York & District Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
(Reg. Charity No. 519097)

Programme

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The Guild meets at the Farming Museum, Murton, York
(see map). Meetings start at 10.00am and finish at 4pm. Guest speakers at 1.30pm unless stated otherwise. Informal workshop sessions take place in the library at Murton from 10am to 4pm. All events take place at Murton unless otherwise stated.

2008  
May 5-11 National Week of Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing
May 17 Handspinning and dyeing for the hand knitter, Freyalyn Close-Hainsworth
May 30 - June 1 Residential course at Cober Hill, Needle felting, colour on felt, Jacqui Lunn
June 1 Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs, County Show, Pateley Bridge
June 21 Skill sharing day
July 6 Wool Day at the Museum and Guild Open Day
July 16 Driffield Show, Driffield Showground
July 19 Integration, a contemporary view of the relationship between weaving, spinning, dyeing and felt making, Fiona Hirst
July 25 - August 22 Association Exhibition, FabriCreations, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool
August 1-9 Guild exhibition, Bags of ideas. Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park.
August 2 Tockwith Show, Tockwith
September 20 Damask, Polly Putnam
October 18 Skill sharing day
October 19-26 Autumn Glory, crafts, Harewood House
November 16 10am Business meeting
11am Whistle stop tour of spindles, Carol Leonard
1.30pm Workshop, Spindle spinning, Carol Leonard
2009  
January 18 Dyeing, Helen Neale tbc
January 19 Workshop: Dyeing fibres, Helen Neale tbc
February 16 Skill sharing meeting
March 21 AGM

Farm tapestry

A community tapestry woven by members and friends for the 1996 Guild Exhibition

Map of Murton

Easy access from the A64/A1237. Follow signs to Hull and Bridlington. At the A166/A1079 junction, take the A166 Bridlington road. Take the 1st left to Murton and the 3rd turn on the left, prominently marked 'Murton Park'. Look out for the brown 'Yorkshire Museum of Farming' signs.

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