October Workshop 2024
2024-10-13 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Stanton St John Village hall, Stanton St John Village Hall, Middle Road, Stanton St John, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1HD, United Kingdom
Tablet Weaving for Sheep with Anne Hughes
Another chance to for those who missed the first workshop in April!
Learn the basics of tablet weaving, how to read patterns, and how to use your knowledge of practical tablet weaving to change the pattern as you weave. We will focus on warping and will be warping up the sheep pattern for you to take home and weave.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners, non-weavers, and those with a little experience.

October Meeting 2024
2024-10-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Talk: Textiles and Clothing in London 1150-1450 with Frances Pritchard
Among the most evocative items to be discovered by archaeologists are the scraps of silk and wool and other fabrics that signal so eloquently their owner’s status and concerns. Such clothing and textile finds have figured prominently in excavations of medieval sites in London; they have included knitting, tapestries, silk hair-nets and elaborately patterned oriental, Islamic and Italian fabrics, which reveal for the first time the wide range of cloths available to medieval Londoners; there are beautifully made buttons, and buttonholes and edgings which display superb craftsmanship and a high level of needlework skills; the way that clothes were cut and sewn can be studied in detail. This account should be of wide general interest; dress historians and archaeologists will also find a wealth of new insights into the fashions, clothing and textile industries of medieval England and Europe.
Frances Pritchard is Curator (Textiles) at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester.
Plus all the usuals – Show & Tell, Sales Table, and afternoon cake.

November Meeting 2024
2024-11-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Talk: How Wool Shaped the Cotswolds with Liz Mitchell.
Please note that this date is a change to our usual 3rd Saturday due to a booking clash at the hall.

December Meeting 2024
2024-12-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Christmas Lunch and Chair’s Challenge
The theme for the Chair’s Challenge this year is Trash to Treasure – bring in your makes to show, in whatever state of completeness, and share your process. This is not a competition! Full information at Chair’s Challenge 2024.
It’s also our shared Christmas Lunch meeting – bring your party hats!

January Meeting 2025
2025-01-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Destash Sale
It’s Destash Sale day! Bring in your unwanted craft supplies, tools, and whatever, no matter what the craft. Please make sure each item is marked with your full name and the price. Then buy some more things you didn’t know you needed!
12% commission to the Guild for members’ sales, 20% commission for non-member sales.
With afternoon tea and cake, as usual.

February Meeting 2025
2025-02-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Spinning Surgery for beginners
Four very experienced Guild members will be on hand for informal help for beginners to get tips with the basic skills of spinning ie. treadling too fast, not putting enough spin in, putting too much spin in, getting the tension wrong, tips on achieving an even yarn, how much spin to add in plying etc.

Also, we’ll have the usual Show and Tell, the Sales Table, and afternoon tea and cake.

March Meeting 2025
2025-03-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
AGM
This is our AGM meeting, with many exciting roles on the committee up for grabs!
With the usual Show and Tell, Sales Table, and afternoon tea and cake.

April Workshop 2025
2025-04-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Oxfordshire
Pattern Cutting for Hand Woven Fabrics with Wendy Usher
You will be shown examples of jackets and other matching items and accessories made by tutor Wendy Usher as she takes you through the do’s and don’ts of sewing hand-woven fabrics.
Make your own simple jacket pattern from paper to take home and use.
Examples will be given of different fastenings and closures to use, and how best to join woven fabric pieces together. Examples will also be shown on how to blend woven fabric with other materials.
The group can share examples of their own weaving and Wendy will guide you through some ideas on how to weave specifically to make a garment.

Hill End Family Day
2025-04-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Hill End Outdoor Education Centre, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxfordshire, OX2 9NJ, United Kingdom
Come and have a go at spinning at the Hill End Family Day!
Please see the event website for more details and to book tickets: hill-end.org/news/easter-familydays.

April Meeting 2025
2025-04-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
This is a members only meeting.

May Meeting 2025
2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Talk: Krokbragd with Angie Parker
Krokbragd is a Norwegian weaving technique that Angie specializes in.
Angie is a weaver, designer and colourist based in Bristol. After being taught rug weaving at art college in the 1990’s, she pursued a career in costume for a number of years whilst continuing to weave on small scale collections. During this time she developed the original style for which she has become known since setting up her business.
With a stack of handwoven krokbragd samples and slides Angie will talk you through the processes of her weaving and design and she will explain the technical intricacies of the technique she has been addicted to for over thirty years.
She will be talking about the ups and downs of setting up in business around a young family in a challenging marketplace. She’ll also cover pushing out of your comfort zone and colour confidence, though uplifting colourful woven textiles. There will be a slide show and samples of Angie’s trademark woven textiles on display, plus a Q&A session at the end.

Ffennell Festival 2025
2025-06-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Hill End Outdoor Education Centre, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxfordshire, OX2 9NJ, United Kingdom
Come and join us at the Ffennell Festival at Hill End Outdoor Education Centre.
Please see the Hill End website for more details and to book tickets: hill-end.org/news/ffennellfestival25.

June Workshop 2025
2025-06-07 10:00 - 2025-06-08 16:00 | Oxfordshire
Improve Your Spinning Skills with Amanda Hanaford
This is a two-day workshop with experienced spinner Amanda Hanaford. Basic spinning and plying skills needed to attend, and is not suitable for complete beginners.
Day 1: How to create specific weight yarns for specific purposes.
Day 2: Fancy Yarns: super coils, beehives, boucle, crepe , cocoons, cables, thick and thin yarn.
Both days are 10am to 4pm.

June Meeting 2025
2025-06-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Have-A-Go Day: Drum Carding
Guild member Lyn will give an informal explanation and demonstration of how she uses a drum carder to produce her beautiful colour mixes. Techniques are applicable to hand carding too.
With the usual Show and Tell, Sales Table, and afternoon tea and cake.

Bloxham Steam and Country Fair
2025-06-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Bloxham Steam Rally, Smiths' Fields, Bloxham, Oxfordshire, OX15 4HD
Come and find at the Bloxham Steam and Country Fair to have a go at spinning and weaving.
Please see the event website for more information and for tickets: www.bloxhamrally.com.

West Oxford Fun Day
2025-07-12 10:00 - 16:00 | West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford, OX2 0BT

July Meeting 2025
2025-07-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Have-A-Go Day: Sprang
Guild member Anne will show members how to make Sprang, an ancient method of manipulating warp threads on a frame to create fabric.
Along with the Sales Table, Show and Tell, and afternoon tea and cake.

Please note: there is no meeting in August.

Rollright Stones Open Day
2025-08-25 11:00 - 17:00 | Rollright Stones, Rollright Road, Little Rollright, Chipping Norton, OX7 5QB

September Meeting 2025
2025-09-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Have-a-Go Day: Weaving Textures with a Rigid Heddle Loom
Unfortunately, our scheduled talk by Claire Shovelton from Studio EVIG natural dye company has been postponed to a later date.

Fortunately, Guild member Angela has stepped in to run a have-a-go day for us! Angela will bring in five looms for us to experiment on with warp and weft manipulation to produce textures such as Brookes Bouquet and Leno. You can also bring in your own loom to experiment on – please have a balanced warp on the loom in any colour combination.

The Guild’s four-shaft loom will also be available and setup for Krokbragd.

Also, don’t forget the Sales Table, Show and Tell, and afternoon tea and cake!

October Meeting 2025
2025-10-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Talk: Being Creative With Your Stash with Wendy Usher
How many pieces of fabric or balls of spun wool do you stash, sitting there doing nothing but with the tag ‘one day I’ll do something’? An inspiring and fun talk on how to integrate your beautiful work into useful items for yourself, gifts or to sell. A small piece of hand woven fabric can make a beautiful bag, phone or notebook cover or be included into an amazing wall hanging or piece of art. How about jewellery, a basket, pencil case or decorations? Even a tea towel can be cut up and used!
Ideas are endless. Tutor Wendy Usher will bring a wide range of ideas and samples showing simple techniques to create interesting quirky and fun pieces. Guaranteed you will go home inspired to have fun.
Show and Tell, Sales Table, and afternoon tea and cake.

November Meeting 2025
2025-11-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Talk: All Things Spinning with Cath Snape
Cath Snape from Beechwood Crafts will give an ‘all things spinning’ talk based on her book with Alison Daykin ‘Inspired to Spin’. Cath will have lots of samples to hand round to illustrate all the chapters in the book.
With the usual Show and Tell, Sales Table, and afternoon tea and cake.

November Workshop 2025
2025-11-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Oxfordshire
Colour Blending for Spinning with Cath Snape
Cath will be showing how to use hand carders, drum carder, and blending board. The knowledge gained tips over into dyeing and weaving in relation to how colour works together.

December Meeting 2025
2025-12-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Christmas lunch and the Chair’s Challenge.

January Meeting 2026
2026-01-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Stash Sale!
Bring along all those unwanted craft supplies and make a sale, then spend your profit on something new!
Please remember to label all items for sale with your name and price. There is a 12% commission to the Guild for members’ sales, and 20% commission for non-member sales.
With afternoon tea and cake, as usual.

February Meeting 2026
2026-02-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Talk: Guild members Tamara and Helen will tell us about their trip to Morocco, Berbers, knots and more.
Show and tell, sales table, and afternoon tea and cake!

March Meeting 2026
2026-03-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
AGM Meeting
Show and tell, sales table, and afternoon tea and cake!

Hill End Easter Family Day 2026
2026-04-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Hill End Outdoor Education Centre, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxfordshire, OX2 9NJ, United Kingdom
Come and find us at the Hill End Easter Family Day where you can have a go at spinning and wild weaving!
More information about the event can be found at hill-end.org/news/family-days-easter

April Meeting 2026
2026-04-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Talk: Bog Fashion – Recreating Bronze and Iron Age Clothes with Nicole DeRushie
Nicole DeRushie will tell us about her book, Bog Fashion – Recreating Bronze and Iron Age Clothes.
Show and tell, sales table, and afternoon tea and cake!

May Meeting 2026
2026-05-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Have-A-Go Day: Alpaca
More information soon…
Show and tell, sales table, and afternoon tea and cake!

ffennel Festival 2026
2026-06-06 11:00 - 16:00 | Hill End Outdoor Education Centre, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxfordshire, OX2 9NJ, United Kingdom
Come and find us at Hill End’s annual summer festival.
Tickets and event information can be found at hill-end.org/news/ffennellfestival26
