In addition to talks and sharing skills workshops, which take place at our regular monthly meetings, the Guild organises other activities all related to our aim of preserving and promoting our crafts. They are also greatly enjoyed by members, visitors and observers alike.

Click here to see images from our most recent workshop, from our Diamond Anniversary exhibition at Elsecar, demonstrating at the Winter Gardens in Sheffield and our exhibition at Freeman College.

To celebrated our Diamond Anniversary in 2011; 60 years of excellence in weaving, spinning and dyeing; we held an exhibition of members work at the Elsecar Heritage Centre on 15th/16th October.

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The Guild usually runs two full day workshops per year, in addition to the short informal workshops held during monthly meetings.

Here are some pictures of the most recent workshop which was run by Pete Leonard. Members and guests are learning to spindle spin.

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Guild members are often invited to demonstrate their crafts at a variety of events.

Here are some pictures of members demonstrating in the Winter Gardens in Sheffield in May 2010 as part of the National Week of Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing.

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In April and May 2009, the Guild took part in an exhibition with the Derbyshire Guild at Freeman College. We displayed a selection of garments made by our members and by students at the college, using a variety of textile crafts: dyeing, spinning, knitting, felting, weaving, crochetting - to name but a few.

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