CRICKHOWELL GUILD

a friendly group of talented

craftspeople focusing on

traditional textile crafts

Join our Community of Makers

Members of the Crickhowell Guild are enthusiastic and talented craftspeople who focus on using traditional textile crafts.

We are a friendly, mixed ability group, who meet every Thursday 10.00am – 3.00pm

at our base in the Village Hall, Llangynidr, Powys, NP8 1ND.

This is about 5 miles from our previous home in Crickhowell.

We enjoy developing our skills with a range of talks, visits, courses and workshops.

Our weekly meetings enable us to exchange ideas and help and encourage each other.

We have a good range of looms, spinning wheels, and associated equipment, as well as a large library of books.

These are all available for members to borrow and use both at the centre and in their homes.

The Guild is open to experienced crafts people as well as to complete beginners.

The Crickhowell Guild is affiliated with the Association of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.

This enables the group to share with a much wider membership skills and expertise,

as well as giving the opportunity to access the Associations resources.

New members and visitors are always very welcome.

Contact Us

Please note we have no Guild Meetings on the following dates

13th August - due to current severe heatwave & smoke conditions due to fire on Llangynidyr Mountain

20th August - due to road congestion / delays caused by Greenman Festival

Hopefully we will resume meetings as normal from 27th August

Guild work with Llangynidyr School Pupils to do "The Little Things in Life"

Over the last school year the Guild has been delighted to work with Class 4 pupils at Llangynidr Community Primary School as part of their project for the annual Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative Competition. Their project, “Gwnewch y Pethau Bychain Mewn Bywyd” (Do the Little Things in Life), inspired by St David, explored how everyday tasks have shaped Welsh life past and present and how "doing the little things” can keep our traditions alive for future generations. Througho

Jun 3

Wet Felted Bowls Workshop

What a fabulous day we had on 21st May, with a wonderful workshop learning to make these lovely wet felted bowls with Jane Evans of Fabulous Feltings. Thanks so much Jane for your excellent tuition on this fun and creative day. We all enjoyed it very much and we all went home with a lovely felted bowl. Thanks to Sam for organising this for us.

May 22

Celebrating our 8 new Weavers

We recently all enjoyed a fantastic bring and share "banquet" at Guild to celebrate completion of our 4 Shaft weaving course by 8 new weavers. They all did amazingly well over the 6 days of the course in Feb / March and we are delighted that they are now all joining the Guild as Members. Big thanks to all our wonderful tutors especially Jane L for leading the course over the intensive foundation weekend and Sue, Jane, Sarah and Janet for their expert support for the full dura

May 22