Avon Guild Committee
 

13th January

Membership renewal

Member’s skills day – demos - Hula hoop weaving with Frances, Naalbinding with Maggie and Ronan, , Frame knitting -Norma, mitred knitting with Frances, Tunisian crochet with Paulette

 

10th February

11:30  “The box under the bed”

Discover ways to use those small amounts of hand spun that you have stashed in a hideaway place.  Paulette Bjergfelt   Long draw with Claire Cryer

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9th March

11.30  AGM

13:30  A talk from the Distaff Spinners

 

 

 

13th April

11:30 Dyeing using Kool Aid and food dyes

• Frances Fletcher and Barbara Bennett

 

11th May

11:30 Workshop

Warping and weaving on 4 shaft and rigid heddle looms.  Sheila Liddle and Debbie White

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8th  June

11.30 Workshop  Spinning off the point, supported spindles and other equipment.

Frances Fletcher on Charkra and Sarah Harris on Great Wheel

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13th July 

11.00 Wet felting workshop with Fi Harris. Cost of materials £7.50

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August

 

No meeting

 

14th September

11-30 Workshop Blending fibres on the drum carder and making art yarns – Maggie Robinson and Claire Cryer11:30 Workshop on carding and long draw spinning - CLaire Cryer

 

12th  October

Guild Open Day, Sales and Exhibition

(11:00 – 15:30)

 

9th November

11.30pm Terri Shires will lead us on making tapestry samples which help with making our own woven tapestries.

 

14th December

Christmas Party - Food, fun and games

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Annual Competition - Keeping warm

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The Avon Guild will be 50 years old in November 2025 - we are planning an exhibition. Please start making some beautiful items for the exhibition.

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Send ideas for workshops to the committee.