Chair

Chair

This year (2024) no Chair was elected. The committee will be sharing the Chair’s duties.

Jasmin

Vice Chair

I enjoy all things fibre related and live with Simon who’s allergic to wool!! I also enjoy playing the cello and the outdoors. I’ve been in the guild since 2016.

Diane

Treasurer and Events Coordinator

My main interests are spinning, weaving, knitting and, to a lesser extent, crochet and dyeing. Having retired at the end of 2021, I am now enjoying having more time to spend on these activities, continually learning new skills.

Wendy

Assistant Treasurer

Julie

Secretary

I enjoy weaving and spinning and dabble occasionally in dyeing. My current favourite discipline has to be weaving. Love using my floor loom and constantly trying new techniques. I am not very disciplined and rarely sample. I tend to dive straight in to a project and hope for the best, then find myself with a bit of left over warp and play about with that, occasionally producing a better result. You live and learn, well some people do. I do however have a particular fondness for overshot and doudle weave. My spinning tends to be less adventurous, I am happy to spin from tops, enjoy preparing fleece and producing rolags or batts. I wouldn’t say this is my strong point. If it is wooly, yarny or fibrey I am willing to give it ago.

Deborah

Assistant Secretary

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Alison

Librarian

I enjoy spinning, dyeing, weaving on a rigid heddle loom, knitting, crochet, sewing/dressmaking, and embroidery. I have previously done knitting design and wrote four knitting books for a Yorkshire yarn company and also did some technical editing for books and patterns. Outside textiles, my other interests include church bellringing and clog dancing.

Serena

Assistant Librarian

Debra

Newsletter Editor

My interests are spinning wool; wool/fibre preparation including washing, combing and carding; and knitting. I’ve got an 8 shaft table loom that I need to start using! I do a bit of dressmaking and upholstery, too.

Deborah

Assistant Newsletter Editor

Saima

Speaker Finder

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Vanessa

Rota Organiser

When I moved to Yorkshire 5 years ago I discovered weaving which I have fallen in love with. I have a 4 shaft table loom at home which is a real joy. One thing leads to another so now dyeing and spinning too! Other interests are reading, gardening and being out in the glorious countryside around us.

Joanne

Web Manager

My interests include history, spinning, weaving, knitting, steampunk and engineering.

Kylie

Assistant Web Manager

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