Casa dos Artesans – Ribeira Sacra

Holiday cottage in rural Galicia (sleeps 2 - 5). Experience spectacular scenery, rural life, wine, art and Spanish craft. Learn basketry or textile weaving on holiday or visit the nearby craft workshops. "Lovely furnishings, colours ... and comfy beds" (client comment).

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100% LINEN YARNS BY POST FOR HAND WEAVERS – suitable for warp and weft

A selection of natural white and grey linen yarns (minimum order varies from about 260g – 4k depending on cone size) for hand-weavers is available by post direct from Anna Champeney Estudio Textil in north Spain. The linen in stock at any one time depends on what the studio is weaving, but can include 100 nm, 12/2 nm, 12/1 nm, 13/2 nm, 26/2 nm and 39/2 nm. Sample cards available for a small charge. [more...]

Lotte Dalgaard, Danish hand-weaver, and her experimental collapse fabrics

Lotte Dalgaard, is one of Denmark´s foremost makers of collapse fabrics – crinkled, pleated and corrugated textiles and she is coming to AC Estudio Textil in Galicia, north Spain, in September 2010, to give a one-week course on how to design and make these fabulous textured fabrics, ideal for scarves and clothing. [more...]

Loom weaving at home for creative relaxation: Elisa, course pupil at Anna Champeney Textile Studio, Spain, explains

Hand-weaving on a loom is creative and relaxing and can be one way to unwind and switch off. Here, Elisa, an auxiliary nurse from Toledo, Spain, explains just what it is about weaving that is so addictive, and the advantages of loom weaving over crochet and hand-knitting. Learn to weave yourself on a residential weaving holiday or weaving course at AC Textile Studio in beautiful rural Galicia, north Spain. [more...]