Textile Production and Natural Dyeing Workshops and Talks

 

 Are you interested in workshops and talks on textile production and natural dyeing?  Then please don’t hesitate to contact me or join my email list.

Wool Weaving Creative Workshop

I am excited to be offering my first workshop in conjunction with the countryside regeneration trust.  We will spend the morning creating Tuffets on a peg loom using a mixture of Jacob and Portland fleece, so they will be more colourful than my standard tuffets.  

You will learn traditional techniques for preparing the fleece for weaving, setting up a simple peg loom and then using uncarded wool fibre to create a beautiful natural tuffet to take home.

The workshop runs from 10am – 1pm on Saturday 1st July 2023. 

We will be working in a barn at Bere Marsh Farm, Shillingstone, Dorset.  All materials will be provided.  Please book on the Events page on the CRT website.

I look forward to seeing you there.

 

fluffy tuffet and peg loom on a wooden picnic table

 

 

Planned Textile Workshops

I am in the final stages of planning my workshops.  There will be two types, in person at a local to Dorchester village hall and online via Zoom.  The in person workshops will be about 3 hours long, with a maximum of 5 attendees and include refreshments.  The online workshops will be approximately an hour long, depending on the discussion with a maximum of 10 attendees.

In Person Workshops

  • Preparing wool for fibre crafts

  • Introduction to Spinning

  • Next Steps in Spinning

  • Introduction to Natural Dyeing

  • Introduction to Nalbinding

Online Workshops

  • How to plan a fibre/yarn project

  • What to look for in a good fleece

Textile Talks

I give talks and demonstrations on natural dyeing, fibre processing and preparation, nalbinding and spinning for projects.  Additionally, if you want to learn more about the textiles and colours from history from the Neolithic period to the present day, please get in touch.

As an ex-Science teacher and senior lecturer, I am very experienced in teaching practical subjects to people of all ages and levels. I love to share the fibre knowledge I have gained over the last 40 years.  I demonstrate my skills as part of the Ancient Wessex Network.  We specialise in Prehistoric crafts and I demonstrate all the fibre crafts.  At home, I also use homegrown organic plant dyes to create amazing colours on yarns and fibres.  Who said there was no colour in prehistory?

Happy Crafting.

Jo