Try your hand at spinning, weaving and dyeing at our Guild Open Day, view the textile competition entries and find out about textile history in our area.
Once again the Guild is taking part in Heritage Open Days, a … Continue reading
Tag: Spinning
Spinning Troubleshooting – October 2025 meeting
Troubleshooting your Spinning with Marilyn Wright
Marilyn is a regular contributor to Ply magazine and has offered to help members improve their spinning techniques. She will be talking after lunch, so bring your wheel and your questions.
Also this month … Continue reading
Woodland Walk Wrap
Helen tells us all about her scarf that was selected for the RE23 Sustainable Fashion Show in March 2023. As she puts it, “The yellow scarf has been … Continue reading
Guild Open Day – Sunday 17th September 2023
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Try your hand at spinning, weaving and dyeing at our Guild Open Day and find out about the history of our heritage crafts.
For the first time the Guild is taking part in Heritage Open Days… Continue reading
Celebration of Wool @Hogshaw Farm – May 2023 meeting
Join the guild at A Celebration of Wool at Hogshaw Farm & Wildlife Park, where we will be demonstrating fibre preparation from fleece, spinning and weaving. Learn about the different fibres that are available and how they become yarn … Continue reading
Spinning a Yarn – Talk and demonstration
A brief history of spinning, demonstration of spinning on a wheel and a chance to have a go at spinning with a spindle.
Members of the Bucks WSD Guild will be speaking about and demonstrating spinning at the Chorleywood WI … Continue reading
Flax Spinning – June 2022 meeting
Have a go at spinning flax, details below. Plus social crafting – bring along your latest project to show off or to ask advice.
Regular Features:
- Show and Tell – bring something you have recently finished or are still working
Come and hear about our activities!
Every second year the association of Weavers Spinners and Dyer’s holds a summer school – we were delighted that it went ahead this year and for our members attended all taking different courses. During this meeting we will hear more … Continue reading
Every second year the association of Weavers Spinners and Dyer’s holds a summer school – we were delighted that it went ahead this year and for our members attended all taking different courses. During this meeting we will hear more … Continue reading
Group Discussion: Pricing your work
How to price your work is a subject that often comes up and is is not without its complications. In this meeting we invite you to bring handmade items that you might consider selling and we can discuss strategies for … Continue reading
How to price your work is a subject that often comes up and is is not without its complications. In this meeting we invite you to bring handmade items that you might consider selling and we can discuss strategies for … Continue reading
Marilyn Wright – Spinning and knitting in the Shetlands
Marilyn will be talking about the history of the women who knitted and spun in the Shetland Isles in Victorian times when Hap Shawls became popular. She will show finished items and discuss some techniques of lace spinning.
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Marilyn will be talking about the history of the women who knitted and spun in the Shetland Isles in Victorian times when Hap Shawls became popular. She will show finished items and discuss some techniques of lace spinning.
… Continue reading