Avon Guild Committee
Chair Zie Smith and Sarah Rudd
Secretary Sheila Liddle
Treasurer Kathrin Kirk
Program Secr Frances Fletcher/ Sarah Harris (2027)
Library Ronan Dorvillers
Raffle Hannah Layne
Refreshments Sarah Van de Berg
Sales Norma Chandler Patterson
Website Sheila Liddle
Joint Winners of the Christmas 2025 Competition - Freya Smith and Sheila Liddle
Avon Guild Programme 2026
10th January
Membership renewal
Member’s skills day –
Drop in session “Learn to Spin”
Spinning – Long draw and Worsted
14th February
Brioche Knitting with Amanda Jones
14th March
11.30 AGM
13:30 Ria Burns – Talk on Natural Dyeing
11th April
Building on Inkle Loom Skills and Tablet Weaving with Ronan Dorvilles, Claire Cryer and Maggie Robinson
9th May
Members Skills Day – Weaving round a box with Frances Fletcher
Plying – Navajo and cabling
13th June
Using your rigid heddle, warping up, twill weaving
11th July
Solar dyeing with Frances Fletcher.
August
No meeting
12th September
Members skills – knitting techniques –
Crochet techniques
10th October
Guild Open Day
7th November
Eco-dyeing and a brief session on designing for weaving – reading/ drafting plans with Sheila Liddle
13th December
Christmas Party - Food, fun and games
Send ideas for workshops to the committee.
