Guildford Cathedral Textile Conservation Team

Needlewomen from East and West Surrey Societies work at Guildford Cathedral reparing and conserving many of the religious textiles held there. Everything from hemming one of the clergies copes ( many held together with nappy pins!) to netting delicate embroideries and replacing non-reparable brocades. It's a regular and social morning with the Surrey-wide team chatting and sharing stories and expertise. The Arts Society has provided training and a generous society has funded regular training from a member of the Royal School of Needlework on site dealing with particular projects.