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Events
We are proud to celebrate local and international talent with our in-person events. Join us as we celebrate social gatherings, trunk shows, book launches, and pop-up shops!
Interested in hosting an event with us? Please reach out to us via our contact page.
 Friday, September 26th 11am – 1pmThursday, October 9th 1pm – 3pmIn-person at the Student Wellness Centre - Health and Wellness Building, Room 230Just for UVic studentsKnit ConnectLearn how to knit for free! Come and take your first lesson - knitting is a great way to destress. Register by emailing swgroups@uvic.ca
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 September 28, 20251:00pm — 3:00pmat Herald Street Brew Works506 Herald St, Victoria, BC Drop-in Knitting and Crochet GroupOur monthly meet-up at Herald Street Brew Works is the perfect pause in your week – an easy, drop-in gathering for fibre friends of all kinds. Bring a project, grab a cool drink, and settle in for a few relaxed hours of making and conversation.
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 October 3, 20254:00pm — 6:00pmat Beehive Wool Shop1700 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC A Book Signing Event with Anna HunterJoin us on Friday, October 3rd to welcome Anna Hunter, the author of The True Cost of Wool. The True Cost of Wool is a powerful and eye-opening exploration of the wool industry—from raw fleece to finished garment. Author and fibre farmer Anna Hunter uncovers the environmental, social, and economic realities of the global wool supply chain, with a particular focus on how imported wool dominates the Canadian market and what we’ve lost in domestic infrastructure. Combining data, storytelling, and a hopeful vision, the book shows how wool can be a climate solution, a rural economic driver, and a community-builder. For makers, educators, and fibre lovers alike, The True Cost of Wool is a rallying call to reclaim our textiles and rebuild local fibre economies from the ground up.
About:
Anna Hunter is a first - generation sheep farmer and wool mill owner in Eastern Manitoba, Treaty One Territory. She is passionate about building community and connecting rural fibre farmers with urban consumers, fibre artists, and crafters. Anna believes that regenerative agriculture and climate-beneficial food and clothing are integral to moving forward as farmers fibre artists and Manitobans, and she is passionate about growing a vibrant Canadian wool industry. Her first book Sheep, Shepherd and Land, came out in 2023. And her Bestselling book The True Cost of Wool released in June 2025.
This is a free community event, but we highly encourage you to pre-order your copy of the book.
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 October 4, 20253:00pm — 4:00pmat 1205 Blanshard St, Victoria, BCAnna Hunter: Wool is a Climate Change SolutionJoin us on Saturday, October 4th to welcome Anna Hunter of Long Way Homestead. Historically our clothing was an agricultural product – rooted in our landbase. Now, we are disconnected from the source and materials and our extractive clothing industry is responsible for environmental degradation, atrocious working conditions and millions of tons of landfill waste.
But we can build regional textile communities that work to regenerate land, strengthen our agricultural systems and provide meaningful employment in rural communities. A re-emergence of cottage industry textiles can lead to healthier environments and a soil-to-soil clothing model connects us to land, animal and community.
About:
Anna Hunter is a first - generation sheep farmer and wool mill owner in Eastern Manitoba, Treaty One Territory. She is passionate about building community and connecting rural fibre farmers with urban consumers, fibre artists, and crafters. Anna believes that regenerative agriculture and climate-beneficial food and clothing are integral to moving forward as farmers fibre artists and Manitobans, and she is passionate about growing a vibrant Canadian wool industry. Her first book Sheep, Shepherd and Land, came out in 2023. And her Bestselling book The True Cost of Wool released in June 2025.
$20 per attendee.
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 October 4, 20255:00pm — 7:00pmat 1205 Blanshard St, Victoria, BCAnna Hunter: Breed Specific Wool for Your Fibre Arts PracticeJoin us on Saturday, October 4th to welcome Anna Hunter of Long Way Homestead. 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 explore the aspects and features of sheep's wool and provide an overview of some accessible single-breed wools and the variety they can offer to your knitting. We will dive into the history and tradition of these unique sheep breeds and their wool. Participants will get to touch and feel and compare over a dozen different sheep breeds in this workshop. $30 per attendee.
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