EVENTS
Join us for an introduction to fish skin tanning workshop with Christel Lanthier of Ferme Fiola Farm
and
Location: Manitoba Craft Council C2 Gallery (329 Cumberland Ave #1, Winnipeg, MB)
For more details and to register:
We are launching our first ever Fibreshed book club!
We will host 4-6 meet-ups during the year to discuss various fibreshed themed books. We will meet up via zoom or in-person depending on participation.
The first book will be Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy by Rebecca Burgess
From the Publisher - Chelsea Green Publishing
From small indy book store Iron Dog Books
By Audio book from Audible (and the large chain stores have it as well)
Mcnally Robinson is out of stock - but call them and request it!
Winnipeg Public Library has two copies
Pembina Fibreshed has 1 copy to be lent out (email connect@fibreshed.com)
Topic: Fibreshed Book Club
Time: Mar 3, 2024 02:00 PM Winnipeg
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84781736086?pwd=UWdLQjFwTndtZG1aZFZTSUZ0MldCQT09
Meeting ID: 847 8173 6086
Passcode: 250548
Please sign up for the book club, so we can send updates and information!
Come check out products from our fibreshed producers at our Wolseley Wool pop up shop (889
Westminster Ave in Winnipeg)
Join us as we demonstrate how to transform flax into linen.
The Cowichan Sweater - Our Knitted Legacy is a documentary film directed, written and produced by Mary Galloway and streaming for free on CBC Gem.
The Cowichan Sweater - Our Knitted Legacy is a documentary film directed, written and produced by Mary Galloway and streaming for free on CBC Gem.
Join us as Mary shares her experience making the film, the future of the Cowichan Sweater and why the connection to Fibreshed.
The film follows the history of the iconic sweater in the Saanich and Cowichan territories on Vancouver Island and the traditional knitters from these communities.
We encourage folks to watch the documentary prior to the talk - streaming free on CBC Gem. This is a presentation by the filmmaker NOT a streaming of the film.
The Speaker Series is a FREE event, but we recommend a $10 donation. Please consider making a donation for the event. All profits from the event will be donated to an organization of the speakers choice. See below to register and donate.
Mary Galloway is an award-winning, Cowichan and mixed settler descent, filmmaker, actor, and fierce trailblazer; paving the way for Indigi-queer content creation. She’s currently based out of Treaty One Territory (Winnipeg). Galloway bravely tells stories that represent marginalized communities in a heartfelt, entertaining, and enlightening manner. Her achievements include being a TIFF Rising Star, a WFF Talent to Watch, a recipient of WIFTV’s Newcomer Award, and being named to The Hollywood Reporter’s list of Breakouts Making An Impact on Hollywood. in 2021 she released her web series “Querencia” on APTN LUMI in Canada and on Revry TV globally. “Querencia” was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards for Best Web Series and the Cogeco Audience Choice Award 2022. Galloway is a graduate of the world-class CFC Director’s Lab.
In 2022 she was one of eight participants selected nationwide to take part in the Academy of Canadian Cinema and TV’s Executive Residency Program. She is currently in pre-development with APTN to take season two of “Querencia” to TV as a half-hour linear show as well as in development on two feature documentaries and her first scripted feature. In early 2023 she co-directed an APTN/BellFund digital series “D dot H”. In June 2023 she directed an episode on the hit Crave/APTN Original series Acting Good Season Two and has been announced as a participant in the Canadian Academy x Warner Brothers Discovery Director’s Program 2023/2024.
The Pembina Fibreshed, Manitoba Fibre Festival and Manitoba Sheep Association are pleased to host Lisa Surber for a weekend hands on workshop on wool quality improvement, grading and classing wool. The workshop will cover these topics:
Wool science & quality
Wool classing and grading
Using wool testing technology to improve wool clip
Factors influencing wool price
Adding value to your wool
This workshop focuses on the commercial side of the sheep and wool industry specifically, but will also be invaluable to anyone involved in the Canadian wool industry.
Prerequisites & Supplies: There are no prerequisites for this workshop. Please wear good quality footwear and clothes that can come into contact with raw/dirty wool. The workshop will be in proximity with live sheep. Please bring a notebook/pen, water bottle and your own lunch
Accommodations: We are looking into a group rate at a hotel in Brandon. If you would like to carpool to Brandon and the event please get in touch at connect@pembinafibreshed.com
Dr. Lisa Surber, PhD was born and raised on a ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta, and is still active in her family’s commercial cattle operation. She obtained her B.S., M.S., and PhD in Animal and Range Sciences from Montana State University. During her time at MSU, she was the managing director of the Montana Wool Lab. Lisa served as a Wool Education Consultant for the American Sheep Industry Association and with WestFeeds as a Ruminant Nutritionist. Lisa now runs her own consulting business providing nutritional expertise for cattle and sheep, wool classing and education services, NSIP certified ultrasounding services, and OFDA on-site wool testing services. Also, she is the Executive Secretary for South Dakota Sheep Growers Association. She is a certified sheep ultrasound technician and an ASI Level 4 wool classer and instructor.
Saturday - Sunday February 4-5
10am - 4pm
Atkinson Livestock (Brandon, MB)
Directions to Atkinson Livestock - From Brandon go Approximately 4 miles west on highway one then turn north on highway 270 (signed to Rapid city) go 2.5 miles north, watch for campers on the west side of the road and the yard is directly on the north side of the yard with all the campers. #62094 is drive marker number and there is a sign on the driveway "Atkinson Livestock"
Cost: $180 for the weekend (this includes coffee/tea snacks throughout the day) Please bring your own lunch.
We have a block of rooms reserved at the ____________________ hotel in Brandon for a discounted rate of _________________ just use the code “Wool Workshop”
The Speaker Series is a FREE event. Please consider making a donation for the event. All profits from the event will be donated to the Deer Spirit Indigenous Agriculture Site in Winnipeg.
Join us in a mending movement — to slow down, to build relationship with our material culture, to create community. Every stitch, every mend can be an act of resistance to the destructive fast-fashion industry our material culture is steeped in. We’re hosting a Community Mending Day
We have teamed up with Reclaim Mending and Winnipeg Sews for this day to come together and repair our worn and beloved textiles. Whether you have previous mending experience or you’re just getting started, we invite you to join us!
“When we mend, we’re able to prolong the life of our textiles, buy fewer items, and more easily remove our financial support from industries that don’t align with our values.” ”
Saturday, January 14
1pm - 4pm
Norberry-Glenlee Community Centre (26 Molgat off St Mary’s Road)
$5 - $25 Sliding Scale (This cost will help us cover the event and any excess will go towards subsidizing future workshops/classes for folks that experience barriers to participation. No one will be turned away.)
Drop in / Come and Go. No registration required.
There will be mending tools to use during the day, there will also be tools and supplies to purchase by Mawdsley Fibre Arts, Reclaim Mending and Nine Ten Publications
What to Bring: Bring your mending projects and tools (materials will also be provided)
Mending “Help Desk” - Anna-Marie of Reclaim Mending will be one of our mending experts for the day and can assist with repairs and questions and offer advice.
Mending Tools & Space - Winnipeg Sews will also have some sewing machines and tables available for use during the day for your mending!
Community Mending Circle - This will be a chance to sit as community and mend our clothing. Learning from each other, sharing tools and materials and tips and to further the conversation around slow clothing and fibreshed.
A huge thanks to our Community Mending Day Sponsors: Marshall Fabric, Winnipeg Sews, and Reclaim Mending
If you have never mended anything before this is definitely a day FOR YOU! It will be a supportive environment with tools and materials and lots of experienced folks to help you learn how to mend your clothing!
We will be doing a few raffles during the community mending day for some tools and supplies for all your mending needs. We will be offering one mending kit raffle online for those that want to support the event but cannot attend (you must be in Manitoba however) Please check out the button below to buy your online raffle ticket - draw will be made on Monday, January 16
This mending gift basket is filled with everything you need to get your mend on. Generously donated by Marshalls Fabric in Winnipeg. These tools will help you no matter what stage of your mending journey you are at! Including but not limited to:
scissors
thread
needles
sew on patches
measuring tape
The proceeds of this raffle will go to support the work of the Pembina Fibreshed and promoting, local, sustainable textiles in our region in Manitoba.
Raffle entries must be from within Manitoba.
Items included in the mending Basket - Raffle tickets are $5 each
Expand your spinning knowledge beyond sheep's wool in this hands-on class. Bring your wheel or spindle and sample several different types of fibre: alpaca, mohair, silk and combinations. Experiment with ways to process, blend and spin these types of fibre. This class comes with an ample goody bag; you'll have a few ounces of several different fibres to take home and continue learning after the class is over. You must be able to spin to take this class.
Students please bring: spinning wheel or spindle, and a favourite processing tool, if you have one: a flick carder, hand cards or portable combs. The instructor will also bring processing tools so we can experiment with blending processed roving.
Joanne Seiff is the author of three books, including Knit Green and Fiber Gathering. She’s a long time spinner and knitter, and occasional dyer and weaver. Her fibre arts articles have appeared in Spin-Off, Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits and other fibre arts publications. Joanne has a long time interest in the huge variety of fibres available for spinning. She wants to encourage spinners to explore diversity in their fibre choices. She believes this experimentation and exploration widens our knowledge as spinners. She’s enthusiastic about the history of diversity --from crossbred sheep, fibre plants and rare breed animal conservation.
Mending Workshop
Join Anna-Marie Janzen of Reclaim Mending and learn some new mending skills. We will cover some basic sewing stitches vital for mending projects, as well as how to patch clothes (including knits), mend tears, and darn your socks! We will also cover how to do visible mending - because why hide your beautiful handiwork?
Students should bring (If possible):
- anything that needs mending (small tears, holes in jeans, knit holes)
- sewing supplies such as needles, and thread
- fabric and/or thread scissors
Provided materials
- needles
- thread
- patching materials
- patching yarn/thread
- hand-outs
Bio:
My name is Anna-Marie Janzen, I am the owner/operator of Reclaim Mending, a Winnipeg-based clothing repairs and alterations service.
I started sewing when I was 3 years old, at the feet of my grandmother. Years of a love of sewing and mending, and a passion for fair fashion has led me to embark on this journey of small business. My goal is to help people make their clothes last - so we can all reduce our consumption and the strain we put on the planet and on humanity with the fast fashion industry.
Tuesday, August 28th 6-8pm
St. Vital Park (Winnipeg)
Interested in fibre production and want to start small? Come learn about angora rabbits! These furry fibre friends friends allow urban and rural dwellers alike to produce their own fibre. Angora fiber from rabbits is soft and silky, and much warmer than wool. Learn about basic care and grooming of Angora rabbits and meet AJ an urban dwelling Satin Angora.
Instructor: Bronwyn Turnbull
Bronwyn is an urban dwelling farming enthusiast who does their best to make urban space into both sustainable food and fibre. Bronwyn has knitted for 15 years and got into fibre production after looking for ways to produce fibre in an urban setting. They fell in love with angora rabbits and now have two. They hope to expand their fibre flock (in a rural setting) to include sheep and angora goats.
Saturday August 18, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Registration fee: $70 includes all materials.
Pembina Hills Arts Centre (352 Stephen Street, Morden Manitoba)
Instructor: Tamara Klassen
Learn to add beautiful colours to natural fibres using plant dyes in this workshop with textile artist Tamara Klassen. Participants will process samples of cotton, silk, linen, and wool in dye baths prepared with plant material grown in southern Manitoba. You will go home with a journal record of your work and the knowledge to carry on your own dye projects in the future.
Tamara Klassen is a textile artist from Southern Manitoba. After learning to sew from her grandmother at a young age, she developed a love for textiles early on. Her work focuses on traditional artisan techniques, learned from her travels around the world, mixed with a modern design aesthetic. Working with predominately natural fibres and plant dyes such as indigo, she creates one-of-a-kind art pieces and home goods using resist-dyeing methods.
Learn how to start your own dye garden -- which plants provide reliable dyes, how to grow them in our fibreshed, and how to harvest them for dyeing. Participants will go home with some seeds and plants for their gardens. A follow up workshop in late summer will focus on using home grown dyes on natural fibres.
Sunday May 6, 2018
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Henderson Library (1 - 1050 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg)
Cost: $40 (non members), $36 (members)
Please bring a notebook and a pen.
Have you always wanted to raise sheep? Are you ready to grow your own wool? Or expand your existing farming plans? This workshop will be a beginner workshop on how to start raising sheep. The workshop will be hands on, at a working fibre farm.
Sunday, April 22 2018
10am - 5pm
Long Way Homestead Fibre Farm (East of Winnipeg)
Cost: $65 Member Price $70 non-member price (light lunch is included)
The workshop will be facilitated by Margaret Brook, Linda Glowacki and Anna Hunter. Business partners Margaret and Linda established Leafhaven Shetlands in 2009 with three shetland ewes and a keen interest in spinning and felting. It has since grown to include nearly the entire Shetland rainbow of fleece colours and patterns and a thriving fibre flock. Anna Hunter is a first-generation sheep farmer, having only had a sheep farm for 2 years Anna brings the perspective of a new farmer who has had to learn everything from scratch, with the help of mentors, books and lots of mistakes Anna knows first hand what is involved in starting a fibre flock from square one. This workshop will rely heavily on the Canadian Code of Practise for raising sheep, and other great resources.
Flock Considerations (breed, budgets, timing and resources)
Infrastructure (fencing, shelter and handling)
Sheep Basics (feed, health, breeding and lambing)
Shearing and Marketing (getting the most out of your wool)
This cost of course will be a one-day starter course, with resources to take away and utilize for your own flock considerations.
Please bring a pen, notebook, rubber boots (if you live on a livestock farm please wash thoroughly before attending workshop), warm jacket or sweater - we will be outside.
What is a Fibreshed and why it is important: Join us for an afternoon presentation on the concept of fibreshed and the specifics of the Pembina Fibreshed and how it will affect fibre farming, production, dyeing and design in Manitoba and beyond.
Sunday, February 4 2018
2pm - 4pm
Henderson Library (1 - 1050 Henderson Hwy)
Free Event
