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Events in the Mill
February 2012
Saturday 25 February - Felt Glove Making Course 10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Learn to use traditional methods to make felt from locally sourced wool tops. Working with a resist method, create a pair of gloves moulded to the shape of your hand to take home with you.
£35.00 including light lunch - Booking required
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
March 2012
Thursday 1 March - Traditional Wheel Making Talk 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
A talk from professional Wheelwright on traditional methods and contemporary uses for wooden wheels.
£3.50 - Booking Required
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
Saturday 3 March - Simple Book Binding - 10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Suitable for absolute beginners. During this day course, you will learn traditional methods to fold, cut, staple, and glue small books to create a professional looking finished product. Each participant will finish the day with 4 to 5 finished examples to take home. (Booking essential) £20.00 including light lunch.
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
Sunday 4 March - Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
Monday 12 March to Friday 16 March - National Science and Engineering Week - special events for schools
For more information contact Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk.
Saturday 10 March (to be confirmed) Traditional Farm-Gate Making Master Class 10.30am - 4.30 pm
Working with a combination of traditional and modern tools and techniques under the tuition of the Mill’s last apprentice, construct a traditional wooden farm-gate. Learn to mark up, cut and plane rails and palings, construct mortise and tenon joints, and assembly methods.
£10.00 - Booking required. Please note the date is provisional. We are currently taking names of people who are interested before confirming the course.
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
Friday 16 March - Community Archaeology Talk 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Hear from Kevin Cale about a day in the life of a community archaeologist – tall tales of a really unusual career.
£3.50 - Booking Required
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
Friday 30 March - Silver and Metals Conservation at the Bowes Museum
7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Hear about Karen Barker’s project to clean and document the star item of the collection, the Silver Swan. Seek advice on caring for metal objects in your own home.
£3.50 - Booking Required
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
April 2012
Sunday 1 April Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
Saturday 14 April - Introduction to Spinning Yarn & Tassel Making Course
10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Learn how to spin your own yarn using finger spinning and a drop spindle. The newly made yarn will then be put to good use by making a decorative tassel to take home with you.
£35.00 including light lunch - Booking required
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
May 2012
Saturday 5 May - Spring Family Fun 10:00 am - Noon
Traditional cord making with wool and cotton threads. Turn your cord into a spring lamb key ring to take home with you
Drop in - Entry £2.00 (under 5s free)
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
Sunday 6 May - Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
Saturday 12 May - Boxing clever Talk 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
In celebration of National Mills Weekend, join us for an informative evening talk.
How conserving the county's archival heritage can inform the preservation of a personal collection. Advice and guidance from Rachel Greenwood, conservator, North Yorkshire County Record Office.
£3.50 - Booking Required
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
For more information about National Mills Weekend visit
http://www.nationalmillsweekend.co.uk/pages_water/gayle.htm’
Tuesday 15 May - Crochet Cotton Corsages 10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Once a common place traditional skill, crochet now has an arts and crafts following. Working with cotton and wool fibres, learn from local artist, Stella Adams Schofield, to crochet a decorative corsage to take home with you.
£35.00 including light lunch - Booking required
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
June 2012
Saturday 2 June - Crotchet and Knitting with the Family 10:00 am – Noon
Royal celebration weekend - basic crochet and knitting skills.
Make crochet bunting, decorate a crown. Learn about the textile industry at Gayle Mill and find out how cotton was produced here in the earliest years of the Mill.
Drop in - Entry £2.00
For more information contact Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk.
Sunday 3 June - Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
Sunday 24 June (to be confirmed) - Dry Stone Walling 10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Introduction to dry stone walling using traditional methods. Get hands on rebuilding a wall onsite at Gayle Mill.
£10.00 including light lunch - Booking required. Please note the date is provisional. We are currently taking names of people who are interested before confirming the course.
To make a booking or to find out more, call Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk
July 2012
Sunday 1 July - Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
August 2012
Sunday 5 August - Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
September 2012
Sunday 2 September - Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
October 2012
Sunday 7 October - Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
Experience Weekend - The Victorian Saw Mill
Provisional dates Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 October 2012 – 9:30am to 5pm - £250 per person (including light lunch)
For more information go to Hands-on Courses
Wednesday 31 October - Halloween Family Fun 10:30 – 16:30
For more information contact Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk.
November 2012
Sunday 4 November - Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
Saturday 24 November Christmas Fayre 10:30 – 16:30
December 2012
Sunday 2 December - Demonstration Tour 11.00 and 14;30
For more information go to Visiting the Mill
Monday 10 December - Thursday 20 December - Victorian Christmas Cards - special workshops for schools
For more information contact Samantha Belcher on 01969 667320 or email samantha.belcher@gaylemill.org.uk.
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