A 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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Bring 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.
Guild 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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Held during our annual Guild Day, places for this workshop are limited and will be allocated to members in advance by ballot.
2-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.
Throughout 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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Our 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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Peg looms initially befuddle our logic as weavers with their loose warps and disarmingly easy weaving. Member Jane Brighouse will take us through her own exploration of peg loom weaving, showing us how to get started and what kind of...
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