How to find usBirmingham & District Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month at the Friends Meeting House, 23A Watford Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham, B30 1JB, usually from 10am to 4pm. See the programme for details of each upcoming meeting.
The Friends Meeting House is accessed through a car park directly off the high street / between shops (between a Poundstretcher shop & a hairdressers). The outer Circle number 11 bus stops just outside. King's Norton railway station and Pershore Road buses, numbers 45, 47 and 18, are very close by. |
Membership
Membership is £25.00 per year and runs from January until December (a part-year membership fee is available for new members joining May onwards). Each meeting then costs £2, including tea, coffee and cake. Children (7-16) may join for free with a full paying adult, however they must pay the full fee for paid-workshops when taking up a place, pay for refreshments, and must have an accompanying adult at meetings.
The benefits of membership include:
To become a member, please complete a membership form and hand it to a committee member together with £25.00 in cash or a cheque. For BACS payments please contact the treasurer or secretary Cheques should be made payable to "Birmingham Guild WSD"
Contact [email protected] with any questions or for more information.
The benefits of membership include:
- Attend monthly meetings (there is a door fee of £2 fee at each meeting to cover refreshments)
- Access to the Guild library where you may borrow books for 50p per month
- Access to borrow equipment at a cost of £5 a month (£35 deposit required on larger items)
- Member pricing and priority booking for Guild workshops
- A regular newsletter
- Discounted subscription to the Journal for Weavers Spinners and Dyers
- The opportunity to demonstrate our crafts to the wider public
To become a member, please complete a membership form and hand it to a committee member together with £25.00 in cash or a cheque. For BACS payments please contact the treasurer or secretary Cheques should be made payable to "Birmingham Guild WSD"
Contact [email protected] with any questions or for more information.
The Association of Guilds
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The Guild is affiliated to The Association of Guilds of Weavers Spinners & Dyers. Guild members are able to take advance of the following:
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Visitors
Visitors are always most welcome. There is a visitor charge of £6 to attend each meeting, which includes refreshments. See the Programme for details of upcoming meetings.
Non-members are welcome to attend workshops, if places are remaining, for £32 (+ £6 entrance fee on the day). Workshop fees must be received in advance to secure a workshop place.
Contact [email protected] with any questions or for more information.
Non-members are welcome to attend workshops, if places are remaining, for £32 (+ £6 entrance fee on the day). Workshop fees must be received in advance to secure a workshop place.
Contact [email protected] with any questions or for more information.
Open days
The Guild holds an annual open day, in May, which is free to attend, with all welcome.
The open day includes:
The open day includes:
- An exhibition of members work, showcasing weaving, spinning and dyeing
- Demonstrations and the opportunity to try a range of crafts
- A sale of handcrafted work from our Guild
- Tea and homemade cake sale
