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Event Calendar

Upcoming events

  • Wool and Willow Festival

    • 31 May 2025
    • 28 Jun 2025
    • Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, SY18 6BY

    https://woolandwillowfestival.org/

    Braid Society members will be there with the Travelling Show and demonstrating on 7 June.

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  • Aldbourne Come and Try Day

    • 17 Aug 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • The Memorial Hall, Oxford St, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, SN8 2DQ

    Come and Try Day at Aldbourne. 

    Held in The Memorial Hall, Oxford St, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, SN8 2DQ

    £8 to include tea, coffee, soft drinks and home made cakes

    Bring a packed lunch or go next door to the Co-op to buy sandwiches

     For more information, contact aldbournebraids 'at' btinternet.com

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  • Yarndale

    • 27 Sep 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • 28 Sep 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Auction Mart, Skipton, North Yorks

    The Braid Society will be demonstrating at Yarndale.  If you would like to help with demonstrations, please contact Debbie on drdebbie at yahoo.co.uk.  

     The show is open 10.00-5.30 on Saturday and 10.00-4.00 on Sunday

    Described as a “creative festival celebrating all things woolly and wonderful”, Yarndale plays host to an impressive selection of talented and passionate exhibitors. The event brings together an inspiring mix of artisan yarns, fibres, haberdashery, kits, books, handmade garments and artwork for sale, as well as creative exhibitions, demonstrations and a full programme of textile workshops. 

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  • Aldbourne Come and Try Day

    • 05 Oct 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • The Memorial Hall, Oxford St, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, SN8 2DQ

    Come and Try Day at Aldbourne. 

    Held in The Memorial Hall, Oxford St, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, SN8 2DQ

    £8 to include tea, coffee, soft drinks and home made cakes

    Bring a packed lunch or go next door to the Co-op to buy sandwiches

     For more information, contact aldbournebraids 'at' btinternet.com

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  • Stafford Wool Gathering

    • 18 Oct 2025
    • 19 Oct 2025
    • Staffordshire County Showground, Bingley Hall, Staffordshire

    For more information go to www.woogatherings.co.uk

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  • Braid Society 2025 AGM weekend

    • 25 Oct 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 26 Oct 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Aldbourne Memorial Hall, Oxford Street, Aldbourne, SN8 2DQ

    More information to follow

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  • Aldbourne Come and Try Day

    • 14 Dec 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • The Memorial Hall, Oxford St, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, SN8 2DQ

    Come and Try Day at Aldbourne. 

    Held in The Memorial Hall, Oxford St, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, SN8 2DQ

    £8 to include tea, coffee, soft drinks and home made cakes

    Bring a packed lunch or go next door to the Co-op to buy sandwiches

     For more information, contact aldbournebraids 'at' btinternet.com

    Show details

The Braid Society organises conferences and other events such as Try Braiding Days and Workshops or attending shows such as Woolfest, Wonderwool and Yarndale.

Our next conference is Braids 2022 and we have a full programme of workshops and lectures.  Click here for more details.

If you are looking for an introduction to braiding, an opportunity to learn a new braiding technique or space to continue your braids and bands amongst like-minded braiders, why not Try Braiding or Workshops

Try Braiding Days are run by Braid Society members and are open to everyone.  

Workshops are held in person or online.  Currently, our online workshops are free to participate and instructions on how to join in are provided below.

See the list of upcoming Try Braiding Days and Workshops for further details on an event near you by clicking here     Events

                        


How to join in with the Online Workshops

Each of our online workshops is run by an expert braiding tutor over 3 – 4 weeks via written instructions and live Zoom sessions.  The Zoom sessions are recorded and available to view for 1 week after each session.  

Weeks 1 and 2 are delivered via BraidsandBands on groups.io.  If you are not already on BraidsandBands, you will need to create an account on groups.io and ask to join the BraidsandBands group as follows:

  • Click on “Sign up” and create an account using your email address and a password of your choice (at least 6 characters long) and click on “create an account”. 

  • You will be sent a confirmation email.  Click on the link within the email to confirm your account.  This takes you back to the website and enables you to customise your account, find groups and create groups. 

  • To find “BraidsandBands”, click on “Find groups”, search for “BraidsandBands” and click on the link. 

Week 3 of our online workshops is offered to Braid Society members only.  Members should log into this website, go to the MEMBERS’ AREA and click on BRAIDS WORKSHOP FORUM.  Each workshop is listed and the messages and downloads are posted into the workshop files.  If you subscribe to the Forum, or to a particular workshop, you will receive email notifications when new information is posted. 

If you have any problems registering with BraidsandBands or logging into the website, contact admin “at” braidsociety.com. 

If you are not yet a member of The Braid Society, go to MEMBERSHIP on this website and find out how to join us. 

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