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September 2010

1st Sep Spinning Meeting

August 2010

30th Aug Swallowfield Show

30th Aug The Henley Show

29th Aug Swallowfield Show

26th Aug Weaving group practical meeting

21st Aug Main Guild Meeting: August 21st

An extra meeting to make up for the one we lost to the snow. An informal get-together. Bring whatever you are working on and enjoy a relaxing day

18th Aug Spinning Meeting

Not a regular spinning meeting. A members only pot-luck lunch at a members house 

12th Aug Weaving group practical meeting

7th Aug Early Geen Fair

4th Aug Spinning Meeting

2nd Aug Monday Evening Group

July 2010

29th Jul Weaving group practical meeting

21st Jul Spinning Meeting

19th Jul Monday Evening Group

17th Jul Main Guild Meeting - Dyeing Day

This all day meeting will be at Charvil Village Hall. We will start at 11:30 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, looms or other portable equipment for an informal day if not participating in the dyeing...

15th Jul Weaving group practical meeting

11th Jul Woodcote Rally

10th Jul Wodecote Rally

7th Jul Spinning Meeting

5th Jul Monday Evening Group

1st Jul Weaving group practical meeting

June 2010

23rd Jun Spinning Meeting

21st Jun Monday Evening Group

19th Jun Main Guild Meeting - Fleece Day

This all day meeting at Charvil Village Hall will start at 11:30 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, looms or other portable equipment for an informal morning...

17th Jun Weaving group practical meeting

9th Jun Spinning Meeting

7th Jun Monday Evening Group

6th Jun Holme grange Craft Village Summer Event

6th Jun Berkshire Young Farmer\'s County Show

6th Jun Twyford Donkey Derby

3rd Jun Weaving group practical meeting

May 2010

26th May Spinning Meeting

20th May Weaving group practical meeting

17th May Monday Evening Group

15th May Main Guild Meeting - AGM and Competition

This all day meeting at Charvil Village Hall will start at 11:30 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, looms or other portable equipment for an informal morning...

12th May Spinning Meeting

8th May Windsor - Central Station Arcade Demonstration

7th May Windsor - Central Station Arcade demonstration

6th May Windsor Central Station Arcade demonstration

April 2010

28th Apr Spinning Meeting

22nd Apr Weaving group practical meeting

Practical weaving meeting

19th Apr Monday Evening Group

17th Apr Main Guild Meeting - David and Lyn Barlow to talk about their Gotland Sheep

This all day meeting at Charvil Village Hall will start at 11:30 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, looms or other portable equipment for an informal morning...

14th Apr Spinning Meeting

8th Apr Weaving group practical meeting

Pactical weaving meeting

March 2010

31st Mar Spinning Meeting

25th Mar Weaving Meeting

20th Mar Main Guild Meeting - Full Day

This all day meeting at Charvil Village Hall will start at 11:30 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, looms or other portable equipment for an informal morning...

17th Mar Spinning Meeting

3rd Mar Spinning Meeting

1st Mar Monday Evening Group

February 2010

21st Feb Dyeing Workshop with Debbie Tomkins

Debbie Tomkies will run a dyeing workshop with procion dyes including some sock dyeing techniques. The venue is Beech Lodge, Liguge Way, Pound Lane, Sonning Time: 9:30am til 4:30-5:00pm...

20th Feb Main Guild Meeting - Debbie Tomkies of DT Craft & Design

This all day meeting at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning, will start at 10 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, looms or other portable equipment for an informal morning...

17th Feb Spinning Meeting

11th Feb Weaving meeting

3rd Feb Spinning Meeting

January 2010

20th Jan Spinning Meeting

16th Jan Main Guild Meeting: Joyce Meader - Historic millitary knitting

This meeting at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning, will start at 10:00am. Doors open at 9:30am. Joyce Meader will give a light hearted talk, "Knitted Comforts for your Solidier - from the Crimean to today...

14th Jan Cancelled -Weaving Group - 10:00am to 1:00pm

6th Jan Spinning Meeting

December 2009

19th Dec Cancelled Main Guild Meeting - Christmas meeting

Cancelled due to bad weatherThis all day meeting at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning, will start at 10 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, looms or other portable equipment for an informal morning...

10th Dec Cancelled - Weaving Group Meeting

9th Dec Spinning Meeting

7th Dec Monday Evening Group

November 2009

25th Nov Spinning Meeting

21st Nov Main Guild Meeting: Christine Brewster: Basketweaving techniques

This all day meeting at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning, will start at 10 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, looms etc.   am - In the moming Christine Brewster will lead an hands on basket weaving session demonstrating how to make small Christmas decorations, then members can 'have a go' too...

11th Nov Spinning Meeting

5th Nov Weaving group meeting

2nd Nov Monday Evening Group

October 2009

28th Oct Spinning Meeting

17th Oct Main Guild Meeting: Reinterpreting the Hunt of the Unicorn Tapestries plus Book Day

This all day meeting at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning, will start at 10 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, looms or other portable equipment for an informal morning during which there will be an opportunity to buy craft-related books...

14th Oct Spinning Meeting

5th Oct Monday Evening Group

1st Oct Weaving Meeting

September 2009

30th Sep Spinning Meeting

19th Sep Main Guild Day - Full Day - Catch up on Exhibition, Summer School and Challenge

This all day meeting at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning, will start at 10 am with members bringing their own spinning wheels, mini-looms, tapestry looms, weavettes, trishery travel looms or other portable equipment for an informal morning...

16th Sep Spinning Meeting

7th Sep Monday Evening Group

2nd Sep Spinning Meeting

August 2009

19th Aug Spinning Meeting

5th Aug Spinning Meeting

3rd Aug Monday Evening Group

July 2009

22nd Jul Spinning Group

18th Jul Main Guild Meeting: A Dyeing Day

This will be our annual dyeing day and will take place at Micklands School (off Henley Road, Caversham).  A number of different dyeing activities will be organised for members to join in with...

8th Jul Spinning Group

6th Jul Monday Evening Group

2nd Jul Weaving Group

June 2009

24th Jun Spinning Group

20th Jun Main Guild Meeting: A Members Day

A Members day - including 'fleeces for sale' and a visit from Elinor Kapp, a storyteller/speaker/textile artist who will share topical stories and discuss the derivation of textile related vocabulary with us in the afternoon...

10th Jun Spinning Group

1st Jun Monday Evening Group

May 2009

27th May Spinning Group

16th May Main Guild Meeting: Competition & AGM

Berkshire Guild AGM and Competition. This meeting at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning, starts at 2pm, with a chance to view the notice-board, library and sales table followed by the main business starting at 2:30pm...

13th May Spinning Group

7th May National Handweaving & Spinning Week: Weaving Group

6th May National Handweaving & Spinning Week: Spinning Group

4th May National Handweaving & Spinning Week: Monday Evening Group

April 2009

29th Apr Spinning Group

25th Apr Weaving Workshop: Collapsed and high twist yarns

Ann Richards will run this two day Members' Workshop in the use of collapsed and high twist yarns. Gauze weaving will also be introduced.

18th Apr Main Guild Meeting: 'Spinning Through Time'

This is an all-day meeting starting at 10:00 am in Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning. Val and David Bryant will be joining us for the day; David will hold a spinning wheel surgery in the morning, and in the afternoon Val will talk about "Spinning Through Time"...

15th Apr Spinning Group

6th Apr Monday Evening Group

1st Apr Spinning Group

March 2009

21st Mar Main Guild Meeting: A Members Day

A Members Day - we will be discussing our exhibition as well as doing practical activities. Members will be bringing their 'Take Two' challenge items whether finished or still in progress to share the potential or challenges of what you were doing...

18th Mar Spinning Group

4th Mar Spinning Group

2nd Mar Monday Evening Group

February 2009

21st Feb Main Guild Meeting: Medieval Re-enactment

Stories of re-enactment from Sara Evans.  Sara, one of our own members, is an avid 're-enacter'; she belongs to a group that re-enacts life (and battles) of medieval times...

January 2009

18th Jan Spinning workshop

This spinning workshop focused on improving spinning tecniques. It was led by Eve Alexander

17th Jan Main Guild Meeting: Spinning for Weaving

Eve Alexander on Spinning for Weaving. The Guild meets at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning, starting at 2:00 pm with a chance to view the notice-board, library and sales table followed by the main business starting at 2:30pm...

December 2008

20th Dec Main Guild Meeting: Members Christmas Day

A Members Day - this all-day meeting starts at 10:00 am and finish at about 4:30 pm. Members will bring items for a Potluck Lunch with a Christmas theme...

November 2008

15th Nov Main Guild Meeting: New Directions with Hand Knitting

Alison Ellen will be talking about New Directions with Hand Knitting. The Guild will meet at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning, at 2pm, with a chance to view the notice-board, library and sales table followed by the main business starting at 2:30pm...

1st Nov The Weaving Project Two Day Workshop (2)

This was the second of the two Weaving Project Workshops. Janet Philiips returned to see the ways in which Guild members had set up their looms based on the design from the first weekend...

October 2008

18th Oct Main Guild Meeting: A Members Day

A Members Day - During the course of the day we shall be reviewing all the equipment that we have available for members to loan, looking at 'Stash & Storage' and preparing for our guild exhibition in 2009...

4th Oct The Weaving Project Two Day Workshop (1)

Janet Phillips worked with Guild members on the design and develoment of weaving projects. This first workshop covered design approaches, use of colour and planning of a sample blanket...

September 2008

20th Sep Main Guild Meeting: A Dyers Garden

Tina Stapley on the use of plants in spinning, weaving and dyeing at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning. . We start at 2pm, with a chance to view the notice-board, library and sales table followed by the main business starting at 2:30pm...

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