Alsager WSD Exhibition at Little Moreton Hall June 1st – 12th 2011
We were delighted to have been invited back again, and once more the exhibition was in the Long Gallery and the room adjoining this.
Members were on hand to talk to visitors throughout the exhibition and we had demonstrations of weaving and/or spinning for as much of the time as possible. We also had a ‘have a go area’ which contained several activities to get visitors interested in our textile crafts. We had kits available for purchase for visitors to take home and get going straight away. We were able to give out details of a range of vendors of our larger equipment for those wanting to have their own spinning wheel, loom or dyeing products.
We had lots of new members to the Guild this year and will had a great display.
Below are photos of individual's work and also some overall shots of work in the Long Gallery
The view as visitors came up the stairs
and looking the other way
This is just a small selction of pieces in the exhibition, I (Janet) have tried to include a (to me!) typical item from each member who exhibited work.
A teacosy from Kath Allen, handspun and hand dyed yarn
A peg loom woven bag from Margaret Clarke
A woven scarf from Sylvia Covell
A bag made from weavette squares from Elizabeth Craig
A seat pad made on a straight peg loom by Joy Davies- notice the photo showing the chair for the pad!
A woven scarf by Annette Drake
Yarn spun by Joan Ferneyhough as a 'beginner' spinner!
Margaret Gallimore naturally dyed yarn as wire based brooches
A hand spun and hand knitted hat by Virginia Kent-Baguley
Mavis is the instigator of the children's (& others!) 'have a go' area
A handwoven Kindle Case by Margaret Lunn
A laptop case handwoven with an inkle loom closure ( reading Unst) and the photo that inspired it by Janet Major
Judith Mason's handspun yarn knitted as a collar and scarf
Lorna Plan's dyed selection bags of 'yummy' fibres
Sandra Price's woven wallhanging and the inspiration for it from the Staffordshire Hoard
Sally Read's solar dyeing - well just some of it!
Ruth Reeve's backstrap loom and weaving
Design work based on a kiwi from Helen Ross
A weavette square as a brooch base from Shital Soma-Haddrick
A teddy bear using the first spun yarn from Dorothy Strange
Gwyneth demonstrating spinning with a spindle during the exhibition
Woven scarves from Jane White and some of her design work
Ilse Wuhrer's skeins from the dyeing with madder, indigo and weld day
We hope you like this taste of our exhibition, however the real flavour comes ferom visiting, talking to us and perhaps having a go if you are new to weaving, spinning and dyeing.
See some of our last exhibition at Quarry Bank Mill in 2011
Little Moreton Hall is open Wed-Sun, 11.00am-4.40pm
Normal admission prices apply