The OVWSG's Annual Exhibition and Sale

My guild's annual Exhibition and Sale, "Simply Unique", took place this past weekend, at the Glebe Community Centre in Ottawa. It usually takes place the first weekend of November, and is a great opportunity to do some holiday shopping:

This is a big event. Our show is juried, so you will always find high-quality goods of all sorts. This year we had more fibre art suppliers than usual (yarn shops, hand-dyed yarns and spinning fibre), and it was a success!

We always have demos of weaving, spinning and carding set up in the middle of the venue, where visitors can ask questions and may try their hand at any of those activities:

photo courtesy of Judy Kavanagh

Last year, I volunteered to take surveys at the show; this year I was a vendor. Here's a photo of my booth:

photo courtesy of Judy Kavanagh

some of my dish towels in Ms and Os and huck lace; photo courtesy Judy Kavanagh

wool felt dryer balls; photo courtesy of Jan Scott

Because I didn't have a lot of handwoven items prepared for the show, I decided to supplement my booth with my hand-dyed yarn, hand-dyed Shibori silk scarves and felted dryer balls. They were a hit! I was glad I added those items this year, though next year I will be concentrating more on handwoven items. 

One of the items I featured last weekend was a fine wool lace-woven scarf. Below is a detailed look at the lace patterning on the scarf:

photo courtesy of Judy Kavanagh

I love weaving lace! For next year's show I plan to have available more lace weaves, using wool as well as other materials, such as Tencel and cotton.

My booth was often very busy. I had a variety of handwoven items for sale: dish towels, table runners, scarves, shawls and blankets. I will have even more items next year.

photo courtesy of Judy Kavanagh

So if you missed it this year, think about coming out to the sale next year! I will be promoting it here, on Google+ and on Facebook, so that you'll have time plan your weekend browsing all the beautiful items that our talented guild members produce:

Handspun yarn; photo courtesy of Judy Kavanagh

Mandy's scarves; photo courtesy of Judy Kavanagh

Richard Hanna's felted art; photo courtesy of Jan Scott

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with setup/takedown, demos, manning the raffle booth and the community table! We couldn't have done it without your help!

See you all at next year's show!