SEPTEMBER GUILD MEETING - SATURDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
HISTORY OF BRITISH WOOL AND FLEECE
By Marie-Lan Nguyen (January 2005), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39364
10.30 -12.00 Getting Better at: An intro to some online tools
and resources for spinning, weaving and dyeing
Chris will be sharing some of the online resources she likes -
from a sampling of videos within Craftsy/Bluprint on spinning and weaving, and
the Jane Stafford online guild courses she raves about, to colour matching,
braid and plaid designing tools. She will also show you some of the tricks she
uses on Ravlery. If you have some resources you would particularly recommend
come along and talk about these. Questions welcome.
2.00 - 3.30 Part 2 of Shaun Smith's exposition on the
history of British sheep and fleece.
In Part 2 (Oct 2018 meeting) Shaun gave us a very interesting
overview of primitive sheep breeds in the UK and their history. In part 2 he
will take us from Roman through to Georgian times
(covering the early development of down types and a longwool
introduction).
For those unfamiliar with Shaun, he is the Chair
of the Portland Sheep Breeders Group, owner of Harcourt Rare Breeds http://www.harcourtrarebreeds.co.uk/ and
organises and helps run rare breed fleece sales across the country.
We are waiting to hear whether Shaun will be
bringing along some raw fleece for sale. He may not, so if you are interested
in buying any - and have specific requests - please contact Shaun. His contact
information is on the Harcourt page.
DON'T FORGET
The venue is NOT Stratford.
It's Southam and specifically a room inside the complex (Tithe House) that houses Southam Library. Address is Tithe Place, High Street,Southam, CV47 0HB. Walk in, past the library (on left) and lookfor the café. Just before you enter the café dining area there is a room on the right. Just bring your lunch asusual.