THE MID ESSEX GUILD OF WEAVERS, SPINNERS & DYERS
January 19th AGM & Show and Tell Committee Cakes from committee.
February 16th 11 am. Talk and workshop by Anna Crutchley ‘Experimenting with cord spinning’.
March 16th 11 am. Talk, demo and workshop with Pam Austin, ‘Why Long Draw?’
*April 13th 11 am. Enid Tivey Award competition and weave-in workshop. Shared lunch.
May 18th 11 am. Using dye and other media on fabric with Art Van Go. Talk, demo, have a go and their van of artistic delights.
June 15th 11 am. Talk and demo by Heidi Lichterman. ‘Ikat warp dyeing’.
July 20th Friendship Day Grange Barn - details in the June newsletter
July 21st (Sunday) Dye/spinning day at Trisha’s house.
August 17th 11 am. Members Day and weaving competition
August 18th (Sunday) Dye/spinning day at Trisha’s house.
September 21st 1.30 pm Talk and sales table with Amanda Sutherland ‘My creative Journey’
October 19th 11 am. Talk and workshop with Michele Turner ‘Eco printing on Silk’
November 16th 1.30 am.Talk with Lyn Scott ‘My Journey with Alpaca Fleece’
December 14th 11 am. Christmas Party with all the usual fun, raffle and shared lunch.
* April meeting is on the 2nd Saturday to avoid Easter.
Meetings start at 10.30 am and finish at 4pm. Please give yourself time to settle down before 11.00 am when the talk or workshop begins. Anyone wishing to spin should sit at the back to avoid distracting the speaker or other members.
Workshops need to be booked with the treasurer or programme secretary and paid for in advance.