Events

Have-a-go day: Needle felting with Cath Smith. Create bunting using needle felting techniques - create a woodland theme, go royal or any theme you choose. Cath will bring simple pre-sewn bunting ready for you to decorate and hang!...

Tablet Weaving Workshop with Anne Hughes. Learn how to set up your tablets for weaving, how to read a pattern, and how to use your knowledge of practical tablet weaving to change the pattern as you weave. You...

This month is just a good old social affair - sales table, afternoon cake, and sunshine (well, can't guarantee the sunshine bit). Please bring a chair if you'd like to sit outside (unless you stay on the paved...

The Science of Colour with Angela Pawlyn Angela Pawlyn will be helping us explore ‘The Science of Colour’ and our own colour perception.  In the morning Angela is planning to use a simple colour perception exercise asking people...

Diana has very kindly offered to host another wonderful Guild visit to her farm for OGWSD members. We have two mini workshops on offer, or bring your own project to work on. Please bring your own chair, lunch,...

Talk: Spinning for Sock Knitting with Helen Burgess

Have-a-Go Day: Tapestry Weaving with Amanda Henriques Amanda will bring ready warped up frames for you to use. The warps will be fairly narrow but long, so that each one could be used by two people, (in turn!)....

December sees the return of our traditional Christmas Lunch meeting. Bring your projects from the past year for a collective Show and Tell. Don't forget your entries for the Chair's Challenge - Land and Sea!  

De-Stash Sale January sees the return of the ALL Craft De-Stash Sale. This means any materials, equipment or finished items that members want to move on. Please ensure every item is properly packaged and clearly labelled with price...

Talk:  Some 10,000 Years of Textiles with OGWSD member Angela Pawlyn. Natural textiles normally decay quickly but, under some conditions, samples have been preserved for thousands of years. Angela will present information she has found in various sources....