Glamorgan Guild of Weavers Spinners & Dyers

Our next meeting is on 11th September at Kynance Hall in Dinas Powys. Members are invited to bring items to our Show and Tell - either made by themselves or ones they consider interesting such as an antique textile or an unusual piece they own. We look forward to seeing you there! It starts at 7:30. Please contact us at glamorganguildwsd@gmail.com if you need additional info. n.b. This is a change to our original programme - we will now host Dr Canavan in November.

Our next meeting is on Thursday 10 th  April and is a talk entitled: ' Batik: The People Behind the Cloth ' with Jim & Diane Gaffney This will start at 7:30pm in Kynance Hall, Dinas Powys (rear of Methodist Hall). Diane and Jim run  Textile Traders , a business focussed on hand made textiles from Asia, and we look forward to having them visit us. It promises to be an interesting evening. Visitors welcome! Please contact us for any information about the evening or any of our future events.

Our next workshop date has changed to the 16th of November - all spaces are now fully booked! Emails have been sent out to those who have booked, reminding them of the items they need to bring on the day. Please remember to bring your outstanding fees for the workshop. If you are a guild member you can still attend the day and not take part in the workshop - just bring yourself and something else to work on!

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 10th October and will be an open evening. This is a chance for you to bring along what you are working on and spend the evening doing what you love surrounded by like-minded people. We will also be discussing future events  and planning what the guild does in the months ahead - so please bring your ideas along with your work!

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 12th September where we will have Sally Pointer demonstrating using the lucet to create braids. Sally has a wide knowledge and understanding of objects and ideas from the past, and we are delighted to be fortunate enough to have her come to speak to us. The evening commences at 7:30pm at Kynance Hall in Dinas Powys (rear of the Methodist Church). Members £2, Guests £5 all visitors welcome. Please email us at glamorganguildwsd@gmail.com if you have any queries.

A quick update of activities we are involved with during July/August Vale of Glamorgan Show Members will be attending the Vale of Glamorgan Agricultural Show on the 21st August. Details can be found  here . Members will be demonstrating their skills for all to see. We are hoping for some good weather on the day - but are preparing our gazebo just in case it isn't. Do come along and say hello if you are attending the Show! Association Summer School A number of members enjoyed attending the Association Summer School this year in West Wales. One member was teaching and others attended the classes held. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed spending their time focussing on their crafts and are very much looking forward to the next one!