Author Archives: Crafty Guest

Looking for Nailbinding – the Roman way

By Crafty Guest | Published: 31/01/2011

I am so happy to introduce this guest post written by Evelyn Arnott who is a volunteer and occasional member of the Education Team at the Roman Palace, Fishbourne, West Sussex where she demonstrates Spinning & Weaving to Children and visitors of all ages. I met Evelyn when she came to the Hampshire Guild of [...]

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60 Years of Hampshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

By Crafty Guest | Published: 30/07/2010

Special article put together by Dawn Dunlop for the Hampshire Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers Guild’s Jubilation Exhibition. The information in this article is collated from documents from  Hampshire WSD Guild Archives. As a member of the Hampshire Guild of just 13 months, it has been very interesting looking through the archive at photographs, and slides [...]

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Review (by Sue) Celtic, Viking and Anglo-Saxon Embroidery

By Crafty Guest | Published: 14/06/2010

The Art & Embroidery of Jan Messent: Celtic, Viking & Anglo-Saxon Embroidery By Jan Messent ISBN: 9781844484096 Review by Sue Bates Jan Messant has many good books to her name but this is by far the greatest and glossiest. If you aren’t reading snippets from it for your embroidery knowledge, it will rest invitingly on [...]

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