Amanda Harvey winning the Xmas Competition 2019 with her Xmas Wreath
2022 PROGRAMMES
PROBUS VILLAGE HALL 10am - 4pm 3rd Friday unless stated
S = Spin; W = Weave; C = Chat
Jan 21st S.W.C Continental Knitting including Portuguese, Peruvain & Greek
Feb 25th S.W.C Inkle Loom Weaving
[4th Fri]
Mar 18th S.W.C Annual General Meeting. Shared Lunch.
Pene Blogg, Regional Rep will be giving a talk on the Nat. Assoc.
Chairs Challenge - to produce a hat will be judged by Pene Blogg
Apr 15th S.W.C Silk Spinning
May 20th S.W.C Wool Embroidery with Handspun Silk on Felted Wool
June 17th S.W.C Drop Spindle Spinning
July 15th S.W.C Fleece Fair - TBC
Sept 16th S.W.C. Dye Workshop
Oct 28th S.W.C Multi shaft & Peg Loom weaving workshop
[ 4th Fri ]
Nov 18th S.W.C Two Colour Knitting
Dec 9th S.W.C Shared Xmas Lunch; Annual Competiton & Trophy Judging
[ 2nd Fri ] The Annual Competition is to make a pair of Fingerless Gloves in Handspun yarn
PROBUS VILLAGE HALL 10am - 4pm 3rd Friday unless stated
S = Spin; W = Weave; C = Chat
Jan 21st S.W.C Continental Knitting including Portuguese, Peruvain & Greek
Feb 25th S.W.C Inkle Loom Weaving
[4th Fri]
Mar 18th S.W.C Annual General Meeting. Shared Lunch.
Pene Blogg, Regional Rep will be giving a talk on the Nat. Assoc.
Chairs Challenge - to produce a hat will be judged by Pene Blogg
Apr 15th S.W.C Silk Spinning
May 20th S.W.C Wool Embroidery with Handspun Silk on Felted Wool
June 17th S.W.C Drop Spindle Spinning
July 15th S.W.C Fleece Fair - TBC
Sept 16th S.W.C. Dye Workshop
Oct 28th S.W.C Multi shaft & Peg Loom weaving workshop
[ 4th Fri ]
Nov 18th S.W.C Two Colour Knitting
Dec 9th S.W.C Shared Xmas Lunch; Annual Competiton & Trophy Judging
[ 2nd Fri ] The Annual Competition is to make a pair of Fingerless Gloves in Handspun yarn
CHACEWATER W. I. HALL 10a.m - 4p.m 4th Saturday [ unless stated ]
Workshops will be included as and when required
Jan 22nd S.W.C
Feb 19th WEAVERS DAY
Feb 26th S.W.C
Mar 26th S.W.C
Apr 23rd S.W.C
May 28th S.W.C
June 18th WEAVERS DAY
June 25th S.W.C
July 23rd S.W.C
Sept 17th WEAVERS DAY
Sept 24th: S.W.C
Oct 22nd: S.W.C
Nov 19th: WEAVERS DAY
Nov 26th: S.W.C
Dec 10th: S.W.C Xmas Lunch; Show & Tell of Members work
[ 2nd Sat ]
2022 Public Events
These events are to be confirmed by the show organisers
MARCH JUNE
Food & Farming Educational Days Royal Cornwall Show
23rd & 24th March 11th June
Royal Cornwall Showground Demonstrating with the Shearers
JULY AUGUST
Stithians Agricultural Show West of England Steam Rally
Demonstrating in the Countryside Area Demonstrating in the Countryside Area
Workshops will be included as and when required
Jan 22nd S.W.C
Feb 19th WEAVERS DAY
Feb 26th S.W.C
Mar 26th S.W.C
Apr 23rd S.W.C
May 28th S.W.C
June 18th WEAVERS DAY
June 25th S.W.C
July 23rd S.W.C
Sept 17th WEAVERS DAY
Sept 24th: S.W.C
Oct 22nd: S.W.C
Nov 19th: WEAVERS DAY
Nov 26th: S.W.C
Dec 10th: S.W.C Xmas Lunch; Show & Tell of Members work
[ 2nd Sat ]
2022 Public Events
These events are to be confirmed by the show organisers
MARCH JUNE
Food & Farming Educational Days Royal Cornwall Show
23rd & 24th March 11th June
Royal Cornwall Showground Demonstrating with the Shearers
JULY AUGUST
Stithians Agricultural Show West of England Steam Rally
Demonstrating in the Countryside Area Demonstrating in the Countryside Area
ONE YEAR FOUNDATION COURSE in HAND SPINNING
The course runs from September – July, at the end there be a finale assessment of the students work. There will be a break in Dec for Xmas and no meeting in Aug
The Foundation Course is aimed at those who wish to improve their skills in spinning. Students will be taken through the various stages to produce a portfolio of a variety of fibre skeins and a project piece.
Cost of the course will be £25 non-returnable
The course will be held on the last Thursday in each month at Chacewater W.I. Hall 6:30pm – 9pm
The course runs from September – July, at the end there be a finale assessment of the students work. There will be a break in Dec for Xmas and no meeting in Aug
The Foundation Course is aimed at those who wish to improve their skills in spinning. Students will be taken through the various stages to produce a portfolio of a variety of fibre skeins and a project piece.
Cost of the course will be £25 non-returnable
The course will be held on the last Thursday in each month at Chacewater W.I. Hall 6:30pm – 9pm
- Preparing a fleece - Skirting, sorting and washing
- Carding & Combing - Hand Carders; Drum Carder; English Combs;
- Single Spinning
- Plying
- Skeining & Finishing
- Woollen – Longdraw
- Worsted – Shortdraw
- Diameter Spinning – Lace Weight; 4Ply; DK; Chunky
- Exotics - Alpaca, Camel etc
- Proteins – Silks, Plants – Cotton, Flax, Hemp etc
- Synthetics / Cellulose / Blending
- Plan, Design Project Piece & Creating the Portfolio
TWO YEAR FOUNDATION COURSE in WEAVING
This is held on the 1st Saturday of the month at Chacewater W. I. Hall and runs from September to July with a break in August & December
The course is aimed at new weavers or those wishing to hone up on the skills
Students are taken through various weave structures, learning how the loom works and to get the best out of the weaving process.
Sessions are backed up with handouts dealing with subject matter at the time
There is a final assesment at the end of the two years from a Senior Lecturer in Design from Falmouth University
This is held on the 1st Saturday of the month at Chacewater W. I. Hall and runs from September to July with a break in August & December
The course is aimed at new weavers or those wishing to hone up on the skills
Students are taken through various weave structures, learning how the loom works and to get the best out of the weaving process.
Sessions are backed up with handouts dealing with subject matter at the time
There is a final assesment at the end of the two years from a Senior Lecturer in Design from Falmouth University
