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After a total of 6 weeks intensive learning, hand weaving pupil Tracey spends an extra 6 weeks at Anna Champeney Textile Studio in north Spain as a voluntary workshop assistant to gain experience and help out in the everday work of a professional hand-weaver and natural dyer. Learn more in this blog post. [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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Galician felpa cushions are still made by hand in this part of north Spain. The ancient technique of felpa – or hand-made macro loop-pile fabric, is over 1000 years old. Anna Champeney Textile Studio, in Galicia, specialises in felpa cushions with both traditional and modern designs, and combines research into the technique with promoting a wider understanding of the technique, both in Spain and internationally. Her work is available by internet, directly from her textile studio in the Ribeira Sacra, and from exhibitions. [more...] Win a hand-woven linen cushion designed and woven at Anna Champeney Textile Studio or a traditional Spanish mushroom picking basket by Lluis Grau, basket maker, in the craft raffle at Ourense (Orense) craft fair, on 24 April 2010. The craft fair is held in the city centre, near the Plaza de Abastos / main post office. [more...] |
Learn the creative art of hand-weaving, natural dyeing and basketry in Galicia!
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