Tapestry courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Please note due to Covid-19 all regular courses are currently suspended. As soon as it is safe to resume the courses I will be issuing a revised set of course dates Stay Safe Alana One day 'Love your Loom' tapestry course. Discover the wonderful art of tapestry weaving at my studio set in the beautiful East Devon countryside. I offer 1 day courses suitable for beginners. Tapestry weaving is a traditional hand craft conducted on a wooden frame loom and used to create pictures, wall hangings, bags and cushion covers....

Come for a day and learn about weaving on a small frame to create an imaginative wall-hanging using a selection of yarns and fibres. It's easy and fun! You will learn a variety of techniques which give different effects and you will learn about mixing colours and yarns. These techniques are applicable for all kinds of weaving so if you already weave you might pick up some useful hints and tips! Equipment can be bought at the end of the workshop. Fiona is an Ashford dealer. She sells both spinning...

Please note due to Covid-19 all courses are currently suspended. As soon as it is safe to resume the courses I will be issuing a revised set of course dates Stay Safe Alana You will create a woven wall hanging using new and interesting tapestry weaving techniques including: tabby, pick and pick, hatching, rya knots, soumak, shapes, fleece clustering, colour blending, outlining. ​ For those of you travelling from afar, we have B&B facilities available. Should you need accommodation please mention it in your email when you enrol. Space is...

Whether travelling as an individual, couple or a group - everyone is welcome! Arriving Sunday afternoon from 4pm for a fun, filled week of crafting. Staying in Gartmore House with comfortable en suite bedrooms, situated in 100 acres of beautiful surroundings on Gartmore Estate in the heart of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Friendly and warm welcoming staff with excellent tuition for the complete beginner to the more advanced. We offer a complimentary pick up and drop off service from and to Stirling train station to take the...

Tapestry Weaver Claire Buckley designed this kit-based course as a way to understand how to blend colours together in woven Tapestry. The aim of colour blending in tapestry weaving is to have colour changing seamlessly across the surface of the tapestry. The transition is due to the optical mixing that takes place in the eye creating a very subtle effect. This kit will teach basic colour blending techniques in a simple sample to enable the weaver to go on to use the techniques with confidence in their own designs. Suitable...

An Introduction to The Art of Woven Tapestry. NB: Dates can be arranged to suit - please call if you would like to arrange a mutually agreeable day. Tapestry weaving can be used to produce beautiful wall hangings using a simple frame loom and a variety of yarns. Students will: Put a warp onto a frame loom Produce a sampler using traditional and 3D techniques Explore colour, design and texture Hilary Charlesworth began spinning her own yarn nearly 30 years ago and in those days used the hand-spun yarn for...