Learn about how full-sized looms work and how they used heddleboard weaving to make it more portable - and have a go!

Shuttle. Warp Speed. On tenterhooks. We use terms inspired by weaving every day without knowing where they come from. In this workshop, we'll discover how looms work and how they used heddleboard weaving to make it more portable - and have a go! This workshop also covers...

How weaving terms are still everywhere

How a loom works

How fan art is a key historical source...

Craft Nights.

Did you know there's an endangered crafts list just like animals? Or that handstitching cricket balls is extinct in the UK? These workshops explore the history of a heritage skill or craft, then offer a chance to give it a go yourself.

Heddleboard Weaving

'Stone' Carving

Embroidery

Leatherwork

Spinning

Fore-edge painting (coming soon)

Note on age:

This event is aimed at adults who will make up the vast majority of the audience, and content will be delivered accordingly, but tickets are available to sensible under-18s accompanied by a responsible adult with their own ticket. For events aimed at teens and children, please follow the page.

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