Exhibits

Every 3 years we host an exhibit of members work. The location is a large, spacious room at the Nova Scotia Archives on University Avenue. The exhibit usually runs for a month and we always provide demonstrations of weaving and spinning as well as educational displays.

The next exhibit is planned for November 2025.

We now have 20 categories that can be entered -

Weaving

  • Household item - woven
  • Blanket / Throw - woven
  • Rug - woven
  • Garment - woven
  • Accessory - woven
  • Scarf - woven
  • Tapestry / Hanging - woven
  • Woven article using recycled material
  • Woven interlacement - not made on a shaft loom. i.e. kumihimo, inkle, card, bead, or frame looms
  • Novice Weaver - woven item produced by weaver with 1 year or less experience, or 3 or less woven items made

Spinning

  • 100% Wool Fibre Skein of Yarn - fibre prepared and processed by spinner from a raw fleece, any WPI, plied or singles
  • 100% Wool Fibre Skein of Yarn - commercially prepared fibre, any WPI, plied or singles
  • Blend Fibre - skein of hand spun made using any blend of fibres, any style of yarn, any WPI, plied or singles
  • Plant Fibre - skein of yarn made with 100% plant fibres, any WPI, plied or singles
  • Luxury Fibres - skein of yarn made with 100% luxury fibres, any one or combination of luxury fibres including yak, silk, alpaca, cashmere, angora, any WPI, plied or singles
  • Textured / Novelty Yarn - skein of yarn spun using technique designed to create texture or using novelty or special techniques and effects, any WPI, plied or singles (e.g. coils, bouclĂ©, spirals, cocoons)
  • Kitchen Sink - skein of yarn made with any non-traditional fibre, or technique. Anything goes, the crazier the better! (e.g. dog fibre, recycled paper, result of plying commercial and hand spun, etc)
  • Structural: Cabled Yarn - skein of hand spun made using the cabled yarn technique
  • Hand Spun Article - item made using your own hand spun yarn, any technique
  • Novice Spinner - skein produced by spinner with 1 year or less experience, or who has spun 300g or less of fibre

Ribbons are presented in each category. The Mary Black Award for Excellence in Weaving and the Joan Thorne Award for Excellence in Spinning are awarded by the judges. A People’s Choice award is determined by visitors' votes.

Atlantic Spinners & Handweavers, c/o Scott Manor House,
15 Fort Sackville Road, Bedford, NS B4A 2G6

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