Programme

Our workshops are for members only. They will continue to be restricted to 8 people each and will have to be booked through Kate. 

We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10am - 2pm.

Our meetings are held at St. Mary's Church Hall, 5 Windmill Lane, East Grinstead RH19 2DT 

If you are not a member, but wish to visit, please contact us through the contact form.

Programme 2026/27

16th September - Social Meeting

7th October - Needle Felted Pictures with Barbara; Fibre swap, sampling and blending; Tupping Raffle

 21st October - Social Meeting

4th November - Heat Transfer Printing with Stephanie

18th November - Social Meeting

2nd December - Christmas Lunch - members only

20th January - Yorkshire Buttons with Stella

3rd February - Shepherds of the South Downs - their lives and times, Talk by Ian Everest

17th February - Social Meeting

3rd March - Rigid Heddle Weaving with Edda; Finger Weaving with Carol C - Lambing Raffle

17th March - Social Meeting

7th April - Ganseys with Jane and Liz

21sth April - Social Meeting

5th May - Locker Hooking with Lorraine

18th May - Social Meeting

2nd June - A Bayeux Tapestry Topic with Kate

16th June - Social Meeting

7th July - Tapestry Crochet with Carol T

21st July - Social Meeting

4th August - Shibori Folding Techniques for dyeing day with Carol T

19th August - Dyeing Day in Jane's garden

1st September - AGM and Show and Tell


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