Contact:  birminghamwsd@hotmail.co.uk - for general information and booking for workshops​

Welcome to our members and readers. We are meeting face to face now at The Meeting House. Our next meeting is on 8th April. There will be a a workshop at 10:00 am with Sarah Cooke

Weaving with Waste with Sarah Cooke 

I start the sessions showing examples of my own weavings using unusual materials (waste which often gets thrown away). Then you learn how to warp up a simple frame loom, and to do plain weave.

Then the fun begins! You have a chance to weave with all sorts of different materials, such as plastic packaging, old phone cables and beads, fabric off-cuts, string etc. By the end of the day you will have made a wall hanging, table mat, small bag or covered a notebook.

The day is suitable for beginner weavers, and more experienced weavers will enjoy the freedom of these unconventional materials.
https://www.sarahcooke.co/
Anyone not booked into the workshop is also welcome for social time and to work on our projects and catch up with new and old friends. 


We look forward to meeting and welcoming new and old members and visitors. If you are wondering what we do at meetings take a look at our blog and you will find out. 

Our new programme for 2023 can be viewed by clicking on the link above.
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​If you would like to know more about us and our crafts please email our secretary on: 
birminghamwsd@hotmail.co.uk 
Visitors are welcome to drop in and we look forward to welcoming friends new and old at the Friends Meeting House.
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​  Meeting are held on the second Saturday of the month (10.00 am- 16.00 pm when we meet in person, 2-4pm when we meet on zoom .  We have a varied programme of talks, workshops (booking usually required), and skill sharing.  Visitors are always welcome for part or all of the day and the entrance fee (£6) includes tea/coffee and cake.

Textile Tasters

We are part of the Association of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers who organise a biennial exhibition, summer school and other events. See www.wsd.org.uk for more information.

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Next Guild Meeting
Saturday 8th April

  Weaving with Waste
Workshop at 10:00 am
with Sarah Cooke
 https://www.sarahcooke.co/
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Friends Meeting House,
​ 23A Watford Road,
Cotteridge, Birmingham, B30 1JB
Buses 11, 38, 18, 19, 45, 47, 48, 49, 84
close to Kings Norton station

Sue Kimber teaching Art Yarns to 13 of us. Great workshop and teacher

Would you like to know more about weaving, spinning and dyeing?  Are you interested in learning a new, sustainable, craft?  We would love to have you join us.

 email our secretary on: 
birminghamwsd@hotmail.co.uk
​to find out more

Equipment for hire

We keep a range of equipment for guild members to hire for a modest monthly fee, including a spinning wheel, knitters' loom, inkle loom and cord winder.