A shed full of weavers (it must be 1st April)
Our at home meetings don’t always land on the 1st of the month, or take place on a Saturday, but on 1st April Chris hosted a weaving themed 'at home'.
Fifteen guild members attended and had a busy day with many of them gathered in the ‘weaving’ shed where these pictures were taken (thanks Theresa). A really good attendance and we were very happy to send two of the guild’s rigid heddle looms out for trial with keen new users – perhaps we can encourage more of our spinners to be weavers too? As usual spinning and other crafts – knitting, crochet and peg-looming in this case – also played a part.
Steve (Chris’ husband) is working on adapting one of the guild's older looms and we have at least one more ready for warping up, so these can be
loaned out too. If you have a yen to try rigid heddle weaving then get in
touch (email). Help should be available at the meeting on the 22nd April to get
you going.
You may notice that Sally is using a narrow braid loom made
by Lucy the Tudor. The guild now has one of these to use in demonstrations (the
one pictured is Sally’s own).
ANNOUNCEMENT: There
will now be a short break in home meetings during May and June while we
concentrate on a busy programme of demonstrations at Mary Arden’s Farm and
prepare for Shipston Wool Fair. In July we meet at Abby’s as usual but the guild is seeking members to volunteer to hold 'at homes' during the months
August-December. Email if you can offer a date, space (need not be large), or a garden. Thank you to Diane and Jane who held the meetings earlier in
the year.