Join us for our Christmas Event and bring along items that you have made for us to admire.
In addition there are a few prizes to win. These are as follows:
Christmas Competitions 2025
The following subjects have been set for our awards 2025:
The Kennedy Cup for Spinning:
The Tapestry Prize:
Lore Youngmark Memorial Competition
Gwen Shaw Cup
| Alpaca – There’s a reason it’s the Fibre of the Gods |
| A talk by Nick Harrington Smith on alpaca fibre including where it has come from and where we are now. |
The monthly meeting is our AGM + Speaker tbc
Our Speaker for this month is
This group is for those interested in all forms of tapestry wea ving. Come and give it a try .
Run by Aruna and Juliette
This group is for those interested in all forms of tapestry wea ving. Come and give it a try .
Run by Aruna and Juliette
This group is for those interested in all forms of tapestry wea ving. Come and give it a try .
Run by Aruna and Juliette
This group is for those interested in all forms of tapestry wea ving. Come and give it a try .
Run by Aruna and Juliette
Our Speaker for this month is Carey Fleiner – Senior Lecturer in Classical and Medieval History at Winchester University
Roman Women, Sheep, and Wool
Talk description This talk is considers the symbolism of spinning and wool in the
Classical world, with an emphasis on Roman women and the
household. We’ll consider where spinning and wool fit into popular
myths and how this reflects the importance of sheep, wool, and
spinning in the general economy. The main part of the discussion
looks at spinning as women’s work, and the significance of spinning
and household economy – not only the practicalities of the task, but
also the symbolism of spinning (and weaving) as representative of
domestic harmony.
