2019 Programme

Here is our 2019 programme – Have a look and feel free to come along to our meetings!

Colour coding:
Dates in black are Tuesday evening sessions from 7-9pm at Hyde Lea Village Hall
Dates in purple are Saturday sessions from 1-5pm again at Hyde Lea Village Hall
Dates in green are at other venues as stated or to be confirmed and usually 10-3pm.

29th Jan	Welcome to 2019 – Skill Share Night
26th Feb	Looms and their uses
16th Mar	Weaving practical – Planning a project (yarn, colours, yarn estimation,etc)
26th Mar	How colours work when close together – Fiona Nisbet
30th April	Pocket friendly weaving – Do you really need a full blown loom?
11th May	11 May Loom setup and dyeing practical
28th May	Skill Share Night
25th June	‘Raddled’ with terms? – let’s calm your nerves with a fun quiz
30th July	Skill Share Night
27th Aug	Weaving with nature – practical with twigs, feathers, etc
21st Sept	Spin in Public – Staffordshire libraries
24th Sept	Your weaving is done, what next – finishing techniques
19th Oct	Weaving practical – finishing techniques
29th Oct	AGM and Skill Share night
26th Nov	Show & Tell – Treasures, Disasters & UFOs

 

 

 

 

2018 Programme

Here is our 2018 programme – Have a look and come along!

Colour coding:
Dates in black are Tuesday evening sessions from 7-9pm at Hyde Lea Village Hall
Dates in purple are Saturday sessions from 1-5pm again at Hyde Lea Village Hall
Dates in green are at other venues as stated or to be confirmed and usually 10-3pm.

30th Jan	Skill Share Night & Leicester longwool fibre prep
27th Feb	Melting pot (stash swap) & upcycling, recycling, repurposing inspirations
17th Mar	Reclaiming and upcycling (Practical)
27th Mar	Skill Share Night & Leicester longwool projects
24th April	Crafty’ tools – making our own!
19th May	Crafty tools (Practical)
29th May	Skill Share Night & Leicester longwool projects
June tbc	Summer Friendship Day
26th June	Reclaiming basic fibres (Wool and Silk)
31st July	Skill Share Night & Leicester longwool projects
28th Aug	Threads for a purpose – dos and don’ts
22nd Sept	Spin in Public day – Stafford Lending Library
25th Sept	Introduction to tatting & ideas for recycling unusual items
20th Oct	Tatting and recycling (Practical)
30th Oct	AGM and Skill share night
27th Nov	Show & Tell – Treasures, Disasters & UFOs!  Last Fibre Club

2017 Programme

Here is our 2017 programme – Have a look and come along!

Colour coding:
Dates in black are Tuesday evening sessions from 7-9pm at Hyde Lea Village Hall
Dates in purple are Saturday sessions from 1-5pm again at Hyde Lea Village Hall
Dates in green are at other venues as stated or to be confirmed and usually 10-3pm.

24th Jan	Skill Share Night – Introduction to Fibre Club
28th Feb	In-depth Spinning – Let’s Twist Again (Theory)
11th Mar	Needle Felting & Let’s Twist Again (Practical)
28th Mar	Skill Share Night & Fibre Club
25th April	Understanding Your Wheel
13th May	Free Your Wheel (Practical) & Needle Felting
23rd May	30th Anniversary Project Update
11th June	30th Anniversary Celebration (Red Lion Farm, Haughton)
27th June	Skill Share Night & Fibre Club
25th July	Skill Share Night & Fibre Club
22nd Aug	Basic Weaving Techniques
16th Sept	Spin in Public Day
26th Sept	Plying Techniques & Fibre Club
14th Oct	Plying Practical
24th Oct	AGM and Skill share night
28th Nov	Show & Tell – Treasures, Disasters & UFOs! And Last Fibre Club of 2017

2016 Programme

Here is our 2016 programme – hope you find something to interest you

Explanation of the colour coding below
Hyde Lea Hall Sessions
Dates in black are our normal Tuesday evening sessions from 7-9pm
Dates in purple are Saturday sessions from 1-5pm
Dates in green are elsewhere and usually 10-3pm

26th Jan	Untangling the Web – Digital crafting resources and Skill Share Night
23rd Feb	Sourcing fibres
12th Mar	Tips and Tricks with Fleece
22nd Mar	Skill Share Night
26th April	Carding and Plying
14th May	Practical session on carding and plying
24th May	Skill Share Night
28th June	Fibre Night Fever – fun quiz
18th or 25th July	Meet Janet’s Alpacas
26th July	Skill Share Night
28th Aug	All the ‘W’s – worsted or woollen; which, when and why
17th Sept	Spin in Public Day – opportunity to practice worsted and woollen skills
27th Sept	Skill Share Night
8th Oct	Spinning Specialist Fibres
25th Oct	AGM and Skill share night
22nd Nov	Show & Tell – Treasures, Disasters & UFOs

 

December 2014 – Round Up of the Year

We have had a really busy year this year – so much has gone on and we haven’t had time to talk about it until now.  So here’s a whistle stop tour of the year – with a few photos.

We started off by going back to basics so as to better understand our fibres and how to prepare them – culminating with a visit from and to  Griffiths’ Mill – what a pleasure that was.

We decided to focus on braiding in July –

Quickly followed by our Dyeing day.  It must have been one of the hottest days of summer – and yes you guessed it – we were literally cooking – both fibre and ourselves

Our ‘introduction to weaving’ night got a few more members hooked and we’ve had some beautiful results from the felting day.

All of this meant that we had some wonderful items to display on Spin in Public day and at the other events we attended – here’s a flavour

Thank you for reading this far – hope you’ve enjoyed this little tour of 2014

April News

We’ve made a change to our programme – our April evening session (24^th) will be spent looking at modular knitting (the triangle weaving session will now be done in July).  So please bring knitting needles and some coloured yarns (the brighter the better)  – we will make sure that there’s lots of different ideas for you to try out!

Also – do remember our beginner’s spinning day on 21st April.  We plan to start just after 10 and aim to finish by 4 pm and in-between we will cover the basics of hand spinning – from how to obtain and prepare fibres, to spinning and plying them into a yarn that is usable for a given project.  We’ll also take a quick look at the different types of tools and fibres that are available today.  Don’t worry if you are not a beginner, we would love you to come along – the day is open to everyone and there’s always something new to learn!

Looking forward to seeing you soon