Calling All Knitters!

“Click” your knitting needles together and help prevent infant
abuse! We need your help to knit PURPLE baby caps
for a new campaign to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome and
Infant Abuse.

Knit or crochet as many as you like from 5 to 50. Caps will
be collected from now until the end of October and distributed
during the month of November to new babies.
By knitting caps you will be helping to educate parents
about the Period of PURPLE Crying, a time when babies cry
more than any other time and can be very frustrating for parents.
Please knit and drop off or mail your PURPLE newborn
baby caps, as many as you like, to be received no later than
October 26, 2011 to:

Claire Yambao, Provincial Program Coordinator
Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome BC
BC Children’s Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Room K1-201
Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4
www.clickforbabies.org Become a fan on Facebook or
follow us on Twitter @PurpleCrying.

BC Drop Off Locations for PURPLE Caps
To all our wonderful knitters and crocheters…. We have additional
drop off locations for caps! If you are unable to drop
off or mail caps to our office at BC Children’s Hospital, no
problem! We have yarn stores throughout the province who
have graciously agreed to be collection sites. Just drop off
your baby caps to one of the stores below and they will send
the caps to our office directly.

Lizzie Bits Baby Co.
204-450 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC
250-374-8706
Mon-Thurs & Sat 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-8pm; Sun 12pm-5pm

88 Stitches
21183 88 Avenue, Suite 602, Langley, BC
604-888-6689
Tues-Sat 10am-5pm!

We are now accepting vendor applications for the 2011 “Christmas in Cloverdale: Gift and Craft Marketplace”.  This event features juried vendors selling gift and craft items.  That’s not all though!  For our visitors we have visits with Santa, Joseph the Magician entertaining children of all ages, face painting, food concession etc…  Decorated for the Christmas season with Christmas trees, white lights and more we will be transforming Shannon Hall and the Alice McKay building at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds into a Christmas shopping experience to remember. This exciting event is the largest of it’s kind in Surrey and will be heavily advertised via newspapers, flyers, signage, billboard, online advertising (both paid and unpaid) as well as other means of promotion.   New this year  there will be no admission charged!

In case you are unfamiliar with this venue it is on the very busy 176 Street (Hwy. 15). On the same grounds as the Cloverdale race track and Fraser Downs Casino.   There is ample free parking and it is wheelchair & stroller accessible.

Visit our website to find out how you can be a part of the annual “Christmas in Cloverdale” and reach potential customers  throughout the Lower Mainland.  We offer a convenient online or downloadable (PDF) application form.  Register early and take advantage of free exposure via our website’s featured vendors area.

Sincerely,

Heather Harasymow
t. 778 385-3769
web: christmasincloverdale.com
Email: cicmarketplace@live.ca

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For the first meeting in our 2011 – 2012 schedule on Thursday September 15
at night starting at 7:30 pm, some of you are presenting in a BIG SHOW AND
TELL about your experiences at the recent ANWG conference. The
organization for that night is loose and friendly, so that your completed
or partly completed projects, work & idea books and general impressions
can be shared with the rest of us.

We have an exciting program year coming up, focusing on wearables. To start things off, September’s program will be led by guild members and will highlight the many ways we can approach wearables. Sondra Rose will talk about wearables made from hand-woven fabric for which little shaping is required once the fabric leaves the loom.  Barbara Snow will go through some ideas about sewing with your precious hand-woven fabric and getting good results. Donna Hunter will discuss and show us some of her wonderful wearable felt. Bring your own approaches as well, and your questions. It should be fun!

The meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at St. James Presbyterian Church’s lower level meeting room at 910 14^th St. in Bellingham. Admission is free.

For further information about the Whatcom Weavers Guild, visit www.whatcomweaversguild.org or contact Sheri Ward, info@whatcomweaversguild.org or 360-961-4956.

Back to Wool Sale!

Seven days of savings!

September 10, 2011
to
September 16, 2011

25% off the following overstocked items:

*Birkeland Labeled Slivers

*6-Strand (Buffalo Wool) Yarn

*Cone Yarns

*Sale items not to be combined with any other discounts or discount cards.
*No rain checks or adjustments on previous sales.
*Sale also applies to mail orders/online orders.
*All sale items are final sale. Back to Wool Sale!

Knitting Lessons: Socks with Joan Schrouder

Join us for a special 3-hour class, “Shockin’ Stockin’s Hybrid” taught by famous knitter Joan Shrouder.

Description: Turn your world topsy-turvy by knitting stockings from the toes UP – Why??? Because it lets you use limited quantities of yarn to their best advantage (leg or cuff length can be for as long as you have yarn to knit), because pattern stitches will be RIGHT-SIDE UP on socks (unless you stand on your head!) and because it’s fun to do things differently! Box toe and conventional heel flap and gusset heels will also be covered. No longer will a too-tight CO become an issue; if BO is too tight, it’s easy to undo and redo more loosely.

Knitting Lessons: Custom Sweater with Joan Schrouder

Join us for a special 6-hour class, “Your Own Customized Set-In Sleeve Sweater” taught by famous knitter Joan Shrouder.

Description: Are you tired of: Ill-fitting armholes? Running out of yarn as you get to that last sleeve cap? Ending up with sleeves too long or too short? Trying to sew sleeves in neatly?

Then come find out how you can take the basic “rules” of sweater construction and customize them to your size and desired ease. Top-down construction can be tried on at any time to check fit. Side seams are eliminated which minimizes time needed for finishing and automatically matches horizontal st patterns and color bands, especially useful if you’re using self-striping variegated yarns. Body and sleeve lengths can be adjusted to available yarn amounts, helping ensure you’ll never run out of yarn at an inopportune time.

Joan’s plan is for a top-down sweater so that you can get through the upper body yoke and work enough of a set-in sleeve from the top-down so you can try it on and check for fit while she is available for consultation and problem-solving. You’ll be able to complete the body and sleeve lengths based on your calculations and class notes after the trip is over.

Birkeland Bros. Wool Ltd.
3573 Main Street
Vancouver BC V5V 3N4
604-874-4734

www.VancouverWoolShop.com

A “Whole Lot of Art” will be held in the parking lot of Watershed Artworks Gallery & Gift Shop at 11425-84th Ave. N. Delta, SundaySept.11th. In addition to vendor displays the event will include music & food. This will be the very first of an event which we wish to continue & expand in the summer of 2012. This day will also celebrate the official grand opening of our Gallery & Gift Shop.

If you would like to be part of this event –

* Payment to participate must be included with your completed application. You may pay by cash, cheque( please no post dated cheques) or Visa/MasterCard. Application & payment can be dropped off at or mailed to:

Watershed Artworks

11425 – 84th Ave. Delta BC. V4C 2L9

* Please submit by Sept. 1st, 2011

Things to know for the day:

Date: Sunday September 11th, 2011 Time: 12:00 – 5:00pm

Location: 11425 – 84th Ave. N. Delta

Check-in: 10:00 – 11:00am

* Vendor spaces are 10’ X 10’. As a vendor you are responsible for providing your own tables, chairs, display units & tent. We will run rain or shine; a covering in either instance would be advisable.

* Please check in by 11am. Allow yourself time to be fully set-up by 11:45am.

* Market will run until 5pm. No early takedowns.

* All sales will be put through a main cash desk. Supplies will be provided to each vendor to record their sales. Once all accounting is complete, cheques will be issued to vendors by Watershed Artworks.

* Food Vendors – All prepared food items must meet the Fraser Health Authority regulations and be approved by the District Health Inspector of the South Fraser Public Health Unit ( Phone # 604-507-5478) Proper documentation to be displayed.

Cancellation Policy

72 hours notice must be given via phone or email for a refund to be issued. There will be no refunds for weather related issues. For this or any questions,

Contact:

June Bergen-Holt Phone: 604-572-5128 Email: june.bergen.holt@gmail.com

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The South Cariboo Weavers, Spinners & Fibre Artists Guild invite you to our upcoming show Fibre to Art (and everything in between).

The talented members of our Guild will show the myriad ways in which fibre can be used in the creation of both fine art and ordinary everyday objects. Our feature room “Cariboo Contemporary, the Handcrafted Home” with have work in other media from artists and artisans in the area. Our hope is to show not only the artfulness of fibre art and craft but also how it can enhance our lives, homes and wardrobes. We hope to see you there.

Thank you,

Martha Cloudesley, committee chair

September 16 to November 05, 2011
Parkside Art Gallery
401 Cedar Ave, 100 Mile House, BC

opening reception: September 16, 5 to 9 pm

billeting available, please RSVP to Martha Cloudesley 250 396 4728 email: ocloud@telus.net

PS. Please feel free to forward this invitation to your friends.

All That Glitters – Ivan Sayers is the “star” of an entertaining evening of historical costume with a cinematic theme. This show illustrates the well-dressed lives of the wealthiest, most beautiful women in the world as seen on the silver screen. Please pre-register at 604-592-6956.

Wednesday, September 14                 7:00pm-8:30pm    1 session $10 (16+yrs)

Kids Can Quilt – Make a special gift for friends or family! In this fun class you will learn each step in the creative process to make a “four patch” or “nine patch” quilted pot-holder. Please pre-register at 604-592-6956.

Saturday, September 24      10:00am-12noon  4 sessions $52 (8-12yrs)

Kids Can Knit and Weave – Boys and girls have fun knitting quick and easy projects, and learn how to weave on a variety of looms. Projects include colourful coasters, bookmarks and small mats. Please pre-register at 604-592-6956.

Thursday, September 29     4:00pm-6:00pm    6 sessions $78 (8-12yrs)

Floating Glass Necklace – Using monofilament and glass beads, make a two or three strand necklace that creates the illusion of beads floating around your throat. Supply fee $12. Please pre-register at 604-592-6956.

Thursday, September 29     7:00pm-9:00pm    1 session $15 (16+yrs)

Port Moody Arts Centre is pleased to launch/announce 2012 Wearable Art Awards Call for Entry. $5000 in prize money will be awarded. Please see attached more information. If you have any questions, please contact Ella Caranfil at gcaranfil@pomoarts.ca

Please check our website: www.wearableartawards.com or go to www.pomoarts.ca/events .

The Wearable Art Awards is not a fashion show, it is a multi-media performance where the human body becomes a living, breathing, moving canvas. We are looking for more than a “pretty dress.” We are asking you to go deep into your imagination to create a wearable piece of art that challenges what most consider to be wearable, or everyday fashion.

The Wearable Art Awards is committed to challenging artists of all mediums to push their imaginations to create evocative, imaginative and thought provoking sculpture for the human body.

CATEGORIES

An entry must fall into one of the following three form-based categories. Cash prizes will be presented to category winners as determined by the jury.

Headdress

Brassiere

Complete Outfit«

«Entries must be a full outfit to be considered for this category. To be considered a full outfit, the entry should cover a model’s upper and lower body.

AWARDS

In addition to competing for a category win, entries will also be eligible for the following cash prize awards as determined by the jury:

Material of the Year: Netting and Webbing

Color of the Year: Purple

Wearable Art of Tomorrow

Second Life

Student

Best in Show

And the public will cast their votes for the People’s Choice Award.

IMPORTANT DATES

Electronic Application Deadline

December 2, 2011, 5pm

The application package and applicable entry fees must be received by the Port Moody Arts Centre no later than 5pm on December 2, 2011. (We will not be accepting the actual garments at this point).

Notification of Successful Entries

December 9, 2011

Artists will be notified by email regarding acceptance for inclusion in the performance and exhibition.

Shipping Dates

January 3-13, 2012

Selected entries, entry information forms, appraisals, ticket RSVP cards, and the related shipping materials must be delivered to the Port Moody Arts Centre during this time (note: Arts Centre is closed for the holidays until January 3). Entries can be hand delivered or mailed to:

Wearable Art Awards
c/o Port Moody Arts Centre
2425 St Johns Street
Port Moody, British Columbia, CANADA
V3H 2B2

The Wearable Art Awards Performance

February 18 & 19, 2012
Port Moody City Hall Galleria, 100 Newport Drive

Port Moody, BC

Exhibition Dates

March 1— April 8, 2012

Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. Johns Street

Pick up of work after exhibit

April 14, 2012, 5pm for local artists

Local artists are responsible for picking up their entries no later than 5pm on April 14, 2012. Out of town artists will have their work shipped back after the exhibition. Please allow at least two weeks after exhibition end date for return of your work by courier or mail.

Extended Display

Last week of April, 2012

Some entries may be selected to be part of displays in and around the City of Port Moody provided approval by the artist.

Thank you and have a wonderful day