Description
Come and spend a morning creating your own weaving, inspired by the colours and textures of the sea and coast. This will take place in The Discovery Room at Oriel Y Parc Gallery and Visitor Centre on the edge of St David's, Pembrokeshire in West Wales. It's not far from the sea and Oriel Y Parc is a beautiful and innovative eco building and an inspiring place to visit in itself. You will learn the basics of weaving, as well as have the opportunity to learn a variety of weaving techniques and to practice them on a simple table-top wooden frame loom, using a bodkin needle to weave with. This will be a morning of building up colour, tone and texture and you will come away with your own mini hand made creative weaving, which you can display as a wall hanging. This workshop is suitable for beginners, as well as those with some experience who want to experiment further.
What's included in the price?
There will be pieces of driftwood for you to choose from to hang your weaving on, or you may like to beach comb for your own. All materials will be provided, including coloured yarn, some of it from local Welsh sheep, as well as interesting threads, ribbon, wool tops and recycled fabrics to choose from and incorporate into your weaving. There will also be mixed media such as beads, buttons and shells to add and you are welcome to bring any of your own favourite wool, threads, etc. There will be plenty of visual resources to help inspire you, including imagery by other weavers. You will be given an information sheet with some historical context and weaving terminology, as well as links to weaving resources. There will be a cafe on site for you to purchase hot drinks, refreshments and lunch, if you wish.
Duration
3 hours
Cancellation policy
Easy - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts
Maker
Hello, I'm Sarah Holloway and I'm an artist and qualified Art & Design teacher. I make creative textile art, as well as handmade art paper and love to pass my skills onto others through workshops and courses.
Suitable for
- Adults
- Seniors
- Teenagers
- Children
- Wheelchair users
- Hearing impaired
- Limited mobility
- Learning difficulties (SEN)
- Romantic
- Suitable for beginners
- UK Holiday
- Overseas Holiday
- Public transport
- Tutor can travel
FAQs
There is a cafe onsite called The Brunch House, which has refreshments and lunch that you can buy.
If you have limited mobility or are a wheelchair user, this is a wheelchair friendly site with accessible toilets. I can offer some assistance to access materials. There are several disabled parking bays available. For full details please visit the Accessibility page on the Oriel Y Parc Gallery and Visitor Centre website.
There will be pieces of driftwood for you to choose from to hang your weaving on, or you may like to beach comb for your own and bring it with you. Although coloured & varied textured yarns will be provided, you may like to bring some of your own favourite threads, recycled fabrics, ribbons and wools tops to select from and incorporate into your weaving. There will also be mixed media such as shells, beads and buttons to add and you are welcome to bring any of your own.
Bookings will close on August 14th for the Coastal Weaving workshop on August 29th.
Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Well behaved children over the age of 12 are welcome. I have an up to date DBS subscription.
Yes, there is a charging car park at the venue. For more details please visit the Oriel Y Parc Gallery and Visitor Centre website.
If you have limited mobility or are a wheelchair user, this is a wheelchair friendly site with accessible toilets. I can offer some assistance to access materials. Felt-making is a physical process and you will need to apply a certain amount of energy and movement to get the best out of this workshop.
There are several disabled parking bays available. For full details please visit the Accessibility page on the Oriel Y Parc Gallery and Visitor Centre website.
