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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How to weave a scarf on a 4-shaft loom – Easter weaving course at Anna Champeney Textile Studio (Spain)

An Easter weaving course in north Spain is relaxing, creative – and unlike any other special-interest experience. In 3 days you´ll have learned to use a 4-shaft loom, produce samples, weave your own soft and colourful carf and know the difference between your warp and your weft! Anna Champeney Textile Studio weave courses in Galicia, northwest Spain. English and Spanish spoken. [more...]

Holiday Weaving Courses in Spanish (Galicia, northwest Spain)

This blog post is a plug for the special 5-day intensive weave course taught in Spanish (suitable for intermediate-level and above Spanish speakers), at the Textile Studio in Cristosende, A Teixeira, in north Spain, in July 2010.   You won´t be offered any Spanish classes during the course (although Anna will always translate when necessary) but [more...]

Weaving Assistant Kathleen McCormick on Learning To Weave in Spain

Learning to weave on an intensive residential 3-week course at Anna Champeney Estudio Textil in north Spain inspired Kathleen Mc Cormack to start weaving rugs at her home in Ireland. [more...]