A chance to catch up with projects, catch up with guild friends and catch your breath. I.e. a quiet guild meeting for a change. There might be a talk in the afternoon from a couple of members about their recent … Continue reading
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Dyeing Day – July 2025 Meeting
Dyeing Day for Guild members and their guests – Indigo vat, natural dyeing and other dyeing techniques. Held in a guild member’s garden. Please Email if you would like to attend.
Last year’s summer dyeing day in the garden was … Continue reading
Four Corners of Demonstrations – June 2025 meeting
“Four Corners” – mini demonstrations
Informal demonstrations by our members, who don’t proclaim to be experts, but would love to share what they know about:
- Nälbinding
- Drop spindling
- Supported spindling
- Sprang & Twining
If there’s a cost for materials for … Continue reading
Colour! September 2024 Meeting
Learn more about colour and get to grips with blending colours for use in fibre-crafts. Talk and workshop led by guild members.
In the morning there’ll be an informative presentation about colour. Then after lunch we will have hands-on activities, … Continue reading
The Riches of Wool and socialising – July Guild Meeting
Join your guild friends for social crafting in the morning and learn about The Riches of Wool in the afternoon, from those that attended the AGWSD Conference. We will be in the smaller hall, the Walter Rose Room this … Continue reading
Guild 70th Anniversary Tea Party – April 2024 meeting
Celebrate 70 years of the Bucks Guild at our Anniversary Tea Party. There will be cake!
April marks 70 years since the founding of the Buckinghamshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, and we are celebrating with a tea party. … Continue reading
August meeting – Preparation for Open Day
Additional August meeting – Open Day preparation
Get together for guild members to prepare for our Open Day in September. Let’s get organised – who’s doing what, who brings what, plan the layout of the exhibition display and price our … Continue reading
Skill Share – June 2023 meeting
Join your guild friends for social crafting in the morning and a skill share activity in the afternoon. Bring along your latest spinning, weaving or dyeing project to show off or to ask advice. Watch this space for further details … Continue reading
Garden Party – July 2022 meeting
Annual guild garden party. Join your fellow guild members in a member’s garden to craft, chat and eat cake in the sunshine. Fingers crossed! The address will be sent to round to members via email, along with details of what … Continue reading
Alison’s Adventures in Knitting – January 2022 meeting
Alison Jolley gave a really interesting talk on the history of leisure knitting, told through her collection of knitting paraphernalia. Some of this collection has come to her through generations of knitters from her family, so there was a real … Continue reading