Bethany Garner talks about the move to the renovated Tett Centre and the creation of the dye station.

Bethany Garner talks about the move to the renovated Tett Centre and the creation of the dye station.

July 29, 2021

© Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners

Shaelagh Cull

Bethany Garner

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It was exciting to watch this crumbling old building turn into a magnificent arts hub. Really special. That was quite an interesting transformation because we had been down the road in a very small upstairs hall with, you know, members struggling to climb up two flights of stairs, carrying all of their tools and all the looms way up top of a building and coming back into the Tett was almost like a miracle. I wasn't involved specifically with the setup of the new Guild other than the fact that I did, as an outside person who had some grant writing experience, did help - with a three or four other people - to develop a grant for the Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners that would find us being gifted $14,900, I think, to put in the new dye station and all of the equipment in the studio. That was probably the highlight of the whole time that I've been with the Guild. For a textile artist, that is a precious, precious piece of studio equipment to have that dye station.