The Guild has a varied stock of carpet wool which is for sale. Chrissie Morgan is storing it in her studio at Fowlers Yard, Durham City, and she has colour coded it in boxes. Anyone interested please contact Chrissie on her mobile number 07791 680139 to make an appointment, Price for members: £1 per kilo Price for non- members £1 per 500grms.

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Each set of pieces, crocheted in 100%linen (4castles, 4 knights, etc..,) is individually designed, with coloured glass beads identifying the various sets.

 

 The board is woven as double cloth with the same linen and white /black squares of glass were inserted as the weaving progressed. (The intention was to display it lit from below).

The glass has given the board a really good, firm surface on which to play.

The pieces have been treated, first with a hardener then with a clear protective coating. It is eminently playable with.

It has its own purpose made Perspex display box. It is completely unique.

It is for sale at: £1.500 +p&p.

e-mail:-      Geni Glatt (david.glatt1@talktalk.net) 
 

A friend of Pat & John Camburn is moving house down to Gloucestershire in about a months time and has a loom she needs to dispose of.

The loom is American, made by Harrisville Designs. It has a weaving width of 24ins., its width being about 28ins. It is great in so much that it folds up to about 12ins. It has 6 treadles and 4 shafts, so you can weave a pattern and still keep 2 treadles for tabby. There is also a little handmade oak bench that is the same width as the loom., and a bag of shuttles and other misc. bits and pieces, so if you have no equipment, it would see you up and running.

She is looking for a donation to Help for Heros of around £100.00.
I have been to see it and also seen it folded up. I am not sure how old it is but think she has been in her house some 20 years and I think brought it back with her from America. 
 
She lives just south of Darlington.

I have some more images of it folded and also the stool, if you are interested or can give you her telephone no should you want to go and have a look.