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Contemporary Weaving Patterns: Weaving with colour and texture: a unique guide to over 150 exceptional patterns by Margot Selby. Review by Anna Champeney Estudio Textil. Weaving courses in north Spain, winter lets at Casa dos Artesans holiday cottage for creative retreats. Where to see contemporary textiles in London: Handweavers´ Studio, CAA, Wallace & Sewell [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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Tips on bag design from Adele Orcajada, a professional from the world of Spanish fashion and accessories design. Adele spends 3 weeks learning to weave her own hand-woven fabric for bags and shoes in Anna Champeney Estudio Textil in Galicia, north Spain. The difference between industry and craft-made bags. How many handbags does industry produce? [more...] Hermes, luxury brands and craft. What do they have in common? This winter Hermes is borrowing heavily from the craft sector, featuring images of their artisan workers in their catalogue and even passing themselves off as “contemporary craftsmen” in Vogue magazine adverts. But for those people looking for exclusive, well-made and unusual objects would do just as well to look to their local independent craftspeople rather than the big brands. Smallscale craftspeople lack the marketing and publicity budgets of the big names but offer quality, skill and distinctive hand-made products which just as exclusive (if not more) as luxury branded goods. [more...] |
Learn the creative art of hand-weaving, natural dyeing and basketry in Galicia!
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