Isabel does indigo!!

What we need is confirmation you are coming!

What you need to know.............

We meet at about 10.00 at the Cross.
Please bring with you: an old pinny (indigo is messy), rubber gloves, notebook pencil and any fabric, yarn that you want to dye.
We also all bring something for a shared lunch. There is usually about 12 of us. Whilst eating, we run through a few Guild matters and generally put the world to rights!
Isabel, the lady running the workshop, and what she does not know about dyeing you could write on a postage stamp. So please bring any queries and questions and we will be happy to support.
take care and we'll see you at the workshop.
Nell

A message from PAT

Re National Exhibition Raffle 2008

A few months ago Guilds were sent some details about the National Exhibition (FABRIcreATIONS) in Liverpool from 25th July to 22nd August 2008, and as you will probably recall, there is to be a raffle in aid of that exhibition, and guilds were asked if they would like to donate a raffle prize.

Please do not feel in the least bit guilty if your guild has decided not to contribute a raffle prize, as we certainly do not expect that all guilds will do so!

But if your guild does happen to have something appropriate that they can bear to part with, then of course we would be very pleased to have it as a prize. In that case, could you kindly let me know what it is, so we can compile a list of prizes? Also, if you could send it to me (any time before early July) at the address given above, then I would take it to Liverpool for display during the exhibition.

Best wishes, Pat

Pat Denne, Raffle prize coordinator for FABRIcreATIONS exhibition, Association of Guilds of Weavers Spinners and Dyers.
Please contact her direct on

Email: mary@patdenne.fsnet.co.uk

Rosepath and Monk's belt -Thanks to Liz!!

So here we are, at the Cross doing the Weaving thing, some of us were old hands others complete newbies. Thanks to the warping crew, for setting us all up, we were off to a flying start. Liz kept us calm and on track for a very fascinating look at Rosepath and Monk'sbelt and very productive we were too.



These are just a few images from a great workshop. Pop into the Tawe Gallery for a few more!








Thanks Liz, especially from us first timers and thanks to the more experienced members of the group for helping out and sharing your enthusiasm!! (I'm so proud of my bit I'm going to frame it, not so much because it's brill, but because it's a start.)

Tawe Guild Newsletter, January 2008

Another New Year and so much happening in the Guild!

We had very successful days at the Carer’s Day in Port Talbot in December and at Tesco’s. A woman came up to me at work, said she knew me, ( I thought I was having another senior moment because I could not remember her!) and then proceeded to show me her telephone video of the Conga dancing spinners! We’re famous!

Everyone that we could reach was invited to the initial meeting of the “Woolbox” project. This is the best way we think we can raise money and access funding for the Guild. The woolbox contains activities and information on wool, aimed at primary schools. It would be our intention to hire out these boxes to schools and raise monies for the Guild. If anyone is interested in helping out, please get in touch with either Debb Reid 01639 813472or myself 01792 830106.

There is an updated list of workshop dates. Please read and alter your Association calendars accordingly. There has also been a fire in the Pottery room at the Cross which has necessitated some remedial works to be carried out. This delayed our weaving workshop on 26th January, but hopefully all can go ahead as planned, on the 2nd Feb.

The Association AGM and conference is due to take place 11 – 13 April at Tulliallan Castle in Kincardine in Fife. A few of our members are intending going and it is always good to be represented at a National event. Another ASWD date for your diary is 25th July to 22nd August, the National Exhibition at Liverpool Hope University.

I am in receipt of documentation from Caerphilly Council, inviting the Guild to attend various festivals including: The Big Cheese 26 – 27 July, The Big Balloon Festival 24 – 26 August, and the Christmas Market 13 – 14 December. If anyone is interested in attending, let me know and I can pass on the application forms. The deadline for these is 22nd February.

We have another busy year in front of us team. The Guild has 2 exhibitions this year. One in August to coincide with the Pontardawe Festival, 11 – 21 August, and the other is 6 – 17 October at the National Waterfront Museum. Not forgetting the Eisteddfod 2 – 9 August! Right, who is organising the “chill out” party in the middle of all these dates?? I think it might be my Clive and we can all relax in the hot tub!! What do you think?

Enough for now. Can I just thank everyone for their commitment to the Guild and their continuing support. So many other Guilds are dwindling but we have lost our funding and we are growing. That is such an achievement.

Nell
01792 830106 mobile 07977 538086

Thanks for that Nell,love Debb.

Jan 26th Weaving. Monksbelt and Rosepath-

NOW possible to run this DAY course

NEW DATE Weaving. Monksbelt and Rosepath-

AND we are warped up and ready to go,

Course has been moved to

TOMORROW Sat 2nd Feb at 10am!!!!!

Monksbelt and Rosepath weaving Saturday 10.00 – 16.00 What you need to bring: notebook, pencil, scissors and shared lunch Warping days: Thursday 17th and Thursday 24th 10.00 – 16.00 – all helpers very welcome

Look Opportunities for Spring Clean for UPDATES

Fleece samples have arrived from BWMB, Thank you BILLY and the Crew at Brecon Depot!!!!

Still need some items on list please look now I have updated it.

This Came in to Nell and so we have posted it for you all to read

Dear Guild Secretary / GPC MemberPlease ask your Guild Members to look at the linked website and add theirnames to the petition to save the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre.In view of the deadline for signatures of 10th February, there is nopossibility of including this in the Newsletter or the Journal before thatdate, although there may be a link from the Association website.Dot Seddon has asked me to forward this to those Guild Secretaries for whomwe have e-mail addresses.RegardsTrudi>> URGENT>>>> To all friends of the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre:>>>> I am writing to you as I know you will be>> concerned to learn that the survival of the Art>> Centre in Harrania, for whose adobe workshops>> and galleries Ramses Wissa Wassef won the Aga>> Khan Award for Architecture in 1983, is>> seriously threatened by rising water.>>>> To view dramatic photographs and to read a>> report about the damage please>> visit www.wissa-wassef-arts.com/petition.html>>>> The trustees of the Ramses Wissa Wassef>> Exhibition Trust, a charity registered in the>> United Kingdom which in 1985/86 and 2006>> organised a series of highly successfully>> exhibitions of the tapestries in the UK, plan to>> present a petition to the Governor of Giza and>> other authorities in Egypt.>>>> Please lend your support to this call for urgent>> action to ensure the survival of the Art Centre>> and of the tapestry weaving experiment which>> continues to delight and inspire thousands of>> people thoughout the world. Any further help you>> can give by urging friends and colleagues to>> sign the petition would be greatly>> appreciated. All signatures will be added to>> the 300 collected at the recent exhibition of>> new tapestries for sale held in London at the>> end of 2007.>>>> Barbara Heller, Trustee & Secretary of the>> Ramses Wissa Wassef Exhibition Trust>>>>Please sign the on-line petition by 10th February 2008 at>>>>http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/on-behalf-of-the-ramses-wissa-> wassef-art-centre-egypt.html>>>>