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Special Interest Groups
Tapestry Weaving Special Interest Group
The Tapestry Special Interest Group meets four times a year: March, June, September and December, at 11:00 on the Saturday mornings preceding the afternoon Guild meetings at The Carmelita Centre The purpose of the group is to explore, share and have fun with all things Tapestry related.
Weaving Special Interest Group
The Weaving Special Interest Group meets four times a year: February, May, August and November, at 11:00 on the Saturday mornings preceding the afternoon Guild meetings. At each session we discuss the technique which was chosen at the previous meeting, show any samples created using the technique, celebrate the successes and identify difficulties which the group could help us overcome.
Dyeing Special Interest Group
The Dyeing Special Interest Group includes spinners, gardeners interested in growing dye plants and sharing seeds, others who are interested in learning more about record keeping, experimenters and chemists, and a allotmenters already growing a range of dye plants.
Spinning Special Interest Group
The Spinning Special Interest Group meets four times each year; February, May, August and November, at 11:00 on the Saturday mornings preceding the afternoon Guild meetings. These session discuss the techniques of spinning and dyeing including fibre preparation and processing fleece.
Natural Ink & Paintmaking with Mel Sweetnam 23, 30 January 2022 – Virtual
Mel Sweetnam is giving natural ink and paint making workshop to the Guild next year. This will...
Spinners’ Meetings
Spinning groups at Barnes and Zoom
The Spinning group that meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at Barnes is now running...
Monthly Evening Spinning Meetings – RFH Foyer
The spinners currently meet online via Zoom. The meetings at the Royal Festival Hall Foyer are...