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Photos of weaving, natural dyeing and basketry courses with Lluis Grau and Anna Champeney, held this summer in Galicia, northwest Spain. For unforgettable holidays in north Spain with a difference why not combine a stay at Casa dos Artesans holiday cottage and some quality one-to-one craft tuition. We offer a varied programme and dates to suit you. Courses start at 90€. We also offer highly unusual baskets for sale and to commission including the Spanish piteira basket. This chicken nesting basket with carry handle and door is ideal as a very unusual cat or dog basket, particularly for mother cats or dogs with kittens or puppies. [more...]
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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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Latest linen fabrics from Anna Champeney Estudio Textil, Galicia. February 2011. Bespoke, pre-crinkled linen fabric design with Japanese crêpe yarns. Suitable as a dress fabric or accesory. Invitation to Spanish fashion designers to contact us about the possibility of a creative collaboration to design one-off garments using these unique hand-woven fabrics. [more...] |
Learn the creative art of hand-weaving, natural dyeing and basketry in Galicia!
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Collapse Weave video link from Anna Champeney Textile Studio
Video link with demonstration of collapse weave by Anna Champeney, weaver (north Spain) and masterclass pupil of Danish master weaver, Lotte Dalgaard. So-called active and stable yarns, interwoven on the loom, result in wonderful textural fabrics with crinkles, pleats and folds. Anna Champeney Textile Studio also offers cottage accommodation for visitors and pupils, hand-weaving courses, sale of fine linen for hand-weavers, traditional Spanish folk textiles and art textiles to order. [more...]