Welcome to the online home of the New Forest Guild.

The NFWSD was formed 30 years ago and presently has approx 60 members of various age groups, skills and interests but who above all share a love of textiles and a desire to learn some of the skills required to hand produce them, as has been carried out for hundreds of years. However we also look to the future and the new technologies emerging. We are affiliated to the National Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers and share its aims of preserving and promoting our core skills of weaving, spinning and dyeing to improve the standard of these crafts and encourage public awareness.We hope you will enjoy finding out more about us and may be tempted to visit our regular guild meetings.

To assist you to quickly find the information you require here is a brief site guide;

Chairman; read a bio of our current chairperson

News; significant news affecting the New Forest guild.

Programme; the current guild programme listing activities, speakers and workshops in the form of a document that you should be able to open and print.

Events Diary; an outline of future events that our guild will be attending.

Newsletter; some of our previous newsletters are available to read online, members receive a newsletter 3 times a year either by email or in printed booklet format.

Photo Gallery; includes images of some recent events and a two short videos.

About Us; this multi faceted category covers a number of topics. These include a brief history of our guild and images of ambitious public tapestry projects undertaken by earlier members. New Forest Guild membership details and a downloadable membership form plus our meeting times and venue address are found here too along with an interactive map to help you find us. Useful links to sites such as the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers that we are affiliated to and The Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers are placed here. As well as information about New Forest Fleece.

Contact; email address for further information.

Thank you for visiting, we hope to meet you soon.