1:1 or 1:2 WORKSHOPS

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A half-day WEAVING workshop providing the techniques, materials and equipment for you to create a small peg-loom woven mat. £65 for 3hrs from either 10:30am or 1pm ** Please message me if the times bookable here are not suitable as I may have a weekend session available! In this workshop you will learn how to use a peg loom to create a woven seat pad or yoga head/knee rest: * Prepare warp threads and warp up the peg loom * Card washed sheep fleece for weaving * Cut strips of scrap fabrics for weaving (if wished) * Prepare washed uncarded ('wild') sheep fleece for weaving if available * Select fleece and plan weave pattern * Weave a seat pad/yoga head-knee rest approx 45cm x 45cm * Finish off and sew in warp threads. You may bring your own washed fleece, yarn or fabric to cut up and weave. The workshop includes materials to complete the project, peg loom kit to take home. Peg Loom Kit comprises 450mm pine Peg Loom, hardwood pegs and warp threader (hand made with love in the New Forest), plus needlefelting needle and darning needle to finish off your mat. This half-day SPINNING workshop provides the techniques, materials and equipment to get you spinning on a drop spindle. £65 for 3hrs from either 10:30am or 1pm ** Please message me if the times bookable here are not suitable as I may have a weekend session available! Stick and Drop SPINNING WORKSHOP covers: Fibre types and fibre preparation Finger picking and carding Blending Simple stick spinning 'Park & Draft’ drop spinning Winding on a nostepinne Plying yarn Skeining on a niddy-noddy Setting yarn. Take-Home Kit includes 50g fibre, spinning stick, hand turned drop spindle, printed instructions, simple projects for finished yarn including needle weaving card and needle, online links, recycled textile project bag.

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