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: Weaving
Tablet weaving workshop – April 2025 meeting
Workshop: Tablet weaving introduction with Alison J
Alison is going to teach an introduction to tablet weaving on a simple, homemade plank loom. All the places for this workshop are now filled, but please email if you are interested in … Continue reading
Weaving Lace workshop – March 2025 meeting
Workshop: weaving Leno and other lace techniques with Ariana Odell
Ariana is going to show us how to create the lovely lace techniques that she uses in her scarves, on a rigid heddle loom. More details below, including what … Continue reading
Weaving Class Open Day 13th May
Guild member Ariana Odell teaches weaving at Queens Park Arts Centre in the centre of Aylesbury. Find out more about her classes at their Open Day in May
Sustainability in action
Sustainability was the theme of guild activities this March. Member makes were shown off on the catwalk of the RE23 Sustainable … Continue reading
Backstrap Weaving Workshop – June 2023
Weaving tutor Alexandra Lucas will be bringing her handmade looms to teach backstrap weaving at our June meeting.
Cost is £60 for members of the Bucks Guild of WSD, £80 for non members, booking required in advance. There are only … 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
Upholstered Rocking Chair – A Joint Venture
Stef Robinson was the well deserved winner of the Beale Cup at this year’s AGM. We asked her to tell us more about her super project.
Harris Tweed – an island and a passion
Talk by Guild member Fiona Cumming
20 November 2022
At this meeting Fiona introduced us to the island of Harris in the Outer Hebrides – a landscape of contrasting colours and textures. Via an extensive set of slides Fiona explained … 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