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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.

For Guild secretaries only

If you wish to change your Guild's record and contact information please click
here
to update your Guild's details online.
(The necessary access codes reside with the Guild secretary.)

Association Web Information Point (WIP)

This may be found here and replaces the Association CD

Please refer to your Guild secretary for access codes

If there are any problems please email

The Association produces a quarterly magazine The Journal.

New arrangements for the Association Library (formerly the Journal Library)

This is now located in Textile Department, Freeman College, Stirling Works, 88 Arundel Street, Sheffield S1 2NG. Please email the librarian if you want to make enquiries.

An updated catalogue is now available. The procedure for borrowing will be available soon.
It is hoped to open on a few Saturdays in 2011 to allow for personal borrowing.

It is also hoped that the more technical / research type books and videos/DVDS will be brought to Summer School 2011 so that attendess can then see the sort of books that are in the library and possibly watch a DVD

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.

2014 Association Calendar

The order form for Guild secretaries is available here.

STOP PRESS!
See also [Association Notice Board]

Order form for 2014 Association Calendar is available here

Summer School Fees

Balance of fees is due by April 15

Summer School Trade Fair

Details now available here

FibreEast 2013

Revised date and place

July 27-28, Redborne Community College, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2NU

Association Summer School
4 - 11 August 2013

Trinity St. Davids College in Carmarthen

Details now
available

together with equipment lists for all courses

*****

Bursaries for Summer School may be available for suitable students. See here for details.(NEW)

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Last updated: 3 May 2013
(NEW May Newsletter, weaving course at Cottenham Summer School. May update to February newsletter, peg loom weaving course in Towcester (see Association Noticeboard), 2014 Association calendar order form available, reminder about due date for balance of Summer School fees, details of Summer School trade fair.)