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Programme
Our theme for this coming year will be weaving, in all it's various forms. Come and join us to explore this ancient but very much still living craft. Of course we will also be doing plenty of spinning, dyeing & felting as well, so don't worry if weaving is not your thing (yet!).
Future Events
February
Saturday 1 February 10.00am—4.00pm AGM & talk on natural dyeing (Jennifer Bonner)
Past Events
January
Saturday 4 January 10.00am—4.00pm Skill share: Weaving (e.g. rigid heddle weaving, warping a 4-shaft loom).
Christmas Party 2024 Sat 7th Dec
Come and join us in St Oswald's Institute on Saturday 7th December for Christmas craft activities and a shared lunch. We will be meeting...
November meeting - Eco-printing with Gillian Smellie
www.gilliansmellie.com Here are some photos from our fabulous eco printing workshop with Gillian Smellie. Firstly, we decorated silk...
Open Day Saturday 5th Oct. 2024 Fancy Footwear Display
Here is the wonderful display of socks, slippers & stockings, made by Guild members. Our Treasurer, Roslyn, had found 11 different ways...
Saturday 7th September 2024 10am-4pm
Do you have bags full of unfinished projects or random balls of yarn? If so, come and join us this coming Saturday in St Oswald's...
Discovered - tapestry from 30 years ago.
Clayport Library recently got in touch with us to say that they had discovered this tapestry woven banner in one of their cupboards. It...
90 years young!
One of our founder members celebrated her 90th birthday recently, so we commissioned a celebration cake, featuring our wonderful new...
Saturday 6th July - Experiment with Felting different breeds of fleece.
Last year Lucinda Bird of Benridge Woolworks gave us samples of fleece from lots of different breeds of sheep for us to spin up for her....
Saturday 1st June: Fabulous Flax!
Here are some photos from our fabulous flax workshop last Saturday. Cia provided us all with beautiful linen bags containing a variety of...
Sat 4th May: Battles, Borders, Books
Come and join us at St Oswald's Institute in Durham City centre between 10am and 4pm to work on our submissions for this year's National...
Spinning Wheels Galore!
At our April meeting we had a wide variety of wheels on display. Below are (from Left to Right) Ashford Traveller, NZ Peacock, Ashford...
Meeting Saturday 2nd March 2024 - Gearing up for our October Show & Tell on Footwear.
Come and join us at St Oswald's Institute Church St Durham DH1 3DQ between 10am and 4pm where we shall be exploring the wonders of sock...
Saturday 6th Jan 2024 Tapestry Weaving workshop
2024 got off to a great start with a very well attended meeting. 10 people, ranging in age from 7 to 70, took part in Jane Riley's...
2024 Programme
6th Jan Tapestry Weaving workshop with Jane Riley (moved from Sep 2023) 3rd Feb AGM + Talk with demonstration from Cath Snape of York...
Saturday 2nd December Christmas Party!
Come and join us at St Oswald's Institute, Church Rd, Durham DH1 3DQ between 10am and 3.30pm on Saturday 2nd December, for festive crafts...
Saturday 7th October Open Day
Have you always wanted to try your hand at spinning your own yarn or weaving your own cloth? If so, come and join us at St Oswald's...
Tubular Cord Weaving Workshop
In the Durham Guild of Spinners, Weavers & Dyers, we are fortunate in having some highly skilled and internationally acclaimed...
Introduction to Synthetic Dyes
Our June workshop was led by Debbie Tomkies and her husband Pete, who spent most of the day slaving over a hot microwave! First of all we...
Sat 5th Aug Fleece Sorting
Have you recently acquired a fleece (or maybe, more than one) and are not sure how to go about processing it? Come and join us at St...
Spinners' Gathering 2023
Durham Guild members enjoying the hospitality of our neighbouring Guild, Tynedale at their annual Spinners' Gathering today. As always a...
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