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Last updated:12-12-2023

 

2024 Open Day:
October 19th

 

 
 

 

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Under normal circumstances, we meet on the third Saturday of each month (except December) from 10am to 4pm at Box Hill Village Hall.

Throughout the year some of the meetings include workshops covering the crafts that interest us.
Usually, the March meeting includes our AGM, our open day is in October, and there is no meeting in December.

Programme for 2024

January 20th
General Meeting; sales table.
February 17th
Workshop*: "Texture into Sudoku" with textile artist Jennie Rayment
Nine ingenious ways to create surface texture and manipulated magic.
March 16th
11am: Annual General Meeting.
2pm: "Textiles of Thailand" a talk by Jennifer Hughes
April 20th
General Meeting; sales table.
Sunday May 12th
Cow Pie Show (Blue Anchor Farm, Blindley Heath, RH7 6JL)
May 18th
General Meeting; sales table.
June 15th
General Meeting; sales table.
Workshop*: "Creating and dyeing a Sock Blank" with Christina
July 20th
General Meeting; sales table.
July 20th
Leigh Flower Show and Country Fayre
July 27th and 28th
Summer Wool Festival ("Fibre East") potential group visit - contact Rachel
August 17th
Sharing skills and expertise at "Have a Go!" day: fellow members introduce us to pieces of equipment or crafts that we may or may not be familiar with - your chance to view and to "have a go"!
September 21st
Workshop*: 'Experimenting with 3-D knitting' with Alison Ellen
Following on from her talk last year, Alison explores knitting shapes in one piece, with ideas to develop into hats, bags, cushions, and other items, or sculptural pieces. This covers modular knitting, picking up stitches and short-row shaping.
October 19th
November 16th
General Meeting; sales table.
Group activities for Christmas: tba

* Numbers are always limited for workshops and classes so it is essential to book in advance.


What we did in 2023...

January 21st - General Meeting; sales table.
February 18th - General Meeting and Workshop: "Making a 'statement' clay button" led by Chris Sibthorp.
March 18th - General Meeting and AGM
April 15th - General Meeting and group activity:
"Making a Coronation Baby Blanket for the premi baby unit at local hospitals"
May 20th - General Meeting; sales table.
June 17th - General Meeting and Workshop: "Introduction to Tatting" with Christina.
July 15th - Guest and renowned designer Alison Ellen discusses 'Shaping Knitting'.
July 22nd- Spinning at the Leigh Flower Show.
August 19th - General Meeting; sales table.
September 16th - Sharing skills and expertise at "Have a Go!" day.
October 21st - Open Day.
November 18th - - General Meeting and sales table, plus group activities for Christmas:
"Print your own calico Christmas stocking" and "Knit or crochet a simple tree decoration".
December 8th - Joined Epsom Spinners and Boxhill Knitters at their excellent Christmas Party!

What we did in 2022...

January 15th - General Meeting; sales table
February 19th - General Meeting and Workshop: "Tips for Better Fitting Garments" led by Philippa Gates.
March 19th - General Meeting and AGM
April 23rd - General Meeting; sales table.
May 8th - Spinning at the Cowpie Show.
May 21st - General Meeting; sales table.
June 18th - General Meeting and Workshop: "Crochet a 3D Square/reading a Crochet chart" led by Rachel.
July 16th - General Meeting; sales table.
August 20th - General Meeting; sales table.
August 28th & 29th - Spinning at the Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show.
September 17th - General Meeting; sales table.
October 15th - General Meeting; sales table.
November 19th - - General Meeting and sales table, plus group activities for Christmas:
"Beaded crochet decorations" with Rachel and "Making Fabric Wreaths" with Wendy.

What we did in 2021...

Meetings in the early part of the year were cancelled.

September 18th - General Meeting; sales table
October 16th - General Meeting; and interim AGM.
November 20th - General Meeting; sales table

What we did in 2020...

January 20th - General Meeting; sales table
February 17th - General Meeting; and Mini Workshop "How to make knitted garments fit"
February 22nd - Workshop "Second Steps in Brioche" with Renee Callahan of East London Knit
 
As of March 16th, all meetings and workshops were cancelled for the remainder of the year.

What we did in 2019...

January 20th - General Meeting; sales table
February 17th - General Meeting; sales table.
February 23rd - Workshop "The Art of Visible Mendings" with textile artist Celia Pym
March 16th - AGM and 'My Life in Stitch' - a talk by Alison Hulme
April 20th - General Meeting; sales table.
May 18th - General Meeting; sales table.
June 15th- General Meeting; and Mini Workshop "Supported Spindles "
July 20th - General Meeting; and fleecy fun with "Tour de Fleece"
July 27th - Group visit to Fibre East
August 17th - General Meeting; sales table.
September 21st - General Meeting; sales table.
October 19th - Open Day
November 16th - Workshop "Making Journals" with Lesley Gibbs

What we did in 2018...

January 20th - General Meeting; sales table
February 17th - General Meeting; sales table.
March 17th - AGM and 'History of the Hat' - a talk by our own Sarah McAllister
April 21st - Workshop "Making Shoes" with Felicity Jowitt
May 19th - General Meeting; sales table.
June 16th- General Meeting; sales table.
June 30th - Workshop "Brioche Basics" with Renee Callahan of East London Knit
July 21st - General Meeting; and Mini Workshop "Fabric Scrap Pictures"
August 18th - General Meeting; sales table.
September 15th - General Meeting; sales table.
October 20th - Open Day
November 17th - Workshop "Printing on Fabric" with Felicity Jowitt

What we did in 2017...

January 21st - General Meeting; sales table
February 18th - General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "Sock Blanks"
February 25th - Workshop "Make a Willow Trug" with Judith Needham
March 18th - AGM and 'History of the Ukelele' - a talk by our own Claire and Julian
April 22nd - General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "Embroidery"
May 20th - General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "Sock Blanks"
June 17th- General Meeting and 'Mental Health through Creativity' - a talk by Helen Dyke
July 15th- General Meeting; sales table
August 19th - General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "Lace Knitting"
September 16th - General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "Advanced Spinning Techniques"
October 21st - Open Day
November 18th - Workshop "Printing with Lino Cuts" " with Susan Yeates

What we did in 2016...

January 16th - General Meeting; sales table
February 20th - Workshop "A Hedgerow Basket" with Judith Needham
March 19th - AGM and 'Modern First Aid responses and techniques' - a talk by Sue White
April 16th - General Meeting; sales table
May 21st - Workshop "A Dorset Button Bracelet" with Jen Best
June 18th- General Meeting; sales table
July 16th- General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "Intermediate Crochet Purse"
August 20th - General Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebrations
September 17th - General Meeting; sales table
October 15th - Open Day
November 19th - Workshop "Felted Art" with Mo Jackson

What we did in 2015...

January 17th - General Meeting; sales table
February 14th - General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "More Crochet Techniques"
March 21st - AGM and "Hill tribes of Thailand" - a talk by Jennifer Hughes
April 18th - Workshop "Fair Isle with a Steek" with Fiona Morris of "Distance Knitting".
April 25th - Outing Visit to Well Manor Farm, near Farnham to see "The Little Grey Sheep"
May 16th - General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "Hand-stitched fabric bowls"
June 20th- General Meeting; sales table
July 18th- Workshop "Crochet Colour Work with Beads" with Jane Crowfoot
August 15th - General Meeting; sales table
September 19th - General Meeting; sales table
October 17th - Open Day
October 24th - Outing to Lewes for East Sussex Guild Open Day
November 21st - Workshop "Yazmina - a Beading Workshop" with Jane Marie Griffin

What we did in 2014...

January 18th - General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "Useful Knitting Techniques"
February 15th - Workshop "A Curiosity Box" with Katrina McDonnald
March 19th - AGM and "The Craft of Collecting Textiles" - a talk by Professor Simon Olding
April 12th - General Meeting; sales table.
May 17th - Workshop "Traditional Techniques of Rag Rug Making" with Debbie Siniska
June 21st - Workshop "Glamorous Beadwork on Canvas" with Eliza McClelland
July 19th - General Meeting; sales table.
August 16th - General Meeting; sales table, and Mini Workshop "Crochet"
September 20th - General Meeting; sales table.
October 18th - Open Day
November 15th - General Meeting; sales table. "Batik, the people behind the cloth" - a talk by Jim Gaffney
November 16th - Workshop "Introduction to Batik" with Jim and Diane Gaffney

What we did in 2013...

January 19th - Meeting cancelled due to snow.
February 23rd - Workshop "Creative Spinning" with Amanda Eves
March 9th - AGM and "Designing with Colour" - a talk by Bobbie Kociejowski
April 27th - Workshop "3D Ply-split braiding" with Sandy Jessett
May 18th - Workshop "Shibori!" with Jennifer Hughes
June 15th - General Meeting; sales table.
July 20th - General Meeting; sales table.
August 17th - Workshop "More Practical Buttons" with Felicity Jowitt
September 21st - Workshop "More Practical Buttons" with Felicity Jowitt
October 19th - Open Day
November 16th - General Meeting; sales table. "A Christmas Garland" - a talk by Eliza McClelland

What we did in 2012...

January 21st - General Meeting; sales table. "Creating and dyeing a Sock Blank" (joint members project)
February 18th - Workshop "Braiding with wire" with Sandy Jessett
March 17th - AGM and "The Story of Màximo Laura and Woven Colour" - a talk by Della and Pete Storr
April 21st - Workshop "Needlefelting" with with Susanna Wallis
May 19th - General Meeting; sales table. "Creating and dyeing a Sock Blank" (joint members project)
June 16th - Workshop "An Introduction to Fusing Fabric" with Margaret Beal
July 21st - General Meeting; sales table.
August 18th - Workshop "Creating a Beaded Dragonfly" with Jennifer Hughes
September 15th - General Meeting; sales table. "Creating and dyeing a Sock Blank" (joint members project)
October 27th - Open Day
November 24th - General Meeting; sales table. "Christmas Decorations" (joint members project)

What we did in 2011...

January 15th - General Meeting; sales table.
February 19th - Workshop "Creating a Mixed-fibre Tassel" with Anna Crutchley
March 19th - AGM and talk and demonstration on making soap, with Emma Leslie
April 16th - Workshop "An Introduction to Hand-Painted Fibre" with Jan Blight
May 21st - Workshop "Fabric Figurines" with Chris Greenwood
June 18th - General Meeting; sales table.
July 16th - Workshop "Create Your Own Practical Buttons" with Felicity Jowitt
August 20th - General Meeting: our 20th anniversary lunch.
September 17th - Workshop "Working with Top Whorl Spindles" with Carol and Pete Leonard
October 15th - Open Day
November 19th - General Meeting; sales table.

What we did in 2010...

January 16th - General Meeting; sales table.
February 20th - General Meeting; members "Show and Tell".
March 20th - AGM and talk by Jim Storrar "Folklore and Medicinal Use of Local Wild Flowers"
April 17th - Workshop - Braiding with Shirley Berlin.
May 15th - Workshop - "Making a Buttonhole Book" with Viva Lloyd.
June 19th - General Meeting; sales table.
July 17th - Workshop - "Flower Embroidery with a Hand-Painted Background" with Jennifer Hughes.
August 21st - General Meeting; sales table.
September 18th - Workshop - Japanese books with Diana and Chrissie from "Bound to be Beautiful".
October 16th - Open Day: a great success with over 40 visitors.
November 20th - Workshop - Free-form knitting with Fiona Morris of "Distance Knitting".