EVENTS

The Northern Fibres Guild has regular monthly meetings, held on the second Tuesday of each month (Jan-June, Sept-Dec) at 7pm in the TC Richards Building at 302 Steele St. in downtown Whitehorse. You will find us downstairs!

In addition, the NFG regularly organizes workshops in the fibre arts, drawing on both local and outside artists and artisans as instructors.

Other events for NFG members include pot-luck socials in June and December, informal knitting circles and dye days, and an annual weekend retreat held in the spring. 

2024 is our 50th Anniversary and we have been celebrating!

Threads of Change exhibit

Our anniversary exhibit, Threads of Change: Celebrating 50 years of the Northern Fibres Guild, is being hosted in the  community gallery at the Yukon Art Centre for December through January. There will be an art opening from 5-7 pm on Thursday, 28 Nov. 2024. 
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The centrepiece of the exhibit is our Yukon Climate Stripes tapestry, which was collectively woven by ~30 NFG members during July at the Jenni House arts residency in Whitehorse. Come check out this amazing piece of collaborative creation, and the many additional inspiring pieces made by our members.
Golden Anniversary Socials:
We have held five socials this year for past, present and new members to come out and socialize. It was great to meet up with everyone!
  • January 20th - Knitting 
  • February 24th - Spinning
  • March 23rd - Felting
  • April 20th - Dyeing
  • October 19th - Weaving

​50th Anniversary Retreat
​and Workshop


We stayed at Fox Bay Retreat for 6 fibre-packed days in September. In addition to member-led workshops on tablet weaving and contact dyeing, we hosted an outside artist for a special workshop: The Poetics of Landscape
with Bettina Matzkuhn (www.BettinaMatzkuhn.ca)

Past workshops and Activities

2023 Workshops and Activities for members
  • Beginning Spinning 
    ​Instructor: Janice Brodie 
    ​Date: February 18th, 2023
  • 1 day Warping Workshop  Instructor: Barb Bowen
    Feb, 2023
  • Fibres Guild Drop-in
    March 4th, 2023, 1 - 4 pm
  • UFO Jamboree,  (Unfinished Objects)
    April 1, 2023, 1-4pm
  • Katazome Workshop with Brian Whitehead
    August 25-27, 2023

OTHER Events


  • Threads of Change exhibit at Yukon Arts Centre, Dec 2024-Jan 2025
  • June pot-luck
  • Arts in the Park fibre demonstrations (summer)
  • Cranberry Market at KDCC (14 Dec. 2024)
  • December pot-luck

MeeTings

• Second Tuesday of each month, except during summer
• Find us in the downstairs boardroom of the TC Richards building
• Meetings start at 7 pm and usually include a member's show and tell, book review, and an evening program
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