Programme

Please note that every Guild meeting has a dedicated tuition area for beginner spinners. This is usually in the side room in the Village Hall.

April 20th: Skills day! Our members will share an array of weaving, spinning and dyeing skills.

May 18th: Brigitte Graham will join us for a discussion on Rush Weaving.

June 15th: Our annual fleece fair! Running from 9.30am - 1.30pm. A brilliant day out for all the family. Meet and talk with local breeders, and learn about and buy new fleeces. Find out more here.

July 20th: A discussion on Nettle Weaving with Brigitte Kaltenbacher. This is also the date of our nature-themed weaving competition - open to all members!

August 17th: The Somerset Guild’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations!

September 21st: Julie Hedges will talk about the origins and history of Ply-Split Braiding, give the Guild a demonstration, and share a display of work through the ages & on September 22nd Julie Hedges is running an one-day Ply Split Braiding workshop for 12 people (additional costs apply, please contact us to book onto the Sunday workshop).

October 19th: Whitchurch Silk Mills with Deborah Wheeler

November 16th: Wheel Clinic and talk about general equipment and stock with David Herring. This is also the date of our nature-themed spinning competition.

December 14th: Christmas Social

Past events:

January 20th 2024: Brian Bond will share his Journey into natural dyeing. Including sales of seeds, dried dye stuffs and dyed wool fibre/yarn. The beginners class will be in the small adjoining room 11am-12pm focusing on what you can do with wool tops/batts.

February 17th 2024: Guild AGM at 11am. Followed by an introduction to the world of kilt-making with Paul Henry from Fleece to Pleats.

March 16th 2024: A chat with Bethan Murray, a curator of Social History and Textiles at Somerset Heritage Museum.