Wool spinner Marion Wheatland runs novel pet hair business
Ever wondered what to do with all that hair your [...]
Silkworms Can Spin Electricity-Conducting Silk
Scientists fed graphine to silkworms and now they can spin [...]
Indigo Dye Discovered in 6,000-Year-Old Textiles From Peru
A recent study of textiles in Peru discovered: Blue indigo [...]
Tea Towel Exchange 2017
We welcome all members of the Guild and all members [...]
July Guest Speaker: Peter Clark
Peter Clark came to the July general meeting of the [...]
‘The Gallipoli Letter’ tapestry finished after 2,500 hours of weaving
A tapestry, which took 2,500 hours to complete and honours [...]
Volunteers weaving mats for homeless with plastic bags
Thursday was the weekly gathering among the ladies at Hope [...]
Silkworms Fed Dyed Mulberry Leaves To Produce Coloured Silk
Fact: Snails fed coloured paper will poop coloured squiggles. Now, [...]
Norway broadcaster NRK to show 12 hours of knitting, sheep-shearing in ‘slow TV’ broadcast
Hoping to take slow TV to a new level, Norway's [...]
‘Noisy’ Cramlington library knitters no longer welcome
A knitting group said it was no longer allowed to [...]