Events
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Northern Lecture Room, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Northern Lecture Room Downing St, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Guild meeting and talk: Land of the Thunder Dragon – Bhutan, its landscapes, culture and textiles
Arbury Community Centre Campkin Road, CambridgeA former V&A Artist in Residence, artist, designer & weaver Sue Lawty is drawn to wild places. Locked in the Himalayas, Bhutan has an enduring tradition of colourful hand-woven, highly patterned textiles, and is one of the wild landscapes through...
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Come and Weave
Comberton Village Hall Comberton Village Hall, Comberton, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomBring your current project - and a packed lunch - for a day weaving alongside others. Single charge of £12 for the year to cover all 7 meetings.
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Guild Day Goes International
Arbury Community Centre Campkin Road, CambridgeGuild members may be aware that 2020 will mark the 75th anniversary of UNESCO, the UN’s cultural heritage, education and social value organisation. The Cambridge Guild is taking the theme of ‘A World Tour of Textile Heritage’ in our programme for...
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Workshop: African Coiled Platters
Arbury Community Centre Campkin Road, CambridgeHeld during our annual Guild Day, places for this workshop are limited and will be allocated to members in advance by ballot.
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2-Day Workshop: Block Weaves & Shaft Switching
Stapleford Pavilion Gog Magog Way, Stapleford2-Day Workshop: Block Weaves & Shaft Switching, with Jason Collingwood, at STAPLEFORD PAVILION. Places for this event are limited, and will be allocated in advance by ballot.
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Study day: A Billum bag from Papua New Guinea
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CANCELLED: Guild meeting and talk – A Japanese Journey through Colour and Texture
Arbury Community Centre Campkin Road, CambridgeThroughout her training to become a Kimono dresser at the age of 17, Momoka Gomi learnt the value of textiles and the preciousness of each piece of fabric. One of the 2019 cohort of Crafts Council-supported Hothouse Makers, Momoka weaves...
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Magic carpets: a journey through the make-up of antique rugs (video-conference on Zoom)
Zoom - link sent to members in advanceOur first guild meeting by video-conference! A link will be sent to Guild members in advance. Member Paul McGhee cheerfully admits to being addicted to rugs. He will tell us how this addiction took hold, and how this lead him...
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