Lending library

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.