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
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Avon Guild Programme 2023
14th January
Membership renewal
Member’s skills day – demos tbc
11th February
Locker hooking workshop with Paulette Bjergfelt
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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
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13th May
13:30 Talk by Sarah Harris from Spinning Weal on the
history of knitting
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10th June
11.30 Workshop - Felting a miniature teddy bear with
Linda Geary
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8th July
11.30 Workshop - Solar dyeing - Paulette Bjergfelt
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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
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Annual Competition - to be decided
The Avon Guild will be 50 years old in November 2025 - we are planning an exhibition.
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Christmas competition entry
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Peru market selling dyes.
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Preparing New Zealand Flax (Phormium) for grass skirts and weaving, using nothing but a large seashell!