Established in early 2002, the Fraser Valley Beaders is an
informal (currently, no dues!) group of very talented (if we do
say so ourselves) bead obsessed crafters and artists that gather
monthly to talk beads, show off our latest
work, share skills, snack, and (occasionally) bead.
As the name indicates, we have members from all over the Fraser Valley (in
British Columbia, Canada) including: Abbotsford, Burnaby,
Coquitlam, Surrey, Vancouver, and
Victoria (although Victoria is not officially part of the FVRD, several of our members
hail from there. In 2005, a sister group, the Vancouver
Island Bead Group was formed that may be more convenient
for Islanders). An offshoot of the Canadian
Beaders Mailing List we decided that a monthly face to
face meeting would be fun. The group includes beginners,
teachers, artists and retailers.
In addition to all the camaraderie, addiction support and eye
candy; we also gather together to pool our shopping budgets and
buy beads in bulk at wholesale prices, as well as providing
cohorts for cross-border shopping expeditions.
So, if you would like to join (or just meet) our little group of
happy beaders, just send email to our fearless
leader or join the Canadian
Beaders Mailing List and introduce yourself.
The next meeting is:
February 27th, 2011 (1:00-4:00)
Location: New Westminster
Library, Plaskett Conference Room (upstairs):
716-6th Ave, New Westminster, BC
Note: Please do not park in the library
parking lot
Skill Share: Possibly Sharon H. doing her Beaded Cabochon project (rescheduled from November 2010)
The next meeting after is:
March 27th, 2011 (1:00-4:00, upstairs)
Event: TBD
The next meeting after is:
April 17th, 2011 (1:00-4:00, upstairs)
Skill Share: TBD
The next meeting after is:
May 29th, 2011 (1:00-4:00)
Skill Share: TBD
To volunteer to lead a skill share, email Ania at
least a week beforehand.
Email
for details.
March 18-19: Fibres
West
March 25-7: Fraser Valley Bead
Show
April 8-10: BC
Rock and Gem Show
May 6-8: Whole Bead
Show
"Ugly" Bead Exchange
Each meeting, the "ugly" bead bowl is circulated for deposits and
withdrawls. Unloved and unwanted beads are tossed into the bowl
and whosoever disagrees with those sentiments can seek and extract
treasures from within.
Field Trips
Someday we want to go to Tucson...
Exhibitions
FRabJABULouS a show of the art of Ann Blackwell and Tammy Routley at the New Creations Art Gallery and Studios in Maple Ridge, BC. The show is from Aug 1-31, 2010
We're thinking of putting up some artist profiles for members that
don't have websites, but until we pull that together, here's some
links to members that do have websites, and a link the beginnings
of member's gallery:
We talk about anything and everything to do with beading, but some
particular favourites include:
- bead crochet
- bead knitting
- beaded braiding
- beaded flowers
- beaded netting
- beads and knotting
- lampworked beads
- off-loom beadweaving
- peyote
- square stitch
- wire work