November 2024 Hazel proudly showing off her wonderful hand spun striped jumper knitted in one piece in the round. Does anyone enjoy sewing seams? The Show and Tell this year 2024, was a fabulous presentation of almost 30 projects of members’ work over the past few months. Maybe it should be called “Show, Tell, Fondle... Continue Reading →
October 2024 Members and visitors were treated to the new annual Betty Brame memorial talk. The inaugural year brought us the brilliant artist, tapestry weaver, designer and teacher, Sue Lawty talked about her weaving and textile experiences from many trips to the stunning, fascinating and remote country of Bhutan in the Himalaya. Sue, whose art... Continue Reading →
September 2024 Guild members were treated to a day of learning Mosaic (or slip stitch) knitting techniques run by our own Judith Edwards. We were given the opportunity to learn at least 14 different complex and fascinating patterns expertly presented and tutored by Judith. The day was unusually quiet (for us!) as members concentrated hard... Continue Reading →
August 2024 This meeting was a particularly emotional one for our members. Heather Seddon, our Chair and inspiring and gifted member for many years stood down due to ill-health. She was presented with a bouquet and gave an uplifting farewell speech. Heather will be very much missed. Ten members were treated to a tapestry weaving... Continue Reading →
27th and 28th July 2024 Kirkby Stephen, in the heart of the Upper Eden Valley, celebrated Westmorland Dales Festival, commemorating the expansion of the Yorkshire Dales into Cumbria. The weekend included a number of guided walks in the area and presented a great array of groups, crafters and artists both visual and musical. The weekend... Continue Reading →
Thirteen guild members had a wonderful day at Higham Hall on Sunday 28th July 2024. We prepared dyebaths of madder, weld, onion skins and indigo and used them to dye woollen yarn vibrant shades of red, yellow, brown, blue and green. The weather was perfect, allowing us to eat our picnic lunches outside. A big... Continue Reading →
March 2024, it's not all spinning, weaving or dyeing! Cecilia and Graham Hewitt came along to Mungrisdale to pass on their considerable mending skills to Guild members. What a joy to learn how to darn our beautiful but worn woolly items giving them new leases of life.
This year's Challenge was entitled "Out of the Blue". Members were given two shades of blue dyed Shetland to do as wished with. As ever the results were beautiful, inspiring and fascinating. It never ceases to amaze us how much variations on a theme can be found! Photos were taken at the Challenge presentation in... Continue Reading →
Yet again our busy members wow the gathering with their stunning work from the past year. We were amazed with dyeing using copper piping from Sally, an incredible woven housecoat using the bark of a eucalyptus tree as inspiration from Carol, clever and wavy woven scarves from Hazel, a most useful circular knitting needle holder... Continue Reading →
This was a vibrant and mixed meeting with a dazzling display of work from the Summer School, some fleece preparation practice, ancient Greek drop spindling, dizzing, spinning, weaving and plenty of chat and joy!
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