Oxford Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

July Meeting 2026
2026-07-18 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Have-A-Go Day: backstrap weaving with guild member Anne Hughes
Have-a-go at weaving a narrow band using a backstrap setup.
Show and tell, sales table, and afternoon tea and cake!

Kelmscott Manor July 2026
2026-07-25 12:00 - 16:00 | Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott, Lechlade, GL7 3HJ
We’re very excited to be demonstrating at Kelmscott Manor. This is the first of two visits this summer.
Come and say hello and have a go!

Kelmscott Manor August 2026
2026-08-14 12:00 - 16:00 | Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott, Lechlade, GL7 3HJ
This is our second visit to Kelmscott Manor this summer.
Find us in the Learning Barn and have a go at spinning & weaving!

Rollright Stones Open Day 2026
2026-08-31 11:00 - 17:00 | Rollright Stones, Rollright Road, Little Rollright, Chipping Norton, OX7 5QB
Find us here in the fabulous setting of the Rollright Stones.
Information about the Rollright Stones can be found at www.rollrightstones.co.uk.

September Meeting 2026
2026-09-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Have-A-Go Day: Tiny Baskets with Garden Gathered Materials with Guild members Helen and Tamara.
Show and tell, sales table, and afternoon tea and cake!

Combe Mill Steam Event 2026
2026-09-20 10:30 - 16:30 | Combe Mill, Blenheim Palace Sawmills, Combe, Oxfordshire, OX29 8ET
Come and find us at the Crafts & Skills event at Combe Mill where you can have a go at spinning and weaving, and see all the steam machinery in action.
More information about the event and admission can be found at www.combemill.co.uk/events.

September Workshop 2026
2026-09-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Stanton St John Village hall, Stanton St John Village Hall, Middle Road, Stanton St John, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1HD, United Kingdom
Workshop: Indigo “Pay and Play” with guild members Helen Allen and Tamara Cartwright-Loebl.
The Indigo workshop is titled Pay and Play, because participants can opt to pay for extra items to dye if they choose as it can be restrictive for some to only have a piece or two to work with, particularly if new to the indigo vat!
We will supply tea towels/tote bags/silk scarves for participants.
Setting up the vats will be first thing in the morning session, we will work together with participants so they can experience this . We will look at simple folds/scrunching or tie techniques to prepare our fabric.
If the vat misbehaves, we will look a little longer at problem solving techniques. Then we dye.
Because we will have limited numbers and copious coverings for surfaces this should be easy enough to supervise… If the weather is kind to us it would be lovely to be able to take our work outside and even set up a washing line to dry, but we shall see.
You may want to bring waterproof gloves and apron, but we shall not be splashing about.
The cost of the workshop includes one bag or towel, plus extras on the day at £3 per item or £6 for a silk scarf.

October Workshop 2026
2026-10-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Stanton St John Village hall, Stanton St John Village Hall, Middle Road, Stanton St John, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1HD, United Kingdom
Introduction to prehistoric textiles with Sally Pointer.
In this workshop, Sally will introduce us to the fibres and techniques employed by Stone Age and bronze age people in the British Isles and northern Europe. The day will include some history and archaeology and at least cordage making and braiding in different fibres, making and using ancient tools from a variety of materials, netting and simple looping, but the day will be tailored to the interest of the participants, so who knows where we’ll end up? If you’ve done this workshop with Sally before, many happily do it again because there’s always something new (ironically for prehistory) each time.
There will be a passing mention of the existence of sprang but that really needs a say all to itself. As usual, Sally will have many examples to display and both books and kits to buy.
You will end up with a lot of knowledge, some finished items and some interesting new skills to practice.

October Meeting 2026
2026-10-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Show and Tell following our workshop of Prehistoric Textiles with Sally Pointer earlier this month.
Show and tell, sales table, and afternoon tea and cake!

November Meeting 2026
2026-11-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Beckley Village Hall, Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UZ, United Kingdom
Talk: by the Outside Dyers
Dr Romilly Swann and Flow Stone will talk about their Shetland x Gotland sheep who graze the biodiverse chalk grassland and community orchard at the Hardwick estate, alongside their journey with natural dyeing, mordanting, botany & more. There will be dyes, dye plant seeds, books and possibly fleeces for sale.
Show and tell, sales table, and afternoon tea and cake.

December Meeting 2026
2026-12-19 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!
