...
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    Meet your new Committee
    cuijunting
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Meet your new Committee

    The Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers Guild Tasmania Inc held their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 27th March 2021. Part of the Agenda...
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