Links
This area has links to other web sites related to our core crafts or of general interest.
Organisations:
the association of guilds of weavers, spinners, & dyers - access to information about the umbrella organisation to which the Berks Guild, like many others, is affiliated.
european textile network - The network consists of three independent organisations that work in close coordination. The Network is in contact with many other carriers and supporters of textile culture as well as neighbouring cultural networks and organisations.
international felt makers association - a site for all the felt makers
the knitting & crochet guild - a site dedicated to capturing and recording our rich knitting and crocheting history
british hand knitting confederation - 'dedicated to promoting the craft of hand knitting and to passing on skills to newconmers to ensure a vibrant and exciting future for knitting and crochet'
Berkshire Guild Members Websites
linenworks - the site of Moira Diane Wood who specialises in the spinning of flax and the weaving and production of wonderful linen items.
Gloria Pitt - textile artist
Relaxation and workshops
plant dyeing wool workshops - Jane Meredith runs one, two or three day courses from her beutiful home on the River Wye on Herefordshire. These cover natural plant dyes, weaving, spinning and felt making.
natural time out - with Janet Phillips; learn to spin, dye and weave in the lovely Quantock Hills, in Somerset.
skylark holidays - Not what it sounds like!! Alison Daykin and Paul Hunt are offering a whole range of holiday breaks, with accommodation, which focus on spinning, weaving or dyeing - whatever you fancy.
Dyeing
Pantone Colour Think Tank provides a custom dyeing service for fabrics.
Classi Clean offers state-of-the-art textile hand dyeing
Small Milling
meon valley mill - located on a working farm this mini mill will process even the smallest quantity of fibres for you
Hagger's Mill - specialist spinning company for exotic fibres such as alpaca
The Natural Fibre Company - spins small quanitities of yarn but also sells made up items or spun yarn.
Related Sites & Resources
shades of heather - the website of Heather Ritchie, the Rag Rug Maker extraordinary
focus on felt - the beautiful felt art work of Andrea Hunter
bluefaced leicester - a site offering a variety of fibre and textile products all sourced from Blue Faced Leicester fleeces.
yarn forward - an online source for knitting, crochet and needle craft supplies
selvedge magazine - selvedge magazine offers "the world’s finest textile photography, unparalleled design and peerless writing".
gleason's fine woollies ranch - this has a wealth of information and resources - the tapestries are fantastic!!
all fiber arts handspinning information - this is a big site with masses of information but the link here will take you directly to the spinning section.
weavers hand - this is a fascinating collection of information and resources for those interested in tablet weaving, ply-splitting or Kumihimo amongst many other things
outback fibers from the wool shed - some lovely fibres for both spinning and felting
the textile directory - publishers of an annual guide to creative textiles, containing hundreds of contacts in the worlds of textile art, craft, fashion and interiors
the devon goat company - run by Lesley Prior, an experienced spinner and weaver and her husband, Roger. High quality mohair and cashmere is available.
Black Hill Wool - based in Henley on Thames but also online, selling specialist yarns.
arabesque braids - Freda Robinson's recently launched web site supplying, among other things, simple braiding kits suitable for 5 - 95 year olds