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The Handspinners and
Weavers Guild of South Australia
has been assisting South Australians in the fields of spinning, weaving and associated crafts since 1963. |
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We help maintain skills and techniques that have been passed down for generations and encourage the development of new techniques and ideas that make our crafts more relevant to modern lifestyles. Our crafts know no national boundary and are as ancient as human history. The threads of spinning and weaving bind us to our ancestors, but our crafts are as modern as today and continue to develop and change. Our aim is to promote the growth of spinning, weaving, and associated crafts, which are a part of the heritage of the world. |
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NEW ON OUR WEBSITE: Advertisements from The Guild News are now included on this website. Click on the "For Sale' button above to view them.
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Our Guild Hall & Little Glory Gallery are located at: 196 South Road, Mile End, South Australia. (Parking is at the rear of the complex and accessed from Lurline Street.) |
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Official business meetings are held at: 12:15 on the first Saturday in the month (except January) in the Guild Hall. Fleece and yarn sales, a trading table, equipment hire and our library are open from 10:30 am - 12:00 noon. Tea and coffee are available for a small fee.
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Our postal address is: PO Box 163, Torrensville Plaza, South Australia 5031 Our Phone number is: (08) 8352 4843 Our email address is: |
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How to find us via public transport: Take buses 130-139 (not the 135X or F) from Grenfell Street or Currie Street, Adelaide to stop number 3 on Henley Beach Road. Cross South Road at the lights, turn left along South Road to the corner of Lurline St (which is the 2nd street south of Henley Beach Road) to our Guild Hall.
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in finding our more about spinning, weaving and related crafts or other
Guilds around Australia?
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Fibres (hand painted rovings, silk tops and yarns. Also sari silks, unusual fibres and more) now available from a website: | ||
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Australian Spinning & Weaving Guilds (in capital cities) |
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Australian Capital Territory: |
Canberra Spinners and Weavers Inc. PO Box 622, Dickson, ACT 2602, ph. (02) 6247 1048 (Meetings at: 'Kurrajong', cnr. Sherbrooke & Angas St, Ainslie ACT) www.csw.org.au |
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New South Wales: |
Hand Weavers and Spinners Guild of New South Wales, PO Box 578, Burwood, NSW 1805 (Meetings at: 205 Burwood Road, Burwood) |
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Queensland: |
Queensland Spinners, Weavers & Fibre Artists Ltd. PO Box 1271, Milton Business Centre, Milton Qld. 4064 ,ph. (07) 3371 0009. fax (07) 3371 0177 (Meetings at: 12 Payne Street, Auchenflower) office@qldspinners.org.au |
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Tasmania: |
Handweavers, Spinners & Dyers Guild of Tasmania PO Box 674, Sandy Bay, Tas., 7006 |
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Victoria: |
Handweavers & Spinners Guild of Victoria 12-20 Shakespeare St., Carlton North, Vic. 3054, ph. 9347 3088 or fax 9347 3108 |
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Western Australia: |
Handweavers', Spinners' and Dyers' Guild of Western Australia Inc, PO Box 446, Inglewood, WA 6932, ph. 9370 5004 (Meetings at: Alexander Park Craft House, Clyde Rd, Menora) |
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Regular Spinning or Weaving Events in Australia: |
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Highland Spin-in and Longest Thread Competition (entry forms due in Dec every second year) PO Box 59, Bothwell, Tasmania 7030 enquiries@bothwellspinin.com |
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International Back to Back Wool Challenge (in which teams of spinners and knitters shear a sheep, spin the wool and knit a jumper and raise money for Cancer research on or before 7th June each year. Overall organisation of the event is handled by Wendy Dennis in Victoria). www.tardwarncoort.com |
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Useful Web Addresses From Around the World: |
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NEW WEBSITE!
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Fibres (hand painted rovings, silk tops and yarns. Also sari silks, unusual fibres and more) now available from a website: | ||
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Ashford (makers of spinning and weaving equipment) |
Handweavers Guild of America: |
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Ruthe Stowe's Weaving World (a useful source of all sorts of spinning and weaving information) |
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Interweave Press (publishers of books and magazines on spinning and weaving) |
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