Dumfries & Galloway Guild
of
Spinners, Weavers & Dyers
About Our Guild
Our Guild aims to bring together the local community of spinners, weavers and dyers and related crafts.
We provide a friendly, social environment which allows members to practice, learn and share skills together.
All are welcome to come and visit, to explore, learn, practice and develop
Venue - We generally meet at Monreith House, Crichton Royal, Bankend Road, Dumfries
When - second Saturday of each month – please check our monthly programme for confirmation
Time - from 10.00 to 15.00 hrs – workshop times may vary (check when booking)
Tea and coffee is available throughout the day but bring a packed lunch with you
Meeting general format
10.00 - 12.00 members arrive, greet and chat – access for workshop setting up / organising is 9.30
12.00 - 12.30 - Guild business is discussed
12.30 – 15.00 – members continue socialising and any workshop programme continues
Membership Fees - £35 annually Visitors - £4
Please use our contact page for more information - Contact - email:- dgguildswd@gmail.com
Area
Our members come from Dumfries and Galloway and neighbouring areas, including Lothian, Borders, Edinburgh and Cumbria.
Library and Equipment
We have a good library from which members can borrow books and magazines for free.
Books cover spinning, weaving, dyeing, felting, knitting, crochet etc.
Equipment (spinning wheels, drum carder etc.) can be hired for a small fee.
Triennial Exhibition
Every three years we hold an exhibition, in partnership with the Dumfries Embroiderers's Guild and Solway Quilters at the Gracefield Arts Centre, in Dumfries.
The next Exhibition is April / May 2028.
New Meeting Venue
From 14th July 2025, the Guild Meetings will be held in the first floor corner room of Monreith House, Crichton Estate - please see attached map for details.
There is limited parking in front of Monreith and we would ask that these be kept free for members with accessibility issues, there is parking available adjacent in the car park by Crichton Central
When approaching the 'courtyard' area at Monreith the door on the right hand side gives you access to the lift which you can use to get to the first floor. Take the corridor to the right when exiting the lift, through the door and to the left to the room at the end, on the right hand side, before the corridor ramp down. This will be our new home.
September 2026
Remember to book you place in this workshop with Janet
A great opportunity to use your fibre, yarn scraps or even re cycle old clothing or fabrics to create something new - a cushion or rug
October 2026
This month we have our Gathering
An open day at the Guild where we welcome all to visit us
There are sales tables with items and fibres useful in spinning / weaving / dyeing along with yarns for knitting and crocheting
We also have a raffle table and refreshments
November 2026
Following receipt of the beautiful 8 shaft loom - a generous gift to the Guild - we hope to use this loom in this months weaving workshop
Fiona - will guide us through the design considerations before warping up the loom in planning a project - warp length / weaving patterns / weave % reduction after fulling
Preparing a warp / threading a warp onto the loom and progressing with a weave and following a weave pattern
