Events

Have-a-go Day: Tablet Weaving It's all in the twist - unravel the mysteries of tablet weaving and have a go at making your own tablet woven band, with Anne Hughes.

Talk by Katie Weston of Hilltop Cloud From Katie's website: "From my home  in  rural mid-Wales I carefully select the best fibre I can find, add a bit of colour magic, and send it to spinners and other crafters...

Spinning Workshop with Katie Weston from Hilltop Cloud Spinning Hand Dyed Fibres: How to get the most from hand dyed combed top.

On the first Sunday of the month we have a Social Meeting in the Forest Hill Village Hall from 10am to 4pm. This is purely a social meeting, so no have-a-go or speaker events - just fibre, tea...

Fleece Sale: Wychwood Spinners Sarah and Chris will be supplying hand picked fleece for Sale. Plus: All About the Angora Rabbit Talk on the Angora Rabbit and its wool.  Information and samples of Angora products, spinning and carding...

Guild Day Out at Diana’s farm with Allan Brown Allan Brown will be joining us to talk about Nettles for Spinning.  He has many examples of how nettles are used and will show us how nettles are harvested...

Speaker: An ‘Introduction’ to natural dye with Judy Hardman Judy is a long draw spinner and has been spinning, weaving and dyeing for over thirty years. She’s an expert on Natural Dyeing creating a good range of colours using...

Natural Dyeing Workshop with Judy Hardman. Judy’s Workshop day will include the use of mordants, dyes, equipment with an aim to produce a range of samples by the end of the workshop. She is aiming to teach those attending...

Have-a-Go Day: Fair Isle, Steeking and Cable Knitting with Linda Whiter and Chris Maclean.

Talk: The History and Development of Sewing Machines with Paul Verney. With 10 or 15 machines set up so that members can try sewing on them. Plus a circular sock knitting machine - a "Golden Fleece" - from the...