by Wigtown-WSD | Apr 19, 2022 | Events
You are warmly invited to come along to our Guild Open Day on Saturday 23rd April in the County Buildings in Wigtown from 10:30am – 4:00pm. The Guild is commited to the preservation and improvement of craftsmanship in hand weaving, spinning and dyeing and our...
by Penny Stewart | Aug 10, 2021 | Weaving
Woven on my 4 shaft loom on the remaining warp from my previous rug. The pattern is Vertical Herringbone twill. This time I plaited the warp threads for the fringe knotted the ends and split each warp thread into two.
by Penny Stewart | May 4, 2021 | Weaving
Woven on my Leclerc 45 inch floor loom. 6 EPI . Jute warp with thick carpet wool for the weft. It was hard on the hands to knot the fringe but a pair of pliers helped to tighten the knots!
by Penny Stewart | Apr 24, 2021 | Spinning
Amazing results from six spinners.Val 1112.00 mSusan 349.40 mKath 258.00 mMargaret C 252.50 mFred 167.00mSue G 126.57 m { navajo ply if 2 ply would have been 239.00 m } ...
by Val Crank | Apr 23, 2021 | Crochet, Knitting, Members Projects, Spinning, Weaving
These lovely items were made for our recent yarn project by Penny, Loraine, Kath, Ali, Ans, Fred and Val.
by Val Crank | Dec 28, 2020 | Crochet, Members Projects, Spinning
This is my lovely Christmas present, received from Kath (Turner). She created this ‘Spindle Bag’ to take with me in the camper when we go away. I always take fleece and drop spindle as an alternative to knitting and crosswords! It will also be great for...
by Val Crank | Nov 23, 2020 | Crochet, Dyeing, Felting, Knitting, Members Projects, Other, Spinning, Weaving
Working down from top left, makers of these lovely items are as follows:-Fred and Ans Kluit, Kath Turner, Ali Didriksen, Loraine Baxter, Ricky Smyth, Sue Grimes, Penny Stewart, Val Crank, Margaret Cooper.
by Val Crank | Oct 6, 2020 | Members Projects, Weaving
I wove this on my 8-shaft loom. I used cashmere and fine wool in 3 shades of blue, and black. it was quite an interesting project as, while weaving, there were 6 calculations on the go at the same time. Not one I could do with earphones in listening to music!
by Susan Ellis | Sep 3, 2020 | Knitting, Members Projects, Spinning
I bought this Merino and Linen fibre late 2019, the linen content gave the yarn an interesting texture. I knitted my first yoked sweater, my daughters birthday gift and had enough left for the hat and scarf which will be a gift for my granddaughter.
