We usually meet in person on the 3rd Saturday of each month at Murton Park, Murton Lane, York YO19 5UF. See below for the dates and schedule.

We also hold weekly Zoom meetings every Wednesday evening at 19.00. New members are very welcome to join us: to obtain a meeting link please e-mail secretary@yorks-guild-wsd.org.uk and explain that you would like to join a meeting as a visitor. All Zoom meetings are being recorded and will be made available in our Members’ Area of the website to watch later, should you not be able to attend on the given date. See below for the dates of confirmed speakers. Further updates to the schedule will be circulated by email.

Occasional workshops with outside tutors are held in addition to the skill share days, see below, and the guild has an annual residential weekend, usually towards the end of May at Cober Hill, Scarborough.

For skill share meetings, please bring along whatever you are currently working on. During the course of the skill share session/day, while you work on your own project, there is plenty of opportunity to learn from fellow guild members as they work on their own projects too.

PLEASE NOTE: The schedules are subject to change at any time.

2026 meeting dates at Murton Park

Doors open at 10.00 am. Meetings start at 10.30 am. Speakers usually about 1.00 pm.

January Saturday 17th Speaker Faye (Northern Costume Society) Medieval Underwear.

February Saturday 21st Skill Share Skill Share – bring what you are working on, chat with friends and learn from each other. Perhaps a session on sock-making.

March Saturday 21st AGM & Speaker Shaun Smith (Harcourt rare Breeds) Welcome Visitors – Non-native breeds in the UK.

April Saturday 18th Skill Share – Skill Share – bring what you are working on, chat with friends and learn from each other. Perhaps a knitting machine session.

May Saturday 16th Speaker Monica Stenzel TBC (Many sustainability topics to choose from).

May – June Friday – Monday 29th – 1st COBER HILL GUILD RESIDENTIAL WEEKEND

June Saturday 20th Skill Share Jane Hunt Medieval Spinning from a Distaff

July Saturday 18th Speaker Madeline Evans Hemp – The Forgotten Fibre.

August Date to be confirmed Skill Share – bring what you are working on, chat with friends and learn from each other.

September Saturday 19th Skill share Skill Share – bring what you are working on, chat with friends and learn from each other/ WWSiP

October Saturday 17th Speaker James Perry (Provisional) The Science of wool scouring and acid dyeing.
Sunday 18th Workshop James Perry (Provisional) Murton room to be booked for extra day.

November Saturday 21st Skill Share Skill Share – bring what you are working on, chat with friends and learn from each other.

December Saturday 5th Festive Party Acomb Sports Club – President’s challenge, fibre sandwich, show and tell, quiz, shared lunch, and of course lots of chat and crafting.

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