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:

January 9 2010
Creative Weaving
Helga Matos

February 13 2010
Morning: Weave Study Group and Spinning Skills-Sharing Group

Afternoon: Mutilated hosiery and the Indian shoddy industry
Dr. Lucy Norris

March 13 2010
Annual General Meeting
with ‘Show and Tell’ of artefacts

April 10 2010
Cotehele House - Old tapestries, new audiences, limited  time, no money
Rachel Hunt

May 8 2010
Morning: Weave Study Group and Spinning Skills-Sharing Group

Afternoon: To Bead or not to Bead
Eliza McClelland

June 12 2010
Silk
Pat Foster

July 10 2010
Confirming old wives’ tales and dismissing red herrings in the use of home-grown dye plants
Sue Dye

August 14 2010
Morning: Study Weave Study Group and Spinning Skills-Sharing Group

Afternoon: The Saint Paul’s Vestments Project
Marie Brisou

September 11 2010
Alpacas
Lynn Scott

October 4-9 2010

Exhibition: Diamond (to celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the London Guild)

Venue: Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Baylis Road, London SE1 7AA

October 9 2010
Spinning a Yarn
Frances Taylor

November 14 2010
Morning: Weave Study Group and Spinning Skills-Sharing Group

Afternoon: Significant Colour – an exploration of colour in design, weaving and architecture
Ptolemy Mann

December 11 2010
Christmas Party and Annual Competitions (judged by members’ ballot)
Themes to be announced. See competitions page for further details
The Gwen Shaw Competition
The Kennedy Cup for Spinning
The Lore Youngmark Memorial Competition

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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