Amanda Harvey winning the Xmas Competition 2019 with her Xmas Wreath
2023 PROGRAMMES
PROBUS VILLAGE HALL 10am - 4pm 3rd Friday unless stated
S = Spin; W = Weave; C = Chat
Jan 20th S.W.C Short row knitting; Grafting - Kitchener Stitch
Feb 24th S.W.C Crocheting a hat with Crocodile St. workshop
[4th Fri]
Mar 17th S.W.C Annual General Meeting. Shared Lunch.
Apr 21st S.W.C Natural Dyeing using Gorse workshop
May 19th S.W.C Needle Felting
June 16th S.W.C
July 21st S.W.C Inkle Loom weaving workshop
Sept 15th S.W.C. Fleece & Fibre Fair - TBA
Oct 27th S.W.C Polymer Clay Button workshop
[ 4th Fri ]
Nov 17th S.W.C Tapestry Weaving Workshop
Dec 8th S.W.C Shared Xmas Lunch; Annual Competiton & Trophy Judging
[ 2nd Fri ]
PROBUS VILLAGE HALL 10am - 4pm 3rd Friday unless stated
S = Spin; W = Weave; C = Chat
Jan 20th S.W.C Short row knitting; Grafting - Kitchener Stitch
Feb 24th S.W.C Crocheting a hat with Crocodile St. workshop
[4th Fri]
Mar 17th S.W.C Annual General Meeting. Shared Lunch.
Apr 21st S.W.C Natural Dyeing using Gorse workshop
May 19th S.W.C Needle Felting
June 16th S.W.C
July 21st S.W.C Inkle Loom weaving workshop
Sept 15th S.W.C. Fleece & Fibre Fair - TBA
Oct 27th S.W.C Polymer Clay Button workshop
[ 4th Fri ]
Nov 17th S.W.C Tapestry Weaving Workshop
Dec 8th S.W.C Shared Xmas Lunch; Annual Competiton & Trophy Judging
[ 2nd Fri ]
CHACEWATER W. I. HALL 10a.m - 4p.m 4th Saturday [ unless stated ]
Workshops will be included as and when required
Jan 28th S.W.C
Feb 25th S.W.C
Mar 25th S.W.C
Apr 22nd S.W.C
May 27th S.W.C
June 24th S.W.C
July 22nd S.W.C
Sept 23rd: S.W.C
Oct 28th: S.W.C
Nov 25th: S.W.C
Dec 9th: S.W.C Xmas Lunch; Show & Tell of Members work
[ 2nd Sat ]
2023 Public Events
These events are to be confirmed by the show organisers
MARCH JUNE
Food & Farming Educational Days Royal Cornwall Show
22nd & 23rd March 10th June
Royal Cornwall Showground Demonstrating with the Shearers
JULY AUGUST
Stithians Agricultural Show West of England Steam Rally
17th July - One Day Show 18th - 20th - 3 Day Show
Demonstrating in the Countryside Area Demonstrating in the Countryside Area
Merlin Summer Fayre Penryn Town Fair
2nd July - 2 Day Event 26th August - One Day Event
Griggs Agricultural Store, St Austell Demonstrating opposite Penryn Museum
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
Cornwall Heritage Trust Truro Primestock Show
16th September - One Day Event 6th December - One Day Event
Lost Gardens of Heligan Truro Livestock Market
Workshops will be included as and when required
Jan 28th S.W.C
Feb 25th S.W.C
Mar 25th S.W.C
Apr 22nd S.W.C
May 27th S.W.C
June 24th S.W.C
July 22nd S.W.C
Sept 23rd: S.W.C
Oct 28th: S.W.C
Nov 25th: S.W.C
Dec 9th: S.W.C Xmas Lunch; Show & Tell of Members work
[ 2nd Sat ]
2023 Public Events
These events are to be confirmed by the show organisers
MARCH JUNE
Food & Farming Educational Days Royal Cornwall Show
22nd & 23rd March 10th June
Royal Cornwall Showground Demonstrating with the Shearers
JULY AUGUST
Stithians Agricultural Show West of England Steam Rally
17th July - One Day Show 18th - 20th - 3 Day Show
Demonstrating in the Countryside Area Demonstrating in the Countryside Area
Merlin Summer Fayre Penryn Town Fair
2nd July - 2 Day Event 26th August - One Day Event
Griggs Agricultural Store, St Austell Demonstrating opposite Penryn Museum
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
Cornwall Heritage Trust Truro Primestock Show
16th September - One Day Event 6th December - One Day Event
Lost Gardens of Heligan Truro Livestock Market
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 at the Guild's meeting on the 3rd Friday in each month at Probus Village Hall 1pm - 3pm unless stated otherwise
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 at the Guild's meeting on the 3rd Friday in each month at Probus Village Hall 1pm - 3pm unless stated otherwise
- Sept - Preparing a fleece - Skirting, sorting and washing
- Oct - Carding & Combing - Hand Carders; Drum Carder; English Combs;
- Nov - Single Spinning
- Jan - Plying, Skeining & Finishing
- Feb - Woollen – Longdraw
- Mar - Worsted – Shortdraw
- Apr - Diameter Spinning – Lace Weight; 4Ply; DK; Chunky
- May - Exotics; Alpaca, Camel etc & Proteins – Silks, Plants – Cotton, Flax, Hemp etc
- June - Plan, Design Project Piece & Creating the Portfolio
- July - Assessment
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