Bucks Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

12/04/2026

Next meeting is Sunday 19th April, Fiona will be talking about her weaving journey and attain gin the Association certificate of excellence, with a display of her finished pieces. No pics yet, so it will be all new on the day :D

16/03/2026

This month we had a very enjoyable nuno felting workshop led by three of our extremely talented, and patient, members. It was great fun making these cowls and seeing the variety of different ideas everyone came up with.
Next month we have a talk from another member who has recently completed the prestigious Weaving Certificate of Excellence

15/02/2026

Today we had an excellent talk by Romilly Swann of The Outside dyers. She gave us a fascinating and inspiring glimpse into the huge and varied ways in which geology, climate and passing weather affect one’s colour palette.
The Outside Dyers can be found all over the country demonstrating their skills during the year, and you can buy beautiful socks, seeds, dyestuffs and fleeces from their website. Check out their workshops and courses whilst you’re there.
https://www.theoutside.org.uk

02/02/2026

Our next meeting is Sunday 15th February, and we have a talk by the wonderful Romily and Flow from the Outside Dyers. They will be telling us all about their journey so far, and have items for sale. Visitors are welcome at £7 each, including tea and cake

02/01/2026

January Meeting - AGM and post-Christmas catch-up. Show & Tell, Raffle and Sales as usual. Sunday 18th January, 11-4.

17/12/2025

Last meeting of the year this Sunday, how did that happen? Christmas lunch, show and tell, mini Have a Go selection, round up of the year.

(Image: The Shortening Winters Day is Near a Close by Joseph Farquarson, 1903)

29/11/2025

A lovely day out perusing the huge collection of incredible lace the Castle Museum.

14/11/2025

Intro to basketmaking this Sunday 16th November. A couple of spaces left, open to visitors. Message to book.

18/10/2025

This Sunday’s meeting. Members free, visitors £7.

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10/10/2025

An exciting opportunity for someone interested in in fibres and heritage

09/10/2025

For those with very small flats?

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03/10/2025

Best wishes to all the recipients. Good to see a weaver in there too!

We are delighted to award 36 new bursaries for trainees from across the UK to learn heritage craft skills, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund (made possible by money raised by National Lottery players), Capri Holdings Foundation for the Advancement of Diversity in Fashion, City and Guilds Foundation, William Grant Foundation, Ashley Family Foundation, Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, Army Benevolent Fund, Royal British Legion, Sussex Heritage Trust, Angelicat Trust and Malcolm and Rosalind Gammie.

• Winta Afewerki – tailoring
• Zakara Akhonzada – tailoring
• Jenni Bangs – boat building
• Angela Benjamin – jewellery making
• Freya Bletsoe – silver polishing
• Harri Emery – boat building
• Dai Ifor-Evans Jones – blacksmithing
• Emily Gash – millinery
• Soraya Gill – tailoring
• Kerrie Hanna – stained glass
• Zein Harfouch – furniture making
• Phoebe Harris – timber framing and conservation
• Maria Herbert-Liew – marionette making
• Ian Horne – coppersmithing
• Kuljit Jandoo – jewellery making
• Leah Jennings – weaving
• Elizabeth Joseph – fabric flower making
• Mary King – leatherworking
• Scott Macfarlane – sporran making
• Miranda Nifah – bag making
• Angel Nkomo – garment making
• Ramsay Pagett – silver spinning
• Molly Richards – bag making
• Emily Salinas – sign painting
• Aminat Seriki – machine knitting
• Reianna Shakil – furniture making
• Clare Sikorska – tailoring
• Rachel Spence – lutherie
• Ella Mae Sueref – wagon and vardo painting
• Harry Walkeden – stonemasonry
• Erik Warner – tailoring
• Nick Wilkinson – leatherworking
• Stephanie Wiltshire – wagon and vardo painting
• Rae Woods – timber framing and conservation
• Tony Wright – jewellery making

Read more including details of each of their projects at https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/our-stories/36-new-training-bursaries-awarded/. We will also be posting about each of the recipients over the coming weeks.