Previous speakers
2025 (coming year)
Sue Hiley Harris - String and String Bags
Andrew Johnson - Ecclesiastical Weaving
Nicola Davis - Termari Embroidery Balls
2024
Helen Kumar - Kashmir Master Craftsmen
Julie Hedges - History of Ply-split Braids
Clive Garner - A History of Silk
Tereshina Roberts - Textile Sustainability
Analiza Jones - Philippine Woven Bags
2023
Allison Ellen - Knitting
Laura Thomas - Rule Breaking Weaving
Margaret Jones - potted history of tapestry weaving from the Coptics (400ADish) to the present day
Anna Champeney - 20 years of Handweaving in Spain: A personal journey
2022
Nick Fulcher - Tudor underwear
Jane Harrison - Machine Knitting
Penelope Hemmingway - Inside the Medieval Woolhouse – Wool Trade in Medieval Monasteries
2021
Gill Greany - Tadek Beutlich
Shaun Smith - Talk – History of Wool – part 3
Fran Rushworth - Dark Arcana of Dyeing
Jill Shepherd - Domesitcation of Craft
Ros Lobb - Backstrap Loom
Abby Wrycroft - Freeform Crochet
Chris Pegler - GBA Plying with Purpose
Esther Rutter - Author of 'This Golden Fleece'
2020
Kay Hawkins - Braiding AdventuresDave Evans - Spinning Wheel Care and Maintenance - CANCELLED
Hannah Thompson - Block Printing - CANCELLED
Fran Rushworth - Dyecards - CANCELLED
Shaun Smith - Rare Breeds Survival Trust (Primitive breeds) CANCELLED
Ros Lobb - Backstrap Weaving CANCELLED
Jane Arnold - History of Knitting CANCELLED
2019
Ros Lobb
- Textiles around the World
Dawn
Willey - Rigid Heddle Weaving
Shaun Smith - Rare Breeds Survival
Trust (Primitive breeds)
Liz Davies - Alpaca Fleece
Chris Pegler - Fibre test and
Finishes/Fringes/Tassels
2018
Amanda Edney - SAORI weaving (talk and workshop) www.beautifulcloth.co.uk, www.facebook.com/beautifulcloth
Ann and Simon Cooper (Flaxland) - Flax: Discovering Britain's forgotten crop (talk and workshop)
Ros Lobb and Ann Howells - Tapestry weaving
Shaun Smith - Rare Breeds Survival Trust (Primitive breeds)
Amanda Hannaford - Whorls around the world (talk and workshop)
2017
Tom Blunt - Rare Breeds Survival TrustSarah Wroot - History of cotton and demonstration
Katie Weston - Acid Dyeing Fibre workshop
Talks scheduled on braiding, felting and natural dyeing were cancelled by speakers due to health/family problems.
2016
Karen and David Griffiths - Griffiths Mill on Carding BusinessSue Christian - Weaving and the Bradford course
Jane Eborall - Tatting
Jill Shepherd - Christmas workshop (beading, felting and Dorset button decorations)
2015
Rob Harvey Long - The wonder of the Cotswold SheepRaya Brown - Artist and Feltmaker (plus workshop)
Jill Shepherd - Spinning to the crimp (spinning intentionally)
Alain Rouveure - Rugmakers of Tibet and Nepal
Jill Shepherd - Colour blending
Jill Shepherd - Christmas jewellry
2014
Maggie Wood - Sheldon Map of WarwickshireTeresinha Roberts - Dyeing with Natural Dyes
Kim Neale - The marvel of knitting
Janet Phillips - Setting up a business (The Threshing Barn)
2013
Julia O'Connell - The History and Making of the Godiva CoatEliza Tanchova - Bulgarian Textiles
Pam Austin - Long Draw Spinning
Vivien Allen - Tapestry Journey
2012
Pat Aikins (of Mary Arden) - BasketweavingJenny Parry - Japanese braids
Annabel Spencer - Falkland crafts
Teresinha Roberts - Silk from moth to fibre
2011
Teresinha Roberts - Coiled basketsAlison Daykin - Design for weaving and spinning (plus workshop)
Michala Gyetvai - Felt art
Hedgehog Equipment - Carding
2010
Teresinha Roberts - Nettles to Cashmere: Part 2Adam Jordan - Handweaving in the 21st century
Wendy Black - Chinese Feltmaking
Gloucester Guild - Throckmorton Coat
2009
Teresinha Roberts - Nettles to Cashmere: Part 1Sarah Cage - Experiments in Knitting
John Burbon - Ribbon Weavers of North Warwickshire
Amanda Woods - Peg looms
2008
Kidderminster Carpet Museum- Hand Knotted CarpetsTeresinha Roberts - True Blue Woad
Felicity Howatson - Soluble Film Embroidery
Jane Freear-Wydd - Tapestry