We have over 1,200 items in our library collection, which Guild members may borrow for a month at no cost. BHS Guild members must come into the studio to sign out items. Library items are not available for loan by other guilds or non-members.
The range of material is broad, thanks to donations from personal libraries and support from the Guild budget every year. The library is well organized by topic using a decimal system and can be searched by author, title, or subject area.
The collection is geared to the varied interests of fibre enthusiasts: weaving, spinning, knitting, dyeing, basketry, colour theory, and surface design to name a few general topics. We have resources on the old: overshot, summer & winter, as well as the new: collapse weave and devore. You can find information on how to choose a fleece and how to comb, draft, and spin amazing yarns.
View the full collection here, current as of Jan 02 2022
Collection highlights
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- hard to find classics by well-known authors such as Dorothy K. Burnham, Helene Bress, and Peter Collingwood
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- current Interweave publications by popular authors like Sharon Alderman and Jacey Boggs
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- many rare and out of print volumes and early monographs
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- instructional DVDs
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- magazines: Handwoven, Spin Off, and Sweden’s Vav Magasinet
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- membership publications: Fibre Focus from Ontario Handweavers & Spinners (OHS), Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot (Handweavers Guild of America), and the GCW Bulletin (Guild of Canadian Weavers)
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- OHS Master Weavers Studies donated by the author/member
- back issues of early publications now out of print such as Loom Music, Heddle, Weaver’s and Weavers Journal. All are excellent sources of wisdom and early sociological insights.