Meetings are held at Flitwick Village Hall on the first Tuesday 19:30-21:30 and third Saturday 10:30-16:30. Free parking. Refreshments provided.
Programme 2024
January 2024
NO TUESDAY MEETING IN JANUARY
Saturday 20th AGM - there are a couple of vacancies on the Committee, do please consider if you would like to be more involved, or who you may nominate, we are a friendly and supportive team.
Also Suzi will be reviewing the results of your solar dyeing, plus time for own work.
February
Tuesday 6th Own work
Saturday 17th Viking Loom – Jayne Delarre
Jayne is a Viking Re-enactor and a member of Cambridgeshire Guild WSD. She will be talking about life as a Viking and bringing her Viking Loom.
Plus time for own work.
March
Tuesday 5th Own work
Saturday 16th Freestyle/Saori weaving - Julienne Hanson
Julienne will explain this style of weaving, with demonstration and examples, with an opportunity to try your hand.
Plus time and space for own work if you don't want to weave.
April
Tuesday 2nd Own work
Saturday 20th Spinning skills share – looking at yarn thickness, core spinning and fancy yarns. There will be a sign-up sheet at meetings - do share your own experience or ask questions and we'll pool our skills and resources to learn from one another.
May
Tuesday 7th Own work, plus steeking.
Kath and Linda will take a look at this rather scary technique and try to help de-mystify it for knitters in the group.
Saturday 18th A day to concentrate on our own work, including a chance to look at indirect warping for a table loom, while some of our members attend the Young Farmers Annual Country Show and Rally at Pertenhall.
June
Tuesday 4th Own work
Saturday 8th AGWSD AGM in London - Beds WSD Guild will be represented by a member of the committee
Saturday 15th Putting a warp on a table loom, and own work
**We will start collecting your items for display at the Summer Wool Festival**
July
Tuesday 2nd Own work.
**Bring along your items for the Summer Wool Festival**
Friday-Sunday 19th-21st AGWSD Biennial Conference at Bicton Hall, Exeter – pre-booking required
Saturday 20th Own work plus preparation for Summer Wool Festival
**Final chance to bring items for display**
*Last date to bring items for Guild to submit to the selected section of the National Exhibition*
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th July Summer Wool Festival at Redborne School, Ampthill, Beds, MK45 2NU
https://summerwoolfestival.co.uk
August
Tuesday 6th Own work
Saturday 10th Dr Carey Fleiner, Senior Lecturer, School of History, Archaeology and Philosophy at Winchester University. Carey will be presenting a new talk to us on Myths and Fairytales.
September
Tuesday 3rd Own work
*Bring along your covered notebooks for the Guild to submit to the non-selected section of the National Exhibition*
Saturday 21st Liz has invited us to visit her farm at Fulwood Alpacas for tea and cake and to meet the alpacas. Further details to follow.
AND Worldwide Spin in Public Day
October
Tuesday 1st Own work
14th-27th AGWSD National Exhibition "Battles, Borders, Books" at Hay Castle, Hay on Wye
Final date for entries 23rd July 2024. You can enter in two categories: 1) selected items made using spinning, weaving or dyeing OR 2) non-selected items-a removable cover for an A5 or A6 notebook inspired by the theme.
Entries through Guild secretary - ask a committee member for more details.
Saturday 19th Stash buster challenge
We have quite a collection of yarn and fibre in our Guild stash so this is an opportunity to raid the stash and create something with the theme "Seasons". Time to rummage through what's there and share ideas - items created can form the basis of our display at next year's Summer Wool Festival.
November
Tuesday 5th Own work
Saturday 16th TBC
December
Tuesday 3rd Own work
Saturday 14th Christmas Celebration
