Events

HAGD: Visible Mending and Embellishments with Janet Farnsworth Our Have-A-Go Day, with Guild member Janet, will show you how to make unique items from your dull, old, or damaged clothes. Also, Have-A-Go at the ancient craft of Naalbinding...

Talk: Textile Narratives from a Northern Land: Iceland by Delia Salter Delia will be talking about her work and experiences in Iceland.  She is an experimental knitter and also does some felting, and will have just returned from...

Workshop: Carve your own drop spindle with David Knight and Janet Farnsworth David Knight is a very experienced Wood Bodger and will show participants how to carve their own drop spindles, tools and materials will be provided. Janet...

Have-a-Go Day: Wool Combing with Amanda Henriques. More info soon.   Please note that we do not meet in August.

Have-a-Go Day: Bobbin Lace with Anne Hughes.   More info soon.

Talk: How to create a dyeing record and to how experiment with dye
, with Debbie Tomkies   Plus, the usual Sales Table, Show & Tell, and of course, tea and cake.

Workshop: Speckle dyeing with Debbie Tomkies Spend a day with Debbie and her husband learning about colour blending and dyeing.  You'll be making sample cards of the dyes used and taking home your wonderfully coloured fibre.  Bring your...

Workshop: Woolen Preparation and Longdraw Spinning with James Perry aka Longdraw James James will cover the basis of a woollen yarn and will discuss differences between these and worsted yarns. He will then discuss carding technique before discussing...

Have-a-Go Day: weft-faced weaving on a rigid heddle loom, with Angela Pawlyn Plus tea, cake, Show & Tell, and Sales Table.

Christmas lunch and the Chair’s Challenge!