Regular meetings
Spinning at the Wetlands Centre, Barnes
Events

Regular meetings
 

The London Guild normally meets on the second Saturday of each month at St Stephen’s House, 48 Emperor’s Gate, London SW7. Meetings usually have an external speaker, and we are fortunate to attract a high calibre of speakers who normally illustrate their talks with slides and bring along samples of their work or textiles collected on their travels. There is a small attendance fee to cover speakers’ fees and the cost of the hall, currently £2.50 for members and visiting students, £4.00 for other guests. Unless otherwise noted below, all meetings start at 2:30 pm (doors open between 1:00 and 1:30 pm). Our current programme of meetings is as follows:

March 8 2008
Annual General Meeting
and Sales Tables

April 12 2008
Skills Sharing: Computer Tips, Carpet Weaving, Chain Mail & Woven Wire Jewellery
Brenda Gibson, Noreen Roberts, Sharen McGrail

May 10 2008
Dyed in the Wool - The Alchemy of Plant Dyeing
Jane Meredith

June 14 2008
Silks from the Ancient Kingdoms
Diane and Jim Gaffney

July 12 2008
Weaving the Unicorn Tapestries
Caron Penney

August 9 2008
Creative Sampling - The ‘What If’ School of Weaving
Melanie Venes

August 10 2008 10am - 5pm
Creative Sampling Workshop held at East Twickenham Neighbourhood Association, Rosslyn Road, Twickenham.  £15 members, £20 non-members. Advance bookings only. Enquiries to info@londonguildofweavers.org.uk
Melanie Venes

September 13 2008
Contemporary Expressions of Traditional Textiles - Evidence from Bali, Flores and Sumba
Lesley Pullen

October 11 2008
My Journey into Stitch and Weave
Karen Staple

November 8 2008
Who am I designing For? My Recent Work
Sarah Lowry

December 13 2008
Christmas Party and Annual Competitions (judged by members’ ballot)
See competitions page for further details
The Gwen Shaw Competition: Small Details, Big Ideas
The Kennedy Cup for Spinning: Light to Dark and Back Again
The Lore Youngmark Memorial Competition: Weaving with Colour

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Spinning at the Wetlands Centre, Barnes
 

A group of spinners meets regularly on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm at the London Wetland Centre in Barnes.  The Wetland Centre kindly waives its usual fees for entrance and car parking for spinners arriving with a wheel. 
Email to confirm if you wish to come along.

More information about the Wetland Centre.

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Exhibitions and  Events

We aim to hold public exhibitions of members’ work every two years.  Our last exhibition was entitled ‘Shades of Autumn’, held at Islington Central Library from 12th to 20th October 2007.
Exhibition Press Release.
Exhibition poster
 

The London Guild has also exhibited and demonstrated spinning and weaving at a variety of commercial shows, such as the Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace and Country Living Fairs.