Spinheartspin Handspun Yarns and Fibre Arts

03/31/2026

Super fun class coming up! We create 5 mini projects over 5 classes that introduce 5 different fibre art types!

Instructor: Kara Perpelitz Thursdays 5:30-8:30pm5 weeks: April 16 to May 14Location: In-person Williams Building room 357 $387.50 (materials and equipment rental included)Prerequisite: None

03/27/2026

Tomorrow! I’m excited to share how to take those awful stinging nettles and turn them into cloth!

This Saturday, join us to learn from Kara Perpelitz () in SCC Gallery! She will lead a discussion and demonstration of fibre art processes using stinging nettles, from harvesting to weaving. The Gallery + Shop are open 11 am to 5 pm, and this demonstration will be held from 2 to 4.

01/16/2026

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01/15/2026

This show opens so soon! My mom and I created cloth from stinging nettles harvested from my sisters backyard. It is included in this show.

We are thrilled to share that our next SCC Gallery exhibition is Prairie Fibre – Full Circles, a textile exhibition featuring work by over 25 Saskatchewan fibre artists! The show was organized by artist Jude Haraldson through prairiefibreshed, an organization that promotes circular textile processes within our province, with support from Saskatoon Spinners and Weavers Guild. All works in the show were made by local craftspeople, using natural fibre materials grown and processed in Saskatchewan. The result is a truly local, sustainable, and quintessentially Saskatchewan collection of textile art.

However, there are still three days left to view Guilty Pleasures in SCC Gallery! We are open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday this week from 11 am to 5 pm. Then we will be closed most of next week for show change, and this new exhibition will open on Saturday, January 24th. Stay tuned for details about free weekly demonstrations on Saturdays (weaving, spinning, felting, and more)!

🔗 www.saskcraftcouncil.org/exhibitions/prairie-fibre-full-circles

01/13/2026

It’s that time again! Time to sign up for fun learning! 10 weeks of textile fun. You know you wanna join me!

01/01/2026

New year new skills! Join me on January 11th we will learn all about getting a fleece ready for spinning!

Don't forget to register for our first class of the new year - it's coming up on January 11th! To register visit our website: https://saskatoonswg.ca/sswg-classes/

12/18/2025

Have a spinner, or a hopefully spinner soon, in your life? What about a weaver? Why not gift a class this Christmas! Yup, classes through the guild too! You don’t need to be a member to join them, either (but chances are you’ll sign up after a class of two!)

Exciting news - we are offering several fibre arts classes in the new year! Here's an opportunity to give the creative person in your life a unique gift! For more information, please visit our website at www.Saskatoonswg.ca Don't wait, some of these classes are looking popular!

12/18/2025

Need a Christmas gift for that person who has everything? Give the gift of knowledge! These courses (including my classes - Stitch Odyssey and Felting 1) would make a great gift! No need to be a registered Usask student, they are part of the extensions programming.

You will need a USask NSID account to register for classes. To create this account, you will start at the Extended Learning website

12/06/2025

Have you gotten your winter issue of PLY Magazine yet? This issue is all about Long Draw. It’s packed full of long draw information, including my experiment on the loftiness achieved when using this spinning technique. I get into using measurements of grist and how they can be an indication of loft.
There are many amazing authors and spinning experts in every issue, and I’m proud to be a part of it!

11/30/2025

Open tomorrow (Sunday) at 11am! See you then!