Stratford-upon-Avon Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers

THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED due to the ill-health of the tutor. The June meeting will now be one where we catch up on projects such as cotton spinning, rigid heddle projects, and other creative endeavours. The guild newsletter provides more detail. Learn more about small portable braiding techniques (emphasis on flat and square braids) at our next meeting (arranged by Jane Lucas and taught by Freda Robinson at Arabesque Braids ).  In her talk in the morning Freda invites us to 'Follow me in my adventures into braiding, and share an exploration of many different braids and their uses.  See and examine many braids I have collected in my travels Ireland to Peru; Nepal to Ukraine and many countries in between.  See the development of braids from Viking times to the present day and explore their potential for yourself.' After lunch Freda will teach us braiding techniques using kumihimo discs and lucets, including how to make beaded bracelets. There is a smal...

Guest speaker Sarah Wroot will be teaching an Introduction to Cotton Spinning session (10 participants max) on the morning of the next ‘birthday’ meeting (20 May, 10.30-12.00) and will also do a talk on Cotton in the afternoon (after lunch from around 2pm) with demonstrations of different techniques and equipment and an opportunity to ‘have a go’. She will be bringing a charkha with her. Sarah (pictured spinning here) is a hand spinner who is learning to weave in order to use her hand spun yarn. She has published several articles in Spin Off, demonstrated spinning techniques for John Styles’ Historic Textiles workshop at the V&A, woven hand spun fabrics for use in the film industry, and offers workshops on fine spinning, cotton spinning and spinning for weaving. Currently living in Cambridgeshire, she and her husband expect to return to Canada in 2017. More information about her interests and work can be found on her blog ‘carpe diem’ at https://wroot.blog The morni...