We meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. at Bradford Industrial Museum on the third floor, only accessable by lift.

For each meeting attended at Bradford Industrial Museum £2 is payable on the door for members. For non-members it is £5. However, if you join within the month of your first meeting it is £20 to join. This includes tea or coffee. There may also be a raffle and a sales table.

Our workshops are proving very popular so for this reason it is necessary to book your place by completing the list available at prior Guild meetings.

Workshops are for Guild members.

For those not able to attend the prior meeting, a place can be booked by emailing bradfordguild@gmail.com

Dates for events some months away may be subject to change.

December 21st 2024

11:00 a.m.
Christmas party and Chairs challenge. The theme for 2024 is “Bradford” – more information here.

January 18th 2025

11:00 a.m.
Inspired to Spin – Cath Snape and Alyson Daykin. A talk based off their book “Inspired to Spin”

Also members submitting items for the BD25 exhibition, this meeting is the deadline for submitting all written info (your name and details about your piece for the exhibition). A template was included in the December newsletter.

February 15th 2025

11:00 a.m.
Social Sit & Spin/weave/knit/chat

Deadline for BD25 exhibition items.

March 15th 2025

11:00 a.m.
AGM. Bring and Share lunch.

April 19th 2025

11:00 a.m.
Shibori Workshop – Part one of two. With Alison Moreton.

A variety of resist dyeing techniques, including stitching, clamping, and pole wrapping.
This prep session in April is optional and will go over stitching techniques and allow time for attendees to stitch designs ahead of the July workshop when we will dye items in a synthetic indigo vat.

May 17th 2025

11:00 a.m.
Rose Sinclair MBE – Maker, Curator, Academic. A talk about her research that focuses on Black British women in the UK and their textile and crafting practices.

June 21st 2025

11:00 a.m.
Social Sit & Spin/weave/knit/chat

July 19th 2025

11:00 a.m.
Shibori Workshop part two of two, with Alison Moreton.

This second part of the workshop involves dying the work that was prepped in April but participants can bring in their own stitching if they aren’t able to attend the April workshop or do the other techniques.

August 16th 2025

11:00 a.m.
Lesley Hordon – a talk on the management of Angora rabbits, their history and the preparation and spinning of their wool.

September 20th 2025

11:00 a.m.
World wide spin in public day (weather dependent, bring a chair)

October 18th 2025

11:00 a.m.
Jane Walkley, Tapestry Artist. A talk exploring the connection between memory, place, and attachment, Jane creates sculptural tapestries using traditional techniques and hand-cast resin.

November 15th 2025

11:00 a.m.
Clasped Warp Workshop with Julie Whittinglow.

Using two yarns across the lengths of the warp. Using a direct warping method suitable for rigid heddle looms or any loom that you can directly warp. This is clasped warp not clasped weft.

December 20th 2025

11:00 a.m.
Christmas party – Chairs challenge and Secret Santa.