An update of the history of the Devon Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers was triggered by a visit to the May 2018 meeting of Eileen Seddon; Chairperson of the Guild from 1984-1988.
Eillen recalled many memories from her involvement with the Guild including being involved with the Exeter Cathedral Throwover shown in the heading of this page.
Eileen had completed a potted summary of the years 1951-1992, this has now been updated to the present day.
There have been many great achievements of the Guild over the years; 2 stand out.
Please click on the links below to see what the Guild has been up to in it's 67 year history!
NOTE; there are some details missing;
notably evaluation day results from 2004, (can anyone enlighten me?)
The information has been obtained from handwritten notes and newsletters (some of which are missing but we have many going back to the 1980s which are held by the secretary); if there are mistakes please let the secretaries know so they can be corrected. If there are other projects, competitions, shows attended etc that you wish to add to the history page please let the secretaries know.
Eillen recalled many memories from her involvement with the Guild including being involved with the Exeter Cathedral Throwover shown in the heading of this page.
Eileen had completed a potted summary of the years 1951-1992, this has now been updated to the present day.
There have been many great achievements of the Guild over the years; 2 stand out.
- St Nicholas Priory tapestry
- Exeter Cathedral throwover.
Please click on the links below to see what the Guild has been up to in it's 67 year history!
NOTE; there are some details missing;
notably evaluation day results from 2004, (can anyone enlighten me?)
The information has been obtained from handwritten notes and newsletters (some of which are missing but we have many going back to the 1980s which are held by the secretary); if there are mistakes please let the secretaries know so they can be corrected. If there are other projects, competitions, shows attended etc that you wish to add to the history page please let the secretaries know.
Guild notes 1952-1966
guild_1952-1966.pdf
guild_1952-1966.pdf
St Nicholas Priory Tapestry (presented 1982) and the Exeter Cathedral Throwover (dedicated 1984)
the_tapestry_at_st_nicholas_priory_exeter_1982.docx
the_tapestry_at_st_nicholas_priory_exeter_1982.docx
Guild notes 1995-2003
guild_1995-2003.pdf
guild_1995-2003.pdf
Guild notes 2004-2017
dgwsd2004-2017_summaries.docx
dgwsd2004-2017_summaries.docx