GIRO Makerspace

GIRO Makerspace An incubator for textile education, inspiring community engagement in response to the pollution created by the fast fashion industry.

Don't miss our last workshops of the season! ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ, and ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—...
05/30/2026

Don't miss our last workshops of the season! ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ, and ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/4pypxjnb

Our drop-in Fibre Cafes will continue throughout the summer. Bring your projects and meet other textile enthusiasts. See our calendar for when coaches/mentors will be available to help you: https://tinyurl.com/38esnajk

Discover the joy of ๐‡๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐š ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ฆ June 6th, 9:30 to noon at GIRO Makerspace. Explore the terms, techniques, equ...
05/23/2026

Discover the joy of ๐‡๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐š ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ฆ June 6th, 9:30 to noon at GIRO Makerspace. Explore the terms, techniques, equipment & supplies used in planning & creating cloth. All equipment and supplies provided. Register online: https://www.girodepot.com/makerspace/workshops/

๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™’๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™’๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ! Transform repurposed fibres into a beautiful woven wall art piece in this 2-day workshop May 23 and...
05/14/2026

๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™’๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™’๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ! Transform repurposed fibres into a beautiful woven wall art piece in this 2-day workshop May 23 and 30 (9:30 am - noon, both days). Learn basic weaves and how to add texture to your project, then learn how to take your weave off the loom and hang from a piece of driftwood. All materials provided.

Register online: https://tinyurl.com/944zmfhw

Create your own textured woven wall art in this hands-on 2-day workshop with local artist Leaha Argue!๐Ÿ—“ May 23 & 30๐ŸŽจ All...
05/06/2026

Create your own textured woven wall art in this hands-on 2-day workshop with local artist Leaha Argue!

๐Ÿ—“ May 23 & 30
๐ŸŽจ All materials included
โœจ Perfect for beginners and creatives alike

Spots are limitedโ€”register now: https://tinyurl.com/944zmfhw

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ with local artist Leaha Argue in this 2-day workshop May 23 & 30. All materials provided. R...
04/25/2026

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ with local artist Leaha Argue in this 2-day workshop May 23 & 30. All materials provided. Register online https://tinyurl.com/944zmfhw

One spot left in our ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ด ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด Workshop this Saturday at GIRO Makerspace. Register online: https://...
04/21/2026

One spot left in our ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ด ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด Workshop this Saturday at GIRO Makerspace. Register online: https://tinyurl.com/4vdatdrk

Learn how to ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป from Barry Madan of Barry's Tailoring. April 11, 9:30 AM at the Makerspace. Regi...
04/04/2026

Learn how to ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป from Barry Madan of Barry's Tailoring. April 11, 9:30 AM at the Makerspace. Register online: https://www.girodepot.com/workshop/modify-your-sewing-pattern/

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ!In celebration of Water to Earth Month, the GIRO Makerspace, in collaboration with the Regional Di...
04/01/2026

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ!
In celebration of Water to Earth Month, the GIRO Makerspace, in collaboration with the Regional District of Nanaimo, is facilitating a free ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด workshop at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library, on Sunday, April 12. Spots are still available. Register online here: https://tinyurl.com/mt6k6mua

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700 Tin Can Alley
Gabriola, BC
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Saturday 1pm - 3:30pm

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