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KENT GUILD OF SPINNERS, DYERS AND WEAVERS

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About the Kent Guild of Spinners, Dyers and Weavers

The Kent Guild of Spinners Dyers and Weavers was formed in 1949, to preserve and promote the crafts of spinning weaving and dyeing.  We are a friendly group who enjoy learning new skills and sharing the knowledge we have gained.

Members enjoy a varied programme of speakers and workshops. 

We meet on the last Saturday of the Month at Challock Village Hall, Blind Lane, Challock, Kent, TN25 4AU.

There is no meeting in December.

Meetings start at 11:00am and finish at 3:00pm with a break for lunch from 12:30pm -1:30pm.

Our members practice a wide variety of fibre related crafts, Weaving on floor looms, table looms, tapestry and inkle looms, spinning on wheels and drop spindles, dyeing a wide variety of fibres with both natural dyes and commercial dyes.

Wet felting and fulling fibres to make fabrics, hats,  slippers  and garments, we knit and crochet with the fibres we create. 

We are always pleased to share our  skills with others and help beginners get started.

Please contact us for more details or come along to one of our monthly meetings .

secretarykentguildsdw@gmail.com

Further Information

 The current subscription is £32 a year.  For that you can attend meetings, borrow books from the library, hire Guild equipment, join in with workshops, receive a Newsletter and monthly updates of information, and, best of all, meet like minded people.

The Kent Guild is affiliated to the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.  As a member of an affiliated guild you would be eligible to apply to attend their biennial summer school, and biennial conference.  You would also be eligible to put work forward for selection for their biennial national exhibition.  The AGWSD publishes a quarterly magazine, The Journal.  This can be purchased directly from the The Journal organisers, or through the Kent Guild on payment of an annual subscription.

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Kent Guild of Spinners, Dyers and Weavers

Challock Village Hall, Blind Lane, Challock, Ashford, Kent

For further information contact secretarykentguildsdwtempemail@gmail.com

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Kent Guild of Spinners, Dyers and Weavers

Meetings start at 11:00am and finish at 3:00pm

with a break for lunch from 12:30pm -1:30pm

Programme 2024

December no meeting

Programme 2025

Saturday 25th January

am: spin, weave, chat 11.30 – 12.30 Weaving Group meeting

pm: Show and tell

 

Saturday 22nd February

am: spin, weave, chat  11.30 – 12.30 Spinning Group meeting

pm: Erika Just talk, Ikat - A global experience which includes samples from around the world. Free talk with sample display and explanations.

 

Saturday 29th March

am: AGM

pm: AGWSD Chair Janet Crowther talk - AGWSD organisation and the educational opportunities for members of affiliated guilds. To include information about the AGWSD certificates and bursaries.

 

Saturday 27th April

am: spin, weave,chat 11.30 – 12.30 Weaving Group meeting

pm: Wenyan Huang talk, Brief introduction to the Miao ethnic group in China, their migration and the cultural meaning of embroidery and Batik patterns.

 

Saturday 31st May

all day: Mini workshops x3

Dorset buttons with a twist – Anne Thomson

Weaving with Wensleydale – Corrine Milan

Gel printing (pm only) – Carol Allison

 

Saturday 28th June

am: spin, weave, chat 11.30 – 12.30 Spinning Group meeting

pm: Brigitte Kaltenbaker talk, Nettles still have the edge, Illustrates nettle's history and future as a highly sustainable fibre source for sustainable textiles

 

Saturday 26th July

all day: Guild Open Day, visitors welcome

 

Saturday 30th August

all day: Spinning Bee, indoors/outdoors depending on weather

 

Saturday 27th September

am: spin, weave, chat

pm: Jennifer Hughes talk - Stitched Double: Quilting, Patchwork & Reverse Appliqué around the world

 

Saturday 25th October Vic Edwards Day

all day: Jude Kingshott, Indigo dyeing workshop

all day: Sue Nash, Luxury fibres spinning workshop

 

Saturday 29th November

am: spin, weave, chat

Contribution lunch

pm: Fashion Show, member's work

 

December no meeting

 

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