Items may be borrowed on a 2-week basis. Each 2-week rental is free for guild members or as per the listed price for non-members. Wait lists will be maintained on a first-come-first-serve basis. We also have miscellaneous smaller equipment – e.g. bobbin winder, yarn swift, etc… Feel free to ask if you are looking for something in particular.
Spinning
- 1x single treadle Lendrum Original spinning wheel ($20)
- 1x Ashford Traditional spinning wheel ($20)
- 1x handcrafted single treadle spinning wheel (can be used at spinning drop-ins for free, but otherwise cannot be taken home)
- 2x drum carder, one fine, one medium ($10)
- Misc supported and drop spindles ($5)
Weaving
- 2x Inkle looms ($10)
- 3x 16 inch Leclerc Dorothy table loom ($20)
- 1x 8 inch Ashford SampleIt rigid heddle loom ($10)
- 3x Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheels ($20)
- Table-mounted warp board ($2)
- Wall-mounted/free standing warp board, 3’x3′. ($2)
Misc
- 2x table mounted flax brakes ($30)
Books ($2/each)
Misc
- Handy, Kelly. 1978. Wool and Sheepskins. Alberta Agriculture, Agdex 430/83-1
- McCabe, Francine. 2023. Fleece and Fibre: Textile producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.
Weaving
- Atwater, Mary Meigs. 1951. The Shuttle-Craft Book of American Hand-Weaving. MacMillan Publishing Co. Inc.
- Black, Mary E. 1980. The Key to Weaving: A textbook of hand weaving for the beginning weaver. 2nd Edition. Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.
- Collingwood, Peter. 1968. The Techniques of Rug Weaving. Faber and Faber Limited.
Basketry
- Daugherty, Robin Taylor. 1986. Splintwoven Basketry. Interweave Press, Inc.
Dyeing
- Bliss, Anne. 1976. Rocky Mountain Dye Plants. Johnson Publishing Company.