Sold Out: Weaving Course: Weave a Scene
Sorry, this event is now sold out. 17 May: weave your own small landscape or seascape from wool using a rigid heddle loom.
- Booking essential
17 May: weave your own small landscape or seascape from wool using a rigid heddle loom.
Tapestry pictures are often woven on simple frame. With a rigid heddle loom the warp threads can be raised or lowered which allows enough time to complete a picture in a day, which will be yours to take home.
Seascapes without high cliffs or landscapes without steep hills are ideal. Weaving with two closely coloured yarns can give interesting effects. You will be also be able to practice techniques such as meet and separate which work well on a simple frame.
This course is suitable for beginners, as well as those looking to improve and develop their weaving technique. No prior experience with weaving is needed.
The tutor for this course is Angela Pawlyn. Angela is a member of both the Oxford and Kennet Valley Guilds of Weavers Spinners and Dyers. She has nearly fifty years of weaving experience and enjoys teaching the craft . We keep class sizes small to allow you plenty of time with the course tutor.
This course takes place on 17 May, 10am-4pm. There will be a short break for lunch and tea/coffee is provided.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Adult | £95.00 |
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Young person (under 25) | £70.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Suitable for those aged 16 and over
- Meeting point
The Heritage and Rural Skills Centre is located in Coleshill village. Follow signs for the visitor car park, from here follow signs to the Timber Store.
- What to bring and wear
All tools and materials included. Wear practical clothes suitable for crafting. Please bring your own refreshments (or the means to purchase these from the on-site café).
- Accessibility
Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Level access into the teaching space. Some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the building. Please contact us if you require an accessible parking space or if you would like to have an informal chat about access before you book.
- Other
Drinking water and facilities for making tea and coffee available. Refreshments/lunches available to purchase from on-site café.
Upcoming events
Gardening Course: The Cutting Garden
28 March and 30 May. In this course we will show you how to grow flowers from seed, how to harden them off so they are ready to embrace the change in temperature and give you a fabulous show all summer long.
Sold Out: Introduction to Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom
Sorry, this event is now sold out. 29 March: explore the art of weaving on a rigid heddle loom.
Sold Out: Introduction to Blacksmithing: Forge Your Own Garden Tools
Sorry, these events are now sold out. 4th April and 20th June. Spend a day learning key blacksmithing skills and forging your own set of garden tools.
Guided Tours: Secrets of Coleshill
Monthly from March to October: find out more about some of the lesser-known chapters of the estate’s history and look behind the scenes of the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre.