Hampshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
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Next meeting 21st March 2026 - Shawford Village Hall 10am-4pm
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The third meeting of this year is our Skill Share Day.
We have a full timetable of 14 skills being demonstrated and taught. The Nalbinding class is fully booked, participants are reminded to bring £2 for the use of materials and £5 if they wish to purchase a needle from Carey.
There are places available for all other sessions : 2 at a time ToeUp sock knitting
Tunisian Crochet
2D Needle felted picture
Spinning Wheel skills
Passementerie
Double Knitting
Blending Board
Wet-Felting Seamless Nuno
Locker Hooking
Drop Spindle Skills
Have A Go on a 4-Shaft Loom
Have A Go on a Marudai - Kumihimo Braiding
Peg Looming
Numbers already signed up
10+3 waiting list - Nalbinding
11 - 2 at a time ToeUp sock knitting
6 - Tunisian Crochet
5 - 2D Needle felted picture
2 - Spinning Wheel skills
7 - Passementerie
2 - Double Knitting
3 - Blending Board
9 - Wet-Felting Seamless Nuno
3 - Locker Hooking
4 - Drop Spindle Skills
4 - Have A Go on a 4-Shaft Loom
The following skills were added after our last meeting and no one has had a chance to sign up yet :
Have A Go on a Marudai - Kumihimo Braiding
Peg Looming
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The sales table
There will be no sales table this month as we can't fit it in with all the skill share on offer.
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Show and tell
We had some lovely items to admire last month so please bring your latest projects to share with us.
Library will be open
For browsing, loans & returns…. thank you Maya/ Bev.
Equipment hire
If anyone wants to hire equipment please email Guild Secretary in advance. So we can be sure equipment required is on site.
House keeping
Free coffee & tea will be available during the day. Bring your own lunch and lovely cake is gratefully received and a big thank you for last month’s contributions.
Always an important notice
Our guild days are so special, we look, we learn, we listen and we eat cake!
All contributions are gratefully received and a big thank you for last month’s delights.
There will be announcements and information from Adam.
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SPRING AND SUMMER SPINNING DAY
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Saturday 28th March will be our first Spinning Day. Bring along your wheel for a full days spinning.
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Next meeting
18 Apr Jude Gilchrist, - Loomin’ Marvellous – from Warminster to Wales
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​​Dec 14 Alex McArdle The making of a Medieval Style Garment
18 Jan - Jenny Lang Shetland Wool Week morning talk - Please bring anything Shetland related
25 Jan - Winter Weaving Main Hall All day Main Hall £10 pp
15 Feb - Carey Fleiner - Sprang Talk and Workshop
21 Feb - Winter Weaving All day Main Hall £10 pp
15 March - SKILLS SHARE All day
21 March - Spring Spin All day Compton Room £10 pp
19 April - Harriet Riddell
26 April - Spring Spin All day Compton Room £10 pp
17 May - TBC
24 May - Spring Spin All day Compton Room £10 pp
21 June - Jen Best - The Wandering Thread - Wellbeing All day
28 June - Summer Spin All day Compton Room £10 pp
19 July - TBC including AGM
26 July - Summer Spin All day Compton Room £10 pp
August - no meeting
20 Sept OPEN DAY All day
27 Sept - Winter Weaving All day Main Hall £10 pp
18 Oct - FIBRE DAY Teresinha Roberts All day
25 Oct - Winter Weaving All day Main Hall £10 pp
15 Nov - Jude Gilchrist – From Warminster to Wales – Loomin’ Marvellous
22 Nov - Winter Weaving All day Main Hall £10 pp
13 Dec - Libby Ashdown - Passementerie
Forthcoming workshops 2025​
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​Forthcoming meetings
2026
18 Apr Jude Gilchrist, - Loomin’ Marvellous – from Warminster to Wales
16 May Adam Batting - textile printing
20 Jun Jen Best – a fascination of trees exhibition
18 Jul AGM and Lynsey Nowik – Danelaw
August - no meeting
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19 Sep Guild Open Day: free - all welcome
17 Oct Fibre day with Fiona Morris on eco yarns and alternative fibres and suppliers tbc
21 Nov Jacqui Carey - Chinese braid embroidery
12 Dec Christmas bring and share lunch. Joyce Meader - knitting 1950 onwards
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​​Note that the programme may be subject to change please check the Guild website or Facebook page
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​​​Forthcoming weaving and spinning workshops
2026
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​​28 Mar - Spring and Summer Spinning day Main Hall £5 pp
25 Apr - Spring and Summer Spinning day Main Hall £5 pp
23 May - Spring and Summer Spinning day Main Hall £5 pp
27 Jun - Spring and Summer Spinning day Main Hall £5 pp
25 Jul - Spring and Summer Spinning day Main Hall £5 pp
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26 Sep - Winter Weaving All day Main Hall £5 pp
24 Oct - Winter Weaving All day Main Hall £5 pp
28 Nov - Winter Weaving All day Main Hall £5 pp
Pre-booking is required for all workshop days