Avon Guild Committee
Chair Zie Smith and Sarah Rudd
Secretary Sheila Liddle
Treasurer Kathgrin 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 and eco dyeing with Frances Fletcher and Sheila Liddle
August
No meeting
12th September
Members skills – knitting techniques –
Steeking and colour work with Helen Tripp
Crochet techniques
10th October
Guild Open Day
7th November
Designing for weaving – reading/ drafting plans
with Sheila Liddle
13th December
Christmas Party - Food, fun and games
Needle felting
Send ideas for workshops to the committee.




