Keynote: ‘The Game of Wool’ by Ailsa Stephen
Speaker: Ailsa Stephen
Craft: General
Experience: Suitable for all
Summary: Ailsa will talk about her experience as a contestant on Channel4’s The Game of Wool.
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Make use of hotel facilities
If you don’t fancy a formal workshop, you can use this time for crafting in the public rooms in the hotel, exploring the grounds, or using the hotel’s other facilities.
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‘Gadgets, Successful and Otherwise’ with Barbara Smith
Leader: Barbara Smith
Craft: General
Experience: Suitable for all
Summary: A look at some of the tools and gadgets in the Guild collection, some that sold in large numbers and others that didn’t, maybe because they were impractical or too expensive.
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‘Mood boards in design’ with Angharad Thomas
Leader Angharad Thomas
Craft: General
Experience: Suitable for all
Summary: This workshop is an opportunity to play with colours, yarns, images and found objects – ribbon, shells, feathers, sweet papers and so on – with the aim of getting ideas for your projects. These can be anything from a garment to a decorative piece. This method is also useful when planning to decorate a room or choose curtains and so on.
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‘Machine knitting a Teddy Bear’ with Judy Jones
Leader: Judy Jones
Craft: Machine Knitting
Experience: Beginner with basic knowledge of machine knitting.
Summary: Machine knit and finish a small hand sized toy Teddy. Bring your own knitting machine.
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‘Knitting Multi-Shade Shawls: Exploring Stripes, Fades and Gradients’ with Emma Vining
Leader: Emma Vining
Craft: Hand Knitting
Experience: Suitable for all
Summary: Knitting a multi-shade shawl involves creatively blending colour, pattern and texture to create a unique design. Join Emma to explore designing and knitting shawls with stripes, fades and gradients.
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“Tunisian crochet bandana/shawl” with Lindy Zubairy
Leader: Lindy Zubairy
Craft: Tunisian Crochet
Experience: Beginner upwards
Summary: Working from a pattern, we will make a Tunisian Crochet bandana (a triangle). The pattern calls for Tunisian Simple stitch but after a few rows, you can try out any new stitch – a variety of stitch instructions will be provided. This project can end as a bandana/cowl or continue growing into a shawl – up to you!
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‘Beaded crochet’ with Jane Crowfoot
‘How to deliver a Trunk Show’ with the Collections Team
Leader: Collections Team
Craft: General
Experience: An interest in presenting a trunk show for your branch.
Summary: The Collections Team is bringing a trunk show of some of the more unusual items in the Guild’s Collection for a branch to take away and present locally.
