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,...

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

Most meetings do not pick up again until late January, depending on the day that the Group meets. Battery Point, for example, does not...

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...

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...

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...

Launceston branch had our medal ceremony and afternoon tea today to celebrate our Tour spinning. We had about 12 spinners involved....

"What journey this has been!” It all began on 13 December 2017 when Joyce, Sara, Kathy, Tara and Jai viewed the Bicentennial Tapestry...

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...

In case you missed the news, the registration for workshops will be staggered across July and August. This will enable the Workshop team...

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...

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...

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...

We recently had a letter from a knitter who was struggling with a singles that kept twisting back on itself. The knitter persisted...

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...

When I had heard regular participants of the Poatina weavers’ retreat talk about their time there, they seemed to really enjoy both the...

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...

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

Librarian Eric Cave recently shared his solution to finding a cost effective solution for a bobbin winder. Eric said: "The winding of...

Did you miss attending the 2021 Summer Day in Ross? Although the weather was a bit iffy to start (note to self: pack a tarp in my...