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York Guild
50th Birthday Celebrations
17 July 2010
All former members are cordially invited to join the Guild in a faith lunch to celebrate the occasion.
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Abergele Guild meet in Church House, Llanfair Talhaiarn, Abergele. Meetings start at 7pm. Meetings are on the second Wednesday evening of every month. On Wednesdays when there is no evening meeting there is a general meeting from 2pm until 4pm. Please contact Alison Craig if you require further information.
Alsager Guild meet in the Alsager Community Church from 7pm to 10pm on the second Friday of the month. Please contact Jane White if you require further information.
Ashfield Guild meet at Kikby College from 7pm to 9pm on the second and fourth Thurdays of the month. Please contact Brenda Taylor if you require further information.
2010 February 11 Bath bombs, Diane February 25 Workshop - issue patterns for sheep March 11 AGM and book evening March 25 Workshop April 8 Workshop and return of sheep April 22 Workshop May 13 Workshop May 22 Indigo dyeing, Jeanette May 27 Workshop June 10 Workshop June 24 Workshop and paterns for Noah's Ark animals July 8 Workshop July 22 Workshop August 12 Weaving with card., Sheila and Brenda August 26 Workshop September 9 Workshop September 23 Workshop. Visit to Knitting and Stitching Sow, Alexandra Palace October 14 Workshop October 28 Workshop November 11 Party night November 25 Show Off night/bring a friend December 9 Workshop
Avon Guild meet in Long Ashton Village Hall, Keedwell Hill, Long Ashton. Meetings start at 10.30am with an informal spinning bee followed at 2pm by a lecture/demonstration. Finish at 4.30pm. Please contact Susan Krekorian if you require further information.
Bedfordshire Guild meet in the Parish Hall, Harlington, Bedfordshire. Meetings are on the first Tuesday 7.30pm-9.30pm and the third Saturday 2.30pm-4.30pm (unless otherwise stated) each month. Please contact Martina Waters if you require further information.
Birmingham and District Guild meet in the Friends Meeting House, Watford Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham (opposite Woolworth's). Easily accessible by bus (numbers 45,47,18,84,85) on the Pershore Road or the Outer Circle number 11, or by train to King's Norton station nearby. There is a car park. Meetings start at 1.30pm and finish at 4pm. Please contact Rae Lemon if you require further information.
Visitors are always most welcome.
2010 February 13 10am. Open morning
2pm. AGM and sales tableMarch 13 10am - 4pm Workshop: Felting, Marietta Alker April 10 10am - 4pm Workshop: Spinning, Alison Daykin May 8 1.30 - 4pm Workshop: Coiled pots from wool, Teresinha Roberts June 12 tba September 11 10am Open morning
2pm Experimental dyeing, Sarah CageOctober 9 1.30 - 4pm Nettles to cashmere, Teresinha Roberts November 13 10.30 - 3.30pm Annual Exhibition, Sale of Work, and Competition
Bowland Guild meet in Sawley Village Hall, near Clitheroe, Lancs. Meetings start at 10.30am and finish at 4.30pm. Please contact Sara Brearley if you require further information.
2010 February 6 Spin and chat - Guild project March 6 Skill share - Dorset buttons, crochet embellishments, fleece sorting, perfect rolags April 3 Birthday lunch (Easter) May 1 Tinctoria dyes - Alison Daykin June 5 Spin and chat July 3 Fancy yarns, Daniela Kloppmann August 7 Spin and chat September 4 Soft woven baskets, Averil Otiv October 2 Christmas decorations, Jenny Higgin November 6 AGM (Projects) December 4 Christmas lunch
Bradford & District Guild meet in the Bradford Industrial Museum (Lecture Room, 3rd floor), Moorside Road, Fagley, Bradford on the third Saturday each month except where stated. Meetings start at 11am and finish around 3.30pm. Please contact the secretary if you require further information.
2010 February 20 Skill share day: spin and chat March 20 Felt workshop, Jackie Lunn April 17 Skill share day: spin and chat May 15 Indigo dyeing, Mafie Relph June 19 am. Kimonos, Katie Chaplin.
pm. Silk painting workshopJuly 17 Knotted rugs, Sara Lamb August 21 Awayday at Victoria Hall, Queensbury Hall September 18 Skill share day: spin and chat October 16 Colour blending for spinning, ALison Daykin November 20 Skill share day December 18 Christmas party with Secret Santa
Brecknock Guild meet in the Subud Centre, Canal Bank, Brecon from 11am to 4pm. Please email Liz Day for more details.
Any visitors with an interest in textile crafts are welcome. Please email the Liz Day for contact information.
Brecon and Radnor Guild meet in the Smithfield Hall, Smithfield Road, Builth Wells, Powys. Meetings start at 4pm and finish at 6.30pm. Please contact Association Secretary if you require further information.
Buckinghamshire Guild meet in the The Barn Hall, Chiltern Avenue, Amersham on the first Saturday in each month at 2.30pm. Please contact Gillie Russell-Mann if you require further information.
Cambridgeshire Guild meets in the Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road, Cambridge, CB4 2LD from 1.30pm. meetings start at 2pm. Visitors are always very welcome. Please contact Anna Crutchley if you require further information. (Please put WSD in the subject field of your email.)
2010 February 27 Woad in the 21st Century, Ian Howard, Woad Inc, Norfolk March 27 10am - 4pm Members Day
How our Guild began and developed, Doreen Saunders
Danish paper weaving, Charlotte Ries
Shibori and indigo dyeing, Clarissa CochranApril 24 10am - 4pm Workshop: 3D feltmaking, Henry Morris. Booking essential May 29 Textiles from the Foundling Hospital Museum, Janette Bright June 26 Notebooks are my buckets - keeping a design book, Janet Crowther July 3-4 Workshop: Sara Lamb, American tecxtile artist September 5-19 Guild Exhibition, Michaelhouse, Trinity Street, Cambridge September 25 An allotment to dye for, Teresinha Roberts October 23 Knitting memories, Biddy Rychnovsky October 24 10am - 4pm Workshop: Alternative knitting, Biddy Rychnovsky. Booking essential November 27 A creative journey, Pat Taylor, Director West Dean Tapestry Studio
Ceredigion Guild meet in the Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron Secondary School. Meetings start at 10.15am and finish at 4pm. Please email if you require further information.
Cheshire Guild meet in Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Please contact Valerie Williams if you require further information.
Cornwall Guild meet in the Tresillian Village Hall. Meetings start at 10am. Please contact Audrey Durrant if you require further information.
Coventry Guild meet in the Christ Church, Frankpledge Road, Cheylesmore, Coventry. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 4pm with a break for lunch between 12.30pm and 1.30pm. Please bring a contribution for a buffet lunch. Please contact Antoinette Wilson if you require further information.
Craven Guild meet in the Broughton Road Community Centre, Broughton Road, Skipton. Meetings start at 10.30am and finish at 4.30pm. Please contact Ann-Marie Atkinson if you require further information.
2010 February 20 Felt jewellery, Annette Jeffrey March 20 Hoookey rugs, Carol Rickards April 17 From fleece to felt by the easy road, Sue and Alice May 15 Spin and chat June 19 Spin and chat July 17 Spindle spinning, Mairi. Weavettes, Mary August 21 Spin and chat September 18 Prepare for Masham October 16 Fancy yarns, Danielle November 20 11am AGM December 11 Christmas lunch
Derbyshire Guild meet in Hazelwood Village Hall on Saturdays from 10am to 4pm and in Mickleover Community Centre on Fridays from 7.30 to 9.30. Please contact Margareta.Dawson if you require further information.
Devon Guild meet in America Hall, Pinhoe, Exeter. The hall is open from 10am until 4pm and the lecture starts about 1.30pm. Please contact the secretary if you require further information.
Sunday workshops are also at teh America Hall, Sunnyside Room. from 10am - 4pm. WOkrshop places are limited and must be booked in advance.
2010 February 13 Weaving the fabric for my wedding dress, Louise Cottey February 14 Workshop: Experimenting with lace weaving, Louise Cottey March 13 Spinning Weal, Sales day and talk, Sarah Harris April 10 Tibetan rugs in exile, Alain Rouvere May 8 Bonkers, felt making and embellishments, Shirley Wilkins May 9 Workshop: Felt making and embellishments, Shirley Wilkins June 12 Social day and sales of local fleece and fibre July 10 Outing to Alain Rouvere Galleries at Todenham plus NT Hidcote September 11 Creative embroidery techniques, Tracy Curtis September 12 Workshop: Creative embroidery techniques, Tracy Curtis October 9 am. Annual display and evaluation of members' work, Joyce Meader
pm. Knitted comforts for you, soldier(Crimea to now), Joyce MeaderNovember 13 am. Members sales day
pm. AGMDecember 11 am. Craft activity
pm. Shared lunch
Devon Weavers Workshop meet in Unit 8, Coombe Park, Ashprington, Totnes. The unit is open from 10.00 am until 4pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Visitors Welcome. Please contact the secretary to make further enquiries as to course availability and fees, to book a place on a course or if you require further information.
2010 March 16 Blackjack weaving group April 7-11 Beginners course, Sue Dwyer April 26-28 Designing with Summer and Winter, Margaret Roach Wheeler May 1-3 Designing the Mahotan Way, Margaret Roach Wheeler June 8-13 Exhibition of members' work, Harbour House, Kingsbridge June 11-13 Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey - demonstrations and sale of work August Dyeing day - details to come September Devon Open Studios in the workshop September 20-22 Network drafting on 8 shafts and more, Alice Schlein September 24-26 The woven pixel, Alice Schlein
Dorset Guild meet in Dorset Youth Association Hall, Lubbecke Way off Kings Road, Dorchester. Meetings start at 10.30am. Please bring wheels for morning spinning at all meetings. The afternoon session starts at 1.45pm. Please contact Angie Corbet if you require further information.
Dumfries & Galloway Guild meet in the Activity and Resource Centre, Burns Street, Dumfries on the second Saturday of the month. Meetings start at 10am. Please contact Karla Grant if you require further information.
Durham Guild meet at Redwood Lodge, Church Lane, Durham starting at 7.30pm - cost £2.00 including tea and biscuits. Workshops are held at St Oswalds Institute, Church Street, Durham City from 10am - 4pm.
All visitors and new members very welcome.
Please contact the secretary Jenifer Campbell for further information.
2010 February 4 AGM and photographing entries for National Exhibition March 4 A year in the life of a shepherd from Northumberland, Jon Monks April 1 Northumberland Tartan Company, Catherine Wylde May 6 Indian experience, May 15 Workshop: Heirloom book workshop, Elizabeth Shorrock. St Oswald's Institute June 3 Show and tell July 1 Painting with tweed using a hook, Jane Jackson July 10 Workshop: Willow basket making, Jo-Anne Bolton. St Oswald's Institute September 2 Scandinavian weaving, Cia Bosanquet and Wenke Weightman September 11 Workshop: Preparation of different fibes for spinning to knit or to weave, Rosemary Kitchingman. St Oswald's Institute October 7 Quechan weaving, Jo Weeding November 4 My life in France, my passion in England, Geni Glatt December 2 Christmas party
East Central Scotland Guild meet in various places. Please note the location with the meeting details. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Please contact the Association Correspondence Sectetary if you require further information.
East Surrey Guild meet in Headley Village Hall, Epsom, Surrey from 10am until 4pm unless otherwise stated. Please contact Sandy Jessett if you require further information. * Numbers are limited for these classes - please book in advance.
East Sussex Guild meet in the Malling Community Centre, Spences Lane, Lewes, East Sussex. Meetings start at 10.30am and finish at 4.30pm. Guests are most welcome to attend to meet members and see how the Guild works. Please contact Jennie James if you require further information.
Eden Valley Guild meet in Mungrisdale Village Hall on the third Saturday of each month except July and August. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Please contact Mirja Dawson if you require further information.
Edinburgh Guild meet in Craiglockhart Church Hall, Edinburgh. Meetings start at 10.30am and finish at 15.30pm. Please contact Doreen Marsh if you require further information.
2010 February 20 In house day - finishing off projects and preparations for Open Day March 20 Open Day - display, demonstrations, sales April 17 Needle felted figures, Jennie Loudon. Limited places May 15 Outing to May Gunn's workshop in Crieff June 19 AGM. Websters AGM. Textile Conservation, Sophie Younger July 17 In house day August 21 Broughton Gathering. Annual social occasion with neighbouring guilds. Supplies, sales, baking, raffles, exhibits, Chrissie Ann Memorial competition.
Glamorgan Guild meet at Kynance Hall, (or the Scout Hall for workshops), Dinas Powis. Meetings start at 7.30am. Please contact Joanne Terrar if you require further information.
Gloucestershire Guild meet at the Village Hall, Norton, on the A38 between Gloucester and Tewkesbury on the third Saturday of every month. Meetings start at 2pm, but the hall is open from midday. Guild workshops are held on the Wednesday following the monthly meeting, and fortnighly after that during October to March lktalk.net">Mavis Atkinson for further information.
Grampian Guild meet at Touched By Scotland, Oyne. Workdays and workshops 10am - 4pm on the third Saturday of the month (except June and December). more info on the web page. Please email for details of the following programme.
Gwynedd Guild meet at Treborth Botanic Gardens, Bangor, at 7.30pm - 9.30pm April - July, 2pm - 4pm September - March. Meetings in November and December are held on the first Saturday of the month from 2pm - 4pm. Informal "Spinning Days" are held at Tan Lan Craft Centre (near Llangefni, Anglesey) on 3rd Wednesday of each month except August from 10am - 12noon. Please contact Hilary Miller if you require further information.
Hallamshire Guild meet at Batemoor and Jordanthorpe Community Centre, Dyche Lane, Norton, Sheffield, 10.30am coffee - 11am business, 3.30pm finish. Visitors, new members and beginners welcome. Please contact Karen Graham for details of the following programme.
2010 February 13 Summer School highlights, Guild members March 13 Creative spinning, Alison Daykin April 10 Sharing skills plus visiting supplier Debbie Tomkies May 8 Mary Frith Lecture: Textiles and clothing in Greek and Roman society, Dr Clemence Schultze June 12 Open Day July 10 Sharing skills August 14 Informal get together September 11 Sharing skills October 9 Textile collection at Temple Newsam, Polly Putnam November 13 Traditional handweaving in the 21st century, Adam Jordan December 11 AGM and Christmas lunch
Hampshire Guild meet at Shawford Parish Hall,Pearsons Lane, Shawford, Winchester. The main meeting starts at 11am for activities, with a speaker at 1.30pm, except where stated otherwise. Please contact Sue Bates for details of the following programme.
Herefordshire Guild meet at 10.30am - 12.30pm (4pm on workshop days) in Stretton Sugwas Village Hall Visitors always welcome. Please email Heather Dutson for further information.
Highland Guild meet at the Dingwall Community Centre, Tulloch Street, Dingwall, Rossshire. Please contact Fiona Dendy if you require further information.
Isle of Wight Guild meet at Rookley Village Hall, Highwood Lane. Meetings are on the last Tuesday of the month and start at 7pm and finish at 10pm. Meetings in November and December will be on Saturdays from 10am-4pm. Saturday meetings 10am - 4pm. Please contact Fay Forman if you require further information.
Kennet Valley Guild meet at Shaw Church Hall, Newbury, Berks, 10am - 5pm, speaker at 2pm. Please contact Gillian Cross for details of the following talks.
Kent Guild meet in Furley Hall, Quantock Drive, Ashford on the last Saturday of the month. Meetings start at 11.15am and finish at 15.30pm. Please contact Lydia Hill if you require further information.
Lancs and Lakes Guild meet at Yealand Village Hall, Yealand Conyers, Lancs. Workshops: 10am-12.30pm, meetings and speaker 2pm-4pm. Weekend courses 10.30am-12.30pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday. Please contact Anna Atkins for further details.
2010 February 13 am. am. Selection of items for 2010 National Exhibition
pm. 6,000 years of sheep rearing in Britain, David KinsmanMarch 13/14 Workshop: Double weave, Jane Flanagan April 10 am. Members textiles and woven artifacts from abroad
pm. Weaving linen for the Pharoahs, Susan FoulkesMay 8 The history of Paisley Shawls, Val Reilly June 12 Textile tour of India, Laura Resenzweig July 10 Farm visit to Greenlands Farm Village, Tewitfield September 11/12 Workshop: Wet felting, Sheila Smith October 9 Keeping alpacas, David White November 13 In house skills and stash auction December 4 am. Show and tell
pm. AGM
Lavenham Guild meet in the Guildhall, Market Square, Lavenham, Suffolk from 10am until 4pm. Please contact Jean Rogers if you require further information.
Leek & District Guild meet in Bradnop Village Hall, Leek. Meetings start at 10.30am and finish at 3.30pm. Please contact Beryl Cole if you require further information.
2010 February 13 Fleece preparation for worsted spinning March 13 AGM and exhibition of cushion challenge, plus dyeing and knitting for self patterning yarns April 10 Textile jewellery and embellishments, Nancy Hudson April 23 Visit to National exhibition in Mansfield May 8-9 Art in the Park - Brough Park, Leek. Display, sale and demonstration of work June 12 Visit to Blackstone Edge Farm, Wildboarclough for sheep shearing demo and art display July 3 Blaze Farm, Wildboarclough - Sheep Day - sale and demonstration of work July 10 Shadow weave August 14 Wet felting September 11 Crochet - new skills and brush up on old ones October 9 Spinning textured colourful, wild yarns November 13 Needle weaving - practical workshop December 11 Shared meal, mini festive workshop and display of members' work
Lincolnshire Guild meet in Revesby Village Hall unless otherwise stated. Meetings start at 11am and finish at 4pm. Please contact Angela Barker if you require further information.
Llyn Guild meet in the Memorial Hall, Snowdon Street, Pen y Groes, Caernarfon. All day meetings are on Thursdays from 10am - 4pm. Please email the Lynne Shepherd for further information.
2010 February 25 Domino knitting with Lynne Shepherd March 25 Spinning and weaving April 22 Complex Felt, etc, Helen Melvin May 20 Spinning, weaving and fasteners June 17 Flower pounding, Linda Rudkin July 29 Dyeing with indigo, dyers picnic August 26 Spinning and weaving - looking at different fleeces September 23 Show and tell items made this year, Spinning and weaving October 21 Rugs, rugs and more rugs November 18 AGM
London Guild meet in St Stephen’s House, 48 Emperor’s Gate, London SW7. Meetings start at 2.30pm. Please contact the secretary if you require further information.
2010 February 13 Significant colour - an exploration of colour in design, weaving and architecture, Ptolemy Mann April 10 Cotehele House - old tapestries. new audiences, limited time, no money, Rachel Hunt May 8 To bead or not to bead, Eliza McClelland June 12 Silk, Pat Foster July 10 Confirming old wives tales and dismissing red herrings in the use of home grown dye plants, Sue Dye August 14 The St Paul's Vestments Project, Marie Brisou September 11 Alpacas, Lynn Scott October 23 Spinning a yarn, Frances Taylor November 13 tba
Manx Guild meet in the Patrick Community Centre, Patrick Old School, Patrick, Isle of Man. Please contact Bernie Balogh if you require further information. Also weekly demonstrations at Cregneash Folk Museum each Wednesday from May 7 to September 24.
Medway Guild meet in Urchins Kindergarten, Marlborough Road Annex, Gillingham from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Please contact Elspeth Darby for further details.
Meirionnyd Guild meets every second Thursday in the Llanelltyd Villahe Hall, Dollgellau. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Please contact Meira Gwynne if you require further information.
Middle Essex Guild meet in the Village Hall, White Notley. Meetings start at 10.30am and finish at 4pm. Workshops need to be booked in advance. Please contact Chris Applebee if you require further information.
2010 February 20 P&M Woolcraft March 20 Texture and colour in tapestry weaving, William Jeffries. Talk and Workshop April 17 Members' day. Enid Tivey Award. Shared lunch. Have a go with a drop spindle. Spinning fancy yarns May 15-16 Ply split braiding, Jenny Parry. Talk and workshop. Sat 11am-4pm. Sun 10am-1pm June 19 Felt delights. 2-3 workshops - different ways of making felt July 17 Tunisian crochet, Chris Applebee and Rita Smith August 21 Members' day and shared lunch. Christmas boxes September 18 Workshop: Polygonum/indigo dyeing, Jackie Cook October 16 Woad magic, Ian Howard from Woad Inc. November 20 Knitting the Elizabeth Zimmerman way, Tricia Holman. Talk and workshop December 11 Shared lunch and Christmas cheer
Midland Handweavers meet at the Methodist Church, Station Road, next to the railway station. Workshops usually start at 1pm and talks at 3pm. Please contact Mary Zielonka if you require further information.
Mid Herts Guild meet in St Michaels Church Hall, Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield from 7.30 to 10pm. Saturday workshops start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Please contact Jenny Davidson if you require further information.
Mid Lancs Guild meet in the New Methodist Church, Bright Street, Darwen, Lancashire. Meetings start at 10am or 10.30am and finish at 3.30pm. Please contact Jean Hart if you require further information.
2010 February 13 Twist, turn and trim, Mrs Jean and Mr Granville Thornton March 13 Display of work by members and talk by Pat Barrett April 10 Spin in May 8 General workshop June 12 Dyeing day (tbc), Dorothy Waring and Florence Hargreaves July 10 Dyeing day (tbc), Dorothy Waring and Florence Hargreaves August 14 General workshop September 11 Rag rug a bag, Peter Hartley October 9 Patchwork, Jenny Kittos November 6 AGM, General workshop December 11 General workshop, Christmas Competition
Mid Norfolk Guild meet in the Village Hall, North Tuddenham at 7.30pm. Please contact Vic Ringwood if you require further information.
Montgomeryshire Guild meet in the Forden Community Centre, usually between 10.30am and 3.30pm. Talks start around 1.30pm. Visitors welcome. Please contact Linda Ashton if you require further information.
New Forest Guild meet in the Greyfriars Community Centre, Ringwood. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Please contact the secretary if you require further information.
North Cheshire Guild meet in the Croft Memorial Hall, Culcheth, Warrington. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Please contact Debs Ayerst if you require further information.
North Downs Guild meet at Old Wives Lees Hall, off A28 between Chilham and Chartham, Canterbury on the second Saturday of every month from 11am - 4pm, unless otherwise stated. Please contact Jean Ackermann if you require further information.
North Hertfordshire Guild meet at the Settlement, Nevells Rd, Letchworth on first and third Thursday of each month at 7.45pm. There are also some all day Saturday workshops. Please contact Brian Bond if you require further information.
2010 February 4 Workshop: Garment jamming, Dawn February 18 Normal workshop March 4 Show, Tell and Share after garment jamming March 18 Normal workshop March 20 10am - 4pm Group visit to Felicity Irons' Rush Weaving studio April 15 Normal workshop May 6 Workshop: How to make a peg loom, Brian May 20 Normal workshop June 3 Normal workshop June 5 10am - 4pm Group visit to Church Farm, Ardeley June 17 Normal workshop July 1 Normal workshop
North Oxfordshire Guild meet in Hook Norton Baptist Church Schoolroom. Meetings start at 7.30pm. Please email the correspondence Secretary for contact information.
North Shropshire Guild meet in Ellesmere Town Hall. Meetings start at 7.30pm. Please contact Hazel Brend if you require further information. Visitors always welcome.
2010 February 6 10am - 4pm Preparation of fleece, fibres for spinning, Fiona Nesbit March 9 7.15pm AGM followed by Weaving using recycled materials, Jude Jones April 13 Shetland lace knitting, Angela Hawkins May 11 Work evening May 22 10am - 4pm Make your own felt slippers, Julia Francis June 8 Weaving, Hazel Brend July 13 Textiles from my travels, Hilary Turner August 10 Soft basket weaving, Avereil Otiv September 14 Work evening October 12 Fyberspates, Jeni November 6 10am - 4pm Friendship Day. The Mulberry Dyer and other yarn producers for social day with local Guilds December 14 Christmas social evening including guild challenge
North Wiltshire Guild meet at Roves Farm, Sevenhampton, near Swindon. Meetings are on the second Saturday of the month and start at 11am finishing at 4pm. Please contact Una Carlow if you require further information.
2010 February 13 Sheep breeds and rare breeds, Jan Shailes March Dorset buttons, Nikki Last April Alpaca spinning, Meg Crowther
Northamptonshire Guild meet in Denton Village Hall, Vicarage Lane, Denton. Meetings start at 1.30pm and finish at 4.30pm. Please contact the secretary if you require further information.
2010 February 13 10am - 4pm Wheel maintenance and fibres, P & M Woolcraft March 13 Open workshop April 10 Patchwork quilting, Ann Vincent May 8 Socks, in-the-round and fair isle, Joanna and Jenny June 12 10am - 4pm Dyeing day at Stone House, Denton July 10 Open workshop August 14 10am - 4pm Weaving day and open day September 11 Open workshop October 9 Open workshop November 13 Open workshop December 11 10am - 4pm Christmas Party, bring and buy
Notts & District Guild meet in the Lambley Village Hall, Catfoot lane, Lambley, Notts. Plenty of car parking is available and there is disabled access. Meetings start at 11am and finish at 4pm and are a mixture of workshops and speakers. Afternoon sessions start at 1.30pm. Visitors are always welcome. Please contact Karen Winyard if you require further information.
Online Guild meets over the internet via a YahooGroup. Please contact Margaret Parker if you require further information or visit the website.
2010 February Natural dye extracts, Alison Daykin March Knitweave, Rosemary Darrah April Alpaca workshop, Val Walker May Eat or dye, Judy Sheppard June Double weave, Paul O'Connor/Neil Stevenson July AGDW August Holiday September Lace Knitting, Liz Lovick October Falkland/shetland fibre challenge November Baltic weave on a backstrap loom, Sued Foulkes December Christmas exchange and gadget discussion, Rachel Hardy and Judy Sheppard
The Oxford Guild meets monthly on the 3rd Saturday of the month, except in August, in the Village Hall, Stanton St John, Oxfordshire where parking is easy and visitors are most welcome. Meetings are normally for a full day 10.00 – 4.00pm (bring a packed lunch), with either a half-day talk, occasionally a full day workshop, or a day spinning (or whatever textile project you have on the go), and chatting and sharing knowledge. For further details please check the website or email the secretary.
2010 February 20 am Workshop: Braids, Rod Owen. Max 15 - please sign up. Cost £10
pm. Braids, Rod OwenMarch 20 am. Guild morning
pm. Turkish weaving - Colours of the earth, Jim and Diane GaffneyApril 17 am. Guild morning
pm. Felt, Sheila SmithApril 18 Workshop: Small seamless decorative bags, Sheila Smith. Max 12 - please sign up. Cost £20 May 15 Guild day June 19 Guild fleece sale and spinning day June 20 Workshop: Natural dyeing, Jenny Dean. Max 15 - please sign up. Cost £20 July 17 Summer meeting September 18 am. Guild morning
pm. Silk, Jane DeaneSeptember 19 Workshop: Indigo, Jane Deane. Max 12 - please sign up. Cost £25 October 16 am. What to look for in a mohair fleece, Jane-Ann Rogers. Max 12 - please sign up. Cost £5
pm. From goat to garment, Jane-Ann RogersNovember 10 am. Peg loom weaving workshop - making a scarf, Hannah Dunn
pm. Weaving Barn, membres of the barnDecember 11 Christmas party
Pembroke Guild meet in the Bloomfield Community Centre, Narbeth. Meetings start at 7.30 pm. Saturday workshops take place from 10am to 4pm Please contact Bettina Becker if you require further information.
2010 February 13 Have a colourful day, Janika Hagen-Bossom February 17 Afternoon: Warping for the March workshop
Evening: Submission and selection for Association ExhibitionMarch 17 Wild carding March 20 Variations of plainweave, Laura Thomas April 17 Spinning designer yarns, Bettina Becker April 21 Show and tell April 24 Trip to Wonderwool Wales May 19 Ethnic textiles: Show and tell May 22 Tapestry weaving, Andrew Johnson June 16 Alpacas, Val June 19 Visit to the Brecknock Guild July 21 Show and tell July 24 Beginners' spinning. Pembrokeshire College August 15 Natural dyeing fun day. Dyffryn Isaf September 4/5 The Really Wild Festival, St David's September 15 Peg loom weaving, Linda Gibson September 18 Spin and chat October 20 AGM
Peter Tavy Guild Meetings are help in Peter Tavy Village Hall, 4 miles from Tavistock and start at 10am finishing at 4pm. Please contact Welmoed Perrin if you require further information.
2010 February 6 Dyeing day - indigo and madder March 6 Carding and combing - doing it properly! April 3 Spinning fancy fibres April 30 Workshop: Finishing techniques, Claire Crompton May 1 am Claire Crompton
pm. Warping a warpJune 5 Setting up a simple loom July 3 Picnic August Outing August 30 Peter Tavy Fayre September 4 Weaving rag rugs October 2 Sit, spin, show and tell November 6 Pattern drafting for a simple loom December 4 AGM and lunch
Peterborough Guild meet in the Nene Park Visitor centre, Ferry Meadows, Ham Lane, Peterborough (off A605) or at Sacrewell Farm Centre, close to A1/A476 junction - turn off A47 just east of A1 at Wansford. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 3pm unless otherwise stated. Please contact Pauline Smith if you require further information.
2010 February 6 Exhibition for ourselves with show and tell March 6 AGM, bring and buy/auction April 3 10am - 3pm Workshop by our own experts May 1 10am - 3pm Demonstrations and display for National Week of WSD May 9 Craft event in the Peterborough area tbc June 5 10am - 3pm Working session at Flag Fen? June 19-20 Nene Park steam rally and crafts fair July 3 Peterborough Festival? at Flag Fen? August 7 Meeting? September 4 10am - 3pm Working session at Flag Fen ? October 2 10am - 3pm tba November 6 10am - 3pm Member's house tbc December 4 10am - 3pm Christmas party
Rampton Guild meet in the Rampton Village Hall, Rampton, Cambridge. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Please contact Jean Addison if you require further information.
Shrewsbury Guild meet in the Methodist Church Hall, Lansdowne Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury. Meetings start at 7.30pm. Please email if you require further information.
2010 February 13 10am - 4pm Friendship day March 4 Various aspects of soft basketry, Averil Otiv April 1 Portable loom weaving May 13 Fabulous felts from Kyrgyzstan, Angela Thompson June 10 AGM and produce sale July 1 Drapers' walk around Shrewsbury September 2 Work evening October 7 Working with silk, Fiona Nesbit November 6 10am- 4pm Open day. Working with silk December 2 Christmas meeting
Somerset Guild meet in Hatch Beauchamp. Meetings start at 10.30am and the talks start at 1.45pm. Please contact Helen Cridland if you require further information.
2010 February 20 Our textile collection, Rosemary and Ellen Burgess March 20 Quantock Weavers Day, silk dyes and a good head of steam, Isabella Whitworth April 17 Silk paper workshop, Helen Rushton May 15 AGM.
Weaving workshop.
Weaving competitionJune 19 Fleece fair July 17 Dye day September 18 Making a drop spindle October 16 The craft person's garden, Christina Stapely November 20 Spindle spinnihng workshop, Jaquie Teal.
Dyeing competition
South & West Area Group of Guilds consist of Avon, Berkshire, Devon, Devon Weavers Workshop, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kennet Valley, New Forest, Peter Tavy, Somerset and Wiltshire Guilds. They meet twice a year in March and October, each Guild in turn hosting teh meeting, usually at their normal monthly meeting. For more details please contact the secretary Amanda Hannaford.
Southend Guild meet in the Balmoral Community Centre, Southend on the 1st Saturday of each month.. Meetings start at 11am and finish at 3pm (winter) or 4pm (summer). Please contact Joanne Cliffe if you require further information.
2010 February 6 Inkle weaving, Trefor Everett March 6 AGM and show and tell
Stratford-upon-Avon Guild meet in the Stratford-upon-Avon College on the third Friday of the month except in August. Meetings start at 7.30pm. There will also be garden meetings and informal workshops organised throughout the year. Please email Teresinha Roberts for more information.
Tawe Guild meet in The Cross Community Centre, Pontardawe, Swansea. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 4pm.
There is also an Adult Education class in Spinning and Weaving on Tuesdays from 10am-12noon, 6.30pm-8.30pm also at The Cross Community Centre tutored by Guild members, where the students are also Guild members. Please email the Eirian Roberts for further information.
2010 February 13 Carding, blending, woollen spinning, long draw and on the fold spinning using different fibres, Andrew Johnson March 13 Continuation of previous workshop plus worsted spinning and spindle spinning, Andrew Johnson April 1 Launch of Ann Jordan's project April 24/25 Wonder Wool Wales at Builth Wells May Navy Day tbc. Aberavon Beach spin and picnic tbc May 29/30 Annual Exhibition, Chairman's Challenge, Aberdulais Falls June 12 3D Felting, beads, earrings, and flowers, etc July Caerphilly Big Cheese Event thc August 10-15 The Cross Exhibition and Pontardawe Festival August 29/30 The Brecon Mountain Centre September 4 am. AGM. Bring and Buy
Tweed Guild meet on the fourth Saturday of the month at The Community Wing, Newtown St.Boswells. Meetings start at 10am and end at 4pm. Please contact Mag Magee if you require further information.
West Essex and East Herts Guild meet in the Harlow Museum, Third Avenue, Harlow, Essex. Visitors are welcome at all our meetings. Please email Hilary Hedderick if you require further information.
West of Scotland Guild meet in the Community Education Centre, Allander Road, Milngavie, G62. Meetings start at 10 am and finish at 4pm unless stated otherwise. Please contact Caroline Thomson if you require further information.
2010 February 13 10am - 1pm Seed bead demonstration, The Bead Company March 13 10am - 4pm Workshop: Felting bags, Lynn Ramsbottom April 10 10am - 1pm Sir William Burrell's collection of embroideries, Rebecca Quinton, Curator of Costume and textile, Butrrell Collection May 8 AGM
West Surrey Guild meet at the United Reformed Church Halls, Farnham on the second Monday evening and second Tuesday morning on alternate months. The evening talks are from 7.30pm - 9.30pm and the daytime talks from 10am - 12noon. In addition spinning days are held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays and 2nd Wednesdays each month from 10.30am - 3pm at various locations. Please contact Jane Kirby if you require further information.
West Sussex Guild meet in the Friend's Meeting House, rear of 34 Mill Road, Worthing, West Sussex on the second Saturday of the month. Meetings start at 11am with a members' workshop followed by a speaker at 2pm. Please contact Coral Jackson if you require further information.
Wigtownshire Guild meet in the Church Hall, Glenluce. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 3pm. Please contact Sue Wall if you require further information.
Wigtown Spinning group also meets 3rd Monday of every month, 10.15 - 13.00 in the Baptist Church.
Visitors are very welcome at all these meetings.
Wiltshire Guild meet at Rode Memorial Hall, Rode, Bath. A workshop commencing at 10.30am will precede all meetings which start at 2.30pm Please contact Josie Anderson if you require further information.
2010 February 20 am. Workshop: Spinning Angora goat
pm. From goat to Mohair, Hammond AngorasMarch 20 Usual Guild activities plus Spinning Weal shop April 17 Usual Guild activities plus in house skills day May 15 am. Guild activities
1.45pm From camels to contemporary creations, Julie HeddgesMay 16 Workshop: Ply split braiding, an introduction, Julie Hedges June 19 am. Guild activities and fleece sale plus crochet workshop
pm. Crochet, Caroline PurdyJuly 17 Spinning bee and shared lunch plus annual exhibition first hand in day August 11-16 Guild Annual Exhibition, The West Barn September 18 Usual Guild activities plus silk dyeing and spinning October 16 Usual Guild activities plus knitting and spinning workshops November 20 11am AGM
1.45pm Are you sitting comfortablyDecember 11 am. Usual Guild activities plus Christmas party
2pm tba
Worcestershire Guild meet in Broadheath Memorial Hall, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, and at 2pm unless otherwise stated. Please contact Dominique Wright if you require further information.
York & District Guild meet at the Farming Museum, Murton, York on the third Saturday of every alternate month starting in January. Meetings start at 10.45am. Informal workshop sessions take place in the months in between in the library at Murton. All events take place at Murton unless otherwise stated. Please contact Margaret Parker if you require further information.
2010 February 20 Skill share and National Exhibition selection March 20 AGM April 18 Guild Open Day. Please note this is a Sunday May 15 Hand loom weaving, Adam Jordan June 4-6 Cober Hill residnetial weekend - Ply Split braiding, Julie Hedges June 19 Skill share - work on 50th Anniversary banner July 17 50th Birthday Party with Faith Lunch - all former members of the Guild are cordially invited to attend August 21 Skill share September 18 North Yorkshire ganseys and intro to flax weaving. Debs Gallanders September 19 Workshop: Flax weaving, Debs Gallanders. Dunnington Reading Rooms October 16 Skill share November 20 Creative Spinning, Alison Daykin November 21 Workshop: Creative spinning, Alison Yule. At Dunnington Reading Rooms December 4 DYOT and Faith Lunch. At Dunnington Reading Rooms
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