A big thank you to Alastair for inspiring us all with his amazing techniques, knowledge and use of alternative materials. Further information on Alastair's work can be found on http://alastair-duncan.com
Our workshop 'Art Yarns' with Katie Weston was a tremendous success. Katie is an enthusiastic tutor who explained everything so well it made it really easy to follow her instructions. We had an amazing day, leaning new and interesting techniques to create some gorgeous art yarns. It took spinning to a whole new level! The skills needed for Art Yarn Spinning definitely helps you to become a better all-round spinner; as you need to be doing so many things all at the same time, whilst maintaining good wheel and drafting control. Ha! At times we were all concentrating so hard that there wasn't a sound in the room...but oh were we pleased when it all came together and we saw that we were actually making a beehive! Very many thanks to Katie for all her patience and expert tuition. Katie brought a selection of her beautiful hand dyed fibres and other goodies! For more in...
This year we are celebrating our 40th Anniversary! To mark the occasion we are holding an exhibition of our members work at the Old Hall, High Street Cowbridge CF71 7AH from the 5th - 29th June 2018. The Exhibition intends to illustrate the importance of preserving our ancient making traditions. So please come along and have a look at what has inspired us to make a wide range of things from yarn and fibre! On Saturday 16th June we are holding a 'have a go day' at The Old Hall, so please come along and have some fun having a go at spinning, inkle weaving, weaving, braid-making its a great way to meet new friends and become a maker.
On Thursday 8th June we have an evening meeting at Kynance Hall and our speaker this month is Elza Tantcheva who will be going to talk to us about a Treasure Chest of Bulgarian Textiles.
Our '40' exhibition was held at the Old Hall, Cowbridge from 5th - 29th June. (am only on the 29th June). It was held to celebrate the guild's 40th Anniversary and to show case 40 years of weaving, spinning, dyeing threads yarn and fibre! Some photos of the amazing work being shown at the exhibition are on our facebook page... @GlamorganGuildWSD. About the exhibition: For some of us it's the natural fibre from plants or from animals; for some it's the history, the culture, the techniques; for some it's about meeting others who love to make, or its the fun of learning new skills and extending knowledge and understanding. Whatever our inspiration, we all choose to work with yarn and fibre incorporating techniques and ancient traditional skills that have existed long before us. Over the Guilds lifetime, members have created stories and made connections that all tie back to threads, yarn and fibre. This exhibition intends to illustrate...