Creative Fibres Meetings

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			We meet on the third Saturday of each month (except December) from 10am to 4pm at Box Hill Village Hall. Throughout the year about half of the meetings are dedicated to 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. Note that in 2017, the April meeting is on the fourth Saturday to avoid the Easter weekend, and there is an extra date for a workshop on the 4th Saturday in February (25th). Programme for 2017 January 21st General Meeting; sales table. February 18th General Meeting; sales table. Mini Workshop "Sock Blanks" with Christina February 25th Workshop* "Make a Willow Trug" with Judith Needham March 18th 11am: Annual General Meeting. 2pm: 'History of the Ukelele' with our own Claire and Julian April 22nd General Meeting; sales table. Mini Workshop: Embroidery May 20th General Meeting; sales table. Mini Workshop "Sock Blanks" with Christina June 17th General Meeting; sales table. 2pm: 'Mental Health through Creativity' with Helen Dyke July 15th General Meeting; sales table. August 19th General Meeting; sales table. Mini Workshop: Lace Knitting with Maria September 16th General Meeting; sales table. Mini Workshop: Advanced Spinning Techniques with our own Rachel Glasgow October 21st November 18th Workshop* "Printing with Lino Cuts" with Susan Yeates * Numbers are always limited for workshops and classes so it is essential to book in advance. 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".