Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters' Guild

The moment we've all been waiting for is here: the list of confirmed vendors for the is LIVE on our website! https://www.kwkg.ca/fair/vendors/ Start your shopping lists/wishlists now!

Applications are still open until Sunday night, and more vendors will be added as those applications are processed.

Prospective Knitters' Fair vendors, please make sure you have your applications in by midnight EDT on June 30th -- that's THIS Sunday night! Apply online at https://www.kwkg.ca/fair/register-to-be-a-vendor/.

Please note that all the booth-and-a-half spots are filled (and there's a waiting list), so you'll need to choose between one or two full booths (or a micro market spot if you're a newer vendor).

Welcome to our new and returning KWKG board members! Without all of you we would not have a Guild!
President - Katherine Matthews
Vice President - Laura Weeks
Treasurer - Sharon Parkinson
Membership - Tasha Glover
Communications:
- Newsletter - Liz Goheen
- Social Media - Anna Aceto-Guerin
Secretary - Debbie Bolt
Programming - Brooke Southgate and Marcia Parker
Webmanager - Joan Harris
Member at Large - Rosemary Kohler

Specialists:
Account Manager - Dianne Littleton
Library - Miriam Heyen
Knitters Fair - Jen Horsepool
Adjudicated Show - Jj (Junlan) Li
Virtual Show & Tell - Rosemary Kohler
Door Prize - Liz Goheen
Volunteer email - Bev Mawdsley

Join us tonight for our monthly board meeting at 7pm this evening. All members are welcome!

Join us tomorrow night at our regular monthly meeting and year end AGM.

Along with out speaker Stephanie ERP we will be covering the year end reports of our board members who will be sharing what they have been up to this year.

Our speaker, Stephanie Erp co-owner of a lovely yarn shop in Montreal called, Espace Tricot will be sharing her views on recent trends and reports from mainstream fashion, share observations from the point of view of a local yarn shop owner, and give an overview of natural and man-made fibres with an eye towards their environmental impact and their longevity. Stephanie was also the adjudicator of the KWKG show in 2023.
Look forward to seeing you all Tuesday at 7:00pm.

Vendor applications for the are OPEN on our website! https://www.kwkg.ca/fair/register-to-be-a-vendor/

Prospective vendors: please read the welcome letter and then fill out the form directly on the page -- this year, there's nothing separate to download/attach/send by email in order to submit your application, it's all right there on our website!

Are the economics of hand-knitting changing? As wool, cashmere, and even 100% cotton clothing disappears from retail racks, could making our own clothes once again be a money-saving - or at least an accessibility - activity?

Join us this month as Stephanie Erp discusses recent trends and reports from mainstream fashion, share observations from the point of view of a local yarn shop owner, and give an overview of natural and man-made fibres with an eye towards their environmental impact and their longevity. Stephanie is a co-owner of a lovely yarn shop in Montreal called, Espace Tricot. You may remember Stephanie as the adjudicator of the KWKG show in 2023.

Meeting is on Tuesday May 14th at 7:00pm.

Friday night knitting vibes!

I'm leading a few workshops at Muskoka Yarn & Fibrefest () - and would love for you to join me!
Choosing the Right Type of Yarn when Substituting
Friday, June 21st
5 pm
Bracebridge Fairgrounds

Sign up here: https://muskokafibrefest.com/product/yarnsub/

KWKG board meeting tonight at 7pm- Members welcome. Click the link in your e-newsletter!

Sunday stash diving for a new WIP anyone?

Now who doesn't love a little Ken,.... I mean Ryan :) #

Our next KWKG board meeting is Tuesday May 7th at 7PM -All members welcome!

The Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters' Guild is thrilled to invite you to our annual Knitters' Fair at the Aud in Kitchener.

Picture this: two arenas full of yarn, fibre, accessories, and tools, all dedicated to knitting and crochet. Vendors include independent dyers, family farms, and local yarn shops from across Ontario (and beyond).

Tickets will be $8, available through the Aud's box office closer to the event. Stay tuned to https://www.kwkg.ca/fair/ for more information, coming soon!

Interested in selling your wares at the Fair? Vendor applications will be available shortly, and will be open until June 30.

Did you know that as a member of the KW Knitters Guild, you can join us for our regular monthly board meetings? Come along and find out what we are planning for our next guild year!

Want to learn more about how you can support the KWKG? We have open Positions on the Guild Board, connect with [email protected] to learn more!

Programming (1 more),
Adjudicated Show Co-ordinator
Library Co-ordinator
Member at Large

Volunteer Opportunity! Help run the guild table for a few hours with another guild member. We'll provide all the needed information. A chance to see what other guilds are doing and check out the Quilt show.
WeftFest St. Jacobs runs from May 24th and/or 25th from 10 am-5 pm. As part of your membership commitment you should, if able, volunteer some of your time. Contact [email protected]:

Check out a workshop with Carolyn J. Parks, a local Needle Felt Artist living in the charming village of St. Jacobs.

More info
https://www.nerudaarts.ca/events

Happy St Paddy's day to our Irish friends! What is green and on your needles?

I think we all know that feeling :)

What's on your needles? What WIPS are you working on? ❔

Did you know that Sally Melville our founding member helped start the K-W Knitters’ Guild in 1986. She knew that she had tapped into something powerful when 140 people showed up for the first meeting. The KWKG Guild, which is the largest in Canada, “benefits from her enthusiasm and energy and in large part it bears her stamp,” said fellow knitter Debbie New. The Guild’s Sally Melville Award has become a yearly tradition and this year we will be donating to one of 3 deserving local fibre arts non profits. Come out to our April meeting to vote on your fav!
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/sally-melville

Thank you to Laura Nelkin! So awesome to have you join us last night at our March Guild meeting!

Check out Laura's designs https://www.nelkindesigns.com/

Meeting tonight! Join us for our regular monthly member meeting. Our speaker Laura Nelkin is a prolific and innovative knitwear designer and pattern maker. Laura has an extensive line of self-published patterns, knitting clubs (The N Club, and Lola's Choice, kits, knit-a-longs, and online classes through Craftsy and YouTube. Her patterns are challenging yet accessible thanks in large part to extensive video tutorials. Laura makes sure that no knitter is ever left behind!

When she isn’t designing or knitting, Laura loves to work on her handmade wardrobe, garden, whip up yummy feasts, travel, and spend lots of time outside."