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The objectives of the Association are the preservation and
improvement of the craftsmanship in hand weaving, spinning and
dyeing for the benefit of the public and the promotion of public
education in such craftsmanship.
Membership of the Association is open to any Guild who can show that it
subscribes to the aims of the Association and is not a commercial or profit making body.
Why not join your local guild and meet other enthusiastic members
who practise these and allied crafts such as felt making and
braid making.
There is a Certificate of Achievement in spinning, weaving or
dyeing for those members who wish to further their skills and
knowledge in these areas. Assessors are drawn from those leading in these fields.
Spring Workshops 2009
Thurs 16 April - Thurs 30 April
Online not residential
Now concluded
Details here.
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The Association produces a quarterly magazine The Journal.
The Journal Library is now available for borrowers. Books in the library are those which have been reviewed in the Journal.
Borrowers must be Guild members. Full details on how to borrow books, a catalogue and
booking form are now available.
The Association has established an Online Guild which 'meets' over the internet. Membership is available to anyone.
An innovative programme of activities is available. For further details please
visit the Online Guild website or email the
webmaster
Health and safety contract forms are now available for students and
speakers and workshop tutors.
Summer School 2009
Bishop Grosseteste College, University of Lincoln
2 - 9 August 2009
Summer School brochure is available online.
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STOP PRESS!
See also [Association Notice Board]
National Week of Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing
2nd - 8th May 2009
Please see the Guild Noticeboard for details of events in your area.
Handmade 09 @ Chelsea Old Town Hall
11th - 14th November 2009
Chelsea Old Town Hall, London
Applications are invited from designer–makers of contemporary craft who produce their work in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Please go to the Association Noticeboard for more details
Invitation to sumbmit abstracts for papers
2009 Ars Textrina International Textiles Conference
Natural Fibres - A World Heritage: in celebration of The Year of Natural Fibres
2-3 September 2009, University of Leeds, UK
Full details can be found at www.leeds.ac.uk/ulita
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR GUILD SECRETARIES
Please download the following 3 documents and include them in Section 5 of the Association Handbook
recently posted out on CD.
Sample data protection Policy
Charities and data protection
Guilds & the Data Protection Act
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