Fibreshed at the Saanich Fair 2025
2025-08-30 - 2025-09-01
Visit the Vancouver Island Fibreshed booth at the Saanich Fair! Find us in the tent with the Saanich 4H Lamb Club near the sheep barns. We’ll have the results of our Vancouver Island Rug Challenge on display!
Sat 9am – 6pm
Sun 9am – 6pm
Mon 9am – 4pm

VIF Monthly Meeting - Sept 8
2025-09-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver)
VIF Monthly Meeting, 2nd Monday of every month, 7 – 8:30pm.
Held via Zoom to allow participation from all across our region.
Email info@vancouverislandfibreshed.ca for Zoom link.

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts - Thu Sep 11
2025-09-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Courtenay Library, 300 6th St, Courtenay, BC, V9N 9V9, Canada
Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts

Drop-In on 2nd Thursdays (Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13 … ) from 6 – 7:30pm at the Courtenay Library Multipurpose Room.

Bring your fibre crafts (knitting, crochet, spinning, etc.) and spend time with community members at the CV Community Fibre Crafts evenings at the Courtenay Library. Drop in, no registration needed.

Do you want to learn how to spin sheep’s wool into yarn? We’ll have spindles and fleece you can try working with! Some supplies and mentorship available.

Mushroom Dye Class with Amy Crook
2025-09-26 - 2025-09-27
Join Amy Crook (co-founder of the Vancouver Island Fibreshed) for a Mushroom Dyeing Workshop on Saturday Sept 27th from 2 – 5pm. You’ll learn the secrets of mystical & mycological pigments and dye your own wool to take home.

This workshop is part of a weekend-long festival celebrating the wonders of mushrooms and fungus.

Friday Sep 26th (4-8pm) you can attend the Fall Fungus Feast @ West Park, West Side of Bamfield for Seminars, Potluck, Live Music & Demonstration by artist Amy Crook on mushroom dyed wool processing and spinning. The craft fair will also be your opportunity to support local artists and buy exclusive 2025 Bamfield Fungus Festival merch.

More information at: https://bamfieldfungusfestival.com/

Workshop: Breed Specific Yarn for your Fibre Arts Practice
2025-10-02 14:00 - 16:00
Workshop: Breed Specific Yarn for your Fibre Arts Practice
with Anna Hunter
Each breed of sheep produces a distinct type of wool for knitting and crochet. Understanding the qualities and characteristics of these breeds will inform and accentuate your knitting. Texture, colourwork, cables and drape are all affected by the unique wool breeds.
This workshop will give a brief overview of some accessible single-breed wools and the variety they can offer to your knitting. We will also briefly explore the history and tradition of these single-breed wools.
Thursday Oct 2 from 2 – 4pm
Black Creek Community Centre, 2001 Black Creek Rd, Black Creek, BC
Registration will be via this Sign Up Form. Please do not pay until you have received a response from Fibreshed that there is still space in the workshop. Payment will be via cash at the door or e-transfer by October 1st.
Cost:
$20 for 2025 members of the Vancouver Island Fibreshed
$25 for non-members

The True Cost of Wool - Book Talk - Courtenay
2025-10-02 17:30 - 18:30 | Courtenay Library, 300 6th St, Courtenay, BC, V9N 9V9, Canada
Explore the hidden environmental, social, and economic story of wool with author Anna Hunter, whose book The True Cost of Wool traces fibre from flock to finished garment. Learn how sheep, soil, fashion, and local economies interconnect—and what more sustainable fibre systems could look like on Vancouver Island and beyond.
Free. Drop-in. Books available for purchase and signing.

Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Library Branch: Courtenay

Courtenay Library event link

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts - Thursday October 9
2025-10-09 17:00 - 18:30
Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts

Drop-in on the second Thursday of the month (Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13, etc) from 17:00 – 18:30 at the Courtenay Library Multipurpose Room. (* note new time!)

Bring your fibre crafts (knitting, crochet, spinning, etc.) and spend time with community members at the CV Community Fibre Crafts evenings at the Courtenay Library. Drop in, no registration needed.

Do you want to learn how to spin sheep’s wool into yarn? We’ll have spindles and fleece you can try working with! Some supplies and mentorship available.

Cowichan Fleece and Fibre Fair 2025
2025-10-18 10:00 - 16:00
Vancouver Island Fibreshed will have an information table at the event.
Cowichan Valley Fleece & Fibre Fair 2025
Join us for a glorious gathering of all things fibre: hand-dyed yarn, hand-spun yarn, rovings, woven goods, fleece, knitted fashion, felting & oodles of fibre-lover’s paraphernalia. Fun shopping, tasty lunch and plenty of camaraderie.
A feast for the senses!

Appreciation, learning and camaraderie…
The Cowichan Fleece & Fibre Fair is the oldest fair on Vancouver Island. Each year, hundreds of people attend to purchase everything from buttons and accessories, to clothing, yarn and fibre.
https://www.cowichanstation.org/cowichan-valley-fleece-fibre-fair
The HUB at Cowichan Station
2375 Koksilah Road
Duncan, BC

VIF Monthly Meeting
2025-10-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Online on Zoom
VIF Monthly Meeting, 2nd Monday of every month, 7 – 8:30pm. **Except October due to Thanksgiving Monday. Meeting on Monday October 20th instead.
Held via Zoom to allow participation from all across our region.
Email info@vancouverislandfibreshed.ca for Zoom link.

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts - Thursday November 13
2025-11-13 17:00 - 18:30
Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts

Drop-in on the second Thursday of the month (Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13, etc) from 17:00 – 18:30 at the Courtenay Library Multipurpose Room.

Bring your fibre crafts (knitting, crochet, spinning, etc.) and spend time with community members at the CV Community Fibre Crafts evenings at the Courtenay Library. Drop in, no registration needed.

Do you want to learn how to spin sheep’s wool into yarn? We’ll have spindles and fleece you can try working with! Some supplies and mentorship available.

VIF Monthly Meeting - Dec 8, 2025
2025-12-08 19:00 - 20:30
Vancouver Island Fibreshed monthly meeting. Always the second Monday of the month (except Thanksgiving), 7 – 8:30pm.
Held via Zoom. Email info@vancouverislandfibreshed.ca to get on the notification list.

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts – Thursday December 11
2025-12-11 17:15 - 18:45
Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts

Drop-in on the second Thursday of the month (Nov 13, 11 Dec, etc) from 17:15 – 18:45 at the Courtenay Library Multipurpose Room.

Bring your fibre crafts (knitting, crochet, spinning, etc.) and spend time with community members at the CV Community Fibre Crafts evenings at the Courtenay Library. Drop in, no registration needed.

Do you want to learn how to spin sheep’s wool into yarn? We’ll have spindles and fleece you can try working with! Some supplies and mentorship available.

Island Fibres - newsletter publication day
2025-12-21
Island Fibres – Winter Solstice 2025
Vancouver Island happenings in the fibre realm.

Publication day!
Newsletter is published each equinox and solstice.
Subscribe here
Everyone is welcome to submit items for the newsletter. We publish quarterly with the change in seasons. Please let us know about upcoming events, successful activities, and requests for information.

Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers Guild Distaff Day
2026-01-03 09:30 - 16:00 | st peters church hall, 5800 Church Rd, Duncan, Canada
Join the Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers guild on Saturday, January 3, 2026 for Distaff Day! Spinners, aspiring spinners, and friends of spinners all welcome! Bring a bagged lunch. Soup, coffee, tea, and goodies will be provided.
Admission by donation with a $10 suggestion.
Time: 09:30 – 16:00
St Peters Church Hall, 5800 Church Rd, Duncan

Black Creek Distaff Day Celebration
2026-01-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Black Creek Community Centre, 2001 Black Creed Rd, Black Creek, BC, V9J 1G5, Canada
Please join the Black Creek Spinners for a Distaff Day Celebration on Sunday Jan 4th. All spinners and hand-crafters welcome!

Sunday January 4th

10:00 to 15:00

Tea/coffee/goodies provided.

Bring your own lunch and if you’d like, extra holiday goodies to share.

We’ll have a free table and some space for sale items.

$10 entry suggested, but entry by donation.

Black Creek Community Centre

2001 Black Creek Rd, Black Creek

Location about 20 minutes north of Courtenay and 25 min south of Campbell River.

Please carpool if possible as parking is limited.

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts – Thursday January 8
2026-01-08 17:15 - 18:45 | Courtenay Library, 300 6th St, Courtenay, BC, V9N 9V9, Canada
Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts

Drop-in on the second Thursday of each month from 17:15 – 18:45 at the Courtenay Library Multipurpose Room.

Bring your fibre crafts (knitting, crochet, spinning, etc.) and spend time with community members at the CV Community Fibre Crafts evenings at the Courtenay Library. Drop in, no registration needed.

Do you want to learn how to spin sheep’s wool into yarn? We’ll have spindles and fleece you can try working with! Some supplies and mentorship available.

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts – Thursday February 12
2026-02-12 17:15 - 18:45 | Courtenay Library, 300 6th St, Courtenay, BC, V9N 9V9, Canada

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts – Thursday March 12
2026-03-12 17:15 - 18:45 | Courtenay Library, 300 6th St, Courtenay, BC, V9N 9V9, Canada

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts – Thursday April 9
2026-04-09 17:15 - 18:45 | Courtenay Library, 300 6th St, Courtenay, BC, V9N 9V9, Canada

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts – Thursday May 11
2026-05-14 17:15 - 18:45 | Courtenay Library, 300 6th St, Courtenay, BC, V9N 9V9, Canada
