Weaving Course: Weave a Scene
5 October: this one day course will guide you through weaving your own small landscape or seascape from wool using a rigid heddle loom.
- Booking essential
Weave a small landscape or seascape 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 teaches at several venues across Oxfordshire. We keep class sizes small to allow you plenty of time with the course tutor.
This course takes place on the 5 October, 10am-4pm. There will be a short break for lunch and tea/coffee is provided.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Concession Young person (under 25) | £64.00 |
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Per Person | £85.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Meeting point
The Heritage and Rural Skills Centre is located in Coleshill village. Follow signs for the Coleshill Estate Office for the car park and look out for signs directing you to the location of the course.
- 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
Mess room available for course participants to use during breaks. Drinking water and facilities for making tea and coffee available. Refreshments/lunches available to purchase from on-site café.
Upcoming events
Art Weeks at Coleshill
As part of Artweeks a variety of craftspeople will be exhibiting at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre, showcasing a range of traditional crafts.
Guided Tours - Coleshill Home Farm and Skills Centre
Thursdays and Saturdays, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm: discover the historic Coleshill Home Farm and learn more about the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre now housed here.
An Introduction to Pargeting
8 June, 9am-5pm: a unique opportunity to learn the endangered craft of pargeting from one of the country’s highest regarded pargeters.
Open Day
9 June, 14 July and 11 August: visit our exhibition and join guided tours of the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre as part of our Coleshill Village Open Days.