Avon Guild Committee
Chair Paulette Bjergfelt
Secretary Sheila Liddle
Treasurer Claire Cryer
Program Secr Frances Fletcher/Paulette
Library Jenni Wilcox
Raffle Kathryn Kirk
Refreshments Linda Geary
Sales Norma Chandler Patterson
Website Sheila Liddle
Committee Helen Tripp
Avon Guild Programme 2023
14th January
Membership renewal
Member’s skills day – demos tbc
11th February
Locker hooking workshop with Paulette Bjergfelt
11th March
11.30 AGM
Workshop - weaving outside the box with Paulette and Frances
8th April
13:30 Jan Hunter, Fernhill Farm is giving a talk, about her
Imaginative Eco Farm
13th May
13:30 Talk by Sarah Harris from Spinning Weal on the
history of knitting
10th June
11.30 Workshop - Felting a miniature teddy bear with
Linda Geary
8th July
11.30 Workshop - Dyeing day - including indigo, and
natural dyes with Frances Fletcher
August
No meeting
9th September
11:30 Workshop on carding and long draw spinning - CLaire Cryer
14th October
Guild Open Day, Sales and Exhibition
(11:00 – 15:30)
12th November
13:30 Talk from Clare Hadley - a Dorset Guilder on how she makes her amazing felt hats
10th December
Christmas Party - Food, fun and games
Annual Competition - to be decided
The Avon Guild will be 50 years old in November 2025 - we are planning an exhibition.
Christmas competition entry
Peru market selling dyes.
Preparing New Zealand Flax (Phormium) for grass skirts and weaving, using nothing but a large seashell!