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...]
Learning manual craft skills to a high level is something that takes time and patience. But the process can be rewarding and pleasurable – not a kind of torture! Anna Champeney Estudio Textil in Spain reflects on skill, design and the way crafts are perceived today in her weaving blog. [more...]
Weaving and Natural Dyeing Textile Assistantship Next Dates - Please inquire by email “I loved all of it. It was great to be able to focus on weaving and natural dyeing for 3 weeks without interruption and a really interesting opportunity to find out more about what it´s like to work “in a craft” for a [more...]
Does Craftsmanship matter? Are traditional craft / making skills important anymore? Thoughts of a weaving blogger in Spain.
Learning manual craft skills to a high level is something that takes time and patience. But the process can be rewarding and pleasurable – not a kind of torture! Anna Champeney Estudio Textil in Spain reflects on skill, design and the way crafts are perceived today in her weaving blog. [more...]