Oxford Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers
We meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday of the month, except in August, at the Village Hall, Stanton St John, Oxfordshire where parking is easy and visitors are welcome.
Meetings normally run from 10,00am to 4.00pm (bring a packed lunch).
The morning is usually for working on any textile project you may have on the go followed by a talk in the afternoon.
Occasionally we run a full day workshop instead.
Saturday 19th May
Weavers Bazaar visit
The team from Weavers Bazaar will be at
Dabble Day with their dyed tapestry weaving fibres for sale. You can pre order. See their website
Latest News
Featured video...
Maximo Laura was the subject of April's
talk at our Guild meeting. Della and Peter Stor,
who represent him in UK,brought along some
of his fabulous tapestries. Video doesn't do them j
ustice but give you a flavour. More information is at the
woven colour website
Next Meeting Saturday 19th May - Dabble Day
10am – 4.00pm Our annual Dabble Day with mini workshops run by Guild members.
This year's mini workshops include:
Making felt flowers - felt sheets will be available but do bring your own, plus tops etc
Knitting socks on a circular needle - you'll need to bring your needle (80/100cm)
Continental knitting - bring your own straight needles and yarn
Fleece sorting - how to assess and sort a fleece
A small charge may be made for any materials you use.
Saturday June 16th
Fleece Day becomes Festival of Fibre
Festival of Fibre is the new name for our
June open day. As usual there will be rare
breed fleeces and exotic fibres for sale, an
exhibition and demonstrations of our skills.
It's at Stanton St John village hall and it's
free.
The May/July Newsletter is out and ready
to download. It's a packed edition with some
great photographs and includes a review of
the latest addition to the Guild library
Future Workshops
If you'd like to take part in either
Jane Deane's Indigo Dyeing 'Blue By Magic workshop on July 22nd or
Sue Lawty's Woven Tapestry workshop on 27th and 28th of October click on their names to download details and an application form
Member Resources
Library
Two new books will be added to the library at the May meeting:
Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont and Contemporary Weaving Patterns by Margo Selby (see newsletter for a review of this book)
The Oxford Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers is all about textiles.
We love working with fibres and textiles, and thoroughly enjoy sharing our interest – and learning something new! Members also get chances to exhibit our work in public.
Whether you’ve been spinning and weaving for years or it suddenly takes your fancy to learn we are always delighted to welcome new members.
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