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Avon Guild Committee
 

Chair                 Paulette Bjergfelt

Secretary            Sheila Liddle

Treasurer            Claire Cryer

Program Secr      Helen Tripp/Frances Fletcher

Library               Ronan Dorvillers

Raffle                 Kathryn Kirk

Refreshments       Linda Geary

Sales                  Norma Chandler Patterson

Website              Sheila Liddle

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Winner of the Christmas Competition  - Sarah Harris for her minature jumper.

Avon Guild Programme 2025

11th January

Membership renewal

Member’s skills day – Members Skill Day – Dorset/Yorkshire Buttons with Frances Fletcher & Needle Felting with                                  Helen Tripp

 

8th February

Sarah Harris – Demonstrating her Great Wheel / Talk on the History of Knitting

 

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8th March

11.30  AGM

13:30  Dyeing Talk – how to set up a dye garden with Nicky Footer

 

 

12th April

How to use an Inkle Loom with Ronan Dorvilles

 

10th May

11:30 Workshop

Learn to Spin from a Distaff with the Historical Distaff Spinners

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14th  June

Members Skill Day – Duplicate Stitch on Knitted Samples with Helen Tripp /Tunisian Crochet with Paulette

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12th July 

Eco dyeing with Sybil Dowding

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August

 

No meeting

 

13th September

Dye Talk – Using the plants grown

 

12th  October

Guild Open Day?  tbc

 Exhibition suggested dates 30th, 31st Oct, 1st

Nov     tbc/discussed

 

 

8th November

Tapestry Weaving with Frances / Helen

 

13th December

Christmas Party - Food, fun and games

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Annual Competition - Keeping warm

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The Avon Guild will be 50 years old in November 2025 - we are planning an exhibition. Please start making some beautiful items for the exhibition.

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Send ideas for workshops to the committee.

Entries to the Christmas competition. Make something from a bag of fleece provided.

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