Get Knotted!

Guild of Knot Tyers AGM and Knot Tying Show

10 and 11 May 2008

Weald and Downland Open Air Museum

The International Guild of Knot Tyers Annual General Meeting and Knot tying Show is to be held at the Weald and Downland Museum at Singleton on the 10th and 11th May. Members of the Guild from all over the world will be in attendance including members from Japan, USA, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands. The show will be open to Museum visitors and activities will include a ‘Heaving line’ competition, hands on macramé and a children’s knot tying activity. We will also have a working rope making machine that will allow visitors to come and help make rope. Our members will also be displaying a great array of items of their work and will be available to ask questions and generally talk about knot tying, its history and its uses today. The Guild prides itself in being an organisation which educates the public and is very keen on public interaction. Many of the Guild members do talks for Guide and Scout groups as well as other adult organisations all over the country.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The award-winning Weald & Downland Open Air Museum has over 45 historic building exhibits and is designated by the Government for the outstanding importance of its collections. Exhibits include a medieval farmstead; a working watermill producing wholemeal stoneground flour; exhibitions focusing on traditional building techniques and agriculture; historic gardens, farm livestock and a working Tudor kitchen. The Museum runs a well-established programme of courses in building conservation and rural crafts.  There is a café which uses the Museum’s own flour and a shop with gifts and books on countryside and buildings themes.  The modern Downland Gridshell houses the Museum’s building conservation centre and artefact collection. There is a daily tour at 1.30pm when the Museum is open, and an appointments system for visits to the collections for research purposes.

NOTE TO EDITORS

Reporters and photographers are welcome at the Museum. For further information call the Museum information line on 01243 811348 or contact Cathy Clark, Marketing Officer

Tel: 01243 811014.
Fax: 01243 811475
Email: marketing@wealddown.co.uk.

Full details about the Museum and its activities can be found at www.wealddown.co.uk 

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